candlestick n.— «In the candlestick methodology of viewing stock charts, a shooting star is not necessarily a good thing.» —“Shooting Stars are not Always Lucky” by Rick Pendergraft Schaeffer’s Research Dec. 6...
cognitive radio n.— «That action brought to the fore founding research by Joseph Mitola, who coined the term cognitive radio (CR).…Derived from a need for more-efficient spectrum use, a CR fundamentally senses whether a band is...
10/90 gap n.— «This disparity has been called the “10/90 gap,” a term coined after a commission in 1990 provided research showing that only approximately 10 percent of the resources spent on health research go to the problems...
pregnancy nose n.— «New research is looking into just how smell can make pregnant women feel sick, as well as other environmental factors such as noise, motion and changes in weather. Erick suggests putting up signs in your house and...
bouma shape n.— «I didn’t really invent the term “bouma”: it’s adapted from the term “Bouma-shape” used by Saenger in his “Space between words”; he in turn claims to have taken it from the work of...
time famine n.— «In the institute’s study, a new phrase is referred to what seems to reflect the condition of many working people: It’s “time famine.” The research shows that “67 percent of employed parents say they...