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  • 111Group I catalytic intron — Group I catalytic introns are large self splicing ribozymes. They catalyze their own excision from mRNA, tRNA and rRNA precursors in a wide range of organisms. The core secondary structure consists of nine paired regions (P1 P9). These fold to… …

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  • 11216S ribosomal RNA — The 16S rRNA is a 1542 nt long component of the small prokaryotic ribosomal subunit (30S) and has several functions: * Like the large ribosomal RNA, it has a structural role, acting as a scaffold defining the positions of the ribosomal protein. * …

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  • 113Christian Athens —     Christian Athens     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Athens     Christianity was first preached in Athens by St. Paul. He came to Athens from Berœa of Macedonia, coming probably by water and landing in the Peiræevs, the harbour of Athens …

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  • 114Dei Gratia; Dei Et Apostolicae Sedis Gratia —     Dei gratia; Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis gratia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Dei gratia; Dei et Apostolicæ Sedis gratia     (By the grace of God; By the grace of God and the Apostolic See)     A formulæ added to the titles of ecclesiastical… …

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  • 115Chief technology officer — A chief technology officer (or chief technical officer; CTO) is an executive level position in a company or other entity whose occupant is focused on scientific and technological issues within an organization. The role became prominent with the… …

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  • 116Criticism of Twelver Shi'ism — Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam Twelvers The Fourteen Infallibles …

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  • 117The New Great Game — For the book: The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia , see Lutz Kleveman. Central Asia The New Great Game is a term used to describe the conceptualization of modern geopolitics in Central Eurasia as a competition between the United… …

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  • 118eXtensible Business Reporting Language - XBRL — A standard that was developed to improve the way in which financial data is communicated, making it easier to compile and share this data. XBRL is a type of XML (extensible markup language), which is a specification that is used for organizing… …

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  • 119obtain — I. v. a. Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of, attain. II. v. n. Hold good, subsist, continue in use, be received, become prevalent, be established …

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  • 120duck —    Popular terms of endearment since at least the seventeenth century. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nick Bottom as Pyramus utters his famous ‘O dainty duck! O dear!’ to Thisbe, otherwise Flute. There is a less well known Shakespearean use of… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address