Sandy Lerner is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, best known for her role as a co-founder of Cisco Systems, a leading technology company known for its networking hardware and software. Lerner played a significant part in the early development of Cisco, which was founded in 1984. In addition to her work at Cisco, she has been involved in various entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors. After leaving Cisco, Lerner focused on her interests in education and agribusiness.
KCNE2 is a gene that encodes a protein known as the potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily E member 2. This protein is part of the potassium ion channel family, which plays a critical role in the electrophysiological properties of cells, particularly in the heart and nervous system. KCNE2 functions as a regulatory subunit for specific K+ channels, influencing their conductivity and gating properties.
Channelopathies are a group of disorders caused by the dysfunction of ion channels, which are proteins that help regulate the flow of ions (such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride) across cell membranes. These ion channels play critical roles in various physiological processes, including the generation and transmission of electrical signals in neurons and muscle cells, cardiac rhythm, and neurotransmitter release.
A diagonal is a line segment that connects two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon or polyhedron. In simpler terms, it is a line drawn from one corner (vertex) of a shape to another corner that is not next to it. For example: - In a **rectangle**, there are two diagonals that connect opposite corners. - In a **square**, the diagonals also connect opposite corners and are equal in length.
Yakov Rekhter is a prominent figure in the field of computer networking, particularly known for his contributions to the development of internet protocols. He is one of the original designers of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which is a crucial protocol used to exchange routing information across the internet. BGP plays a vital role in making the internet a decentralized and scalable network.
Literary criticism is the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of literary works. It encompasses a variety of approaches and methods used to understand texts, their meanings, and their effects on readers. Critics may examine elements such as themes, characters, style, structure, historical context, and cultural significance.
Literary theory is a field of study that seeks to understand, analyze, and interpret literature. It provides frameworks and approaches for examining texts and assists readers and critics in understanding the underlying principles and concepts that shape the creation and reception of literary works. Literary theory encompasses a wide range of methodologies and schools of thought, each with its own perspectives on the nature of literature, its functions, and its relationship to culture, society, and history.
The term "channelome" refers to the complete set of ion channels expressed in a particular cell, tissue, or organism. Ion channels are proteins that facilitate the movement of ions across cell membranes, played crucial roles in various physiological processes, including muscle contraction, neurotransmitter release, and maintaining the resting membrane potential of cells.
The geometry of complex numbers is a way to visually represent complex numbers using the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, often referred to as the complex plane or Argand plane. In this representation, each complex number can be expressed in the form: \[ z = a + bi \] where \(a\) is the real part, \(b\) is the imaginary part, and \(i\) is the imaginary unit, defined as \(i^2 = -1\).
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are a group of ion channels that are primarily activated by acidic conditions (low pH) in the surrounding environment. They belong to the epithelial sodium channel/degenerin (ENaC/DEG) family of ion channels and play crucial roles in various physiological processes.
Return on Capital (ROC) is a financial metric used to assess a company's efficiency in generating profits from its capital. It measures how well a company utilizes its capital to generate earnings, providing insight into the effectiveness of its management and the attractiveness of its investment.
The Upside Potential Ratio (UPR) is a financial metric used to assess the performance of an investment relative to its potential for capital appreciation. It measures the amount a security (or portfolio) could gain in value relative to the losses it might incur during downturns. The ratio provides insight into the risk-reward profile of an investment.
HTR3A (5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3A) is a gene that encodes a subunit of the 5-HT3 receptor, which is a type of neurotransmitter receptor that responds to the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT).
HTR3B, or 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3B, is a gene that encodes a protein which is part of the serotonin receptor family. Specifically, it is one of the subunits of the 5-HT3 receptor, a type of ligand-gated ion channel that is activated by the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT).
HTR3C refers to the serotonin receptor 3C, which is a subtype of the 5-HT3 receptor family. These receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that are activated by the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT). The 5-HT3 receptors are primarily involved in the central and peripheral nervous systems, playing crucial roles in processes such as mood regulation, anxiety, nausea, and vomiting.
Proton channels are specialized protein structures that facilitate the selective movement of protons (H⁺ ions) across cell membranes. These channels play crucial roles in various physiological processes, including cellular respiration, signal transduction, and maintaining pH balance within cells.
The 5-HT3 receptor is a type of serotonin receptor that is part of the ligand-gated ion channel family. It is primarily involved in mediating the effects of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
CLIC5 (Chloride Intracellular Channel 5) is a protein that is part of the CLIC (Chloride Intracellular Channel) family. These proteins are known for their role in cellular chloride ion transport and signaling. CLIC5, in particular, has been implicated in various physiological processes, including cell volume regulation, muscle contraction, and potentially playing a role in certain diseases.
The calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1H subunit, commonly referred to as **CACNA1H**, is a protein that forms part of a type of calcium channel in the body. Specifically, it is a subunit of the T-type calcium channels, which are involved in various physiological processes.

Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project

Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
We have two killer features:
  1. topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus
    Articles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
    • a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
    • a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
    This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
    Figure 1.
    Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page
    . View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivative
  2. local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:
    This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
    Figure 2.
    You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either https://OurBigBook.com or as a static website
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    Figure 3.
    Visual Studio Code extension installation
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    Figure 4.
    Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation
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    Figure 5.
    Web editor
    . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.
    Video 3.
    Edit locally and publish demo
    . Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.
    Video 4.
    OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo
    . Source.
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook-media/master/feature/x/hilbert-space-arrow.png
  4. Infinitely deep tables of contents:
    Figure 6.
    Dynamic article tree with infinitely deep table of contents
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    Descendant pages can also show up as toplevel e.g.: ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/chordate-subclade
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact