Siddha system is the ancient Dravidian system of medicine presently practiced predominantly in South India. In practice, generally the plants used are often in the compound form to which either herbs, metals, minerals and animals products are added. This paper attempts to describe the need for standardizing the drugs since the efficacy of medicines depends on their genuineness, indicating the m...

This guide was commissioned by MoD through the Avionic Systems Standardisation Committee (ASSC). It compares the Def Stan 00-18 series of interface standards with several Electronic Industries Association (EIA) civil data transmission standards and two civil avionics data transmission standards developed by Air Radio Incorporated (ARINC) under the auspices of the Airlines Electrical Engineering...

Now-a-days it has become quite common to use modern electric heating devices in the place of conventional ones. A stud was conducted to standardize the temperature for the preparation of Pravala Bhasma by using Electric Muffle furnace (EMF) The details are presented in this article.

OBJECTIVES Many countries try to efficiently deliver high quality healthcare services at lower and manageable costs where healthcare information and communication technologies (ICT) standardisation may play an important role. New Zealand provides a good model of healthcare ICT standardisation. The purpose of this study was to review the current healthcare ICT standardisation and progress in New...

In 2004, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) released a safety alert relating to the management and use of infusion devices in England and Wales. The alert called for the standardisation of infusion devices and a consideration of using centralised equipment systems to manage device storage. There has also been growing interest in smart-pump technology, such as dose error reduction softwar...

This paper explores the field of ICT standardisation related to learning analytics, a new class of technologies being introduced to schools, universities and further education as a consequence of increased access to data from learning activities. Learning analytics has implication for how the individual manages data and knowledge about herself and her learning, highlighting issues of privacy, o...

This paper looks at some of the aspects of standardisation primarily from the perspective of a Working Group. This practical view may be not too terribly scientific, but it highlights some important down-to-earth aspects of our work. The text considers the structural constraints under which Working Groups operate. It also discusses the restricting, and some of the enabling factors. Some of thes...

of master's thesis Abstract: Compatibility, interoperability, market growth and technology utilisation are key issues in competitiveness for a telecommunications company. Standardisation can help to achieve these goals. Participation in standardisation is a strategic decision because of long term impacts and commitment to substantially different evolvement paths, and should therefore be linked ...

Every multinational business is faced with a very important marketing decision: to standardise or to adapt its marketing mix? This case study outlines a theoretical exegesis of global standardisation and international adaptation, presents these two perspectives. The debate between these two concepts is explored and their respective benefits considered. Subsequently, the role of the marketing mi...

on behalf of the image biomarker standardisation initiative The image biomarker standardisation initiative (IBSI) is an independent international collaboration which works towards standardisation of image biomarkers. Reproducibility and validation of studies in quantitative image analysis/ radiomics is a major challenge for the field (Gillies et al., 2015; Hatt et al., 2016; Yip and Aerts, 2016...