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Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from the gallbladder. Affected individuals may have no symptoms or may experience signs and symptoms of liver disease, such as yellow discoloration ...
Politics. Centre démocrate humaniste, formerly known as the Christian Social Party (PSC) Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct), a former Belgian party, now called Humanist Democratic Centre. Christian Social Party (Belgium), a Belgium party in the German-speaking community of Belgium. Palestine Solidarity Campaign, in the United Kingdom.
The Political and Security Committee meets in January 2022 to discuss the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. The creation of the PSC was a result of the Treaty of Amsterdam, after which the establishment of the PSC was agreed in principle in December 1999, at the Helsinki European Council. PSC was first established as an interim body in 2000.
Induced pluripotent stem cells (also known as iPS cells or iPSCs) are a type of pluripotent stem cell that can be generated directly from a somatic cell. The iPSC technology was pioneered by Shinya Yamanaka and Kazutoshi Takahashi in Kyoto, Japan, who together showed in 2006 that the introduction of four specific genes (named Myc, Oct3/4, Sox2 ...
The Peace and Security Council ( PSC) is the organ of the African Union in charge of enforcing union decisions. It is patterned somewhat after the United Nations Security Council. The PSC is also the main pillar of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), and works with other pillars of the APSA in order to promote "peace, security ...
The Public Service Commission of Canada ( PSC; French: Commission de la fonction publique du Canada) is an independent government agency that safeguards merit-based hiring, non-partisanship, representativeness of Canada 's diversity, and the use of both official languages (English and French) in the Canadian public service.
The Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC; ISO: Saṅgh Lok Sevā Āyog) is a constitutional body of India that conducts direct recruitment of officers to the All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through examinations and appoints officers in various Services under the Government of India. [1]
Polar stratospheric clouds ( PSCs) are clouds in the winter polar stratosphere at altitudes of 15,000–25,000 m (49,000–82,000 ft). They are best observed during civil twilight, when the Sun is between 1 and 6 degrees below the horizon, as well as in winter and in more northerly latitudes. [1] One main type of PSC is made up mostly of ...