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Arts and entertainment
- H. R. Pufnstuf, a children's television series
- Haibane RenmeiHaibane Renmeiis a 13-episode anime series based on the work of Yoshitoshi ABe. It began as an original dōjinshi comic series, , but this was quickly superseded by the anime and was never completed...
, an anime series - Halo Reach, a 2010 video game from Bungie Studios
- Hannibal Rising (film), a 2007 thriller featuring the Hannibal Lecter character
- Homestar RunnerHomestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
, a flash animated Internet cartoon - HR (radio series), a comedy drama written by Nigel Williams and directed by Peter Kavanagh about the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague; it starred Nicholas le Prevost and Jonathan Pryce, and was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 13 Feb 2009
Business and finance
- 'High Risk', the lowest level of credit ratingCredit ratingA credit rating evaluates the credit worthiness of an issuer of specific types of debt, specifically, debt issued by a business enterprise such as a corporation or a government. It is an evaluation made by a credit rating agency of the debt issuers likelihood of default. Credit ratings are...
in some systems - Human resourcesHuman resourcesHuman resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
, in the sense of personnel services in organisations - Human relations movementHuman Relations MovementHuman relations movement refers to the researchers of organizational development who study the behavior of people in groups, in particular workplace groups. It originated in the 1930s' Hawthorne studies, which examined the effects of social relations, motivation and employee satisfaction on...
, in organizational development
Government and politics
- Hampton RoadsHampton RoadsHampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
, a region of south-eastern Virginia - HaryanaHaryanaHaryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
(IN-HRISO 3166-2:INISO 3166-2:IN is the entry for India in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for India, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...
), a state in northern India - High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyHigh Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyThe High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is the main co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy within the European Union...
(High Representative), the foreign policy chief of the European Union - .hr.hr- Details :The .hr domain is administered by CARNet - Croatian Academic and Research Network, via the CARNet DNS Committee which determines policy, and the CARNet DNS Service which handles day-to-day matters. The Committee is composed of members generally associated with the academic community...
- Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Croatia (ISO 3166-2:HRISO 3166-2:HRISO 3166-2:HR is the entry for Croatia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Croatia, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
; ) - United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and all bills originating from it
People
- H. R. (b. 1956), lead singer of Bad Brains
- Harley RaceHarley RaceHarley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 7 times...
(b. 1943), retired pro wrestler, current promoter - Harold ReynoldsHarold ReynoldsHarold Craig Reynolds is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played from 1983–1994, primarily for the Seattle Mariners.-High school:...
(b. 1960), former major league baseball player, current commentator - Henry RollinsHenry RollinsHenry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
(b. 1961), American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, actor, activist and publisher - Himesh ReshammiyaHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
(b. 1973), Indian composer, singer and actor - Hrithik RoshanHrithik RoshanHrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...
(b. 1974), Indian actor
Publications
- Hispanic ReviewHispanic ReviewHispanic Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on research in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literature and culture. The journal was created in 1933 to replace the French journal Revue Hispanique that had just stopped publication. Since its creation the journal has been edited by...
, an academic journal published by the University of Pennsylvania PressUniversity of Pennsylvania PressThe University of Pennsylvania Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
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Science, technology and engineering
- Half RateHalf RateHalf Rate is a speech coding system for GSM, developed in the early 1990s.Since the codec, operating at 5.6 kbit/s, requires half the bandwidth of the Full Rate codec, network capacity for voice traffic is doubled, at the expense of audio quality. It is recommended to use this codec when the...
(HR or GSM-HR), a speech coding system for GSM developed in the early 1990s - Hayati-Roberts link frame convention (HR), a coordinate representation for a robotic device
- Hazard ratioHazard ratioIn survival analysis, the hazard ratio is the ratio of the hazard rates corresponding to the conditions described by two sets of explanatory variables. For example, in a drug study, the treated population may die at twice the rate per unit time as the control population. The hazard ratio would be...
, the effect of an explanatory variable on the hazard or risk of an event - Heart rateHeart rateHeart rate is the number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute . Heart rate can vary as the body's need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide changes, such as during exercise or sleep....
