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Type of wave
Longitudinal waves are waves which oscillate in the direction which is parallel to the direction in which the wave travels and displacement of the medium
Longitudinal_wave
Wave which is an oscillation of matter
waves can be produced only in media which possess elasticity and inertia. There are three types of mechanical waves: transverse waves, longitudinal waves
Mechanical_wave
Moving wave that has oscillations perpendicular to the direction of the wave
a transverse wave is a wave that oscillates perpendicularly to the direction of the wave's advance. In contrast, a longitudinal wave travels in the
Transverse_wave
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
or longitudinal wave if those vectors are aligned with the propagation direction. Mechanical waves include both transverse and longitudinal waves; on
Wave
Topics referred to by the same term
decades Longitudinal voltage, in telecommunication, a voltage induced or appearing along the length of a transmission medium Longitudinal wave, a wave with
Longitudinal
Wave that remains in a constant position
form standing waves. Next, the example of sound waves in a pipe demonstrates how the same principles can be applied to longitudinal waves with analogous
Standing_wave
Speed of sound wave through elastic medium
pressure waves (longitudinal waves) and shear waves (transverse waves), respectively. In earthquakes, the corresponding seismic waves are called P-waves (primary
Speed_of_sound
Standing wave patterns of resonator cavities
A longitudinal mode of a resonant cavity is a particular standing wave pattern formed by waves confined in the cavity. The longitudinal modes correspond
Longitudinal_mode
Type of surface acoustic wave which travels along the surface of solids
supported by a layer, or longitudinal and shear waves, that travel in the bulk. Rayleigh waves have a speed slightly less than shear waves by a factor dependent
Rayleigh_wave
Vibration that travels via pressure waves in matter
longitudinal waves, also called compression waves. Through solids, however, sound can be transmitted as both longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
Sound
Differential equation important in physics
be shown for plane longitudinal wave propagation that the synthesis of two one-way wave equations leads to a general two-way wave equation. For ∇ c =
Wave_equation
Type of wave propagating in 3 dimensions
complex exponential plane wave. When the values of F {\displaystyle F} are vectors, the wave is said to be a longitudinal wave if the vectors are always
Plane_wave
Elastic waves propagating in solid plates or spheres
analysis and description of acoustic waves of this type. An infinite medium supports just two wave modes, longitudinal and shear, traveling at unique velocities;
Lamb_waves
Study with repeated observations over time
A longitudinal study (or longitudinal survey, or panel study) is a research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people)
Longitudinal_study
Property of waves that can oscillate with more than one orientation
any angle perpendicular to the string. In contrast, in longitudinal waves, such as sound waves in a liquid or gas, the displacement of the particles in
Polarization_(waves)
This article summarizes equations in the theory of waves. A wave can be longitudinal where the oscillations are parallel (or antiparallel) to the propagation
List of equations in wave theory
List_of_equations_in_wave_theory
Obsolete postulated medium for the propagation of light
hypothesized that light is a wave propagating through an aether. He and Isaac Newton could only envision light waves as being longitudinal, propagating like sound
Luminiferous_aether
Transformation of a wave at an interface
incident angle is not normal to the interface. Thus, for example, if a longitudinal wave from a fluid (e.g., water or air) strikes a solid (e.g., steel plate)
Mode_conversion
Quasiparticle of mechanical vibrations
although both are density waves: sound waves in fluids only have longitudinal components, whereas sound waves in solids have longitudinal and transverse components
Phonon
Sound wave which travels along the surface of an elastic material
than waves having longitudinal and shear vertical components. SAWs such as Love and Rayleigh waves tend to propagate for much longer than bulk waves, as
Surface_acoustic_wave
Type of elastic body wave
tissues. Earthquake Early Warning (Japan) Lamb waves Longitudinal wave Love wave Rayleigh wave Shear wave splitting "Seismology | UPSeis | Michigan Tech"
S_wave
SI unit of frequency
"megacycles per second" (that is, megahertz (MHz)). Sound is a traveling longitudinal wave, which is an oscillation of pressure. Humans perceive the frequency
Hertz
Wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency
In physics, acoustics, and telecommunications, a harmonic is a sinusoidal wave with a frequency that is a positive integer multiple of the fundamental frequency
Harmonic
Electromagnetic plane wave
