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U.S. Route 185 United States Highway 185 (US 185) was a commissioned federal route in Wyoming that ran from Casper to Cheyenne from 1926 to 1936. When it was decommissioned, US 185, along with portions of US 85, US 285, and US 87E in Wyoming were redesignated as the mainline of US 87.
U.S. Route 217 United States Highway 217 (US-217) was commissioned from 1926 to 1932, and ran from Pee Dee, South Carolina to Wilson, North Carolina. When it was decommissioned, the entirety of US 217's route was combined with part of US 17-1 to create the newly-formed US 301.
U.S. Route 27 United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. From Miami it goes up the center of Florida, then west to Tallahassee, Florida, and north through such cities and towns as Columbus, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; Oxford, Ohio; Richmond, Indiana and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
U.S. Route 29 United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland to Pensacola, Florida. From Greensboro, North Carolina to Tuskegee, Alabama, U.
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon United States Route 30 is a major east-west United States highway which runs from coastal Oregon across North America to coastal New Jersey. In Oregon, it runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Oregon-Idaho border, east of Ontario, Oregon.
U.S. Route 31 Business (Holland, Michigan) BUS US 31 was a business route running through the Holland metropolitan area. The highway was turned back to the City of Holland by the Michigan Department of Transportation so that the city would control and could enhance on-street parking in the downtown area.
U.S. Route 33 United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1,141 km) from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. It continues east in Virginia as State Route 33 to Stingray Point, on the Chesapeake Bay near Deltaville, Virginia.
U.S. Route 425 US 425 is a north-south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", U.
U.S. Route 66 Alternate (Joliet, Illinois) Alternate US Highway 66 served as the original alignment of Route 66 until a new alignment was built, passing through Plainfield, Illinois as a bypass of Joliet in 1940. The alternate route branched off the main route near Romeoville and headed south, finally rejoining the main route at Gardner.
U.S. Route 66 Bypass (Springfield, Missouri) Bypass US 66 in Springfield, Missouri was a short lived bypass created when Interstate 44 was built on the north side of the city and the main route was multiplexed with I-44. It was located on Kearney Street and West Bypass and, as the city expanded across it, was redesignated Business US 66 when that route was moved from downtown.
U.S. Route 71 Business (Northwest Arkansas) Business US 71 in northwest Arkansas is a long business route with a northern terminus at US 71 north of Bentonville and a southern terminus at US 71 in southern Fayetteville. In Fayetteville, US 71 is located on South School Street and along College Avenue.
U.S. Route 72 Alternate Alternate US 72 exists in Alabama on the south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur, while US 72 follows on the north side of the river between Florence and Athens. Alternate 72 crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama along with U.
U.S. state A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state (although four officially favor the term commonwealth). The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an "American" is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of residence.
U.S. states without major sports teams Despite the rampant popularity of professional sports in the United States, there are 25 States that do not have any major league sports teams (major leagues are defined as being MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL).
U.S. support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war [Rumsfeld] meeting SaddÄm on 19 December – 20 December 1983. Rumsfeld visited again on 24 March 1984; the same day the UN released a report that Iraq had used mustard gas and tabun nerve agent against Iranian troops.
U.S. television science fiction cience fiction has been a popular genre with television viewers in the United States almost since its inception, and the country has produced many of the best-known and most popular sci-fi shows in the world. Most famous of all these – indeed, perhaps the most famous science-fiction program of all – is the iconic Star Trek and its spin-off shows, comprising the Star Trek franchise.
U.S.-Colombia military relations United States of America-Colombia military relations have evolved from mutual cordiality during most of the 19th and early 20th centuries to a recent partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues, including fighting communism, the War on Drugs, and especially since 9/11, the threat of terrorism. During the last fifty years, different American governments and their representatives have become involved in Colombian affairs through the implementation of policies concerned with the above issues.
U.S./Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group The US/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group (see Note) is a group of elected members of the Parliament of Australia whose aim is to "foster even stronger relations between the two countries (Australia and U.S.
U.S.D. Virtusvecomp Verona Unione Sportiva Dilettante Virtusvecomp Verona (also known as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia) is an Italian football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona (VR), Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D.
U/19 Cricket World Cup The 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Sri Lanka in February, and is played every two years. Previous tournaments were held in Australia (1988), South Africa (1998), Sri Lanka (2000), New Zealand (2002) & Bangladesh (2004).
U15 (Berlin) U15 was a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. Originally the U3 running between Wittenbergplatz and UhlandstraĂźe, it became a branch of the U1 in 1993 as part of the reorganisation of the network following the reopening of the U2.
U16 Girls "U16 Girls" is a single from Travis' debut album, Good Feeling. The song is a tongue in cheek warning about the dangers of getting into a relationship with a girl who, despite looking much older, is under 16 years old (the legal age of consent in Travis' native Scotland) hence the name "U16 Girls" meaning Under 16 Girls.
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle is a video release by rock band U2 from the European leg of their Elevation Tour. Recorded on September 1, 2001 at Slane Castle on the band's featured stop in County Meath, Ireland, it was released on DVD in November 2003.
U3 U3 LLC is a joint venture that is backed by Sandisk and M-Systems. U3 is responsible for the development of a proprietary application design specification created for Microsoft Windows operating systems so that applications can be executed directly from a specially formatted USB flash drive.
U;Nee U;Nee, (Hangul: ěś ë‹, born Heo Yoon (í—윤, 許ĺ…) May 3 1981 - January 21 2007) was a K-Pop South Korean female singer and actress. Before changing to music, she used a stage name Lee Hye-Ryeon (ěť´íśë ¨, 李慧蓮), which was believed to be her birth name until her death.
