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List sphere decoding
List sphere decoding (LSD) is a MIMO detection algorithm, introduced by Hochwald and ten Brink in 2003, that returns a list of candidate vectors so soft reliability values can be computed for iterative channel decoding.
Listed bridges in Denmark
Listed bridges in Denmark are bridges protected as built heritage under the Danish building protection act, recorded as 'Fredet' in the FBB register run by Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen.
Listed building
Listed building: a UK building of special architectural or historic interest given statutory protection, listed under the 1990 Act in England with about 377,700 entries graded I, II and II, requiring listed building consent for changes.
Listen (Doctor Who)
Listen is the fourth episode of Doctor Who series 8 (2014), written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon, in which the Twelfth Doctor investigates a creature of perfect hiding, visiting a children's home, the end of the universe, and his own Gallifreyan childhood.
Listen before talk
Listen before talk (LBT) is a channel access rule in which a device senses the radio channel before transmitting and defers if occupied, required by regulators in unlicensed bands like 5 and 6 GHz.
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)
"Listen to Your Heart" is a 1988 power ballad by Swedish duo Roxette, written by Per Gessle and Mats Persson for Look Sharp! It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1989 as Roxette's second US number one and was the first Hot 100 #1 never issued on vinyl 45.
Listen Up! (New Found Glory album)
Listen Up! is New Found Glory's eleventh studio album, released February 20, 2026 on Pure Noise Records. Written during guitarist Chad Gilbert's chemotherapy, produced by Steve Evetts, mixed by Neil Avron, 10 songs in 36 minutes.
Listen Ventures
Listen Ventures is a Chicago venture capital firm, founded in 2010 by Jeff Cantalupo, that invests in early-stage consumer brands; its Factor investment was acquired by HelloFresh in 2020.
Listen When Sad
"Listen When Sad" is a 2026 Jonas Brothers single, released August 28 after an August 20 live debut at Madison Square Garden, produced by John Fields for the first time since 2009 with emo and early-2000s alternative influences.
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 is George Michael's second solo studio album (3 September 1990, Columbia/Epic): UK No. 1, US No. 2, eight million sold, no videos or cover appearance, lost Sony lawsuit, 2017 remaster with MTV Unplugged.
Listening
Listening: the active process of receiving, interpreting, and responding to spoken and nonverbal messages, distinct from hearing. Covers active listening in healthcare, the cocktail party problem, listening effort, and L2 listening assessment.
Listening Snow Tower (听雪楼)
Listening Snow Tower (听雪楼) is a 2019 Chinese wuxia romance drama adapted from Cang Yue's novel, starring Qin Junjie and Yuan Bingyan, 56 episodes on Tencent Video from May 6, 2019.
Listening to the Qin
Listening to the Qin (听琴图, Tingqin tu) is the title of several Chinese paintings showing figures playing the qin, the seven-stringed zither of the literati.
Listercombe Bottom
Listercombe Bottom: Roman villa site in Chedworth parish, Gloucestershire, near Chedworth Villa; scheduled monument 1003353. Hypocaust opened 1760 yielded ARVERI-stamped tiles; C.E. Key excavated part in 1930.
Listeria
Listeria is a genus of gram-positive rods (type species L. monocytogenes) in Listeriaceae; L. monocytogenes causes listeriosis, a rare but severe foodborne illness that grows under refrigeration and spreads cell-to-cell intracellularly.
Listeria bacteriophage preparation
Listeria bacteriophage preparation: six-lytic-phage antimicrobial cocktail (ListShield, 21 CFR 172.785) targeting Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat foods; related GRAS products include Listex P100 (PhageGuard Listex).
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes, the cause of listeriosis, is a gram-positive foodborne bacterium that grows in refrigerated foods, with about 1,600 US cases yearly, 20% case fatality, and highest risk in pregnancy, newborns, elderly, and immunocompromised people.
Listerine
Listerine is an American antiseptic mouthwash formulated in 1879 by Dr. Joseph Lawrence and named after the surgeon Joseph Lister, sold as a consumer mouthwash since 1914.
Listeriosis
Listeriosis, also called Listeria infection, is a foodborne disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes, which grows at refrigerator temperatures. It causes ~20% case fatality, threatens pregnancy, and recurs in deli meats, soft cheeses, and ready-to-eat foods.
Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching (2025) is Owen Reiser's 119-minute YouTube documentary about the Reiser brothers' 2024 Lower 48 Big Year: 39,000 miles in a $4,500 Kia Sedona, 579 species, and a critique of eBird gamification.
Listowel
Listowel (Lios Tuathail) is a market town on the River Feale in County Kerry, Ireland, population 4,861 (2022). Known for Listowel Castle, the 1888 Lartigue monorail, and Writers' Week, Ireland's oldest literary festival, founded 1970.
Listowel, Ontario
Listowel, Ontario: main town of the Municipality of North Perth, Perth County. Founded 1852, village 1867, town 1875; about 9,539 residents in 2021; home of Listowel Memorial Hospital.
Listriodon
Listriodon is an extinct Miocene Eurasian pig genus (Suidae, Listriodontinae) with lophodont, tapir-like molars, type species L. splendens; it fed on leaves and fruit and died out about 9.8 Ma.
Lists of 21st-century earthquakes
Lists of 21st-century earthquakes: USGS Significant Earthquakes archive and ComCat, ISC-GEM, and NCEI databases, their significance criteria, and major events such as the 2004 Sumatra 9.1 and 2010 Chile 8.8 quakes.
Lists of action films
Lists of action films: curated rankings of the action-film genre by the BFI, Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd, AFI, and TMDB-based databases, differing in criteria, scope, and era coverage.
Lists of active separatist movements
Lists of active separatist movements catalog movements seeking independence, autonomy, or union with another state; counts range from 60 active secessionist movements in 2020 to 2,529 broad entries, with major datasets including SDM and SRDP.
Lists of actors
Lists of actors: cast lists, end credits, filmographies, casting directories, and large reference databases such as the AFI Catalog and Film Index International that record which actors appeared in which productions.
Lists of actors by country
Lists of actors by country: reference indexes grouping actors by nationality or country of birth. Also known as national actor directories. Cover major databases (Media Press 3.5M profiles, What's After the Movie 961,406), industry registries, and how nationality is assigned.
Lists of American films
Lists of American films: comprehensive catalogs like the AFI Catalog (1893-present, 45,000+ films), the National Film Registry (25 films yearly since 1988, 900 total), AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies rankings, and annual AFI Awards top-ten lists.
Lists of animals
Lists of animals: inventories of animal species from Linnaeus's Systema naturae (1758, ~4,400 animals) to the Catalogue of Life (1,796,900 Animalia species) and the IUCN Red List, organized by taxonomic rank.