Zenneck wave, Zenneck surface wave or Sommerfeld-Zenneck surface wave is a longitudinal, inhomogeneous or non-uniform electromagnetic plane wave incident
Zenneck_wave
Hypothetical wave source which radiates equally in all directions
electromagnetic waves is theoretically impossible, but incoherent radiators can be built. An isotropic sound radiator is possible because sound is a longitudinal wave
Isotropic_radiator
Velocity of a particle in a medium as it transmits a wave
as it transmits a wave. The SI unit of particle velocity is the metre per second (m/s). In many cases this is a longitudinal wave of pressure as with
Particle_velocity
Branch of physics involving mechanical waves
pressure wave. In solids, mechanical waves can take many forms including longitudinal waves, transverse waves and surface waves. Acoustics looks first at the
Acoustics
Frequency response boundary
equation for electromagnetic waves, which is derived from the electromagnetic wave equation by setting the longitudinal wave number equal to zero and solving
Cutoff_frequency
Concept in physics
electrostatic wave must be purely longitudinal. An electromagnetic wave, in contrast, must have a transverse component, but may also be partially longitudinal. Waves
Waves_in_plasmas
the figure. At every wavevector there are three distinct modes: a longitudinal wave mode occurs with an essentially flat dispersion at frequency ω LO
Lyddane–Sachs–Teller_relation
(when the crack tip velocity V is between the shear in wave speed C^8 and the longitudinal wave speed C^1. Supersonic fracture was a phenomenon totally
Supersonic_fracture
The acoustoelastic effect is how the sound velocities (both longitudinal and shear wave velocities) of an elastic material change if subjected to an initial
Acoustoelastic_effect
Horizontally polarized surface waves
matrix method (also called the matricant approach).[citation needed] Longitudinal wave Antiplane shear A. E. H. Love, "Some problems of geodynamics", first
Love_wave
Aspect of relativity in physics
in fact, be three types of gravitational waves dubbed longitudinal–longitudinal, transverse–longitudinal, and transverse–transverse by Hermann Weyl
Gravitational_wave
Experimental acoustical apparatus
demonstrate longitudinal waves in a gas (which can often be difficult to visualise). It is used today only for demonstrating standing waves and acoustical
Kundt's_tube
Application of balanced forces which push inwards on an object
Container compression test Compression member Compressive strength Longitudinal wave P-wave Rarefaction Strength of materials Résal effect Plane strain compression
Compression_(physics)
modes parallel to the field, the R and L waves. The Langmuir wave is a purely longitudinal wave, that is, the wave vector is in the same direction as the
Electromagnetic_electron_wave
Pattern of oscillating motion in a system
theory of sound. Both longitudinal and transverse waves can be propagated through a solid, while, in general, only longitudinal waves are supported by fluids
Normal_mode
principle – Longitudinal wave – Mechanical wave – Navier–Stokes equations – Partial differential equation – Periodic function – Permutation – Phase (waves) – Physics
List_of_cycles
Movement of a sound particle
as it transmits a sound wave. The SI unit of particle displacement is the metre (m). In most cases this is a longitudinal wave of pressure (such as sound)
Particle_displacement
Electromagnetic radiation humans can see
a transverse wave theory of light with no longitudinal vibration. The weakness of the wave theory was that light waves, like sound waves, would need a
Light
Helical spring toy
as a stairway, the Slinky transfers energy along its length in a longitudinal wave. The whole spring descends end over end in a periodic motion as if
Slinky
Structured system of communication
language relies on human physical ability to produce sound, which is a longitudinal wave propagated through the air at a frequency capable of vibrating the
Language
Electronic manipulation of audio signals
signals. Audio signals are electronic representations of sound waves—longitudinal waves which travel through air, consisting of compressions and rarefactions
Audio_signal_processing
Type of low-frequency compressive wave
propagates as a longitudinal wave with phase velocity equal to the magnetosonic speed, and the slow mode propagates as a transverse wave with phase velocity
Magnetosonic_wave
generally seen in a Brillouin spectrum. Acoustic waves have three polarization directions one longitudinal and two transverse directions each being orthogonal
Brillouin_spectroscopy
Experimental wireless transmission station (1901–1917)
sketches from 1901. Bass, Robert W., "Self-Sustained Non-Hertzian Longitudinal Wave Oscillations as a Rigorous Solution of Maxwell's Equations for Electromagnetic
Wardenclyffe_Tower
Experimental musical instrument
on the attack tone. The attack tone shoots through the string in a longitudinal wave and generates the typical science-fiction laser-gun sound as heard
Long-string_instrument
Reduction of an object's density
