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c-AMP
c-AMP (cyclic AMP) Cyclic form of adenosine monophosphate that is formed from ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in a reaction mediated (catalysed) by adenyl cyclase. It has numerous functions in animal cells and micro-organisms, acting variously as a genetic regulator, as a mediator in the activity of... Read more |
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absolute value
absolute value magnitude of a number or other mathematical expression disregarding its sign; thus, the absolute value is positive, whether the original expression is positive or negative. In symbols, if &124; a &124; denotes the absolute value of a number a, then &124; a &124; = ... Read more |
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Caterpillar Inc
Caterpillar Inc. 100 Northeast Adams StreetPeoria, Illinois 61629U.S.A.(309) 675-1000Fax: (309) 675-6155 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1925 as Caterpillar Tractor CompanyEmployees: 54,352Sales: $16.07 billion (1995)Stock Exchanges: New York Midwest Pacific London Paris Brussels Frankfurt... Read more |
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Bairnco Corp
Bairnco Corporation 2251 Lucien WaySuite 300Maitland, Florida 32751-7037U.S.A.(407) 875-2222Fax: (407) 875-3398Web site: http://www.bairnco.com Public CompanyIncorporated : 1981Employees : 816Sales : $156.46 million (1998)Stock Exchanges : New YorkTicker Symbol : BZNAIC : 322221 Coated &... Read more |
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Black Decker Corp
BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION Under its original name—the Black & Decker Manufacturing Company Read more |
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The Marmon Group
The Marmon Group 225 West Washington StreetChicago, Illinois 60606U.S.A.(312) 372-9500Fax: (312) 845-5305 Private CompanyIncorporated: 1953 as The Colson CompanyEmployees: 30,000Sales: $6.08 billion (1995)SICs: 2381 Dress & Work Gloves, Except Knit & Leather; 3199 Leather Goods, Not... Read more |
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adenosine monophosphate
adenosine monophosphate (AMP) , organic compound composed of an adenine base, the sugar ribose , and one phosphate unit. AMP is one of the possible products of the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and is therefore important in the transfer of chemical energy during anabolism. Cyclic... Read more |
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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cyclic AMP A derivative of ATP that is widespread in animal cells as a second messenger in many biochemical reactions induced by hormones. Upon reaching their target cells, the hormones activate adenylate cyclase, the enzyme that catalyses cyclic AMP production. Cyclic AMP ultimately activates the... Read more |
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Kool the Gang
Kool & the Gang Rhythm and blues/pop band For the Record…<... Read more |
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Cabot Corp
Cabot Corporation 75 State StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02109-1806U.S.A.(617) 345-0100Fax: (617) 342-6103Web site: http://www.cabot-corp.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1922 as Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc.Employees: 4,800Sales: $1.64 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges: New York Boston PacificTicker... Read more |
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Deane & Woodward
Deane & Woodward, architectural firm, were the principal exponents of the Ruskinian Gothic revival in England and Ireland. The firm was an offshoot of the Cork practice of Sir Thomas Deane, and consisted of the core partnership between Thomas Newenham Deane (1828–99) and Benjamin Woodward |
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Ampère, André Marie
Ampère, André Marie (1775–1836) French physicist and mathematician. He founded electrodynamics (now called electromagnetism) and performed numerous experiments to investigate the magnetic effects of electric currents. He devised techniques for detecting and measuring currents, and constructed an |
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Harland & Wolff
Harland & Wolff, the Belfast shipbuilding firm, was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland and Gustav Wilhelm Wolff.From 1905 to 1913 inclusive Harland & Wolff's launchings placed it in the top five UK firms on seven occasions. As with other UK shipbuilding firms, growth was facilitated by |
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Hudson & Goodwin, United States v.
Hudson & Goodwin, United States v., 7 Cranch (11 U.S.) 32 (1812), submitted without oral argument, decided 13 Feb. or 14 Mar. 1812 by unknown vote. In this case the Supreme Court put an end to a decade‐long dispute between Republicans and Federalists by denying the existence of a federal common law |
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Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, Massachusetts). A vital group that looks into new ways to make Shakespeare's plays come alive for today's audiences, it was founded in 1978 by Tina Packer, who continues on as artistic director, and acting‐vocal expert Kristin Linklater. The company has performed the |
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Simms & M'Intyre
Simms & M'Intyre (1806–70), printer, bookseller, and publisher in Belfast and London. Starting in 1847, its low cost, mass circulation, Parlour Library series revolutionized the market for fiction in the British Isles. Vincent Kinane |
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Eason & Son
Eason & Son (1886– ), nationwide retail and wholesale bookseller and newsagent. The firm was founded by Charles Eason (1823–99) when he took over the Dublin branch of W. H. Smith in 1886. Vincent Kinane |
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minnesota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minnesota, 134 U.S. 418, argued 13, 14 Jan. 1890, decided 24 Mar. 1890 by vote of 6 to 3; Blatchford for the Court, Miller concurring, Bradley, Gray, and Lamar in dissent. When the Court in Munn v. Illinois (1877) upheld legislative power to control |
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Dames & Moore v. Regan
Dames & Moore v. Regan, 453 U.S. 654 (1981), argued 24 June 1981, decided 2 July 1981 by vote of 9 to 0; Rehnquist for the Court, Stevens concurring in part, Powell concurring in part and dissenting in part. This decision upheld certain actions taken by President Jimmy Carter in January 1981 to |
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Stalky & Co.
