USP
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USP may refer to:
- Heckler & Koch USPHeckler & Koch USPThe USP is a semi-automatic pistol developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch GmbH of Oberndorf am Neckar as a replacement for the P7 series of handguns.-History:...
pistol - NUS University Scholars Programme
- Ultrashort pulse laserUltrashort pulse laserAn ultrashort pulse laser is a laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light, generally of the order of femtoseconds to ten picoseconds. Thus they are also known as ultrafast lasers. But "ultrafast laser" is a misnomer, since the speed of light is constant in a given medium.Common current ultrashort...
, a laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light, generally of the order of femtoseconds to hundreds of femtoseconds - Ultraspiracle protein, a part of the ecdysone receptor
- Unique selling propositionUnique selling propositionThe Unique Selling Proposition is a marketing concept that was first proposed as a theory to explain a pattern among successful advertising campaigns of the early 1940s. It states that such campaigns made unique propositions to the customer and that this convinced them to switch brands...
, a marketing concept that was first proposed as a theory to explain a pattern among successful advertising campaigns of the early 1940s - Unité Spéciale de la PoliceUnité Spéciale de la PoliceThe Unité Spéciale de la Police is a special unit of the Grand Ducal Police that was created in Luxembourg in 1999. It is tasked with responding to especially dangerous situations such as hostage rescue operations, arrests of dangerous individuals, bomb threats, and dignitary protection duties...
, a special unit of the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Police - United States patent
- United States PharmacopeiaUnited States PharmacopeiaThe United States Pharmacopeia is the official pharmacopeia of the United States, published dually with the National Formulary as the USP-NF. The United States Pharmacopeial Convention is the nonprofit organization that owns the trademark and copyright to the USP-NF and publishes it every year...
, an official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines and other health care products manufactured or sold in the United States- USP DI (United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information), a comprehensive drug information database that is available online through EBSCO PublishingEBSCO PublishingEBSCO Publishing, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is an aggregator of premium full-text content. EBSCO Publishing's core business is providing online databases via EBSCOhost to libraries worldwide. EBSCOhost is used by libraries, schools, academic institutions, medical institutions, and...
as well as in two print editions:- USP DI Volume I: Drug Information for the Health Care Professional
- USP DI Volume II: Advice for the Patient, Drug Information in Lay Language
- United States Pharmacopeia unit (USP unit), a standard dosage unit for a drug or vitamin; is equal to the international unitInternational unitIn pharmacology, the International Unit is a unit of measurement for the amount of a substance, based on biological activity or effect. It is abbreviated as IU, as UI , or as IE...
in most cases
- USP DI (United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information), a comprehensive drug information database that is available online through EBSCO Publishing
- Universal Storage PlatformUniversal Storage PlatformUniversal Storage Platform is the brand name for an Hitachi Data Systems line of enterprise storage arrays-History :The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform, also known as the USP was first introduced in 2004....
, the brand name for an Hitachi Data Systems line of enterprise storage arrays - University of São PauloUniversity of São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
, a public university of the Brazilian state of São Paulo - University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of the Sciences , officially known as University of the Sciences in Philadelphia , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in pharmacy and a variety of other health-related disciplines.-History:The history of the University of the Sciences...
- University of the South PacificUniversity of the South PacificThe University of the South Pacific is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students...
, a public university with a number of locations in Oceania - U.S. Penitentiary
- USp (2n), the symplectic groupSymplectic groupIn mathematics, the name symplectic group can refer to two different, but closely related, types of mathematical groups, denoted Sp and Sp. The latter is sometimes called the compact symplectic group to distinguish it from the former. Many authors prefer slightly different notations, usually...
- USS Saint PaulUSS Saint PaulThere have been two ships of the United States Navy named for St. Paul, Minnesota., a former passenger liner which was refit into a Saint Louis-class auxiliary cruiser., a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser....
- Utah State PrisonUtah State PrisonUtah State Prison, or USP, is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. It is located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.-History:...
, located in Draper, Utah, United States, about 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City - Uttama Seva PadakkamaUttama Seva PadakkamaThe Uttama Seva Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Sri Lankan military for valuable service and dedication to duty with the outstanding ability, merit and excellent conduct, given that they count not less than 15 years continuous and uninterrupted service and possess...
, a military decoration in Sri Lanka