Uacilla Uacilla was the Ossetian god of rain, thunder, and lightning. "Cilla" in his name was derived from the name of the prophet Elijah, who in eastern Europe was often associated with the same natural elements.
Uad-1 The UAD-1 is a PCI card with an onboard DSP proccessor sold by Universal Audio, designed to allow audio plug-ins to be used without using the host computers CPU to process effects. This enables to user to utilize accurate, but proccessor intensive, reverbs, eq's, compressors, limiters, and the like in real time.
Uakari Uakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. The common name is believed to come from the indigenous term for "Dutchmen"; their red faces apparently reminded the locals of sun-burned Europeans.
Uakti (band) Uakti (WAHK-chee) is a Brazilian instrumental musical group, whose members are Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti is known for using original musical instruments, built by the group itself.
Uan Muhuggiag Uan Muhuggiag is a place in the central Sahara, and the name of the mummy of a small boy found there in 1958 by Professor Fabrizio Mori. The mummy displays a highly sophisticated mummification technique, and at around 5,500 years old is older than any comparable Ancient Egyptian mummy.
Uar Uar, (for Chinese etymology see Huá (滑)), was the self designation used by the dominant ethnicity in a confederation known to the Chinese as the Yanda (ĺšĺ™ ) and to the west as the Hephthalites. It was the largest of one of the three ethnic components constituting the Hephthalite federation.
Uaser The term uaser is the term coined for an ultrasonic laser. Like its quantum mechanical counterparts, lasers and masers, the acronym uaser (pronouned way-zer) stands for ultrasound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec Uashat-Maliotenam (or Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam in Innu-aimun) is an Innu reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec. The reserve consists of two distinct settlements, Uashat and Maliotenam, located near the city of Sept-ĂŽles,
Uath Uath, Old Irish Ăšath, hĂšath, is the sixth letter of the Ogham alphabet, , transcribed as Ęś according to manuscript tradition, but unattested in actual inscriptions. The kenning "a meet of hounds is huath" identifies the name as Ăşath "horror, fear", although the Auraicept glosses "white-thorn":
Uathach In Irish mythology, Uathach was Scáthach's daughter. According to a legend, Cuchulainn, who had recently arrived at Scáthach's fortress-home to be her pupil, had a quarrel with Cochar Crufe, Uathach's lover, because Cuchulainn accidentally broke one of Uathach's fingers.
Uatlok Twithu Borokathal as it is known generally, now officially known as Uatlok Twithu, is a small town located in the interiors of Sadar sub-division of West Tripura district of Tripura] [[India]. The Sumli river flows through the town.
Uatu In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, Uatu is the member of the extraterrestrial species known as the Watchers assigned to observe Earth and its solar system. As he is thus the Watcher whom Earth-based superheroes most often come in contact with, he is often known as simply the Watcher.
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (also known by the appellation "18-Rabbit"), was a ruler of the powerful Maya civilization polity associated with the site of Copán (Classic Maya name: Xukpi) from January 2, 695, to 738. Little is known of Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil himself but on May 3, 738, Xukpi, a regional power at the time, suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the polity located at Quiriguá, when Uaxaclajuun was beheaded at the behest of Quiriguá's ruler, Cauac Sky.
Uaxactun Uaxactun (pronounced Wash-ak-toon) is an ancient ruin of the Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region of the Maya lowlands, in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. The site lies some 40 km (24.
UA Gaillac Union Athlétique Gaillac is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system (Pro D2), founded in 1901. They are based in the small town of Gaillac, in southwestern France, in the département of Tarn, some 70 km northeast of Toulouse.
UA1 The UA1 high energy physics experiment ran at CERN from 1981 until 1993 on the SPS collider. The discovery of the W and Z bosons by this experiment and UA2 in 1982 led to the Nobel Prize for physics being awarded to Carlo Rubbia and Simon van der Meer in 1984.
UAA College of Education The UAA College of Education is a largest education college in Alaska and trains more teachers than any other institution within the state of Alaska. It is also the only institution providing administrative training in the State of Alaska.
UAAP Judo Champions The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Judo Tournament is before held in the second semester. But however due to the conflict in volleyball TV coverage, it now has been moved to first semester.
UAAP Season 69 basketball tournaments The basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series.
UAAP Season 69 swimming championships The Swimming competitions of UAAP Season 69 was contested from September 21 to September 24, 2006 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool. There were four titles given, one for each division: Men's, Women's, Boys' and Girls'.
UAAP Season 70 UAAP Season 70 is the 2007-2008 season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines, which will be hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The De La Salle University-Manila's Green Archers and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School's Junior Green Archers will return after being suspended from Season 69.
UAAP Taekwondo Champions The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) taekwondo tournament is before held in the second semester. But however due to the conflict in volleyball tv coverage, it now has been moved to first semester.
UAAP Volleyball Champions The University Athletics Association of the Philippines volleyball tournament was usually held in first semester. The UAAP Board however decided that starting Season 69, School Year 2006-2007, it will then be moved to the second semester which is on December.
UAB Blazers The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, generally known as UAB. The school is one of the twelve member institutions of Conference USA and participates in Division I-A of the NCAA.
UAC TurboTrain The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United States between 1968 and 1976 (though they were not disposed of by Amtrak until 1980). It was one of the first turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs) to enter service for passenger traffic, and was also one of the first tilting trains to enter service.
UAE Derby The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (approximately 1 mile 1 furlong) on the dirt at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai. It takes place during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
UAE Public Library and Cultural Center Designed by architect Hisham N. Ashkouri as the 1st Prize entry in an International Design Competition in 1976, this building is a cluster of three buildings, a one million volume National Library, a complete 600-seat Auditorium with full performance art stage facility and a Conference/Exhibit Center.
