When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Atmosphere_Research...

    The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was a NASA-operated orbital observatory whose mission was to study the Earth's atmosphere, particularly the protective ozone layer. The 5,900-kilogram (13,000 lb) satellite was deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48 mission on 15 September 1991.

  3. Upper airway resistance syndrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Airway_Resistance...

    Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a sleep disorder characterized by the narrowing of the airway that can cause disruptions to sleep. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The symptoms include unrefreshing sleep, fatigue , sleepiness, chronic insomnia , and difficulty concentrating.

  4. UARS - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UARS

    UARS may refer to: Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite , an orbital observatory whose mission was to study the Earth's atmosphere, particularly the protective ozone layer, and which crashed on Earth in 2011

  5. PAGASA - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAGASA

    The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Serbisyong Atmosperiko, Heopisiko at Astronomiko, [4] abbreviated as PAGASA, which means "hope" as in the Tagalog word pag-asa) is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Philippines mandated to provide protection against natural calamities ...

  6. GPS tracking unit - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_tracking_unit

    GPS tracking may also be ordered for persons subject to a restraining order. [6] [7] Espionage/surveillance: a tracker on a person or vehicle allows movements to be tracked. Vehicle tracking: some people use GPS Trackers to monitor activity of their own vehicle, especially in the event of a vehicle being used by a friend or family member.

  7. List of Philippine government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philippine...

    AAIIBP – Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines; ACPC – Agricultural Credit Policy Council [1] AFAB - Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan; AFP – Armed Forces of the Philippines; AFPCES – Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissary and Exchange Service; AFPCGSC – Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General ...

  8. Automated Guideway Transit System project (Philippines)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Guideway_Transit...

    DOST's AGTS was initially conceptualized as a monorail in 2011 but modifications made to the prototype has revised the project. The current design of the AGTS makes use of a railroad track with two rails instead of only one rail used in monorails. [2] Miescor Builders, a subcontractor of the MIRDC, was responsible for the guideway. [2]

  9. International Container Terminal Services - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Container...

    International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) (PSE: ICT) is a global port management company headquartered in Manila, Philippines. Established in 1916, ICTSI is the Philippines' largest multinational and transnational company, having established operations in both developed and emerging market economies in Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.