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Panas Myrny

Panas Myrny, pen name of Panas Yakovych Rudchenko (1849–1920), was a Ukrainian writer, principal author of the novel Do Oxen Low When the Mangers Are Full?

Panasion

Panasion (Ancient Greek: Πανασίον) was a town of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor, lying south of the modern village of Banaz in Uşak Province, Turkey, within the territory of Akmonia.

Panasonic (パナソニック)

Panasonic, formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational electronics group headquartered in Osaka, founded by Konosuke Matsushita in 1918 and renamed Panasonic group-wide in 2008.

Panasonic Energy

Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (パナソニック エナジー株式会社) is a Japanese battery manufacturer headquartered in Moriguchi, Osaka, established in 2022 and known as the largest Japanese battery maker, supplying over 40% of the batteries in US-produced electric cars.

Panasonic Lumix

Panasonic Lumix is the digital camera brand of the Japanese company Panasonic, launched in 2001 with Leica lenses and known for pioneering mirrorless and 4K video cameras.

Panathenaic Stadium (Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο)

Panathenaic Stadium (Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, Kallimarmaro), Athens: ancient stadium built c. 330 BC by Lycurgus, rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, and reconstructed by Georgios Averoff for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896; the world's only all-white-marble stadium.

Panathinaikos A.O.

Panathinaikos A.O. (Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος), Greek multi-sport club of Athens founded 3 February 1908 by Giorgos Kalafatis; shamrock emblem, 47 departments, football and basketball sections, EuroLeague 2024 champion, rival of Olympiacos.

Panathinaikos B.C.

Panathinaikos B.C. (Athens basketball section, founded 1919) is the record seven-time EuroLeague champion (1996–2024), won 41 Greek titles, plays at OAKA (Telekom Center), and rebuilt under Ergin Ataman to win the 2024 EuroLeague crown.

Panathinaikos F.C.

Panathinaikos F.C. (Παναθηναϊκός), Athens club founded 3 February 1908 by Giorgos Kalafatis; 20 Greek titles; first and only Greek club in a European Cup final, losing 2-0 to Ajax at Wembley in 1971 under Ferenc Puskás.

Panavia Aircraft

Panavia Aircraft GmbH is the tri-national prime contractor company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 1969 by Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy to manage the Panavia Tornado combat aircraft.

Panavia Tornado

The Panavia Tornado, known in early planning as the NATO MRCA, is a twin-engine, variable-sweep-wing strike aircraft built by the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Italy, entering service in 1979 with nearly 1,000 delivered.

Panavia Tornado ADV

The Panavia Tornado ADV, or Tornado F3, was a long-range interceptor derived from the Tornado strike aircraft; 194 were built, serving the RAF and Saudi Arabia until 2011.

Panavision

Panavision is an American cinema equipment company founded in 1954 by Robert Gottschalk and Richard Moore, known for anamorphic and Primo lenses, the Panaflex and Genesis cameras, and its rental-only business model.

Panax

Panax (人参属) is the ginseng genus of Araliaceae, published by Linnaeus in 1753 with 15 accepted species native from the Himalaya to Japan and eastern North America; it includes P. ginseng, P. quinquefolius, and P. notoginseng, key medicinal herbs containing ginsenosides.

Panax ginseng

Panax ginseng (인삼, Asian or Korean ginseng), a slow-growing Araliaceae herb native to Korea, northeastern China, and far-eastern Siberia; its ginsenoside-containing root is a widely used supplement with no conclusive clinical evidence for treating any disease.

Panax notoginseng

Panax notoginseng (三七, Sanqi, Tianqi, notoginseng) is a threatened perennial Araliaceae herb native to SE Yunnan and N. Vietnam, cultivated over 400 years in Wenshan; its saponins (ginsenosides R1, Rb1, Rd, Rg1, Re) are used in traditional Chinese medicine and tested for stroke, angina, and kidney disease.

Panay

Panay: sixth-largest island of the Philippines, in the western Visayas, comprising Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo provinces; about 11,692 km², ~3.5 million people (2000), Iloilo City its main urban center.

Panayot Hitov

Panayot Hitov (Панайот Хитов) was a Bulgarian hajduk and revolutionary voivode, born in Sliven in 1830, who led the 1867 band with Vasil Levski as standard-bearer.

Panayotis Sparaggis

Panayotis "Takis" Sparaggis is an investor who founded Alkeon Capital Management, a New York crossover firm managing tens of billions across public equities and private Innovation funds.

Panc 03.27

Panc 03.27, also written Panc 3.27 or PL11, is a human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell line isolated in 1995 and distributed by ATCC as CRL-2549 for cancer research.

Panc 04.03

Panc 04.03 (CVCL_1636, ATCC CRL-2555) is a human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line from a 70-year-old male, derived at Johns Hopkins, carrying KRAS G12D and TP53 G245S mutations, used in migration, drug, and radiotherapy studies.

Panc 10.05

Panc 10.05 (Panc-10.05, Pa16C, PL12; CVCL_1639, ATCC CRL-2547) is a human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line established in 1992 from an 81-year-old man, sharing a patient of origin with PL45, with KRAS G12D and TP53 I255N mutations.

PANC-1

PANC-1 (Panc-1, CVCL_0480, ATCC CRL-1469) is a human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell line from a 56-year-old male, reported 1975, carrying KRAS G12D, TP53 R273H, and CDKN2A deletion.

Pancagavya ghrta

Pancagavya ghrta (Pañcagavya Ghṛta) is an official Ayurvedic medicated ghee made from cow dung extract, milk, curd, urine, and ghee, indicated classically for epilepsy, fever, and jaundice and studied by CCRAS for safety and immunomodulation.

Pancaguna Taila

Pancaguna Taila (Pañca guṇa taila, Panchgun Tel) is a classical Ayurvedic medicated sesame-oil formulation, AFI000545, for external use in joint disorders, earache, and wounds via Abhyanga and ear procedures.

Pañcakanga

Pañcakanga (पञ्चकङ्ग) was the master carpenter, or thapati, of King Pasenadi of Kosala and a devoted lay follower of the Buddha who loved doctrinal discussion.

Pancake

Pancake: flat cake from a flour, egg, and milk batter cooked on a griddle, also called griddle cakes or hotcakes; includes thin unleavened crêpes, thick leavened American pancakes, blini, and Shrove Tuesday pancake day traditions.

Pancakola Curna

Pancakola Curna (Pañcakola cūrṇa, Panchakola Churna) is a classical Ayurvedic five-herb powder of Pippali, Pippalimula, Chavya, Chitraka, and Shunthi, listed in AFI entry 7.10 and used as a digestive for gastrointestinal disorders.

Pancam

Pancam (Panoramic Camera) is the multispectral stereo camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which landed in January 2004 and took more than 60,000 images.

PanCam (ExoMars)

PanCam, the Panoramic Camera, is the stereo, multispectral, and high-resolution camera system serving as the main remote-sensing instrument on ESA's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover, scheduled to launch in late 2028.