sternson

stern·son

(stûrn′sən)

n. Nautical

A bar of metal or wood set between the keelson and the sternpost to fortify the joint. Also called stern knee.

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sternson

(ˈstɜːnsən)

(Nautical Terms) nautical a timber scarfed into or bolted to the sternpost and keelson at the stern of a wooden vessel. Compare stemson

[C19: from stern² + -son, on the model of keelson]

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(80.) Sternson SM, Wong JC, Grozinger CM, Schreiber SL.

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Redpin's co-founders include Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD (Rockefeller University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute); Scott Sternson, PhD (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus); Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD (Weill Cornell Medicine); Sarah Stanley, MBBCh, PhD (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai); Jonathan Dordick, PhD (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute); and Elma Hawkins, PhD, MBA, who also serves as president and chief executive officer of Redpin.

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(21.) Betley JN, Xu S, Huang Coo ZF, Gong R, Magnus CJ, Yu Y, Sternson SM.

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(32.) Scott MM, Lachey JL, Sternson SM, Lee CE, Elias CF Friedman JM, Elmquist JK Leptin targets in the mouse brain.

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" Eradication of crippling polio virus is the topmost priority of the government," DG Health Services said adding sternsons efforts against the menace of polio by the government, UNICEF, WHO and Rotary Club has yielded positive results as there was not a single case reported in Balochistan for last nine months.