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Pao (Indian Bread)
Pao or PAO may refer to: Fiction * Pao-chan, a character from the Japanese magical girl anime television series, ''Ojamajo Doremi'' * Pao, setting of ''The Languages of Pao'', a science fiction novel by Jack Vance * Pao, a Rebel commando in the film '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' People * Pao Ching-yen (also spelled Bao Jingyan), a Chinese anarchist philosopher who presumably lived in the early fourth century C.E. * Yih-Ho Michael Pao, an American entrepreneur and hydro-engineer * Pa'O people, an ethnic group in Burma * Pao language (other) * Ellen Pao, American lawyer and former Reddit executive * Yue-Kong Pao, Hong Kong businessman Places * Barangay Pao, an administrative division of Manaoag, Pangasinan * PAO, the IATA airport code for Palo Alto Airport, Santa Clara County * Pao River, a tributary of the Chi River in northeast Thailand * Pao, Trakan Phuet Phon, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand * Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, a municipality located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ojamajo Doremi
, alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprentices. The series aired in Japan on TV Asahi between February 1999 and January 2003, spanning four seasons and 201 episodes, and was followed by an original video animation series released between June and December 2004. An English-language version of the first season, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, aired in North America in 2005. ''Ojamajo Doremi'' has inspired two companion films, manga adaptations, video games, and a light novel sequel series. A 20th anniversary film titled ''Looking for Magical Doremi'' was released on November 13, 2020. Plot ''Ojamajo Doremi'' Doremi Harukaze, a third grade elementary school girl living in the fictional Japanese town of Misora, comes across the , a magic shop, and accidentally discovers that its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyphosphate-accumulating Organism
Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) are a group of bacteria that, under certain conditions, facilitate the removal of large amounts of phosphorus from wastewater in a process, called enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). PAOs accomplish this removal of phosphate by accumulating it within their cells as polyphosphate. PAOs are by no means the only bacteria that can accumulate polyphosphate within their cells and in fact, the production of polyphosphate is a widespread ability among bacteria. However, the PAOs have many characteristics that other organisms that accumulate polyphosphate do not have, that make them amenable to use in wastewater treatment. Specifically, this is the ability to consume simple carbon compounds (energy source) without the presence of an external electron acceptor (such as nitrate or oxygen) by generating energy from internally stored polyphosphate and glycogen. Most other bacteria cannot consume under these conditions and therefore PAO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyalphaolefin
A polyolefin is a type of polymer with the general formula (CH2CHR)n where R is an alkyl group. They are usually derived from a small set of simple olefins (alkenes). Dominant in a commercial sense are polyethylene and polypropylene. More specialized polyolefins include polyisobutylene and polymethylpentene. They are all colorless or white oils or solids. Many copolymers are known, such as polybutene, which derives from a mixture of different butene isomers. The name of each polyolefin indicates the olefin from which it is prepared; for example, polyethylene is derived from ethylene, and polymethylpentene is derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene. Polyolefins are not olefins themselves because the double bond of each olefin monomer is opened in order to form the polymer. Monomers having more than one double bond such as butadiene and isoprene yield polymers that contain double bonds (polybutadiene and polyisoprene) and are usually not considered polyolefins. Polyolefins are the foundatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Auger Observatory
The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international cosmic ray observatory in Argentina designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: sub-atomic particles traveling nearly at the speed of light and each with energies beyond 1018 eV. In Earth's atmosphere such particles interact with air nuclei and produce various other particles. These effect particles (called an " air shower") can be detected and measured. But since these high energy particles have an estimated arrival rate of just 1 per km2 per century, the Auger Observatory has created a detection area of —the size of Rhode Island, or Luxembourg—in order to record a large number of these events. It is located in the western Mendoza Province, Argentina, near the Andes. Construction began in 2000, the observatory has been taking production-grade data since 2005 and was officially completed in 2008. The northern site was to be located in southeastern Colorado, United States and hosted by Lamar Community C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheophorbide A Oxygenase
Pheophorbide a oxygenase (, ''pheide a monooxygenase'', ''pheide a oxygenase'', ''PAO'') is an enzyme with systematic name ''pheophorbide-a,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (biladiene-forming)''. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction : Pheophorbide a + NADPH + H+ + O2 \rightleftharpoons red chlorophyll catabolite + NADP+ Pheophorbide a oxygenase participates in chlorophyll Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words , ("pale green") and , ("leaf"). Chlorophyll allow plants to a ... degradation. Loss-of-function mutations in the gene can lead to a ''stay-green'' phenotype in plants. References External links * {{Portal bar, Biology, border=no EC 1.14.15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phased-array Optics
