Heterogeneity
41Heterogeneous — is an adjective used to describe an object or system consisting of multiple items having a large number of structural variations. It is the opposite of homogeneous , which means that an object or system consists of multiple identical items.… …
42sample preparation — ▪ chemistry Introduction in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the processes in which a representative piece of material is extracted from a larger amount and readied for analysis. Sampling and sample preparation have a unique meaning and special …
43Electrocardiogram — An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm ) is a noninvasive transthoracic graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical activity of the heart over time. Its name is made of… …
44Ontology based data integration — involves the use of ontology(s) to effectively combine data and/or information from multiple heterogeneous sources cite conference | author= H. Wache, T. Vögele, U. Visser, H. Stuckenschmidt, G. Schuster, H. Neumann, S. Hübner | title=Ontology… …
45Ontology-based data integration — involves the use of ontology(s) to effectively combine data and/or information from multiple heterogeneous sources [1]. It is one of the multiple data integration approaches and may be classified as Local As View (LAV)[2]. The effectiveness of… …
46Landscape ecology — is the science and art of studying and improving the relationship between spatial pattern and ecological processes on a multitude of scales and organizational levels (Wu 2006, 2008; Wu and Hobbs 2007). In a broad sense, landscape ecology… …
47Somatic evolution in cancer — Somatic evolution is the accumulation of mutations in the cells of a body (the soma) during a lifetime, and the effects of those mutations on the fitness of those cells. Somatic evolution is important in the process of aging as well as the… …
48Federated database system — A federated database system is a type of meta database management system (DBMS) which transparently integrates multiple autonomous database systems into a single federated database. The constituent databases are interconnected via a computer… …
49Restoration ecology — is the study of renewing a degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystem through active human intervention. Restoration ecology specifically refers to the scientific study that has evolved as recently as the 1980s. Land managers, laypeople, and… …
50Resource-based view — The resource based view (RBV) is an economic tool used to determine the strategic resources available to a firm. The fundamental principle of the RBV is that the basis for a competitive advantage of a firm lies primarily in the application of the …
