PRA
Encyclopedia
PRA is an abbreviation for:
- Panel Reactive AntibodyPanel Reactive AntibodyPanel Reactive Antibody is a blood test that is routinely performed on patients waiting for kidney and heart transplants and measures anti-human antibodies in the blood. The PRA score is given as a percentage and can be from 0% to 99%. The PRA represents the percentage of the U.S...
- a measure of the percentage of human antibodies in a transplant candidate's blood - Paperwork Reduction Act Paperwork Reduction ActThe Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 , codified in part at Subchapter I of Chapter 35 of Title 44 of the United States Code, through , is a United States federal law enacted in 1980 that gave authority over the collection of certain information to the Office of...
- the IATA code for the airport in Paraná, Argentina: General Urquiza AirportGeneral Urquiza AirportGeneral Justo José de Urquiza Airport is located southeast of Paraná, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of 425 hectares and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A....
- Participatory rural appraisalParticipatory rural appraisalParticipatory rural appraisal is an approach used by non-governmental organizations and other agencies involved in international development...
- People's Redemption ArmyPeople's Redemption ArmyPeople's Redemption Army is a Ugandan rebel group whose existence is disputed. The Government of Uganda has asserted its existence for several years, although it has occasionally called the rebel group "dormant"...
, a rebel group in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - People's Republic of Albania
- The People's Republic Of AnimationThe People's Republic Of AnimationThe People's Republic of Animation is an animation studio based in Adelaide, Australia. Since starting out on music videos for Australian bands in 2003, The People’s Republic of Animation has grown into a highly prolific studio creating international award-winning short films, TV commercials and...
, an Australian animation company based in Adelaide - The People's Republic Of Arlington, a tongue-in-cheek nickname for Arlington County, in the Commonwealth of VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
- People's Revolutionary ArmyPeople's Revolutionary ArmyPeople's Revolutionary Army may refer to:*People's Revolutionary Army *People's Revolutionary Army *People's Revolutionary Army *People's Revolutionary Army *People's Revolutionary Army See also:...
, the name of the Army of several countries- People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)The Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo was the military branch of the communist Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores in Argentina...
- People's Revolutionary Army (Colombia)People's Revolutionary Army (Colombia)The People's Revolutionary Army was a small marxist guerrilla organization in Colombia. The group originated in the municipality of Venadillo, Tolima Department in c. 1985 as a splinter group of the National Liberation Army and was commanded by its founder Édgar Castellanos, aka "Gonzalo" until...
- People's Revolutionary Army (Grenada)People's Revolutionary GovernmentThe People's Revolutionary Government was proclaimed on 13 March 1979 after the New Jewel Movement overthrew the government of Grenada in a revolution...
- People's Revolutionary Army (Mexico)
- People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)
- Petrol Retailers Association, part of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF)
- Physical Review APhysical Review APhysical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published twelve times per year by the American Physical Society in print, online, and CD formats. The main focus of interest is atomic, molecular and optical physics. The editor-in-chief is...
,a scientific journal, published by the American Physical Society - Plasma renin activity
- Politieke Recherche Afdeling, DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
for Political Investigation Branch) - Political Research AssociatesPolitical Research AssociatesPolitical Research Associates , named and known on the Web as PublicEye.org, is a non-profit research group located in Somerville, Massachusetts.-Mission:...
, a research group in Somerville, MassachusettsSomerville, MassachusettsSomerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
, which studies the U.S. political right wing - Popular Resistance ArmyPopular Resistance ArmyThe Popular Resistance Army was a rebel group formed in 1980 by Yoweri Museveni to fight against the regime of Milton Obote....
, a rebel group in UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
which later became the National Resistance ArmyNational Resistance ArmyThe National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Luwero War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello.NRA was supported by Muammar... - Popular Rotorcraft Association, a non-profit aviation interest group founded in 1962 by Igor BensenIgor BensenIgor Bensen was the founder of the Bensen Aircraft, which produced a successful line of Gyrogliders and Autogyros...
- Positive relative accommodationPositive relative accommodationPositive relative accommodation is a measure of the maximum ability to stimulate accommodation while maintaining clear, single binocular vision. This measurement is typically obtained by an orthoptist, ophthalmologist or optometrist during an eye examination using a phoropter...
- Presidential Records ActPresidential Records ActThe Presidential Records Act of 1978, , is an Act of Congress of the United States governing the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents created or received after January 20, 1981, and mandating the preservation of all presidential records...
- President of the Royal Academy: see Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
- Primary rate access, a telecommunications standard
- Primitive recursive arithmeticPrimitive recursive arithmeticPrimitive recursive arithmetic, or PRA, is a quantifier-free formalization of the natural numbers. It was first proposed by Skolem as a formalization of his finitist conception of the foundations of arithmetic, and it is widely agreed that all reasoning of PRA is finitist...
, a formal system of arithmetic weaker than Peano arithmetic PA - Probabilistic risk assessmentProbabilistic risk assessmentProbabilistic risk assessment is a systematic and comprehensive methodology to evaluate risks associated with a complex engineered technological entity ....
, an engineering safety analysis - The Professional Rugby Players' AssociationThe Professional Rugby Players' AssociationThe Rugby Players Association is a trade union representing athletes who currently play or have played rugby union in England at a professional or semi-professional level. Established in 1998, it was originally called the Professional Rugy Players' Association ; in October 2009 it changed its name...
, the representative body of professional rugby players in England - Progressive retinal atrophyProgressive retinal atrophyProgressive retinal atrophy is a group of genetic diseases seen in certain breeds of dogs and, more rarely, cats. Similar to retinitis pigmentosa in humans, it is characterized by the bilateral degeneration of the retina, causing progressive vision loss culminating in blindness...
- Public relations automationPR automationPublic Relations Automation software is a type of Enterprise Software that is designed to automate public-relations-related activities, such as campaign management, real-time media monitoring, and media analysis....
- Public Roads Administration, a predecessor of the Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationThe Federal Highway Administration is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program...
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See also
- Pra (disambiguation)
- Pra River (Ghana)Pra River (Ghana)The Pra River is a river in Ghana, the easternmost and the largest of the three principal rivers that drain the area south of the Volta divide. Rising in the Kwahu Plateau near Mpraeso and flowing southward for 240 km through rich cocoa and farming areas and valuable forests in the Akan...
- Pra River (Russia)Pra River (Russia)Pra River is a river in the Ryazan and Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. It is 167 km in length. The area of its basin is 5,520 km². The Pra River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until April....
- Herbarium code of the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences in Průhonice near PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....