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  2. Counterproliferation - Wikipedia

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    Counterproliferation refers to diplomatic, intelligence, and military efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons, including both weapons of mass destruction (WMD), long-range missiles, and certain conventional weapons. Measures to combat proliferation by analysing and preventing related financial transactions are referred to as counter ...

  3. Nuclear proliferation - Wikipedia

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    e. Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT. Proliferation has been opposed by many ...

  4. Proliferation - Wikipedia

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    Cell proliferation, cell growth and division. Proliferation, a phase of wound healing. Atypical small acinar proliferation, a concept in urologic pathology. Intravenous atypical vascular proliferation, a skin condition. Massive periretinal proliferation, a disease of the eye.

  5. National Counterproliferation Center - Wikipedia

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    NCPC received praise for this effort in the Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism, which noted that, "NCPC also reaches out to elements inside and outside the U.S. government to identify new methods or technologies that can enhance the intelligence community's capability to detect and defeat future ...

  6. Cell proliferation - Wikipedia

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    Cell proliferation is the process by which a cell grows and divides to produce two daughter cells. [1][2][3][4] Cell proliferation leads to an exponential increase in cell number and is therefore a rapid mechanism of tissue growth. Cell proliferation requires both cell growth and cell division to occur at the same time, such that the average ...

  7. Probiotic - Wikipedia

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    Fuller described probiotics as a "live microbial feed supplement which beneficially affects the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance." He stressed two important claims for probiotics: the viable nature of probiotics and the capacity to help with intestinal balance.

  8. Platelet-derived growth factor - Wikipedia

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    Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one among numerous growth factors that regulate cell growth and division.In particular, PDGF plays a significant role in blood vessel formation, the growth of blood vessels from already-existing blood vessel tissue, mitogenesis, i.e. proliferation, of mesenchymal cells such as fibroblasts, osteoblasts, tenocytes, vascular smooth muscle cells and ...

  9. Mediatization (media) - Wikipedia

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    Mediatization is a process of change or a trend, similar to globalization and modernization, where the mass media integrates into other sectors of the society. Political actors, opinion makers, business organizations, civil society organizations, and others have to adapt their communication methods to a form that suits the needs and preferences ...