As part of Linux Affinity and the free AIX Toolboxes for Linux Applications ( ATLA ), open-source KDE Plasma Workspaces and GNOME desktop are also available.

* Affinity ( law ), kinship by marriage

* Affinity ( canon law ), a kinship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman

* Affinity ( Christian organisation ), formerly known as the British Evangelical Council

* Affinity ( mathematics ), an affine transformation ( which preserves collinearity )

* Affinity ( pharmacology ), in biochemistry, protein-ligand binding

* Affinity ( sociology ), shared interests and commitments between persons in groups, " willingness to associate "

* Affinity ( taxonomy ), mainly in natural history-resemblance suggesting a common descent or type

* Affinity ( band ), A Jazz / Rock band active in the late 60s and early 70s

* Affinity ( Philippines band ), a collective of Manila's premier jazz musicians

* " Affinity " ( Stargate SG-1 ), a season 8 episode of Stargate SG-1

* Affinity ( novel ), 1999 novel by Sarah Waters

* Affinity ( film ), a 2008 feature film based on Sarah Waters ' novel

With the help of local contacts and, after intensive correspondence over the course of years, Morgan analyzed his research and wrote his seminal Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity ( 1871 ), which was printed by the Smithsonian Press.

Affinity groups can be based on a common ideology ( e. g., anarchism, pacifism ), a shared concern for a given issue ( e. g., anti-nuclear, anti-war ) or a common activity, role or skill ( e. g., legal support, medical aid, black blocs ).

The “ Affinity ” Membership, by Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd ( SATS ), offers passenger preferential check-in services at their specially designated “ Affinity ” check-in counters and the use of SATS Premier Club lounges available in all terminals of Singapore Changi Airport as well as the lifestyle “ Rainforest ” lounge in Terminal 1, regardless of the class of travel.

This mechanic was extremely powerful and " Affinity " decks quickly monopolised Magic: The Gathering tournaments ( see below ), eventually resulting in sweeping bannings of the most powerful Affinity-related cards in an effort to revive the tournament scene.

It also introduces songs from newcomers like Tekno Dred and Ad Man ( Ad Man was an unnamed composer in the credits ), Affinity, Hybrid, Lynn, and Onyx.

), which reduced the principles of association first to two, Simultaneity and Affinity, and these further to one supreme principle of Redintegration or Totality.

* The town was the first in the nation to have an Affinity credit card, the idea of the municipal affinity credit card being originated by former village president William Calabrese.

No longer presenting a security risk to Earth, Teal ' c attempts to have a normal life and moves out of the SGC in season 8's " Affinity ".

Affinity groups may have either open or closed membership, although the latter is far more common.

A given Affinity group may have all, some or none of these positions.

* Decision Analysis Affinity Group, DAAG, and informal group of DA practitioners who have a Conference annually to discuss ideas, best practices, etc.

All Edenists have a genetic adaptation which allows for a form of telepathy, known as Affinity between other Edenists and their bio-engineered creations, Habitats, Voidhawks and Servitors.

Affinity will have an effect on what the characters say to each other.

Affinity for competitive agonists and antagonists is related by the Cheng-Prusoff factor used to calculate the K < sub > i </ sub > ( affinity constant for an antagonist ) from the shift in IC < sub > 50 </ sub > that occurs during competitive inhibition.

For example, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities established a Neuroethics Affinity Group, students at the London School of Economics established the Neuroscience and Society Network linking scholars from several different institutions, and a group of scientists and funders from around the world began discussing ways to support international collaboration in neuroethics through what came to be called the International Neuroethics Network.

An Affinity group is usually a small group of activists ( usually from 3-20 ) who work together on direct action.

In some Affinity groups, the vibe watch is also charged with keeping the facilitator from using his or her role to favor any position or proposal.

Affinity also, in the ancient law, arose between the children of a woman from a deceased husband and the children of her husband from a previously deceased wife.

Affinity arises from a valid marriage, even if not consummated, and exists between a man and the blood relatives of the woman and between the woman and the blood relatives of the man.

* The Affinity Argument, explains that invisible, immortal, and incorporeal things are different from visible, mortal, and corporeal things.

Affinity chromatography can be used in a number of applications, including nucleic acid purification, protein purification from cell free extracts, and purification from blood.

Affinity Media was the previous parent company of IGE, which generated revenue from selling World of Warcraft gold, but Affinity Media later severed ties with IGE., though there is some dispute on this note.

Major accomplishments from the Gelb laboratory include: 1 ) The discovery of protein isoprenylation in the late 1980s ( together with Professor John Glomset ); 2 ) The development of methods to analyze enzymes that work on membrane surfaces ( together with Professors Mahendra Jain and Otto Berg ); 3 ) The development of Isotope-Coded Affinity Tags for quantitative proteomics ( together with Professors Ruedi Aebersold and Frank Turecek ); 4 ) The development of tandem mass spectrometry for newborn screening of enzyme deficiency diseases ( together with Professors Frank Turecek and C. Ronald Scott ).

Hotspur opted not to renew the agreement, and will instead combine the casino and hotel under its own management, with the help of consulting services from Affinity Gaming.

Pacific Equity Partners acquired the company from Heinz in 2005, and sold it to Affinity Equity Partners in 2011.

Affinity tags are appended to proteins so that they can be purified from their crude biological source using an affinity technique.

It was dropped from the Fender line in 1997 but was then launched again as a Chinese made Squier Affinity model in 1998 only to be dropped in 1999.

Affinity groups supported overall solidarity in larger, more complex political actions through the mutual support provided to members of the group.

Affinity groups or nonviolent revolutionary groups are organized to provide support, maintain nonviolent discipline, organize and train other people into similar affinity groups and networks.