the ancient philosopher Anaximenes, and in Aristotle's Physics. Longitudinal wave P-wave Prandtl–Meyer expansion fan Rarefied gas dynamics "Rarefaction"
Rarefaction
Classical element
would influence the wave theory of light proposed by Christiaan Huygens, in which light traveled in the form of longitudinal waves via an "omnipresent
Aether_(classical_element)
Compressional waves (often referred to as longitudinal waves) expand and contract in the same direction (or opposite) as the wave motion. The wave equation
Structural_acoustics
Mode of locomotion associated with snakes
which makes the entire robot relatively robust to mechanical failure. Longitudinal wave C. Gans (1986). Locomotion of Limbless Vertebrates: Pattern and Evolution
Rectilinear_locomotion
health, and was initially called the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The first wave of the study, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
National_Longitudinal_Study_of_Adolescent_to_Adult_Health
Quantum mechanical waves describing matter
all frequencies travels the same velocity, longitudinal and temporal coherence are linked; in matter waves these are independent. For example, for atoms
Matter_wave
Vibrational energy transfer in Earth or other planetary body
Primary waves (P waves) are compressional waves that are longitudinal in nature. P waves are pressure waves that travel faster than other waves through
Seismic_wave
Theory in physics about the nature of light
polarisation is considered a property of waves and may only manifest in transverse waves. Longitudinal waves may not be polarised. The dominance of Newtonian
Corpuscular_theory_of_light
Measurement of the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator
acoustic-wave-based sensors employ shear (transverse) waves. Shear waves decay rapidly in liquid and gaseous environments. Compressional (longitudinal) waves would
Quartz_crystal_microbalance
Study on aging of human
The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a longitudinal study that collects multidisciplinary data from a representative sample of the English
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
English_Longitudinal_Study_of_Ageing
Technical term for mostly man-made phenomena
elastic waves propagating through the ground. These are surface waves, mostly Rayleigh waves, and bulk longitudinal waves and transverse waves (or shear
Ground_vibrations
Numerical model of nonlinear optical systems
light (transverse patterns) and patterns that form in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal patterns), travel along the cavity with the velocity of light
Lugiato–Lefever_equation
Field pattern of propagating waves
a longitudinal electric component. Hybrid electromagnetic (HEM) modes, both the electric and magnetic fields have a component in the longitudinal direction
Mode_(electromagnetism)
Device which diffracts light via sound waves
Collinear transverse acoustic waves or perpendicular longitudinal waves can change the polarization. The acoustic waves induce a birefringent phase-shift
Acousto-optic_modulator
Dutch mathematician and physicist (1629–1695)
revision of the view of Descartes. The nature of light was therefore a longitudinal wave. His theory of light was not widely accepted, while Newton's rival
Christiaan_Huygens
Primitive acoustic messaging device
sound waves into longitudinal mechanical vibrations which vary the tension of the string. These variations in tension set up longitudinal waves in the
Tin-can_telephone
Radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles
from moving backward, then longitudinal contraction to push it forward. Catastalsis is an obsolete term for the peristaltic wave. Earthworms use a similar
Peristalsis
Type of energy propagation
in a longitudinal manner (movement of particles are parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave); in contrast to electromagnetic waves that transmit
Acoustic_wave
(thermodynamics) Work (thermodynamics) Wave Longitudinal wave Transverse waves Transverse wave Standing Waves Wavelength Frequency Light Light ray Speed
List of physics concepts in primary and secondary education curricula
List_of_physics_concepts_in_primary_and_secondary_education_curricula
Complete reflection of a wave
particles of different sizes. However, as long as the wave theory continued to assume longitudinal waves, it had no chance of accommodating polarization, hence
Total_internal_reflection
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a nationally representative longitudinal study of the population of Ireland aged 50 and above. TILDA
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
The_Irish_Longitudinal_Study_on_Ageing
Ultrasonic device
metal rod with a round transverse cross-section and a variable-shape longitudinal cross-section - the rod horn. Another group includes the block horn,
Ultrasonic_horn
German physicist and physiologist (1821–1894)
allowed the existence of longitudinal waves. Based on work on Maxwell's equations, Heaviside pronounced that longitudinal waves could not exist in a vacuum
Hermann_von_Helmholtz
This is a list of wave topics. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Index_of_wave_articles
