News tagged with guidelines
Female sex offenders protected by the criminal justice system
Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the Americ ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 30, 2012 |
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NASA offers guidelines to protect historic sites on the Moon
(Phys.org) -- NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites and preserve ongoing and future ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2012 |
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A new order for CPR, spelled C-A-B
The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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NY judge wants to hear victims in cyberbully case
(AP) -- A judge delayed the sentencing of an eyewear website operator who intimidated customers, saying he first wants to hear testimony from dozens of victims who reported they were threatened with violence, including murder ...
May 10, 2012 |
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New Evidence Shakes up Perceptions of Salt
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening
(AP) -- Are doctors overtreating breast cancer? At a breast cancer conference Friday in Barcelona, experts discussed how to implement mammogram screening programs across Europe, balancing fighting cancer ...
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Guidelines for preparing high school psychology teachers approved
The American Psychological Association Council of Representatives has approved a new set of national guidelines that outline models for preparing high school teachers to teach psychology effectively. The guidelines will be ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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New design means cheaper, more sustainable construction
People are always looking for ways to make something less expensive and more environmentally friendly - and a team of researchers from North Carolina State University has figured out how to do both of those ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies
(AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Slow Down -- Those Lines On The Road Are Longer Than You Think
Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet."
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' (Update)
(AP) -- The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Assumptions can steer physical behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- Higher expectations can be the prescription for more physical activity.
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Exercising to government standards could lower your death risk
Following federal government recommendations on exercise might lead to a longer life for all adults, according to a new study nearly 250,000 Americans.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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CDC issues updated bloodstream infection prevention guidelines
New guidelines, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) outline steps to eliminate bloodstream infections in patients with ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Study: 6.5 percent of adults active enough at work
(AP) -- If you think you do enough physical activity at work to keep you healthy, you're probably wrong.
May 26, 2011 |
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Guideline
A guideline is any document that aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory (protocol would be a better term for a mandatory procedure). Guidelines are an essential part of the larger process of governance.
Guidelines may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or private) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality.
Examples or guidelines are:
For more information about Guideline, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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