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Global Literacy Project The Global Literacy Project, Inc. (GLP) is a New Jersey based nonprofit and tax-exempt [501 (C) 3] organization that develops community-based literacy initiatives throughout the world primarily through the creation of libraries and library support programs in rural schools and community centers.
Global Location Number The Global Location Number (GLN) is a thirteen digit number used to identify parties and physical locations. The GLN is generally used in electronic commerce transactions and it is encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128.
Global Login System Global Login System is a single sign-on open source protocol, designed to allow any user logged in on his or her account to one of the sites using it, to be authenticated when visiting any other site using it. It aims to be used universally over the Internet, so that each user only needs to have one account with login and password on one designated home site, in order to access anything and operate anywhere on the web that s/he is allowed to.
Global macro The term global macro is used to classify the strategy of certain hedge funds -- those that take large leveraged positions in financial derivatives, on the basis of forecasts about interest rate trends, movements in the general flow of funds, political changes, government policies, inter-government relations, and other broad systemic factors.
Global Maritime Distress Safety System The Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) is an internationally agreed-upon set of safety procedures, types of equipment, and communication protocols used to increase safety and make it easier to rescue distressed ships, boats and aircraft.
Global Mission Global Mission is a special initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to send volunteers missionaries, typically for one or two years, to reach people in areas of the world where there are no Seventh-day Adventist members. Typically Global Mission pioneers work within their culture and language group.
Global Mobile Satellite System The Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS) is a general term referring to the selection of satellite phone providers available to private customers. It is a term analogous to PLMN, referring to wireless telephony (cellular) carriers, and PSTN, referring to traditional wire-based telephony.
Global Multimedia Protocols Group The Global Multimedia Protocols Group (GMPG) was founded in March 2003 by Tantek Çelik, Eric Meyer, and Matt Mullenweg. The group has developed technologies to represent human relationships using XHTML called XHTML Friends Network (XFN) and XHTML Meta Data Profiles (XMDP), for use in weblogs.
Global Navigation Satellite System Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geospatial positioning with global coverage. Currently, the United States NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully operational GNSS.
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), announced by United States Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on February 6, 2006, is a plan to form an international partnership to reprocess spent nuclear fuel in a way that renders the plutonium in it usable for nuclear fuel but not for nuclear weapons.
Global optimum In mathematics, a global optimum is a selection from a given domain which yields either the highest value or lowest value (depending on the objective), when a specific function is applied. For example, for the function
Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) involves a set of pristine sites set aside and monitored to observe the migration of plant species due to climate change. "Established in 2001, the program has grown to more than 30 sites around the world, from the poles to the tropics.
Global Ocean Data Analysis Project The Global Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) is a synthesis project bringing together oceanographic data collected during the 1990s by research cruises on the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) and Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange Study (OACES) programmes. The central goal of GLODAP is to generate a global climatology of the World Ocean's carbon cycle for use in studies of both its natural and anthropogenically-forced states.
Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) is the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) core project responsible for understanding how global change will affect the abundance, diversity and productivity of marine populations. The programme was initiated by SCOR and the IOC of UNESCO in 1991, to understand how global change will affect the abundance, diversity and productivity of marine populations comprising a major component of oceanic ecosystems.
Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project The Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue Project, or GODAR Project was established to increase the volume of historical oceanographic data available to climate change and other researchers. The project attempts to locate ocean profile and plankton data sets not yet in digital form, digitizes these data, and ensures their submission to national data centers and the World Data Center system (WDC).
Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map.
Global Orgasm Global Orgasm was an action scheduled for December 22 2006 to coincide with the end of solstice. The idea is for participants throughout world to have an orgasm during this one day while thinking about peace in order to emit positive energy to Earth.
Global Outreach! Program, Fordham University Global Outreach (commonly known as GO!), is a student led organization sponsored by Fordham University and dedicated to educating students about issues of social justice and individual responsibility through service trips to global and domestic locations.
Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars Global Ozone Monitoring by Occultation of Stars (GOMOS), is an instrument on board the European satellite Envisat launched 1st March 2002. It is the first space instrument dedicated to the study of the atmosphere of the Earth by the technique of stellar occultation.
Global politics Global politics is the discipline that studies the political and economical patterns of the world. It studies the relationships between cities, nation-states, shell-states, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations and international organizations.
Global powder metallurgy property database The Global Powder Metallurgy Database (GPMD) is an online searchable database that has been developed as the result of a joint project between leading regional powder metallurgy (PM) trade associations, the EPMA and its sister organisations in Japan (JPMA) and North America (MPIF).
Global Panel Foundation For nearly a quarter-century, the Global Panel Foundation has been recognized in diplomatic, political and business circles world-wide as a source of reliable and confidential information. Global Panel's forums and initiatives span the globe.
Global Peace and Justice Auckland Global Peace and Justice Auckland (GPJA) describes itself as "a network of people who provide a platform for individuals and groups to discuss and organise co-operatively on peace and justice issues." Global Peace and Justice Auckland website They are well known for organising the Auckland component of the global February 15, 2003 anti-war protest that attracted 10, 000 people to protest the impending United States attack on Iraq.
Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality The Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality programme (GPSS) is a research initiative jointly managed by the Interdisciplinary University of Paris (France) and Elon University (USA) with funding from the John Templeton Foundation.
Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis The Stop TB Partnership promotes The Global Plan to Stop TB, which calls for a total of $56 billion between 2006 and 2015 to treat 50 million tuberculosis patients and save 14 million lives during that period. Full funding of the Plan will help achieve the Millennium Development Goal to have "halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of tuberculosis".
Global Policy Advisors Global Policy Advisors is a leading policy advisory firm based in Philadelphia. The firm employs policy analysts, lawyers, economists, management consultants and political scientists and is recognized for its neutral analysis of policy developments.
Global Policy Forum Global Policy Forum, or GPF, is an organization seeking to promote accountability of international organizations such as the United Nations and strengthen international law. GPF holds that free markets are not enough to ensure global prosperity, and therefore is opposed to libertarian groups such as the Cato Institute that oppose publicly-funded foreign aid.
Global Professional Wrestling Alliance The Global Professional Wrestling Alliance (GPWA) are a group of professional wrestling promotions and wrestlers from around the world who have come together to cooperate. Formed in 2006, the group is led by chairman Mitsuharu Misawa, a professional wrestler and owner of Pro Wrestling NOAH, and president Yoshiyuki Nakamura, co-owner of Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX.
Global Reach Global Reach is a business initiative to increase the access between a company and their current and potential customers through the use of the Internet. The Internet allows the company to market themselves and attract new customers to their website where they can provide product information and better customer service.
Global Recordings Network Global Recordings Network (GRN) was founded by Joy Ridderhof in Los Angeles, California in 1939 as "Gospel Recordings." The mission of GRN is "to effectively communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ, through audio recordings, to all peoples in their own language.
Global Regulatory Information Database (Compliance GRID) The Global Regulatory Information Database (Compliance GRID) is an "open database of rules, regulations, standards, and government guidance" documents that require IT action, and a survey of the regulatory climate around the world.
Global Relief Foundation The Global Relief Foundation (GRF), also known as Fondation Secours Mondial or FSM, was an Islamic charity based in Bridgeview, IL until it was raided and shut down on December 14, 2001 and labelled a "specifically-designated global terrorist" by the U.S.
Global Reporting Initiative The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aims to make reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance – sustainability reporting – by all organizations as routine and comparable as financial reporting.
Global Resource Serialization Global Resource Serialization (GRS) is the component within the IBM z/OS operating system responsible for enabling fair access to serially reusable computing resources, such as datasets and tape drives or virtual resources, such as lists, queues, and control blocks. Programs can request exclusive access to a resource (which means that program and all subsequent requesting programs are blocked until that program is given access to the resource), usually requested when a program needs to update the resource or shared access (which means that multiple programs can be given access to the resource), usually requested when a program only needs to query the state of the resource.
Global Rhythm Global Rhythm is a monthly music and lifestyle magazine featuring coverage of world music, film, cuisine and travel. Published monthly and circulated across North America, Europe and hundreds of other locations worldwide, New York-based Global Rhythm is considered the leading authority on world music.
Global Rocket 1 The Global Rocket 1 (GR-1) was a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed but not deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The system also was given the NATO reporting name SS-X-10 Scrag, and carried a Soviet industry designation of 8K713.
Global scenario group The Global Scenario Group (GSG) was a team of environmental scholars, headed by Paul Raskin, who used scenario analysis to analyze future paths for world development in the face of environmental pressures and crises. Convened by the Tellus Institute and Stockholm Environment Institute in 1995, the GSG based its scenarios on quantitative social, economic, and environmental research from world regions with the help of Pole Star, a comprehensive database and computational framework for representing alternative scenarios.
Global settlement The Global Settlement was a legal settlement reached between Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, North American Securities Administrators Association President Christine Bruenn, NASD , New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso, and state securities regulators with the nation's top investment firms to resolve issues of conflict of interest at brokerage firms. According to the SEC, "The 'global settlement' concluded a joint investigation begun in April (2002) by regulators into the undue influence of investment banking interests on securities research at brokerage firms.