UAG Tecos Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara, usually known as Tecos (short for tecolotes, or owls in English) or UAG, is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara. UAG plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico.
UAM School of Arts and Humanities The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Arts and Humanities is located in the Memorial Classroom Building on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The School employs 19 faculty and offers four Bachelor of Arts degrees, five minors, two foreign language minors, and three Associate of Arts degrees.
UAM School of Business The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Business is located within the Babin Business Center at the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The School has 10 faculty members and offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
UAM School of Education The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Education is located within Willard Hall on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The school employs 17 faculty and offers Teaching degrees in Early Childhood, Middle Level, Secondary, and Health and PE.
UAM School of Forest Resources The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Forest Resources is located within the Henry H Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex also houses the Arkansas Forest Resource Center.
UANL Tigres de la Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. It is the youngest and most successful professional team from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn.
UANL Tigres Tigres de la Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. It is the youngest and most successful professional team from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn.
UAProf The User Agent Profile (UAProf) specification is concerned with capturing capability and preference information for wireless devices. This information can be used by content providers to produce content in an appropriate format for the specific device.
UAV Corp. UAV Corporation or commonly known as UAV Entertainment is an entertainment company founded in 1984 as a small local company. As of 2002 the company was purchased by Morgenthaler Partners due to increasing demands.
UAW Ford 500 The UAW Ford 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. The UAW Ford 500 is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Aaron's 499, the Pepsi 400, and the Daytona 500.
UĂ ĂŤmair The UĂ ĂŤmair or UĂ ĂŤmhair were a Norse-Gaelic dynasty who ruled the Irish sea region and western coast of Scotland from the late 9th century into the 10th century. The name is Old Irish, and means "grandchildren" or "descendants of Ivar", referring to Ivar the Boneless, the man whose obit is recorded in the Irish annals under the year 873, reading Imhar, rex Nordmannorum totius Hibernie & Brittanie, uitam finiuit.
UĂ Fiachrach The UĂ Fiachrach () were a dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the coicead or fifth of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descent from Fiachrae, an older half-brother of Niall Noigiallach or Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Uà Garrchon The Uà Garrchon were the principal sub-set of the Dál Messin Corb, who were the ruleing dynasty of Leinster for much of the fifth century. Their main opponents outside of Leinster were the nascent Uà Néill.
Uà Cheinnselaig The Uà Cheinnselaig, from the Old Irish "grandsons of Cennsalach", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster who traced their descent from Énda Cennselach, a supposed contemporary of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Énda was said to be a grandson of Bressal Bélach and a first cousin of Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada, eponymous ancester of the rival Uà Dúnlainge.
UĂ NĂ©ill The UĂ NĂ©ill (Irish for "descendants of Niall" UĂ pronounced 'Ee': ) were Irish and Scottish dynasties who claimed descent from Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a semi-historical High King of Ireland who died about 405.
UÄźur Mumcu UÄźur Mumcu (August 22, 1942 - January 24, 1993) was a Turkish intellectual, investigative journalist and columnist for the major newspaper Cumhuriyet . He was killed by a bomb placed in his car as he left his home in the morning.
Ub Iwerks Ub Iwerks (Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) (March 24, 1901–July 7, 1971), was a two-time Academy Award winner American animator, cartoonist and special effects technician, who was famous for his work for Walt Disney. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ubach over Worms Ubach over Worms is a former municipality located in the southeast of the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 1982 it was incorporated into the new municipality of Landgraaf along with Schaesberg and Nieuwenhagen.
Ubaid period The tell (mound) of Ubaid () near Ur in southern Iraq has given its name to the prehistoric Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic culture which represents the earliest settlement on the alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia. The Ubaid culture had a long duration beginning before 5300 BC and lasting until the beginning of the Uruk period, c.
Ubaldo Fillol Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born July 21, 1950 in San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires), nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part of 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalkeeper) and 1982 World Cups representing his country.
Ubaldo Heredia Ubaldo JosĂ© Heredia MartĂnez (b. May 4, 1956 in Ciudad BolĂvar, Venezuela), commonly known as Ubaldo Heredia (oo-BAL-do ay-RAY-dah), is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos (1987).
Ubaldo Jiménez Ubaldo Jiménez (born 22nd January 1984, in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, who plays in the minor league system of the Rockies franchise. Rockies Scout Rolando Fernández signed Jiménez on April 25, 2001, as a non-drafted free agent.
Ubangi River The Ubangi River, also spelled Oubangi, ( or ) is a major tributary of the Congo River in Central Africa. It is considered to begin at the junction of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers, flows west for about 350 km, then bends to the southwest, passes through Bangui, then flows south for another 500 km to the Congo.
Ubasuteyama Ubasuteyama (Kanji: 姥捨ă¦ĺ±±, literally "grandmother throwing mountain") was a practice formerly performed in Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was carried to a mountain, or some other remote, desolate place, and left there to die, either by dehydration, starvation, or exposure. The practice was most common during times of drought and famine, and was sometimes mandated by feudal officials.
Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a.k.a Said ibn Husayn (Arabic: عبيد الله بن الŘسين المهدي) is considered the founder of the Fatimid dynasty, the only major Shi'ite caliphate in Islam, and established Fatimid rule throughout much of North Africa.
Ubbi dubbi Ubbi Dubbi (also called Pig Greek or Double Dutch) is a language game spoken with English. Although popularized by the long-running PBS television show ZOOM and by Bill Cosby (in his Dentist Sketch and his voice-over of the character Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), Ubbi Dubbi was in use many years before these came into existence.
