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MOF-based nerve-agent detoxification

MOF-based nerve-agent detoxification uses metal–organic frameworks, crystalline porous catalysts, to destroy organophosphorus nerve agents such as soman and VX, with zirconium-based MOFs leading the field.

MOF-based proton exchange membranes

MOF-based proton exchange membranes are fuel-cell electrolyte membranes that use metal–organic frameworks as polymer fillers or self-standing films, investigated as cheaper, less water-dependent alternatives to Nafion.

MOF-derived single-atom catalysts

MOF-derived single-atom catalysts are catalysts with isolated metal atoms produced from metal–organic frameworks, usually by thermal pyrolysis into nitrogen-doped carbon, used for oxygen, hydrogen, and CO2 reduction reactions.

Mofezolac

Mofezolac (Disopain, N-22) is a diarylisoxazole NSAID and selective, time-dependent COX-1 inhibitor (IC50 0.0079 μM) marketed in Japan since 1994 for lumbago, cervicobrachial syndrome, and post-operative or post-extraction pain.

Moff Gideon

Moff Gideon is the villain of The Mandalorian, played by Giancarlo Esposito: an ex-Imperial Security Bureau Moff, Great Purge participant, Darksaber wielder, Grogu kidnapper, and cloner, killed in the season 3 finale.

Moffat Treaty

The Moffat Treaty was an 1888 friendship agreement between King Lobengula of the Ndebele and British diplomat John Smith Moffat, barring Lobengula from foreign dealings.

Moffat Tunnel

The Moffat Tunnel is a 6.2-mile active railroad tunnel beneath the Continental Divide in the Colorado Rockies, opened in 1928 and once the largest railroad tunnel in the Western Hemisphere.

Moffett Federal Airfield

Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint military and civilian airfield near Mountain View, California, operated by NASA since 1994 and leased partly to Google.

Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) is a free-standing NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, opened in 1986, comprehensive since 2001, and the only such center based in Florida.

Mofolo (Mercurian crater)

Mofolo is an IAU-approved impact crater on Mercury, Gazetteer Feature ID 3944, 114 km in diameter, centered at latitude -37.70 degrees, longitude 28.20 degrees in the planet's southern hemisphere.

Mofongo

Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish of fried green plantains mashed with garlic and chicharrón in a wooden mortar, often stuffed as a main course.

Mogadishu

Mogadishu (Muqdisho), capital and largest port of Somalia on the Indian Ocean; population estimates 1.7–2.9 million, main economic hub with Bakara market, Albayrak-managed seaport, and seat of the federal government.

Mogador Island

Mogador Island is a small uninhabited island about 2 km off Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast, occupied by a Phoenician trading outpost from the mid-7th century BC.

Mogali Rekulu (మొగలి రేకులు)

Mogali Rekulu (మొగలి రేకులు) is a Telugu-language television serial directed by Manjula Naidu and written by Bindu Naidu, whose 1,368 episodes over five years follow police officer RK Naidu's feud with Selva Swamy's clan.

Mogambo

Mogambo is a 1953 American-British adventure romance directed by John Ford, starring Clark Gable as a safari trapper alongside Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly.

Mogambo (character)

Mogambo, villain of Mr. India (1987), played by Amrish Puri, written by Javed Akhtar; megalomaniac island-fortress dictator famous for the catchphrase "Mogambo khush hua" and Napoleonic look.

Mogami Yoshiaki

Mogami Yoshiaki (最上義光) was a Japanese daimyo who ruled Dewa Province from Yamagata Castle as the 11th head of the Mogami clan, from 1571 until his death in 1614.

Mogami-class frigate

The Mogami-class frigate, also known as the 30FFM, is a class of multi-mission frigates of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, crewed by about 90 and capable of mine countermeasures.

Mogamul

Mogamul (மோகமுள்), translated as "Thorn of Desire," is a 1956 Tamil novel by Thi. Janakiraman, regarded as a classic of Tamil fiction and adapted into a 1995 film.

Mogamulizumab

Mogamulizumab (brand name Poteligeo) is a humanized monoclonal antibody against CCR4 used to treat T-cell malignancies, discovered by Kyowa Hakko Kirin and first approved in Japan in 2012.

Mogao Cave 112 Musicians Mural

The Mogao Cave 112 musicians mural is a mid-Tang dynasty (766–840) wall painting in the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang, China, best known for its back-playing pipa dancer.

Mogao Cave 156 Murals

The Mogao Cave 156 murals are Late Tang wall paintings in a cave near Dunhuang, China, built around 864 as the merit cave of general Zhang Yichao.

Mogao Cave 158 Parinirvana Murals

The Mogao Cave 158 parinirvana murals are Middle Tang murals, painted around 781 to 848 under Tibetan rule, surrounding the 15.6-meter reclining Buddha at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang.

Mogao Cave 172 Amitabha Paradise Murals

The Mogao Cave 172 Amitabha Paradise murals are two High Tang wall paintings, painted 713 to 766, illustrating the Contemplation Sutra and Amitayus Buddha's Western Pure Land at Dunhuang.

Mogao Cave 217 Murals

The Mogao Cave 217 murals are High Tang wall paintings at Dunhuang, funded by the Yin family around 705 to 710, famed for sutra illustrations and blue-green landscapes.

Mogao Cave 285 Murals

The Mogao Cave 285 murals are wall and ceiling paintings at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang, China, dated by inscriptions to 538 and 539 CE and notable for blending Buddhist, Chinese mythological, and Hindu deities.

Mogao Cave 45 Murals

The Mogao Cave 45 murals are High Tang wall paintings at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China, best known for the south-wall Avalokitesvara Sutra illustration.

Mogao Cave 61 Murals

The Mogao Cave 61 murals are mid-10th-century wall paintings at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang, sponsored by governor Cao Yuanzhong and famous for its Mount Wutai map.

Mogao Caves (莫高窟)

Mogao Caves (莫高窟), Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang, Gansu, China, on the Silk Road; 492 decorated caves, 45,000 m² of murals, 2,000+ sculptures, carved from 366 AD; UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987 with the 1900 Library Cave discovery.

Mogao Zhixing / Zhidao Wanglian (蘑菇智行/智道网联)

Mogao Zhixing (蘑菇智行), also known as Mogao Chelian, is a Chinese autonomous-driving company founded by Zhu Lei in 2017, known for city-scale vehicle-road-cloud systems and the MOGO B2 autonomous bus.