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Nucleon spin structure Nucleons (protons and neutrons) are spin=1/2 subatomic particles, composed of quarks. In the late 1980s, the European Muon Collaboration conducted experiments that evidenced that the spin carried by the quarks is not sufficient to justify the total spin of the nucleons.
Nucleonic energy Nucleonic energy is a technological concept developed by Canadian autodidact and inventor Mel Winfield. It is energy obtained from the angular momentum of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) within an atomic nucleus.
Nucleophile In chemistry, a nucleophile (literally nucleus lover as in nucleus and phile) is a reagent that forms a chemical bond to its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons.Gold Book definition Link Because nucleophiles donate electrons, they are by definition Lewis bases (see acid-base reaction theories).
Nucleophilic aromatic substitution [nucleophilic substitution]A nucleophilic substitution is a substitution reaction in organic chemistry in which the nucleophile displaces a good leaving group, such as a halide on an aromatic ring. There are 5 nucleophilic substitution mechanisms encountered with aromatic systems:
Nucleophilic substitution In chemistry, nucleophilic substitution is a class of substitution reaction in which an electron-rich nucleophile attacks a molecule and replaces a group or atom, called the leaving group. It is a fundamental class of reaction in organic chemistry, where the reaction occurs at a carbon centre, but nucleophilic substitutions are also well known in inorganic covalent compounds too.
Nucleoprotein A nucleoprotein is any protein which is structurally associated with nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA). The prototypical example is any of the histone class of proteins, which are identifiable on strands of chromatin.
Nucleoside Nucleosides are glycosylamines made by attaching a nucleobase (often referred to simply as bases) to a ribose or deoxyribose ring. Examples of these include cytidine, uridine, adenosine, guanosine, thymidine and inosine.
Nucleoside triphosphate Nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) is a nucleotide with three phosphates. Natural nucleoside triphosphates include adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cytidine triphosphate (CTP), thymidine triphosphate (TTP) and uridine triphosphate (UTP).
Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase Nucleoside-diphosphate kinases (NDKs, also nucleoside diphosphate kinases and nucleoside diphosphokinases) are enzymes which catalyzes the exchange of phosphate groups between different nucleoside diphosphates. As the citric acid (Krebs) cycle can produce only ATP, NDKs serve to maintain an equilibrium between the concentrations of different nucleoside triphosphates.
Nucleosynthesis Nucleosynthesis is the process of creating new atomic nuclei from preexisting nucleons (protons and neutrons). The primordial preexisting nucleons were formed from the quark-gluon plasma of the Big Bang as it cooled below ten million degrees.
Nucleotidase A nucleotidase is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide into a nucleoside and a phosphate. They have an important function in digestion in that they break down consumed nucleic acids.
Nucleotide A nucleotide is a chemical compound that consists of a heterocyclic base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. In the most common nucleotides the base is a derivative of purine or pyrimidine, and the sugar is the pentose (five-carbon sugar) deoxyribose or ribose.
Nucleotide excision repair Nucleotide excision repair is a DNA repair mechanism. DNA constantly requires repair due to damage that can occur to bases from a vast variety of sources including chemicals but also ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun.
Nucleus (neuroanatomy) In neuroanatomy, a nucleus is a central nervous system structure that is composed mainly of gray matter, and which acts as a hub or transit point for electrical signals in a single neural subsystem. For example, the lateral geniculate nucleus mediates signals in the vertebrate visual system.
Nucleus accumbens The nucleus accumbens (also known as the accumbens nucleus or nucleus accumbens septi [Latin for nucleus leaning against the septum]) is a collection of neurons located where the head of the caudate and the anterior portion of the putamen meet just lateral to the septum pellucidum. The nucleus accumbens can be considered to consist of two structures -- the nucleus accumbens CORE and the nucleus accumbens SHELL.
Nucleus Limited Nucleus Limited began as a private company, Nucleus Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia, in 1967, founded by former Watson-Victor executive Paul Murray Trainor, after aquistion of X-ray sales & service company Scientific & General.
Nucleus Medical Art Nucleus Medical Art, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a production company specializing in medical illustrations, animations, interactive media, and other educational material for patients, consumers and professionals. Their customers include publishers, health care web sites, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, attorneys, health care professionals, and others with an interest in medical or scientific subjects.
Nucleus of the solitary tract The solitary nucleus and tract also known as “Nucleus of the Solitary Tract” are sensory nuclei that are found in the brainstem. The solitary tract nucleus consists of bilateral columns of neurons that extend from near the spinal cord.
Nucleus RTOS Nucleus RTOS is a real-time operating system (RTOS) and full-featured toolset created by the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics for various CPU platforms. Nucleus RTOS is part of a complete embedded solution with a full complement of embedded middleware available.
Nucor Nucor Corporation () is one of the largest steel producers in the United States, and the largest of the "mini-mill" operators (those using electric arc furnaces to melt scrap steel, as opposed to companies using traditional blast furnace technology). Nucor claims to be the largest recycler of scrap steel in the United States, recycling over 19 million tons of scrap steel annually.
Nucras caesicaudata Blue-tailed sandveld lizard (Nucras caesicaudata) is a wall lizard species of the genus Nucras. It is found in southern Mozambique, southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern South Africa As well as the Eastern United States.
Nucular Nucular is a metathesis of the word nuclear which represents the commonplace 'NEW-cue-lerr' ( IPA ) pronunciation of that word instead of 'NEW-clear' ( IPA or ); in other words, the pronunciation which rhymes not with "likelier", but with "ocular".
NuCalc NuCalc, also known as Graphing Calculator, is the name of a computer software tool, made by the company Pacific Tech, capable of performing many graphing calculator functions. It can graph inequalities and vector fields, as well as functions in two, three, or four dimensions.
Nude & Natural Nude & Natural: The Magazine Of Naturist Living or simply ("N") Magazine is a quarterly naturist magazine published by The Naturist Society in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. According to its web site "N offers readers a deftly balanced blend of timely news and features, incisive commentary and reviews, and perceptive site reports from naturist] venues near and far.