Global strategic petroleum reserves Strategic petroleum reserves ("SPR") refer to crude oil inventories held by the government of a particular country, as well as private industry, for the purpose of providing economic and national security during an energy crisis. According to the United States Energy Information Administration, approximately 4.
Global Sea Level Observing System The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) is an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program whose purpose is to measure sea level globally for long-term climate change studies. The program's purpose has changed since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the program now collects realtime measurements of sea level.
Global Server Load Balancing Internet services, like a web site, hosted in a single facility or geographic area are subject to downtime due to general facility or network issues that lead to the entire site being unavailable, and will result in high latency for clients whose network and/or geographic location is far from the server farm. GSLB addresses these issues by balancing clients across a geographically distributed set of server farms based on health, server load or proximity.
Global Studies Global Studies is a mandated course by the New York State Department of Education for high school graduation in the subject of Social Studies. Similar to the World History courses taught in other states, Global Studies focuses on international history from the perspective of all those involved.
Global System for Mobile Communications The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM service is used by over 2 billion people across more than 212 countries and territories.
Global Television Studios, Sydney Global Television Studios are a two-studio television facility situated in the suburb of North Ryde, Sydney, Australia. The facilities were built in 1965 as the original home of television station TEN-10, however they were sold to Global in 1996 when Network Ten moved premises to Ultimo, then finally to Pyrmont.
Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program The Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) is a cooperative international project that seeks to develop and maintain a global ocean Temperature-Salinity resource with up-to-date and high quality data.
Global Title A Global Title (GT) is an address used in the SCCP protocol for routing signaling messages on telecommunications networks. In theory, a global title is a unique address which refers to only one destination, though in practice destinations can change over time.
Global Top 40 Albums The Global Top 40 Albums Chart is a listing of the 40 highest selling music albums in the World, published weekly in official global chart website by Media Traffic. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists.
Global TransPark The North Carolina Global TransPark (GTP) is an economic development area in eastern North Carolina intended to spur transition in the region from an agricultural base to one of skilled labor and industrial manufacturing.
Global union federation A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, previously known as international trade secretariats [ITSs].
Global village (Internet) Global village is a term coined by Wyndham Lewis in his book America and Cosmic Man (1948). However, Herbert Marshall McLuhan also wrote about this term in his book The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man (1962).
Global Van Lines Global Van Lines is a transport company founded in 1933 by George T. Howard as Howard Van Lines in Dallas, Texas and took its present name in 1957 when it was acquired by Trans-Ocean Van Service of Long Beach, California.
Global Village (event) A charity event that will be held in the on the 8th of february in the University of Glasgow Qudos at 6pm, it will be a cultural fusion event, with ethnic music, food, fashion and much more. The aim of this is to bring the different cultures of the world closer together as well as to make people aware of other peoples background and ethnicity.
Global Vision International Global Vision International (GVI) is a private travel organisation that places groups and individuals on volunteer projects around the world. They facilitate volunteering projects, conservation research expeditions, internships and teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) courses.
Global Volunteer Network The Global Volunteer Network (GVN) is a private NGO which supports the work of local community organizations through facilitating the placement of international voulnteers to do work of a humanitarian/environmental nature.
Global warming potential Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming. It is a relative scale which compares the gas in question to that of the same mass of carbon dioxide (whose GWP is by definition 1).
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, a law in California, was signed by Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 27, 2006. It was the first legislation cutting global warming pollution in the United States.
Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (2002) Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints Series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on questions about global warming: does it pose a serious threat; what causes it; what will its effects be; and should measures be taken to combat it? It was edited by James Haley.
Global Water Cooler Guy The Global WaterCooler Guy, Is Global Television's outgoing, gregarious, 6 foot 5" character hitting the streets across cities in Canada, speaking with everyday people about about Global shows. The Global WaterCooler Guy is the resident expert on all things Global.
Global Water Challenge The Global Water Challenge (GWC) is an initiative of the United Nations Foundation to provide safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene education worldwide to people who lack these services. Launched by a diverse coalition of corporations, foundations, and aid organizations, the GWC is a unique partnership to build healthy communities and provide sustainable solutions to ensure the availability of potable water for those in need.
Global Workspace Theory Global Workspace Theory (GWT) is a simple cognitive architecture that has been developed to account qualitatively for a large set of matched pairs of conscious and unconscious processes, and it was proposed by Bernard Baars (1988, 1997). It is based on the concept of a human working memory – the "inner domain in which we can rehearse telephone numbers to ourselves or, more interestingly, in which we carry on the narratives of our lives.
