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n. the procedure under which a third party may join an on-going l...
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The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an intervention is usually undertaken to help treat or cure a condition. For example, early intervention may help children with autism to speak. "Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely practiced in the United States," acc [..]
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In medicine, a treatment or action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways.
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study Epidemiological investigation designed to test a hypothesized cause-effect relationship by intentional change of a supposed causal factor in a population.
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The action of a team facilitator when interrupting a discussion to state observations about group dynamics or the team process.
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1 a situation in which someone becomes involved in a particular issue, problem etc in order to influence what happensWomen’s groups are concerned about the high levels of medical intervention during c [..]
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Operation in order to carry out maintenance work in plant sections with increased radiation. The intervention is prepared in consultation with radiation protection personnel and monitored during the p [..]
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A structured process (or action) that has the effect of modifying an individual’s behavior, cognition, or emotional state.
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A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. [..]
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Used in Organisational Development to describe the range of activities by the client and consultant during an organisation development programme.
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early 15c., "intercession, intercessory prayer," from Middle French intervention or directly from Late Latin interventionem (nominative interventio) "an interposing, a giving security,& [..]
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An action or strategy to change a particular problem or outcome or accomplish a specific result (eg, use of ART to prevent HIV disease progression).
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See market intervention and exchange market intervention.
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In medical terms this could be a drug treatment, surgical procedure, diagnostic test or psychological therapy. Examples of public health interventions could include action to help someone to be physic [..]
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The procedure under which a third party may join an ongoing lawsuit, providing the facts and the legal issues apply to the intervenor as much as to one of the existing parties. (See also: intervene.)
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Any action taken by society or an individual which 'steps in' (intervenes) to improve health, such as medical treatment and preventive campaigns.
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the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries interposition: the ac [..]
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In a court case, the presentation of a view on the law without representing one of the parties in the litigation.
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Any action taken by society or an individual which steps in (intervenes) to improve health, such as medical treatment and preventive campaigns.
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1. Deal with the issues and an action on part of the therapist for the client and their problems. When guided by the nature and of the problem and the selection, the therapist and the orientation, the [..]
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intervention (pop)
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An Intervention is when people who are concerned about the behaviors of someone they love, come together and urge the person to seek help. In some cases the people may already have some form of help s [..]
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the act or an instance of intervening ;specif : the act or procedure by which a third party becomes a party to a pending proceeding between other parties in order to protect his or her own ...
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Programs or services that are intended to prevent a youth from going further into the juvenile justice system.
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A manipulation of the subject or subject's environment for the purpose of modifying one or more health-related biomedical or behavioral processes and/or endpoints. Examples include: drugs/small m [..]
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The situation or variable introduced to the dependent variable; manipulations of the subject or the subject¿s environment that are performed for research purposes.
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The buying and selling of currencies by central banks to influence the exchange rate.
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(n) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)(n) a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries(n) the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others(n) (law) a p [..]
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A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. This can include giving participants drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or alre [..]
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A planned, often group, meeting with a person with addiction, with the aim of overcoming denial and inducing the individual to seek treatment.
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An intervention is any action or set of actions deliberately taken to improve the functioning of the group.
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Action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become party to the suit. Compare third-party claim.
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An action by which a third person that may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit.
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  Human input in response to a request by the system while it is 'on hold'. Interventions can be expected or unexpected, for example, providing a higher level password for authorisation, or responding to an error message indicating a fault, e.g. 'Printer Error: cannot print to LPT3, user intervention required'. A log of unexpect [..]
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any action intended to stop a process from developing or to improve a situation. In education, this occurs in many areas including that of behaviour management and teaching approaches. Research studie [..]
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A proceeding in a lawsuit in which a third person is permitted by the court to make him or herself a party.
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An intervention is educational instruction, practice, strategy, curriculum or program. (US Department of Education)
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action taken to correct, remediate, or prevent identified or potential educational, medical, or developmental problems.
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Any action, other than demolition or destruction, that results in a physical change to an element of a historic place. (In Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada - http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/pc/guide/nldclpc-sgchpc/sec1/page1b_e.asp#tphp)
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Brief Therapeutic approach which is ameliorative rather than curative of acute psychiatric Emergencies. Used in contexts such as Emergency rooms of psychiatric or General Hospitals, or in the home or [..]
