SGA may refer to:
Medicine and healthcare
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Second-generation antipsychotics
The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neurole ...
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Segesterone acetate, a progestin medication
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Small for gestational age
Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns are those who are smaller in size than normal for the gestational age. SGA is most commonly defined as a weight below the 10th percentile for the gestational age. SGA predicts susceptibility to hypoglycemi ...
, babies whose birth weight lies below the 10th percentile for that gestational age
* Supraglottic airway, an
airway management
Airway management includes a set of maneuvers and medical procedures performed to prevent and relieve an airway obstruction. This ensures an open pathway for gas exchange between a patient's lungs and the atmosphere. This is accomplished by either ...
device
Companies and organizations
Aviation
* SGA, IATA code for
Sheghnan Airport in Afghanistan
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SGA Airlines (Siam General Aviation), a regional airline in Thailand
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Swanson Group Aviation, a heavy lift helicopter operator of Glendale, Oregon, U.S.
Politics
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''Schwarz-Gelbe Allianz'' (Black-Yellow Alliance), an Austrian political party
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Southern Governors' Association, formed in the United States in 1934 and dissolved in 2016
Other
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Society of Graphic Art, a British arts organization founded in 1919
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Songwriters Guild of America, an organization to help "advance, promote, and benefit" the profession of songwriters
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Strong Group Athletics, a basketball and volleyball team-sponsoring organization in the Philippines
Entertainment and media
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Standard Galactic Alphabet, the writing system in the ''Commander Keen'' fictional universe
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Stargate Atlantis
''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...
'', an American-Canadian science fiction television series and a spin-off from the television series ''Stargate SG-1''
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Swedish Game Awards, Sweden's largest video game development competition
People
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( ; born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college ...
(born 1998), Canadian professional basketball player
Science and technology
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Samsung Galaxy Ace, an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung
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genetic algorithm
In computer science and operations research, a genetic algorithm (GA) is a metaheuristic inspired by the process of natural selection that belongs to the larger class of evolutionary algorithms (EA). Genetic algorithms are commonly used to g ...
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Synthetic genetic array Synthetic genetic array analysis (SGA) is a high-throughput technique for exploring synthetic lethal and synthetic sick genetic interactions ( SSL). SGA allows for the systematic construction of double mutants using a combination of recombinant ...
analysis, a high throughput methodology for studying genetic interactions
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System Global Area, a shared memory structure that is created by Oracle databases at instance startup
Other uses
* SGA, ISO 639-2 & -3 code for
Old Irish language
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SG&A
SG&A (alternately SGA, SAG, G&A or SGNA) is an initialism used in accounting to refer to Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, which is a major non-production cost presented in an income statement (statement of profit or loss).
SGA expe ...
, Selling, general and administrative expenses in income statements
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Same-gender attraction, an LGBTQ acronym
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Séminaire de Géométrie Algébrique du Bois Marie
In mathematics, the (''SGA''; from French: "Seminar on Algebraic Geometry of Bois Marie") was an influential seminar run by French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck. It was a unique phenomenon of research and publication outside of the main ...
, an influential mathematical seminar and the series of books it produced
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Special Geographic Area, of Bangsamoro, Philippines
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Student government association, a student organization dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body
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Substantial gainful activity, a term defined by the U.S. Social Security Administration to describe work that involves physical or mental effort and is ordinarily done for pay
See also
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