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DPLL(T)
DPLL(T) is a satisfiability modulo theories architecture that combines a DPLL SAT solver with specialized theory solvers to decide first-order formulas in theories like equality and arithmetic, introduced at CAV 2004.
DPM-Solver
DPM-Solver is a family of training-free ODE solvers, introduced in 2022 by Tsinghua University researchers, that cuts diffusion model sampling from hundreds of steps to about 10 to 20.
DPM1-CDG
DPM1-CDG (CDG-Ie, OMIM 608799) is an ultra-rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder of glycosylation caused by DPM1 gene variants, with developmental delay, hypotonia, seizures, microcephaly, elevated CK, and fewer than 20 reported cases.
DPP-based small-molecule donors
DPP-based small-molecule donors are conjugated organic molecules built around the diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) chromophore that act as electron donors in organic solar cells, reaching power conversion efficiencies up to 12%.
DPPH assay
The DPPH assay, or DPPH method, is a colorimetric test that measures antioxidant activity by tracking the loss of the violet DPPH radical at 517 nm.
DPPOS trial
DPPOS, the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, is the long-term follow-up since 2002 of the US trial that tested lifestyle change and metformin for preventing type 2 diabetes.
DPR Ian
DPR Ian, styled DPR IAN, is the professional name of Christian Yu, a Korean-Australian singer, songwriter, and music-video director. Born in Sydney in 1990 and also known by his Korean name Yu.
DPR Live
DPR Live (디피알 라이브) is the stage name of Hong Da-bin, a South Korean rapper and singer who led the independent collective DPR, known for "Jasmine".
DPS MMS scandal
DPS MMS scandal: 2004 Delhi Public School cellphone video case, also called DPS Dhamaka, in which an explicit clip of two underage students spread by MMS and was listed on Bazee.com, triggering arrests including CEO Avnish Bajaj and shaping India's Section 66E IT Act.
DPS trial
DPS trial, Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS), randomized lifestyle intervention in 522 Finns with impaired glucose tolerance; achieved 58% diabetes risk reduction, sustained over 13 years, basis of FIN-D2D.
DPS-like protein, ferritin-like diiron-binding domain
DPS-like (DPSL) proteins, also called Dps-like ferritin-like diiron-binding domain proteins, are prokaryotic dodecameric mini-ferritins with bacterioferritin-type intrasubunit ferroxidase centers that oxidize Fe2+ with H2O2 and protect DNA from oxidative stress.
DPT vaccine
DPT (DTP) vaccine combines diphtheria and tetanus toxoids with pertussis, either whole-cell (DTwP) or acellular (DTaP); the US switched to DTaP in the 1990s over safety, while whole-cell remains common in developing countries.
DPubS
DPubS (Digital Publishing System) was an open-source scholarly publishing platform from Cornell University Library and Penn State, generalized from Project Euclid's software, released in October 2006 and defunct by 2020.
DPYD
DPYD (dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene, chromosome 1p22) encodes DPD, the enzyme that catabolizes over 80% of 5-fluorouracil; variants such as DPYD*2A, 13, c.2846A>T, and HapB3 predict severe fluoropyrimidine toxicity and guide pre-treatment testing.
DPYSL2
DPYSL2 (CRMP2, DRP-2, ULIP2) is a human gene on chromosome 8p21.2 encoding a 572-aa collapsin response mediator protein that regulates microtubule assembly, axon growth, and Sema3A signaling, and is implicated in intellectual disability, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia.
DQ Herculis
DQ Herculis, also DQ Her, is an eclipsing cataclysmic variable in Hercules, famous as Nova Herculis 1934 and as the prototype of the intermediate polars, magnetic cataclysmic variables with a spinning white dwarf.
DQ Tau
DQ Tau is a young spectroscopic binary in the constellation Taurus: two nearly equal-mass T Tauri stars on an eccentric 15.8-day orbit, known as the archetype for pulsed accretion.
DR 21
DR 21 is a massive star-forming region in the Cygnus X complex of the constellation Cygnus, home to a bright HII region and one of the Galaxy's most powerful molecular outflows.
DR Class 243
DR Class 243 was a universal electric locomotive of the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn, built by LEW Hennigsdorf from 1984 to 1991 with a top speed of 120 km/h.
DR Class 250
The DR Class 250, renumbered DB Class 155 after German reunification, was a heavy six-axle electric freight locomotive built by LEW Hennigsdorf for East Germany's Deutsche Reichsbahn.
DR Class 52.80
The DR Class 52.80, or Rekolok 52.80, is a German steam locomotive rebuilt from 200 wartime Class 52 engines in East Germany between 1960 and 1967.
DR Class V 100
The DR Class V 100 was a family of diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1966, with 1,146 units replacing steam in light and medium service.
DR Congo national football team
DR Congo national football team, Les Léopards, men's team of the DRC run by FECOFA; AFCON winners 1968 and 1974, first sub-Saharan World Cup side in 1974 as Zaire, returned in 2026 reaching the Round of 32.
Dr Disrespect
Dr Disrespect is the streaming persona of Herschel "Guy" Beahm IV (born 1982), a Call of Duty streamer banned from Twitch in June 2020; in 2024 he admitted messaging a minor in 2017 and now streams on YouTube and Rumble.
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (DC40) is a Category C district municipality in southern North West province, South Africa, seat Orkney; formerly the Southern District, renamed 2007-08 after Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda; three locals: Matlosana, JB Marks, Maquassi Hills.
Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station
Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, also known as Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, is a 2,560 MW coal-fired power station at Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India, owned by APGENCO.
Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper is an American carbonated soft drink created in 1885 in Waco, Texas, by pharmacist Charles Alderton with a 23-flavor blend. Owned by Keurig Dr Pepper, not PepsiCo or Coca-Cola; the oldest major US soft drink, famously ruled not a cola in 1963.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas-based non-alcoholic beverage company formed in 2008 from the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages spinoff; owned Dr Pepper, Snapple, 7UP, Canada Dry, A&W; merged with Keurig Green Mountain in 2018 to form Keurig Dr Pepper.
Dr Shailendra V. Bordawekar
Shailendra V. Bordawekar is a pharmaceutical engineer who serves as a vice president at AbbVie and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2024.
Dr SID
Dr SID, born Sidney Esiri, is a Nigerian singer and former dentist who rose with Mo'Hits and became a founding artist of Mavin Records, best known for "Surulere".