PSA
Encyclopedia
PSA may refer to:
- PSA InternationalPSA InternationalPSA International Pte Ltd, formerly Port of Singapore Authority is the second largest port operator in the world. The company's flagship operations are PSA Singapore Terminals, PSA HNN and PSA Marine...
(formerly Port of Singapore Authority), world's second largest port operator - PSA Peugeot CitroënPSA Peugeot CitroënPSA Peugeot Citroën is a French manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles sold under the Peugeot and Citroën marques. Headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, PSA is the second largest automaker based in Europe and the number eight in the world.-History:In December 1974 Peugeot S.A....
, French vehicle manufacturer - PSA prepayment modelPSA prepayment modelPSA Prepayment Model is a prepayment model by the Bond Market Association formerly known as Public Securities Association or PSA that assumes increasing prepayment rates for the first 30 months of the lifetime and constant rates thereafter...
, developed by the Bond Market Association (formerly the Public Securities Association) - Primary Systemic AmyloidosisPrimary systemic amyloidosisPrimary systemic amyloidosis is a disease that involves the mesenchymal tissue, the tongue, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and skin....
, a form of systemic amyloidosis - Pressure sensitive adhesivePressure sensitive adhesivePressure sensitive adhesive is adhesive which forms a bond when pressure is applied to marry the adhesive with the adherend...
- Prostate-specific antigen, a protein that helps to identify prostate cancer in a widely used test
- Public service announcementPublic service announcementA public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
- "PSA", precursor to the R.E.M. song "Bad DayBad Day (R.E.M. song)"Bad Day" is one of two previously unreleased songs on and the lead single from R.E.M.'s 2003 compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003....
" - "Pseudomonas syringae actinidiae", a variety of a bacteria Pseudomonas syringaePseudomonas syringaePseudomonas syringae is a rod shaped, Gram-negative bacterium with polar flagella. It is a plant pathogen which can infect a wide range of plant species, and exists as over 50 different pathovars, all of which are available to legitimate researches via international culture collections such as the...
that attacks kiwifruitKiwifruitThe kiwifruit, often shortened to kiwi in many parts of the world, is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia....
Airlines and airports
- PSA AirlinesPSA AirlinesPSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Vandalia, Ohio, that flies under US Airways Express brand for US Airways. PSA is wholly owned by US Airways Group. PSA has crew bases in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Dayton, Ohio...
, a subsidiary of US Airways, Inc. - PSA, ICAO code for Pacific Southwest AirlinesPacific Southwest AirlinesPacific Southwest Airlines was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was one of the first large discount airlines in the United States and is considered a precursor to Southwest Airlines...
, an American airline that operated from 1949 to 1988 - PSA, IATA code for Galileo Galilei AirportGalileo Galilei Airport-Accidents and incidents:On 23 November 2009, Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J Hercules MM62176 of the based 46 Aerobrigata crashed just after take-off. All five crew were killed.-External links:*...
, Pisa, Italy
Chemistry
- Polar surface areaPolar surface areaThe polar surface area of a molecule is defined as the surface sum over all polar atoms, primarily oxygen and nitrogen, also including their attached hydrogens....
, the surface sum over all polar atoms of a molecule - Pressure swing adsorptionPressure swing adsorptionPressure swing adsorption is a technology used to separate some gas species from a mixture of gases under pressure according to the species' molecular characteristics and affinity for an adsorbent material. It operates at near-ambient temperatures and so differs from cryogenic distillation...
, a technology for purifying gases
Computing
- PleskPleskThe Parallels Plesk Panel software package is a commercial web hosting automation program. Originally released under the U.S. company Plesk Inc. and designed in Novosibirsk, Russia, Plesk was acquired by SWSoft in July 2003...
Server Administrator, a commercial web hosting automation program - Professional services automation softwareProfessional services automation softwareProfessional Services Automation is software designed to assist professionals, such as IT consultants, with project management and resource management for client projects...
, a project and resource management suite
Contracts, legislation, and government
- Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, also known as the Passenger Services Act, United States cabotage legislation
- Production sharing agreementProduction sharing agreementProduction sharing agreements are a common type of contract signed between a government and a resource extraction company concerning how much of the resource extracted from the country each will receive....
, a contract between a government and a resource extraction company - Public service agreementPublic service agreementPublic service agreements detail the aims and objectives of UK government departments for a three-year period. Such agreements also "describe how targets will be achieved and how performance against these targets will be measured"...
, details the aims and objectives of UK government departments for a three-year period
Organizations
- Photographic Society of AmericaPhotographic Society of AmericaThe Photographic Society of America is one of the largest, non-profit organization of its kind. Despite its name it is an International organisation open to anyone with an interest in photography. Established in 1934, it has expanded to include members of over 70 countries. The Society includes...
- Pacific Science AssociationPacific Science AssociationThe Pacific Science Association is a regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Pacific Rim...
- Philosophy of Science AssociationPhilosophy of Science AssociationThe Philosophy of Science Association is an academic organization which promotes further studies and free discussion from diverse standpoints in the field of philosophy of science....
- Professional Squash AssociationProfessional Squash AssociationThe Professional Squash Association is the governing body for the men's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP for tennis. The PSA World Tour involves over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe...
- World Indoor Soccer LeagueWorld Indoor Soccer LeagueThe World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...
(formerly the Premier Soccer Alliance)
Australia
- Pharmaceutical Society of AustraliaPharmaceutical Society of AustraliaThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or PSA is a professional organisation of Australian pharmacists. PSA is the body that represents about 70% of the pharmacy profession in Australia, and it has more than 16,000 members...
- Public Service Association of NSWPublic Service Association of NSWThe Public Service Association of NSW is a union which represents New South Wales Government, NSW university and related private sector employees. The union is registered under New South Wales state legislation....
, a trade union - Public Schools AssociationPublic Schools AssociationEstablished in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
, Perth - The Salvation Army, Parramatta, Sydney
United Kingdom
- Political Studies AssociationPolitical Studies AssociationThe Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics in the United Kingdom...
, an academic association - Professional Speaking Association
- Property Services AgencyProperty Services AgencyThe Property Services Agency was an agency of the United Kingdom government, in existence from 1972 to 1993. Its role was to “provide, manage, maintain, and furnish the property used by the government, including defence establishments, offices, courts, research laboratories, training centres and...
, a former UK government agency
United States
- Photographic Society of AmericaPhotographic Society of AmericaThe Photographic Society of America is one of the largest, non-profit organization of its kind. Despite its name it is an International organisation open to anyone with an interest in photography. Established in 1934, it has expanded to include members of over 70 countries. The Society includes...
- Pi Sigma AlphaPi sigma alphaPi Sigma Alpha , the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of political science in the United States. Its purpose is to recognize and promote high academic achievement in the field of political science...
- Poultry Science AssociationPoultry Science AssociationThe Poultry Science Association is a non-profit professional organization for the advancement of poultry science. Founded in 1908, the PSA is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois, located near the Urbana-Champaign, Illinois area....