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Gus Van Sant

Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born 1952, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon, director of Mala Noche, Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, Elephant (Palme d'Or 2003), and Milk.

Gusacitinib

Gusacitinib (ASN002) is an oral dual pan-JAK/SYK inhibitor for chronic hand eczema, in phase 3 with Sanofi after Formation Bio acquired it from Asana BioSciences; phase 2 showed 69.5% mTLSS reduction at 80 mg.

Gusau

Gusau is a city in northwestern Nigeria, capital of Zamfara State and seat of Gusau LGA since the state's creation in 1996; hot semi-arid climate, Hausa-Fulani population, about 383,000 LGA residents (2006).

Guselkumab

Guselkumab (Tremfya) is a fully human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody blocking the IL-23 p19 subunit, developed by Johnson & Johnson. First approved 2017 for plaque psoriasis; later indications include psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and, from 2025, pediatric psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Gusev (crater)

Gusev is a 160 km wide impact crater on Mars at the outlet of Ma'adim Vallis, and the landing site of NASA's Spirit rover from 2004 to 2010.

Gush Katif (גוש קטיף)

Gush Katif (גוש קטיף) was a bloc of 18 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza Strip, home to about 7,800 people before Israel evacuated and dismantled it in August 2005.

Gushi

Gushi, also called guti shi, is a class of classical Chinese poetry free of the tonal rules of regulated verse, a category defined during the Tang dynasty.

Gushi Bian

Gushi Bian (古史辨, "Debates on Ancient History") is a seven-volume anthology of critical studies of ancient Chinese history, edited by Gu Jiegang and published 1926 to 1941.

Güshi Khan

Güshi Khan, also Gushri Khan, personal name Töröbaikhu (1582–1655), was a Khoshut ruler of the Western Mongols whose conquests by 1642 brought the Gelugpa school to supremacy in Tibet.

Gushing over Magical Girls

Gushing over Magical Girls (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, 魔法少女にあこがれて) is Akihiro Ononaka's ecchi yuri magical girl manga serialized by Takeshobo since 2019, adapted into a 2024 anime with a second season announced, on hiatus March 2024 to October 2025.

Gusi

Gusi (Guši, Guš) was an Aramean ruler of northern Syria around 890–860 BC, eponym of the kingdom of Bit Agusi, whose capital was Arpad and who paid tribute to Assyria.

Gusii people

The Gusii (Abagusii, Kisii) are a Bantu people of Kisii and Nyamira counties, western Kenya, speaking Ekegusii (zone E42), settled in the Kisii highlands around 1800, farming tea, coffee, and soapstone carving.

Gusiluo

Gusiluo (唃厮啰) was the founder and ruler of the Tsongkha Tibetan regime in the Hehuang region during the Northern Song dynasty, reigning until his death in 1065.

Gusinoozyorskaya power station

The Gusinoozyorskaya power station (Гусиноозёрская ГРЭС, Gusinoozyorskaya GRES) is a coal-fired power station in Gusinoozersk, Buryatia, Russia, whose first unit opened in 1976 and whose six units total 1,244 MW.

Gusperimus

Gusperimus (deoxyspergualin, DSG, brand Spanidin) is a synthetic spergualin-derivative immunosuppressant binding Hsc70, studied for transplant rejection and Wegener's granulomatosis; EU orphan drug, marketing application withdrawn 2008, not FDA approved.

Gusset plate

A gusset plate is a steel plate that joins two or more structural members at a joint through bolts, rivets, or welds, as in truss bridges and braced buildings.

Gussie Clarke

Gussie Clarke, born Augustus Clarke in 1954, is a Jamaican record producer whose Music Works studio anchored Kingston's digital dancehall era from 1988, producing "Rumours" and "Mr. Loverman".

Gust Avrakotos

Gust Avrakotos (Gustav Lascaris Avrakotos, 1938-2005) was a Greek-American CIA case officer, 'Dr. Dirty,' who ran Operation Cyclone's Afghan program in the mid-1980s with Congressman Charlie Wilson, arming the mujahideen against the Soviets.

Gust factor

The gust factor is the ratio of a peak wind speed over a short duration, such as 3 seconds, to the mean wind speed over a longer period.

Gust front

A gust front is the leading edge of gusty surface winds produced by a thunderstorm's downdrafts, often marked by a shelf cloud, that produces wind shear hazardous to aircraft.

Gust H. Bardy

Gust H. Bardy is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, known for the SCD-HeFT trial and the subcutaneous implantable defibrillator.

Gust loading factor

The gust loading factor is a wind engineering multiplier that converts mean wind force into an equivalent static design load, introduced by Alan G. Davenport in 1967.

Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff

Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Molengraaff (1860–1942) was a Dutch geologist who first described the Bushveld Complex in South Africa and led pioneering expeditions to Borneo and Timor.

Gustaaf Van Tendeloo

Gustaaf Van Tendeloo is a Belgian materials scientist who led the EMAT electron microscopy group at the University of Antwerp, pushing microscopy into quantitative crystallography.

Gustaakh Ishq (गुस्ताख़ इश्क़: कुछ पहले जैसा)

Gustaakh Ishq (गुस्ताख़ इश्क़: कुछ पहले जैसा), formerly Ul Jalool Ishq, is a 2025 Hindi romantic drama directed by Vibhu Puri, produced by Manish Malhotra's Stage5, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, and Fatima Sana Shaikh, released 28 November 2025.

Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr.

Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. (Gösta, 1904–1995), Swedish dressage rider; four Olympics 1932–56, medals at all: team gold 1952 and 1956 on Krest, team silver 1932, individual bronze 1948 on Trumf; son of Boltenstern Sr.

Gustaf Adolf Jonsson

Gustaf Adolf Jonsson (1879–1949), Swedish sport shooter from Stockholms SkarpSF; competed at the 1908, 1912, and 1920 Olympics, winning team gold (1912 free rifle), silver (1908), and bronze (1920 military rifle prone).

Gustaf Boivie

Gustaf Boivie (Gustaf Carl Fredrik Boivie, 1864–1951), Swedish sport shooter and lawyer who won gold in the 25 m small-bore rifle disappearing target team event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics with Carlberg and Hübner von Holst; also headed Sweden's bar association.

Gustaf Carlen

Gustaf Carlen (Gustaf Fredrik Carlén, 1890–1975), Swedish long-distance runner for IFK Oxelösund; 21st in individual cross-country at Stockholm 1912 and on Sweden's gold team cross-country squad without receiving a medal; 1914 Swedish team champion.

Gustaf Dalén

Nils Gustaf Dalén was a Swedish engineer and inventor who won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physics for automatic valves for lighthouses and led the gas company AGA.