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FRISK Software International FRISK Software International (FSI), is an Icelandic software company that develops F-Prot antivirus and F-Prot AVES antivirus and antispam service. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the personal name and patronymic of FriĂ°rik SkĂşlason, its founder.
FRONT TV FRONT is an international broadcast design and branding firm for television, film and interactive media. FRONT specializes in creative thinking, network branding, station IDS, film titles, 2D-3D animation, web, print, and sound design.
FROSTBURG FROSTBURG was a Connection Machine 5 (CM-5) supercomputer used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to perform higher-level mathematical calculations. The CM-5 was built by the Thinking Machines Corporation, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
FRUiTS Magazine FRUiTS is a Japanese fashion magazine covering the fashions of the Harajuku district of Tokyo, established in 1997 by photographer Shoichi Aoki. Certain photographs from the magazine were compiled to create the Phaidon Press books FRUiTS (2001) and FRESH FRUiTS (2005).
Fstab The fstab (for file systems table) file is commonly found on Unix and Unix-like systems and is part of the system configuration. The fstab file typically lists all used disks and disk partitions, and indicates how they are to be used or otherwise integrated into the overall system's file system.
FS class E412 The E412 class (factory name 112E) is a batch of multi-role electric locomotives built for the mountain lines, particularly for the northern Italian lines of the Brenner pass. They are known as Brenner or Brennerlok locomotives.
FS Passengers FS Passengers is a shareware add-on for Microsoft's Microsoft Flight Simulator created by Daniel Polli. It enables virtual pilots to have real (though not visible) passengers on board, create an airline and earn money by flying, control in flight services like food and movies and many other features.
FS-VDSL The Full Service-VDSL Committee (FS-VDSL) was founded in July 2000 with the aim of rapidly specifiyng a low cost, high capability end-to-end multi-service network based on VDSL Frequency Band Plan 998 which can be quickly and economically deployed to enable customers, focusing principally on consumer market, to benefit from competition. It was a non-profit international organization based in Switzerland.
FSA debit card An FSA debit card is a special type of debit card issued in the United States to access tax-favored spending accounts such as flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health reimbursement accounts (HRA), and sometimes health savings accounts (HSA) as well.
FSA Utilities The FSA Utilities is an open-source software tool, written in Prolog by Gertjan van Noord, for creating, visualizing, and manipulating Finite state machines. It is useful for constructing finite-state machines from regular expressions and performing standard algorithms such as automata determinization, minimization, and intersection; transducer composition; etc.
FSB (band) FSB () (Formation Studio Balkantone) are an influential Bulgarian art-rock/funk/pop band, started in 1976 in Sofia as a studio project. FSB achieved great success in the 1980's and performed in numerous countries across Europe.
FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software The Free Software Foundation Award for the Advancement of Free Software is annually presented to a person who has made a great contribution to the progress and development of free software, through activities that accord with the spirit of free software. Once an individual has been honored with an FSF award, they cannot win it again.
FSH-receptor The follicle stimulating hormone receptor or FSH-receptor (FSHR) is a transmembrane receptor that interacts with the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and represents a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). Its activation is necessary for the hormonal functioning of FSH.
FSK (band) FSK (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle, German meaning "voluntary self control") is a German band that was formed in Munich in 1980. It became involved in the underground-part of the German New-Wave-Scene of the early 1980s.
FSK (Russia) The FSK (Federalnaya Sluzhba Kontrrazvedki (Федера́льная Слу́жба Контрразве́дки), Federal Counterintelligence Service) was a state security organization, initially of the USSR, and, after its dissolution, of the Russian Federation. The FSK was the successor organization to the KGB.
FSN Midwest FSN Midwest is a regional cable sports network that operates in all or parts Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and Kansas. FSN Midwest began in the late-1980s as Prime Sports Midwest, which then was seen mainly in Indiana, before moving westward in 1994.
FSN New York FSN New York (often abbreviated as FSNY, or more appropriately, FSNNY), previously known as Fox Sports Net New York (or Fox Sports New York) and SportsChannel New York, is a regional sports network in the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to cover the entire state of New York, Northern New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is an affiliate of Fox Sports Net and owned and operated by Cablevision, as a sister network to the Cablevision's main RSN, MSG Network, under the banner of MSG Media.
