EVA
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Eva or EVA may refer to:
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- Eva (name)Eva (name)Eva is a female given name, the Latinate counterpart of English Eve, derived from a Hebrew name meaning "life" or "living one." It can also mean full of Life or mother of life. It is the standard biblical form of Eve in many European languages.-Popularity:...
, a given name for women- Eva (given name)Eva (given name)The given name Eva can refer to the following people:* Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer* Eva Burrows, the 13th General of The Salvation Army* Eva Dickson, Swedish explorer* Eva Ekeblad, , botanist...
, a list of people with the name Eva
- Eva (given name)
It may also refer to:
In business and economics
- Earned Value Analysis, a measurement of project progress
- Economic value addedEconomic value addedIn corporate finance, Economic Value Added or EVA, a registered trademark of Stern Stewart & Co., is an estimate of a firm's economic profit – being the value created in excess of the required return of the company's investors . Quite simply, EVA is the profit earned by the firm less the cost of...
, the value of an activity that is left over after subtracting from it the cost of executing that activity, including the opportunity cost of capital - EVA AirEVA AirEVA Airways Corporation "; ) is an airline based at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully...
, a Taiwan-based airline - English Volleyball Association, the former name of the controlling body for volleyball in England
- Electronic Voice AlertElectronic Voice AlertThe Electronic Voice Alert, or EVA, was an option available on many Chrysler Corporation K-car-based vehicles in the mid-1980s. Using technology from Texas Instruments similar to what was used in the Speak & Spell, the EVA would automatically lower the radio volume and deliver eleven different...
, a Voice Synthesizer made by the Chrysler Corporation for automobiles in the mid eighties.
In science and technology
- Ethylene-Vinyl AcetateEthylene-vinyl acetateEthylene vinyl acetate is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The weight percent vinyl acetate usually varies from 10 to 40%, with the remainder being ethylene....
, a polymer used to absorb physical shock, used in shoes and other athletic materials - EVA (benchmark)EVA (benchmark)EVA is a continuously running benchmark project for assessing the quality of protein structure prediction and secondary structure prediction methods...
, an evaluation of automated protein structure predictionProtein structure predictionProtein structure prediction is the prediction of the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence — that is, the prediction of its secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure from its primary structure. Structure prediction is fundamentally different from the inverse... - Electric vacuum aspiration, a form of suction-aspiration abortion using an electric pump that creates suction
- Extra-vehicular activityExtra-vehicular activityExtra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth, and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth , but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon...
, work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft - 164 Eva164 Eva164 Eva is a large and very dark main-belt asteroid. It is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic materials.It has a somewhat irregular orbit.It was discovered by the brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on July 12, 1876....
, an asteroid - Enterprise Virtual ArrayHP StorageWorksIn computing, HP Storage , a portfolio of Hewlett-Packard storage products, includes online storage, nearline storage, storage networking, archiving, de-duplication, and storage software. HP has developed many industry-first storage technologies to simplify network storage...
, storage products, including online storage, nearline storage, storage networking , archiving, and storage software. - EVA ConferencesEVA ConferencesThe Electronic Visualisation and the Arts conferences are a series of international interdisciplinary conferences mainly in Europe, but also elsewhere in the world, for people interested in the application of information technology to the cultural and especially the visual arts field, including...
, series of conferences in the application of information technology to the cultural field
- Extended Vector AnimationExtended Vector AnimationExtended Vector Animation is a web-based vector graphic file format developed by Sharp Corporation in 1996. The EVA format differs from other vector formats because only the changes in vectors over time is recorded instead of information per frame...
, a web-based vector graphic file format, similar to the Macromedia Flash format
Places
- Eva, AlabamaEva, AlabamaEva is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 491.- Geography :...
, a U.S. town - Eva, TennesseeEva, TennesseeEva is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Tennessee, United States, on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River. It is the site of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park. Although not a census-designated place, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the ZIP code ...
, a U.S. community- Eva (archaeological site)Eva (archaeological site)The Eva site is a prehistoric Native American site in Benton County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Located along an ancient channel of the Tennessee River, the Eva site saw extensive periods of occupation during the Middle and Late Archaic period...
, an archaeological site near Eva, Tennessee
- Eva (archaeological site)
In entertainment
- Eva (1948 film), a 1948 Swedish film
- Eva (1958 film)Eva (1958 film)Eva is a 1958 Austrian comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Romy Schneider - Nicole* Carlos Thompson - Irving* Magda Schneider - Dassou* Gertraud Jesserer - Brigitte* Alfred Costas - Thomas...
, a 1958 Austrian film - Eva (1962 film)Eva (1962 film)Eva is a 1962 drama film directed by Joseph Losey starring Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker and Virna Lisi, from the novel of James Hadley Chase .-Plot summary:...
