The Commission on the Nomenclature of Biological Chemistry decided in 1958 that an attempt should be made to standardize the abbreviations and symbols used for chemical names of special interest in biological chemistry. A Subcommittee, consisting of L. Hellerman, W. Klyne (Chairman), and E. C. Slater, was set up early in 1959 to deal with this problem. The original draft proposals were based on...

The Commission on the Nomenclature of Biological Chemistry decided in 1958 that an attempt should be made to standardize the abbreviations and symbols used for chemical names of special interest in biological chemistry. A Subcommittee, consisting of L. Hellerman, W. Klyne (Chairman), and E. C. Slater, was set up early in 1959 to deal with this problem. The original draft proposals were based on...

The Commission on the Nomenclature of Biological Chemistry decided in 1958 that an attempt should be made to standardize the abbreviations and symbols used for chemical names of special interest in biological chemistry. A Subcommittee, consisting of L. Hellerman, W. Klyne (Chairman), and E. C. Slater, was set up early in 1959 to deal with this problem. The original draft proposals were based on...

reapplied to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for deeming authority for accredited hospitals. In response to CMS’s winter 2014 and spring 2014 reviews of its application, The Joint Commission developed and revised several elements of performance (EPs) for hospitals and for rehabilitation and psychiatric distinct part units in critical access hospitals. The revisions, which are...

IMPORTANCE Quality and safety of eyedrop use for patients treated in a health care setting play a vital role in the delivery of health care. OBJECTIVE To describe the development of a policy and procedural approach to the use of multidose eyedrops in multiple patients, approved and accepted by The Joint Commission in compliance with preferred practice standards in ophthalmology, the safe hand...

Current classifications of epileptic seizures vary considerably, and the need for a standardized and uniform system of grouping is very apparent. For this purpose one hundred and twenty members of several European branches of the InternationalLeague Against Epilepsy (ILAE) met in Marseilles, 1-2 April, 1964, to discuss a possible international classification. After two days of lively discussion...

The Commission on the Nomenclature of Biological Chemistry decided in 1958 that an attempt should be made to standardize the abbreviations and symbols used for chemical names of special interest in biological chemistry. A Subcommittee, consisting of L. Hellerman, W. Klyne (Chairman), and E. C. Slater, was set up early in 1959 to deal with this problem. The original draft proposals were based on...

Indicators and benchmarks are key elements of evidence-based policy making and the monitoring of progress of the Lisbon process. There is a rapidly increasing interest in getting internationally comparable data at national and international levels. Recent development in education and training has increased the demand for indicators and especially in order to measure skills and competences. For ...

The advice of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is aimed principally at the regulators and operators that have responsibility for establishing protection standards. ICRP's present recommendations were published in 1991. Since then, the Commission has published additional recommendations, and the system of protection has become increasingly complex. The Commission ha...