Thursday, May 12, 2011

New 10 terms

SEONS
second-order nonstationary source separation

SMAC
stepwise maximum angle calculation

SOBI
second-order blind identification

SVM
support vector machine

WPT
wavelet packet transform

WT
wavelet transform

BMLR
best multilinear regression

ANN
artificial neural network

MARS
multivariate adaptive regression spline

GFA
genetic function approximation

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

New 10 terms

CSD
charge state distribution

EFA
evolving factor analysis

FWT
fast wavelet transform

HQI
hit quality index

ICA
independent component analysis

iPLS
interval partial least square

NLS
nonlinear least square

PCR
principal component regression

RBF
radial basis function

SIMCA
soft independent method of class analogy

Monday, May 9, 2011

New 10 terms

LCH
cholesterol linoleate

LH
linoleic acid

SPLET
sequential proton loss electron transfer

TMP
tocopherol-mediated peroxidation

TBA
thiobarbituric acid

TBARS
thiobarbituric acid reactive substance

AFA
abstract factor analysis

ALS
alternating least square

BSS
blind signal separation

CCA
convex constraint analysis

Monday, May 2, 2011

New 10 terms

DALG
dalargine

HSCIE
high temperature solid state catalytic isotope exchange

MAC
model acidic center

SH
spillover hydrogen

ZPC
zero-point energy correction

AAPH
2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane hydrochloride)

