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Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes (1999) is a supernatural horror film directed by David Koepp, based on Richard Matheson's 1958 novel, starring Kevin Bacon as a Chicago lineman haunted by a murdered girl's ghost after hypnosis; it earned $23 million worldwide and was overshadowed by The Sixth Sense.
Stiripentol
Stiripentol (Diacomit) is a third-generation antiseizure medication, a GABAergic and CYP-inhibiting dioxolane approved from 2007 (EU) and 2018 (FDA) as add-on to clobazam and valproate for refractory tonic-clonic seizures in Dravet syndrome.
Stiris/Steiris
Stiris (Στείρις, Steiris) was an ancient Phocian city in central Greece near Hosios Loukas, claimed Athenian origin, with a sanctuary of Demeter Stiria; destroyed by Philip II in 346 BC and Rome in 147 BC.
Stirling
Stirling is a historic city in central Scotland on the River Forth, a royal burgh since about 1124, site of Stirling Castle and the 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge, population 94,040 in 2025.
Stirling Albion F.C.
Stirling Albion F.C., the Binos, a Scottish League Two club founded in 1945 to replace King's Park, playing at Forthbank Stadium since 1993 and majority-owned by its supporters' trust since 2010.
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is a royal castle in Scotland, first recorded around 1110 and a principal royal seat until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
Stirling Colgate
Stirling Colgate (1925–2013) was an American physicist and astrophysicist who led Castle Bravo diagnostics, modeled core-collapse supernovae, and proposed Type I supernovae as standard candles for cosmology.
Stirling cycle
The Stirling cycle is a closed, regenerative thermodynamic cycle patented by Robert Stirling in Scotland in 1816, in which a regenerator stores heat and, with perfect regeneration, the efficiency matches the Carnot limit.
Stirling engine
A Stirling engine, also called a Stirling cycle engine, is an external-combustion heat engine patented by Robert Stirling in 1816 that runs on any heat source.
Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Moss (1929–2020), British racing driver nicknamed Mr Motor Racing; won 16 World Championship Grands Prix and the 1955 Mille Miglia, runner-up four times, yet never won the F1 title.
Stirling numbers
Stirling numbers are two families of integer arrays, s(n, k) and S(n, k), counting permutations of a set by cycles and partitions into nonempty subsets, named for James Stirling.
Stirling numbers and exponential generating functions in symbolic combinatorics
Stirling numbers of the first and second kind have closed-form exponential generating functions, which in symbolic combinatorics turn classical recurrences into consequences of simple set constructions.
Stirling numbers of the first kind
Stirling numbers of the first kind, named for James Stirling, count the permutations of n objects that decompose into exactly k cycles and appear as coefficients when a falling factorial is expanded in powers.
Stirling numbers of the second kind
Stirling numbers of the second kind, also called Stirling partition numbers, count the ways to partition a set of n labeled elements into exactly k nonempty subsets.
Stirling radioisotope generator
A Stirling radioisotope generator is a spacecraft power system that converts plutonium-238 decay heat into electricity using a Stirling-cycle engine, about four times more efficient than thermoelectric systems.
Stirling solar dish engine
A Stirling solar dish engine is a concentrating solar power system in which a parabolic dish of mirrors focuses sunlight onto a Stirling engine that drives a generator.
Stirling's approximation
Stirling's approximation, also called Stirling's formula, is the asymptotic formula n! ≈ √(2πn)(n/e)^n for large n, published by James Stirling in Methodus differentialis in 1730, with relative error about 1/(12n).
STIRPAT model
The STIRPAT model, a stochastic reformulation of the IPAT identity, is a regression framework estimating how population, affluence, and technology drive environmental impacts such as CO2 emissions.
Stirred-tank bioreactor
A stirred-tank bioreactor is a cylindrical vessel whose rotating impellers mix a liquid culture while a bottom sparger supplies oxygen, serving microbial fermentation and mammalian cell culture.
Stirrup
A stirrup is a metal loop hung by a strap from a saddle to support a rider's foot and aid mounting, originating in Asia by the 4th century CE.
Stishovite
Stishovite is a dense high-pressure polymorph of silica first identified in 1961 by Sergei Stishov, occurring naturally at meteorite impact sites like Meteor Crater, Arizona.
Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
Stitch, also called Experiment 626, is Disney's blue alien lead of Lilo & Stitch (2002), created by Chris Sanders, co-directed by Sanders and DeBlois, remade in live action in 2025 to over $1 billion globally.
Stitch Fix
Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service founded by Katrina Lake in 2011, based in San Francisco, that pairs human stylists with AI to curate shipments called Fixes.
Stitch Head
Stitch Head (2025) is a 3D computer-animated comedy directed by Steve Hudson, adapted from Guy Bass's children's book series. The Mad Professor's forgotten first creation protects Castle Grotteskew's monsters until circus owner Fulbert Freakfinder lures him away; premiered at Annecy, released by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Stitch London
Stitch London, also known as Stitch 'n Bitch London, was a knitting group that met weekly in central London venues from 2005 to 2013 and taught thousands to knit for free.
Stitch!
Stitch! (スティッチ!), Japanese anime spin-off of Disney's Lilo & Stitch by Madhouse and Walt Disney Television International Japan, set after Leroy & Stitch on Okinawa's Izayoi Island with Yuna; three seasons, 2008–2010, TV Tokyo and TV Asahi.
Stitch! The Movie
Stitch! The Movie (2003) is Disney's direct-to-video sequel to Lilo & Stitch, directed by Tony Craig and Bobs Gannaway, serving as the pilot for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, with 625 experiments landing on Hawaii and Gantu kidnapping Jumba.
Stitchers
Stitchers (2015–2017) is an American crime sci-fi drama on ABC Family/Freeform, created by Jeffrey Alan Schechter; Emma Ishta plays Kirsten Clark, who is stitched into dead people's memories; canceled after three seasons, 31 episodes.
Stiv Bators
Stiv Bators (Steven John Bator, 1949-1990), American punk singer from Youngstown, Ohio; frontman of the Dead Boys and the Lords of the New Church; solo album Disconnected; died in Paris after a car accident.
Stiven Mendoza
Stiven Mendoza, full name John Stiven Mendoza Valencia, is a Colombian footballer born in 1992 who plays as a left winger for Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense.