Sis
Encyclopedia
Places
- Sis (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia)Sis (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia)-History:See also Kozan, AdanaFrom 3000 BC onwards there were Hittite settlements in all these plains behind the Mediterranean coast, based on farming and grazing animals. The area then changed hands many times, eventually becoming Flavias or Flaviopolis in the former Roman province of Cilicia...
- Sis, ArmeniaSis, ArmeniaSis is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, a town - Sis, AzerbaijanSis, AzerbaijanSis is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 346....
, a village - Sis, IranSis, IranSis is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,127, in 1,391 families....
, a city - Kozan, AdanaKozan, AdanaKozan is a city in Adana Province, Turkey, 68 km north of the city of Adana, in the northern section of the Çukurova plain. The city is the capital of Kozan district. The Kilgen Stream, a tributary of the Ceyhan River , flows through Kozan crossing the plain south into the Mediterranean Sea....
, Sis in Armenian - Mountains of SisMountains of SisThe Mountains of Sis is a long mountain range of the Pre-Pyrenees. They are located between the valleys of rivers Isábena and the Escales Reservoir, Noguera Ribagorzana, in the Ribagorza comarca, Aragon, Spain...
, a range of the Pre-Pyrenees
Other
- Sis (Philippine = show)SiS (TV series)Sis was the morning talk show of GMA Network. It unofficially ended on January 1, 2010 because of poor ratings and was beaten by rival station, ABS-CBN's Showtime.-Overview:...
, the GMA Network's morning talk show. It unofficially ended on January 1, 2010 because of poor ratings; it was outbeaten by a rival program, ABS-CBN's Showtime - Sister
- SissySissySissy is a pejorative term for a boy or man who violates or does not meet the traditional male gender role. Generally, sissy implies a lack of the courage and stoicism which are thought important to the male role...
, a pejorative term for a boy or man who violates or does not meet the traditional male gender role
Intelligence & security agencies
- Schengen Information SystemSchengen Information SystemThe Schengen Information System , is a governmental database used by European countries to maintain and distribute information on individuals and pieces of property of interest. The intended uses of this system are for national security, border control and law enforcement purposes...
, in Europe - Secret Intelligence ServiceSecret Intelligence ServiceThe Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
, UK intelligence agency, also known as MI6 - Australian Secret Intelligence ServiceAustralian Secret Intelligence ServiceThe Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas...
, the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas - Canadian Security Intelligence ServiceCanadian Security Intelligence ServiceThe Canadian Security Intelligence Service is Canada's national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Canada and abroad.Its...
, Canada's national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Canada and abroad - New Zealand Security Intelligence ServiceNew Zealand Security Intelligence ServiceThe New Zealand Security Intelligence Service is an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government.-Purpose:As a civilian organisation, the Security Intelligence Service takes no part in the enforcement of security...
, an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government - Finnish Security Intelligence Service, the intelligence agency of Finland in charge of national security
- Slovenská informačná službaSlovenská informacná službaSlovenská informačná služba is an intelligence agency of the government of Slovakia.- History :Slovenská informačná služba was established on January 21, 1993 as a descendant of the Federálna bezpečnostná informačná služba FBIS...
, Slovak Intelligence Service - Special Intelligence ServiceSpecial Intelligence ServiceThe Special Intelligence Service was a covert counterintelligence branch of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation located in South America during World War II. It was established during the term of U.S. President Franklin D...
, a secret FBI intelligence agency operating in South America during World War II - Signals Intelligence ServiceSignals Intelligence ServiceThe Signals Intelligence Service was the United States Army codebreaking division, headquartered at Arlington Hall. It was a part of the Signal Corps so secret that outside the office of the Chief Signal officer, it did not officially exist. William Friedman began the division with three "junior...
, the former United States Army codebreaking division - Information and Security Service of the Republic of MoldovaInformation and Security Service of the Republic of MoldovaThe Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova is the principal intelligence agency of Moldova. Since 2007, its director is Artur Reşetnicov....
, the principal intelligence agency of Moldova. - Serviço de Informações de Segurança, a Portuguese intelligence agency
- Survey of India ServiceSurvey of India ServiceThe Survey of India Service is a cadre of Government of India who prepare the Survey of India.-Description:The members of this service are responsible for the planning and execution of engineering surveys and meeting the mapping needs of the country. Direct appointment to the service is made on...
