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Western Conference: The renamed cambell conference beginning with the 1993-94 season which contains the central, northwest and pacific divisions.

Campbell Conference: Was one of the two conferences in the nhl that contained the norris and smythe divisions until 1992-93; renamed the western conference in 1993.

Wales Conference: Was one of the two confrences in the nhl consisting of the patrick and adams divisions until the 1992-93 season; renamed the eastern conference in 1993.

Western: A literary and cinematic genre marked by numerous conventions. The usual setting is a short main street in a dust-blown frontier village of the American west during the 1800s. Traditionally, . . . View Full Definition

Western Blotting Analysis: A technique used to identify a specific protein: the probe is a radioactively labeled antibody raised against the protein in question.

Western Blot: A technique used to identify and locate proteins based on their ability to bind to specific antibodies.

United Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD): A UN agency that focuses attention on international economic relations and on measures that might be taken by developed countries to accelerate economic development in developing countries.

Conferences: Groups into which teams are divided in professional and college football; the NFL is divided into National and American Conferences.

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC): The federal-state-industry cooperative body which manages the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.

Country-Western: Genre of American popular music derived from traditional music of the rural South, usually vocal with an accompaniment of banjos, fiddles and guitar.