DBHN
tert-butyl hyponitrite

ELP
egg lecithin phosphatidylcholine

HODE
hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid

HPODE
hydroxyperoxyoctadecadienoic acid

Thursday, April 28, 2011

New 10 terms

DPE
diphenylacetylene

MP
Møller-Plesset

cce
electrochemical cyclization

DIB
(diacetoxyiodo)benzene

DPD
4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione

HFIPA
1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl acrylate

KDP
ketodicyclopentadiene

MEMCl
(2-methoxyethoxy)methyl chloride

PLAP
pig liver acetone powder

BAC
Brønsted acidic center

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

New 10 terms

SP
surface prasmon

TPRS
two-photon Rayleigh scattering

TPS
two-photon scattering

WGM
whispering-gallery mode

DHPDS
6,8-dihydroxy-1,3-pyrenedisulfonic acid

ORAC
oxygen radical absorbance capacity

APP
atmosphere pressure plasma

APDBD
air-atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge

BA
barbituric acid

TP
triaminopyrimidine

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

New 10 terms

TosMIC
toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide

php
1,10-phenanthrolinopyrrole

CV
crystal violet

DSEH
Dadap, Shan, Eisenthal, and Heinz

EM
electromagnetic

GW
gigawatt

HCys
homocysteine

NPP
N-(4-nitrophenyl)-(S)-prolinol

NSET
nanoparticle based surface energy transfer

SH
second harmonic

Monday, April 25, 2011

New 10 terms

PCCA
polymerized crystalline colloidal array

TNB
5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid

AFA
acetic formic anhydride

BZ
Barton-Zard

BICA
β-bromo-α-isocyanoacrylate

IDCA
α,α-iminodicarboxylic acid

OBO
4-methyl-2,6,7-trioxabiciclo[2.2.2]octyl

Pg
protective group

SAA
sugar amino acid

PMEDTA
N,N,N′,N′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine

Friday, April 22, 2011

New 10 terms

SRB
sulfate reducing bacteria

DSDP
Deep Sea Drilling Project

BChE
butyrylcholinesterase

ChEs
cholinesterases

ChO
cholineoxidase

DCP
dichlorophenol

DOODA
dioctyloctadecylamine

DAMAB
N,N-didecylaminomethylbenzene

DTNA
dithiodinicotinic acid

OP
organophosphorus

Thursday, April 21, 2011

New 10 terms

NIP
neutral ion pair

CDM
cold dark matter

ISM
interstellar medium

CMB
cosmic microwave background

SSI
sonic spray ionization

SWAS
submillimeter wave astronomy satellite

HTV
hydrothermal vent

VMS
volcanogenic massive sulfide

MAMT
methanogen methylamine methyltransferase

FMFDH
formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

New 10 terms

MLP
multilayer perceptron

TMANO
trimethylamine N-oxide

CM
center of mass

SRS
self-regeneration of stereocenter

CIPE
complex-induced proximity effect

SILP
supported ionic liquid phase

KE
kinetic energy

PED
photoelectron diffraction effects

ARXPS
angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

SXES
soft X-ray emission spectrosocopy

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

New 10 terms

OO
occupied orbital

XC
exchange-correlation

ACFDT
adiabatic connection fluctuation dissipation theorem

DCACP
dispersion-corrected atom-centered potential

EDA
exploratory data analysis

DA
discriminant analysis

ED
experimental design

FA
factor analysis

MLR
multiple linear regression

LOO
leave-one-out

Thursday, April 14, 2011

New 10 terms

WDS
wedge density strip

SAPT
symmetry-adapted perturbation theory

DQMC
diffusion quantum Monte Carlo

OVOS
optimized virtual orbital space

FNO
frozen natural orbital

DF
density fitting

UCHF
uncoupled Hartree-Fock

SFM
systematic fragmentation method

ALDA
adiabatic local density approximation

VO
virtual orbital

Thursday, April 7, 2011

New 10 terms

RDA
representational difference analysis

RFLP
restriction fragment length polymorphism

RMA
robust multiarray average

SMMD
simultaneous multiple mutation detection

SSEA
stage-specific antigen

SSH
suppression subtractive hybridization

TEB
terminal end bud

TD
terminal duct

VSN
variance stabilization

WAD
weighted average difference

Friday, March 4, 2011

New 10 terms

SF
subretinal fluid

IVFC
in vivo flow cytometry

TPC
5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenyl-2,3-dihydroxychlorin

FAP
fibroblast activating protein

BHQ
black hole quencher

FMOC
fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride

HBED
N,N′-bis(2-hydroxybenzyl)ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid

NTMF
nuclear track microfilter

SST
somatostatin

GRP
gastrin releasing peptide

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

New 10 terms

FARMS
factor analysis for robust microarray symmarization

FWER
family-wise error rate

HGPD
human gene and protein database

IVDMIA
in vitro diagnostic multivariate index assay

MBEI
model-based expression index

MDS
multidimensional scaling

MIAME
minimum information about a microarray experiment

MPSS
massively parallel signature sequencing technology

MSC
mesenchymal stem cell

NMF
non-negative matrix factorization

Monday, February 28, 2011

New 10 terms

CARD
caspase recruitment domain

CGMS
continuous glucose monitoring system

DD
differential display

DEG
differentially expressed gene

DFW
distribution free weighted

DGBY
database for gene function and expression of baker's yeast

DMH
differential methylation hybridization

DPC
diethyl pyrocarbonate

DPI
dot per inch

DRC
dose-response curve

Thursday, February 24, 2011

New 10 terms

PUE
penultimate unit effect

RIM
reaction injection molding

SFRP
stable free radical polymerization

SMF
single mode fiber

SP
solubility parameter

TMP
tacticity mutating polymerization

TPMA
triphenylmethyl methacrylate

TSAC
trimethylstearylammonium

ATRA
all-trans-retinoic acid

BMI
body mass index

Monday, February 14, 2011

New 10 terms

FTTH
fiber to the home

FTTD
fiber to the display

IRP
iodine transfer radical polymerization

LD
laser diode

MCR
mid-chain radical

MMF
multi mode fiber

MOST
media oriented system transport

NAD
non-aqueous dispersion

POF
plastic optical fiber

PRR
propagating radical

Thursday, February 10, 2011

New 10 terms

EAN
ethylammonium nitrate

PEE
poly(ethylethylene)