Ubenakimaru Ubenakimaru is a fictional character and the protagonist in the story, "The Legend of Ubenakimaru." He is a powerful hero who usually spends his time preventing his arch enemy, Yukaday, from taking over the world.
Uber geek In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology. As computer technology becomes less frightening to larger numbers of people, society seems to be developing a more tolerant, even benevolent view of the geek.
Uberdata Uberdata (also known as Ăśberdata or Uber data) is a ROM editing software designed specifically for On Board Diagnostics (OBD) Honda Engine control units. It was created by Blake Warner (also known as Uberteg or Vertigo).
Ubermorgen Ubermorgen is a group of artists in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1999 by Hans Bernhard (founder of etoy) and Lizvlx. Ubermorgen focuses on exploring contemporary legal issues, especially those of security, privacy and copyright.
Uberrima fides Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its plural form, Uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" (or translated literally, "most abundant faith"). It is name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts.
Uberschall Uberschall (German Ăśberschall: supersonic) is an improvisational rock band based in Las Vegas consisting of past and present Blue Men and band members of Blue Man Group. Uberschall frequently performs at the Double-Down Saloon in Las Vegas.
Ubersitz The Ubersitz is a traditional custom of the Bernese Oberland (Oberhasli). On Christmas day, at nightfall, schoolboys begin with Treichlen, walking through the villages in small troops, sounding giant cow-bells.
Ubersketch The Ubersketch is a moniker for a collection of sketches created in The Geometer's Sketchpad by the PRISM-NEO project which mimic virtual manipulatives, such as the ones found at The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. The editor of the collection is Greg Clarke of the Simcoe-Muskoka Catholic District School Board.
Ubertino of Casale Ubertino of Casale (Ubertino da Casale also Ubertino di Casale), born 1259 in Casale Monferrato, was an Italian Franciscan and one of the leaders (together with Michael of Cesena; preceded by Peter Olivi) of the stricter branch of the Franciscan Christian order. For some time he was a chaplain of the cardinal Orsini.
Uberto Zanolli Uberto Zanolli (1917 – 1994) was a Italo-Mexican composer, orchestra director, and writer, who was an engineer official for the Italian army during World War II, and a prisoner for two years in Nazi concentration camps.
Ubicom Ubicom, founded in 1996 as Scenix Semiconductor, is an Integrated circuit design house that specializes in low gate count, microcontroller / microprocessor engine cores and peripheral cores. The company produces MCUs that were able to perform 100 Million instructions per second (or MIPS) at 100 MHz.
Ubii The Ubii were a Germanic tribe first encountered dwelling on the right bank of the Rhine in the time of Julius Caesar, who formed an alliance with them in 55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river. They were transported in 39 BC by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa to the left bank.
Ubique (poem) Ubique is a poem by Rudyard Kipling about the Boer War, published in The Five Nations in 1903The Five Nations, The University of Newcastle, Australia. Ubique ('everywhere' in Latin) is the motto of the Royal ArtilleryThe Verse of Rudyard Kipling, Major General's Page.
Ubiquitin Ubiquitin is a very conserved small regulatory protein that is ubiquitous in eukaryotes. Ubiquitination (or Ubiquitylation) refers to the post-translational modification of a protein by the covalent attachment (via an isopeptide bond) of one or more ubiquitin monomers.
Ubiquitin ligase A ubiquitin ligase (also called an E3 ubiquitin ligase) is a protein which covalently attaches ubiquitin to a lysine residue on a target protein. The ubiquitin ligase is typically involved in polyubiquitination: a second ubiquitin is attached to the first, a third is attached to the second, and so forth.
Ubiquitin-activating enzyme Ubiquitin-activating enzymes, also known as E1 enzymes, catalyze the first step in the ubiquitination reaction that targets a protein for degradation via the proteasome. The ubiquitination process covalently attaches ubiquitin, a short protein of 76 amino acids, to a lysine residue on the target protein.
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, also known as E2 enzymes and more rarely as ubiquitin-carrier enzymes, perform the second step in the ubiquitination reaction that targets a protein for degradation via the proteasome.The ubiquitination process covalently attaches ubiquitin, a short protein of 76 amino acids, to a lysine residue on the target protein.
Ubiquitinylation Ubiquitinylation is the name given for process of attachment of ubiquitin, which acts through its attachment to other proteins (ubiquitinylation). These protein modifications can alter the function or location of the protein, or target it for protein degradation.
Ubiquitous city A ubiquitous city or U-city is a city or region with ubiquitous information technology. All information systems are linked, and virtually everything is linked to an information system through technologies such as wireless networking and RFID tags.
Ubiquitous computing Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) integrates computation into the environment, rather than having computers which are distinct objects. Other terms for ubiquitous computing include pervasive computing, calm technology, things that think, everyware, and more recently, pervasive Internet.
Ubiquitous Communicator The Ubiquitous Communicator (UC) is a mobile computing device designed for the use in ubiquitous computing by Ken Sakamura, the creator of TRON and a leading Japanese computer scientist in Tokyo University. The device is based on T-Engine.
Ubiquitous gaze Ubiquitous gaze is an art term for the effect created by certain portraits which give the impression that the subject's eyes are following the viewer. When such a painting is viewed from any angle, the subject's eyes still appear to be looking straight into the viewer's.
U.S. Route 217 United States Highway 217 (US-217) was commissioned from 1926 to 1932, and ran from Pee Dee, South Carolina to Wilson, North Carolina. When it was decommissioned, the entirety of US 217's route was combined with part of US 17-1 to create the newly-formed US 301.