, a 1962 French-Italian film in English - Eva (2010 film), a 2010 English-language Romanian film
- Eva (magazine)Eva (magazine)Eva was a Norwegian monthly magazine, released by Allers Familie-Journal in 2003. Its target group was "active women 40 years and older", and its circulation was 42,943 in 2004. The editor is Kirsten Offerdal.It was discontinued from the early 2009....
, a Norwegian magazine - Eva (novel)Eva (novel)Eva is a young adult science-fiction novel by Peter Dickinson, published in 1988. One of his best-known books, it received the Phoenix Award in 2008.-Plot introduction:...
, a 1988 book by Peter DickinsonPeter DickinsonPeter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE is an English author and poet who has written a wide variety of books, notably children's books and detective stories, over a long and distinguished career.-Life and work:... - Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion franchiseThe franchise is an umbrella of Japanese media properties generally owned by the anime studio Gainax. It has grossed over 150 billion yen since 1995. The central works of the franchise feature an apocalyptic mecha action story which revolves around the efforts by the paramilitary organization...
, an anime and manga series referred to as "Eva"- Evangelion (mecha)Evangelion (mecha)In the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, , are the fictional mecha piloted by the Children chosen by the Marduk Institute . The Evas were created by Nerv. Their principal purpose is defending Tokyo-3 from the Angels...
, from Neon Genesis Evangelion, also commonly referred to as "Eva"
- Evangelion (mecha)
- EVA, a character in the video games Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and Metal Gear Solid 4
- EVA, short for "Electronic Video Assistant", an AI featured in the Command & ConquerCommand & ConquerCommand & Conquer, abbreviated to C&C and also known as Tiberian Dawn, is a 1995 real-time strategy computer game developed by Westwood Studios for MS-DOS and published by Virgin Interactive. It was the first of twelve games to date to be released under the Command & Conquer label, including a...
series of video games. - EVA, a type of armor available in the Halo (Series)Halo (series)Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
video games.
In music
- "Eva" (song)Eva (song)-Personnel:*Anette Olzon - lead vocals*Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards*Erno Vuorinen - lead guitar*Jukka Nevalainen - drums*Marco Hietala - bass...
, a single by NightwishNightwishNightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the... - Eva (album)Eva (album)Eva is the second album released by the French band Malmonde. For the moment it has been released only in France, though an international release is expected. This is the first album featuring drummer Christophe Saumont....
, an album by French metal band Malmonde - Eva (opera), an opera by Josef Bohuslav FoersterJosef Bohuslav FoersterJosef Bohuslav Foerster was a Czech composer of classical music. He is often referred to as J. B. Foerster. The surname is sometimes spelled Förster.- Life :...
- "Eva" is the name of a song by the synthrock band OrgyOrgy (band)Orgy is an American synth rock band formed in 1996, from Los Angeles, California. Orgy described their music as "death pop".-History:Orgy was formed in 1996 by vocalist Jay Gordon and guitarist Ryan Shuck. Bassist Paige Haley, guitarist Amir Derakh, and drummer Bobby Hewitt soon completed the line-up...
from their 2000 album Vapor TransmissionVapor TransmissionVapor Transmission is the second album by American synthrock band Orgy. It was released on October 10, 2000.Some packages of this album included an enhanced CD that contained a demo version of the song "Stitches," a remix, and a video for the single "Fiction ." The aforementioned single received...
. - E.V.A.E.V.A.E.V.A. is an Italian pop band formed in Milan in 1996.-Biography:E.V.A began their career as a cover band in the early ‘90s. The turning point was the arrival of the new singer Manuela Dimase, who joined the band in 1996. With her, E.V.A. performed in over 300 live concerts all around Italy. While...
, an italian female band. - E.V.A.Moog IndigoMoog Indigo is the eighth solo album by electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey. It was released in 1970 on Vanguard Records, an independent label...
, a 1970 song by electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques PerreyJean-Jacques PerreyJean-Jacques Perrey is a French electronic music producer and was an early pioneer in the genre. He is best known within the sphere of popular music as a member of the influential electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and for his unusually light-hearted style of music.-Biography:Perrey was...
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Other uses
- Ethical Vegetarian Alternative, Belgian vegetarian association, famous for introducing a weekly "veggie"day in their home city, GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
- European Voynich AlphabetEuropean Voynich AlphabetThe European Voynich Alphabet, or EVA was created by René Zandbergen and Gabriel Landini in 1998 as a system to transcribe the various graphemes which make up the text of the Voynich manuscript into Roman characters....
, romanization system for graphemes of the Voynich manuscript