Glossary

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The degree to which a diagnostic test or treatment produces a desired result in patients in the daily practice of medicine.

The degree to which a diagnostic test or treatment produces a desired result in patients under the idealized circumstances of a clinical trial.

The ability of a substance (such as protein therapeutic) to produce a desired clinical effect; its strength and effectiveness.

Efficiency of cleaning, disinfection, or a process involving these actions singly or in combination, is expressed as the logarithm base 10 of the ratio of initial and final quantities and concentrations of tracer (see 3.7, DIS 14698-3) Symbol = E. ISO 14698-3.NOTE: The efficiency, a non-dimensional number, is the number of reductions by order of magnitude; i.e. of divisions by 10 of the tracer quantity or concentration. Expressions such as log cycle number or log number are not recommended. Examples:a) Where the initial concentration of microorganisms (by gram of biofilm, or by cm² of surface) is 107 and the final concentration is 10³, the efficiency is then: E = log10 (107/10³) = log10 (104) = 4.b) Where the initial quantity of soiling is 300 mg per cm², and the final quantity is 20mg per cm², the efficiency is then: E = log10 (300/20) = log10 (15) = 1.2.

The efficiency of a welded joint is expressed as a numerical (decimal) quantity and is used in the design of a joint as a multiplier of the appropriate allowable stress value taken from the applicable table in Subpart 1 of Section II (Materials), Part D (Properties) (see UW-12) – ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

The output or discharge from a process, such as a wastewater treatment process.

Effluent management is becoming more important with the impact it has on the environment. It is essentially important for categories of drugs whose waste cannot be discharge to drains without special filtration etc.

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (ICH)

European Free Trade Association

Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Environmental Health and Safety

European Hygienic Equipment Design Group guides

European Hyienic Equipment Design Group guides

Electron Ionization

Electronic Industries Association

Establishment Inspection Report (FDA)

Environmental Impact Report

Enterprise Information System

Expansion Joint Manufacturer’s Association

Establishment Licensing Application

A fibrous protein that is the major constituent of the yellow elastic fibers of connective tissue.

Rubber or rubber-like material possessing elasticity.