Appendix: Glossary

Appendix, Resources, & Glossary - Curriculum Frameworks (CA Dept of Education)

Medical slang in British hospitals.

The usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine are discussed. The colloquial vocabulary is further described and a comprehensive glossary of common UK terms provided in appendix. This forms the first list of slang terms currently in use throughout the British medical establishment.

Comparing NetCDF and a multidimensional array database on managing and querying large hydrologic datasets: a case study of SciDB

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gr-qc 9312032 ASHTEKAR VARIABLES IN CLASSICAL GENERAL RELATIVITY*

This paper contains a pedagogical introduction into Ashtekar's reformulation of General Relativity in terms of connection-variables. A large appendix serves as glossary for some di erential geometric concepts.

Appendix D GLOSSARY OF TRAIN CONTROL TERMS

The language of rail rapid transit and train control technology contains many specialized terms that may be unfamiliar to the general reader. This glossary has been prepared as an aid to understanding the terminology used in the report. It is also contemplated that the glossary may be useful as a reference for additional reading on the subject of ATC and transit system engineering. For this rea...

Average wholesale price for prescription drugs: is there a more appropriate pricing mechanism?

This paper defines the average wholesale price (AWP), which has become an important benchmark for prescription drug pricing and reimbursement.The paper briefly explains the AWP's various uses in the pricing of prescription drugs, highlights some of the problems that have emerged as a result of the way it is reported and used, and explores some of the possibilities for reform. The paper also con...