DEM means the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
IST means Indian Standard Time.
DAS means digital addressable cable systems comprising of an electronic device (which includes hardware and its associated software) or more than one electronic device put in an integrated system through which signals of the network can be sent in encrypted form and decoded by the devices having an activated conditional access system at the premises of the subscriber within the limits of authorization made through CAS and SMS, by the cable operator to the subscriber on the explicit choice and request of such subscriber;
WADA means the World Anti-Doping Agency.
OJEU means the Official Journal of the European Union.
Cadre means the strength of a service or a part of a service sanctioned as a separate unit.
Primer means a coating labeled and formulated for application to a substrate to provide a firm bond between the substrate and subsequent coats.
Cueing means giving verbal, audio, or visual clues during an activity to help an individual complete the activity without hands-on assistance.
NI 52-109 means National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings;
SUR means the software use rights agreements which include additional or supplemental terms and conditions under which Software is licensed and which is made available on xxx.xxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxx.
ESFA means the Education and Skills Funding Agency;
NZME means all companies in the NZME Group including but not limited to APN Holdings NZ Limited, NZME. Publishing Limited, NZME. Radio Limited, GrabOne Limited and all brands and operating companies controlled by or associated with those entities.
DES means the Washington state Department of Enterprise Services, any division, section, office, unit or other entity of DES or any of the officers or other officials lawfully representing DES.
Handgun means a firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged by an action of an explosive where the length of the barrel, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed 12 inches; provided, however, that the term "handgun" shall not include a gun which discharges a single shot of .46 centimeters or less in diameter.
FLEGT means Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, and is a reference to the EU scheme to address the problem of illegally logged timber.
SAQA means the South African Qualifications Authority;
SUD means Substance Use Disorder and refers to a condition in which the use of one or more substances leads to a clinically significant impairment or distress per the latest DSM.
Panchayat means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas;
NI 52-107 means National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles, Auditing Standards and Reporting Currency;
SANS : means the South African National Standards.
ALS means advanced life support.
NI 51-102 means National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations;
Curie means a unit of quantity of radioactivity. One curie (Ci) is that quantity of radioactive material which decays at the rate of 3.7E+10 transformations per second (tps).
PAGA means the Private Attorneys General Act (Labor Code §§ 2698. et seq.).
Dementia means an illness characterized by multiple cognitive deficits which represent a decline from previous levels of functioning and include memory impairment and one or more of the following cognitive disturbances: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, and disturbance in executive functioning.
MVAR means megavolt ampere of reactive power.