Illegal theft, export, diversion, transfer, or proliferation of sensitive DoD technology, systems, weapons, and equipment, with particular emphasis upon allegations involving targeted foreign nations, organized international criminal organizations, or potentially hostile entities apt to utilize said items in furtherance of assaults against U. S. military forces.

The enormous proliferation of foundations and other tax-exempt entities in the decades after the second World War helped to fuel new congressional concern about their power, wealth, and impact on national tax policy.

Due to the wholesale destruction of plants at the K – T boundary there was a proliferation of saprotrophic organisms such as fungi that do not require photosynthesis and use nutrients from decaying vegetation.

Substantial problems remain, such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the specter of nuclear terrorism.

Endocrinology ( from Greek, endo, " within ";, krīnō, " to separate "; and ,-logia ) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation ( including histogenesis and organogenesis ) and the coordination of metabolism, respiration, excretion, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception depend on chemical cues, substances synthesized and secreted by specialized cells.

Greenpeace views nuclear power as a relatively minor industry with major problems, such as environmental damage and risks from uranium mining, nuclear weapons proliferation, and unresolved questions concerning nuclear waste.

While some cytokines can be growth factors, such as G-CSF and GM-CSF, others have an inhibitory effect on cell growth or proliferation.

President John F. Kennedy, an ardent foe of nuclear proliferation, considered sales of such weapons moot since " in the event of war the United States would, from the outset, be prepared to defend the Federal Republic.

Tumor cells require an ample amount of ATP ( Adenosine triphosphate ) in order to synthesize bioactive compounds such as lipids, proteins, and nucleotides for rapid cell proliferation.

The Third Great Awakening from 1858 to 1908 saw enormous growth in Methodist membership, and a proliferation of institutions such as colleges ( e. g., Morningside College ).

The primary goals being to improve nuclear safety, improve proliferation resistance, minimize waste and natural resource utilization, and to decrease the cost to build and run such plants.

Adamist starships use fusion-energy based drives, and as such much of the human economy is based on the proliferation of He < sub > 3 </ sub >.

Around 1977, the subculture began to diversify with the proliferation of factions such as 2 Tone, Oi !, pop punk, New Wave, and No Wave.

Particularly in the UK, this occurred in a polemical atmosphere in which it was alleged that proliferation of such bodies was undesirable and should be reversed ( see below ).

Short chain scorpion toxins constitute the largest group of potassium ( K < sup >+</ sup >) channel blocking peptides ; an important physiological role of the KCNA3 channel, also known as K < sub > V </ sub > 1. 3, is to help maintain large electrical gradients for the sustained transport of ions such as Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > that controls T lymphocyte ( T cell ) proliferation.

Benign conditions that are not associated with an abnormal proliferation of tissue ( such as sebaceous cysts ) can also present as tumors, however, but have no malignant potential.

A combination of factors, including the mass mobilization of capital markets through neoliberalism, the beginning of the widespread proliferation of new media such as the Internet, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a realignment and reconsolidation of economic and political power across the world, and within countries.

With the proliferation of original language playwrights now running or teaching in playwriting programs at prestigious universities, such as NYU Tisch, Brooklyn College, California Institute of the Arts, Yale, Brown, etc.

Meanwhile, technological accomplishments such as nuclear proliferation and photos of the Earth from outer space provided both new insights and new reasons for concern over Earth's seemingly small and unique place in the universe.

The proliferation of such warehouse and superstores has contributed to the continuing disappearance of smaller, local grocery stores ; increased dependence on the automobile ; suburban sprawl because of the necessity for large floorspace and increased vehicular traffic.

For example, in the area of dual-use export controls, BIS vigorously administers and enforces such controls to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them, to halt the spread of weapons to terrorists or countries of concern, and to further important U. S. foreign policy objectives.

The practice gained popularity during the 19th century and contributed to the proliferation of stereotypes such as the " happy-go-lucky darky on the plantation " or the " dandified coon ".

In recent years the proliferation of technologies such as satellite broadcasting, the Internet, and rebroadcasts of programming on AM and FM within target nations has meant that this is no longer necessarily the case.

Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French and German language names of téléphérique and Seilbahn, respectively, are often also used in an English language context.

The system was unsuccessful but met with the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species to influence the proliferation of various Secular Humanist organizations in the 19th century, especially through the work of secularists such as George Holyoake and Richard Congreve.

This has led to a proliferation of systems such as S-Video and component video to maintain the signals separately.