Nude (song) "Nude" (also known as "Big Ideas" or "Big Ideas (Don't get any)") is a song by the British band Radiohead. The song was written no later than 1997, when the band began to perform it live, but as of 2006, it has not yet been commercially released on any recordingand has a somewhat legendary status among fans.
Nude beach A nude beach (aka clothing-optional beach, free beach or European-style beach) is a beach where the users generally wear no clothing, while a topfree beach or topless beach is one where upper body clothing is not required for women or men, although a swimming costume covering the genitals is required for both men and women. It is one of the most common and traditional forms of public nudity.
Nude celebrities on the Internet Along with almost every other communication technology ever invented, the Internet has been popular for transmission of pornography. One genre that has become particularly popular is images and videos of nude celebrities.
Nude community A nudist colony is a group of nudists who choose to live together on a permanent basis for the purpose of eschewing clothing. The term was popular in the early half of the twentieth century, but has now lost favor amongst most nudists who prefer terms such as Naturist (Family) Parks, Resorts or Clubs.
Nude mouse A nude mouse is a genetic mutant that has a deteriorated or removed thymus gland, resulting in an inhibited immune system due to a greatly reduced number of T cells. The phenotype, or main outward appearance of the mouse is a lack of body hair, which gives it the "nude" nickname.
Nude recreation Nude recreation is recreation without any clothing. Common references also may substitute "nude" with the terms "clothing-optional", "naturist", "nudist", "body-positive" or "clothes-free".
Nudes (album) Nudes is the fifth album and fourth studio album released by the folk rock band ThaMuseMeant in 2001. Percussionist Jeff Sussman left the band prior to the recording of this album, so it is just the original trio (Aimee Curl, Nathan Moore, & David Tiller).
Nudie Jeans Nudie Jeans is a Swedish clothing brand and a subsidiary of Svenska Jeans AB, founded in 1999 by Maria Erixsson, a former employee and AD of Lee Europe and Swedish Jeans designer JC. As of 2003, the company had 12 employees, a revenue of 93 million Swedish kronor and a net income of 13.
Nudie Mobiles Nudie Mobiles refers to vehicles customised by Nudie Cohn (December 15 1902 – May 9 1984). Nudie was a Ukrainian-American tailor, known for designing rhinestone-covered outfits to be worn by celebrities as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
Nudity Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. It is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin of intimate parts and has analogous uses.
Nudity in religion Attitudes concerning nudity in Western cultures are not all the same, and likewise attitudes in non-western cultures are many and variant. In almost all cultures, acceptability of nudity depends on the situation.
Nudity in science fiction Nudity, frequently found in science fiction, often symbolizes inner or outer situations. In such cases, the circumstance that individuals, groups or entire nations are not clothed is not simply an expression of a natural form of living.
Nueces Hotel The Nueces Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas was a luxury hotel that also served the city as a center of social and political life during the early twentieth century and was for years the largest building in Texas south of San Antonio.
Nueces massacre The Nueces massacre was a violent confrontation between Confederate soldiers and German Texans on August 10], [[1862 in Kinney County, Texas. Buildup to this event began in the spring of 1862 with the initiation of a Confederate conscription for Texans, to which many German Texans voiced their objection.
Nuendo Nuendo is Steinberg's media production suite with audio and MIDI capabilities. Nuendo inherits all standard DAW functions from Steinberg's music production suite Cubase and also adds functionalities tailored to meet the demands of those working in Post-production, multimedia and surround projects.
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten () is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. It is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, about 10 km east of Eindhoven, the fifth largest city in the Netherlands.
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Nuestra Señora de Atocha ("Our Lady of Atocha") was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships that sunk in 1622 off the Florida Keys while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, gems, jewels, jewelery and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena, Colombia, Porto Bello in New Granada and Havana bound for Spain. The ship was named for the parish of Atocha in Madrid, Spain.
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica BasĂlica de Nuestra Señora de los Ăngeles (Our Lady of the Angels Basilica), a basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Prados, officially known as la Virgen de los Ăngeles (the Lady of the Angels). The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake.
Nuestra Señora de Loreto Reducción de Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Reduction of Our Lady of Loreto) was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period.
Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana Reducción de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana (Reduction of Our Lady of Saint Ana) was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period.
Nuestra Señora del Refugio The Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio was the only land grant licensed under Spanish rule in what is today Santa Barbara County, California. The ranch stretched from Cojo Canyon to the eastern ridge of Canada del Refugio (Refugio Canyon).
Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga - the patroness of Cavite City, also called "Reina de Cavite" and "La Virgen de la Soledad". The Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted as Our Lady of Sorrows.
Nuestro Himno "" (Spanish for "Our Anthem") is a Spanish-language version of the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The debut of the translation came amid a growing controversy over immigration in the United States (see 2006 U.
Nuestros Derechos Nuestros Derechos (meaning Our Rights in Spanish) is a Dutch thrash metal band, founded in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2000 by Jerry Derechos (guitar, vocals), Jetti Derechos (bass guitar, vocals) and Johnny Derechos (drums, vocals).
Nueva bachata Nueva bachata, sometimes called "Bachata tipico" or "Bachateo", is a musical movement in the Dominican Republic which combines bachata-style melodies and song subjects with reggaeton-style beats, rapping, and disc jockeying. It can also refer to bachata music that has recently been made in the last few years.
Nueva canciĂłn Nueva CanciĂłn (Spanish for 'new song') was a movement in Latin American music that emerged in the mid-1960s, taking root in South America, especially Chile and other Andean countries. It combined traditional Latin American folk music idioms and some had popular (esp.
