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H.I.V.E.
The H.I.V.E. (stands for The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination) is the name of a DC Comics supervillain team. Contents 1 History1.1 1st Incarnation1.2 2nd Incarnation1.3 Queen Bee's H.I.V.E.1.4 H.I.V.E. of the Anti-Matter Universe2 Other DCU Cr..
Hi-vision
Hi-Vision is a synonym for HDTV, found in some Japanese marketing material. See also Digital televisionDigital audio broadcastingISDB, ATSC, DVBSDTV, EDTV, HDTVMPEG ..
Hi-V (New York City Subway car)
The Hi-V, a New York City Subway car was built in 1903-1904. Hi-V Specifications Car Builder: Pressed Steel Corp, American Car & Foundry, Standard SteelCar Body:Unit Numbers: 3700-3809, 3810-3849, 3850-4024Fleet: IRT carsCar Length:57 feetCar Width: 9 feet 7 inchesCar Height:Track Gauge: 4 1/2 fe..
Hiéville
Hiéville is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14170. The INSEE code is 14331. ..
HIV
|} Human immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that is the cause of the disease known as AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), a syndrome where the immune system begins to fail, leading to many life-..
HIV-tainted blood scandal (Japan)
Japan's HIV-tainted blood scandal, known in Japanese as 薬害エイズ事件 (yakugai eizu jiken), refers to an event in the 1980s when between one and two thousand Japanese patients with haemophilia contracted HIV via tainted blood products. Controversy centers o..
HIV/AIDS in Africa
AIDS education at a school in Uganda. The HIV/AIDS epidemics spreading through the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are highly varied. Although it is not correct to speak of a single African epidemic, Africa is without doubt the region most affected by the virus. Inhabited by just 10% of the wo..
HIV/AIDS in Taiwan
Taiwan's epidemic of HIV/AIDS began with the first case reported in December 1984. In 1990, the government promulgated AIDS Prevention and Control Act. As of May 2006, there are 11,000 Taiwanese nationals reported cases. Currently HIV/AIDS patients of Taiwanese nationals can enjoy free medical care ..
HIV/AIDS in the United States
Contents 1 History1.1 Public perception2 Current status3 References4 See also History In the early 1980s, doctors in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco began seeing young men with Kaposi's Sarcoma, a cancer usually associated with elderly men of Mediterranean e..
Hivange
Hivange (Luxembourgish: Héiweng, German: Hivingen) is a small town in the commune of Garnich, in western Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 117. Nearby is the source of the Mamer. ..
Hiva Oa
Map of Hiva Oa (modified from a screenshot of a map from MSMaps) Hiva ʻOa is the second largest island in the Marquesas Islands, and the largest island of the southern group. Its name means “long ridgepole” in South Marquesan. The island is likely so named because of its long central ri..
Hive
Hive may refer to: In Science Hives, non-medical popular language name for Urticaria, a common form of allergic reactionBeehive (beekeeping) a colony of bees or the shelter built for or by the bees In the Arts Hive mind, one of several forms of collective consciousnessThe Hives, a rock bandHive (re..
HIVE
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. HIVE is an abstract game programming library. It is designed to be simple and easy to understand. As of now, it is only for Microsoft Windows and C/C++. Use Interface The graphics system is double buffered. A call to update() refreshes (render the double b..
Hivehom
Hivehom is a fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universe. It is the home system of the thranx race; the system itself has twelve planets, four of which are inhabited. {| align="center" class="toccolours" style="margin:0 auto; font-size:smaller; text-align: ..
Hivemind (software)
Hivemind is a computer software framework, written in Java. It takes the form of a services and configuration microkernel. In HiveMind, a service is an implementation of a Java interface. Unlike other service-oriented architectures (SOAs), HiveMind is explicitly about combining Java code within a s..
Hivemind AI
Hivemind AI is a project undertaken by [MoD]ChaOs COntrOL to create a working set of bots for the Half-Life mod, Natural Selection). As of November 2005, Hivemind AI is in version 1.3X which is compatible with version 3.1.X of Natural Selection. External links [Hivemind AI official s..
Hiver
Hivers are a Major Race in the Traveller Universe. The Hivers are race based on six-fold symmetry. Of all the major races they both appear and think the most “alien” to most humans. Despite their name Hivers actually have a highly individualistic society. They avoid where possible direct violen..
Hivernants
Hiverants are Métis, who travelled the Canadian prairies, often in small temporary villages. ..
HIVE (disambiguation)
Hive may refer to: HIVE is the 3rd largest ISP in Iceland founded in 2004.Hives in non-medical popular language names a common form of allergic reaction.A hive or beehive - a colony of bees; or for the shelter built for or by the bees. See beehive (beekeeping).In science-fiction, many extraterrestri..
Hive (game)
Hive is an abstract strategy game, designed by John Yianni and published in 2001 by Gen Four Two. There is no gameboard. The game can be played on any level surface. Players each control 11 hexagonal pieces of one color. The pieces each represent a different type of arthropod. There are 5 different ..
HIVE (ISP)
HIVE/IP Fjarskipti ehf. is the 3rd largest ISP in Iceland and the ISP which made the Icelandic revolution of free foreign download for consumers. Currently the company is offering ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+ and Fiber to Home Internet connections as well as their VoIP PC-to-Phone software. The also offer ..
