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RV16X-NANO
RV16X-NANO is a 16-bit research microprocessor reported in 2019 by MIT and Analog Devices, built entirely from carbon nanotube transistors using industry-standard processes and running open-source RISC-V instructions.
RVCA
RVCA ("rew-ka") is an American surf-skate lifestyle apparel brand founded in 2001 in Costa Mesa, California by Pat Tenore and Conan Hayes; owned since 2023 by Authentic Brands Group after Billabong and Boardriders.
Rvfv (singer)
Rvfv (RVFV), stage name of Rafael Ruiz Amador (born 2001, Almería), is a Spanish reggaeton, trap, and urban-flamenco singer. Breakout 2019 with Prendío and Mirándote; albums NASTU, El Tiburón, Éxitos España; 50+ platinum certifications.
RViz
RViz is a 3D visualization tool for the Robot Operating System (ROS), first introduced in 2008, that renders sensor data, robot models, maps, and markers for developers.
rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine
rVSV-ZEBOV (Ervebo, rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP) is Merck's single-dose, live replicating VSV-vectored Ebola Zaire vaccine; FDA- and EMA-licensed, WHO-prequalified, 100% efficacy in the Guinea ring trial (wide CI), 518,890-dose ICG stockpile.
RW Aurigae
RW Aurigae is a binary system of two young stars in Auriga, about 200 AU apart, whose primary is a Classical T Tauri star known for deep dimmings since 2010.
RW Leonis Minoris
RW Leonis Minoris, also known as RW LMi or CIT 6, is a dust-enshrouded carbon star in Leo Minor, the second-brightest carbon star in the sky.
Rwamagana District
Rwamagana District (Akarere ka Rwamagana) is an Eastern Province district of Rwanda, established January 2006, hosting the provincial headquarters; 484,953 residents (2022 census), 691.9 km2, 14 sectors, density 740 per km2.
Rwanda
Rwanda (Repubulika y'u Rwanda) is a landlocked East African country of 26,338 km², independent since 1962, site of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, now ruled by the RPF under Paul Kagame with rapid GDP growth.
Rwanda Stock Exchange
The Rwanda Stock Exchange is Rwanda's licensed securities market, incorporated in 2005 and launched in 2011, trading equities, treasury bonds, and corporate bonds through licensed brokers.
Rwanda–Uganda relations
Rwanda–Uganda relations cover the diplomatic, security, and economic ties between two East African Community neighbors sharing a 169-kilometer border, which Rwanda closed from 2019 until 2022.
RwandAir
RwandAir, formerly RwandAir Express, is the government-owned flag carrier of Rwanda, based at Kigali International Airport and flying across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Rwandan Civil War
Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994), also called the Struggle for Liberation: war between Habyarimana's Hutu government and the Tutsi-exile RPF, ending with the Arusha Accords' failure, the 1994 genocide, and RPF victory.
Rwandan franc
The Rwandan franc (FRW) is the currency of Rwanda, issued solely by the National Bank of Rwanda since 1964; it depreciated sharply against the US dollar in 2023 before stabilizing.
Rwandan genocide
The 1994 Rwandan genocide: the mass killing of 800,000 to one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu in about 100 days after Habyarimana's assassination, followed by ICTR, domestic, and gacaca prosecutions.
Rwandan genocide trials
The Rwandan genocide trials prosecuted the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi through three parallel systems: the ICTR in Tanzania, Rwanda's national courts, and community gacaca courts.
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR, Front patriotique rwandais): Rwanda's ruling party since 1994, founded in 1987 by exiled refugees including Fred Rwigyema and Paul Kagame; won the civil war, ended the 1994 genocide, and has dominated politics under Kagame.
Rwandan Patriotic Front invasion of Rwanda
The Rwandan Patriotic Front invasion of Rwanda began on 1 October 1990, when about 7,000 mostly Tutsi exiles from Uganda crossed the northern border, starting the Rwandan Civil War.
Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire
The Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire were camps in eastern Zaire housing about one million Hutu refugees after the 1994 genocide, run by UNHCR from 1994 to 1996.
Rwandan Revolution
The Rwandan Revolution, also called the Hutu Revolution or Social Revolution, saw the Hutu majority overthrow Rwanda's Tutsi monarchy between 1959 and 1961, creating a republic.
RWBY
RWBY (pronounced Ruby) is an American 3D anime-style web series created by Monty Oum at Rooster Teeth, premiering 2013; nine volumes, 117 episodes, now owned by VIZ Media with Volume 10 in production.
RWBY Chibi
RWBY Chibi is a Rooster Teeth animated comedy spin-off of RWBY (2016–2018, plus 2021 Neon Konbini shorts), created by Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross, with chibi-style characters in non-canon 2–4 minute skits.
RWBY: Ice Queendom (RWBY 氷雪帝国)
RWBY: Ice Queendom (RWBY 氷雪帝国) is a 2022 12-episode Japanese TV anime by SHAFT adapting Rooster Teeth's RWBY, directed by Toshimasa Suzuki, with Gen Urobuchi concept, Tow Ubukata scripts, huke designs, airing from July 3, 2022.
RWDM Brussels
RWDM Brussels, a Belgian football club founded in 2015 in Molenbeek by fans of the 1975 champion RWDM; won the 2022-23 Challenger Pro League, spent 2023-24 in the Pro League, then fell through licence refusal and a points deduction.
RWE
RWE AG, the Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerk, is a German energy company headquartered in Essen. Founded in 1898, it became one of Germany's largest electricity suppliers and targets net zero emissions by 2040.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda's 99,600 ha World Heritage Site (1994) in the Rwenzori range, holds Mount Margherita (5,109 m), Africa's third highest peak, Albertine Rift endemic flora, and glaciers projected gone by 2030.
Rwenzururu movement
The Rwenzururu movement was a secessionist movement of the Bakonzo and Baamba peoples of western Uganda that proclaimed a kingdom in the Rwenzori mountains from 1962 to 1982.
rWGS trial
rWGS trials, chiefly NSIGHT1 and NSIGHT2, are randomized controlled trials of rapid whole-genome sequencing in critically ill infants, showing 31% versus 3% diagnosis within 28 days, changed management in about a quarter, and cost savings.
RWKV
RWKV is an open-source RNN architecture for large language models, created by Bo Peng in 2021, that trains like a Transformer but runs with constant memory.
Rwngwra Narzary
Rwngwra Narzary is an Indian politician of the United People's Party Liberal, a former party president and All Bodoland Students Union president, representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha since 2022.