FSN North FSN North is a regional sports network serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Iowa and the eastern parts of North Dakota and South Dakota. FSN North has three separate feeds: the "metro" feed which is broadcast to the Twin Cities and surrounding areas; the "outstate" feed which is seen in the rest of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, extreme western Wisconsin, and DBS subscribers; and the "Wisconsin" feed which serves that state, excepting the western counties within the Twin Cities DMA.
FSPA: Florida Scholastic Press Association The Florida Scholastic Press Association (FSPA) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1946. It is the scholastic press association for the state of Florida and its members consist of more than 300 student publications, online media teams and broadcast programs from the state.
FSPF Fabric Shortest Path First is a routing protocol used in Fibre Channel networks. It calculates the best path between switches, establishes routes across the fabric and calculates alternate routes in event of a failure or topology change.
FSU Camera FSU camera is a collective term for photographic and film cameras produced in the former Soviet Union (hence FSU) and its successor states, in so far as cameras and optical equipment are still being made there; at present, this includes Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
FSU Young Scholars Program FSU Young Scholars Program (YSP) is a residential science and mathematics program for 40 Florida high-school students with potential for careers in the sciences, engineering, and health professions. The Young Scholars Program lasts for six weeks, and is supported by funding from Florida State University.
FSV Salmrohr FSV Salmrohr is a German football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rheinland-Pfalz. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga SĂĽdwest and Regionalliga West/SĂĽdwest.
Ftn Ftn (Flextech Television Network) is a television channel from Flextech transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and NTL:Telewest, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. The channel broadcasts between 6pm and 6am daily.
Ftr The ftr system is an example of the new public transport concept of bus rapid transit, in this case using Wright StreetCar articulated buses in conjunction with infrastructure upgrades provided by the local authority. The vehicles are branded as the future of travel, the company stating that "ftr" is texting shorthand for "future".
FTC Kaplan Founded in 1958, FTC is one of the UK’s longest established financial training companies. FTC is also one of the leading ACCA tuition providers with a Premium Plus status for students all over the world and the UK.
FTJ "FTJ" is an acronym used to say "For the Jell-O" which is synonymous to the term FTW. The opposite of "FTJ" is For The Pudding which was later decided to be synonymous to FTL as a result of it's similarities to Jell-O
FTL (Battlestar Galactica) An FTL, or "Faster Than Light", Drive is a fictional propulsion technology from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series that allows space ships to achieve superluminal travel. They are fuelled by a refined version of the fictional ore tylium.
FTL Newsfeed The first show ever shown on the SciFi Channel, FTL Newsfeeds were 30 second snippets of fictitious news info that was supposed to have come from the year 2142. This future timeline was fraught with stories of genetic engineering issues, technology trends, space exploration, future entertainment, right to privacy issues and geopolitical intrigue.
FTL:2448 FTL:2448 is a science fiction role playing game, created by Richard Tucholka, and published by Tri Tac Games in 1982, and in a new, expanded edition in 1985. In 1990, a two volume version of the game was released.
FTP bounce attack In the field of computer networking and security, the FTP bounce attack is an exploit of the FTP protocol whereby an attacker is able to use the PORT command to request access to ports indirectly through the use of the victim machine as a middle man for the request.
FTP Software FTP Software was a software company incorporated in 1986 by James van Bokkelen, John Romkey (author of the MIT PC/IP package), Nancy Connor, Roxanne van Bokkelen (nee Ritchie), Dave Bridgham and several other founding shareholders. It was the first of many companies to name themselves after an Internet protocol.
FTPmail FTPmail is the term used for the practice of using an FTPmail server to gain access to various files over the internet. An FTPmail server is a proxy server which (asynchronously) connects to remote FTP servers in response to email requests, returning the downloaded files as an email attachment.
FTPS FTPS (commonly referred to as FTP/SSL) is a name used to encompass a number of ways in which FTP software can perform secure file transfers. Each way involves the use of a SSL/TLS layer below the standard FTP protocol to encrypt the control and/or data channels.
FTS2000 Federal Telecommunications System 2000 (FTS2000) is a long distance telecommunications service for the United States federal government, including services such as switched voice service for voice or data up to 4.8 kbit/s, switched data at 56 kbit/s and 64 kbit/s, switched digital integrated service for voice, data, image, and video up to 1.
