PVR

American

personal video recorder.

PVR British

abbreviation

personal(ized) video recorder: a device for recording and replaying television programmes and films etc that uses a hard disk rather than videocassettes or DVDs and has various computer functions

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Mr Bijli says many chains like his are using flexible pricing and weekday offers to attract audiences - for instance, tickets at PVR cost only 92 rupees on Tuesdays.

From BBC

But Mr Bijli of PVR says that with the pandemic a distant memory now, the audience behaviour is shifting again and people are returning to theatres.

From BBC

In PVR and other diseases, the gene that RUNX1 regulates is overexpressed in the eye, causing scar tissue and abnormal blood vessels to grow.

From Science Daily

There is no current treatment for PVR other than surgery, which itself carries a high risk of causing or exacerbating PVR.

From Science Daily

Their results, published in Science Translational Medicine, show the promise that mRNA-based therapies may one day offer patients with PVR and other retinal conditions.

From Science Daily

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