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Indochine (film)

Indochine is a 1992 French historical romance directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, and Linh-Dan Pham in 1930 French Indochina; it won the 1993 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Indochinese Communist Party

The Indochinese Communist Party (Đảng Cộng sản Đông Dương) led the revolution in French Indochina from 1930 to 1951, directing the August Revolution of 1945.

Indochinese tiger

Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), a mainland Southeast Asian tiger population now restricted to Thailand and Myanmar; about 220 remain, mostly in Thailand's Western Forest Complex and Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai, with Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos extirpated.

Indoctrination

Indoctrination: teaching beliefs to be accepted uncritically. Contrasted with education fostering critical inquiry; in political science, a regime-led socialization process via schooling and media, measured across 160 countries.

Indocyanine green

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a near-infrared fluorescent dye approved in the United States in 1959 and used as an optical imaging agent in surgery and ophthalmic angiography.

Indocyanine green angiography

Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is an imaging method that injects fluorescent indocyanine green dye intravenously and records its near-infrared fluorescence to visualize blood flow in the choroid and in surgical tissue.

INDOEX

INDOEX, the Indian Ocean Experiment, was a 1999 international field campaign over the tropical Indian Ocean that measured how South Asian pollution aerosols affect climate.

Indofood

Indofood (PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk) is an Indonesian food company operating from raw materials to consumer products, best known as the maker of Indomie instant noodles.

Indole

Indole, also known as indol or benzopyrrol, is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C₈H₇N, obtained from indigo by Adolf von Baeyer in 1866 and produced by gut bacteria from tryptophan.

Indole test

Indole test: a microbiological biochemical test detecting bacterial breakdown of tryptophan to indole via tryptophanase, using Kovacs', Ehrlich's, or DMCA reagents; the I of IMViC, positive as a red ring.

Indole-3-acetic acid

Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), also known as heteroauxin, is the principal auxin plant hormone, first identified in 1934, that regulates nearly every aspect of plant growth and development.

Indole-3-carbinol

Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a phytochemical produced in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, and kale, studied for possible cancer-preventive effects though human evidence remains limited.

Indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase domain

Indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase (IGPS, EC 4.1.1.48, trpC) domain: a (β/α)8 TIM barrel enzyme domain catalyzing CdRP-to-IGP ring closure in tryptophan biosynthesis, with a conserved V/ILLI folding motif dating to LUCA.

Indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase

Indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase (IPDC, ipdC gene) is a ThDP- and Mg2+-dependent tetrameric bacterial enzyme decarboxylating indole-3-pyruvate to indole-3-acetaldehyde, the rate-limiting step of bacterial IAA auxin biosynthesis.

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO1, EC 1.13.11.52) is a cytosolic heme enzyme catalyzing the rate-limiting first step of the kynurenine pathway, converting L-tryptophan plus O2 to N-formylkynurenine; IFN-γ-inducible immunoregulator and cancer drug target.

Indolent systemic mastocytosis

Indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) is the most common, non-advanced form of systemic mastocytosis, a clonal mast cell neoplasm driven by KIT D816V, without organ damage, with near-normal life expectancy and symptom-directed or avapritinib treatment.

Indolylbutyric acid

Indolylbutyric acid (indole-3-butyric acid, IBA, CAS 133-32-4) is a synthetic and endogenous auxin precursor used to root cuttings and approved in the EU as a plant growth regulator for ornamentals.

Indometacin

Indometacin (indomethacin; Indocin) is an indole-acetic-acid NSAID, first US-approved 1965, inhibiting COX-1/COX-2. Used for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, acute gout, painful shoulder, and neonatal patent ductus arteriosus; boxed warnings for cardiovascular and GI risk.

Indomie

Indomie is an Indonesian brand of instant noodles produced by Indofood, first launched in 1972, best known for the dry Mi Goreng variant and sold in more than 100 countries.

Indominco Mandiri Coal Mine

The Indominco Mandiri Coal Mine is a large open-pit thermal coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, operated by PT Indominco Mandiri and producing coal since 1997.

Indonesia

Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia), Southeast Asia's largest economy and fourth most populous country, spans over 17,000 islands with 281 million people, half on Java; upper-middle income, targeting high-income status by 2045.

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (QZ8501) was a scheduled Surabaya to Singapore passenger flight that crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December 2014, killing all 162 aboard.

Indonesia Arena

Indonesia Arena is a 16,000-seat indoor multifunction arena at Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta, inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 7 August 2023 after 18 months of construction costing Rp640 billion; it hosted the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games

Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games: host nation (Jakarta-Palembang, 18 Aug-2 Sep 2018) fielding 938 athletes, winning 31-24-43 (98 medals) for 4th place, its best since 1962, with 14 pencak silat golds and esports demonstration gold in Clash Royale.

Indonesia Family Life Survey

The Indonesia Family Life Survey is an ongoing longitudinal household survey of socioeconomic and health conditions in Indonesia, first fielded in 1993 by RAND and Indonesian partners.

Indonesia national badminton team

Indonesia national badminton team, run by PBSI (founded 1951), fields men's, women's, and mixed squads; record 14 Thomas Cup titles, first won in 1958, plus 8 of Indonesia's 10 Olympic golds.

Indonesia national football team

Indonesia national football team (Timnas Garuda), PSSI men's team; first Asian World Cup participant as Dutch East Indies in 1938, 1956 Olympic quarter-finalist, 2023 Asian Cup round of 16, inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 champion, known for its Netherlands-based naturalization program.

Indonesia national under-23 football team

Indonesia national under-23 football team (Timnas U-23), Indonesia's AFC men's U-23 side based at Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta; 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup semifinalist and fourth-place finisher on debut, 2023 SEA Games gold medalist.

Indonesia Stock Exchange

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (Bursa Efek Indonesia, IDX) is Indonesia's only stock exchange, created in 2007 by merging the Jakarta and Surabaya exchanges, listing about 955 companies.

Indonesia–Australia free trade agreement

The Indonesia–Australia free trade agreement, IA-CEPA, is a bilateral trade deal signed in Jakarta in 2019 and in force from 2020, making 99.9% of Australian goods exports duty free.