(HR), a measure of the number of heart beats per minute (bpm) - Hertzsprung–Russell diagramHertzsprung–Russell diagramThe Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a scatter graph of stars showing the relationship between the stars' absolute magnitudes or luminosities versus their spectral types or classifications and effective temperatures. Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams are not pictures or maps of the locations of the stars...
(H-R diagram or HRD, also known as a colour-magnitude diagram or CMD), used in understanding stellar evolution in astronomy and astrophysics - High-Resolution High-Definition (HRHD, HR, HRHDTV or HR.HDTV), referring to an image resolution derived from high-definition video
- Homologous recombinationHomologous recombinationHomologous recombination is a type of genetic recombination in which nucleotide sequences are exchanged between two similar or identical molecules of DNA. It is most widely used by cells to accurately repair harmful breaks that occur on both strands of DNA, known as double-strand breaks...
, in genetics, the process in which genetic material is exchanged between two similar or identical strands of DNA - hourHourThe hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds...
(hr, although h is more common) - HR (gene)HR (gene)Protein hairless is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HR gene....
(Hairless homolog (mouse)), a gene which encodes a protein whose function has been linked to hair growth - HR (software)HR (software)HR is a software program that automatically forms mathematical theories by searching for sequences of numbers. It was written by Simon Colton, and derives its name from initials of the mathematicians Godfrey Harold Hardy and Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan.-HRL:...
, a program that automatically forms mathematical theories by searching for sequences of numbers - Hypersensitive responseHypersensitive responseThe hypersensitive response is a mechanism, used by plants, to prevent the spread of infection by microbial pathogens. The HR is characterized by the rapid death of cells in the local region surrounding an infection. The HR serves to restrict the growth and spread of pathogens to other parts of...
, a mechanism used by plants to prevent the spread of infection by microbial pathogens - HR, a star catalogue symbol standing for Harvard observatory, Revised photometry
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<hr/>- an HTML elementHTML elementAn HTML element is an individual component of an HTML document. HTML documents are composed of a tree of HTML elements and other nodes, such as text nodes. Each element can have attributes specified. Elements can also have content, including other elements and text. HTML elements represent...
that creates a 'horizontal rule' or dividing line - HydroxyethylrutosideHydroxyethylrutosideHydroxyethylrutosides are hydroxyethyl acetylations of rutoside. It may refer to :* Monoxerutin* Dihydroxyethylrutoside* Troxerutin* Tetrahydroxyethylrutoside...
, a class of drugs
Society
- Hessischer RundfunkHessischer RundfunkHessischer Rundfunk is the public broadcaster for the German state of Hesse. The main offices of HR are in Frankfurt am Main. HR is a member of the ARD.- Studios :...
(Hessian Broadcasting) (HR), public broadcaster for the German state (Bundesland) of Hessen - 'HR', abbreviation of 'human remainsHuman RemainsHuman Remains is a British black comedy television series written by and starring Rob Brydon and Julia Davis. It consisted of six episodes that aired in 2000. Each episode documented the relationship of a different couple, all of whom were played by Brydon and Davis and all but two of whom were...
', a term used by entities such as funeral homes - Human RightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, "Rights" and "Freedoms" to which all humans are entitled
Sports and entertainment
- Home runHome runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
, in the sport of baseball (see also Home run (disambiguation)Home run (disambiguation)A home run in baseball refers to a hit in which the batter successfully rounds all the bases on one hit.Home run may also refer to:*In the baseball metaphors for sex, a home run means achieving sexual intercourse on a date...
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Transportation
- Heritage railwayHeritage railwaythumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
, a term used for a railway which is run as a tourist attraction - Highland RailwayHighland RailwayThe Highland Railway was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921; it operated north of Perth railway station in Scotland and served the farthest north of Britain...
, one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act of 1921 - 'HR', IATA airline designator for Hahn AirHahn AirHahn Air Lines GmbH, operating as Hahn Air, is a company with its head office in Dreieich, Germany.Hahn Air has been specialised in providing global sales and distribution services to airlines for many years...
- 'HR', 1960s car model of Australian automaker HoldenHoldenGM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...