FTSE 100 Index The FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalized companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, begun on January 3, 1984. The index was developed with a base level of 1000 on that date.
FTSE 250 Index The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation weighted index of 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange. They are selected quarterly as being the 101st to 350th largest companies with their primary listing on the exchange.
FTSE 350 Index The FTSE 350 Index index is a market capitalisation weighted stock market index incorporating the largest 350 companies by capitalisation which have their primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. It is a combination of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest 100 companies and the FTSE 250 Index of the next largest 250.
FTSE AIM 100 Index AIM is the London Stock Exchange's international market for smaller growing companies. On AIM you will find a wide range of businesses ranging from young, venture capital-backed start-ups to well-established, mature organisations looking to expand.
FTSE AIM All-Share Index The FTSE AIM All-Share Index index was revised from the previous FTSE AIM Index on 16th May 2005, and is a stock market index consisting of all companies quoted on the Alternative Investment Market which meet the requirements for liquidity and free float.
FTSE AIM UK 50 Index The FTSE AIM UK 50 Index index was introduced on 16th May 2005, and is a market capitalisation weighted stock market index incorporating the largest 50 UK companies by capitalisation which have their primary listing on the Alternative Investment Market.
FTSE All-Share Index The FTSE All-Share Index is a capitalisation-weighted index, comprised of companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. It aims to represent at least 98% of the full capital value of all UK companies, which qualify as eligible for inclusion.
FTSE Group FTSE Group ("Footsie") is a British provider of stock market indices and associated data services. FTSE operates the well known FTSE 100 Index and FTSE 250 Index as well as over 60,000 other indices, including 600 real-time indices.
FTZ 1 TR 6 FTZ 1 TR 6 (or 1 TR 6) is the standard for the obsolete German national digital signalling protocol (D channel protocol) used for the ISDN. It has been superseded by DSS1 but is still in use on some lines and private exchanges.
Fu Daqing Fu Daqing (傅大庆), alias Fu Dajing (符大經), was a Communist propagandist, translator and organiser who worked for the Communist cause in China before his capture and execution by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He is also the father of Dai Qing (戴晴), a leading activist.
Fu Deng Fu Deng (苻登) (343-394) was an emperor of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. He assumed the throne in 386 after the deaths of Fu Jiān (Emperor Xuanzhao) and Fu Jiān's son Fu Pi (Emperor Aiping), even though he was only a distant relative of theirs, as by that time Former Qin's territory had largely been reduced to the territory under his control.
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (popularly known as SEAS) is a school of Columbia University which awards degrees in engineering, applied physics and applied mathematics. Columbia, originally chartered as King's College in 1754, is the fifth oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Fu Hsi In Chinese mythology, Fu Hsi or Fu Xi (伏羲; pinyin fúxī; aka Paoxi (庖犧 pinyin páoxī)), mid 2800s BC, was the first of the mythical Three Sovereigns (三皇 sānhuáng) of ancient China. He is a culture hero reputed to be the inventor of writing, fishing, and trapping.
Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (Traditional Chinese: 輔仁大學, Tongyong Pinyin: FǔRén DàSyué, Wade-Giles: Fu3-jen2 Ta4-hsüeh2, Hanyu Pinyin: Fǔrén Dàxué) is a private university in Sinjhuang, Taipei County, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Fu Jia Fu Jia was a recording officer under the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. At one time Fu Jia advised Sima Shi that it was not the time to invade Shu due to the fact that Sun Quan of Wu had just died.
Fu Jian Fu Jian is the pinyin Romanization of names of two rulers of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin (351-394), whose names must therefore be disambiguated using the Chinese characters or the tone of their personal names:
Fu Jiàn Fu Jiàn (苻健) (317-355), originally named Pu Jiàn (蒲健, name changed 350), courtesy name Jianye (建業), formally Emperor Jingming of (Former) Qin ((前)秦景明帝), was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin.
