| institutional review board |
A group that reviews studies proposed by investigators. Each institution that conducts research has an IRB made up of researchers and members of the public. The IRB must be sure that the study is managed in a way that protects those who participate in it.
Ãâó: www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm
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| instrument |
a general term for major optical surveying equipment, including transits, alidades, and surveyor's levels.
Ãâó: farahsouth.cgu.edu/dictionary/
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| instrument |
A tool used to collect and organize information. FOR EXAMPLE, questionnaires, scales, tests.
Ãâó: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/glossary/glossary...
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| instar |
developmental stage between molts eg, the first instar is the stage between the egg and the first molt
Ãâó: www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/ghcoglos.htm
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| instability |
the condition of a body or system which responds to a specified disturbance by increasing the disturbance until an irreversible change has taken place. Sometimes used in context to mean convective instability.
Ãâó: www.advancedforecasting.com/weathereducation/weath...
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