GC: n S: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/IRFFI/Resources/Joint+Needs+Assessment.pdf (last access: 22 April 2013); http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/grants/needs.pdf (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Systematic process to acquire an accurate, thorough picture of the strengths and weaknesses of a school community that can be used in response to the academic needs of all students for improving student achievement
GC: n S: http://www.refugeesinternational.org/policy/field-report/rohingya-bangladesh-maintaining-status-quo-squandering-rare-opportunity (last access: 25 April 2013); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21455675 (last access: 2 September 2014). N: Urban slums, just as refugee communities, constitute a settlement structure that is proven to foster a distinct set of health problems. One billion people are currently estimated to live in slum communities, causing this
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/en/ (29.11.2013); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ntd/ (last access: 5 November 2013). N: 1. Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) are a group of infectious diseases that are the source of tremendous suffering because of their disfiguring, debilitating, and sometimes deadly impact. 2. They are called neglected because they
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GC: n S: http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=499§ionid=41568287 (last access: 22 September 2016); https://www.med.illinois.edu/m2/pathology/TAReviews/neoplasia.php (last access: 22 September 2016). N: 1. 1868, from neo- (word-forming element meaning “new, recent,” used in a seemingly endless number of adjectives and nouns, mostly coined since c. 1880, from Greek neo-, comb. form of neos “new, young, youthful;
GC: adj S: MSKCC – https://www.mskcc.org/event/pathology-neoplastic-diseases (last access: 22 September 2016); Medscape – http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/779872-overview (last access: 22 September 2016). N: 1. From neo- (Greek, neos, new) + -plastic (plassein, to mold), after neoplasm; Pertaining to malignancy, neoplasm. International Scientific Vocabulary. First Known Use: 1871. of, relating to, or constituting a
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GC: n S: http://www.wikidiff.com/neoplastic/neoplasty (last access: 23 September 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4858376 (last access: 23 September 2016). N: 1. Greek, neos, new, plassein, to mold. A plastic surgery procedure to restore a part or add a new part. neoplastic, adj. 2. (Surgery) the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of
GC: n S: UCLA – http://nephrology.ucla.edu/ (last access: 10 February 2016); http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291440-1797(last access: 10 February 2016). N: 1. 1839, from nephro- (before vowels nephr-, word-forming element meaning “kidney, kidneys,” from nephro-, comb. form of Greek nephros “kidney”) + -ology (word-forming element indicating “branch of knowledge, science,” now the usual form
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GC: n S: UNTERM – http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/WebView/53CF0ED27499877F852569FA0000FC4E?OpenDocument (last access: 6 March 2013); UN – http://www.un.org/en/ga/62/plenary/globalhumanorder/bkg.shtml (last access: 2 September 2014); http://www.eu-un.europa.eu/articles/es/article_10716_es.htm (last access: 2 September 2014). N: The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order. The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 55/48 of 29 November 2000
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/tobacco/healthwarningsdatabase/addiction/en/ (last access: 24 November 2015); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53018/ / (last access: 24 November 2015). N: 1. – nicotine (n): poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco leaves, 1819, from French nicotine, earlier nicotiane, from Modern Latin Nicotiana, formal botanical name for the tobacco plant, named for
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GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/non-governmental-organisation (last access: 11 March 2023); UN – https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2/list-of-non-governmental-organization-accredited-to-the-conference-of-states-parties.html (last access: 11 March 2023). N: 1. – non (prefix): a prefix used freely in English and meaning “not, lack of,” or “sham,” giving a negative sense to any word, 14c., from Anglo-French noun-, from Old
GC: n S: MN – http://www.medicinenet.com/nonsteroidal_antiinflammatory_drugs/article.htm (last access: 5 February 2016); WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/nonsteroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs-nsaids (last access: 5 February 2016). N: 1. Origin of NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug First Known Use: 1982. 2. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to relieve pain and inflammation from arthritis and related conditions. They work
GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/disarmament/WMD/Nuclear/ (last access: 22 November 2014); BPO – http://www.baselpeaceoffice.org/article/united-nations-general-assembly-takes-new-action-nuclear-disarmament (last access: 22 November 2014). N: 1. nuclear (adj): 1846, “of or like the nucleus of a cell,” from nucleus + -ar, probably by influence of French nucléaire. Use in atomic physics is from 1914; of