Nueva Crónica y Buen Gobierno Nueva Crónica y Buen Gobierno, of Felipe Huamán Poma of Ayala, was lost for several centuries. The original manuscript of the chronicle was discovered in 1908 by Richard Pietschmann, in the Real Library of Copenhagen and it was published for the first time, but in edition facsimile, by the Frenchman Paul Rivet in 1936.
Nueva Ecija Patriots The Nueva Ecija Patriots was a former professional basketball team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1999-2001. 2002 PBA MVP Willie Miller was familiar for his initial years with the team when he played for the Patriots from 1999-2000.
Nueva Germania Nueva Germania ("New Germania") is a village in rural Paraguay. It was founded in 1888 in a remote jungle as a racially pure, utopian settlement of the Aryan race by Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (the sister of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche), and her husband, the anti-Semitic agitator Bernhard Förster.
Nueva Gerona Nueva Gerona is the capital city of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality of Cuba. The city is located between the hills of Caballos and Casas, about 3 km up the RĂo Casas, which provides a navigable waterway to the Caribbean Sea.
Nueva Planta decrees The Nueva Planta decrees (Spanish:Decretos de Nueva Planta, Catalan: Decrets de Nova Planta) were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. Taking France as a model of a centralized state, Philip V took advantage of his military victories to suppress the institutions, privileges, and the ancient fueros of almost all the areas that were formerly part of the Crown of Aragon (Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands).
Nueva Pompeya Nueva Pompeya is a neighborhood, or barrio, in the southern part of Buenos Aires city. The Puente Alsina (Alsina bridge) connects the city with the ValentĂn Alsina neighborhood of greater Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires Province.
Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe The Nueve de Julio Department (in Spanish, Departamento Nueve de Julio) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the northwestern corner of the province, limiting with the Vera Department in the east, and with the San CristĂłbal Department in the south.
Nuevo Casas Grandes Nuevo Casas Grandes, also known as Nueva Casas Grandes, is a city in Mexico. It is located in the central part of the northern state of Chihuahua, on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley on the 4,000-foot Mesa del Norte of the Plateau of Mexico.
Nuevo Cine Mexicano From 1990s to the present it is considered as the Era of the Nuevo Cine Mexicano (New Mexican Cinema). It first took place with high quality films by Arturo Ripstein, Alfonso Arau, Alfonso CuarĂłn and MarĂa Novaro.
Nuevo LeĂłn Nuevo LeĂłn (Spanish for "New LeĂłn", after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in north-eastern Mexico. It borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, Zacatecas and San Luis PotosĂ to the south, and Coahuila to the west.
Nuevo LeĂłn state election, 2003 The Mexican state of Nuevo LeĂłn held an election on Sunday, 6 July 2003. At stake was the office of the Nuevo LeĂłn State Governor, all 42 members of the unicameral Nuevo LeĂłn State Congress, and 51 mayors and municipal councils.
Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, Mexico is a small village near the ParĂcutin volcano. The city is called "Nuevo" (Spanish for "New") because the original San Juan Parangaricutiro was destroyed during the formation of the ParĂcutin volcano in 1943.
Nuevo Santander Nuevo Santander ("New Santander") was a region of New Spain, corresponding generally to the modern Mexican state of Tamaulipas and southern Texas. Nuevo Santander was named after Santander in Spain, and settled by Spanish American colonists in a concerted settlement campaign peaking in 1748-1750.
Nuevo tango Tango nuevo or nuevo tango is a form of both dance and music in which elements of jazz and classical music were incorporated into traditional Argentinian tango. The most important composer of this style is Ăstor Piazzolla, who revolutionized tango by introducing new instruments (e.
Nufarm Nufarm (), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is one of the world's leading agricultural chemical companies, with operations in all corners of the globe. The company holds more than 2,100 product registrations, and markets products in more than 100 countries around the world.
NufÄrul NufÄrul (Hungarian: TavirĂłzsa) is a large "satellite" quarter (cartier in Romanian) on the eastern outskirts of Oradea, Bihor, Romania. Like all other "quarters" of Oradea, NufÄrul does not have an official boundary, nor does it have a local government (being governed by the Municipality of Oradea).
Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology.
Nuffield Organisation The Nuffield Organisation was an automobile manufacturing company in the United Kingdom. Named after its founder, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, it was formed in 1938 as the merger of Nuffield's Morris Motor Company (already having acquired Wolseley Motors in 1927), another of Nuffield's companies the MG Car Company and Riley.
Nugroho Wisnumurti Nugroho Wisnumurti, born 23 March 1940 in Surakarta, Central Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), was Indonesia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2000 to 2004Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva website.
Nuhu Ribadu Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (born November 11, 1960) is the Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Prior to his appointment to his current position by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in April of 2003, Ribadu served as Nigeria's Assistant Commissioner of Police and as the head of the Legal and Prosecution Department of the Nigeria Police Force.
Nuchal scan Nuchal Scan is a prenatal screening ultrasound scan to help identify higher risks of a Downs syndrome affected fetus, particularly for older mothers who have higher risks of such pregnancies. The scan is carried out at 11-13 weeks pregnancy and assesses the amount of fluid behind the neck of the fetus - also known as 'the nuchal translucency'.
Nuchal translucency Late in the first trimester, an echolucent area can be identified at the back of the neck of normal fetuses. Normally thin, it has been observed that an unusually thick translucency is sometimes associated with such abnormalities as trisomy 21 and other fetal malformations.
Nuin Nuin is a Basque surname from the province of Navarre in Spain, and has the same origin as the word noain. The original meaning of the name is not known, with the only suggested theory by Narbarte who contends that it relates to the word, Munogain, which means the 'higher part of a hill'.
Nuisance fee A nuisance fee is a fee, fine, or penalty which is charged to deter an action, rather than to compensate for the costs of that action. For example, a five-dollar penalty for submitting an application late does not compensate for costs associated with processing late submissions, but rather encourages people to submit on time.
