All the computer hardware, software, and electronic resources on which a library or library system depends in its daily operations, including the online catalog and circulation system, bibliographic d [..]

A member registered with the CAI who claims competence in installing systems. (See CAI Approved Systems Installer).

An organized group of related objects or components that form a whole.

different display systems with a fixed number of unique parts

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole. Waste Municipal Sewage: The wastewater from households, offices, and other buildings in a city. Municipal and regional sewage systems can either be sanitary sewage only, or sanitary sewage and storm water. Municipal sewage is collected at treatment plants wher [..]

The major Human Blood type system which depends on the presence or absence of two Antigens A and B. Type O occurs when neither A nor B is present and AB when both are present. A and B are genetic fact [..]

Procedures for recognizing individual Animals and certain identifiable characteristics pertaining to them; includes computerized methods, ear tags, etc.

The enteric, parasympathetic, and Sympathetic Nervous Systems taken together. Generally speaking, the autonomic Nervous System regulates the internal Environment during both peaceful activity and phys [..]

Processes that translocate macromolecules across the Cell envelope of Gram Negative Bacteria, often directly into the host. These effectors modulate the defense response and thereby facilitate Surviva [..]

The Heart and the Blood Vessels by which Blood is pumped and circulated through the body.

A fractionated Cell extract that maintains a biological function. A Subcellular Fraction isolated by Ultracentrifugation or other separation techniques must first be isolated so that a process can be [..]

The main information-processing organs of the Nervous System, consisting of the Brain, spinal cord, and Meninges.

Devices used to protect and restrain Infant and Child automotive passengers.

The Cells of the body which stain with Chromium Salts. They occur along the sympathetic nerves, in the Adrenal Gland, and in various other organs.

Biological mechanism that controls Circadian Rhythm. Circadian clocks exist in the simplest form in Cyanobacteria and as more complex systems in Fungi, Plants, and Animals. In Humans the system includ [..]

Systems that provide for the Maintenance of Life in an isolated living chamber through reutilization of the material available, in particular, by means of a cycle wherein exhaled Carbon Dioxide, urine [..]

Systems composed of a computer or computers, peripheral equipment, such as disks, printers, and terminals, and Telecommunications capabilities.

Devices capable of receiving data, retaining data for an indefinite or finite period of Time, and supplying data upon demand.

Software designed to store, manipulate, manage, and control data for specific uses.

Systems for the delivery of Drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning Drug Preparation, route of administration, site targeting, Metabolism, and [..]

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their Environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

The use of Communication systems, such as Telecommunication, to transmit Emergency information to appropriate providers of Health Services.

The system of glands that release their Secretions (Hormones) directly into the circulatory system. In addition to the Endocrine Glands, included are the Chromaffin System and the Neurosecretory Syste [..]

Two ganglionated neural plexuses in the gut wall which form one of the three major divisions of the Autonomic Nervous System. The enteric Nervous System innervates the Gastrointestinal Tract, the Panc [..]

Computer Programs based on Knowledge developed from consultation with experts on a problem, and the processing and/or formalizing of this Knowledge using these Programs in such a manner that the probl [..]

Passages external to the liver for the conveyance of Bile. These include the Common Bile Duct and the Common Hepatic Duct (Hepatic Duct, Common).

Automatic or hand operated equipment used to control and extinguish fires.

Satellite-based systems providing worldwide continuous position, velocity, Time, and related data

A system for the collection and/or processing of data from various sources, and using the information for Policy Making and management of Health Services. It could be paper-based or Electronic. (From [..]

An impulse-conducting system composed of modified Cardiac Muscle, having the Power of spontaneous Rhythmicity and conduction more highly developed than the Rest of the Heart.

The transmission of messages to staff and Patients within a Hospital.

Systems for delivering Hospital Supplies, Food, laundry, etc., to Patient Care areas.

A Blood group related both to the ABO and P systems that includes several different Antigens found in most people on Erythrocytes, in Milk, and in Saliva. The Antibodies react only at low Temperatures [..]

The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native Cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the Cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of [..]

Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

Portable or implantable devices for infusion of Insulin. Includes open-loop systems which may be Patient-operated or controlled by a pre-set program and are designed for constant delivery of small qua [..]

The outer covering of the body composed of the Skin and the Skin appendages, which are the Hair, the Nails; and the Sebaceous Glands and the Sweat Glands and their ducts.

A system of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal Nephron of the Kidney. These products include Kallikrein; Kinins; Kininase I; Kininase II; and Enkephalinase. This system particip [..]

Information Systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative and clinical activities asso [..]

Aquatic Vertebrate sensory system in fish and Amphibians. It is composed of sense organs (canal organs and pit organs) containing neuromasts (Mechanoreceptors) that detect Water Displacement caused by [..]

Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining Life and Health. Provisions are made for the supplying of Oxygen, Food, Water, Temperature and Pressure control, disposition of [..]

A set of Forebrain structures common to all Mammals that is defined functionally and anatomically. It is implicated in the higher integration of visceral, olfactory, and somatic information as well as [..]

