Flexibility methodIn structural engineering, the flexibility method, also called the method of consistent deformations, is the traditional method for computing member forces and displacements in structural systems. Its modern version formulated in terms of the members' flexibility matrices also has the name the matrix force method due to its use of member forces as the primary unknowns. Flexibility is the inverse of stiffness. For example, consider a spring that has Q and q as, respectively, its force and deformation: The spring stiffness relation is Q = k q where k is the spring stiffness.
Tabacvignette|Nicotiana tabacum, vue de dessus. vignette|Tabac blond séché et haché. Le tabac est un produit psychotrope manufacturé élaboré à partir de feuilles séchées de plantes de tabac commun (Nicotiana tabacum), une espèce originaire d'Amérique appartenant au genre botanique Nicotiana (famille : Solanaceae). L'usage du tabac s'est largement répandu dans le monde entier à la suite de la découverte de l'Amérique. Sa commercialisation est promue par l'industrie du tabac (monopole d'État dans certains pays) et soumise à des taxes qui varient fortement selon les pays.
Graine germéethumb|right|200px|germinations diverses prêtes à être consommées. Les graines germées, aussi appelées germinations sont des graines qu'il est d'usage de faire germer, en général hors sol, à des fins d'alimentation, de boisson ou de préparation de semis. Les graines germées ont des propriétés nutritionnelles supérieures aux graines sèches : les taux de vitamines et enzymes peuvent être fortement augmentés lors du processus de germination. Dans un germe de blé, on trouve même certaines molécules, telles que la vitamine C, que l'on ne trouve pas dans le grain de blé.
Specified complexitySpecified complexity is a creationist argument introduced by William Dembski, used by advocates to promote the pseudoscience of intelligent design. According to Dembski, the concept can formalize a property that singles out patterns that are both specified and complex, where in Dembski's terminology, a specified pattern is one that admits short descriptions, whereas a complex pattern is one that is unlikely to occur by chance. Proponents of intelligent design use specified complexity as one of their two main arguments, alongside irreducible complexity.
Molecular bindingMolecular binding is an attractive interaction between two molecules that results in a stable association in which the molecules are in close proximity to each other. It is formed when atoms or molecules bind together by sharing of electrons. It often, but not always, involves some chemical bonding. In some cases, the associations can be quite strong—for example, the protein streptavidin and the vitamin biotin have a dissociation constant (reflecting the ratio between bound and free biotin) on the order of 10−14—and so the reactions are effectively irreversible.
