This article seeks to identify the factors that have impacted the adoption of ISO 10303, the Standard for the Exchange of Product Data (STEP), within the UK Ministry of Defence. The analysis presented in this article is based on Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory and the theory surrounding the Economics of Standards. Using a case study approach, the results indicate that several DOI and econo...

In this paper we describe the most recent work within ISO TC37/SC 4, and in particular the development of a Data Category Registry (DCR) component of the Linguistic Annotation Framework. The DCR will contain a formally defined set of linguistic categories in common use within the language engineering community for reference and use in linguistically annotated resources. We outline the first pro...

We examined in a rabbit model of transient spinal cord ischemia (SCI) whether isoflurane (Iso) preconditioning induces ischemic tolerance to SCI in a dose-response manner, and whether this effect is dependent on mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium (K(ATP)) channel. Eighty-six rabbits were randomly assigned to 10 groups: Control group (n=8) received no pretreatment. Ischemic...

This contribution addresses the questions:  Why International Standards?  What is ISO?  How does ISO develop standards? The focus are the Key principles in standard development: 1. ISO standards respond to a need in the market 2. ISO standards are based on global expert opinion 3. ISO standards are developed through a multi-stakeholder process 4. ISO standards are based on a consensus Finall...