| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| X-SAR | X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| ROS | Restricted (or Roothaan) Open-shell (Hamiltonian) |
| CNDO/2-V | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap-potential Method |
| BOPF | Basic Oxygen Process Furnace |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysispar |
| ARF | ADP-ribosidation Factor |
| GDNF | Glial-derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| IUE | International Ultraviolet Explorer |
| ADES | Angle-dispersed Electron Spectroscopy |