U.S. Route 27 United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. From Miami it goes up the center of Florida, then west to Tallahassee, Florida, and north through such cities and towns as Columbus, Georgia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lexington, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; Oxford, Ohio; Richmond, Indiana and Fort Wayne, Indiana.
U.S. Route 29 United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland to Pensacola, Florida. From Greensboro, North Carolina to Tuskegee, Alabama, U.
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon United States Route 30 is a major east-west United States highway which runs from coastal Oregon across North America to coastal New Jersey. In Oregon, it runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Oregon-Idaho border, east of Ontario, Oregon.
U.S. Route 31 Business (Holland, Michigan) BUS US 31 was a business route running through the Holland metropolitan area. The highway was turned back to the City of Holland by the Michigan Department of Transportation so that the city would control and could enhance on-street parking in the downtown area.
U.S. Route 33 United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1,141 km) from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. It continues east in Virginia as State Route 33 to Stingray Point, on the Chesapeake Bay near Deltaville, Virginia.
U.S. Route 425 US 425 is a north-south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", U.
U.S. Route 66 Alternate (Joliet, Illinois) Alternate US Highway 66 served as the original alignment of Route 66 until a new alignment was built, passing through Plainfield, Illinois as a bypass of Joliet in 1940. The alternate route branched off the main route near Romeoville and headed south, finally rejoining the main route at Gardner.
U.S. Route 66 Bypass (Springfield, Missouri) Bypass US 66 in Springfield, Missouri was a short lived bypass created when Interstate 44 was built on the north side of the city and the main route was multiplexed with I-44. It was located on Kearney Street and West Bypass and, as the city expanded across it, was redesignated Business US 66 when that route was moved from downtown.
U.S. Route 71 Business (Northwest Arkansas) Business US 71 in northwest Arkansas is a long business route with a northern terminus at US 71 north of Bentonville and a southern terminus at US 71 in southern Fayetteville. In Fayetteville, US 71 is located on South School Street and along College Avenue.
U.S. Route 72 Alternate Alternate US 72 exists in Alabama on the south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur, while US 72 follows on the north side of the river between Florence and Athens. Alternate 72 crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama along with U.
U.S. state A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state (although four officially favor the term commonwealth). The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an "American" is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of residence.
U.S. states without major sports teams Despite the rampant popularity of professional sports in the United States, there are 25 States that do not have any major league sports teams (major leagues are defined as being MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and the NHL).
U.S. support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war [Rumsfeld] meeting SaddÄm on 19 December – 20 December 1983. Rumsfeld visited again on 24 March 1984; the same day the UN released a report that Iraq had used mustard gas and tabun nerve agent against Iranian troops.
U.S. television science fiction cience fiction has been a popular genre with television viewers in the United States almost since its inception, and the country has produced many of the best-known and most popular sci-fi shows in the world. Most famous of all these – indeed, perhaps the most famous science-fiction program of all – is the iconic Star Trek and its spin-off shows, comprising the Star Trek franchise.
U.S.-Colombia military relations United States of America-Colombia military relations have evolved from mutual cordiality during most of the 19th and early 20th centuries to a recent partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues, including fighting communism, the War on Drugs, and especially since 9/11, the threat of terrorism. During the last fifty years, different American governments and their representatives have become involved in Colombian affairs through the implementation of policies concerned with the above issues.
U.S./Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group The US/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group (see Note) is a group of elected members of the Parliament of Australia whose aim is to "foster even stronger relations between the two countries (Australia and U.S.
U.S.D. Virtusvecomp Verona Unione Sportiva Dilettante Virtusvecomp Verona (also known as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia) is an Italian football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona (VR), Veneto. It currently plays in Serie D.
U/19 Cricket World Cup The 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup was held in Sri Lanka in February, and is played every two years. Previous tournaments were held in Australia (1988), South Africa (1998), Sri Lanka (2000), New Zealand (2002) & Bangladesh (2004).
U15 (Berlin) U15 was a line on the Berlin U-Bahn. Originally the U3 running between Wittenbergplatz and UhlandstraĂźe, it became a branch of the U1 in 1993 as part of the reorganisation of the network following the reopening of the U2.
U16 Girls "U16 Girls" is a single from Travis' debut album, Good Feeling. The song is a tongue in cheek warning about the dangers of getting into a relationship with a girl who, despite looking much older, is under 16 years old (the legal age of consent in Travis' native Scotland) hence the name "U16 Girls" meaning Under 16 Girls.
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle is a video release by rock band U2 from the European leg of their Elevation Tour. Recorded on September 1, 2001 at Slane Castle on the band's featured stop in County Meath, Ireland, it was released on DVD in November 2003.
U3 U3 LLC is a joint venture that is backed by Sandisk and M-Systems. U3 is responsible for the development of a proprietary application design specification created for Microsoft Windows operating systems so that applications can be executed directly from a specially formatted USB flash drive.
U;Nee U;Nee, (Hangul: ěś ë‹, born Heo Yoon (í—윤, 許ĺ…) May 3 1981 - January 21 2007) was a K-Pop South Korean female singer and actress. Before changing to music, she used a stage name Lee Hye-Ryeon (ěť´íśë ¨, 李慧蓮), which was believed to be her birth name until her death.
Uacilla Uacilla was the Ossetian god of rain, thunder, and lightning. "Cilla" in his name was derived from the name of the prophet Elijah, who in eastern Europe was often associated with the same natural elements.
Uad-1 The UAD-1 is a PCI card with an onboard DSP proccessor sold by Universal Audio, designed to allow audio plug-ins to be used without using the host computers CPU to process effects. This enables to user to utilize accurate, but proccessor intensive, reverbs, eq's, compressors, limiters, and the like in real time.
