Development of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors — Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP 4 inhibitors) are enzyme inhibitors that inhibit the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP 4) and are a potent treatment for type 2 diabetes. Inhibition of the DPP 4 enzyme prolongs and enhances the activity of … Wikipedia
Development Assistance Committee — DAC member states The Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is a forum for selected OECD member states to discuss issues surrounding aid, development and poverty reduction in developing… … Wikipedia
Renewable energy development — TOC Renewable energy development covers the advancement, capacity growth, and use of renewable energy sources. Modern interest in renewable energy development is linked to concerns about exhaustion and greenhouse gases of fossil fuels and… … Wikipedia
Generalized continued fraction — In analysis, a generalized continued fraction is a generalization of regular continued fractions in canonical form in which the partial numerators and the partial denominators can assume arbitrary real or complex values.A generalized continued… … Wikipedia
DEMOCRATIC FRACTION — DEMOCRATIC FRACTION, radical opposition faction in the Zionist movement between the years 1901 and 1904 that demanded the democratization of Zionist institutions, the organization of cultural activities by the Zionist Organization, and immediate… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… … Universalium
Clean Development Mechanism — The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the flexibility mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol (IPCC, 2007).[1] It is defined in Article 12 of the Protocol, and is intended to meet two objectives: (1) to assist parties not included in… … Wikipedia
Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development — The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 through FP8, are funding programmes created by the European Union in order to support and encourage research in the European… … Wikipedia
Vocabulary development — is the process whereby speakers of language enhance their working vocabularies with new words.The average persons vocabulary consists of 10,000 words, regardless of native tongue. Usually, this represents a mere fraction of the lexis of that… … Wikipedia
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism