Acta or ACTA may refer to:
Institutions
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement, multilateral treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement that did not enter into force. The agreement aims t ...
, an intellectual property trade agreement
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Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments
A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment to a service provided by a local exchange carrier or long distance carrier. Registration interfaces were first defined in the ...
, a standards organization for terminal equipment such as registered jacks
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Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
The Alameda Corridor is a freight rail "expressway" owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority that connects the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with the transcontinental mainlines of the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Rai ...
, in southern California
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American Council of Trustees and Alumni
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is a conservative non-profit organization whose stated mission is to "support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure t ...
, an education organization
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Atlantic County Transportation Authority
The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) is a quasi-private agency created by the New Jersey Legislature in 1991 to manage transportation-related services in the six southern New Jersey counties: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, ...
, a transportation agency in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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Australian Community Television Alliance {{Unreferenced, date=July 2008
The Australian Community Television Alliance (ACTA) is a not-for-profit industry association representing free-to-air community television (CTV) channels licensed by the Australian Government under the Cth. Broadcastin ...
, an industry association representing community television licensees in Australia
Science and technology
* Acta, the transactions (
proceedings
In academia and librarianship, conference proceedings is a collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference or workshop. Conference proceedings typically contain the contributions made by researchers at the confere ...
) of an academic field, a learned society, or an academic conference
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Acta (software) Acta was a software program for creating outlines. It was originally developed for the Apple Macintosh and released in 1986. Acta started as a Desk Accessory, presumably to be used in conjunction with a Word Processor.
In 1987 Version 1.3 was bundl ...
, early outliner software
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Activin A
Activin and inhibin are two closely related protein complexes that have almost directly opposite biological effects. Identified in 1986, activin enhances FSH biosynthesis and secretion, and participates in the regulation of the menstrual cy ...
, mammalian protein
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ACTA1
Actin, alpha skeletal muscle is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ACTA1'' gene.
Actin alpha 1 which is expressed in skeletal muscle is one of six different actin isoforms which have been identified. Actins are highly conserved proteins ...
, actin alpha 1 (skeletal muscle), human protein
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ACTA2
ACTA2 (actin alpha 2) is an actin protein with several aliases including alpha-actin, alpha-actin-2, aortic smooth muscle or alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA, SMactin, alpha-SM-actin, ASMA). Actins are a family of globular multi-functional prote ...
, actin alpha 2 (smooth muscle), human protein
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Actin assembly-inducing protein
The Actin assembly-inducing protein (ActA) is a protein encoded and used by ''Listeria monocytogenes'' to propel itself through a mammalian host cell. ActA is a bacterial surface protein comprising a membrane-spanning region. In a mammalian cell t ...
, motility protein in the bacterium ''Listeria monocytogenes''
People
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Manny Acta
Manuel Elias Acta (born January 11, 1969) is a Dominican former professional baseball manager (baseball), manager who is currently the Third Base coach for the Seattle Mariners, and formerly a broadcast analyst for ESPN and ESPN Deportes. He has ...
(born 1969), American baseball coach
Other uses
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Acts of the Apostles (genre)
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The Acts of the Apostles is a genre of Early Christian literature, recounting the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus. The ''Acts'' (Latin: ''Acta'', Greek: Πράξεις ''Práxeis'') are important for many reasons, one of them be ...
(Latin: ''Acta''), Early Christian literature recounting the lives and works of the apostles of Jesus
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