APC
Encyclopedia
Biology
- Adenomatous polyposis coli, a type of colon cancer caused by a defect APC-protein due to mutations in the APC-gene
- Antigen-presenting cellAntigen-presenting cellAn antigen-presenting cell or accessory cell is a cell that displays foreign antigen complexes with major histocompatibility complex on their surfaces. T-cells may recognize these complexes using their T-cell receptors...
in medicine/immunology - Activated protein C, an anti-coagulant and anti-inflammatory protein
- Anaphase-promoting complexAnaphase-promoting complexAnaphase-Promoting Complex, also called cyclosome , is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that marks target cell cycle proteins for degradation by the 26S proteasome. The APC/C is a large complex of 11–13 subunit proteins, including a cullin and RING subunit much like SCF...
, an ubiquitin ligase cell cycle protein
Military
- Armoured personnel carrierArmoured personnel carrierAn armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...
, an armoured fighting vehicle - Armour-piercing capped, an anti-tank shell type
- Army Proficiency Certificate, the training syllabus of the Army Cadet ForceArmy Cadet ForceThe Army Cadet Force is a British youth organisation that offers progressive training in a multitude of the subjects from military training to adventurous training and first aid, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and 9...
Chemistry
- Activated protein C, a protein involved in blood coagulation
- AllophycocyaninAllophycocyaninAllophycocyanin is a protein from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with phycocyanin, phycoerythrin and phycoerythrocyanin. It is an accessory pigment to chlorophyll...
, a protein from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family - Allylpalladium chloride dimerAllylpalladium chloride dimerAllylpalladium chloride dimer is a chemical compound with the formula 2Pd2Cl2. This yellow air-stable compound is an important catalyst used in organic synthesis.-Synthesis and reactions:...
, a chemical compound - Anaphase-promoting complexAnaphase-promoting complexAnaphase-Promoting Complex, also called cyclosome , is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that marks target cell cycle proteins for degradation by the 26S proteasome. The APC/C is a large complex of 11–13 subunit proteins, including a cullin and RING subunit much like SCF...
, a complex of several proteins activated during mitosis - Antigen-presenting cellAntigen-presenting cellAn antigen-presenting cell or accessory cell is a cell that displays foreign antigen complexes with major histocompatibility complex on their surfaces. T-cells may recognize these complexes using their T-cell receptors...
, a cell that displays foreign antigens - A compound analgesicCompound analgesicA compound analgesic is an analgesic with more than one active ingredient. This includes many of the stronger prescription analgesics.Common active ingredients used in compound analgesics include:* aspirin* paracetemol * codeine or oxycodone...
containing aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine
Computing
- APC (magazine), a computer magazine in Australia
- Adaptive predictive codingAdaptive predictive codingAdaptive predictive coding is a narrowband analog-to-digital conversion that uses a one-level or multilevel sampling system in which the value of the signal at each sampling instant is predicted according to a linear function of the past values of the quantized signals.APC is related to linear...
, an analog-to-digital conversion system - Advanced process controlAdvanced process controlIn control theory Advanced process control is a broad term composed of different kinds of process control tools, often used for solving multivariable control problems or discrete control problem...
, a broad term within the control theory - Alternative PHP Cache, a PHP accelerator program
- Application Program Command, a C1 control code
- APC IIIAPC IIIThe APC III was released by NEC in 1983. The APC III was based upon the Intel 8086 processor, with superior specifications to the IBM PC....
or Advanced Personal Computer, a 1983 NEC microcomputer
Organizations
- A.P.C.A.P.C.A.P.C. is a French ready-to-wear brand, founded in 1988 by the Tunisian born Designer Jean Touitou. A.P.C. stands for 'Atelier de Production et de Création'. The company's legal address is 39 Rue Madame 75006 Paris. in Paris, which is also the location of its flagship store.-Characteristics of the...
, A French design group and clothing retailer - African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, a group of countries
- African Paralympic Committee, a sports organization based in Cairo, Egypt
- Alianza Popular Conservadora, a political party in Nicaragua
- Alien Property CustodianAlien Property CustodianAn Alien Property Custodian was an office within the Government of the United States during World War I and again during World War II, serving as a Custodian of Enemy Property to property that belonged to US enemies.-World War I:...
, a former office within the Government of the United States - All People's CongressAll People's CongressThe All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...
, a political party of Sierra Leone - American Pie CouncilAmerican Pie CouncilThe American Pie Council is an organization committed to "preserving America's pie heritage and promotes America's love affair with the food". The Council offers both personal and commercial memberships that allow participants to have discussions and swap recipes with fellow pie lovers.National...
, an organization committed to preserving America's pie heritage - American Plastics CouncilAmerican Plastics CouncilThe American Plastics Council is a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry. Through a variety of outreach efforts, APC works to promote the benefits of plastics and the plastics industry. APC comprises 22 of the leading resin manufacturers, plus one affiliated trade association...
, a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry - Americas Paralympic CommitteeAmericas Paralympic CommitteeAmericas Paralympic Committee is an international IPC regional committee which represents the current 26 National Paralympic Committees of the North American and South American continents...