Legend about the discovery of musical tuning
vibration frequency of a freely oscillating solid body, such as a longitudinal wave, is usually not proportional to its weight or volume, but it is proportional
Pythagorean_hammers
Type of seismic wave
continuum mechanics, a P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves or seismic waves. P waves travel faster than
P_wave
Formulae for viscous and incompressible fluid flow at small Reynolds numbers
into longitudinal and transversal waves. A solution ( u L , p ′ ) {\displaystyle \left(\mathbf {u} _{\text{L}},p'\right)} is a longitudinal wave if the
Oseen_equations
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
upwards—as modeled in trochoidal wave theory. Wind waves are thus a combination of transversal and longitudinal waves. When waves propagate in shallow water
Wind_wave
Capacity of a material to conduct heat
characteristic relaxation time. Since longitudinal waves have a much greater phase velocity than transverse waves, Vlong is much greater than Vtrans, and
Thermal conductivity and resistivity
Thermal_conductivity_and_resistivity
Robotics with analogue circuits
contact with it. Snakes: Move using a horizontal wave motion. Earthworms: Move using a longitudinal wave motion. Crawlers: Robots that move using tracks
BEAM_robotics
Physical phenomenon
waves have transverse motion (movement is perpendicular to the direction of travel, like light waves), whereas Rayleigh waves have both longitudinal (movement
Surface_wave
Medical imaging methodology
quickly found that a portion of the longitudinal waves generated by ARFI is converted to shear waves. Point shear wave elastography (p-SWE) is an advanced
Shear_wave_elastography
Scientific study of earthquakes and propagation of elastic waves through a planet
of body waves, pressure waves or primary waves (P waves) and shear or secondary waves (S waves). P waves are longitudinal waves associated with compression
Seismology
phase, different types of sound wave may be propagated, each with its own speed: among these types of wave are longitudinal (as in fluids), transversal,
Speeds of sound of the elements
Speeds_of_sound_of_the_elements
and Retirement Survey (CHARLs), the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI). An R21-funded effort, SAGE+ Wave 1 - which harmonized data from SAGE,
Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health
Study_on_Global_Ageing_and_Adult_Health
Light rays follow quickest paths
represented by a vector in the supposed direction of propagation (as in a longitudinal wave), it has a non-zero component in a range of neighboring directions;
Fermat's_principle
are two kinds of seismic body waves in solids, pressure waves (P-waves) and shear waves. In linear elasticity, the P-wave modulus M {\displaystyle M}
P-wave_modulus
Type of laser diode
supports multiple longitudinal modes, or standing waves, simultaneously and lases multimode, or easily jumps between longitudinal modes. If the temperature
Distributed-feedback_laser
Suspension bridge engineer
the bridge's collapse, as a twisting motion added to the stress of longitudinal waves along the span, is still shown to engineering, architecture, and physics
Leon_Moisseiff
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
incorrectly believed that X-rays were longitudinal waves, such as those produced in waves in plasmas. These plasma waves can occur in force-free magnetic fields
Nikola_Tesla
History of research by Augustin-Jean Fresnel
waves of light could not, because (so it seemed) any such waves would need to be longitudinal (with vibrations in the direction of propagation). Newton
Fresnel's_physical_optics
Study of production, transmission and perception of speech
rarefaction make up one longitudinal wave. The vibrating air molecules move back and forth parallel to the direction of motion of the wave, receiving energy
Speech_science
and 1982. In solids, the measurements included amplitudes of longitudinal and shear waves in absolute terms. Ultrasound generation by a laser pulse for
Laser_ultrasonics
liquid, but its molecules may be oriented in a crystal-like way. longitudinal wave Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Glossary_of_physics
effect of the muzzle reference sight. However, the longitudinal wave travels faster than the bending wave along the barrel. Therefore, the transverse motion
Gun_dynamics
Potential for two waves to interfere
relationship) between waves at different points in space, either lateral or longitudinal. Temporal coherence describes the correlation between waves observed at
Coherence_(physics)
Type of plane wave
{\hat {n}}} , the wave is said to be longitudinal. These two possibilities are exemplified by the S (shear) waves and P (pressure) waves studied in seismology
Sinusoidal_plane_wave
Relation of wavelength/wavenumber as a function of a wave's frequency
dispersion on the properties of waves in a medium. A dispersion relation relates the wavelength or wavenumber of a wave to its frequency. Given the dispersion
Dispersion_relation
