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the shiv
noun
A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
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"The shiv.
Finally, they stuck in the shiv.
The Shiv Sena are described in broadly negative terms.
Still, many are wary of the Shiv Sena.
Redeeming because the Shiv Sena, which has a reputation for violence, is rarely countered.
The Shiv Sena is part of the national coalition government, which includes secular-minded parties.
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After the acute viremic stage, the plasma viral loads declined earlier in the SHIV-TNF-inoculated monkeys than in the parental SHIV (SHIV-NI -inoculated monkeySHIV-NI -inoculated
After the vaccination, the plasma viral loads were same in the SHIV-RANTES-inoculated monkeys and the parental nef-deleted SHIV (SHIV-NI -inoculated monkeySHIV-NI -inoculated
For these reasons the SHIV-macaque model is also an excellent model to study AIDS gene therapy strategies.
After vaginal SIV challenge, immune activation in the SHIV-immunized animals was controlled and limited, in contrast to the aberrant T-cell activation in the unimmunized animals [ 29].
The SHIV-infected macaque plasma (SHIV variant 89.6PD from the animal with number R94085) was a gift from Dr. D. Pauza, Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD) [ 40].
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