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STAT5B
STAT5B (signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B, HGNC:11367) is a transcription factor gene on 17q21.2 mediating growth hormone and cytokine signaling; germline loss-of-function causes growth hormone insensitivity with immunodeficiency, somatic gain-of-function causes leukemia and eosinophilia.
STAT6
STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6, 12q13.3) is a STAT-family transcription factor mediating IL-4/IL-13 signaling, Th2 immunity, and IgE class switching; germline gain-of-function variants cause severe inherited allergic disease.
Stata
Stata is a proprietary, command-driven statistical and econometric software package developed by StataCorp of College Station, Texas, first released in 1985 for IBM PCs running DOS.
Statampere
The statampere (statA) is the electrostatic unit of electric current in the CGS-ESU system, defined as one statcoulomb per second and equal to about 3.3356 × 10⁻¹⁰ ampere.
Statcoulomb
The statcoulomb (statC), also called the franklin, is the unit of electric charge in the CGS electrostatic system, equal to about 3.34 × 10⁻¹⁰ coulombs.
State (Friday Night Lights)
"State" is the season one finale (S1E22) of Friday Night Lights, written by Jason Katims, aired April 11, 2007, in which the Dillon Panthers win the state championship amid Coach Taylor's TMU decision and Tami's news.
State (polity)
The State (polity), or political state, is a compulsory political association that claims a monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.
State Administration Council
State Administration Council (SAC), Myanmar's military junta formed 2 February 2021 after the 1 February coup, chaired by Min Aung Hlaing; ruled under emergency until dissolved and replaced by the State Security and Peace Commission in 2025.
State Administration for Market Regulation
The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR, 国家市场监督管理总局) is China's unified market regulator, created in 2018 to combine antitrust, food and drug, and quality oversight.
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is China's agency for foreign exchange controls, managing the world's largest reserves, about $3.36 trillion, under the People's Bank of China.
State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) of Western Australia, opened 4 January 2005 under the SAT Act 2004, amalgamated nearly 50 tribunals; it conducts merits and original jurisdiction review across guardianship, planning, vocational and civil matters under 150-plus enabling Acts.
State adoption statutes and procedure
State adoption statutes and procedure in the United States define who may adopt, which courts hear cases, required consents and home studies, and how an adoption is finalized.
State Airports Authority (Turkey)
The State Airports Authority (Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi, DHMI) is Türkiye's state-owned enterprise that operates 50 state airports and provides all civil air traffic services.
State and local food assistance programs in the United States
State and local food assistance programs are state, county, and municipal nutrition benefits beyond federal SNAP and WIC, including state aid for immigrants excluded from SNAP and produce incentives.
State and Main
State and Main (2000) is a David Mamet ensemble comedy, also described as a screwball showbiz satire, about a Hollywood film crew shooting The Old Mill in Waterford, Vermont; starring Hoffman, Macy, Baldwin, and Parker, it won ensemble and screenplay awards.
State Anthem of the Soviet Union
State Anthem of the Soviet Union (Государственный гимн СССР), the USSR's national anthem 1944–1991: music by Alexander Alexandrov from his 1938 Bolshevik Party hymn, lyrics by Mikhalkov and El-Registan, adopted 14 December 1943, revised 1977, melody reused by Russia from 2000.
State Archives of Assyria
The State Archives of Assyria is a Helsinki series, running 1987 to 2024, of critical editions of Neo-Assyrian cuneiform texts, chiefly from Nineveh's royal archives.
State atheism
State atheism: official state promotion of atheism, first under Bolshevik Russia from 1917, via the League of the Militant Godless, anti-religious laws, and Albania's 1976 constitution, the world's first constitutionally atheist state.
State attorney general
State attorney general: chief legal officer of each U.S. state, commonwealth, DC, and territory; elected in 43 states, appointed in 7; independent of the governor in 48 states; handles litigation, opinions, consumer protection, and criminal appeals.
State attorney general elections in the United States
State attorney general elections are statewide votes choosing a state's chief legal officer, held in 43 states, with about 30 races next falling on November 3, 2026.
State Aviation Service of Ukraine
The State Aviation Service of Ukraine, also known as the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine, is the country's civil aviation authority, created in 2010 and still overseeing aviation safety despite the wartime airspace closure.
State Bank of India (भारतीय स्टेट बैंक)
State Bank of India (भारतीय स्टेट बैंक) is a state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Mumbai, created in 1955 from the Imperial Bank of India and now India's largest bank.
State Bank of Pakistan (اسٹیٹ بینک آف پاکستان)
The State Bank of Pakistan (اسٹیٹ بینک آف پاکستان) is the central bank of Pakistan, responsible for monetary policy, currency issue, foreign exchange reserves, and banking supervision under the State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956.
State Bank of the GDR
The State Bank of the GDR (Staatsbank der DDR) was East Germany's central bank, created in 1968 and dissolved after the 1990 monetary union with West Germany.
State Bank of the Russian Empire
The State Bank of the Russian Empire (Государственный банк) was the central bank and largest bank of the Russian Empire, founded by Alexander II in 1860.
State Bank of the USSR
The State Bank of the USSR (Госбанк СССР), known as Gosbank, was the Soviet state bank combining central and commercial banking functions, founded in 1921 and dissolved in 1991.
State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV, Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam) is the central bank of Vietnam, established in 1951 and headquartered in Hanoi.
State Birth Planning Leading Group
The State Birth Planning Leading Group (国务院计划生育领导小组) was a State Council coordinating body of China, established in 1973 to lead the birth-planning campaign, credited with about half the 1970s fertility decline.
State Board Administration (SBA Florida)
The State Board of Administration (SBA) is the Florida state agency that invests Florida Retirement System assets, managing $257.5 billion across 29 funds as of June 30, 2024.
State bureau of investigation
State bureau of investigation (SBI): state-level criminal investigative agency, also called Bureau of Criminal Investigation or Division of Criminal Investigation; about 40 states have one, separate from the highway patrol, running investigations, crime labs, and task forces without FBI oversight.