CAPA
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CAPA, Capa or capa may refer to:
People
Acronyms
Materials
Other
People
- Robert CapaRobert CapaRobert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
, photographer, brother of Cornell Capa - Cornell CapaCornell CapaCornell Capa was a Hungarian American photographer, member of Magnum Photos, and photo curator, and the younger brother of photo-journalist and war photographer Robert Capa. Graduating from Imre Madách Gymnasium in Budapest, he initially intended to study medicine, but instead joined his brother...
, photographer, brother of Robert Capa - Capa is sometimes used as a nickname for José Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...
, the Cuban chess world champion
Acronyms
- Canadian Association for Physical AnthropologyCanadian Association for Physical AnthropologyThe Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology is a learned society of Physical Anthropologists. The society’s mission is to spread information on Physical Anthropology to its members and to supporting institutions and the public at large. The society has annual meetings and distributes...
, based at the University of Western Ontario. - Catholic Association of Performing Arts (CaAPA); formerly known as the British Catholic Stage Guild
- Certified Automotive Parts AssociationCertified Automotive Parts AssociationThe Certified Automotive Parts Association is a non-profit organization established in 1987 and based in Washington DC to develop and oversee a test program guaranteeing the suitability and quality of automotive parts...
- Choice And Partnership Approach, a model for clinical engagement in Child Psychiatry.
- Columbus Association for the Performing ArtsColumbus Association for the Performing ArtsThe Columbus Association for the Performing Arts is non-profit arts and theater management organization based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:CAPA was formed in 1969 by Robert Karlsberger, Lawrence L...
, an arts organization in Columbus, Ohio, United States. - Confederation of Asian and Pacific AccountantsConfederation of Asian and Pacific AccountantsThe Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants represents national professional accounting organisations in the Asia-Pacific region....
- Corrective and preventive actionCorrective and preventive actionCorrective action and preventive action are improvements to an organization's processes taken to eliminate causes of non-conformities or other undesirable situations. CAPA is a concept within good manufacturing practice...
, cGMP regulatory concept in the pharmaceutical industry. - Council of Australian Postgraduate AssociationsCouncil of Australian Postgraduate AssociationsThe Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, or CAPA, is the peak representative body for postgraduate students in Australia. Founded in 1979, CAPA provides member associations with representation to the Federal government, and peak bodies such as the Australian Research Council and...
- Chabalier & Associates Press Agency, a French press agency.
- Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, an aviation information and consultancy firm.
- Creative and Performing Arts Program a magnet program housed at Winston Churchill High School in Livonia, Michigan.
- LON-CAPALON-CAPALON-CAPA is an e-learning platform, also known as a Course Management System or Learning Management System . It possesses the standard features of many learning platforms , but it differs from traditional e-learning platforms in that its many web servers...
, the LearningOnline Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach. - Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing ArtsPhiladelphia High School for Creative and Performing ArtsThe Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts is a magnet school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students major in one of six areas: Creative Writing, Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, and Vocal Music...
- Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, downtown Pittsburgh.
Materials
- CAPA, a brand name of polycaprolactonePolycaprolactonePolycaprolactone is a biodegradable polyester with a low melting point of around 60°C and a glass transition temperature of about −60°C. PCL is prepared by ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone using a catalyst such as stannous octoate. Recently a wide range of catalysts for the ring...
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Other
- Čhápa (often misspelled as Capa), a spirit in Lakota Mythology.
- CāpaJyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyāJyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā are three trigonometric functions introduced by Indian astronomers and mathematicians. The earliest known Indian treatise containing references to these functions is Surya Siddhanta. These are functions of arcs of circles and not functions of angles. Jyā and...
, a SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
term for an arc of a circle.