Uakari Uakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. The common name is believed to come from the indigenous term for "Dutchmen"; their red faces apparently reminded the locals of sun-burned Europeans.
Uakti (band) Uakti (WAHK-chee) is a Brazilian instrumental musical group, whose members are Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti is known for using original musical instruments, built by the group itself.
Uan Muhuggiag Uan Muhuggiag is a place in the central Sahara, and the name of the mummy of a small boy found there in 1958 by Professor Fabrizio Mori. The mummy displays a highly sophisticated mummification technique, and at around 5,500 years old is older than any comparable Ancient Egyptian mummy.
Uar Uar, (for Chinese etymology see Huá (滑)), was the self designation used by the dominant ethnicity in a confederation known to the Chinese as the Yanda (ĺšĺ™ ) and to the west as the Hephthalites. It was the largest of one of the three ethnic components constituting the Hephthalite federation.
Uaser The term uaser is the term coined for an ultrasonic laser. Like its quantum mechanical counterparts, lasers and masers, the acronym uaser (pronouned way-zer) stands for ultrasound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec Uashat-Maliotenam (or Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam in Innu-aimun) is an Innu reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec. The reserve consists of two distinct settlements, Uashat and Maliotenam, located near the city of Sept-ĂŽles,
Uath Uath, Old Irish Ăšath, hĂšath, is the sixth letter of the Ogham alphabet, , transcribed as Ęś according to manuscript tradition, but unattested in actual inscriptions. The kenning "a meet of hounds is huath" identifies the name as Ăşath "horror, fear", although the Auraicept glosses "white-thorn":
Uathach In Irish mythology, Uathach was Scáthach's daughter. According to a legend, Cuchulainn, who had recently arrived at Scáthach's fortress-home to be her pupil, had a quarrel with Cochar Crufe, Uathach's lover, because Cuchulainn accidentally broke one of Uathach's fingers.
Uatlok Twithu Borokathal as it is known generally, now officially known as Uatlok Twithu, is a small town located in the interiors of Sadar sub-division of West Tripura district of Tripura] [[India]. The Sumli river flows through the town.
Uatu In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, Uatu is the member of the extraterrestrial species known as the Watchers assigned to observe Earth and its solar system. As he is thus the Watcher whom Earth-based superheroes most often come in contact with, he is often known as simply the Watcher.
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (also known by the appellation "18-Rabbit"), was a ruler of the powerful Maya civilization polity associated with the site of Copán (Classic Maya name: Xukpi) from January 2, 695, to 738. Little is known of Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil himself but on May 3, 738, Xukpi, a regional power at the time, suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the polity located at Quiriguá, when Uaxaclajuun was beheaded at the behest of Quiriguá's ruler, Cauac Sky.
Uaxactun Uaxactun (pronounced Wash-ak-toon) is an ancient ruin of the Maya civilization, located in the Petén Basin region of the Maya lowlands, in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala. The site lies some 40 km (24.
UA Gaillac Union Athlétique Gaillac is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system (Pro D2), founded in 1901. They are based in the small town of Gaillac, in southwestern France, in the département of Tarn, some 70 km northeast of Toulouse.
UA1 The UA1 high energy physics experiment ran at CERN from 1981 until 1993 on the SPS collider. The discovery of the W and Z bosons by this experiment and UA2 in 1982 led to the Nobel Prize for physics being awarded to Carlo Rubbia and Simon van der Meer in 1984.
UAA College of Education The UAA College of Education is a largest education college in Alaska and trains more teachers than any other institution within the state of Alaska. It is also the only institution providing administrative training in the State of Alaska.
UAAP Judo Champions The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Judo Tournament is before held in the second semester. But however due to the conflict in volleyball TV coverage, it now has been moved to first semester.
UAAP Season 69 basketball tournaments The basketball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 started on July 8 at the Araneta Coliseum and ended on October 2 also at the same venue with the UST Growling Tigers defeating the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the third game of their Finals series.
UAAP Season 69 swimming championships The Swimming competitions of UAAP Season 69 was contested from September 21 to September 24, 2006 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool. There were four titles given, one for each division: Men's, Women's, Boys' and Girls'.
UAAP Season 70 UAAP Season 70 is the 2007-2008 season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines, which will be hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The De La Salle University-Manila's Green Archers and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School's Junior Green Archers will return after being suspended from Season 69.
UAAP Taekwondo Champions The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) taekwondo tournament is before held in the second semester. But however due to the conflict in volleyball tv coverage, it now has been moved to first semester.
UAAP Volleyball Champions The University Athletics Association of the Philippines volleyball tournament was usually held in first semester. The UAAP Board however decided that starting Season 69, School Year 2006-2007, it will then be moved to the second semester which is on December.
UAB Blazers The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, generally known as UAB. The school is one of the twelve member institutions of Conference USA and participates in Division I-A of the NCAA.
UAC TurboTrain The UAC TurboTrain was an early high-speed train manufactured by United Aircraft Corporation that operated in Canada between 1968 and 1982 and in the United States between 1968 and 1976 (though they were not disposed of by Amtrak until 1980). It was one of the first turbine-electric locomotives (GTELs) to enter service for passenger traffic, and was also one of the first tilting trains to enter service.
UAE Derby The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (approximately 1 mile 1 furlong) on the dirt at Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai. It takes place during the Dubai World Cup meeting in March.
UAE Public Library and Cultural Center Designed by architect Hisham N. Ashkouri as the 1st Prize entry in an International Design Competition in 1976, this building is a cluster of three buildings, a one million volume National Library, a complete 600-seat Auditorium with full performance art stage facility and a Conference/Exhibit Center.
