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  2. Test of Basic Aviation Skills - Wikipedia

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    The test equipment consists of a computer, keyboard, mouse, joystick, rudder pedals, and headphones. During the validation of the TBAS the test apparatus was: a 2.80 GHz CPU computer with 512 MB RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, CD ROM and USD port removable media storage devices, and a Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

  3. Spatial relation - Wikipedia

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    An internal directional relation specifies where an object is located inside the reference object while an external relations specifies where the object is located outside of the reference objects. Examples for internal directional relations: left; on the back; athwart, abaft

  4. Heading indicator - Wikipedia

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    Some more expensive heading indicators are "slaved" to a magnetic sensor, called a flux gate.The flux gate continuously senses the Earth's magnetic field, and a servo mechanism constantly corrects the heading indicator. [4]

  5. Cardinal direction - Wikipedia

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    Direction determination refers to the ways in which a cardinal direction or compass point can be determined in navigation and wayfinding.The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using a watch or sundial), the stars, and satellite navigation.

  6. McDonald–Kreitman test - Wikipedia

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    The McDonald–Kreitman test [1] is a statistical test often used by evolutionary and population biologists to detect and measure the amount of adaptive evolution within a species by determining whether adaptive evolution has occurred, and the proportion of substitutions that resulted from positive selection (also known as directional selection).

  7. Directional selection - Wikipedia

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    A highly indicative test of changes in allele frequencies is the QTL sign test, and other tests include the Ka/Ks ratio test and the relative rate test. The QTL sign test compares the number of antagonistic QTL to a neutral model, and allows for testing of directional selection against genetic drift . [ 11 ]

  8. Caterpillar (CAT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript - AOL

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    Image source: The Motley Fool. Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Jan 30, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET. Contents: Prepared Remarks. Questions and Answers. Call ...

  9. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography, cartography, and human geography, as well as those describing spatial dimension, topographical features, natural resources, and the collection, analysis, and visualization of geographic ...