Dias or DIAS may refer to: * Desmoteplase In Acute Stroke, a series of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy of

desmoteplase Desmoteplase is a novel, highly fibrin-specific "clot-busting" (Thrombolysis, thrombolytic) drug development, drug in development that reached Phases of clinical research#Phase III, phase III clinical trials. The Denmark, Danish pharmaceutical co ...

, a thrombolytic agent, in treating acute ischaemic stroke *

Destruction in Art Symposium The Destruction in Art Symposium (a.k.a. DIAS) was a gathering of a diverse group of international artists, poets, and scientists to London from 9–12 September, 1966. Included in this number were representatives of Fluxus and other counter-cult ...

* '' Detaşamentul de Poliţie pentru Intervenţie Rapidă'' (Special Actions and Interventions Detachment), a former name of Romanian police rapid response units *

Dias (surname) Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and therefore in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname '' Díaz''. Notable people with the surname include: * Albertina Dias, Portuguese long-distance runner * Aline ...

, a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname ''Díaz'' * Dias (Диас), a Soviet first name, which became widespread in honour to Spanish communist politician José Díaz *

Dias (Lycia) Dias () was a city of ancient Lycia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium. It has been suggested, with some uncertainty, that a coin minted at Dias is in the collection of the British Museum The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicat ...

, a city of ancient Lycia *

Direct Internet Access System Direct Internet Access System is a technology used to access internet through DSL developed jointly by IIT Madras and Banyan Networks. It offers a wired solution for high-speed symmetrical Internet access through existing public switched telephone ...

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) () is a statutory independent research institute in Dublin, Ireland. It was established, under the Institute For Advanced Studies Act 1940, by the government of the then Taoiseach, Éamon de Vale ...

Viola (trawler) The ''Viola'' is a steamboat, steam Fishing trawler, trawler built in 1906 in Kingston upon Hull, Hull. She is the oldest surviving steam trawler in the world. During her long career, she was known as HMT ''Viola'', ''Kapduen'', and ''Dias''. Sh ...

, a steam trawler built in 1906 as the ''Viola'' and renamed ''Dias'' * Dias (Δίας), the Modern Greek name for god

Zeus Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the List of Greek deities, Greek pantheon. He is a sky father, sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child ...

* Dias (ΔΙ.ΑΣ), a police motorcycle unit of the

Hellenic Police The Hellenic Police (, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece (the others being the Hellenic Fire Service and the Hellenic Coast Guard). It is a large agency with res ...

Reversal film In photography, reversal film or slide film is a type of photographic film that produces a positive image on a transparent base. Instead of negatives and prints, reversal film is processed to produce transparencies or diapositives (abbrevia ...

, a type of photographic film that produces a positive image on a transparent base; diafilm, diapositives *

Copernicus Data and Information Access Services Copernicus is the Earth observation component of the European Union Space Programme, managed by the European Commission and implemented in partnership with the EU member states, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for t ...

(DIAS), a European Commission initiative aimed at facilitating and standardizing access to satellite data. *

Dias (mythology) In Greek mythology, Dias (Ancient Greek: Δίας) is a name shared by two individuals: * Dias, according to one tradition, was the son of Pelops and Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus), Hippodamia, and the brother of Atreus, and the father of Cleo ...

, two figures in Greek mythology

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