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G42

G42 is an Abu Dhabi-based technology holding company, set up around 2018 to lead the emirate's technology push and overseen by a UAE royal family member.

G4S (Group 4 Securicor), British security company formed in 2004 from Group 4 Falck and Securicor, once among the world's largest security firms; acquired by Allied Universal in April 2021 and now its international brand.

G5 Sahel

The G5 Sahel was a cooperation framework of five Sahel countries founded in 2014 to coordinate security and development policies, and it collapsed after withdrawals in 2022 and 2023.

G5 Sahel Joint Force

The G5 Sahel Joint Force (FC-G5S) was a 5,400-strong military force created in 2017 by five Sahel states, wound down after withdrawals in 2022 and 2023.

G6 howitzer

The G6 howitzer, often called the G6 Rhino, is a South African 155 mm wheeled self-propelled gun-howitzer built by Denel, first used in combat in 1987.

G7

The G7, or Group of Seven, is an informal forum of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US, plus the EU, meeting annually since 1975.

G8

G8, Group of Eight: informal annual summit of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, the USA, plus the EU; founded at Rambouillet 1975 as G6, Russia joined 1998 and was suspended after the 2014 Crimea annexation, since then G7.

Ga Mashie

Ga Mashie, also called Old Accra, is the historic core of Accra, Ghana, comprising Ussher Town and James Town around Dutch and British trade forts.

Ga South

Ga South Municipal District, capital Ngleshie Amanfro, is a municipality in Ghana's Greater Accra Region under the Ga South Municipal Assembly (L.I. 2316, inaugurated 2018), with 350,121 residents (2021 census) and a mixed commerce, service, and agricultural economy.

GA-10

GA-10, also written GA10, is a human Burkitt lymphoma cell line established in 1996 from the blood of a male patient whose lymphoma resisted CHOP chemotherapy.

Sep 29, 2026

GA-BP neural network

A GA-BP neural network is a hybrid training method in which a genetic algorithm finds good initial weights and thresholds that backpropagation then fine-tunes by gradient descent.

Gaafar Nimeiry

Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (جعفر محمد النميري, 1930–2009) was a Sudanese military officer who ruled Sudan 1969–1985 after a coup, signed the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, imposed Sharia in 1983, and was overthrown in 1985.

Gaahl

Gaahl, stage name of Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 1975), Norwegian black metal vocalist of Gorgoroth, God Seed, Gaahls Wyrd, Trelldom, and Wardruna; also a painter in Bergen.

Gaal Dornick

Gaal Dornick, a character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, is a young mathematician from Synnax who joins Hari Seldon on Trantor; a minor book character, gender-flipped and expanded to protagonist in Apple TV+'s Foundation, played by Lou Llobell.

Oct 3, 2026

Gaalivaana

Gaalivaana (గాలివాన) is a 2022 Telugu ZEE5 crime-mystery web series, an official remake of BBC's One of Us, directed by Sharan Koppisetty, starring Radikaa Sarathkumar and Sai Kumar in seven episodes about two families after a honeymoon double murder.

Gaami (గామి)

Gaami (గామి) is a 2024 Telugu adventure drama thriller, the debut of director Vidyadhar Kagita, starring Vishwak Sen as an amnesiac Aghora seeking a Himalayan cure; released March 8, 2024, streamed on ZEE5 from April 12, 2024.

Sep 19, 2026

Gaana-rap

Gaana-rap, also known as gana rap, is a Tamil Nadu music genre fusing Chennai gaana, a Dalit folk song form, with hip-hop rap, entering film soundtracks in the 1990s.

Gaara (我愛羅)

Gaara (我愛羅, ガアラ) is the Naruto character and Sand Village shinobi, Shukaku jinchūriki turned Fifth Kazekage; distinguished from the mobile-game version by his manga backstory, Shield of Sand, and redemption arc.

Oct 15, 2026

GaAs thin-film solar cell

A GaAs thin-film solar cell is a lightweight, flexible photovoltaic device whose few-micrometer gallium arsenide layer is separated from its wafer, usually by epitaxial lift-off, reaching 29.1% efficiency.

Gaayapadda Simham

Gaayapadda Simham (గాయపడ్డ సింహం, Wounded Lion) is a 2026 Telugu comedy directed by debutant Kasyap Sreenivas, starring Tharun Bhascker as a deported man plotting black-magic revenge on Donald Trump; released May 1, 2026, mixed reviews.

Gab (social network)

Gab is an American social network launched by Andrew Torba in 2016 that bills itself as a free-speech alternative to mainstream platforms and hosts far-right content.

Gab Valenciano

Gab Valenciano (Gabriel Valenciano, born 1988) is a Filipino dancer, choreographer, producer, and director, son of Gary Valenciano, known for viral Super Selfie videos and a 2015 MTV VMA Best Choreography nomination for Beyoncé's 7/11.

GAB1

GAB1 (GRB2-associated binding protein 1, gene at 4q31.1) is a mammalian docking protein of the GAB/DOS family that recruits SHP2, PI3K, and CRK to activate MAPK, PI3K/AKT, and JNK signaling; essential for embryonic development, linked to DFNB26 deafness and poor cancer prognosis.

GABA receptor

GABA receptors are proteins binding gamma-aminobutyric acid, the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter. Ionotropic GABA_A chloride channels (19 subunits) mediate fast inhibition; metabotropic GABA_B GPCRs (GABAB1/GABAB2 heterodimers) mediate slow inhibition; baclofen is the only approved GABA_B drug.

GABA synthesis

GABA synthesis: production of gamma-aminobutyric acid, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, by glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65 and GAD67, genes GAD2 and GAD1) decarboxylating L-glutamate with PLP cofactor; GAD65 supplies vesicular transmitter GABA, GAD67 cytosolic metabolic GABA.

GABAA receptor

GABAA receptor: pentameric Cys-loop chloride channel, the brain's main fast inhibitory receptor, built from 19 subunits; target of benzodiazepines, barbiturates, anesthetics, and neurosteroids.

Oct 20, 2026

GABAergic interneuron

GABAergic interneuron: local inhibitory neuron using GABA as neurotransmitter, also called GABAergic inhibitory interneuron. Three cortical groups (PV ~40%, SST ~30%, 5HT3aR ~30%) arise from the ganglionic eminence and regulate circuit timing.

Gabaland Entertainment

Gabaland (Qəbələnd Əyləncə Mərkəzi) is Azerbaijan's largest amusement park, a 16-hectare complex in Gabala opened in 2016, offering roller coasters, water slides, go-karts, ice skating, and family attractions.

Gaban

Gaban is a 1931 Hindi and Urdu novel by Premchand about Ramanath, a clerk in Allahabad who embezzles office funds to satisfy his wife Jalpa's desire for jewelry.