field and a magnetic field component longitudinally in the direction of travel of the propagating wave. Longitudinal-section modes, additionally, have a
Longitudinal-section_mode
Study of acoustic wave interactions with physical mediums
Elastic waves Interdigital transducer Longitudinal wave Love wave Nonlinear acoustics Picosecond ultrasonics Sonoluminescence Rayleigh wave Shear wave Sound
Physical_acoustics
Science demonstration
Lariat Chain". Exploratorium. Retrieved 2014-03-17. "Transverse and Longitudinal Waves". hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-13. Exploratorium
Lariat_chain
Method in physics
wave speed in the longitudinal direction is different from the transverse direction and that the waves can be polarised one way in the longitudinal direction
Debye_model
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
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Ocean, Sea, Stream, Wave
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Tamil
Saagarika | ஸாகரிகா
Wave, Born in the ocean, **
Saagarika | ஸாகரிகா
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Tamil
Wave
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Large waves, Gurgling of water
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Sagarika | ஸாகரிகா
Wave, Born in the ocean
Sagarika | ஸாகரிகா
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Tamil
A wave
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Utalika | உதாலிகா
Wave
Utalika | உதாலிகா
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Wave
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Utkalika | உதà¯à®•ாலிகா
Longing for glory, A wave, A wave
Utkalika | உதà¯à®•ாலிகா
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Tamil
Urmimala | உரà¯à®®à®¿à®®à®¾à®²à®¾
Garland of waves
Urmimala | உரà¯à®®à®¿à®®à®¾à®²à®¾
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Wave
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Wave
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Waves
Surname or Lastname
Northern Irish
Northern Irish : reduced form of Scottish McLean.English : perhaps a variant spelling of Lane.Finnish : ornamental name from laine ‘wave’. This is one of the most common names among those that were derived from words denoting natural features when hereditary surnames were adopted in Finland in the beginning of the 20th century. This name is found chiefly in southern Finland.French : metonymic occupational name for a worker or dealer in wool, from Old French la(i)ne ‘wool’ (Latin lana).
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Tamil
The wave
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Urmika | உரà¯à®®à®¿à®•ா
Small wave
Urmika | உரà¯à®®à®¿à®•ா
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Tamil
Wave
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Hindu
Ocean, Sea, Stream, Wave
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wave
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Nilormy | நீலோரà¯à®®à¯à®¯
Blue wave of sea
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
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Arthurian Legend
Killed by Arthur.
Female
Chinese
like an orchid.
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Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Mythological, Telugu
Wife of Vasudeva; The Mother of Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nayasana | நயாஸநாÂ
Freshness
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Muslim
Abidingt, A companion of the prophet
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Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian
Speaker of truth
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Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian
Long; Wave; Tall Man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Hadsall.
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American, Australian, British, English, French, Gaelic, Irish
From Arcy; Dark
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
LONGITUDINAL WAVE
n.
A crack, or longitudinal fissure.
v. t.
To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
n.
A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.
a.
Having four prominent longitudinal angles.
adv.
In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
a.
Marked longitudinally with fine lines.
n.
Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
a.
Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three-cornered stem.
a.
Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two longitudinal ribs or nerves.
a.
Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body.
a.
Striped longitudinally.
n.
A longitudinal sleeper.
n.
One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
n.
A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
adv.
In the direction of length.
n.
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
a.
Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.
a.
Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
n.
A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers.
n.
A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.