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Prevas

Prevas AB is a Swedish technology consulting and engineering company, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Västerås, that develops products and production environments for industrial customers across the Nordics.

PREVEDEL trial

PREVEDEL trial (NCT05108207): multicenter randomized controlled trial in four Santiago, Chile hospitals testing tablet-based PREVEDEL cognitive stimulation software to prevent delirium in hospitalized older adults aged 65+, 320 participants, five-day intervention.

Prevenar 13

Prevenar 13 (Prevnar 13, PCV13) is Pfizer's 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 23F; EU-approved 2009, US 2010, WHO-prequalified 2010, now superseded by PCV15/20/21 in US routine use.

Prevenar 13 multidose vial

Prevenar 13 Multidose Vial (FVP-P-317), Pfizer's WHO-prequalified 4-dose pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine vial with 2-phenoxyethanol preservative, 28-day open-vial use, prequalified 14 July 2016.

Prevent Surf Cool

Le Prévent Surf Cool (Prévent Surf Cool) is a surf school, board rental point, and licensed bar on Plage du Prévent in Capbreton, Landes, France, founded 2024 by Nicolas Hoarau, offering group, private, and children's surf lessons.

PREVENT-DX study

PREVENT-DX (NCT04344704) is a Spanish-led, randomized, open-label multicenter study of 462 patients comparing a single-chamber ICD with a DX floating atrial dipole and SMART algorithm against conventional single-chamber discrimination for preventing inappropriate therapies and MACCE over 24 months.

Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space

Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, known as PAROS, is a United Nations diplomatic initiative seeking a treaty against weapons in orbit, on the agenda since 1982.

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), India's anti-money-laundering statute, Act 15 of 2003, in force 1 July 2005: defines the laundering offence, mandates FIU-IND reporting, and powers ED attachment and confiscation.

Preventive analgesia

Preventive analgesia is a perioperative pain-management strategy in which analgesic treatment, given before or after surgery, reduces acute pain and lowers the risk of chronic postsurgical pain.

Preventive cardiology

Preventive cardiology is the cardiology subspecialty that assesses a person's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and reduces it through risk-factor management, drug therapy, and lifestyle intervention.

Preventive chemotherapy (public health)

Preventive chemotherapy is a WHO public health strategy that delivers safe, single-dose medicines at regular intervals to entire at-risk populations for parasitic neglected tropical diseases, without prior individual diagnosis.

Preventive Dentistry

Preventive dentistry, also called dental prophylaxis, is the branch of dentistry preventing oral disease through fluoride, sealants, silver diamine fluoride, risk-based recall, and community programs, per ADA, WHO, and CDC guidance.

Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare: preventing disease or its consequences through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, immunization, screening, USPSTF-style evidence review, ACA coverage, and limits like overdiagnosis.

Preventive medicine

Preventive medicine is the medical specialty focused on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations, aiming to prevent disease through screening, immunizations, counseling, and preventive medications.

Preventive Orthodontics

Preventive orthodontics, also called space maintenance or interceptive orthodontics, prevents malocclusion in children after premature primary tooth loss. Key facts: space maintainers, very low evidence strength, individualized AAPD decision factors.

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Preventive Veterinary Medicine is a peer-reviewed international journal covering veterinary epidemiology, disease prevention and control, and animal health economics, published monthly by Elsevier in Amsterdam since 1982.

Preview control of ZMP

Preview control of the zero-moment point (ZMP) is a biped robot walking pattern generation method introduced by Shuuji Kajita and colleagues at AIST in 2003.

PREVIEW trial

PREVIEW (PREVention of diabetes through lifestyle Intervention and population studies in Europe and around the World) was a 3-year, 2x2 factorial multinational RCT (NCT01777893, 2013-2018, 2326 adults, eight centres) testing high- vs moderate-protein, low- vs moderate-GI diets and exercise intensity for preventing type 2 diabetes in prediabetic adults with overweight or obesity.

Prevlaka

Prevlaka is a small uninhabited peninsula at the southern tip of Croatia, at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor on the border with Montenegro.

Prevlaka dispute

Prevlaka dispute: Croatia–Montenegro border disagreement over Cape Oštro at the Bay of Kotor entrance, monitored by UNMOP 1996–2002, governed since by the unratified 2002 interim protocol.

Prevost X-Series

The Prevost X-Series is a family of 45-foot intercity motorcoaches built by Prevost Car of Sainte-Claire, Quebec, a Volvo Group subsidiary, with the principal X3-45 model launched in 2006.

Prevotella

Prevotella, genus of anaerobic Gram-negative saccharolytic rods (Shah and Collins 1990, type species P. melaninogenica) in Prevotellaceae; gut, oral, vaginal and rumen bacterium producing SCFAs, tied to plant-based diets, methane reduction, and reclassification into seven genera.

Prevotella intermedia

Prevotella intermedia, formerly Bacteroides intermedius, is a Gram-negative anaerobic rod of Prevotellaceae, a gingival crevice commensal and periodontitis pathogen with Interpain A protease and beta-lactamase-mediated resistance.

Prewave

Prewave is a Vienna-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2017 by Harald Nitschinger and Lisa Smith, whose platform monitors supply chain risk for over 200 customers including Volkswagen.

PREX

PREX (Lead Radius Experiment) is a Jefferson Lab experiment that measured the neutron skin of lead-208 with parity-violating electron scattering, finding it 0.283 femtometers thick.

Prexton Therapeutics

Prexton Therapeutics B.V. was a Dutch biopharmaceutical company based in Oss, founded in 2012, that developed the Parkinson's disease drug candidate foliglurax until Lundbeck acquired it in 2018.

Prey (2006 video game)

Prey is a 2006 science fiction first-person shooter by Human Head Studios and 3D Realms, following Tommy, a Native American abducted by aliens, known for portal and gravity mechanics.

Prey (2017 video game)

Prey (2017) is Arkane Studios' immersive sim published by Bethesda, released May 5, 2017 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Set on Talos I, amnesiac scientist Morgan Yu fights mimicking Typhon aliens using Neuromods and the GLOO gun; unrelated to the 2006 Prey.

Prey (2022 film)

Prey (2022) is Dan Trachtenberg's Predator franchise prequel set in the Comanche Nation in 1719, starring Amber Midthunder as Naru, released on Hulu, and the first film released with a full Comanche-language dub.

Prey (2024 film)

Prey (2024 film), originally titled Kalahari, is an American survival thriller directed by Mukunda Michael Dewil starring Ryan Phillippe, Emile Hirsch, and Mena Suvari; released March 15, 2024 by Vertical, it earned $51,163 worldwide and negative reviews.