Glossary

Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone

An unordered collection of clones (i.e., cloned DNA from a particular organism) whose relationship to each other can be established by physical mapping.

Lithium Chloride

A document from a contractor, subcontractor, materials man, equipment leaser, or other party to the construction project (the claimant) stating they have received payment and waive any future lien rights to the property (of the owner).

Leucocyte Inhibitory Factor

Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection

A technique to assess the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product, process, or service, by: -Compiling an inventory of relevant energy and material inputs and environmental releases.-Evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with identified inputs and releases.

Total cost of ownership over the life of an asset (building or equipment). Typical areas of expenditure which are included in calculating the whole-life cost, include construction and acquisition, operations, maintenance, depreciation and cost of finance.

(ICH Q8 (R2)) All phases in the life of a product from the initial development through marketing until the product’s discontinuation.

The use of any one of several structured methods to plan, design, implement, test. and operate a system from its conception to the termination of its use.

Last-In-First-Out

(ICH Q3A (R2)) An agent with a strong affinity to a metal ion.

A molecule that can bind to another molecule in or on cells.

A molecule or ion that is bound to protein; a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule.

An enzyme that causes fragments of DNA or RNA to link together; used with restriction enzymes to create recombinant DNA.

The LDAP protocol (directory service) is a TCP/IP-based directory access protocol. It is considered the standard solution for directory services in Internet based networks. LDAP has a universal format, which supports display of all names.

Functionally equivalent. Replacement of a part with a part that meets the original specification in terms of:Functionality: input range; output range; accuracy specifications; operational specifications; and materials of construction.

Set of data that may be used for research, public health or health care operations without an authorization or waiver of authorization. The limited data set is defined as PHI that excludes the following direct identifiers of the individual or of relatives, employers or household members of the individual: names; postal address information, (other than town or city, State and zip code); telephone and FAX numbers; electronic mail addresses; SSN; medical record numbers; health plan beneficiary numbers; account numbers; certificate/license numbers; vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plates; device identifiers and serial numbers; web universal resource locators (URLs); internet protocol (IP) address; biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints; full face photos, and comparable images. A covered entity must enter into a data use agreement with the recipient of a limited data set. It should be noted that although a limited data set is subject to only select provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, it might be covered by the Common Rule. Therefore, the Partners policy will be that a request for use or disclosure of a limited data set must be submitted to the IRB.