Over the last 15 years, a comprehensive range of international standards has been developed to define the general principles of user centred design and good practice in user interface design. Most of the standards specify general principles rather than the precise details of the interface. The paper briefly describes how standards are created and reviews the definitions of usability. HCI and us...

This paper reexamines the theoretical literature on international labor standards, providing an overview of its main analytical arguments. Among the situations in which a case for labor standards may arise are imperfections in labor markets, market power effects in international trade, and concerns that consumers may have about the working conditions or rights that workers enjoy. The paper emph...

This paper describes the role of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), as a science-based and democratic standard-setting organisation that provides guidance on preventing the spread of animal diseases, including zoonoses, in international trade. The World Trade Organization is identified as the international institution with the legal power to encourage adherence to international sta...

The research being reported should have been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and should comply with all relevant legislation. Researchers should present their results clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation. Researchers should strive to describe their methods clearly and unambiguously so that their findings can be confirmed by ...

AAALAC International is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes humane treatment of animals in science through a voluntary international accreditation program. AAALAC International accreditation is recognized around the world as a symbol of high quality animal care and use for research, teaching and testing, as well as promoting animal welfare. Animals owned by the institution that are ...

We examine anticipatory prcxiuct standards intended to improve the strategic position of fInns in an international patent race where fInns do R&D to develop products that are close substitutes. The effects of a standard are shown to depend on the way the standard is specified, which ftnn develops which product, and on the order in which products are discovered. Simple standards are, in general,...

L a n g Tech 2002: The New Europe an Fo rum for Language Te c h n o l ogy, was held from 26t h to 27t h S eptember 2002 at the Hotel S ch we i ze r h o f in Berl i n . It can fa i rly claim to be the first eve n t o f a new type in European speech and language circl e s, due to its strong focus on the commercial playe rs and ap p l i c at i o n domains of human language tech n o l ogies as a wh...

UNLABELLED On the international level, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) are writing and reviewing standards relating to the indoor environment on a regular basis. This presentation will focus on the development of standards for the indoor therm...

This paper explores the relationship between the institutional arrangements for setting financial accounting standards in the United States of America (U.S.) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) with a view to exploring the likelihood that the U.S. will adopt IASB standards in place of its own. Our paper highlights the role of nationalistic and political influences on interna...