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Uli Kirchhoff

Uli Kirchhoff (Ulrich Günter Hermann Kirchhoff), German-born show jumper born 1967, won individual and team jumping gold at Atlanta 1996 on Jus de Pommes, then rode for Ukraine at Rio 2016.

Uli Vos

Uli Vos (Ullrich Vos, 1946-2017), West German field hockey player, Gladbacher HTC; 145 caps 1966-76, Olympic gold 1972 Munich with 1-0 final win over Pakistan, fourth 1968, fifth 1976, 1970 European champion, 2006 Over-60 world champion.

Ulices Chaidez

Ulices Chaidez is a Mexican singer and songwriter from Sinaloa who leads the Regional Mexican trio Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes, signed to DEL Records at 15.

Ulick Richardson Evans

Ulick Richardson Evans (1889–1980) was a British metallurgist at Cambridge who put the electrochemical theory of metallic corrosion on a quantitative footing and wrote the field's first textbook in 1924.

Ulidavaru Kandanthe (ಉಳಿದವರು ಕಂಡಂತೆ)

Ulidavaru Kandanthe (ಉಳಿದವರು ಕಂಡಂತೆ), also As Seen by the Rest, is a 2014 Kannada neo-noir crime film, Rakshit Shetty's directorial debut, set in Malpe near Udupi, the first Kannada film shot entirely in sync sound, later a cult classic.

Ulidiidae

Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies (formerly Otitidae), are a Tephritoidea fly family of about 800 species, 2-13 mm, mostly saprophagous larvae, two subfamilies Ulidiinae and Otitinae, some crop pests.

Uliledlimab (TJD5)

Uliledlimab (尤莱利单抗, TJD5, TJ004309) is I-Mab's humanized anti-CD73 monoclonal antibody for solid tumors; non-competitive intra-dimer binding, tested with toripalimab and atezolizumab, now Phase 2/3 in NSCLC via TJ Biopharma and Sanofi.

Ulimorelin

Ulimorelin (TZP-101, LP101), a macrocyclic ghrelin receptor agonist prokinetic developed by Tranzyme Pharma for postoperative ileus; potent in phase 2b but failed phase 3 ULISES trials and was discontinued.

Ulinastatin

Ulinastatin (urinary trypsin inhibitor, UTI) is a Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor glycoprotein from human urine, marketed in Asia for acute pancreatitis and studied in sepsis, cardiac surgery bleeding, and ARDS.

Uline

Uline is a privately held, family-owned distributor of shipping, packaging, and industrial supplies, founded in 1980 by Liz and Dick Uihlein and headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Ulipristal acetate

Ulipristal acetate (UPA, ella, ellaOne) is a selective progesterone receptor modulator taken as a single 30 mg pill within 120 hours for emergency contraception, delaying ovulation; more effective than levonorgestrel days 3-5, also studied at 5 mg for fibroids.

Ulis Williams

Ulis Williams (Ulis C. Williams), born 1941, American 400m sprinter; 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400m relay with world record 3:00.7; later President of Compton College.

Ulise

Ulise, also called Odiseu, is the Romanian form of the name of Odysseus, and a recurring figure in modern Romanian poetry symbolizing exile, journey, and return.

Ulises

Ulises was a Mexican literary magazine founded in Mexico City in May 1927 by Salvador Novo and Xavier Villaurrutia, publishing six issues until February 1928.

Ulises Chaidez y sus Plebes

Ulises Chaidez y sus Plebes is a Mexican Regional trio from Villa Juárez, Sinaloa, led by singer Ulices Chaidez; its 2016 debut album Andamos en el Ruedo topped Billboard's Regional Mexican charts.

Ulises criollo

Ulises criollo, published in 1935, is the first volume of José Vasconcelos's autobiography, recounting his childhood in Oaxaca and his conspiracy against the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz.

Ulises Heureaux

Ulises Heureaux was a Dominican military leader and dictator who ruled from 1882 until his assassination at Moca in 1899, presiding over an era of economic growth and heavy foreign debt.

Ulisse Dini

Ulisse Dini (1845–1918) was an Italian mathematician and politician who taught at the University of Pisa for fifty-two years while serving as a deputy and senator.

ULK1

ULK1 (unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1), human serine/threonine kinase; master initiator of autophagy within the ULK1-FIP200-ATG13-ATG101 complex, regulated by mTORC1 and AMPK, with metabolic, immune, and cancer-related roles.

Ulka Gupta

Ulka Gupta (born 1997) is an Indian film and television actress, debut 2006 in Resham Dankh, best known as young Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani and for The Kerala Story 2.

Ulkenia microalgal oil

Ulkenia microalgal oil, DHA-rich oil from the thraustochytrid Ulkenia sp. (strain SAM2179), about 45% DHA; GRAS in the US (GRN 319, 2010) and an authorized EU novel food.

Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi

Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi (born 2009, Devrek, Zonguldak) is a Turkish actress, not to be confused with namesakes, known for child roles in Turkish series and later leads as Gülce in Dönence, Ayça in İnci Taneleri, and Melek in Yeraltı.

Ulla family

The Ulla family (FIN 903) is a small asteroid family in the Cybele region of the outer main belt, named for parent asteroid 909 Ulla, with about 30 members, X-type spectra, and conflicting age estimates of roughly 1200 Myr or about 5 Myr.

Ulla Salzgeber

Ulla Salzgeber (née Helbing, born 1958, Oberhausen) is a German dressage rider, two-time Olympic team gold medalist (2000, 2004) on Rusty, two-time world team champion, and later a leading international dressage trainer.

Ulla Werbrouck

Ulla Werbrouck (born 1972) is a Belgian former judoka who won the half-heavyweight gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and took seven European titles.

Ullalim

The ullalim is a chanted oral tradition of the Kalinga people of Kalinga province in the Philippines, best known as epic songs of heroes like Banna.

Ullapool

Ullapool, on Loch Broom in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, is a planned fishing village founded in 1788 by the British Fisheries Society with Thomas Telford as designer. It is a fishing port, tourist centre, and CalMac ferry terminal for Stornoway.

Ullathai Allitha

Ullathai Allitha (உள்ளத்தை அள்ளித்தா) is a 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik, Rambha, and Goundamani; released 15 January 1996, music by Sirpi, inspired by Andaz Apna Apna, a blockbuster hit.

Ullaza

Ullaza was a Late Bronze Age port town on the northern Levantine coast, on the Nahr el-Bared 14 km north of Tripoli, known from Egyptian records and the Amarna letters.

Ullevaal Stadion

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo's national football stadium, opened 26 September 1926 as Lyn's home ground. Capacity 27,200; record 37,096 (1949); Norwegian Cup final venue since 1948; NFF fully owns it since 2007.