Global Young Greens The Global Young Greens (GYG) is an emerging universal organisation supporting and consolidating the efforts of young people working towards social justice, ecological sustainability, grassroots democracy and peace. GYG is a joint project of over 70 youth organisations and many hundreds of individuals, including the Federation of Young European Greens, Asia Pacific Young Greens Network, Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, Young Volunteers for the Environment and others.
Global Young Leaders Conference The Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) is a leadership development program devised by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC). It brings together scholars, between the ages of 16 and 18, from countries all around the world to build critical leadership skills in a global context.
Global Youth Partnership for Africa The Global Youth Partnership for Africa is a nonprofit organization seeking to foster educational opportunities for the children of northern Uganda, spread information about HIV/AIDS prevention in Ugandan society, and provide initiatives for women's empowerment. It was founded in October 2003 by Jeremy M.
GlobalCollect GlobalCollect is a full service Payment Service Provider (PSP) that provides worldwide payment processing and services for Customer Non-Present (CNP) businesses. CNP businesses include internet, mail, telephone order, and more.
Globalisation is Good Globalisation is Good is a documentary film from 2003 produced by British Channel 4 and featuring Swedish author Johan Norberg. The film is based on Norberg's much celebrated book In Defence of Global Capitalism published in 2001 that shows the impact of globalisation, and the consequences of its absence.
Globalisation Institute The Globalisation Institute is a free-market international development think tank founded in London in 2005 and much favoured by Conservative Party (UK) leader David Cameron. Its website states that "We believe that globalisation is a force for good.
Globalise Resistance Globalise Resistance (GR) is a British anti-capitalist activist group. The group was established after the emergence of the anti-globalisation movement and sought to bring together a broad array of organisations opposed to neo-liberal capitalism and corporate power.
Globalization Globalization, or globalisation is the increasing interdependence, integration and interaction among people and corporations in disparate locations around the world. It is an umbrella term which refers to a complex of economic, trade, social, technological, cultural and political interrelationships.
Globalization and health Globalization is reshaping the social geography within which humanity strives to create health or prevent disease. The determinants of health and disease – be they a SARS virus or increasing obesity – are affected by increasing global mobility.
Globalization Management System A globalization management system (GMS) is a type of software for automating many parts of the human language translation process and maximizing translator efficiency. If machine translation were perfect, then globalization management systems would not be needed.
Globalization of wine The globalization of wine is largely a post-1976 phenomenon. The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 and subsequent wine competitions demonstrated to the world that wines of high quality could be produced not only in France but also in California.
Globally hyperbolic Globally hyperbolic (also global hyperbolicity) is a term describing the "causal structure" of a spacetime manifold in Einstein's theory of general relativity, or potentially in other metric gravitational theories.
Globally Harmonized System The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) proposed by the United Nations, "addresses classification of chemicals by types of hazard and proposes harmonized hazard communication elements, including labels and safety data sheets" (1). It also provides "a basis for harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals at national, regional and worldwide level, an important factor also for trade facilitation".
Globally Unique Identifier A Globally Unique Identifier or GUID (IPA pronunciation: or ) is a pseudo-random number used in software applications. While each generated GUID is not guaranteed to be unique, the total number of unique keys (2128 or 3.
GlobalLogic GlobalLogic (formerly Induslogic) is an information technology company based in Virginia, USA founded in 1998. It is a privately held company funded by NEA, Sequoia, and Draper Atlantic, the Mid-Atlantic affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Globaloria The GLOBALORIA Program was established by the World Wide Workshop Foundation in the spring of 2006 to build projects that empower people in the developing world and other underprivileged communities to experience elements of democracy and globalization through learning Internet technology Web 2.0 skills: accessing information, participating in real-time communication, publishing and connecting to the global community.
GlobalSantaFe Corporation GlobalSantaFe Corporation (NYSE:) is an offshore oil and gas drilling contractor, owning or operating a fleet of 61 marine drilling rigs. With its principal executive offices in Houston, Texas, GlobalSantaFe is one of the largest international drilling contractors, providing offshore drilling services to the world's leading oil and gas companies.
GlobalSecurity.org GlobalSecurity.org, launched in 2000, describes itself as a public policy organization whose mission is to be a reliable source of background information and developing news stories in the fields of defense, space, intelligence, WMD, and homeland security.
GlobalView GlobalView was an integrated "desktop environment" including word-processing, desktop-publishing, and simple calculation (spreadsheet) and database functionality, developed at Xerox Parc as a way to run the software originally developed for their Xerox Alto and Xerox Star specialized workstations on an IBM PC-based platform. Initially it required an additional processor on an expansion card, later it was run using emulation.
