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TB, abbreviation for tuberculosis
(Encyclopedia) TB: see tuberculosis.Students for a Democratic Society
(Encyclopedia) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), in U.S. history, a radical student organization of the 1960s. In the influential Port Huron (Mich.) Statement (1962), the organization, founded…Worldwide Fund for Nature
(Encyclopedia) Worldwide Fund for Nature: see World Wildlife Fund.Mississippi State University for Women
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi State University for Women, at Columbus; the first state-supported women's college; chartered 1884, opened 1885 as Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, renamed…New School for Social Research
(Encyclopedia) New School for Social Research: see New School Univ.New Jersey College for Women
(Encyclopedia) New Jersey College for Women: see Rutgers Univ.Nansen International Office for Refugees
(Encyclopedia) Nansen International Office for Refugees, worldwide agency est. 1931 by the League of Nations to work on behalf of refugees. It was named for Fridjof Nansen, head of the League's High…International Fund for Agricultural Development
(Encyclopedia) International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD), specialized agency of the United Nations with headquarters in Rome, Italy. IFAD grew out of the 1974 World Food Conference; it…International Prize for Arabic Fiction
(Encyclopedia) International Prize for Arabic Fiction: see Arabic literature.AC, abbreviation for alternating current
(Encyclopedia) AC: see alternating current.