Global integration and greater economic interaction implies a need for interoperability and compatibility which can be achieved through appropriate standards for technology and procedures. Such standards are the product of market processes which are historically and culturally specific but which now impact on a much broader range of actors. Understanding the dynamics of these processes is neces...

According to relevant standards and specifications at home and abroad, the acceptance tests that must be performed to validate whether the grid-connection/splitting process and grid-connection operation of micro-grid meet the relevant technical requirements have been studied in this paper. Combining the technical requirements of the micro-grid, this paper gives the conditions, measuring instrum...

Viral examination is routinely carried out in most routine diagnostic microbiology laboratories. Most often, this comprises the detection of viral antigens and antibodies, and less commonly the isolation of viruses and the detection of viral nucleic acids. However, there are no standards or guidelines available for processing these specimens in routine diagnostic laboratories or for referral to...

We conducted a review to establish the range and scope of current telemedicine guidelines and standards. Published guidelines were identified by searching the Medline and Telemedicine Information Exchange (TIE) databases, and by performing a Google search using the term 'telemedicine guidelines'. Three types of guidelines were identified, namely clinical, operational and technical. Clinical gui...

Time for a Change For many years, the U.S. system of gear accuracy tolerances has been provided by AGMA 2000-A88, Gear Classification and Inspection Handbook. This document has been commonly used for gear accuracy specifications in contractual agreements for vendor-supplied gears. Also, it has often been used as the basis of internal company gear tolerance systems. The material within AGMA 2000...

Little is known about the impact of standards on the economic development of countries which are latecomers to industrial manufacturing and innovation. Standardization is regarded primarily as a technical issue, and hence receives only limited high-level policy support. However, technical standards contribute at least as much as patents to economic growth. As a key mechanism for the diffusion o...

The program responds to the mandate of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, which created NIJ and directed it to encourage research and development to improve the criminal justice system and to disseminate the results to Federal, State, and local agencies. The Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program is an applied research effort that determines the technological nee...

The program responds to the mandate of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, which created NIJ and directed it to encourage research and development to improve the criminal justice system and to disseminate the results to Federal, State, and local agencies. The Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program is an applied research effort that determines the technological nee...