, formerly the Great Trigonometric Survey - Special Investigations Section, a covert tactical surveillance team that provides investigative support for other entities throughout the Los Angeles Police DepartmentLos Angeles Police DepartmentThe Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
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Businesses
- Scientific Instrument Services, Inc, distributor of the mass spectrometry format converter MassTransit
- SIS International ResearchSIS International ResearchSIS International Research is a global market research firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides full-service custom market research services, on-demand intelligence answering services and global research media. SIS International was founded in 1984 and initially provided...
, a global market research firm headquartered in New York City - Schlumberger Information SolutionsSchlumberger Information SolutionsSchlumberger Information Solutions is an operating unit of Schlumberger that provides consulting, software, information management, and IT infrastructure services to support the oil and gas industry.- Software Products :Geology & Geophysics...
, an operating unit of Schlumberger that provides consulting, software, information management, and IT infrastructure services to support the oil and gas industry - Silicon Integrated SystemsSilicon Integrated SystemsSilicon Integrated Systems is a company that manufactures, among other things, motherboard chipsets. The company was founded in 1987 in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan.-Business:...
, a company that manufactures, among other things, motherboard chipsets. The company was founded in 1987 in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan - Satellite Information ServicesSatellite Information ServicesSatellite Information Services is a company which provides news gathering services and broadcasts events such as Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing, as well as Lottery games such as Rapido and 49's, to betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland and other Worldwide destinations.It was formed in...
, a company which provides news gathering services and broadcasts events such as Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing, as well as Lottery games such as Rapido and 49's, to betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland and other Worldwide destinations - Siemens IT Solutions and Services, a service provider which is part of Siemens AG headquarters
Schools
Asia/Pacific:- Seoul International SchoolSeoul International SchoolSeoul International School is a secular international college preparatory school situated in Seongnam, South Korea offering an American curriculum in an English-only setting....
, in Korea - Shekou International SchoolShekou International SchoolShekou International School is an international school, located in Shekou, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It comprises grades K-12 at three campuses....
, in Shekou, China - Singapore International SchoolSingapore International School' is a kindergarten, elementary and secondary school situated at in two different campuses in Hong Kong Island....
, in Hong Kong, China - South Island SchoolSouth Island SchoolSouth Island School is an international school founded by the English Schools Foundation of Hong Kong, located at 50 Nam Fung Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong...
, in Hong Kong, China - Surabaya International SchoolSurabaya International SchoolSurabaya International School was founded in 1971 as a non-profit, English-medium, college preparatory school for foreign students under the sponsorship of the American Consulate. It was called the American Consulate School and began operation with 14 students...
, in Indonesia
Canada
- School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Europe
- School of International Studies of the Dresden University of TechnologySchool of International Studies of the Dresden University of TechnologyThe School of International Studies is a central scientific institution of the Dresden University of Technology, founded in January 2002 in Dresden.-Course of Studies:...
, in Germany - Stockholm International SchoolStockholm International SchoolStockholm International School is an independent primary through secondary school in Stockholm, Sweden, organized around an international education modeled on the International Primary Curriculum and International Baccalaureate guidelines...
, in Sweden - Swiss International School Basel (SIS Basel)Swiss International School Basel (SIS Basel)Swiss International School Basel is a bilingual English/German international school in the canton of Basel, Switzerland for students aged 3 to University entrance.The school is split into three sections: Preschool, Primary and College....
, in Switzerland - Sotogrande International SchoolSotogrande International SchoolSotogrande International School is a highly acclaimed, international private school in Spain. Set in a campus surrounded by woods and golf courses, it has grown from a small British-style school founded in 1978 to an IB World School of some 650 boys and girls, international in character and high...
, in Spain
U.S.:
- School of Information SciencesUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Information SciencesThe University of Pittsburgh - School of Information Sciences is one of the nation’s pioneering schools in the education of information professionals, with a history that reaches back more than a hundred years to the days of Andrew Carnegie...
, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA - School of Information StudiesSyracuse University School of Information StudiesThe Syracuse University School of Information Studies, also known as the iSchool, is a center for research and education in the policy, systems, service, and technology aspects of information management, information science, and library science. Established in 1896 as the School of Library Science,...
, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY - School of International ServiceSchool of International ServiceThe School of International Service is American University's school of advanced international study in the areas of international politics, international communication, development, international economic relations, peace and conflict resolution, global environmental politics, and U.S...
, American University, Washington, D.C. - Southampton Intermediate School, Southampton Union Free School DistrictSouthampton Union Free School DistrictSouthampton Union Free School District is a public school district located in the Town of Southampton on Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.The total enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was 1561 students....
, Southampton, NY
Other organizations
- Sisters in IslamSisters in IslamSisters in Islam is an organization of Muslim women in Malaysia which seeks to articulate women's rights in Islam by emphasising the need to interpret the Qur'an and the hadith in their proper historical and cultural contexts. It also advocates for the right of women to hold public office...
, an organization based in Malaysia - Swedish Standards InstituteSwedish Standards InstituteSIS, Swedish Standards Institute, is an independent organization, founded in 1922, with members from the private and public sector.-Activities:...
, formerly Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige - Specialized Information Services, a division of the National Library of Medicine
Information processing methods
- .SIS (file format)SIS (file format)SIS is an acronym that stands for Software Installation Script. It is an archive for Symbian OS, and not an application file, as sometimes believed; the real Symbian application is the .APP or .EXE file within it. By convention .sisx denotes a signed file....
, Symbian OS filename extension - Single-instance storageSingle-instance storageSingle-instance storage is a system's ability to keep one copy of content that multiple users or computers share. It is a means to eliminate data duplication and to increase efficiency...
, information-storage space-saving mechanism - Strategic information systemStrategic information systemThe concept of Strategic Information Systems or "SIS" was first introduced into the field of information systems in 1982-83 by Dr. Charles Wiseman, President of a newly formed consultancy called "Competitive Applications," The concept of Strategic Information Systems or "SIS" was first introduced...
, "SIS" was first introduced into the field of information systems in 1982-83 by Dr - Student information systemStudent information systemA student info system is a software application for education establishments to manage student data. Student information systems provide capabilities for entering student test and other assessment scores through an electronic grade book, building student schedules, tracking student attendance, and...
, a software application for education establishments to manage student data - Sequential Importance Sampling
Biological sciences
- Small intestinal submucosaSmall intestinal submucosaSmall intestinal submucosa is submucosal tissue in the small intestines of vertebrates.SIS is harvested for transplanted structural material in several clinical applications, because of their low immunogenicity. Some uses under investigation include a scaffold for intervertebral disc regeneration...
, transplantation tissue - Second-impact syndromeSecond-impact syndromeSecond-impact syndrome is a condition in which the brain swells rapidly and catastrophically after a person suffers a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. This deadly second blow may occur days, weeks or minutes after an initial concussion, and even the mildest...
, synergy in concussions
Technologies
- Selective inverted sinkSelective Inverted SinkThe selective inverted sink or SIS is a device used by farmers to protect plants from frost, developed by Uruguayan Rafael Guarga in the late 1990s....
, frost protection device - Safety instrumented systemSafety instrumented systemA Safety Instrumented System is a form of process control usually implemented in industrial processes, such as those of a factory or an oil refinery. The SIS performs specified functions to achieve or maintain a safe state of the process when unacceptable or dangerous process conditions are detected...
or safety instrumentation system - Space Infrastructure Servicing vehicle, a robotic spacecraft for in-space refueling of communication satellites
Other
- Shimano Index Shifting, bicycle transmission design
- Single Image Stereogram, a.k.a. autostereogramAutostereogramAn autostereogram is a single-image stereogram , designed to create the visual illusion of a three-dimensional scene from a two-dimensional image in the human brain...
- Schwerionensynchroton, accelerator at lab Gesellschaft für SchwerionenforschungGesellschaft für SchwerionenforschungThe GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH in the Wixhausen suburb of Darmstadt, Germany is a federally and state co-funded heavy ion research center. The current director of GSI is Horst Stöcker who succeeded Walter F...
(GSI) in Germany - Superconductor-insulator-superconductor tunnel junction