TBG
1,2,3-tributanoylglycerol

THG
1,2,3-trihexanoylglycerol

VEM
video-enhanced microscope

DEF
diethyl fumarate

DPS
diphenyl sulfide

DSL
digital subscriber line

FI
functional initiator

FRP
fiber reinforced plastic

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

New 10 terms

HRCA
hyperbranched rolling circle amplification

IVT
in vitro translation

MCT
molecule colony technique

SDA
strand displacement amplification

WGA
whole genome amplification

PNA
peanut agglutinin

GNP
glycocluster nanoparticle

TRFQ
time-resolved fluorescence quenching

BLV
bilamellar vesicle

DODAX
dioctadecyltrimethylammonium halide

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

New 10 terms

VB
valence band

IAPP
islet amyloid polypeptide

ADDL
amyloid β-derived diffusible ligand

TME
tetramethyleneethane

RRM
ring rearrangement metathesis

PASP
polymer-assisted polymer phase

DEDAM
diethyl diallylmalonate

MDA
multiple displacement amplification

NASBA
nucleic acid sequence-based amplification

GMO
genetically modified organism

Monday, February 7, 2011

New 10 terms

PCIB
physico-chemical influence of a boundary

SCT
separation charge theory

CCT
conformational change theory

MB
molecular beacon

ROX
6-carboxyrhodamin

TET
6-carboxy-4,7,2',7'-tetrachlorofluorescein

SALEX
systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment

CP
conducing polymer

TBPX
tetrabromo-p-xylene

ESCR
electrochemical stimulated conformational relaxation

Friday, February 4, 2011

New 10 terms

ZIF
zeolitic imidazolate framework

ZMOF
zeolite-like metal organic framework

IIS
innate immune system

PAMP
pathogen-associated molecular pattern

EDL
electric double layer

SSA
specific surface area

IBA
indole-3-butyric acid

VdW
van der Waals

ABP
auxin binding protein

ARF
auxin response factor

Thursday, February 3, 2011

New 10 terms

LCCT
ligand-to-cluster charge transfer

ata
2-aminoterephthalate

bdc
1,4-benzenedicarboxylate

bpb
1,4-bis(4′-pyrazolyl)benzene

bphdc
4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate

btec
1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylate

btc
1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate

btt
1,3,5-benzenetristetrazolate

def
diethylformamide

MPF
metal peptide framework

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New 10 terms

RCR
responsible conduct of research

CR
calorie restriction

TDMAH
tetrakis(dimethylamido)hafnium

Q-MS
quadrupole mass spectrometry

IRE
internal reflectance element

TEMAH
tetrakis(ethylmethylamino)hafnium

DTGS
deuterated triglycine sulfate

HTB
hafnium tert-butoxide

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

New 10 terms

PFD
photosensitizer fluorescence detection

MRS
magnetic resonance spectroscopy

PDD
photodynamic diagnosis

CIS
carcinomas in situ

FGR
fluorescence-guided resection

BCC
basal cell carcinoma

SCC
squamous cell carcinoma

CFD
combined fluorescence diagnosis

PMB
photodynamic molecular beacon

IF
intraretinal fluid

Friday, January 28, 2011

New 10 terms

RB
residual bilinearization

SMCR
self-modeling curve resolution

SOSAM
second order standard addition method

STW
semiparametric time warping

TFA
target factor analysis

PCC
propionyl-coenzyme A carboxylase

BC
biotin carboxylase

CT
carboxyltransferase

ALERT
Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats

CHP
chemical hygiene plan

Thursday, January 27, 2011

New 10 terms

ILDA
intensified linear diode array

SIM
single mass fragment

MCR
multivariate curve resolution

COW
correlation optimized warping

ANOVA
analysis of variance

OPA
orthogonal projection approach

PARAFAC
parallel factor analysis

PTW
parametric time warping

PWA
piecewise alignment

RAFA
rank annihilation factor analysis

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

New 10 terms

ALND
axillary lymph node dissection

DDA
discrete dipole approximation

RA
rheumatoid arthritis

GNB
gold nanobeacon

OPT
optical projection tomography

SPIM
selective plane illumination microscopy

FP
fluorescent protein

MPE
maximal permissible exposure

PS
photosensitizer

HP
hematoporphyrin

Monday, January 24, 2011

New 10 terms

TRACE
time-resolved amplification of cryptate emission

LANCE
lanthanide chelate energy transfer

UCP
up-converting phosphor

SMBC
streptavidin-based macromolecular complex

PAT
photoacoustic tomography

PA
photoacoustic

PAM
photoacoustic microscopy

PACT
photoacoustic computed tomography

SPET
single photon emission tomography

SLNB
sentinel lymph node biopsy

Friday, January 21, 2011

New 10 terms

BCECF
2′,7′-Bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-(and-6-)carboxyfluorescein