Nuit Blanche Nuit Blanche (White Night in English) is an annual all-night cultural festival. The festival lasts from sundown until sunrise on the first Saturday and Sunday in October and has, since its premiere in Paris under the socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoe in 2002, spread to many other cities internationally, including Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Montreal, Rome, Skopje, Toronto, and Valletta amongst others.
Nuithones The Nuithones were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. SchĂĽtte remarks that the name is probably corrupt and suggests that the correct forms were Teutones] or [[Euthiones (Jutes).
Nujol Nujol is an important material used in infrared spectroscopy. It is a heavy paraffin oil so it is chemically inert and has a relatively uncomplicated IR spectrum, with major peaks between 2950-2800, 1465-1450, and 1380-1370 cm-1.
Nukak The Nukak people (also Nukak-MakĂş) live between the Guaviare and InĂrida rivers, in the depths of the tropical humid forest, on the fringe of the Amazon basin, in Guaviare Department, Republic of Colombia. They are nomadic hunter-gatherers with seasonal nomadic patterns and in addition they practice a shifting horticulture in small scale.
Nuke (gaming) In many online video games (especially MMORPGs), the term nuke is generally used to describe a spell or skill which is capable of dealing a great amount of damage to its target. More specifically, the term is applied to a player character's most damaging spell or spell-like ability.
Nuke (Squadron Supreme) Nuke is a superhero from Earth-712 in the fictional Marvel Universe, a member of the Squadron Supreme and it's rebooted equivalent, Supreme Power, a thinly disguised pastiche of DC Comics' Justice League of America. He is an analogue of DC Comics Firestorm.
Nuke and pave "Nuke and pave" is a slang term used by computer technicians to indicate the complete deletion of a hard drive, followed by the reinstallation of an operating system. Rather than fixing what was already installed on the computer, the system is "nuked" (i.
Nuke-Con Nuke-Con is a not-for-profit organization, formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska, dedicated to promoting the positive social, educational, and entertainment aspects in all types of gaming hobbies through their game days and annual convention.
Nukla Nukla was a short-lived nuclear-powered superhero published by Dell Comics in the mid 1960s. In many ways he was similar to other nuclear-based superheroes of the times, such as Gold Key's Doctor Solar and Charlton's Captain Atom.
Nuklear Age Nuklear Age is a self-published novel by Brian Clevinger; it is largely an extended parody of comic books. The book recounts the adventures of Nuklear Man and his sidekick, Atomik Lad, as they fight against rogue military weapons, highly evolved civilizations, the trials of everyday life, an angst-filled over-villain of undeniable power, the ever exotic Dr.
Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple The Nukualofa Tonga Temple is the 25th constructed and 23rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in the middle of Tonga's main island Tongatapu near Matangiake but more commonly known as Liahona, the name of the school near to it.
Nukufetau Nukufetau is one of the nine atolls of the nation Tuvalu. The island was claimed by the US (not under the Guano Islands Act) some time in the 1800's and was ceeded in a treaty of friendship concluded in 1979 and coming into force in 1983.
Nul NuL is a South African band that was loosely formed in 1998 by Adriaan Pelzer and Simon Kruger, operating as NuL since 2004. NuL creates Afrikaans electro-industrial music, and propagates the free distribution of music.
Nules Nules is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of CastellĂł, in the Land of Valencia. Located 18 km to the south of the province's capital, at 13 m over sea level, it has 12,418 inhabitants (2005 data), living in Nules town,Platja de Nules,and Mascarell.
Nulka The Nulka is an active missile decoy designed and built by an American/Australian collaboration. Deployed on some USN and RAN warships, the Nulka is a rocket propelled, disposable, offboard, active decoy designed to seduce anti-ship missiles away from their targets.
Null and Void Null and Void is a comedy television show that runs on CitrusTV, (previously called UUTV and HillTV), the student-run television station at Syracuse University in New York. Preparations began in 1986 (the show's creators and much of its original cast had previously worked on an unsuccessful pilot for the station, a news parody titled What Did You Expect, News?
Null dust solution A null dust solution (sometimes called a null fluid) is a Lorentzian manifold in which the Einstein tensor is null. Such a spacetime can be interpreted as an exact solution of Einstein's field equation, in which the only mass-energy present in the spacetime is due to some kind of massless radiation.
Null fill Null fill is used in radio antenna systems which are located on mountains or tall towers, to prevent too much of the signal from overshooting the intended coverage area. Phasing is used between antenna elements to take power away from the main lobe and electrically direct more of it downward.
Null function In computer science, a null function (or null operator) is subroutine that returns no data values and leaves the program state unchanged. When it is part of the instruction set of a processor, it is called a NOP or NOOP (No OPeration).
Null httpd Null httpd is a tiny web server which is designed to be very small, simple, multithreaded, and available for Linux and Windows. Null httpd is free software / open source, and is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Null hypothesis In statistics, a null hypothesis is a hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise.
Null character The null character (also null terminator) is a character with the value zero, present in the ASCII and Unicode character sets, and available in nearly all mainstream programming languages. The original meaning of this character was like NOP — when sent to a printer or a terminal, it does nothing (some terminals, however, incorrectly display it as space).
Null morpheme In morpheme-based morphology, a null morpheme is a morpheme that is realized by a phonologically null affix (an empty string of phonological segments). In simpler terms, a null morpheme is an "invisible" affix.
Null move In game theory, a null move is a decision by a player to "pass" (that is, not to make a move) when it is their turn to move. Even though null moves are against the rules of many games, they are often useful to consider when analyzing these games.
Null surface In the Theory of relativity, a null surface is a 3-surface whose normal vector is everywhere null (zero length with respect to the local Lorentz metric), but the vector is not identically zero. For example, light cones are null surfaces.
Nulla in mundo pax sincera Nulla in mundo pax sincera (RV 630) is a motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi, the title of which may be translated as "In this world there is no honest peace". Written in the key of E major and in the typical lyrical Italian Baroque style, it is scored for solo soprano, two violins, and basso continuo.