Fu Jiān Fu Jiān (苻堅) (337-385), courtesy name Yonggu (永固) or Wenyu (文玉), formally Emperor Xuanzhao of (Former) Qin ((前)秦宣昭帝), was an emperor (who, however, used the title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang) during his regn) of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin, under whose rule (assisted by his able prime minister Wang Meng) the Former Qin state reached its greatest glory -- destroying Former Yan, Former Liang, and Dai and seizing Jin's Yi Province (益州, modern Sichuan and Chongqing), posturing to destroy Jin as well to unite China, until he was repelled at the Battle of Fei River in 383. For a variety of reasons, the Former Qin state soon collapsed after that defeat, and Fu Jiān himself was killed by his former subordinate, Yao Chang the founding emperor of Later Qin, in 385.
Fu Lei Fu Lei (ĺ‚…é›·, 1908-1966) was raised by his mother, he studied art and art theory in France. Upon his return to China, he taught in Shanghai and translated French writers, including Voltaire, Balzac and Romain Rolland.
Fu Liang Fu Liang (傅亮) (374-426), courtesy name Jiyou (季友), was a high level official of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Xie Hui, deposed Emperor Shao after the death of Emperor Wu (Liu Yu) due to their belief that Emperor Shao was not fit to be emperor. However, he was later arrested and killed by Emperor Shao's successor and brother Emperor Wen.
Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional character, an evil genius of Chinese origin, first featured in a series of novels by Birmingham author Sax Rohmer (real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward) during the first half of the 20th century.
Fu Manchu moustache A Fu Manchu moustache takes its name from the fictional character of Fu Manchu, who was often depicted with such a style of moustache on film. A fu manchu extends downward past the mouth and on either side of the chin.
Fu Sheng Fu Sheng (苻生) (335-357), originally named Pu Sheng (蒲生), courtesy name Changsheng (長生), formally Prince Li of Yue (越厲王), was an emperor of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. He was the son of Former Qin's founding emperor Fu Jiàn, and was a violent, arbitrary, and cruel ruler, and after ruling for only two years was overthrown by his cousin Fu Jiān (note different tone than his father) in a coup and executed, and therefore was not posthumously recognized as an emperor during the remainder of Former Qin's rule.
Fu Ying Fu Ying (; born 1953) is the Chinese ambassador to Australia. She gained some notoriety in 2005 by claiming that dissident diplomat Chen Yonglin would not be persecuted or prosecuted if he returned to China, and for suggesting that he was only putting forth such a case to gain sympathy for his bid for a visa.
Fu Zhongwen Fu Zhongwen (1903-1994) was a respected Tai Chi Chuan teacher from China. From an early age, he had been a disciple of Yang Ch'eng-fu, and later a family member as he married Zou Kuei Cheng, the great-granddaughter of Yang Chien Hou.
Fu-Schnickens The Fu-Schnickens were a hip-hop trio in the early 1990s. Similar to Das Efx for their cartoonish lyrics and near-constant allusions to pop culture staples, the Fu-Schnickens' popularity was brief but significant in hip hop history.
Fuad Amin Fuad Anwar Amin (Arabic: فؤاد أنور أمين) (born October 13, 1972) is a former football defender from Saudi Arabia. A former captain of the national team, he played at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998.
Fuad I of Egypt Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الاول Fu'ād al-Awwal), King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur (né Ahmed Fuad, March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936) was the first King of Egypt in the modern era. He became sultan of Egypt in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Husayn Kamil, and then became king in 1922, when Britain granted Egypt independence.
Fuad II of Egypt Fuad II, King of Egypt and the Sudan (Ahmed Fuad) (Arabic: الملك أحمد فؤاد الثاني Aḥmad Fu'ād) was born on 16 January, 1952. He ascended the throne on 26 July, 1952 upon the abdication of his father King Farouk.
Fuad Reveiz Fuad Reveiz (born February 24, 1963 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a former placekicker for the Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, and Minnesota Vikings. Due to his reliability in medium-range field goals, he was dubbed with the nickname "Fuad-o-matic" later in his career.
Fuamnach In Irish mythology Fuamnach was Midir's first wife and a witch goddess. When Midir fell in love with Étaín and married her, Fuamnach got so jealous that she cast several spells on her, but she did not succeed.
Fuar Tholl Fuar Tholl is a mountain in the highlands of Scotland. It has a rocky summit, and has acquired the nickname Wellington's Nose, after a supposed similarity with the nose of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
Fuat Saka Fuat Saka (born 1952 in Trabzon, Turkey), is a Turkish singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist (although he may be more precisely called a multi-instrumentalist), who defines his music as "jazz in Laz". Saka is of Laz descent.
