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MAVAN study
MAVAN (Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment) is a Canadian prospective birth cohort of about 578-590 mother-child dyads recruited 2003-2009 in Montreal and Hamilton, studying prenatal adversity, gene-environment interaction, and child mental health, with the MAVAN-R adult follow-up at age 22.
Maven (wrestler)
Maven (Maven Huffman) is an American retired professional wrestler, male co-winner of WWE's first Tough Enough in 2001, known for eliminating The Undertaker at the 2002 Royal Rumble.
Maven Central
Maven Central, also called the Central Repository, is the primary public repository for Java and JVM build artifacts, hosted by Sonatype and used by default by Maven and Gradle.
Maven Ventures
Maven Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Jim Scheinman in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, known for early investments in Zoom and Cruise.
Mavenlink
Mavenlink was an Irvine, California, software company whose professional services automation platform covered resource management, project accounting, and time tracking; it merged with Kimble Applications in 2021 to form Kantata.
Maverick (film)
Maverick is a 1994 American Western comedy directed by Richard Donner, adapted from the 1957–1962 television series, with Mel Gibson as gambler Bret Maverick and James Garner as Marshal Zane Cooper.
Maverick (TV series)
Maverick (1957–1962) is an American comedy-Western TV series created by Roy Huggins for ABC, starring James Garner and Jack Kelly as gambler brothers Bret and Bart Maverick; 124 episodes, 1959 Emmy winner.
Maverick Almost Forever
Maverick Almost Forever is a 2026 EP by Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released as a surprise drop on their 31st birthday, ten years after The Perfect LUV Tape.
Maverick Capital
Maverick Capital is an American hedge fund founded in 1993 by Lee S. Ainslie III, a former Tiger Management managing director, and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Maverick Carter
Maverick Carter is an American media executive and entrepreneur who co-founded The SpringHill Company with his childhood friend LeBron James, becoming co-CEO of Fulwell Entertainment in 2024.
Maverick City Music
Maverick City Music is an Atlanta-based contemporary worship music collective and record label, co-founded in 2018 by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay, with five Grammy Awards.
Maverick McNealy
Maverick McNealy, also known as Maverick Scott McNealy, is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour who won his first title at the 2024 RSM Classic.
Maverick Viñales
Maverick Viñales (Top Gun), Spanish MotoGP rider born 1995 in Figueres; 2013 Moto3 champion with 26 GP wins; first MotoGP-era rider to win with three manufacturers (Suzuki, Yamaha, Aprilia), now on KTM Tech3.
Mavericks Beach
Mavericks Beach, at Pillar Point near Half Moon Bay, California, fronts the famous Mavericks big-wave reef break half a mile offshore, named after a dog in 1963, pioneered by Jeff Clark in 1975, and home to a winter surf contest since 1998.
Mavety Media Group
Mavety Media Group was an American magazine publisher run from New York by founder George Mavety, best known for gay adult titles including Mandate, Honcho, Torso, and Playguy.
Mavia (Arab queen)
Mavia, also spelled Mawiyya, was an Arab warrior-queen of the Tanukhid confederation who defeated Roman forces in a revolt around 377 to 378, then sent cavalry to defend Constantinople after Adrianople.
Mavic (bicycle component manufacturer)
Mavic, from Manufacture d'Articles Vélocipédiques Idoux et Chanel, is a French bicycle component manufacturer founded in 1889 in Lyon, known for clincher rims and UST tubeless wheels.
Mavin Global Holdings
Mavin Global Holdings is a UK-registered holding company that owns Mavin Records, the Lagos-based Afrobeats label founded by Don Jazzy in 2012, in which Universal Music Group took a majority stake in 2024.
Mavin Records
Mavin Records, also known as the Supreme Mavin Dynasty, is a Nigerian record label founded in Lagos in 2012 by producer Don Jazzy, home to Rema and Ayra Starr.
Mavinga
Mavinga is a town in southeastern Angola's Cuando Cubango province that served as UNITA's principal stronghold during the Angolan Civil War, targeted by government offensives in 1985, 1987, and 1989.
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an educational software program that teaches touch typing, first released in 1987 by The Software Toolworks, and one of the best-selling educational software titles of all time.
Mavis Gallant
Mavis Gallant (born Mavis de Trafford Young, 1922–2014) was a Canadian writer who settled in Paris in 1960 and became one of the most admired short-story writers in English.
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples, American gospel and R&B singer from Chicago, lead voice of the Staple Singers ('Respect Yourself,' 'I'll Take You There') and civil rights activist; solo artist since 1969, NEA Heritage Fellow 2006, Rock Hall and Kennedy Center honoree.
Mavlet Batyrov
Mavlet Batyrov (Мавлет Батыров), also spelled Batirov, Russian freestyle wrestler born 1983 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan; won Olympic gold at 55 kg in Athens 2004 and 60 kg in Beijing 2008, plus the 2007 World title.
MAVLink
MAVLink (Micro Air Vehicle Link) is a binary telemetry protocol for exchanging messages between drones and ground control stations, released in 2009 by Lorenz Meier.
Mavorixafor
Mavorixafor (XOLREMDI) is an oral CXCR4 antagonist approved in 2024 for WHIM syndrome in patients 12 and older, and EU-approved in 2026; in phase 3 development for chronic neutropenia (4WARD trial).
MAVProxy
MAVProxy is an open-source command-line ground control station and MAVLink proxy for drones, written in Python, developed by CanberraUAV for the 2012 Outback Challenge and widely used with ArduPilot.
MAVSDK
MAVSDK is an open-source C++ library providing a high-level API to MAVLink, the communication protocol used by drones, created in 2016 in the Dronecode ecosystem.
Mavuika
Mavuika (玛薇卡) is the Pyro Archon of Natlan and a playable 5-star Pyro claymore character in Genshin Impact, released January 1, 2025 in Version 5.3. Her Fighting Spirit mechanic replaces energy recharge, and her writing sparked community debate.
Mavura Mhande
Mavura Mhande, also written Mhande Mavura, was ruler of the Mutapa kingdom on the Zimbabwean plateau, placed on the throne by Portuguese arms in 1629.