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PRb
PRB may refer to: Companies and organizations * Periodic Review Board * Population Reference Bureau * Poudreries Réunies de Belgique, former Belgium armaments manufacturer * PRB (company), Australian Automotive Manufacturer * PRB, French Coatings Company * Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of artists * PRB Sailing Team * Polish Business Council (''Polska Rada Biznessu'' in Polish) Politics * Brazilian Republican Party (''Partido Republicano Brasileiro'', in Portuguese) * Parti Rakyat Brunei, former political party in Brunei Science * Retinoblastoma protein, pRb, an important tumour-suppressor gene in retinoblastoma * Progesterone receptor B Other uses * Paso Robles Municipal Airport, IATA designation * People’s Republic of Bangladesh * People's Republic of Benin * People's Republic of Bulgaria * Permeable reactive barrier, for groundwater remediation * ''Physical Review B'', physics journal * Powder River Basin, US * PRB (vessel) * The unofficial ISO 4217 code for the Transnistria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periodic Review Board
The Periodic Review Boards administrate a US ''"administrative procedure"'' for recommending whether certain individuals held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba are safe to release or transfer, or whether they should continue to be held without charge. The boards are authorized by and overseen by the Periodic Review Secretariat, which United States President, President Barack Obama set up with Executive Order 13567 on March 7, 2011. Senior Civil Service officials from six agencies sit on the Board: the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice, Justice and United States Department of State, State, and the offices of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence. Each member has a veto over any recommendation. Although Obama authorized the Secretariat to conduct periodic reviews in early 2011, the first review was not conducted until lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso Robles Municipal Airport
Paso Robles Municipal Airport is northeast of downtown Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Facilities The airport covers and has two runways and one helipad: * 1/19: , asphalt * 13/31: , asphalt * Helipad H1: , asphalt History On September 3, 1942, construction began on the Airfield, to be used as a Marine Corps Bomber Base. On April 8, 1943, the field was dedicated as Estrella Army Airfield to be used by the Army Air Corps. Estrella Army Airfield had 1259 acres of land, two runways, an operations building and a three-bay fire station. The Marine Corps Units occupied buildings to the west, across Airport Road in what is now the California Youth Authority. On August 29, 1947, the Federal Government transferred to the County of San Luis Obispo to be used as a commercial airport, and and buildings to the State of California to be used as a correctional facility. Pacific Seaboard Air Lines was the first airline at Paso Robles. In 1933 Pacifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powder River Basin
The Powder River Basin is a geologic structural basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about east to west and north to south, known for its extensive coal reserves. The former hunting grounds of the Oglala Lakota, the area is very sparsely populated and is known for its rolling grasslands and semiarid climate. The basin is both a topographic drainage and geologic structural basin, drained by the Powder River, after which it is named, Cheyenne River, Tongue River, Bighorn River, Little Missouri River, Platte River, and their tributaries. The major cities in the area include Gillette and Sheridan, Wyoming and Hardin, Montana. In 2007, the region produced 436 million short tons (396 million tonnes) of coal, more than twice the production of second-place West Virginia, and more than the entire Appalachian region. The Powder River Basin is the largest coal-producing region in the United States. The region includes the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the most product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Review B
''Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics'' (also known as PRB) is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, published by the American Physical Society (APS). The Lead Editor of PRB is Stephen E. Nagler and the Chief Editor is Sarma Kancharla. It is part of the '' Physical Review'' family of journals. About the Physical Review Journals The current Editor in Chief is Randall Kamien. PRB currently publishes over 5000 papers a year, making it one of the largest physics journals in the world. PRB ranked by the Eigenfactor, University of Washington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permeable Reactive Barrier
A permeable reactive barrier (PRB), also referred to as a permeable reactive treatment zone (PRTZ), is a developing technology that has been recognized as being a cost-effective technology for ''in situ'' (at the site) groundwater remediation. PRBs are barriers which allow some—but not all—materials to pass through. One definition for PRBs is an ''in situ'' treatment zone that passively captures a plume of contaminants and removes or breaks down the contaminants, releasing uncontaminated water.Gillham, R.; Vogan, J.; Gui, L.; Duchene M.; Son J. (2010). Iron barrier walls for chlorinated solvent remediation. In: Stroo, H. F.; Ward, C. H. (eds.), ''In Situ'' Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Plumes. Springer Science+Business Media, New York, NY, p. 537. The primary removal methods include: (1) sorption and precipitation, (2) chemical reaction, and (3) reactions involving biological mechanisms.Tratnyek, P. G.; M. M. Scherer; T. J. Johnson; Matheson, L.J. (2003). Permeable reactive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of Bulgaria
