Biochemical cascadeA biochemical cascade, also known as a signaling cascade or signaling pathway, is a series of chemical reactions that occur within a biological cell when initiated by a stimulus. This stimulus, known as a first messenger, acts on a receptor that is transduced to the cell interior through second messengers which amplify the signal and transfer it to effector molecules, causing the cell to respond to the initial stimulus. Most biochemical cascades are series of events, in which one event triggers the next, in a linear fashion.
Downregulation and upregulationIn biochemistry, in the biological context of organisms' regulation of gene expression and production of gene products, downregulation is the process by which a cell decreases the production and quantities of its cellular components, such as RNA and proteins, in response to an external stimulus. The complementary process that involves increase in quantities of cellular components is called upregulation.
Social supportSocial support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible (e.g., financial assistance) or intangible (e.g., personal advice). Social support can be measured as the perception that one has assistance available, the actual received assistance, or the degree to which a person is integrated in a social network.
Cible (marketing)A target market, also known as serviceable obtainable market (SOM), is a group of customers within a business's serviceable available market at which a business aims its marketing efforts and resources. A target market is a subset of the total market for a product or service. The target market typically consists of consumers who exhibit similar characteristics (such as age, location, income or lifestyle) and are considered most likely to buy a business's market offerings or are likely to be the most profitable segments for the business to service by OCHOM Once the target market(s) have been identified, the business will normally tailor the marketing mix (4 Ps) with the needs and expectations of the target in mind.
GalectinGalectins are a class of proteins that bind specifically to β-galactoside sugars, such as N-acetyllactosamine (Galβ1-3GlcNAc or Galβ1-4GlcNAc), which can be bound to proteins by either N-linked or O-linked glycosylation. They are also termed S-type lectins due to their dependency on disulphide bonds for stability and carbohydrate binding. There have been about 15 galectins discovered in mammals, encoded by the LGALS genes, which are numbered in a consecutive manner.
MTORvignette|Complexe mTORC1 mTOR (de l'anglais mechanistic target of rapamycin - auparavant mammalian target of rapamycin - en français cible de la rapamycine chez les mammifères) est une enzyme de la famille des sérine/thréonine kinases qui régule la prolifération cellulaire, la croissance cellulaire, la mobilité cellulaire, la survie cellulaire, la biosynthèse des protéines et la transcription. Au niveau pathologique, mTOR est depuis plusieurs années associé à la tumorigénèse mais des rôles de mTOR dans l'obésité, la faim et l'homéostasie énergétique de l'organisme entier ont également été soulignés .
Segmenting-targeting-positioningIn marketing, segmenting, targeting and positioning (STP) is a framework that implements market segmentation. Market segmentation is a process, in which groups of buyers within a market are divided and profiled according to a range of variables, which determine the market characteristics and tendencies. The S-T-P framework implements market segmentation in three steps: Segmenting means identifying and classifying consumers into categories called segments. Targeting identifies the most attractive segments, usually the ones most profitable for the business.
Virus de l'immunodéficience félineLe virus de l'immunodéficience féline (VIF ou FIV, de l'anglais feline immunodeficiency virus) est un virus qui cause le syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise, une maladie virale grave qui atteint les félins et notamment le chat. Il s'agit d'un lentivirus (sous-groupe des rétrovirus, proche du VIH). L'identification du virus responsable du syndrome d'immunodéficience félin est rapportée dans un article scientifique publié en 1987. Quatre sous-types (A, B, C et D) de virus ont été identifiés.
Boucle infinieUne boucle infinie est, en programmation informatique, une boucle dont la condition de sortie n'a pas été définie ou ne peut pas être satisfaite. En conséquence, la boucle ne peut se terminer qu'à l'interruption du programme qui l'utilise. Il y a rarement un intérêt à programmer une boucle infinie. Une telle boucle ne permet pas de faire sortir un résultat, et accapare les ressources de l'ordinateur. Sur un système monotâche, une boucle infinie peut interdire à l'utilisateur toute autre action.
Structure de contrôleEn programmation informatique, une structure de contrôle est une instruction particulière d'un langage de programmation impératif pouvant dévier le flot de contrôle du programme la contenant lorsqu'elle est exécutée. Si, au plus bas niveau, l'éventail se limite généralement aux branchements et aux appels de sous-programme, les langages structurés offrent des constructions plus élaborées comme les alternatives (if, if–else, switch...), les boucles (while, do–while, for...) ou encore les appels de fonction.