FuĂźball-Bundesliga In the German football (soccer) league system, the Bundesliga (Federal League) is the highest level league club competition where play determines the national champions. The term also applies to football in Austria and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in those two countries.
FuĂźball-Bundesliga 1964/65 The team that finished first in the second season of the German men's Bundesliga (football), and thus became German football champions in the 1964/65 season, was Werder Bremen. The Austrian football champions were, in the Nationalliga 1965/66, Admira Wien.
Fubing system The Fubing system (府兵制) was a military service system existing in China between 6th century and 8th century. It originated in the Western Wei dynasty, and was subsequently used in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Fubini-Study metric In mathematics, the Fubini-Study metric is a Kähler metric on projective Hilbert space, that is, complex projective space CPn endowed with an inner product. In the context of quantum mechanics, this space is sometimes called the Bloch sphere; the Fubini-Study metric is the natural metric for the geometrization of quantum mechanics.
Fubuki class destroyer The Fubuki Class destroyers (吹雪型), originally only known as numbered destroyers 35 to 54 of the Imperial Japanese Navy "Special Type", were completed between 1928 and 1931. They were assigned names in 1928.
FuBar FuBar is a third party addon for the video game World of Warcraft. It displays bars at the top and/or bottom of the screen to display information from other addons designed for use with FuBar, and also supports detaching the tooltip and repining it anywhere, skinning support, LoadOnDemand capabilities for plugins, and the ability to automatically adjust other frames.
Fucanglong In Chinese mythology the Fucanglong (), Futs-Lung or Futs-Long, are the Chinese underworld dragons which guard buried treasures, both natural and man-made. Volcanoes are said to be created when they burst out of the ground to report to heaven.
Fucauma diamond mine The Fucauma diamond mine is a diamond mine under construction in Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 40 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 35 % ownership.
Fuck (band) Fuck is an American Indie rock band, formed in San Francisco in 1994. They have recorded for a number of labels including Matador Records and Homesleep Records of Italy, and feature members Timothy Prudhomme, Geoff Soule, Kyle Statham, and Theodore Ellison.
Fuck (film) Fuck (sometimes titled as F* or The "F" Word; seen on the poster as F★ck) is a 2005 documentary by director/producer Steve Anderson about the social, political, personal, historical, linguistic and artistic significance of the word fuck. It features commentary by a variety of individuals, including linguists, comics, musicians, filmmakers, authors, porn stars, politicians, and media personalities as well as clips from George Carlin, Scarface, Country Joe and the Fish's Woodstock performance, President George W.
Fuck for Forest Fuck For Forest, or FFF, is an environmental organisation founded in Norway by Leona Johansson and Tommy Hol Ellingsen, which raises money for rescuing the world's rainforests by producing pornographic material or having sex in public. In their first half year of existence the group received seed funding from the government of Norway.
Fuck off Fuck off is an expletive derived from "fuck", meaning "go away". A phrase of British origin, it has since entered into common usage around the globe; an American counterpart derived from it is "go fuck yourself".
Fuck on the Beach Fuck on the Beach (AKA FxOxB) is a power violence/fastcore band from Tokyo, Japan. They have released several records on the influential hard core punk record label Slap-A-Ham Records run by Spazz vocalist/bassist Chris Dodge.
Fuck Off (art exhibition) Fuck Off was a notorious art exhibition which ran in opposition to the Shanghai Biennial Festival in 2000. Its name was a loose and questionable translation of the exhibition's corresponding Chinese title: The Uncooperative Attitude.
Fuck the Facts discography The "official releases" section of Fuck the Facts discography is a list of all albums acknowledged by the group. The "unofficial releases" are albums known to exist but no longer acknowledged, released mostly through small, do-it-yourself record labels specializing in CD-Rs and cassette tapes.
Fuck You (An Ode To No One) "Fuck You (An Ode To No One)" is the eighth song on the first disc of The Smashing Pumpkins' third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It is often cited as a fan favorite and is referred to as either "An Ode to No One" or simply "Fuck You".
Fuck You Heroes "FUCK YOU HEROES", an anthology of photos taken by Glen E. Friedman, is one of the few photojournalist documentaries of the underground music scene in southern California during the days when punk rock was just beginning to galvanize itself into a social movement.
Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts Fuck You: A Magazine of the Arts literary magazine founded in 1962 by Ed Sanders, poet, author, and member of the band The Fugs. Its credo was "I'll print anything", and Sanders cranked out thirteen issues on a mimeograph machine, printing work by Tuli Kupferberg, Charles Olson, Peter Orlovsky, Philip Whalen, Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Julian Beck, Herbert Huncke, Gary Snyder, Diane DiPrima, William Burroughs, Leroi Jones, Gregory Corso, Robert Creeley, Michael McClure, Ted Berrigan,Joe Brainard, and Andy Warhol.
Fuck, Marry, Kill Fuck, Marry, Kill (sometimes abbreviated FMK) is a forced choice game in which the player(s) are asked to assign a given group of three people into which ones they would like to would fuck, marry or kill respectively, and to explain why. The group most often consists of objects of the players' sexual interest.
Fucked Company Fucked Company is a web site created by Philip J. Kaplan as a "dot-com dead pool" where players can compete to see who can most accurately predict which dot-com companies would be the next to have some type of serious or embarrassing problem.
Fucking USA "Fuck'n USA", often called "Fucking USA", is a protest song written by South Korean singer and activist Yoon Min-suk. Strongly anti-American, the song was written in 2002 at a time when, following the Apolo Ohno Olympic controversy and an incident in which two Korean middle school students were killed by a U.
Fucking, Austria Fucking (IPA: — it rhymes with the English word "cooking") is a small settlement (population c. 93), part of the municipality of Tarsdorf,Official governmental Homepage of Tardsorf Municipality in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria, located at , bordering Bavaria.
Fucoidan Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide (MW: average 20,000) found mainly in various species of brown seaweed such as kombu, wakame, mozuku, and hijiki (variant forms of fucoidan have also been found in animal species, including the sea cucumber). Substantial pharmaceutical research has been done on fucoidan, focusing primarily on two distinct forms: F-fucoidan, which is >95% composed of sulfated esters of fucose, and U-fucoidan, which is approximately 20% glucuronic acid.
Fucosyltransferase A fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that transfers an L-fucose sugar from a GDP-fucose (Guanosine diphosphate-fucose) donor substrate to an acceptor substrate. The acceptor substrate can be another sugar such as the transfer of a fucose to a core GlcNAc (N-acetylglucosamine) sugar as in the case of N-linked glycosylation, or to a protein, as in the case of O-linked glycosylation produced by O-fucosyltransferase.
Fuct Fuct is a clothing brand founded by Erik "Den One" Brunetti and Steve Rocco's World Industries. Richard "Slick" Wyrgatsch was also involved in Fuct's growth during the years of 1991 and 1993.
Fudai A fudai daimyo (譜代大名) was a daimyo who was a hereditary vassal of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. In contrast to the tozama, the fudai typically ruled small fiefs, many in strategic locations along the principal roads or in the Kantō region near the headquarters of the shogunate at Edo.
Fudan University Fudan University (), located in Shanghai, China, is one of the oldest leading and most selective universities in the People's Republic of China. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty.
Fuddy Meers Fuddy Meers is an American play by David Lindsay-Abaire. It tells the story of an amnesiac, Claire, who awakens each morning as a blank slate on which her husband and teenage son must imprint the facts of her life.
Fudge Fudge is a type of confection, usually extremely rich and often flavored. It is made by boiling sugar in milk to the soft-ball stage, and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency.
Fudge (demogroup) Fudge was a Danish PC demogroup. While having a relatively short life span -- from 1995 to 1997 -- the group quickly rose to fame due to their high quality productions, winning top profile parties such as Summer Encounter, The Party, The Gathering, and Takeover.
Fudge (role-playing game) Fudge is a generic role-playing game system for use in freeform role-playing games. The name "FUDGE" was once an acronym for Freeform Universal Donated (later, Do-it-yourself) Gaming Engine and, though the acronym has since been dropped, that phrase remains a good summation of the game's design goals.
Fudge (TV series) Fudge was an American TV series based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy named Fudge. The series ran for two seasons and 24 episodes, following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-A-Mania, which aired in 1994 in prime time.

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