, an umbrella organisation of National Paralympic Committees - APC by Schneider Electric (American Power Conversion), critical power and cooling services
- Animal Procedures CommitteeAnimal Procedures CommitteeThe Animal Procedures Committee advises the British Home Secretary on matters related to animal testing in the UK. The function of the committee was made a statutory requirement by the Animals Act 1986 , which mandates that it should have at least 12 members, excluding the chair...
, a UK public body and task force - Anti-Poverty CommitteeAnti-Poverty CommitteeThe Anti-Poverty Committee was a left-wing anarchist organisation based in Vancouver, British Columbia that campaigned against poverty and homelessness....
, a direct action organization in Vancouver, Canada - Arab Potash Company in Jordan
- Armed Proletarians for CommunismArmed Proletarians for CommunismArmed Proletarians for Communism was an Italian far-left armed group founded in 1976 and disbanded three years later, during the "Years of Lead ."- History :...
, an Italian far-left terrorist group of the 1970s - Arrangers' Publishing CompanyArrangers' Publishing CompanyArrangers' Publishing Company is a publisher of marching band music, concert band music, and drill designs for middle school, high school, and college bands....
, a sheet music publishing company in the United States - Asia Pacific CollegeAsia Pacific CollegeAsia Pacific College was established in 1991 as a non-profit joint venture between IBM Philippines and the SM Foundation. It was envisioned as a learning institution that produces graduates that fulfill information technology industry demands....
, a joint venture between IBM Philippines and the SM Foundation - Asian Paralympic CommitteeAsian Paralympic CommitteeThe Asian Paralympic Committee is an organization based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its Asian membership is 41 National Paralympic Committees.-History:...
, an umbrella organisation of National Paralympic Committees - Associated Presbyterian ChurchesAssociated Presbyterian ChurchesThe Associated Presbyterian Churches is a Scottish Christian denomination , formed in 1989 from part of the community of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland....
, a Scottish Christian denomination - Association for Progressive CommunicationsAssociation for Progressive CommunicationsThe Association for Progressive Communications is an international network of organizations that was founded in 1990 to provide communication infrastructure, including Internet-based applications, to groups and individuals who work for peace, human rights, protection of the environment, and...
, a worldwide network of organisations helping other use the internet to promote social justice and sustainable development - Association of Professional Chaplains, internationally certified hospice chaplains
- aPOCALYPSE pRODUCTION cREWAPOCALYPSE pRODUCTION cREWApocalypse Production Crew was a major MP3 warez organization founded by two individuals known under the pseudonyms acid^rain and Viper in May 1997...
, an MP3 warez organization - Atlantic-Pacific CapitalAtlantic-Pacific CapitalAtlantic-Pacific Capital is a leading independently-owned placement agent. APC has established relationships with a network of institutional investors in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australasia, and the emerging markets to which it markets private equity funds.Founded in 1995, APC has...
, a US-based independent investment bank - Australian Paralympic CommitteeAustralian Paralympic CommitteeThe Australian Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee in Australia for the Paralympic Games movement. It oversees the means by which Australia participates at the Summer Paralympics and the Winter Paralympics.-History:...
Misc.
- Apc, Hungary, a village in the Heves County of Hungary
- A Perfect CircleA Perfect CircleA Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
, a rock band - Ambulatory Payment Classification
- Antipop ConsortiumAntipop ConsortiumAntipop Consortium are an American alternative hip hop group. The group formed in 1997, when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City...
, an American hip-hop group - Argon plasma coagulationArgon plasma coagulationArgon plasma coagulation or APC is a medical endoscopic procedure used primarily to control bleeding from certain lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, and also sometimes to debulk tumours in the case of patients for whom surgery is not recommended...
, an endoscopic technique for controlling hemorrhage - Atari Punk ConsoleAtari Punk ConsoleThe Atari Punk Console is a popular circuit that utilizes two 555 timer ICs or a single 556 dual timer IC. The original circuit, called a "Stepped Tone Generator", was published in a Radio Shack booklet: "Engineer's Notebook: Integrated Circuit Applications" in 1980 and then in "Engineer's...
, a simple DIY noisemaker circuit - Attoparsec, an unusual unit of measurement
- Australian Provincial ChampionshipAustralian Provincial ChampionshipThe Australian Provincial Championship, often abbreviated to the APC, is a now defunct Australian national Rugby union tournament that commenced for just one season in 2006...
, a rugby union competition in Australia - Automatic Performance ControlAutomatic Performance ControlAutomatic Performance Control was the first engine knock and boost control system that was introduced on turbo charged Saab H engines in 1982 and was fitted to all subsequent 900 Turbos through 1993 , as well as 9000 Turbos through 1989.The APC allowed a higher compression ratio Automatic...
, a system that was used on some Saab H engines - Average propensity to consume, the proportion of income spent
- Napa County AirportNapa County AirportNapa County Airport , also known as Napa Valley Airport, is a public airport located five miles south of Napa, in Napa County, California, USA. It has three runways....
(IATA airport code), near Napa, California
See also
- APC-7 connectorAPC-7 connectorThe APC-7 connector is a precision coaxial connector that was used on laboratory microwave test equipment for frequencies up to 18 GHz. APC-7 connectors were advantageous because they have a low-reflection coefficient, make repeatable coaxial connections, and are genderless...
, a coaxial connector used for high frequency applications