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FNA
FNA may refer to: * Algerian National Front (French: ') * β-FNA, beta-funaltrexamine, ''beta''-funaltrexamine, an opioid antagonist * Farmers of North America, a Canadian agricultural company * Fars News Agency, in Iran * Fédération Française Aéronautique, a French aeroclub association * Ferrell North America, an American propane company * Filipino Nurses Association, now the Philippine Nurses Association * Fine-needle aspiration * ''Flora of North America'', a multivolume botanical work * Fondo Nacional de las Artes (National Endowment for the Arts), in Argentina * Guatemalan Athletics Federation (Spanish: ') * Lungi International Airport, in Sierra Leone * Nicaraguan Athletics Federation (Spanish: ') * Norlandair, an Icelandic airline * a free, open-source reimplementation of the Microsoft XNA#Alternative_implementations, Microsoft XNA Game Studio libraries {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine-needle Aspiration
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate lumps or masses. In this technique, a thin (23–25 gauge (0.52 to 0.64 mm outer diameter)), hollow needle is inserted into the mass for sampling of cells that, after being stained, are examined under a microscope (biopsy). The sampling and biopsy considered together are called fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) or fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) (the latter to emphasize that any aspiration biopsy involves cytopathology, not histopathology). Fine-needle aspiration biopsies are very safe minor surgical procedures. Often, a major surgical (excisional or open) biopsy can be avoided by performing a needle aspiration biopsy instead, eliminating the need for hospitalization. In 1981, the first fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the United States was done at Maimonides Medical Center. Today, this procedure is widely used in the diagnosis of cancer and inflammatory conditions. Aspiration is safer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmers Of North America
Farmers of North America ("FNA"), incorporated as Farms and Families of North America Inc., has been characterized as a volume-buyer group, but that function is only one of its strategies for meeting its mission, "Maximizing Farm Profitability." Recent examples unrelated to "volume buying" widely reported in agriculture media include: * addressing farm profitability "by lowering transportation and transaction costs" * working to effect regulatory change that contributes to farm profitability * testifying before Parliament * working with the CWB, the new private grain company replacing the Canadian Wheat Board * creating programs to help farmers hire foreign temporary workers * organizing farmers to create an opportunity for an equity stake in the fertilizer industry * creating a unique international sales insurance program, "MarketPower Assurance Program" with Atradius Incorporated in March 1998 by a rural Saskatchewan farm family, with the mission of maximizing farm profitabili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fondo Nacional De Las Artes
The ''Fondo Nacional de las Artes'' or FNA (in English: National Endowment for the Arts, Argentina), is a cultural public organization created in Buenos Aires on 3 February 1958. Its purpose is to promote cultural, educational and literary activities in Argentina. The FNA, a public institution run by the Argentinian central government, pioneered internationally because of its structure and prospective politics. It was the origin and source of renowned international bodies like the Fondo Internacional para la Promoción de la Cultura de la Unesco in 1974 and other institutions in various countries. Since 1960, the FNA has given scholarships to artists and professionals to study in Buenos Aires and abroad, and also finances, every year, a large number of cultural projects. Notable international artists awarded by the FNA include: * JoaquÃn Ezequiel Linares, (born 1927), studied in Paris, 1960. * Héctor Borla, (1937–2002), studied in Buenos Aires, 1962. * Marta Minujin, (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Athletics Federation
The Nicaraguan Athletics Federation (FNA; ''Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Nicaragua. Current president is Xiomara Larios. She was re-elected in December 2012. History FNA was founded in 1954. Affiliations FNA is the national member federation for Nicaragua in the following international organisations: * International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) * North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) * Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Iberoamerican Athletics Association'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese languag ... (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') * Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) * Confederación Atlà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemalan Athletics Federation
The Guatemalan Athletics Federation (FNA; ''Federación Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Guatemala. Current president is Max Leonel Mollinedo Ticas (2018-2022). History FNA was founded in 1945. Affiliations FNA is the national member federation for Guatemala in the following international organisations: *International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) *North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) *Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') *Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) * Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA; ''Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation'') Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG; ''Spanish: Comité OlÃmpico Guatemalteco'') Members FNA comprises th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
