Definition of Terms Used in the National Organic Program by James J. Ferguson

“… The National Organic Program (NOP) under the direction of the Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture was established to "facilitate domestic and international marketing of fresh and processed food that is organically produced and assure consumers that such products meet consistent, uniform standards." The final rule of the National Organic Program covers production, packing and processing, marketing, retailing, and other aspects of organic operations. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism: a hidden creedal text and catechetical manual in the Malawian Reformed Church 1889-2012 by W. S. D. Zeze

“…The constitution, the church order and the liturgical formularies of the CCAP Nkhoma Synod equally mention that the Heidelberg Catechism is one of the church’s doctrinal standards. The Catechism had never been translated into the official language of this Church, implying that the content of the catechism has been withheld from its members. …”
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The Impact of KLT Coder on the Image Distortion in Astronomy by Petr Pata

“…The results are compared with JPEG2000 standard. The KLT encoder provides better results from the RMSE point of view. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARKETING ORIENTATION IN POLAND BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES by Beata Nowotarska-Romaniak

“…Marketing is a tool for expansion and fight for company to achieve a position on the market, which is judged by generally accepted standards such as: sales volume, market share and profit levels. …”
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Vie privée, morale publique : le fascisme et le « problème » homosexuel by Lorenzo Benadusi

“…Individuals who led a double life, yet formally adhered to the standards of respectability, were able to elude the encroachment of politics and repressive actions in their lives. …”
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Field Production of Palms by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, Jack Miller

“…When dug and tied properly, many more palms can be loaded into a standard shipping container than could similarly sized trees. …”
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5-pass zero-knowledge identity authentication scheme based on matrix completion problem by Houzhen WANG, Xinwei CAI, Yan GUO, Huanguo ZHANG

“…To solve the problem that most identity authentication schemes are vulnerable to quantum-computing attacks and low efficiency, a new 5-pass zero-knowledge identity authentication scheme was designed based on the matrix completion problem (MCP).Since the MCP is NP-complete, the proposed scheme has the potential to avoid quantum-computing attacks.Compared with the existing similar protocols, the proposed scheme reduced the fraud probability from 2/3 to 1/2 by adding a single round of interaction, and had the advantages of easy implementation and small key size.Moreover, based on the proposed zero-knowledge authentication scheme and Fiat-Shamir standard transformation method, a secure and efficient digital signature algorithm against quantum-computing can be obtained.…”
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MIMO OTA performance testing of vehicles by Lei LI, Guiming WEI, Guokai JIANG, Jiaxu FENG, Xiang WU

“…Intelligent traffic system is one of promising technologies for traffic industry.Based on communication among cars, pedestrian, traffic infrastructure and cellular networks, it’s able to significantly promote on road safety and efficiency by making proper traffic instructions.How to precisely evaluate the communication performance of a whole vehicle become a hot-topic in the field.Unfortunately, there is still no solution about the setup and procedures for the OTA testing.A low-cost solution was proposed by reconstructing channel models and optimizing the existing testing system framework that referred to as multi-probe anechoic chamber.The proposed method was able to multiple the test area with limited channel emulator RF channels by introducing a low-cost digital converter.Numerical simulations indicate that the proposed method has the ability to reproduce spatial and temporal correlation features of the target channel model, which is coherent with related standards’ requirements.…”
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Climate Responsive Design Simulation and Modelling for Industrial Heritage by Manuel V. Castilla

“…Many architects have recently observed that different phases of sustainable design require a set of calculations and simulations that are necessary as a new standard design. The valuable contributions to the process of sustainable design has a common denominator: solar radiation and comfort. …”
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Parametric Modeling of RV Reducer and Realization of 3D Printing Rapid Prototyping by Xiaxi Li, Jiankun Cui

“…Taking the RV reducer parts design as the research object, the transmission principle and system composition of RV reducer are introduced, the parametric equation of standard cycloidal gear is expounded, and the parametric modeling method of cycloidal pinwheel based on Autodesk Inventor software platform is mainly discussed. …”
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Volunteer Training Series: Recognizing Young People by Georgene Bender, Tracy Tesdall, Judith Levings

“…This 5-page fact sheet discusses recognition of participation, progress toward goals, standards of excellence, peer competition, and cooperation in the context of 4-H Clubs. …”
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Convergences et divergences dans la phase de la cosituation d’une recherche entre des formateurs de stagiaires en enseignement secondaire by Josée-Anne Gouin, Christine Hamel

“…Nearly 17 years after the arrival of the standard Teacher training - Orientations - Professional skills (Quebec Ministry of Education, 2001), several challenges remain in the practical training of future Québec teachers. …”
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Réformes éducatives sous le Front populaire et mise à l’épreuve des normes professionnelles et pédagogiques. Le cas du livret Fontègne by Jean-Yves Seguy

“…This approach supposed a new standard to teach, leading in principle to develop practices being inspired by principles of the new education, by putting the pupils in situations allowing them to express their aptitudes. …”
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Comparison of two multiaxial fatigue models applied to dental implants by JM. Ayllon, C Navarro, J. Vázquez, J. Domínguez

“…The results of applying both life prediction models are compared with experimental results arising from the application of ISO-14801 standard to a commercial dental implant…”
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Le numérique et le dictionnaire : l’impact de l’artéfact numérique sur la lexicographie (1970-2010) by Marie-Hélène Lay

“…Secondly, in the 1990s, with the rise of standards both types of lexicographical practice came together around common concepts and tools. …”
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Student attitudes towards electronic information resources by Kathryn Ray, Joan Day

“…Studies were undertaken to determine the level of use of this type of resource, how students feel about various issues surrounding electronic resources and whether attitudes change dependent upon subject studied. 317 students across three universities completed questionnaires to determine level of use of various electronic information resources; ways in which they felt electronic resources had hindered or improved their academic career; if they perceived themselves capable of using the resources; would the standard of their work suffer without the use of these resources; and the various methods employed to acquire the skills necessary to use the sources. 155 students were questioned as part of a larger study IMPEL2, investigating the Impact on People of Electronic Libraries, supplemented by 162 students, questioned as part of an MA Dissertation, using the same methodology.…”
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A Zone-Based Self-Organized Handover Scheme for Heterogeneous Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks by Murad Khan, Kijun Han

“…Furthermore, a new event is proposed and added to the IEEE 802.21: media independent handover (MIH) standard to integrate the functionality of multithreshold. …”
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Measurement and analysis on channel large scale fading characteristics of conference room at 15 GHz by Jun SUN, Lijuan XIE, Hui XU, Shunshun LIU

“…The channel large scale fading characteristics and the relationship between distance and path loss were analyzed，and path loss exponent and the shadow fading standard variance were calculated. In the measurement，one double ridged guide antenna with 27 dBi gain and one omni antenna were used. …”
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La réciprocité comme déterminant de l’espace éducatif : le care permet-il de repenser l’éducation politique à la liberté ? by Sébastien Charbonnier

“…By the standards of care theories, this article offers a critical of the moral concept of autonomy so as to think political education to freedom. …”
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Le paysage comme contre-pouvoir au service des habitants by Cyrille Marlin

“…Normative in the sense that it defines standard approaches to the ordinary lives of the people, of the inhabitants for whom it is supposedly intended. …”
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