NIF
Encyclopedia
Localities
- Nif, former name of the town of KemalpaşaKemalpasaKemalpaşa is a large town and the center of the district of the same name in İzmir Province, Turkey. Its district area extends immediately to the east of İzmir's eastern-most metropolitan district, Bornova, and Kemalpaşa town being at a distance of only from the historical and traditional center...
in western Turkey - Mount NifMount NifFor other uses of the same name. see NifMount Nif is a mountain in the district of Kemalpaşa, towering over the district center , located immediately to the east of the city of İzmir, in western Turkey...
, near Kemalpaşa - The River Nif in the same region, which joins the Gediz RiverGediz River-Name:The ancient name of the river was Hermos or Hermus.The name of the river Gediz may be related to the Lydian proper name Cadys; Gediz is also the name of a town near the river's sources. The name "Gediz" may also be encountered as a male name in Turkey.-Ancient geography:The Hermos separated...
Organizations and other abbreviations
- National Ignition FacilityNational Ignition FacilityThe National Ignition Facility, or NIF is a large, laser-based inertial confinement fusion research device located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. NIF uses powerful lasers to heat and compress a small amount of hydrogen fuel to the point where nuclear fusion...
, a US experimental fusion facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - National Immigration ForumNational Immigration ForumThe National Immigration Forum is an immigrant rights organization based in Washington, DC that publishes studies, lobbies congress members, and networks local organizations with the goal of increasing public support for immigration to the United States...
, a pro-immigrant advocacy non-profit organization based in Washington, DC - National Islamic FrontNational Islamic FrontThe National Islamic Front is the Islamist political organization founded and led by Dr. Hassan al-Turabi that has influenced the Sudanese government since 1979, and dominated it since 1989...
, a political party of Sudan - Nationalist and Integrationist FrontNationalist and Integrationist FrontThe Nationalist and Integrationist Front is a Lendu rebel group active in the Ituri conflict in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FNI has fought against the Hema tribe and is blamed for the ambush and murder of nine MONUC peacekeepers near the town of Kafe in February 2005...
of Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo - New Initiatives Fund, a funding programme of the United Kingdom Electoral CommissionElectoral Commission (United Kingdom)The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
- Neuroscience Information FrameworkNeuroscience Information FrameworkThe Neuroscience Information Framework is a repository of global neuroscience web resources, including experimental, clinical, and translational neuroscience databases, knowledge bases, atlases, and genetic/genomic resources.-Description:...
, a repository of global neuroscience web resources - New Israel FundNew Israel FundThe New Israel Fund is a U.S. based non-profit organization established in 1979, and describes its objective as social justice and equality for all Israelis.-Ideology:...
, an organization that funds social justice initiatives in Israel - National Issues ForumsNational Issues ForumsNational Issue Forums , is a US “non partisan, nationwide network of organizations and individuals who sponsor public forums and training institutions for public deliberation.” Everyday citizens get to deliberate on various issues through NIF forums. Some of the issues discussed include civil...
, a US network of organizations and individuals who sponsor public forums - Número de Identificación Fiscal, Spain's value added tax identification numberValue added tax identification numberA value added tax identification number or VAT identification number is an identifier used in many countries, including the countries of the European Union, for value added tax purposes....
- 3D scene format of the Gamebryo/NetImmerseGamebryoGamebryo is a game engine, originally from Numerical Design Limited , and the successor to NDL's NetImmerse engine.Since the creation of Gamebryo, NDL merged into Emergent Game Technologies...
game engine - Nudity is Freedom, a saying coined by the American Association for Nude RecreationAmerican Association for Nude RecreationThe American Association for Nude Recreation is a nudist organization in the United States. Founded in 1931, the organization advocates nudity and nude recreation in appropriate settings. The AANR charters approximately 259 independent U.S. nudist resorts and parks...
- NÍF Nólsoy, a former Faroese football team now known as FF Giza
Biology
- Nif geneNif geneThe nif gene is the gene responsible for the coding of proteins related and associated with the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen into a form of nitrogen available to plants...
- Neuroscience Information FrameworkNeuroscience Information FrameworkThe Neuroscience Information Framework is a repository of global neuroscience web resources, including experimental, clinical, and translational neuroscience databases, knowledge bases, atlases, and genetic/genomic resources.-Description:...
, an inventory of web-based neurosciences data, resources, and tools