DPA
Encyclopedia
Companies and associations
- Danish Pro Audio, the predecessor company of DPA Microphones, a manufacturer of microphoneMicrophoneA microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
s - Dominique Perrault Architecture French architecture agency http://www.perraultarchitecte.com/
- Dartmoor Preservation AssociationDartmoor Preservation AssociationThe Dartmoor Preservation Association, or DPA, was founded in 1883. It is a charity, which provides an independent viewpoint on the current issues affecting Dartmoor and performs valuable conservation work on archaeological sites...
, a group which monitors development on Dartmoor in South West England - Data Publishers Association, industry body for the directory and data publishing and search sector
- Defence Procurement AgencyDefence Procurement AgencyThe Defence Procurement Agency , was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces....
, an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence - Dental Professionals Association, a trade union supporting and representing primary dental care in the UK
- Department of Political AffairsUnited Nations Department of Political AffairsThe United Nations Department of Political Affairs is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations with responsibility for monitoring and assessing global political developments and advising and assisting the United Nations Secretary General and his envoys in the peaceful prevention and...
of the United Nations - Deutsche Presse-AgenturDeutsche Presse-AgenturDeutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH is a news agency founded in 1949 in Germany. Based in Hamburg, it has grown to be a major worldwide operation serving print media, radio, television, online, mobile phones, and national news agencies. News is available in German, English, Spanish, and Arabic.The DPA...
(German News Agency), founded 1949 in Germany, a major worldwide media service - Drug Policy AllianceDrug Policy AllianceThe Drug Policy Alliance is a New York City-based non-profit organization, led by executive director Ethan Nadelmann, with the principal goal of ending the American "War on Drugs"...
, the biggest anti-drug war advocacy group in the United States - Dubai Ports Authority, now merged to Dubai Ports WorldDubai Ports WorldDP World is a major operator of marine ports with 49 terminals in operation and a further 9 under development across 31 countries. In 2010, DP World handled nearly 50 million TEU across its portfolio from the Americas to Asia...
- The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting (Dpa in short) in Japan
- Deaf Pilots Association (DPA), an organization of deaf aviators in the United States
Computers and data processing
- Data Path Array is a Data Path Unit array as used e. g. for Reconfigurable computingReconfigurable computingReconfigurable computing is a computer architecture combining some of the flexibility of software with the high performance of hardware by processing with very flexible high speed computing fabrics like field-programmable gate arrays...
- Differential power analysis, a cryptographic attack
- Distributed Password Authentication
- Dynamic Parallel Application
- Digital Publication AppDigital publication appDigital Publication Apps are software applications used to deliver branded business communications and content. Typically designed for tablet platforms, Digital Publication Apps tend to incorporate elements of rich media and, when built for Apple’s iPad platform, support the various user...
, a means of branded content distribution for computer and tablet platforms
Entertainment
- Down Peninsula AudioDown Peninsula AudioDown Peninsula Audio is a record label in Dearborn, Michigan, and is home to artists such as The Holy Fire, I, the Magician, Heads Will Roll, Thoughts of Ionesco, Ancourage, War Between the States and Leaving Rouge.-History:...
, a record label - Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! is a Pokémon manga based on Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The series is written and illustrated by Shigekatsu Ihara. It is currently being translated into English in North America by Viz Media; all eight volumes have been released.- Story :A young boy,...
- Shen Yun Performing ArtsShen Yun Performing ArtsShen Yun Performing Arts, formerly known as Divine Performing Arts, is a performing arts and entertainment company based in New York City...
, formerly known as "Divine Performing Arts" - Drag Point Average, the grading system used on the television show RuPaul's Drag URuPaul's Drag URuPaul's Drag U is an American reality television series. Hosted by RuPaul and a team of drag queen "professors," Drag U is a spin-off of the series RuPaul's Drag Race...
. Also stands for the three scoring areas Drag Transformation, Performance, and Attitude Adjustment
Government
- Data Protection Act 1998, a United Kingdom Act of Parliament to regulate the processing of information relating to individuals
- Directorate of Public Affairs
- Doctor of Public AdministrationDoctor of Public AdministrationThe Doctor of Public Administration is a terminal applied-research doctoral degree in the field of public administration , which is a sub-discipline of political science. The D.P.A. requires significant coursework beyond the masters level and a dissertation that contributes to theory or practice...
, a terminal research degree in government
Medical
- Diagnostic Peritoneal AspirationDiagnostic peritoneal lavageDiagnostic peritoneal lavage is a procedure where, after application of local anesthesia, a vertical skin incision is made one third of the distance from the umbilicus to the pubic symphysis. The linea alba is divided and the peritoneum entered after it has been picked up to prevent bowel...
, a surgical investigation to assess abdominal bleeding - Durable Power of Attorney
Political parties
- Democratic Party of AlbaniansDemocratic Party of AlbaniansThe Democratic Party of Albanians or DPA is a political party of the ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia. The DPA is a merger of the Party for Democratic Prosperity of Albanians and the People's Democratic Party which took place in June 1997...
, an ethnic Albanian political party in the Republic of Macedonia
Science and technology
- Destructive physical analysis, an analysis performed to verify the fabrication standards of high reliability electrical components
- DiphenylamineDiphenylamineDiphenylamine is the organic compound with the formula 2NH. It is a colourless solid, but samples are often yellow due to oxidized impurities.-Preparation and reactivity:...
, a chemical stabiliser used in homogeneous propellants to absorb the catalyst produced by the autocatalytic decomposition of propellants - Dipicolinic acidDipicolinic acidDipicolinic acid is a chemical compound which composes 5% to 15% of the dry weight of bacterial spores...
, a chemical compound found in bacterial spores - Docosapentaenoic acidDocosapentaenoic acidDocosapentaenoic acid designates any straight chain 22:5 fatty acid.Two isomers are of particular interest* all-cis-7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid is an ω-3 fatty acid with the trivial name clupanodonic acid, commonly called DPA. It is an intermediary between eicosapentaenoic acid and...
, a group of fatty acidFatty acidIn chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long unbranched aliphatic tail , which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have a chain of an even number of carbon atoms, from 4 to 28. Fatty acids are usually derived from...
s - 9,10-Diphenylanthracene9,10-Diphenylanthracene9,10-Diphenylanthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It has the appearance of a slightly yellow powder. 9,10-Diphenylanthracene is used as a sensitiser in chemiluminescence. In lightsticks it is used to produce blue light. It is a molecular organic semiconductor, used in blue OLEDs and...
, an organic compound - Displacements per atom (dpa), a quantitative measure of the irradiationIrradiationIrradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. The exposure can originate from various sources, including natural sources. Most frequently the term refers to ionizing radiation, and to a level of radiation that will serve a specific purpose, rather than radiation exposure to...
a material has undergone
Marine
- Designated Person Ashore, The person that ensures the safe operation of each ship and to provide a link between the Company and those on board.