DPS
Encyclopedia
Schools
- Dearborn Public Schools, the public school district in Dearborn, Michigan, United States
- Delhi Public SchoolsDelhi Public School SocietyDelhi Public School Society is one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in India. It has a large number of schools under its aegis in India and abroad. The Delhi Public School Society, a non-profit body, is the administrative authority for all the institutions under its...
, a large number of private schools mostly in India and few in other countries run by the Delhi Public School Society - Denver Public SchoolsDenver Public SchoolsThe Denver County School District No. 1, more commonly known as the Denver Public Schools , is the public school system in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States.-History:...
, the public school system in Denver, Colorado, United States - Detroit Public SchoolsDetroit Public SchoolsDetroit Public Schools is a school district that covers all of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The student population of the Detroit Public Schools is about 65,971 , which is down about 9.7% from the previous school year. Detroit Public Charter Schools educate an additional 56,000...
, the public school system in Detroit, Michigan, United States - Durham Public SchoolsDurham Public SchoolsDurham Public Schools was formed in 1992 with the merger of Durham's previous two school districts and is currently the 8th largest school system in North Carolina. There are currently 46 public schools in the system, consisting of 28 elementary , 8 middle , 2 secondary , 7 high , and 1 hospital...
, the public school system in Durham, North Carolina, United States - Diliman Preparatory SchoolDiliman Preparatory SchoolDiliman Preparatory School is a private school in Quezon City which held the attempt to break the World Record in Swim Relay last December 10-11, 2010. The 24-hour event started 4:00 p.m., December 10, and ended at the same time on December 11. It was 496 short of the world record of 5,028 swimmers...
, a private school located in Quezon City, Philippines
Politics and government
- Democratic Party of Socialists of MontenegroDemocratic Party of Socialists of MontenegroThe Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro....
(Демократска Партија Социјалиста Црне Горе, Demokratska Partija Socijalista Crne Gore), a political party in Montenegro - Department of Protection-SecurityDepartment of Protection-SecurityDepartment for Protection and Security or Département Protection et Sécurité is the "security" branch of the National Front political party of France, which depends directly from the FN's president and is now led by Eric Staelens....
(Département Protection et Sécurité), the "security" branch of the National Front (FN) political party of France - Department of Public SafetyDepartment of Public SafetyThe Department of Public Safety , also called an Office of Public Safety, is a state or local government umbrella agency in the United States which serves to assist the certain agencies in their services by providing administrative, financial, and technical services and support for core public...
, a type of state or local government umbrella agency in the United States - Diplomatic Protection SquadDiplomatic Protection SquadThe Diplomatic Protection Squad is a branch of the New Zealand Police that provides personal security for both national and visiting VIPs. National VIPs protected include the Prime Minister, the Governor General, Ministers of the Crown, and the Leader of the Opposition, both within New Zealand and...
, VIP protection unit of the New Zealand Police
- Directorate of Professional StandardsDirectorate of Professional StandardsThe Directorate of Professional Standards is a directorate of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Directorate is responsible for investigating complaints against the professional conduct of Officers, the DPS replaced the Complaints Investigation Bureau .The DPS focuses on standards, and the...
, a division of the London Metropolitan Police - Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi, the Movement for Rights and FreedomsMovement for Rights and FreedomsThe Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
, a political party in Bulgaria - DPS (Дорожно-постовая служба (Dorozhno-postovaya sluzhba)), A Russian traffic policeTraffic policeTraffic police or Traffic cops may refer to:*Police controlling traffic, see rules of the road*Traffic Cops, a BBC real-life documentary*Highway patrol*Road Policing Unit*Traffic Guard*Sri Lankan Traffic Police*Municipal police...
organization.
Technology
- Data Processing Systems Engineer, a flight engineer responsible for data processing systems in a space flight
- Digital Processing SystemsLeitch TechnologyLeitch Technology Corporation was a Canadian corporation based in Toronto, Ontario specializing in the design and manufacture of equipment for the broadcast television and video post-production industries....
, makers of popular hardware systems for broadcast and professional video applications, acquired by Leitch Technology in 2000
- Display PostScriptDisplay PostScriptDisplay PostScript is an on-screen display system. As the name implies, DPS uses the PostScript imaging model and language to generate on-screen graphics...
, an on-screen display system
- Dynamic positioningDynamic positioningDynamic positioning is a computer controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters...
system, a means to automatically maintain a ship’s position and heading by using her own propellers and thrusters - Several lines of mainframeMainframe computerMainframes are powerful computers used primarily by corporate and governmental organizations for critical applications, bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.The term originally referred to the...
and minicomputers marketed by Groupe BullGroupe Bull-External links:* * — Friends, co-workers and former employees of Bull and Honeywell* *...
- Double Page Spread, referring to two facing pages in a magazine or newspaper
Biology
- Dps (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells)Dps (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells)Dps proteins belong to the ferritin superfamily and are characterized by strong similarities but also distinctive differences with respect to “canonical” ferritins....
Protecting proteins under Starved conditions, or mini ferritin: class of proteins that have the double capability to protect DNA by DNA/protein aggregation (on most DPS through positively charged protein extensions "hooking" DNA) and to store iron within the cavity of the protein (catalytic process of iron oxidation and storage) - Distinct population segmentDistinct population segmentA distinct population segment is the smallest division of a taxonomic species permitted to be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Species, as defined in the Act for listing purposes, is a taxonomic species or subspecies of plant or animal, or in the case of vertebrate species, a...
A population or group of vertebrate populations considered for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other
- Ngurah Rai AirportNgurah Rai AirportNgurah Rai International Airport , also known as Denpasar International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 13 km south of Denpasar...
's IATA code in Bali - Department of Public ServicesDepartment of Public ServicesDPS Compound is a barangay in the southern part of Baguio City, Philippines, at Session Road Extension....
, a compound in Baguio City near Victory Liner (new terminal) - Damage per secondDamage per secondDamage per second is a term used with computer games to describe the average rate of damage inflicted over time. The term is especially common in massively multiplayer online role-playing games and is a key aspect of theorycraft...
, a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games - Dead Poets SocietyDead Poets SocietyDead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams. Set at the conservative and aristocratic Welton Academy in Vermont in 1959, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.The script was written...
, from the film of the same name - Deltic Preservation SocietyDeltic Preservation SocietyThe Deltic Preservation Society is a railway preservation group based in the United Kingdom dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the remaining Class 55 "Deltic" diesel locomotives operated by British Rail from the 1960s to the 1980s.-Formation:...
, a railway preservation group based in the United Kingdom - Desha Putra SammanayaDesha Putra SammanayaThe Desha Putra Sammanaya is a Sri Lankan military decoration, equivalent to United States Purple Heart that awarded to those who are killed or wounded in combat.-Eligibility:...
, a military decoration in Sri Lanka - Division for Planetary SciencesDivision for Planetary SciencesThe Division for Planetary Sciences is a division within the American Astronomical Society devoted to solar system research. It was founded in 1968. The first organizing committee members were: Edward Anders, L. Branscomb, J. W. Chamberlain, R. Goody, J. S. Hall, A. Kliore, M. B. Elroy, Tobias...
within the American Astronomical Society - Doctor of Professional StudiesDoctor of Professional StudiesThe Doctor of Professional Studies is a work-based professional doctorate pioneered by Pace University.-Development:...
, a work-based professional doctorate - Dramatists Play ServiceDramatists Play ServiceEstablished in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild and the Society for Authors' Representatives, Dramatists Play Service, Inc. is a theatrical publishing and licensing house...
, an American publisher of plays - ISO representative organization for AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
- Department for Protection and Security, a French security organization
- Dispatcher Server, an element in a CDMA network which is used to implement specific functions.
- Desperate Preacher's SiteDesperate Preacher's SiteThe Desperate Preacher's Site is one of the first web sites on the World Wide Web to offer Christian educators and ministers a forum for discussion and exchange of resources. Founded by United Methodist Minister, Rev. Frank Schaefer, the site aims to provide exchanges and resources that are...
, a website for pastors and Christian educators with the purpose of sharing notes on sermons and scriptures - Dividends per share, a fundamental financial ratioFinancial ratioA financial ratio is a relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise's financial statements. Often used in accounting, there are many standard ratios used to try to evaluate the overall financial condition of a corporation or other organization...
- Delivery Point Suffix, a suffix sometimes added to the Postcode to determine a delivery point within a postcode unit