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; , NRB; ) was the official name of Bulgaria when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP; ) together with its coalition partner, the Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union. Bulgaria was closely allied and one of the most loyal satellite states of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, sometimes being called the 16th Soviet Republic rather than an independent country. Bulgaria was also part of Comecon as well as a member of the Warsaw Pact. The Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II deposed the Tsardom of Bulgaria administration in the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944 which ended the country's alliance with the Axis powers and led to the People's Republic in 1946. The BCP modeled its policies after those of the Soviet Union, transforming the country over the course of a decade from an agrarian peasant society into an industrialized socialist society. In the mid-1950s and aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Republic Of Benin
The People's Republic of Benin (; sometimes translated literally as the Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a socialist state located in the Gulf of Guinea on the African continent, which became present-day Benin in 1990. The People's Republic was established on 30 November 1975, after the 1972 coup d'état in the Republic of Dahomey. It effectively lasted until 1 March 1990, with the adoption of a new constitution, and the abolition of Marxism–Leninism in the nation in 1989. History On 26 October 1972, the Armed Forces led by Commander Mathieu Kérékou overthrew the government in a coup d'état, suspended the constitution and dissolved both the National Assembly and the Presidential Council. On 30 November 1972, it released the keynote address of ''New Politics of National Independence''. The territorial administration was reformed, mayors and deputies replacing traditional structures (village chiefs, convents, animist priests, etc.). On 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People’s Republic Of Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population of over 171 million within an area of . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast. It has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to its south and is separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim to its north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong is the second-largest city and the busiest port of the country. The territory of modern Bangladesh was a stronghold of many Buddhist and Hindu dynasties in ancient history. Following the Muslim conquest in 1204, the region saw Sultanate and Mughal rule. During the Mughal period, particularly under the Bengal Subah, the region emerged as one of the most prosperou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progesterone Receptor B
The progesterone receptor B (PR-B) is one of three known isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), the main biological target of the endogenous progestogen sex hormone progesterone. The other isoforms of the PR include the PR-A and PR-C. See also * Membrane progesterone receptor Membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs) are a group of cell surface receptors and membrane steroid receptors belonging to the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family which bind the endogenous progestogen and neurosteroid progesterone, as well as ... References Intracellular receptors Progestogens Transcription factors {{receptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a private, nonprofit organization specializing in collecting and supplying statistics necessary for research and/or academic purposes focused on the environment, and health and structure of populations. The PRB works in the United States and internationally with a wide range of partners in the government, nonprofit, research, business, and philanthropy sectors. History The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) was established in 1929 by the eugenicist Guy Irving Burch. In the early 1930s, PRB shared office space with the Population Association of America, which was created in May 1931 in New York City, but the PRB soon moved to Washington, D.C. In 1945, the PRB began to publish the ''Population Bulletin'', which brought current population data to the attention of the public and policy makers. The PRB received a three-year grant from the Ford Foundation in 1952. At that point, its Board of Trustees included the biologist C.C. Little, Assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retinoblastoma Protein
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the immature cells of a retina, the light-detecting tissue of the eye. It is the most common primary malignant intraocular cancer in children, and 80% of retinoblastoma cases are first detected in those under 3 years old. Though most children in high income countries survive this cancer, they may lose their vision in the affected eye(s) or need to have the eye removed. Almost half of children with retinoblastoma have a hereditary genetic defect associated with it. In other cases, retinoblastoma is caused by a congenital mutation in the chromosome 13 gene 13q14 ( retinoblastoma protein). Signs and symptoms Retinoblastoma is the most intrusive intraocular cancer among children. The chance of survival and preservation of the eye depends fully on the severity. Retinoblastoma is extremely rare as there are only about 200 to 300 cases every year in the United States. Globally, only 1 in about 15,000 childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parti Rakyat Brunei
Brunei People's Party (BPR), also known as (PRB), was a political party in Brunei, now believed to be defunct. It won Brunei’s council elections in 1962 but disputes soon after led to a failed revolt. The party continued in exile for a few decades but is now defunct. The PRB was established as a left-wing party in 1956 and aimed to bring Brunei into full independence from the United Kingdom. The party called for a constitution that would unite Brunei, North Borneo, and Sarawak under a fully democratic government, the Unitary State of North Kalimantan or (NKKU). However, in 1958 the British publicised their own ideas and rejected the Borneo union ambitions of the PRB, seeking instead for a gradual democratic transformation. The PRB's reactions to both the plan for a Federation of Malaysia and the Constitution of Brunei led to a mutiny in the first part of December 1962. The PRB seeks to establish a fully democratic government for Brunei while preserving the country's monar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
