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Nezam H. Afdhal
Nezam Afdhal is an Irish-trained hepatologist, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a Harvard Medical School professor of medicine.
Nezam-e Jadid (Abbas Mirza's military reform)
Nezam-e Jadid (نظام جدید, "new order") was the military reform program launched by Qajar crown prince Abbas Mirza in Azerbaijan from about 1807, with French and British instructors.
Nezha
Nezha (哪吒) is a Chinese mythological child-warrior deity of Indian Buddhist origin, son of Li Jing, known for returning his flesh and bones to his parents and for the 2025 film Nezha 2; also the name of several computing systems.
Nezool
Nezool, also Nezana, was a king of Aksum in the Horn of Africa who ruled in the later 5th century AD and is known only from his coinage.
Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子)
Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子) is the deuteragonist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the younger sister of Tanjiro Kamado, fighting to find a way to return to human form.
NF (rapper)
NF (Nathan John Feuerstein, born 1991) is an American rapper from Gladwin, Michigan, also known as Nate Feuerstein, whose albums Perception and The Search hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and whose 2025 FEAR EP earned a fifth consecutive top-10 album.
NF-kappa-B inhibitor-interacting Ras-like protein
κB-Ras (NF-kappa-B inhibitor-interacting Ras-like protein; NKIRAS1/NKIRAS2, kappaB-Ras1/2) are small Ras-like GTPases that inhibit NF-κB by stabilizing IκB inhibitors and suppress Ral signaling via RalGAP, acting as tumor suppressors.
NF-kappa-B-activating protein
NF-kappa-B-activating protein (NKAP, Q8N5F7) is a 415-aa human X-linked nuclear protein acting as an HDAC3/Notch transcriptional corepressor required for T-cell development, RNA splicing, and R-loop suppression; paralog NKAPL is testis-specific.
NF-NIC
NF-NIC names no legal entity in any registry or filing; it most plausibly conflates NF Holdings and NF FINANCE with unrelated financial firms abbreviated NIC, including Nicolet Bankshares.
NF-κB
NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) is a transcription factor family discovered by Sen and Baltimore in 1986, regulating immunity and inflammation via canonical (IKKβ/IκBα) and non-canonical (NIK/IKKα/p100) pathways, and implicated in cancer and inflammatory disease.
NF2
NF2 (neurofibromatosis type 2 gene, also merlin or schwannomin) is a tumor suppressor gene at 22q12.2 encoding the FERM-domain protein merlin; germline loss causes NF2-related schwannomatosis with bilateral vestibular schwannomas, and somatic NF2 loss drives meningioma and mesothelioma.
NFAT5
NFAT5 (TonEBP, OREBP), identified in 1999, is the atypical fifth NFAT family transcription factor: a Rel-family homodimer binding TGGAAA motifs, activated by hypertonic stress rather than calcineurin, driving osmoprotective genes in the kidney medulla and immune responses.
NFATC1
NFATC1 (NFAT2, NFATc) is a human protein-coding gene at 18q23 encoding the inducible, calcineurin-regulated NFAT transcription factor, a cyclosporin A target central to lymphocyte activation, osteoclast differentiation, and heart valve development.
NFATC2
NFATC2 (also called NFAT1 or NFATp) is a human protein-coding gene on chromosome 20q13.2 encoding a DNA-binding transcription factor that translocates to the nucleus during immune response signaling.
NFC Championship Game
NFC Championship Game: annual NFL playoff game deciding the National Football Conference champion since 1970, created by the AFL-NFL merger; winner advances to the Super Bowl; 49ers hold most appearances (17).
NFC East
The NFC East, formerly the NFL Capitol Division, is an NFC division comprising the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, and Commanders, each of which has won a Super Bowl.
NFC North
NFC North: NFL division of the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings, created in the 2002 realignment from the former NFC Central; Packers hold four Super Bowl titles, Bears one.
NFC South
NFC South: NFL division formed in 2002 realignment with the Falcons, Panthers, Saints, and Buccaneers. Saints lead with 8 division titles; Panthers are 2025 champions at 8-9.
NFC West
NFC West: NFL division with the 49ers, Rams, Seahawks, and Cardinals. In 2025 Seattle went 14-3, won Super Bowl LX 29-13 over New England, and the division led the NFL at 29-15 outside it.
NFE2
NFE2 (p45, NF-E2), human gene at 12q13.13 encoding the 45 kDa bZIP subunit of the NF-E2 transcription factor, which dimerizes with small MAF proteins to drive megakaryocyte maturation, platelet production, and globin gene expression; distinct from NFE2L2 (NRF2).
NFE2L2
NFE2L2 (NRF2 gene), human chromosome 2q31.2 gene encoding the NRF2 stress-response transcription factor regulated by KEAP1-CUL3 degradation; mutated in cancer and in a rare multisystem disorder.
NFIB
NFIB (nuclear factor I B), also called CTF or NFI-B, is a human chromosome 9p23 protein-coding gene encoding an NFI-family transcription factor essential for lung and brain development, with oncogenic and tumor-suppressive roles in cancer and MYB-NFIB fusions in adenoid cystic carcinoma.
nfinite
nfinite is a Paris-based software startup founded in 2017 by Alexandre de Vigan that provides CGI- and AI-based product visualization for e-commerce, raising $100 million in 2022.
NFKB1
NFKB1 (nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1, gene ID 4790, 4q24) encodes p105, processed to the NF-κB p50 subunit; loss-of-function variants are the leading monogenic cause of CVID in Europeans.
NFKB2
NFKB2 (p100/p52, CVID10) is a chromosome 10q24.32 gene encoding the NF-κB2 subunit of the noncanonical NF-κB pathway; heterozygous C-terminal mutations cause early-onset CVID with ACTH deficiency and autoimmunity (DAVID syndrome).
NFKBIA
NFKBIA (IKBA, MAD-3), gene ID 4792 at 14q13.2, encodes IκBα, the major inhibitor that sequesters NF-κB in the cytoplasm; IKKβ phosphorylation at S32/S36 triggers SCF(β-TrCP)-mediated degradation. Mutations cause EDA-ID and occur in Hodgkin lymphoma.
NFKRZ (Роман Альбертович Абалин)
NFKRZ is Roman Albertovich Abalin (Роман Альбертович Абалин), a Russian YouTuber born 1998 in Chelyabinsk who makes English-language commentary on Russian society for Western viewers, left Russia for Georgia and then Portugal in 2022, and runs a 1.27M-subscriber channel.
NFL 2K
NFL 2K: Visual Concepts' Sega-published American football game series (1999–2004, Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox/GameCube), Madden NFL's rival; ended with ESPN NFL 2K5 at $19.99 when EA took exclusive NFL rights; revived as mobile NFL 2K Playmakers.
NFL Big Game Night
NFL Big Game Night: Channel 5's 2025 free-to-air NFL show, also called NFL on 5, hosted by Dermot O'Leary, Sam Quek, and Osi Umenyiora, mixing live Sunday games with a studio game show; rebranded NFL On 5 in 2026.
NFL Christmas Gameday
NFL Christmas Gameday is the NFL's Christmas Day game package, streamed on Netflix since 2024 under a three-season deal. Its 2024 doubleheader drew nearly 65 million US viewers, with record streaming audiences in 2024 and 2025.