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Inspection or Identification point. The place in a manufacturing operation where a product is checked for quantity, weight, height, dimension or fit....
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See Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee....
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See Indoor Air Pollution....
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See Indoor Air Quality....
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See Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing. ...
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See Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry. ...
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See Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry....
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See Intelligent Client Unit
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See Indefinite Delivery Quantity Line Item....
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International Facility Management Association...
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Lighting level, expressed in lux (metric unit) or footcandles (English unit)....
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Animals that have a
defect or abnormality in their immunologic systems. The defect can be
inherited, as in nude mice, or may be induced by radiation or by some
other method. These animals are valuable for immunology research, but
require special envir...
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A body of water or sludge confined by a
dam, dike, floodgate or other barrier....
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See Inverse Multiplexer....
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Literally, "within glass"; refers to biological research work performed outside of living organisms; e.g., in the laboratory....
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Within a live body; refers to biological research work performed within living organisms; e.g., animals....
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A burner in which solid, semi-solid, or gaseous materials, e.g. waste, are burned. Very specific code/legal requirements must be met as to the emissions....
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A waste unsuitable for commingling with another waste or material because commingling could result in one or more of the following: (1) the generation of extreme heat or pressure, (2) explosion or violent reaction, (3) fire, (4) formation of substances th...
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An apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat
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See Investigational New Drug. ...
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Small, separate, trade-specific contracts vs a general "umbrella" contract that applies to a typically large project.
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Payment by an insurer covering the
claimant's entire loss....
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A financing method that allows universities to be reimbursed for their expenses in building research facilities. Institutions determine the reimbursement amount by either levying a "use charge" or by depreciating the facility. Interest on debt i...
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Chemical, physical or biological contaminants in indoor air....
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The study, evaluation, and control of indoor air quality related to temperature, humidity, and airborne contaminants. (Design and Planning of Research and Clinical Laboratory Facilities by Leonard Mayer © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons Inc.)...
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A laboratory technique used for trace element analysis....
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Hazardous waste with infectious characteristics, including contaminated animal waste; human blood and blood products; isolation waste, pathological waste; and discarded sharps (needles, scalpels or broken medical instruments)....
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Leakage of air into a building. Infiltration rates vary depending upon factors such as wind pressure and the difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures....
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A heat-sensing device. These sensors are used in lighting control and intrusion alarms....
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Pertains to site developments such
as utilities, roads and storm water management that are in place and
accessible for use....
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Infrastructure Lifecycle Management(ILM) refers to the continuous management of the 'plan-build-operate" processes that are critical to market segments dependent on physical infrastructure to deliver their core businesses to customers.
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A well into which fluids are injected for purposes such as waste disposal....
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Chemicals of mineral origin, not of basically carbon structure....
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The degree of illness suffered by a patient in a hospital....
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Typically used in a
three-lamp fluorescent parabolic fixture to provide three levels of
light. The center tube of the fixture is connected to a single lamp
ballast with the two outside tubes connected to a two-lamp ballast. The
fixture is wired to allow t...
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The primary task of the IACUC is to review the research protocols of projects that require the use of animals for the purpose of ensuring compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and institutional policies. IACUCs also rev...
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Conceptually,
the computer-controlled linkage of a series of CAM systems or "cells" to
form an automated manufacturing line with a broad range of capabilities....
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This refers to the outsourcing of the majority, if not all, facility management functions to a single service provider. The service provider may in turn sub-contract for specialized sub-services, but will be the entity responsible for the performance of a...
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A capital project delivery method that integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, redu...
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A technology that carries voice, data, and video simultaneously over a digital network....
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A CADD system that has an integrated database management and retrieval system. The key features of such a system are the ability to independently address graphic files and an associated database and to update or change graphics from the database and datab...
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A building that can accomodate change due to its flexible design.
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Typically the retained in-house group that manages an outsource provider.
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A type of 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor. Thin beams of radiation of different intensities are aimed at the tumor from many angles. This type of radiation therapy reduces the dam...
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Areas in a building that are
largely used by employees for talking and meeting with each other.
Cafeterias and dining halls are an example. Seating configuration in
dining facilities influences whether the area will enhance or inhibit
conversation and rel...
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Making the communication systems
and protocol of machinery manufactured by a variety of companies
compatible with other equipment used in the same plant....
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Interdisciplinary is most often used when researchers from two or more disciplines pool their resources and approaches and modify them so that they are better suited to study a particular problem or science.
In a sense, interdisciplinary involves viewing...
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A jumble of electrical currents and voltages introduced into an electrical signal causing lower signal functioning....
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The annual discount rate which makes the present value of future cash flow equal to the actual initial investment outlay for a particular project. Projects with high internal rates of return make better use of capital than projects with low internal rates...
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An alternative approach to
providing the advantages of interstitial space for mechanical systems
without committing one separate service floor to each program floor.
This is achieved by creating an interstitial service floor above and
below each pair ...
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A building design concept whereby open work space and flexibility in space usage and utility reconfigurations for a given building shell is maximized by locating utilities between floors, i.e., "interstitially." Vertical clearances for interstit...
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The vertical extent of the shoreline between the high and low tide lines....
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A private computer network built on Internet technologies used to share information internally within an organization.
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Links the video conferencing system to multiple 54 kbps or 64 kbps channels on a switched network, ensuring that the data is properly recombined at the destination....
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Refers to a "test" drug produced by a drug discovery program from which data is collected and evaluated to demonstrate that the drug is safe and effective. Prior to commencing clinical trials (which must be performed on human subjects), an Inves...
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An identifying number for a computer or network device e.g., telephone....
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See Integrated Services Digital Network....
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Used in reference to electrical power grids. When there is a power failure in one spot of a large power grid, this area can separate itself from the rest of the grid. The intent is to contain the problem and prevent it from affecting the rest of the ele...
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Referred to generically as ISO 9000, this is actually a series of five standards (ISO 9000 - 9004) that provide a model for documenting an organization's quality-management system. Developed in 1987 by the International Organization for Standardization in...
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A form of equipment grounding permitted by code.
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