UAG Tecos Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara, usually known as Tecos (short for tecolotes, or owls in English) or UAG, is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara. UAG plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico.
UAM School of Arts and Humanities The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Arts and Humanities is located in the Memorial Classroom Building on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The School employs 19 faculty and offers four Bachelor of Arts degrees, five minors, two foreign language minors, and three Associate of Arts degrees.
UAM School of Business The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Business is located within the Babin Business Center at the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The School has 10 faculty members and offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
UAM School of Education The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Education is located within Willard Hall on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The school employs 17 faculty and offers Teaching degrees in Early Childhood, Middle Level, Secondary, and Health and PE.
UAM School of Forest Resources The University of Arkansas at Monticello School of Forest Resources is located within the Henry H Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex on the UAM campus in Monticello, Arkansas. The Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex also houses the Arkansas Forest Resource Center.
UANL Tigres de la Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. It is the youngest and most successful professional team from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn.
UANL Tigres Tigres de la Universidad AutĂłnoma de Nuevo LeĂłn, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera DivisiĂłn de MĂ©xico. It is the youngest and most successful professional team from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn.
UAProf The User Agent Profile (UAProf) specification is concerned with capturing capability and preference information for wireless devices. This information can be used by content providers to produce content in an appropriate format for the specific device.
UAV Corp. UAV Corporation or commonly known as UAV Entertainment is an entertainment company founded in 1984 as a small local company. As of 2002 the company was purchased by Morgenthaler Partners due to increasing demands.
UAW Ford 500 The UAW Ford 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. The UAW Ford 500 is also one of four races currently run with restrictor plates, the others being the Aaron's 499, the Pepsi 400, and the Daytona 500.
UĂ ĂŤmair The UĂ ĂŤmair or UĂ ĂŤmhair were a Norse-Gaelic dynasty who ruled the Irish sea region and western coast of Scotland from the late 9th century into the 10th century. The name is Old Irish, and means "grandchildren" or "descendants of Ivar", referring to Ivar the Boneless, the man whose obit is recorded in the Irish annals under the year 873, reading Imhar, rex Nordmannorum totius Hibernie & Brittanie, uitam finiuit.
UĂ Fiachrach The UĂ Fiachrach () were a dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the coicead or fifth of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descent from Fiachrae, an older half-brother of Niall Noigiallach or Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Uà Garrchon The Uà Garrchon were the principal sub-set of the Dál Messin Corb, who were the ruleing dynasty of Leinster for much of the fifth century. Their main opponents outside of Leinster were the nascent Uà Néill.
Uà Cheinnselaig The Uà Cheinnselaig, from the Old Irish "grandsons of Cennsalach", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster who traced their descent from Énda Cennselach, a supposed contemporary of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Énda was said to be a grandson of Bressal Bélach and a first cousin of Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada, eponymous ancester of the rival Uà Dúnlainge.
UĂ NĂ©ill The UĂ NĂ©ill (Irish for "descendants of Niall" UĂ pronounced 'Ee': ) were Irish and Scottish dynasties who claimed descent from Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a semi-historical High King of Ireland who died about 405.
UÄźur Mumcu UÄźur Mumcu (August 22, 1942 - January 24, 1993) was a Turkish intellectual, investigative journalist and columnist for the major newspaper Cumhuriyet . He was killed by a bomb placed in his car as he left his home in the morning.
Ub Iwerks Ub Iwerks (Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) (March 24, 1901–July 7, 1971), was a two-time Academy Award winner American animator, cartoonist and special effects technician, who was famous for his work for Walt Disney. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ubach over Worms Ubach over Worms is a former municipality located in the southeast of the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 1982 it was incorporated into the new municipality of Landgraaf along with Schaesberg and Nieuwenhagen.
Ubaid period The tell (mound) of Ubaid () near Ur in southern Iraq has given its name to the prehistoric Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic culture which represents the earliest settlement on the alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia. The Ubaid culture had a long duration beginning before 5300 BC and lasting until the beginning of the Uruk period, c.
Ubaldo Fillol Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born July 21, 1950 in San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires), nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck"), is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. He took part of 1974, 1978 (where he won the championship with his team and was voted Best Goalkeeper) and 1982 World Cups representing his country.
Ubaldo Heredia Ubaldo JosĂ© Heredia MartĂnez (b. May 4, 1956 in Ciudad BolĂvar, Venezuela), commonly known as Ubaldo Heredia (oo-BAL-do ay-RAY-dah), is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos (1987).
Ubaldo Jiménez Ubaldo Jiménez (born 22nd January 1984, in Nagua, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, who plays in the minor league system of the Rockies franchise. Rockies Scout Rolando Fernández signed Jiménez on April 25, 2001, as a non-drafted free agent.
Ubangi River The Ubangi River, also spelled Oubangi, ( or ) is a major tributary of the Congo River in Central Africa. It is considered to begin at the junction of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers, flows west for about 350 km, then bends to the southwest, passes through Bangui, then flows south for another 500 km to the Congo.
Ubasuteyama Ubasuteyama (Kanji: 姥捨ă¦ĺ±±, literally "grandmother throwing mountain") was a practice formerly performed in Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was carried to a mountain, or some other remote, desolate place, and left there to die, either by dehydration, starvation, or exposure. The practice was most common during times of drought and famine, and was sometimes mandated by feudal officials.
Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah a.k.a Said ibn Husayn (Arabic: عبيد الله بن الŘسين المهدي) is considered the founder of the Fatimid dynasty, the only major Shi'ite caliphate in Islam, and established Fatimid rule throughout much of North Africa.
