Difference between revisions of "Template:Calgary/Definitions-Code"

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// ----[ PUT ALL WORD DEFINITIONS IN ARRAY BELOW] ----

/* By keeping all of the definitions in one place, we can use them across multiple pages instead of redefining words (inconsistently) every time they appear */

var definitions = [ ['lorem ipsum', 'a commonly employed block of mock-text that is used to critque the typography of a webpage'], ['platea', 'a word that Prabhu thinks is cool'], ['duo', 'a pair of two'], ['id', 'the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest as theorized by Sigmund Freud'], ['sit', 'a physical command commonly given to dogs'], ['sed', 'a Spanish word meaning \"thirst\"'],

   ['protein', 'a biological thing'],
   ['xanthios','????'],
   ['pheophorbide','a compound occuring in chlorophyll\'s degradation pathway notable for its photosensitizing effects'],
   ['agronomist','a scientist who develops methods that will improve the use of soil and increase the production of food and fiber crops.'],
   ['agronomists','a scientist who develops methods that will improve the use of soil and increase the production of food and fiber crops.'],
   ['photosensitizer','a molecule that produces a chemical change in another molecule in a photochemical process.'],
   ['mycelial','the vegetative part of a fungus or fungus-like bacterial colony'],
   ['minimum inhibitory concentration', 'lowest concentration of an antibacterial agent necessary to inhibit visible growth'],
   ['acid-activated clays','a chemical treatment method which is currently the industry standard for purifying canola oil'],
   ['yOIL','iGEM Calgary\'s all-encompassing solution to the green seed problem'],
   ['neutraceutical','a pharmaceutical alternative which claims physiological benefits.'],
   ['7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase','the second enzyme in chlorophyll\'s degradation pathway converting 7 hydroxymethyl chlorophyll into chlorophylla'],
   ['pheophytinase','the fourth enzyme in chlorophyll\'s degradation pathway converting pheophytin a into pheophorbide a'],
   ['chlorophyll b reductase','the second enzyme in chlorophyll\'s degradation pathway converting chlorophyll b into 7-hydroxymethyl chlorophyll'],
   ['Mg2+ dechelatase','the third enzyme in chlorophyll\'s degradation pathway converting chlorophyll a into pheophytin a'],
   ['spacer','iGEM Calgary\'s universal spacer sequence to seperate the effects of a his-tag on a protein\'s function'],

['inclusion body', 'insoluble protein aggregates found in recombinant bacteria'], ['E. coli BL21 (DE3)', 'a bacterial strain highly efficient for transformation and protein expression'], ['periplasm', 'area between the inner cytoplasmic membrane and outer bacterial membrane'], ['signal peptide', 'directs the translocation of protein to a specific location, such as the periplasmic space'],

];

function identifyDefinition(word) { for(var defIndex = 0; defIndex < definitions.length; ++defIndex) { if(definitions[defIndex][0].toLowerCase() == word.toLowerCase()) { return definitions[defIndex][1]; } } }

function setDefinitions() { terms = document.getElementsByTagName("DFN");

for(var termIndex = 0; termIndex < terms.length; ++termIndex) {

var term = terms[termIndex]; var lemma = term.getAttribute("data-lemma"); var word = (lemma != null) ? lemma : term.textContent;

// "data-toggle" enables the tooltip var toggle = document.createAttribute("data-toggle"); toggle.value = "tooltip"; term.setAttributeNode(toggle);

// "title" refers to the contents of the tooltip (i.e. the word definition) var title = document.createAttribute("title"); var definition = identifyDefinition(word) title.value = "Definition: " + ((definition == null) ? "???" : definition); term.setAttributeNode(title);

// "placement" is set to auto which means the tooltip will appear wherever room is left (top | bottom | right | left) var placement = document.createAttribute("data-placement"); placement.value = "auto"; term.setAttributeNode(placement);

// "offset" changes the displacement of the tooltip (makes it deviate from centre) var offset = document.createAttribute("data-offset"); offset.value = "75%"; term.setAttributeNode(offset);

// "html" enables the "title" attribute to use html tags (in this case, the tag was used) var html = document.createAttribute("data-html"); html.value = "true"; term.setAttributeNode(html);

}

// This line enables Bootstrap's tooltips (they are disabled by default) $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip(); }