Chain reactions were known in chemistry before physics, and in fact many familiar processes like fires and chemical explosions are chemical chain reactions.

Chain reactions naturally give rise to reaction rates that grow ( or shrink ) exponentially, whereas a nuclear power reactor needs to be able to hold the reaction rate reasonably constant.

* Chain reaction, sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions

Chain termination and chain transfer reactions are absent and the rate of chain initiation is also much larger than the rate of chain propagation.

Chain reactions occur only on the two player ( or player and CPU ) modes.

His best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the mould Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.

Constraints on many cosmological parameters can be obtained from their effects on the power spectrum, and results are often calculated using Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling techniques.

Internationally-recognised musicians such as metal acts Striborg and Psycroptic, indie-electro bands The Paradise Motel and The Scientists of Modern Music, singer / songwriters Sacha Lucashenko ( of The Morning After Girls ), Michael Noga ( of The Drones ), and Monique Brumby, two-thirds of indie rock band Love of Diagrams, post punk band Sea Scouts, blues guitarist Phil Manning ( of blues-rock band Chain ), power-pop group The Innocents are all successful expatriates.

Newly introduced weapons are the blaster, Machine Gun, Chain Gun, Hyperblaster, Railgun and BFG10K.

Chain restaurants account for the remaining 37 %, and many of these are locally owned and operated franchises.

There are several certification programmes for Supply Chain Management staff development including APICS ( the Association for Operations Management ), ISCEA ( The International Supply Chain Education Alliance ) and IOSCM ( Institute of Supply Chain Management ).

The specific case of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre provides support for this argument: three men are killed in quick fashion, but one woman is brutally slaughtered — hung on a meathook — and the surviving woman endures physical and mental torture.

" Chain letters are often coupled with intimidating hoaxes or the promise of providing the sender with " secret " information once they've forwarded the message.

Chain letters that ask for items of minor value such as business cards or recipes are not covered by this law.

Two overt examples of pyramid schemes are a Chain Letter and a Ponzi Scheme, while a stock market bubble, particularly fueled by lines of credit ( margin accounts ) is a more subtle example.

Chain complexes are easily defined in abelian categories, also.

Also in the CDP are the Chain O ' Lakes, a series of 22 interconnected lakes frequented by tourists.

Major hits like " You Send Me ", " A Change Is Gonna Come ", " Cupid ", " Chain Gang ", " Wonderful World ", and " Twistin ' the Night Away " are some of his most popular songs.

Other notable covers are " You're Gonna Miss Me " by the Psycotic Pineapple, "( I've Got ) Levitation " by Julian Cope, and " Reverberation ( Doubt )" by the Jesus and Mary Chain.

* Chain ( real estate ), whereby a group of buyers / sellers are linked together

* Chain of command, the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed

Chain harrows are often used for lighter work such as levelling the tilth or covering seed, while disc harrows are typically used for heavy work, such as following ploughing to break up the sod.

The most commonly cited precursors to shoegazing are Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine.

They are: Caring for Community, Caring for Environment, Caring for People, Supply Chain Management and Corporate Governance.

The filmmaker purchased the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge for one dollar from the government and then gave it back to them for a dollar, " so that they wouldn't have any liability ," Hill remembers.

Janis Joplin charted five singles, and other popular songs from her four-year career include " Down On Me ", " Bye, Bye Baby ", " Coo Coo ", " Summertime ", " Piece of My Heart ", " Turtle Blues ", " Ball ' n ' Chain ", " Try ( Just A Little Bit Harder )", " Maybe ", " To Love Somebody ", " Kozmic Blues ", " Work Me, Lord ", " Move Over ", " Cry Baby ", " A Woman Left Lonely ", " Get It While You Can ", " My Baby ", " Trust Me ", " Mercedes Benz ", " One Night Stand ", " Raise Your Hand " and her only number one hit, " Me and Bobby McGee ".

The Whitecleuch Chain, high status Pictish Silver chain, one of ten known to exist, dating from between 400 and 800 AD

Over ten heavy silver chains, some over 0. 5m long, have been found from this period ; the double-linked Whitecleuch Chain is one of only two that have a penannular ring, with symbol decoration including enamel, which shows how these were probably used as " choker " necklaces.

Another, the Institute for Supply Management, is developing one called the Certified Professional in Supply Management ( CPSM ) focused on the Procurement and Sourcing areas of Supply Chain Management, also called Supply management.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is considered one of the greatest — and most controversial — of horror films, and a major influence on the genre.

Chain letters started as actual letters that one received in the mail.

Calhoun was honored by Minneapolis, naming one of its Chain of Lakes, Lake Calhoun, after him.

Originals debuting in 2006 included PlayMania, a late-night call-in game that expanded from two to ( at one point ) six nights per week continuing until October 31, 2007 ; and a revival of the 1980s game Chain Reaction, which ended its run on June 9, 2007.

When Confederates took Falls Church, the town became one of the earliest targets of aerially-directed bombardment, with Lowe operating air reconnaissance from Arlington Heights and directing Union guns near the Chain Bridge by telegraph.

Chislehurst is one of the starting points for the Green Chain Walk, linking to places such as Crystal Palace, Erith, the Thames Barrier and Thamesmead.

The park is one of the starting points for the Green Chain Walk, linking to places such as Chislehurst, Erith, the Thames Barrier and Thamesmead.

Erith is the starting point for the LOOP ( London Outer Orbital Path ) and one of the starting points for the Green Chain Walk.

Thamesmead is also one of the starting points of the Green Chain Walk, which links to places such as Chislehurst and Crystal Palace.

Fishing remains an important industry, as Sand Point is home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the Aleutian Chain.

In 1990, 21 contemporary bands — including R. E. M., ZZ Top, Richard Lloyd, David Leonard, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Primal Scream — recorded covers of Elevators songs on Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, one of the first tribute albums, in what would become a fad.

* Chain of thought, continuous thought process where ideas follow one from the other

* Chain letter, message that attempts to induce the recipient to make a number of copies of the message and then pass them on to one or more new recipients

* Hudson River Chain, one of several chains used in blockades of the Hudson River

During one of these non-violent tree sits, activist David Chain was intentionally killed by loggers.

" Unbroken Chain " is one of the few songs Lesh sings.

On 22 May 2012, it was announced that Unilever achieved top-ten status in the 2012 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25, resulting in the company's best-ever performance in the index and establishing Unilever as one of the world's top supply chains.

The peace agreed in negotiations that followed in Albany in the summer of 1677 is considered one of the foundations of the set of alliances and treaties called the Covenant Chain.