Hive (record producer)
Hive (born December, 1974) is a San Francisco-based DJ, producer, and record label owner who has contributed to dozens of recordings in the drum and bass musical genre. His Violence Recordings label is regarded as the premiere drum-and-bass label in the United States. Real name Michael Petrie, Hive..
Hive (Transformers)
The Hive are fictional characters in the original Transformers cartoon series. They appeared in "The Rebirth", the three-part episode that served as the fourth and final season of the series. Led by Lord Zarak, the Hive are the rulers of the planet Nebulos. Living far underground, they have develop..
Hive 7
Hive7 is a DHTML/Ajax based virtual chat world. Much like Second Life it allows users to socialize and create virtual content. Hive 7 encourages players create their own "room", a web page with its own URL that the player can customize and send to his or her friends. Hive7 also encourages players cu..
Hive management
Hive management is a term used in beekeeping. The term describes all the intervention techniques a beekeeper may perform to ensure hive survival and to maximize hive production. Hive management techniques vary widely depending on the objectives. The most common objectives are: Contents 1 ..
Hive mind
Hive mind can mean: In psychology:* Collective consciousness* Conformity (psychology)* GroupthinkHivemind (software), a software frameworkGroup mind (science fiction), a type of collective consciousnessThe apparent consciousness of colonies of social insects such as ants, bees and termites This is ..
Hivinau
The hivinau is a dance from Tahiti where the dancers turn in pairs around the orchestra. It is often either the first or the last dance of a dance festival, or used as a transition between two dances. Although an old dance, it is not traditional, the name hivinau probably derived from a yell by the..
Hivites
The Hivites were one of the sons of Canaan according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. We know of the Hivites primarily as one of seven main people groups living in the land of Canaan upon the arrival of the Hebrews in the book of Joshua. They are typically referred to among the Seven Nations..
HiVOLT
HiVOLT (acronym for High Voltage Orbiting Long Tether) is a concept proposed by Robert Hoyt and Robert L. Forward for removing the radiation fields of the Van Allen radiation belts that surround the Earth. A proposed configuration consists of a system of five 100 km long conducting tethers deployed ..
HIV and the Positives
HIV and the Positives are a comedy rock band located in North Eastern England. The band members are: Kane Brierley (Guitar)Matthew Boak [Butch] (Guitar)Michael Bowers [Seamus] (Bass)Garry Yeoman [Jesus] (Drums)Alex Kennedy [Gnasher] (Electric triangle) An alterna..
HIV associated nephropathy
Serious renal complication of advanced HIV infection and AIDS leading to chronic and eventually end stage renal failure(ESRF). HIVAN is caused by direct infection of the renal cells with the HIV-1 virus and leads to renal damage through the viral gene products. Usually occurs only in advanced dise..
HIV blood screening
The risk of transmitting HIV infection to blood transfusion recipients has been drastically reduced by improved donor selection and sensitive serologic screening assays in many countries. In 2000, WHO estimated that 1 million new HIV infections around the world resulted from inadequate blood screeni..
HIV Disease Progression Rates
Following infection with HIV-1, the rate of clinical disease progression varies between individuals. Factors such as host susceptibility, genetics and immune function (Morgan et al., 2002b), health care and co-infections (Morgan et al., 2002a) as well as viral genetic variability (Campbell et al., 2..
HIV positive people
HIV positive people are people who have the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS. Over the years of coping with the stigma and discrimination that accompany the diagnosis in most societies, a large number of support groups have been formed. In these..
HIV Prevention Act of 1997
The HIV Prevention Act of 1997 bill was introduced to the United States House of Representatives on March 13 1997 as H.R. 1026 by Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma). A companion bill was introduced to the U.S. Senate as S. 503 by Don Nickles (R-Oklahoma). The bill was not adopted because of widespread medical..
HIV structure and genome
The genome and proteins of HIV have been the subject of extensive research in the twenty years since the discovery of the virus. It is a well known fact that no two of HIV's genomes are the same, not even from the same person, causing some to speculate that HIV is a "quasispecies" of a virus.WainH..
HIV test
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Randal Tobias, is being publicly tested for HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, in an effort to reduce the stigma of being tested. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) test kits used both to screen donor blood, blood components and cellular products, and to diagnose, treat and m..
HIV trial in Libya
The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trial, conviction, and the death sentences imposed by a Libyan court against the Benghazi Six: five Bulgarian nurses (Kristiyana Valtcheva, Nasya Nenova, Valentina Siropulo, Valya Chervenyashka, and Snezhana Dimitrova) and one Palestinian physician (Ashraf al-Ha..
HIV tropism
HIV tropism refers to the cell type that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects and replicates in. HIV can infect a variety of cells such as CD4+ helper T-cells and macrophages that express the CD4 molecule on its surface. HIV-1 entry to macrophages and T helper cells is mediated not only th..
HIV vaccine
An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical vaccine against HIV, the etiological agent of AIDS. As there is no known cure for AIDS, the search for a vaccine has become part of the struggle against the disease. The urgency of the search for a vaccine against HIV stems from the AIDS-related death toll of over 2..
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