Prior to the modern proliferation of environmental regulation, the doctrines of nuisance ( public or private ), trespass, negligence, and strict liability apportioned harm and assigned liability for activities that today would be considered pollution and likely governed by regulatory regimes.

: Extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the Brown tree snake ( Boiga irregularis ), an exotic species.

This same study showed that dendritic cells chronically treated with morphine during their differentiation produce more interleukin-12 ( IL-12 ), a cytokine responsible for promoting the proliferation, growth, and differentiation of T-cells ( another cell of the adaptive immune system ) and less interleukin-10 ( IL-10 ), a cytokine responsible for promoting a B-cell immune response ( B cells produce antibodies to fight off infection ).

As HIV uses reverse transcriptase to copy its genetic material and generate new viruses ( part of a retrovirus proliferation circle ), specific drugs have been designed to disrupt the process and thereby suppress its growth.

The term which encompasses both, SALW ( Small Arms and Light Weapons ), is used by some organizations working to limit arms proliferation.

581 ( 1991 ), Raytheon terminated Lawrence Korb after receiving complaints of his public involvement in an anti-nuclear proliferation nonprofit known as the Committee for National Security ( CNS ) and his advocacy of reduced defense spending.

* The triode tube ( Audion ), transistor and integrated circuit revolutionized computers, leading to the proliferation of the personal computer in the 1980s and cell phones and the public-use Internet in the 1990s.

The field also includes the study of medical and other applications of ( generally ionizing ) radiation, nuclear safety, heat / thermodynamics transport, nuclear fuel and / or other related technology ( e. g., radioactive waste disposal ), and the problems of nuclear proliferation.

Although some propose a " Biosecurity Protocol " to extend the Biosafety Protocol to organisms considered weapons ( already controlled by UN arms proliferation treaties ), others argue this is an inappropriate response to military threats, and argue for a broad biodefense instead.

The fact that nuclear proliferation has led to an increase in the number of nations in the " nuclear club ", including nations of questionable stability ( e. g., Pakistan and North Korea ), and that a nuclear nation might be hijacked by a despot or other person or persons who might use nuclear weapons without sane regard for the consequences, presents a strong case for proponents of BMD who seek a policy which both protects against attack, but also does not require an escalation into what might become global nuclear war.

* Inhibition of the production of interleukin-6 ( IL &# 8209 ; 6 ), which is a growth factor for the proliferation of myeloma cells

Preventive dental treatment is also necessary ( and often overlooked by the patient ), as the lack of saliva associated with xerostomia creates an ideal environment for the proliferation of bacteria that cause dental caries ( cavities ).

At month 5, the vaginal canalization is complete and the fetal hymen is formed from the proliferation of the sinovaginal bulbs ( where müllerian ducts meet the urogenital sinus ), and becomes perforate before or shortly after birth.

The Deputy DG is responsible for the operational activity of the service, being responsible for four branches ; international counter-terrorism, National Security Advice Centre ( counter proliferation and counter espionage ), Irish and domestic counter-terrorism and technical and surveillance operations.

Cortisol prevents proliferation of T-cells by rendering the interleukin-2 producer T-cells unresponsive to interleukin-1 ( IL-1 ), and unable to produce the T-cell growth factor. Cortisol also has a negative-feedback effect on interleukin-1.

The proliferation of the word was effected by the publication of The Yuppie Handbook in January 1983 ( a tongue-in-cheek take on The Official Preppy Handbook ), followed by Senator Gary Hart's 1984 candidacy as a " yuppie candidate " for President of the United States.

Through the 1990s the proliferation of mobile telecom ( which typically bills every call ), the introduction of customer relationship management and the use of the Internet by the public in all developed nations, brought the situation to a head, and most countries had to implement strong consumer privacy laws, usually over the objections of business.

Reprocessing has been politically controversial because of the potential to contribute to nuclear proliferation, the potential vulnerability to nuclear terrorism, the political challenges of repository siting ( a problem that applies equally to direct disposal of spent fuel ), and because of its high cost compared to the once-through fuel cycle.

Activated T cells also produce the alpha sub-unit of the IL-2 receptor ( CD25 or IL-2R ), enabling a fully functional receptor that can bind with IL-2, which in turn activates the T cell's proliferation pathways.

One example, common in the 1990s, was the proliferation of computer training courses in which adults ( not children or adolescents ), most of whom were office workers, could enroll.

However, SS2PL is blocking and constraining ( pessimistic ), and with the proliferation of distribution and utilization of systems different from traditional database systems ( e. g., as in Cloud computing ), less constraining types of CO ( e. g., Optimistic CO ) may be needed for better performance.