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Procedures and Programs that facilitate the development or skill acquisition in Infants and young Children who have disabilities, who are at Risk for developing disabilities, or who are gifted. It inc [..]
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Action taken to reduce susceptibility or exposure to Health problems and to detect and treat Disease in early stages.
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Directed modification of the Gene Complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting Genetic material by means of a Virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting C [..]
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A Family of percutaneous techniques that are used to manage Coronary Occlusion, including standard Balloon Angioplasty (PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY Angioplasty), the placement of intracoronary [..]
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A measure taken to prevent or treat disease or to improve health in other ways. The term is used to describe the process or action that is the focus of a clinical trial. Examples of interventions include vaccines, drugs, medical devices, and palliative care.
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See Treatment. 7
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is an activity carried out with the purpose of correction of mistakes or complementation of missing data in a draft of an insurance contract. Intervention can be done due to discovery or attestation o [..]
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a vaccine (or drug or behavioral therapy) used in a clinical trial to improve health or alter the course of disease.
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A vaccine (or drug or behavioral therapy) used in a clinical trial to improve health or alter the course of disease.
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The efforts undertaken by a country or its central bank to affect the price of the country’s currency on the exchange market. This can be done either through the government buying or selling large qua [..]
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A proceeding in a civil suit by which a third person is permitted by the court to join as a party to the suit.
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Any programme, policy or practice being evaluated.
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The response being applied to a problem (also called a treatment or response – see Response)
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Programs or services that interrupt the delinquency process and prevent a youth from penetrating further into the juvenile justice system.
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A proceeding by which a third party is permitted to enter a lawsuit pending between other parties. He may join the plaintiff in seeking what is asked in the complaint; or with the defendant in resisti [..]
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n. the procedure under which a third party may join an on-going lawsuit, providing the facts and the law issues apply to the intervenor as much as to one of the existing contestants. The determination [..]
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An action by which a third person who may be affected by a lawsuit is permitted to become a party to the suit. Differs from the process of becoming an amicus curiae.
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 Action by a player (intervenor) when the opponents have opened the bidding.
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a double, overcall or cue-bid after an opposing opening bid
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An activity of the i-PROGNOSIS system developed to sustain the quality of life of the user.
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Broad definition of intervention is any sale or purchase of foreign exchange against domestic currency in the exchange market by the Central Bank. [..]
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Deliberate action by a central bank to affect the value of its currency by entering the market. Concerted intervention refers to action by a number of central banks to control exchange rates.
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An intervention is a process during which a professional interventionist works with a family and/or friends to confront the addicted individual with their behavior, make it clear they will no longer e [..]
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Intervention (intervention program) is a planned and defined activity administered by an external source with the aim of inducing change in the individual’s behavior, for ideal health.
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The things your program or group of stakeholders will undertake to bring about outcomes
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Project feature or innovation subject to evaluation.
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A strategy or approach that is intended to prevent an outcome or to alter the course of an existing condition (such as providing lithium for bipolar disorder or strengthening social support in a community). Show answer M Means
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(n). Helping someone who is currently in a suicide crisis. The crisis may involve thoughts of suicide and may also involve attempts/actions. Lethality assessment
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A process, system or tool that is used to improve health or health care, such as a checklist for the proper insertion of central line catheters to prevent infection.
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Educational, directive (e.g., formulary or prior authorization), or consultative communications between providers, especially pharmacists to physicians.
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a strategy or approach that is intended to prevent an outcome or to alter the course of an existing condition (such as strengthening social support in a community) Means
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Any work[s] to change, modify, repair or maintain the historic environment.
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a strategy or approach that is intended to prevent an outcome or to alter the course of an existing condition (such as strengthening social support in a community)
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intervention (act of intervening)
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lang=en 1800s=1843 * '''1843''' — . ''''. *: He felt that he was restored to consciousness in the right nick of time, for the especial purpose of holding a conference with the second messenger desp [..]
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