SNAFR
seminaphthofluorone

AMCA
9-amino-6-chloro-2-methoxyacridine

TRD
time-resolved detection

TRL
time-resolved luminescent

AS
acceptor state

DS
donor state

ES
emitting state

DELFIA
dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay

HTRF
homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence

Thursday, January 20, 2011

New 10 terms

TCOM
transcutaneous oxygen monitoring

NIRS
near-rnfrared spectroscopy

HFB
hexafluorobenene

HSI
hyperspectral imaging

BOLD
blood oxygen level-dependent

RER
reentrant resonator

FBP
filtered backprojection

ART
algebraic reconstruction technique

PTM
perchlorotriarylmethyl

HBO
hyperbaric oxygenation

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

New 10 terms

MTMA
myristyltrimethylammonium bromide

NVF
N-vinylformamide

OD
osmotic distillation

PRP
platelet-rich plasma

PWP
pure water permeation

SPC
soybean phosphatidylcholine

AAV
adeno-associated virus

AF
AlexaFluor

NSCLC
non-small-cell lung cancer

TF
Thomsen-Friedenreich

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New 10 terms

DBS
dodecylbenzene sulfonate

HAS
human albumin serum

HF
hollow-fiber

ICIC
5-isocyanatoisophthaloyl chloride

IEM
ion-excahnge membrane

IFP
interfacial polymerization

MBAA
N,N-methylene bisacrylamide

MBR
membrane bioreactor

MC
methyl cellulose

MPD
m-phenylenediamine

Monday, January 17, 2011

New 10 terms

MABN
4-(N-methylamino)benzonitrile

MDB
2,6-dimethyl-4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzonitrile

MTHT
2-methyltetrahydrofuran

RICT
rehybridization by intramolecular charge transfer

TRDL
time-resolved dielectric loss

WICT
wagging interamolecular charge transfer

AAG
2-acrylamidoglycolic acid

AMPSA
2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid

CA
cellulose acetate

CTA
cellulose triacetate

Thursday, January 13, 2011

New 10 terms

CAR
3,6-di-tert-butylcarbazole

CBQ
6-cyanobenzquinuclidine

CMI
5-cyano-N-methylindoline

COI
conical intersection

DASPONE
4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone

DDABN
4-(N,N-di-n-decylamino)benzonitrile

DEABN
4-(N,N-diethylamino)benzonitrile

DMAB
4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzamide

EA
electron affinity

IEOEM
integral electrooptical emission method

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

New 10 terms

VA
vertical alignment

VDCN
vinylidene cyanide

VDF
vinylidene fluoride

WDM
wavelength division multiplexing

ZBD
zenithal bistable device

ZITO
zinc indium tin oxide

PICT
planar intramolecular charge transfer

ABCO
azabicyclooctane

BCN
n-butyronitrile

BCPPZ
N,N-bis(4-cyanophenyl)piperazine

Friday, January 7, 2011

New 10 terms

SMD
surface mount device

SSFLC
surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal

TCO
transparent conducting oxide

TCOD
temperature-controlled oxygen delpletion

TDM
time division multiplexing

TIPS
thermally induced phase separation

TMR
tunneling magnetroresistance

TN
twisted nematic

TST
tetraselenotetracene

ULSI
ultra large scale integrated circuit

Thursday, January 6, 2011

New 10 terms

QCR
quartz crystal resonator

QPM
quartz phase matching

RCP
random copolymer

RS
rock salt

SBE
superbirefringence effect

SC
spin crossover

SDW
spin density wave

SIPS
solvent-induced phase separation

SIT
static induction transistor

SLA
spatial light modulator

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New 10 terms

PA
polyacetylene

PAS
polyacenic semiconductor

PBG
photonic band gap

PC
phase change

PCT
pressure composition temperature

PHB
photochemical hole burning

PIPS
polymerization induced phase separation

PNLC
polymer network liquid crystal

PSHB
polymer spectral hole burning

PUA
polyurea