Ubbi dubbi Ubbi Dubbi (also called Pig Greek or Double Dutch) is a language game spoken with English. Although popularized by the long-running PBS television show ZOOM and by Bill Cosby (in his Dentist Sketch and his voice-over of the character Mushmouth from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids), Ubbi Dubbi was in use many years before these came into existence.
Ubenakimaru Ubenakimaru is a fictional character and the protagonist in the story, "The Legend of Ubenakimaru." He is a powerful hero who usually spends his time preventing his arch enemy, Yukaday, from taking over the world.
Uber geek In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology. As computer technology becomes less frightening to larger numbers of people, society seems to be developing a more tolerant, even benevolent view of the geek.
Uberdata Uberdata (also known as Ăśberdata or Uber data) is a ROM editing software designed specifically for On Board Diagnostics (OBD) Honda Engine control units. It was created by Blake Warner (also known as Uberteg or Vertigo).
Ubermorgen Ubermorgen is a group of artists in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1999 by Hans Bernhard (founder of etoy) and Lizvlx. Ubermorgen focuses on exploring contemporary legal issues, especially those of security, privacy and copyright.
Uberrima fides Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its plural form, Uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" (or translated literally, "most abundant faith"). It is name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts.
Uberschall Uberschall (German Ăśberschall: supersonic) is an improvisational rock band based in Las Vegas consisting of past and present Blue Men and band members of Blue Man Group. Uberschall frequently performs at the Double-Down Saloon in Las Vegas.
Ubersitz The Ubersitz is a traditional custom of the Bernese Oberland (Oberhasli). On Christmas day, at nightfall, schoolboys begin with Treichlen, walking through the villages in small troops, sounding giant cow-bells.
Ubersketch The Ubersketch is a moniker for a collection of sketches created in The Geometer's Sketchpad by the PRISM-NEO project which mimic virtual manipulatives, such as the ones found at The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. The editor of the collection is Greg Clarke of the Simcoe-Muskoka Catholic District School Board.
Ubertino of Casale Ubertino of Casale (Ubertino da Casale also Ubertino di Casale), born 1259 in Casale Monferrato, was an Italian Franciscan and one of the leaders (together with Michael of Cesena; preceded by Peter Olivi) of the stricter branch of the Franciscan Christian order. For some time he was a chaplain of the cardinal Orsini.
Uberto Zanolli Uberto Zanolli (1917 – 1994) was a Italo-Mexican composer, orchestra director, and writer, who was an engineer official for the Italian army during World War II, and a prisoner for two years in Nazi concentration camps.
Ubicom Ubicom, founded in 1996 as Scenix Semiconductor, is an Integrated circuit design house that specializes in low gate count, microcontroller / microprocessor engine cores and peripheral cores. The company produces MCUs that were able to perform 100 Million instructions per second (or MIPS) at 100 MHz.
Ubii The Ubii were a Germanic tribe first encountered dwelling on the right bank of the Rhine in the time of Julius Caesar, who formed an alliance with them in 55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river. They were transported in 39 BC by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa to the left bank.
Ubique (poem) Ubique is a poem by Rudyard Kipling about the Boer War, published in The Five Nations in 1903The Five Nations, The University of Newcastle, Australia. Ubique ('everywhere' in Latin) is the motto of the Royal ArtilleryThe Verse of Rudyard Kipling, Major General's Page.
Ubiquitin Ubiquitin is a very conserved small regulatory protein that is ubiquitous in eukaryotes. Ubiquitination (or Ubiquitylation) refers to the post-translational modification of a protein by the covalent attachment (via an isopeptide bond) of one or more ubiquitin monomers.
Ubiquitin ligase A ubiquitin ligase (also called an E3 ubiquitin ligase) is a protein which covalently attaches ubiquitin to a lysine residue on a target protein. The ubiquitin ligase is typically involved in polyubiquitination: a second ubiquitin is attached to the first, a third is attached to the second, and so forth.
Ubiquitin-activating enzyme Ubiquitin-activating enzymes, also known as E1 enzymes, catalyze the first step in the ubiquitination reaction that targets a protein for degradation via the proteasome. The ubiquitination process covalently attaches ubiquitin, a short protein of 76 amino acids, to a lysine residue on the target protein.
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, also known as E2 enzymes and more rarely as ubiquitin-carrier enzymes, perform the second step in the ubiquitination reaction that targets a protein for degradation via the proteasome.The ubiquitination process covalently attaches ubiquitin, a short protein of 76 amino acids, to a lysine residue on the target protein.
Ubiquitinylation Ubiquitinylation is the name given for process of attachment of ubiquitin, which acts through its attachment to other proteins (ubiquitinylation). These protein modifications can alter the function or location of the protein, or target it for protein degradation.
Ubiquitous city A ubiquitous city or U-city is a city or region with ubiquitous information technology. All information systems are linked, and virtually everything is linked to an information system through technologies such as wireless networking and RFID tags.
Ubiquitous computing Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) integrates computation into the environment, rather than having computers which are distinct objects. Other terms for ubiquitous computing include pervasive computing, calm technology, things that think, everyware, and more recently, pervasive Internet.
Ubiquitous Communicator The Ubiquitous Communicator (UC) is a mobile computing device designed for the use in ubiquitous computing by Ken Sakamura, the creator of TRON and a leading Japanese computer scientist in Tokyo University. The device is based on T-Engine.
Ubiquitous gaze Ubiquitous gaze is an art term for the effect created by certain portraits which give the impression that the subject's eyes are following the viewer. When such a painting is viewed from any angle, the subject's eyes still appear to be looking straight into the viewer's.
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