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Juyoung Yoon

Juyoung Yoon (born 1964) is a South Korean chemist at Ewha Womans University known for fluorescent probes and activatable photosensitizers for cancer imaging and therapy.

Juyuan Decoction

举元煎 (Juyuan Decoction), a five-herb classical Chinese formula from Zhang Jiebin's Jingyue Quanshu (Ming dynasty), tonifies qi and lifts the sunken origin; listed in the Ancient Classic Famous Formulas Catalog (Second Batch), used mainly for gynecological bleeding.

Juyushiyya corps

The Juyushiyya (الجيوشية) was a regiment of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, named for Badr al-Jamali, the vizier who ruled the state from 1074 to 1094.

Juz'

A juz' (جزء) is one of thirty roughly equal parts of the Quran, recited one per day over a month; in South Asia it is called para.

Juzur Farasan Biosphere Reserve

Juzur Farasan Biosphere Reserve, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO biosphere reserve (2021), is a Red Sea archipelago of over 170 fossil-coral islands, 819,100 ha, protected since 1996, rich in dugongs, turtles, and gazelles.

Juǀʼhoan language

Juǀʼhoan (ktz), also JuǀʼHoansi or Zhuǀʼhõasi, is a ǃKung (Kxʼa) click language of the Khoisan group, spoken by about 35,000 people in northeast Namibia and northwest Botswana.

Jvaraghni gutika

Jvaraghni gutika (ज्वरघ्नी गुटिका), also spelled Jwaraghni or Jwarghani Gutika, is a classical Ayurvedic pill (gutika/vati) formulation for fever (jvara). Recorded recipes include a mercury-sulphur-colocynth pill and a realgar-kutki-red ochre-ginger preparation; it is CGHS-listed.

Jvarankusa Rasa (jvaramkusa rasa)

Jvarāṅkuśa rasā (ka), AFI000450, is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral fever formulation (125 mg dose) containing purified mercury, sulphur, orpiment, borax, ginger, Datura metel, Tinospora sinensis, and Eclipta prostrata, indicated for vishama jvara.

Jvararyabhra rasa

Jvararyabhra rasa (Jwarari Abhra Ras), a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral fever formula from Bhaishajyaratnavali with mercury, sulphur, mica and copper bhasmas, aconite and datura; AFI dose 125–250 mg.

JVC

JVC, short for Japan Victor Company and once branded Nivico abroad, is a Japanese electronics maker founded in 1927, best known for creating the VHS video format.

JVC Kenwood Victor

JVC Kenwood Victor, operating as Victor Entertainment (ビクターエンタテインメント), is a major Japanese record label owned by JVCKenwood and headquartered in Tokyo, distributing artists including Southern All Stars and sakanaction.

JVCKenwood

JVCKenwood is a Japanese electronics company formed in October 2008 when JVC and Kenwood created a joint holding company, selling under the JVC, KENWOOD, and Victor brands.

Jvke

JVKE (Jacob Dodge Lawson, born 2001) is an American pop singer-songwriter and producer from Rhode Island who rose via TikTok with "Upside Down" and scored "golden hour", a Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hit; he stayed independent on AWAL after rejecting major-label offers.

JW Marriott Hotels

JW Marriott Hotels is Marriott International's luxury hotel brand, named for founder J. Willard Marriott, with more than 130 properties in 41 countries as of 2026.

JW Therapeutics (药明巨诺)

JW Therapeutics (药明巨诺) is a Shanghai-based biotechnology company, founded in 2016 by Juno Therapeutics and WuXi AppTec, that develops CAR-T cell therapies for blood cancers.

Jwa-Min Nam

Jwa-Min Nam is a South Korean chemist and professor at Seoul National University known for plasmonic nanogap particles enabling reproducible single-molecule SERS detection and for DNA-directed assembly of gold nanoparticle architectures.

Jwala Gutta (జ్వాలా గుట్టా)

Jwala Gutta (జ్వాలా గుట్టా), born 1983, is a retired Indian left-handed doubles badminton player from Hyderabad: 14-time national champion, world No. 6 mixed doubles with V. Diju, 2011 World Championship bronze with Ashwini Ponnappa, two Olympics, Arjuna Award 2011.

Jwalamukhi temple, Himachal Pradesh

Jwalamukhi temple (श्री ज्वालामुखी माता मंदिर) is a Hindu temple in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, where natural flames from rock crevices are worshipped as the goddess Jwala Devi.

Jwan Yosef

Jwan Yosef (born 1984) is a Syrian-born, Swedish-raised painter, sculptor and installation artist based in Los Angeles; Central Saint Martins MFA, Bomb Factory co-founder, Giza Plateau exhibitor, and art collector with husband Ricky Martin.

JWH-018

JWH-018, also known as AM-678, is a synthetic cannabinoid developed by John W. Huffman at Clemson University in 1995, later found in the smoking mixture Spice.

JWoww

JWoww (Jenni Farley), American reality TV personality born 1985, original Jersey Shore cast member (2009-2012), Snooki & JWoww star, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast member, married Zack Carpinello 2026, horror film director.

JWST exoplanet atmosphere spectroscopy

JWST exoplanet atmosphere spectroscopy measures how starlight filtered through an exoplanet's atmosphere changes with infrared wavelength, revealing composition, temperature, and clouds on planets outside the Solar System.

JWST infrared spectroscopy

JWST infrared spectroscopy is the observation of infrared spectra by the James Webb Space Telescope, whose four instruments cover 0.6 to 28 micrometers from Lagrange point 2.

JX Metals

JX Metals, also known as JX Advanced Metals and formerly JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is a Japanese metals company that spans copper smelting, recycling, and semiconductor materials.

Jxggi

Jxggi, real name Jagsir Singh, is a Punjabi-Canadian rapper and singer from Brampton, Ontario, who broke out in 2024 with the EP Breakin Boundaries and the single "They Don't Know".

JYB1904 (RPT904)

JYB1904 (RPT904, ozureprubart) is a half-life extended anti-IgE humanized monoclonal antibody developed by China's Jemincare and licensed to RAPT Therapeutics in December 2024 for food allergy, CSU, and asthma development outside Greater China.

Jye Gray

Jye Gray (born 2004) is an Australian rugby league fullback for the South Sydney Rabbitohs; NRL debut 2024, John Sattler Rookie of the Year 2024, led the Dally M count early in 2025, Prime Minister's XIII 2025.

Jyestha Tesserae

Jyestha Tesserae is a 1252-km-wide deformed highland terrain (tessera) in Ishtar Terra, Venus, at 65.05°N, 343.41°E; IAU-named 2019 for an Indian goddess of misfortune; unusually shows no radar emissivity excursion.

JYFLTRAP

JYFLTRAP is a double Penning trap mass spectrometer at the IGISOL facility of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, measuring masses of short-lived radioactive ions since 2003.

JYJ

JYJ is a South Korean trio (Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, Kim Junsu) formed in 2010 by former TVXQ members after their landmark contract lawsuit against SM Entertainment, signed with C-Jes, and released The Beginning and In Heaven; two members later reunited as JX.