Stalky & Co., tales of schoolboy life, by Kipling. |
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amp
amp1 / amp/ • n. short for ampere. amp2 • n. inf. short for amplifier. • v. (often amp something up) 1. play (music) through electric amplification: their willingness to amp up traditional songs virtually began the folk... |
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AMP
AMP (adenosine monophosphate) n. a compound containing adenine, ribose, and one phosphate group. AMP occurs in cells and is involved in processes requiring the transfer of energy (see ATP). |
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AMPS
AMPS Finance auction market preferred stock• automatic message processing system |
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op-amp
op-amp Short for operational amplifier. |
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ampère
ampère unit of electric current. XIX. f. name of A. M. Ampère (d. 1836); adopted by the Congrès Électrique at Paris, 1881. abbrev. amp. |
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coch. amp.
coch. amp. Med. cochleare amplum (Latin: heaped spoonful) |
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amp.
amp. amperage• ampere• amplified• amplitude |
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r & m
r & m reports and memoranda |
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AH & FITB
AH & FITB Agricultural, Horticultural, and Forestry Industry Training Board |
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R&VA
R&VA Rating and Valuation Association |
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jam
...immobilize, paralyze, disable, cripple, put out of action, bring to a standstill; clog. 5. we were just jamming and his amp blew synonyms: improvise, play (music), extemporize, ad lib. • noun 1. a traffic jam synonyms: congestion, holdup... |
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AMP Incorporated Launches eMerce, New Electronic Commerce Division
HARRISBURG, Penn., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire -- AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP), the world's leading supplier of electrical and...interconnection systems, today announced the launch of AMP eMerce Internet Solutions, a new division specializing... |
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AMP Cautions AlliedSignal's Nominees about Potential Legal Risks.
...Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 13--AMP Inc., in a full-page advertisement in...warned AlliedSignal Inc.'s nominees to the AMP board about possible legal risks they face if elected by AMP stockholders. The ad is the latest step AMP... |
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AMP Board of Directors Rejects AlliedSignal's Amended Partial Offer.
...Maneuvers HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) today announced that its Board of Directors, by...s amended tender offer for 40 million shares of AMP stock, or approximately 18% of all outstanding shares... |
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AMP FINALLY BREAKS FREE OF TROUBLED UK BUSINESSES.
SYDNEY, Dec 19 Asia Pulse - AMP Ltd (ASX:AMP) yesterday finally broke free of its troubled British businesses...financial services company. Shares in the newly restructured AMP, whose Australasian businesses have been demerged from HHG plc... |
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-AMP: AMP will not pursue legislative initiative.
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 November 1998-AMP: AMP will not pursue legislative initiative (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:091198 AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) commented today that it will not pursue... |
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AMP ESTIMATES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; COMMENTS ON OUTLOOK; WILL ACQUIRE...
AMP ESTIMATES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; COMMENTS ON OUTLOOK; WILL ACQUIRE...PRODUCTS UNIT FROM DU PONT HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Harold A. McInnes commented... |
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AMP Board of Directors Sets Record Date for AlliedSignal Consent Solicitation
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) today announced that its Board of Directors has set...ALD) intended solicitation of written consents from AMP shareholders. Shareholders of record on that date... |
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AMP Chairman and CEO Robert Ripp Responds to AlliedSignal's Bossidy.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AMP Incorporated (NYSE: AMP) announced today that Robert Ripp, chairman and chief...chose to initiate a consent solicitation only because AMP's shareholders do not have a right to convene a meeting... |
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Amp'd Mobile Adds Motorola Hollywood to Its Handset Lineup.
...Multimedia Phone Adds Mid-Tier Offering for Amp'd Mobile Members LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Amp'd Mobile and Motorola today announced the...Evolution Data Optimized) clamshell for use on Amp'd Mobile's broadband wireless service... |
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AMP Announces Ticker Symbol and Name Change.
...ASH, Ohio, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMP Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMPD), a company...announced today that FINRA has approved the name change for AMP Holding, Inc. ("AMP") and the issuance of a new symbol. AMP's symbol... |
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