Phased-array optics is the technology of controlling the phase and amplitude of light waves transmitting, reflecting, or captured (received) by a two-dimensional surface using adjustable surface elements. An optical phased array (OPA) is the optical analog of a radio-wave phased array. By dynamically controlling the optical properties of a surface on a microscopic scale, it is possible to steer the direction of light beams (in an OPA transmitter), or the view direction of sensors (in an OPA receiver), without any moving parts. Phased-array beam steering is used for optical switching and multiplexing in optoelectronic devices and for aiming laser beams on a macroscopic scale. Complicated patterns of phase variation can be used to produce diffractive optical elements, such as dynamic virtual lenses, for beam focusing or splitting in addition to aiming. Dynamic phase variation can also produce real-time holograms. Devices permitting detailed addressable phase control over two dimensio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pao (unit)
The pao is a unit of dry measure (mass) which is used in South Asia. The name may come from the Punjabi ਪਾਓ ''páo'', which was a traditional charge of one quarter of a seer per every maund of grain that was weighed, converted into a tax by Sawan Mal. Turner also cites a Sindhi word ''pāu'' () meaning a quarter of a seer.. The pao was recorded in the Bengal Presidency in 1850, but was not considered to be an integral part of the local system of weights. It was equal to four chitaks, and hence a quarter of a seer: the equivalent Imperial weight at the time was given as 7 oz. 10 dwt. Troy (233.3 grams).. The use of a quarter-seer weight in Ahmedabad had also been noted in a British East India Company survey of South Asian metrology carried out in 1821: the name of the unit was not recorded, but it would have been equivalent to 4 oz. 3 dr. 17 gr. avoirdupois (119.8 grams) based on the measurement of the Ahmedabad seer.. It is still occas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pao (genus)
''Pao'' is a genus of mostly freshwater pufferfish with one species (''P. leiurus'') also occurring in brackish water. They are found in Southeast Asia. Until 2013, its species were generally placed in ''Tetraodon''. Species There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:Kottelat, M. (2013)The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. ''The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.''Eschmeyer, W. N., R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (18 February 2017). Catalog of Fishes.' Retrieved 18 February 2017. * ''Pao abei'' ( T. R. Roberts, 1998) * ''Pao baileyi'' ( Sontirat, 1989) (Hairy puffer) * ''Pao barbatus'' (Roberts, 1998) * '' Pao bergii'' ( Popta, 1905) * '' Pao brevirostris'' ( Benl, 1957) * ''Pao cambodgiensis'' ( Chabanaud, 1923) * ''Pao cochinchinensis'' (Steindachner, 1866) * ''Pao fangi'' ( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940) * ''Pao hilgendorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: ''Ming Pao Toronto'' and ''Ming Pao Vancouver''. In a 2019 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 1079 local households, ''Ming Pao'' was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History Launch, early days ''Ming Pao'' was first published on 20 May 1959, and was founded by the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist Louis Cha, known better by his pseudonym Jin Yong (金庸), and his friend, Shen Pao Sing (沈寶新). Daisy Li Yuet-Wah won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists for her work with the paper in 1994. Before British Hong Kong's handover to the Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Affairs Office
Public Affairs is a term for the formal offices of the branches of the United States Department of Defense whose purpose is to deal with the media and community issues. The term is also used for numerous media relations offices that are created by the U.S. military for more specific limited purposes. Public affairs offices are staffed by a combination of officers, enlisted personnel, civilian officials and contract professionals. Public Affairs offices play a key role in contingency and deployed operations. The typical Public Affairs office is led by an officer who is in charge of planning, budgeting for, executing and evaluating the effectiveness of public affairs programs, and provides public affairs advice, counsel and support for commanders and senior staff members. Duties and responsibilities The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) is responsible for developing a working relationship with reporters and other media representatives, maintaining a robust community relations pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Alfred's Own
The Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment (formerly the Cape Field Artillery) is a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army and part of the South African Army Artillery Formation. History Origins After news of the Indian Mutiny reached Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape, he sent every available military unit in the Cape Garrison to India which left the Cape's military forces badly depleted of manpower. The volunteers of the Cape Royal Corps soon found themselves drilling on the guns stationed in Table Bay. As a result of their work on these batteries the Cape Town Volunteer Artillery (''CVA'') was born on 26 August 1857 at the old Town house in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. The regiment is one of the oldest volunteer artillery regiments in the world still in existence today, after it celebrated its 160th anniversary on 26 August 2017. Major Duprat was the first Commanding Officer. In 1867 the Duke of Edinburgh was escorted to Cape Town from Simonstown by the Cape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
