Kinetics ( grc, κίνησις, , kinesis, ''movement'' or ''to move'') may refer to:
Science and medicine
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Kinetics (physics)
In physics and engineering, kinetics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the relationship between the motion and its causes, specifically, forces and torques. Since the mid-20th century, the term " dynamics" (or "analytic ...
, the study of motion and its causes
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Rigid body kinetics, the study of the motion of rigid bodies
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Chemical kinetics
Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics, is the branch of physical chemistry that is concerned with understanding the rates of chemical reactions. It is to be contrasted with chemical thermodynamics, which deals with the direction in wh ...
, the study of chemical reaction rates
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Enzyme kinetics
Enzyme kinetics is the study of the rates of enzyme-catalysed chemical reactions. In enzyme kinetics, the reaction rate is measured and the effects of varying the conditions of the reaction are investigated. Studying an enzyme's kinetics in th ...
, the study of biochemical reaction rates catalysed by an enzyme
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Michaelis–Menten kinetics
In biochemistry, Michaelis–Menten kinetics is one of the best-known models of enzyme kinetics. It is named after German biochemist Leonor Michaelis and Canadian physician Maud Menten. The model takes the form of an equation describing the rate ...
, the widely accepted general model of enzyme kinetics
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Goldbeter–Koshland kinetics
The Goldbeter–Koshland kinetics Zoltan Szallasi, Jörg Stelling, Vipul Periwal: ''System Modeling in Cellular Biology''. The MIT Press. p 108. describe a Steady state (chemistry), steady-state solution for a 2-state biological system. In this ...
, describe a steady-state solution for a 2-state biological system
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Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetics
Reactions on surfaces are reactions in which at least one of the steps of the reaction mechanism is the adsorption of one or more reactants. The mechanisms for these reactions, and the rate equations are of extreme importance for heterogeneous cat ...
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Receptor–ligand kinetics In biochemistry, receptor–ligand kinetics is a branch of chemical kinetics in which the kinetic species are defined by different non-covalent bindings and/or conformations of the molecules involved, which are denoted as ''receptor (biochemistry), ...
, a branch of chemical kinetics in which the kinetic species are defined by different non-covalent bindings and/or conformations of the molecules involved, which are denoted as ''receptor(s)'' and ''ligand(s)''
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Hill kinetics
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Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics (from Ancient Greek ''pharmakon'' "drug" and ''kinetikos'' "moving, putting in motion"; see chemical kinetics), sometimes abbreviated as PK, is a branch of pharmacology dedicated to determining the fate of substances administered ...
, the study of the processes a substance undergoes in the animal body, particularly the rates at which it is absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted
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One-compartment kinetics One-compartment kinetics for a chemical compound specifies that the uptake in the compartment is proportional to the concentration outside the compartment, and the elimination is proportional to the concentration inside the compartment. Both the com ...
, for a chemical compound specifies that the uptake in the compartment is proportional to the concentration outside the compartment, and the elimination is proportional to the concentration inside the compartment
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Flip-flop kinetics
Flip-flops are a simple type of footwear in which there is a band between the big toe and the other toes.
Flip-flop may also refer to:
Entertainment
* Flip-Flop (album), ''Flip-Flop'' (album), a 1989 album by Guadalcanal Diary
* Flip-Flop (audi ...
, the pharmacokinetics of sustained-release or extended-release drug formulations
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Toxicokinetics
Toxicokinetics (often abbreviated as 'TK') is the description of both what rate a chemical will enter the body and what occurs to excrete and metabolize the compound once it is in the body.
Relation to Pharmacokinetics
It is an application of pha ...
, the branch of pharmacokinetics dealing with compounds that are toxic or can be administered in toxic doses
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Human kinetics
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, an ...
or kinesiology, the study of human biomechanical movement
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C0t analysis, also known as ''DNA recombination kinetics''
Companies
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Kinetics (company), a technology company
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KinetX, an aerospace engineering company
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ST Kinetics
ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd (STELS), doing business as ST Kinetics, is a strategic business area of ST Engineering and handles land systems and specialty vehicles.
In 2000, ST Engineering acquired the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS) ...
, a weaponry and specialty vehicle manufacturer
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Color Kinetics
Signify N.V., formerly known as Philips Lighting N.V., is a Dutch multinational lighting corporation formed in 2016 as a result of the spin-off of the lighting division of Philips, by means of an I.P.O. The company manufactures electric lights ...
, a former lighting company, now part of the Philips group of companies
Arts and entertainment
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Kinetics (rapper)
Jeremy Dussolliet, known professionally as Kinetics is a rapper and songwriter based in New York City who has been releasing hip-hop projects since 2008. He has collaborated with R.A. the Rugged Man, Skyzoo, Remedy from Wu-Tang Killa Bees, Ter ...
, rapper and songwriter from New York City
Other uses
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Kinetics Internet Protocol Kinetics Internet Protocol (KIP) is a network protocol used for the encapsulation and routing of AppleTalk data packets over IP. It also controls the routing tables.
It is defined in RFC 1742.
Apple Computer adopted the usage of KIP and refer to ...
(KIP), an AppleTalk network protocol
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NASCAR Kinetics
NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion was established in 2009 with the mission of connecting college students nationwide to NASCAR. The program gave participants insight on possible career paths, and was meant to help develop their ability to col ...
, a semester-long experiential program offered to several American universities
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Kinetic activity (military terminology)
Military terminology refers to the terms and language of military organizations and personnel as belonging to a discrete category. As distinguishable by their usage in military doctrine, they serve to depoliticise, dehumanise, or otherwise ab ...
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Dynamics (disambiguation)
Dynamics (from Greek δυναμικός ''dynamikos'' "powerful", from δύναμις ''dynamis'' "power") or dynamic may refer to:
Physics and engineering
* Dynamics (mechanics)
** Aerodynamics, the study of the motion of air
** Analytical dynam ...
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Kinetic (disambiguation)
Kinetic (Ancient Greek: κίνησις “kinesis”, movement or to move) may refer to:
* Kinetic theory, describing a gas as particles in random motion
* Kinetic energy, the energy of an object that it possesses due to its motion
Art and enter ...
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Kinematics
Kinematics is a subfield of physics, developed in classical mechanics, that describes the Motion (physics), motion of points, Physical object, bodies (objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without considering the forces that cause ...
, a branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of particles (alternatively "points"), objects ("bodies"), and groups of objects ("systems of bodies") without considering the mass of each or the forces that caused the motion
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Analytical mechanics
In theoretical physics and mathematical physics, analytical mechanics, or theoretical mechanics is a collection of closely related alternative formulations of classical mechanics. It was developed by many scientists and mathematicians during the ...
, a collection of closely related alternative formulations of classical mechanics
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Analytical dynamics
In classical mechanics, analytical dynamics, also known as classical dynamics or simply dynamics, is concerned with the relationship between motion of bodies and its causes, namely the forces acting on the bodies and the properties of the bodies, ...
, concerned about the relationship between motion of bodies and its causes, namely the forces acting on the bodies and the properties of the bodies (particularly mass and moment of inertia)
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