Nucleonic energy Nucleonic energy is a technological concept developed by Canadian autodidact and inventor Mel Winfield. It is energy obtained from the angular momentum of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) within an atomic nucleus.
Nucleophile In chemistry, a nucleophile (literally nucleus lover as in nucleus and phile) is a reagent that forms a chemical bond to its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both bonding electrons.Gold Book definition Link Because nucleophiles donate electrons, they are by definition Lewis bases (see acid-base reaction theories).
Nucleophilic aromatic substitution [nucleophilic substitution]A nucleophilic substitution is a substitution reaction in organic chemistry in which the nucleophile displaces a good leaving group, such as a halide on an aromatic ring. There are 5 nucleophilic substitution mechanisms encountered with aromatic systems:
Nucleophilic substitution In chemistry, nucleophilic substitution is a class of substitution reaction in which an electron-rich nucleophile attacks a molecule and replaces a group or atom, called the leaving group. It is a fundamental class of reaction in organic chemistry, where the reaction occurs at a carbon centre, but nucleophilic substitutions are also well known in inorganic covalent compounds too.
Nucleoprotein A nucleoprotein is any protein which is structurally associated with nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA). The prototypical example is any of the histone class of proteins, which are identifiable on strands of chromatin.
Nucleoside Nucleosides are glycosylamines made by attaching a nucleobase (often referred to simply as bases) to a ribose or deoxyribose ring. Examples of these include cytidine, uridine, adenosine, guanosine, thymidine and inosine.
Nucleoside triphosphate Nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) is a nucleotide with three phosphates. Natural nucleoside triphosphates include adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP), cytidine triphosphate (CTP), thymidine triphosphate (TTP) and uridine triphosphate (UTP).
Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase Nucleoside-diphosphate kinases (NDKs, also nucleoside diphosphate kinases and nucleoside diphosphokinases) are enzymes which catalyzes the exchange of phosphate groups between different nucleoside diphosphates. As the citric acid (Krebs) cycle can produce only ATP, NDKs serve to maintain an equilibrium between the concentrations of different nucleoside triphosphates.
Nucleosynthesis Nucleosynthesis is the process of creating new atomic nuclei from preexisting nucleons (protons and neutrons). The primordial preexisting nucleons were formed from the quark-gluon plasma of the Big Bang as it cooled below ten million degrees.
Nucleotidase A nucleotidase is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a nucleotide into a nucleoside and a phosphate. They have an important function in digestion in that they break down consumed nucleic acids.
Nucleotide A nucleotide is a chemical compound that consists of a heterocyclic base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. In the most common nucleotides the base is a derivative of purine or pyrimidine, and the sugar is the pentose (five-carbon sugar) deoxyribose or ribose.
Nucleotide excision repair Nucleotide excision repair is a DNA repair mechanism. DNA constantly requires repair due to damage that can occur to bases from a vast variety of sources including chemicals but also ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun.
Nucleus (neuroanatomy) In neuroanatomy, a nucleus is a central nervous system structure that is composed mainly of gray matter, and which acts as a hub or transit point for electrical signals in a single neural subsystem. For example, the lateral geniculate nucleus mediates signals in the vertebrate visual system.
Nucleus accumbens The nucleus accumbens (also known as the accumbens nucleus or nucleus accumbens septi [Latin for nucleus leaning against the septum]) is a collection of neurons located where the head of the caudate and the anterior portion of the putamen meet just lateral to the septum pellucidum. The nucleus accumbens can be considered to consist of two structures -- the nucleus accumbens CORE and the nucleus accumbens SHELL.
Nucleus Limited Nucleus Limited began as a private company, Nucleus Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia, in 1967, founded by former Watson-Victor executive Paul Murray Trainor, after aquistion of X-ray sales & service company Scientific & General.
Nucleus Medical Art Nucleus Medical Art, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a production company specializing in medical illustrations, animations, interactive media, and other educational material for patients, consumers and professionals. Their customers include publishers, health care web sites, medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, attorneys, health care professionals, and others with an interest in medical or scientific subjects.
Nucleus of the solitary tract The solitary nucleus and tract also known as “Nucleus of the Solitary Tract” are sensory nuclei that are found in the brainstem. The solitary tract nucleus consists of bilateral columns of neurons that extend from near the spinal cord.
Nucleus RTOS Nucleus RTOS is a real-time operating system (RTOS) and full-featured toolset created by the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics for various CPU platforms. Nucleus RTOS is part of a complete embedded solution with a full complement of embedded middleware available.
Nucor Nucor Corporation () is one of the largest steel producers in the United States, and the largest of the "mini-mill" operators (those using electric arc furnaces to melt scrap steel, as opposed to companies using traditional blast furnace technology). Nucor claims to be the largest recycler of scrap steel in the United States, recycling over 19 million tons of scrap steel annually.
Nucras caesicaudata Blue-tailed sandveld lizard (Nucras caesicaudata) is a wall lizard species of the genus Nucras. It is found in southern Mozambique, southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern South Africa As well as the Eastern United States.
Nucular Nucular is a metathesis of the word nuclear which represents the commonplace 'NEW-cue-lerr' ( IPA ) pronunciation of that word instead of 'NEW-clear' ( IPA or ); in other words, the pronunciation which rhymes not with "likelier", but with "ocular".
NuCalc NuCalc, also known as Graphing Calculator, is the name of a computer software tool, made by the company Pacific Tech, capable of performing many graphing calculator functions. It can graph inequalities and vector fields, as well as functions in two, three, or four dimensions.
Nude & Natural Nude & Natural: The Magazine Of Naturist Living or simply ("N") Magazine is a quarterly naturist magazine published by The Naturist Society in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. According to its web site "N offers readers a deftly balanced blend of timely news and features, incisive commentary and reviews, and perceptive site reports from naturist] venues near and far.