Systems designed to provide information primarily concerned with the administrative functions associated with the provision and utilization of services; also includes program planning, etc.

A system in which the functions of the man and the machine are interrelated and necessary for the operation of the system.

Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to Patients.

Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to Patients in Hospitals. Elements of the system are: Handling the Physician's order, transcription of the order by Nurse and/or P [..]

A system of units used in scientific Work throughout the world and employed in general commercial transactions and Engineering applications. Its units of length, Time, and mass are the meter, second, [..]

A class of devices combining electrical and mechanical components that have at least one of the dimensions in the micrometer range (between 1 micron and 1 millimeter). They include sensors, actuators, [..]

A system of universal Human Blood group Isoantigens with many associated subgroups. The M and N traits are codominant and the S and s traits are probably very closely linked Alleles, including the U A [..]

Institutional systems consisting of more than one Health Facility which have cooperative administrative arrangements through merger, affiliation, shared services, or other collective ventures.

The Muscles, bones (Bone and Bones), and Cartilage of the body.

The entire nerve apparatus, composed of a central part, the Brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and Spinal Nerves, Autonomic Ganglia, and plexuses. (Stedman, 26th ed)

A system of Neurons that has the specialized function to produce and secrete Hormones, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an endocrine organ or system.

Systems where the input data enter the computer directly from the point of origin (usually a terminal or workstation) and/or in which output data are transmitted directly to that terminal point of ori [..]

A specific collection of Optical Components configured to detect, analyze, or manipulate Light.

A Blood group related to the ABO, Lewis and I systems. At least five different Erythrocyte Antigens are possible, some very rare, others almost universal. Multiple Alleles are involved in this Blood g [..]

The craniosacral division of the Autonomic Nervous System. The Cell bodies of the parasympathetic preganglionic fibers are in Brain Stem nuclei and in the sacral spinal cord. They Synapse in cranial A [..]

Organized procedures for establishing Patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.

The Nervous System outside of the Brain and spinal cord. The peripheral Nervous System has autonomic and somatic divisions. The Autonomic Nervous System includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and symp [..]

The interactions between the anterior pituitary and Adrenal Glands, in which Corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the Adrenal Cortex and adrenal cortical Hormones suppress the production of Corticotropin b [..]

The alternative patterns of systemic response deployed by Plants in situ to fend off pathogens.

Laboratory and other services provided to Patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and Laboratory testing using automated information entry.

The units based on political theory and chosen by countries under which their governmental Power is organized and administered to their citizens.

A system of vessels in which Blood, after passing through one Capillary bed, is conveyed through a second set of Capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to th [..]

A system wherein reimbursement rates are set, for a given period of Time, prior to the circumstances giving rise to actual reimbursement claims.

Information Systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with t [..]

Systems used to prompt or aid the Memory. The systems can be computerized reminders, Color coding, Telephone calls, or devices such as letters and Postcards.

The tubular and cavernous organs and structures, by means of which Pulmonary Ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the Blood are brought about.

Systems consisting of two Enzymes, a modification methylase and a Restriction Endonuclease. They are closely related in their specificity and protect the DNA of a given bacterial species. The methylas [..]

Erythrocyte Isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) Blood group system, the most complex of all Human Blood Groups. The major Antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of Erythroblastosis Fetalis.

Systems in which an intraCellular signal is generated in response to an interCellular primary messenger such as a Hormone or Neurotransmitter. They are intermediate signals in Cellular processes such [..]

The intracellular Transfer of information (biological activation/Inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/Inhibition signal from a biologically active mo [..]

An approach to Health care financing with only one source of money for paying Health Care Providers. The scope may be national (the Canadian System), state-wide, or community-based. The payer may be a [..]

An error-prone mechanism or set of functions for repairing damaged microbial DNA. SOS functions (a concept reputedly derived from the SOS of the international distress signal) are involved in DNA Repa [..]

The Mouth, Teeth, Jaws, Pharynx, and related structures as they relate to Mastication, Deglutition, and Speech.

The thoracolumbar division of the Autonomic Nervous System. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers originate in Neurons of the intermediolateral column of the spinal cord and project to the paravertebral an [..]

All the organs involved in Reproduction and the formation and release of URINE. It includes the Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder; Urethra, and the organs of Reproduction - Ovaries, Uterus; Fallopian Tubes; V [..]

The neural systems which act on Vascular Smooth Muscle to control Blood Vessel diameter. The major neural control is through the Sympathetic Nervous System.

Screens which absorb the energy in the x-ray beam that has penetrated the Patient and convert this energy into a Light pattern which has as nearly as possible the same information as the original x-ra [..]

Specific systems and formulas that are used to determine the winning team to bet on in a match or race.

These are wagering formulas that players reference before making a bet. A betting "system" is usually tied to a set of statistical parameters.

system|lang=en ''The Python language's huge object library includes a full set of features for systems programming.'' — [http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/lang/python/sysprog.html Systems Pro [..]