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Topics referred to by the same term
Pivot may refer to:Pivot, the point of rotation in a lever system More generally, the center point of any rotational system Pivot joint, a kind of joint between bones in the body Pivot turn, a dance move Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PivotA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: The pivot to achieve high current density for biomass electrooxidation: Accelerating the reduction of Ni3+ to Ni2+Influential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Definitive Guide to DAXThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: On the solution of population balance equations by discretization—I. A fixed pivot techniqueCited 1,095 times
- Go sideways: Center-pivot irrigationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: QuicksortA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
Noun Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
Noun Act of turning on one foot.
Noun The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
On the solution of population balance equations by discretization—I. A fixed pivot technique
The Geographical Pivot of History
The pivot algorithm: A highly efficient Monte Carlo method for the self-avoiding walk
Complementary pivot theory of mathematical programming
The glucocorticoid receptor: Pivot of depression and of antidepressant treatment?
The Lateral Pivot Shift
The MOOC pivot
On the solution of population balance equations by discretization—II. A moving pivot technique
🆕 Influential since 2022
The pivot to achieve high current density for biomass electrooxidation: Accelerating the reduction of Ni3+ to Ni2+
Oxidative stress is the pivot for PM2.5-induced lung injury
Bempegaldesleukin Plus Nivolumab in Untreated Advanced Melanoma: The Open-Label, Phase III PIVOT IO 001 Trial Results
Higher satisfaction and function scores in restricted kinematic alignment versus mechanical alignment with medial pivot design total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomised controlled trial
A ‘one-stop-shop’ point-of-care hepatitis C RNA testing intervention to enhance treatment uptake in a reception prison: The PIVOT study
📚 Books worth reading
The Definitive Guide to DAXMarco Russo, Alberto Ferrari · 2015
Basic Concepts in Pivot TablesBeatriz Forés Julián, Alba Puig Denia · 2021- 📕Parallel pivoting combined with parallel reductionGita Alaghband · 1987
- 📕A discussion of zero spring rate mechanisms used for the active isolation mount experimentJohn E. Teter · 1999
HauptaustauschschritteK. Wendler · 1971- 📕Hitching mechanism for lunar dump trainHart, Thomas G. · 1989
Modern grocery fixturesWalker Patent Pivoted Bin Co · 1907- 📕Evaluation Findings (Technical Evaluation Report) · 1997
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