Nude (song) "Nude" (also known as "Big Ideas" or "Big Ideas (Don't get any)") is a song by the British band Radiohead. The song was written no later than 1997, when the band began to perform it live, but as of 2006, it has not yet been commercially released on any recordingand has a somewhat legendary status among fans.
Nude beach A nude beach (aka clothing-optional beach, free beach or European-style beach) is a beach where the users generally wear no clothing, while a topfree beach or topless beach is one where upper body clothing is not required for women or men, although a swimming costume covering the genitals is required for both men and women. It is one of the most common and traditional forms of public nudity.
Nude celebrities on the Internet Along with almost every other communication technology ever invented, the Internet has been popular for transmission of pornography. One genre that has become particularly popular is images and videos of nude celebrities.
Nude community A nudist colony is a group of nudists who choose to live together on a permanent basis for the purpose of eschewing clothing. The term was popular in the early half of the twentieth century, but has now lost favor amongst most nudists who prefer terms such as Naturist (Family) Parks, Resorts or Clubs.
Nude mouse A nude mouse is a genetic mutant that has a deteriorated or removed thymus gland, resulting in an inhibited immune system due to a greatly reduced number of T cells. The phenotype, or main outward appearance of the mouse is a lack of body hair, which gives it the "nude" nickname.
Nude recreation Nude recreation is recreation without any clothing. Common references also may substitute "nude" with the terms "clothing-optional", "naturist", "nudist", "body-positive" or "clothes-free".
Nudes (album) Nudes is the fifth album and fourth studio album released by the folk rock band ThaMuseMeant in 2001. Percussionist Jeff Sussman left the band prior to the recording of this album, so it is just the original trio (Aimee Curl, Nathan Moore, & David Tiller).
Nudie Jeans Nudie Jeans is a Swedish clothing brand and a subsidiary of Svenska Jeans AB, founded in 1999 by Maria Erixsson, a former employee and AD of Lee Europe and Swedish Jeans designer JC. As of 2003, the company had 12 employees, a revenue of 93 million Swedish kronor and a net income of 13.
Nudie Mobiles Nudie Mobiles refers to vehicles customised by Nudie Cohn (December 15 1902 – May 9 1984). Nudie was a Ukrainian-American tailor, known for designing rhinestone-covered outfits to be worn by celebrities as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
Nudity Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. It is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin of intimate parts and has analogous uses.
Nudity in religion Attitudes concerning nudity in Western cultures are not all the same, and likewise attitudes in non-western cultures are many and variant. In almost all cultures, acceptability of nudity depends on the situation.
Nudity in science fiction Nudity, frequently found in science fiction, often symbolizes inner or outer situations. In such cases, the circumstance that individuals, groups or entire nations are not clothed is not simply an expression of a natural form of living.
Nueces Hotel The Nueces Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas was a luxury hotel that also served the city as a center of social and political life during the early twentieth century and was for years the largest building in Texas south of San Antonio.
Nueces massacre The Nueces massacre was a violent confrontation between Confederate soldiers and German Texans on August 10], [[1862 in Kinney County, Texas. Buildup to this event began in the spring of 1862 with the initiation of a Confederate conscription for Texans, to which many German Texans voiced their objection.
Nuendo Nuendo is Steinberg's media production suite with audio and MIDI capabilities. Nuendo inherits all standard DAW functions from Steinberg's music production suite Cubase and also adds functionalities tailored to meet the demands of those working in Post-production, multimedia and surround projects.
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten () is a municipality consisting of the larger village of Nuenen and two adjacent smaller ones. It is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, about 10 km east of Eindhoven, the fifth largest city in the Netherlands.
Nuestra Señora de Atocha Nuestra Señora de Atocha ("Our Lady of Atocha") was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships that sunk in 1622 off the Florida Keys while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, gems, jewels, jewelery and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena, Colombia, Porto Bello in New Granada and Havana bound for Spain. The ship was named for the parish of Atocha in Madrid, Spain.
Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Basilica BasĂlica de Nuestra Señora de los Ăngeles (Our Lady of the Angels Basilica), a basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Prados, officially known as la Virgen de los Ăngeles (the Lady of the Angels). The basilica was built in 1639 and was partially destroyed by an earthquake.
Nuestra Señora de Loreto Reducción de Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Reduction of Our Lady of Loreto) was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period.
Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana Reducción de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana (Reduction of Our Lady of Saint Ana) was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period.
Nuestra Señora del Refugio The Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio was the only land grant licensed under Spanish rule in what is today Santa Barbara County, California. The ranch stretched from Cojo Canyon to the eastern ridge of Canada del Refugio (Refugio Canyon).
Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga - the patroness of Cavite City, also called "Reina de Cavite" and "La Virgen de la Soledad". The Blessed Virgin Mary is depicted as Our Lady of Sorrows.
Nuestro Himno "" (Spanish for "Our Anthem") is a Spanish-language version of the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The debut of the translation came amid a growing controversy over immigration in the United States (see 2006 U.
Nuestros Derechos Nuestros Derechos (meaning Our Rights in Spanish) is a Dutch thrash metal band, founded in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2000 by Jerry Derechos (guitar, vocals), Jetti Derechos (bass guitar, vocals) and Johnny Derechos (drums, vocals).
Nueva bachata Nueva bachata, sometimes called "Bachata tipico" or "Bachateo", is a musical movement in the Dominican Republic which combines bachata-style melodies and song subjects with reggaeton-style beats, rapping, and disc jockeying. It can also refer to bachata music that has recently been made in the last few years.
Nueva canciĂłn Nueva CanciĂłn (Spanish for 'new song') was a movement in Latin American music that emerged in the mid-1960s, taking root in South America, especially Chile and other Andean countries. It combined traditional Latin American folk music idioms and some had popular (esp.
Nueva Crónica y Buen Gobierno Nueva Crónica y Buen Gobierno, of Felipe Huamán Poma of Ayala, was lost for several centuries. The original manuscript of the chronicle was discovered in 1908 by Richard Pietschmann, in the Real Library of Copenhagen and it was published for the first time, but in edition facsimile, by the Frenchman Paul Rivet in 1936.
