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- Sun Oct 21, 2018 12:43 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14807
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
A receptor partially named for this compound is activated by a peptide found in Gila monster venom. A peptide that is “like” this compound is an example of an incretin, whose production is blocked by DPP-4 inhibitors like Januvia . This compound upregulates a pathway that uses enzymes like HMG-CoA ...
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Your Favorite Question
- Replies: 45
- Views: 30985
Re: Your Favorite Question
William Franklin is a leading proponent of using the non-lethal guard variety of these super-machines as “a part of integrated sheep protection.” Unfortunately, one prototype of this product, Hemiauchenia, didn't do so great in the North American market. As of 2011, the most advanced single domain ...
- Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Players Choice Awards
- Replies: 52
- Views: 37895
Re: Players Choice Awards
As far as most improved, I think my teammate Jonathen Settle deserves some recognition. He has gotten ridiculously good at science in the past year which has been a huge part of Florida's improved performance at the national tournaments this year. I can agree with this. It was scary playing science...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7389
Re: 2017 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
Cytokines such as IL-1 and TNF-alpha promote this process. Ibuprofen is an example of a "non-steroidal" drug that inhibits this process. answer: inflammation Wouldn't all of these clues also apply to "fever" or even "pain"? Although I do understand that the NSAIDs clue...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event Sunday @ Carleton (October 16, 2016)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4072
Re: Side Event Sunday @ Carleton (October 16, 2016)
Might I suggest Flying Piggy's Bistro Italiano instead?raffi_-_c-a-n-a-d-a.mp3 wrote: Of course, we will have an excursion to the Buffet for Lunch.
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Culture of Improvement Skype Mirror - Sunday, 8/14/16
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4265
Re: A Culture of Improvement Skype Mirror - Sunday, 8/14/16
I would prefer mid-September, but it's totally fine if that's not possible.If this date doesn't work for a lot of people I can reschedule, but given my current schedule it probably won't take place until mid-September.
- Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:43 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VCU Season Finale IX (04/30/16; Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6752
Re: VCU Season Finale IX (04/30/16; Richmond, VA)
Prelim stats are up.
Final rankings.
Please let me know if you see any errors.
Edit: fixed link, thank you Dr. Feist!
Final rankings.
Please let me know if you see any errors.
Edit: fixed link, thank you Dr. Feist!
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER
- Replies: 81
- Views: 42076
Re: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER
Let's use all 24 every round!Galadedrid Damodred wrote:What's the per-20 distribution of each packet, i.e. for which categories will there be fewer questions than in the submission distro?
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MYSTERIUM Question-Specific Discussion
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9956
Re: 2016 MYSTERIUM Question-Specific Discussion
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:"Commodity" is also an accurate way of describing how slaves were treated.
This makes a lot of sense, I suddenly "get" it. Thank you Will and Jacob!vinteuil wrote:On the other hand, I can see your point for clues like "this commodity rose up in the Zanj rebellion."
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MYSTERIUM Question-Specific Discussion
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9956
Re: 2016 MYSTERIUM Question-Specific Discussion
This tournament contained yet another tossup on slaves that used the pronoun "this commodity". Tossups like these seem pretty dehumanizing to me. On the other hand, this tossup construction might be the best way to ask about the slave trade. What do people think?
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 3:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MUT: Errata
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5314
Re: Errata
Packet 9, bonus 13: [10] Jarry was a precursor of this movement, for which André Breton wrote two manifestos. This use of dream-like imagery by writers from this movement helped inspire painters from this movement, including Salvador Dalí. There's an extra "this" in here. Also, the tossup ...
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at VCU (04/02/2016)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3631
Re: MUT at VCU (04/02/2016)
Prelim stats are available.
Here are the final rankings.
And the combined stats.
Please let me know if you see any errors.
Here are the final rankings.
And the combined stats.
Please let me know if you see any errors.
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MUT: Thanks and general discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 11647
Re: Thanks and general discussion
Aww thanks, you made my day. Thanks should also go out to Najwa Watson who contributed questions under my name as well as Cody for editing our questions and making them better in ways that we couldn't have thought of on our own.The Quest for the Historical Mukherjesus wrote:Akhil Garg is great and should write more.
- Thu Feb 18, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "stanford housewrite" at Maryland (February 27, 2016)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 19629
Re: "stanford housewrite" at Maryland (February 27, 2016)
Does that mean teams will consist of four people each?Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:Free agents who haven't found teams will be allocated to the teams that I deem to be the weakest on-site.
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER
- Replies: 81
- Views: 42076
Re: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER
Najwa and I are interested in playing this at ICT.
- Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VCU Winter VIII at VCU (12/05/15; Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4821
Re: VCU Winter VIII at VCU (12/05/15; Richmond, VA)
Stats are complete:
Please let Cody know if you see any errors.
- Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VCU Fall VII at VCU (10/17/15; Richmond, VA)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2627
Re: VCU Fall VII at VCU (10/17/15; Richmond, VA)
All stats are up. Please email garga4 [AT] vcu [DOT] edu if you see any errors.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MATT JACKSON WAS ON JEOPARDY AND WAS PRETTY GOOD AND COOL
- Replies: 96
- Views: 13445
Re: matt jackson is on jeopardy
with contextThe Last 21 Stanley Cup Winners wrote:this reddit comment
- Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Submissions
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6104
Re: ACF Nationals Submissions
Heh, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Random repeat indeed!Auks Ran Ova wrote:CRISPRSkepticism and Animal Feed wrote:What was the most random repeat in the submissions?
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: VCU Season Finale VIII (04/11/2015; New Kent, VA)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3069
Re: VCU Season Finale VIII (04/11/2015; New Kent, VA)
Congratulations to Guilford A for clearing the field! Western Albermarle and Maggie Walker A both ended with a 5-2 crossover record, but Western Albermarle had a higher PPG. Stats are up: Prelims , Crossover , and Combined . Thank you to all the teams that came out to VCU Season Finale VIII! Please ...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8286
Re: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
Fixed, and other corrections too. Let us know if anything else needs to be fixed!fett0001 wrote:Did UVA not play USC?
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 6:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8286
Re: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
Final stats are up! Maryland A ("The Viper") defeated Maryland B in the first game of an advantage final, but Maryland B resisted a 7 power effort in the second game to win the series. Thank you to all the teams that came out to MUT at VCU! Please e-mail any stat corrections to Cody at th...
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8286
Re: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
Yep, I figured that out afterwards. Fixed now, thanks.Charbroil wrote:
The live stats link is the wrong one.
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at VCU (04/04/2015)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8286