In this morphology “glossary” are found examples of many of the items discussed in the body of this book. The collection was originally assembled for the Interamerican Division Regional Update in Leukemia course in Puebla, Mexico (Dr. G.J. Ruiz-Argüelles and Dr. E. Torré-Lopez). It has subsequently been used in Ankara, Turkey (Dr. E. Kansu) and Cordoba, Argentina (Dr. C. Ponzinibbio). Developme...

An antibiogram is a laboratory test to identify the susceptibility or resistance of bacterial pathogens to antibiotics. It should ideally be carried out before any antibiotic therapy is administered. The tests determine whether bacteria can still grow in the presence of an antibiotic whilst also measuring the lowest concentration at which reproduction is prevented. They need about 16–20 hours t...

High performance computing and storage needs that are too complex to be handled by a standard desktop workstation, specifically in support of research. Includes cloud environments, massive-scale infrastructure and large computational power. ALGORITHMS Formal specifications used in software to process and analyze datasets. Typically made up of a series of calculation steps, an algorithm will des...

a. This Glossary was compiled to promote a common understanding of the terms used in the Air Traffic Control system. It includes those terms which are intended for pilot/controller communications. Those terms most frequently used in pilot/controller communications are printed in bold italics. The definitions are primarily defined in an operational sense applicable to both users and operators of...

Before-After Trial: Investigation of therapeutic alternatives in which individuals of 1 period and under a single treatment are compared with individuals at a subsequent time, treated in a different fashion. If the disorder is not fatal and the "before" treatment is not curative, the same individuals may be studied in the before and after periods, strengthening the design through increased grou...