Nueva Ecija Patriots The Nueva Ecija Patriots was a former professional basketball team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1999-2001. 2002 PBA MVP Willie Miller was familiar for his initial years with the team when he played for the Patriots from 1999-2000.
Nueva Germania Nueva Germania ("New Germania") is a village in rural Paraguay. It was founded in 1888 in a remote jungle as a racially pure, utopian settlement of the Aryan race by Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (the sister of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche), and her husband, the anti-Semitic agitator Bernhard Förster.
Nueva Gerona Nueva Gerona is the capital city of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality of Cuba. The city is located between the hills of Caballos and Casas, about 3 km up the RĂo Casas, which provides a navigable waterway to the Caribbean Sea.
Nueva Planta decrees The Nueva Planta decrees (Spanish:Decretos de Nueva Planta, Catalan: Decrets de Nova Planta) were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. Taking France as a model of a centralized state, Philip V took advantage of his military victories to suppress the institutions, privileges, and the ancient fueros of almost all the areas that were formerly part of the Crown of Aragon (Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands).
Nueva Pompeya Nueva Pompeya is a neighborhood, or barrio, in the southern part of Buenos Aires city. The Puente Alsina (Alsina bridge) connects the city with the ValentĂn Alsina neighborhood of greater Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires Province.
Nueve de Julio Department, Santa Fe The Nueve de Julio Department (in Spanish, Departamento Nueve de Julio) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the northwestern corner of the province, limiting with the Vera Department in the east, and with the San CristĂłbal Department in the south.
Nuevo Casas Grandes Nuevo Casas Grandes, also known as Nueva Casas Grandes, is a city in Mexico. It is located in the central part of the northern state of Chihuahua, on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley on the 4,000-foot Mesa del Norte of the Plateau of Mexico.
Nuevo Cine Mexicano From 1990s to the present it is considered as the Era of the Nuevo Cine Mexicano (New Mexican Cinema). It first took place with high quality films by Arturo Ripstein, Alfonso Arau, Alfonso CuarĂłn and MarĂa Novaro.
Nuevo LeĂłn Nuevo LeĂłn (Spanish for "New LeĂłn", after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in north-eastern Mexico. It borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, Zacatecas and San Luis PotosĂ to the south, and Coahuila to the west.
Nuevo LeĂłn state election, 2003 The Mexican state of Nuevo LeĂłn held an election on Sunday, 6 July 2003. At stake was the office of the Nuevo LeĂłn State Governor, all 42 members of the unicameral Nuevo LeĂłn State Congress, and 51 mayors and municipal councils.
Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, Mexico is a small village near the ParĂcutin volcano. The city is called "Nuevo" (Spanish for "New") because the original San Juan Parangaricutiro was destroyed during the formation of the ParĂcutin volcano in 1943.
Nuevo Santander Nuevo Santander ("New Santander") was a region of New Spain, corresponding generally to the modern Mexican state of Tamaulipas and southern Texas. Nuevo Santander was named after Santander in Spain, and settled by Spanish American colonists in a concerted settlement campaign peaking in 1748-1750.
Nuevo tango Tango nuevo or nuevo tango is a form of both dance and music in which elements of jazz and classical music were incorporated into traditional Argentinian tango. The most important composer of this style is Ăstor Piazzolla, who revolutionized tango by introducing new instruments (e.
Nufarm Nufarm (), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is one of the world's leading agricultural chemical companies, with operations in all corners of the globe. The company holds more than 2,100 product registrations, and markets products in more than 100 countries around the world.
NufÄrul NufÄrul (Hungarian: TavirĂłzsa) is a large "satellite" quarter (cartier in Romanian) on the eastern outskirts of Oradea, Bihor, Romania. Like all other "quarters" of Oradea, NufÄrul does not have an official boundary, nor does it have a local government (being governed by the Municipality of Oradea).
Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology.
Nuffield Organisation The Nuffield Organisation was an automobile manufacturing company in the United Kingdom. Named after its founder, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, it was formed in 1938 as the merger of Nuffield's Morris Motor Company (already having acquired Wolseley Motors in 1927), another of Nuffield's companies the MG Car Company and Riley.
Nugroho Wisnumurti Nugroho Wisnumurti, born 23 March 1940 in Surakarta, Central Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), was Indonesia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland from 2000 to 2004Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva website.
Nuhu Ribadu Mallam Nuhu Ribadu (born November 11, 1960) is the Executive Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Prior to his appointment to his current position by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in April of 2003, Ribadu served as Nigeria's Assistant Commissioner of Police and as the head of the Legal and Prosecution Department of the Nigeria Police Force.
Nuchal scan Nuchal Scan is a prenatal screening ultrasound scan to help identify higher risks of a Downs syndrome affected fetus, particularly for older mothers who have higher risks of such pregnancies. The scan is carried out at 11-13 weeks pregnancy and assesses the amount of fluid behind the neck of the fetus - also known as 'the nuchal translucency'.
Nuchal translucency Late in the first trimester, an echolucent area can be identified at the back of the neck of normal fetuses. Normally thin, it has been observed that an unusually thick translucency is sometimes associated with such abnormalities as trisomy 21 and other fetal malformations.
Nuin Nuin is a Basque surname from the province of Navarre in Spain, and has the same origin as the word noain. The original meaning of the name is not known, with the only suggested theory by Narbarte who contends that it relates to the word, Munogain, which means the 'higher part of a hill'.
Nuisance fee A nuisance fee is a fee, fine, or penalty which is charged to deter an action, rather than to compensate for the costs of that action. For example, a five-dollar penalty for submitting an application late does not compensate for costs associated with processing late submissions, but rather encourages people to submit on time.
