| united states office of research integrity |
An office of the united states public health service organised in june 1992 to promote research integrity and investigate misconduct in research supported by the public health service. It consolidates the office of scientific integrity of the national institutes of health and the office of scientific integrity review in the office of the assistant secretary for health. The ori is in the office of the assistant secretary for health and its director reports directly to the assistant secretary for health, department of health and human services. (ri newsletter, 1993 jan; 1(1):1)
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| genetics, population |
The study of the genetic composition of populations and of the effects of factors such as selection, population size, mutation, migration, and genetic drift on the frequencies of various genotypes and phenotypes.
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| growth rate of population |
<epidemiology> A measure of population change in the absence of migration, comprising addition of newborns and subtraction of deaths; the result is known as the natural rate of increase of the population; it is the difference between the crude birth rate and the crude death rate.
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| rural population |
The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.
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| p in population genetics |
The frequency of the more common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (the frequency of less common allele is q).
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| population |
1. <genetics> A stable group of randomly interbreeding individuals.
2. <statistics> The set of objects or individuals from which a random sample is drawn.
Origin: L. Populatio, from populus = people
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| population characteristics |
<epidemiology> Qualities and characterization of various types of populations within a social or geographic group, with emphasis on demography, health status, and socioeconomic factors.
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| population control |
Includes mechanisms or programs which control the numbers of individuals in a population of humans or animals.
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| population density |
<epidemiology> Number of individuals in a population relative to space.
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| population diffusion coefficient |
<cell biology> Coefficient that describes the tendency of a population of motile cells to diffuse through the environment. Its use presupposes that the cells move in a random walk.
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| population dynamics |
<epidemiology> The pattern of any process, or the interrelationship of phenomena, which affects growth or change within a population.
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| population genetics |
<epidemiology, genetics> The study of genetic influences on the components of cause and effect in the somatic characteristics of populations.
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| population growth |
<epidemiology> Increase, over a specific period of time, in the number of individuals living in a country or region.
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| population pyramid |
<epidemiology> Graphical representation of the age and sex composition of a population, constructed by computing the percentage distribution of the population in each age and sex class.
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| population surveillance |
<epidemiology> Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.
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