Globar A Globar is a silicon carbide rod of 5 to 10 mm width and 20 to 50 mm length which is electrically heated up to 1000 to 1650 °C (1800 to 3000 °F) with a downstream variable interference filter that emits radiation from 4 to 15 micrometres wavelength. Globars are used as thermal light sources for infrared spectroscopy because their spectral behaviour corresponds approximately to that one of a Planck radiator (resp.
Globe A globe is a three-dimensional scale model of a spheroid celestial body such as a planet, star or moon, in particular Earth, or, alternatively, a spherical representation of the sky with the stars (but without the Sun, Moon, or planets, because their positions vary relative to those of the stars; however, the ecliptic, along which the Sun moves, is indicated). The word globe comes from the Latin word globus, meaning round mass or sphere.
Globe (band) globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by legendary producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group has been another triumph in a long line of successes associated with Komuro, with its singles consistently hitting the charts even to the present day.
Globe Gazette The Globe Gazette, known locally as the Globe, is a daily morning newspaper published in Mason City, Iowa in the United States. The Globe's circulation is approximately 19,000 for the weekday edition and slightly above 23,000 on Sundays.
Globe Handyphone Globe Handyphone is the main mobile arm of parent company Globe Telecom, providing mobile phone services in the Philippines. At present, Globe Handyphone (of which the name Globe is most commonly used on) is the second-largest service provider in the Philippines, with a subscriber base of 11.
Globe Locomotive Works The Globe Locomotive Works was a late-19th century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives and other machinery based in Boston, Massachusetts. During that time the firm built some one hundred steam locomotives for railroads throughout the United States.
Globe Theatre, Dunedin The Globe Theatre is the name of a threatre located in Dunedin, New Zealand, and the amateur theatre company that runs it. The theatre was built in 1961 by Patric and Rosalie Carey as an extension of their house, at a time when professional theatre was virtually non-existent in New Zealand.
Globe Trekker Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet) is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British-based series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994.
Globe valve Globe valves are named for their spherical body shape. The two halves of the valve body are separated by an internal baffle which has an opening forming a seat onto which a movable disc can be screwed in to close (or shut) the valve.
Globes Globes is a Hebrew language daily evening financial newspaper, published in Israel. It does not have any direct competition, however The Marker, the business section of the Haaretz daily is Globes's main rival, in print and online as well.
GlobeXplorer GlobeXplorer is an online spatial data company that compiles and distributes aerial photos, satellite imagery, and map data from their online spatial archives. Based in Walnut Creek, CA, GlobeXplorer has been credited as the first company to establish a business around compiling and distributing online aerial and satellite imagery.
Globig-Bleddin Globig-Bleddin is a community in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The community belongs to the administrative community (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) of Kurregion Elbe-Heideland whose seat is in the town of Bad Schmiedeberg.
Globigerinida The Globigerinida are a common group of foraminiferans that are found as marine plankton (other groups are primarily benthic). They produce hyaline calcareous tests, and are known as fossils from the Jurassic period onwards.
Globoidnan A Globoidnan A is a ligand found in Eucalyptus globoidea, a tree native to Australia. It has been found to inhibit the action of HIV integrase, an enzyme which is responsible for the introduction of HIV viral RNA into a host's cellular DNA.
Globol Extreme Globol Extreme is a sport created in Australia, based on five-a-side soccer; it is a high-energy game played in a theatrical setting which combines the skills and athleticism of soccer with the theatrical power and entertainment appeal of a major rock concert.
Globster A globster, or blob, is an unidentified organic mass that washes up on the shore of an ocean or other body of water. It is distinguished from a normal beached carcass by being hard to identify, at least by initial untrained observers, and by creating controversy as to its identity.
Globular cluster A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers.
Globular protein Globular proteins, or spheroproteins are one of the two main protein classes, comprising globelike proteins that are more or less soluble in aqueous solutions (where they form colloidal solutions). This main characteristic helps distinguishing them from fibrous proteins (the other class), which are practically insoluble.
Globularia Globularia is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming herbs or subshrubs, with leathery oval leaves 1-10 cm long.
Globule (CDN) Globule is an open-source collaborative content delivery network developed at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. It is implemented as a third-party module for the Apache HTTP Server that allows any given server to replicate its documents to other Globule servers.
Globulin Globulin is one of the two types of serum proteins, the other being albumin. This generic term encompasses a heterogeneous series of families of proteins, with larger molecules and less soluble in pure water than albumin, which migrate less than albumin during serum electrophoresis.

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