Nuit Blanche Nuit Blanche (White Night in English) is an annual all-night cultural festival. The festival lasts from sundown until sunrise on the first Saturday and Sunday in October and has, since its premiere in Paris under the socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoe in 2002, spread to many other cities internationally, including Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Montreal, Rome, Skopje, Toronto, and Valletta amongst others.
Nuithones The Nuithones were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. SchĂĽtte remarks that the name is probably corrupt and suggests that the correct forms were Teutones] or [[Euthiones (Jutes).
Nujol Nujol is an important material used in infrared spectroscopy. It is a heavy paraffin oil so it is chemically inert and has a relatively uncomplicated IR spectrum, with major peaks between 2950-2800, 1465-1450, and 1380-1370 cm-1.
Nukak The Nukak people (also Nukak-MakĂş) live between the Guaviare and InĂrida rivers, in the depths of the tropical humid forest, on the fringe of the Amazon basin, in Guaviare Department, Republic of Colombia. They are nomadic hunter-gatherers with seasonal nomadic patterns and in addition they practice a shifting horticulture in small scale.
Nuke (gaming) In many online video games (especially MMORPGs), the term nuke is generally used to describe a spell or skill which is capable of dealing a great amount of damage to its target. More specifically, the term is applied to a player character's most damaging spell or spell-like ability.
Nuke (Squadron Supreme) Nuke is a superhero from Earth-712 in the fictional Marvel Universe, a member of the Squadron Supreme and it's rebooted equivalent, Supreme Power, a thinly disguised pastiche of DC Comics' Justice League of America. He is an analogue of DC Comics Firestorm.
Nuke and pave "Nuke and pave" is a slang term used by computer technicians to indicate the complete deletion of a hard drive, followed by the reinstallation of an operating system. Rather than fixing what was already installed on the computer, the system is "nuked" (i.
Nuke-Con Nuke-Con is a not-for-profit organization, formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska, dedicated to promoting the positive social, educational, and entertainment aspects in all types of gaming hobbies through their game days and annual convention.
Nukla Nukla was a short-lived nuclear-powered superhero published by Dell Comics in the mid 1960s. In many ways he was similar to other nuclear-based superheroes of the times, such as Gold Key's Doctor Solar and Charlton's Captain Atom.
Nuklear Age Nuklear Age is a self-published novel by Brian Clevinger; it is largely an extended parody of comic books. The book recounts the adventures of Nuklear Man and his sidekick, Atomik Lad, as they fight against rogue military weapons, highly evolved civilizations, the trials of everyday life, an angst-filled over-villain of undeniable power, the ever exotic Dr.
Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple The Nukualofa Tonga Temple is the 25th constructed and 23rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in the middle of Tonga's main island Tongatapu near Matangiake but more commonly known as Liahona, the name of the school near to it.
Nukufetau Nukufetau is one of the nine atolls of the nation Tuvalu. The island was claimed by the US (not under the Guano Islands Act) some time in the 1800's and was ceeded in a treaty of friendship concluded in 1979 and coming into force in 1983.
Nul NuL is a South African band that was loosely formed in 1998 by Adriaan Pelzer and Simon Kruger, operating as NuL since 2004. NuL creates Afrikaans electro-industrial music, and propagates the free distribution of music.
Nules Nules is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of CastellĂł, in the Land of Valencia. Located 18 km to the south of the province's capital, at 13 m over sea level, it has 12,418 inhabitants (2005 data), living in Nules town,Platja de Nules,and Mascarell.
Nulka The Nulka is an active missile decoy designed and built by an American/Australian collaboration. Deployed on some USN and RAN warships, the Nulka is a rocket propelled, disposable, offboard, active decoy designed to seduce anti-ship missiles away from their targets.
Null and Void Null and Void is a comedy television show that runs on CitrusTV, (previously called UUTV and HillTV), the student-run television station at Syracuse University in New York. Preparations began in 1986 (the show's creators and much of its original cast had previously worked on an unsuccessful pilot for the station, a news parody titled What Did You Expect, News?
Null dust solution A null dust solution (sometimes called a null fluid) is a Lorentzian manifold in which the Einstein tensor is null. Such a spacetime can be interpreted as an exact solution of Einstein's field equation, in which the only mass-energy present in the spacetime is due to some kind of massless radiation.
Null fill Null fill is used in radio antenna systems which are located on mountains or tall towers, to prevent too much of the signal from overshooting the intended coverage area. Phasing is used between antenna elements to take power away from the main lobe and electrically direct more of it downward.
Null function In computer science, a null function (or null operator) is subroutine that returns no data values and leaves the program state unchanged. When it is part of the instruction set of a processor, it is called a NOP or NOOP (No OPeration).
Null httpd Null httpd is a tiny web server which is designed to be very small, simple, multithreaded, and available for Linux and Windows. Null httpd is free software / open source, and is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Null hypothesis In statistics, a null hypothesis is a hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise.
Null character The null character (also null terminator) is a character with the value zero, present in the ASCII and Unicode character sets, and available in nearly all mainstream programming languages. The original meaning of this character was like NOP — when sent to a printer or a terminal, it does nothing (some terminals, however, incorrectly display it as space).
Null morpheme In morpheme-based morphology, a null morpheme is a morpheme that is realized by a phonologically null affix (an empty string of phonological segments). In simpler terms, a null morpheme is an "invisible" affix.
Null move In game theory, a null move is a decision by a player to "pass" (that is, not to make a move) when it is their turn to move. Even though null moves are against the rules of many games, they are often useful to consider when analyzing these games.
Null surface In the Theory of relativity, a null surface is a 3-surface whose normal vector is everywhere null (zero length with respect to the local Lorentz metric), but the vector is not identically zero. For example, light cones are null surfaces.
Nulla in mundo pax sincera Nulla in mundo pax sincera (RV 630) is a motet composed by Antonio Vivaldi, the title of which may be translated as "In this world there is no honest peace". Written in the key of E major and in the typical lyrical Italian Baroque style, it is scored for solo soprano, two violins, and basso continuo.
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