Category: D

Describing an evaluation used to help in the making of a decision, thus influencing both development and implementation.  

A choice made between two or more available alternatives.  

The lining of the uterus during pregnancy. A membrane which lines the uterus after fertilisation. Epithelial tissue of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, that is shed in menstruation and after the birth of a baby. The modified mucous membrane that lines the wall of the uterus (womb) during pregnancy and is shed with…

A unit for measuring the relative loudness of sound on a scale beginning with 1 for the faintest audible sound. Unit of measurement expressing the intensity or loudness of sound relative to that of a standard; intensity of sound in bels is the logarithm of the ratio of the intensity of that sound and a…

A condition resulting from brain injury that renders voluntary muscular control and conscious action impossible. Person subjected to cutting of the spinal cord at the level of the brainstem, usually as a result of severe trauma; also refers to body position assumed by patients with severe brain damage (decerebrate rigidity or posturing) with the extremities…

A type of organization in which a great deal of authority is delegated to lower levels of management, decentralization.  

The situation in which a significant number of job activities and a maximum amount of authority are delegated to subordinates, decentralized organization.  

A leverage ratio that indicates the percentage of all organizational assets provided by organizational creditors.    

In research, informing subjects of the true design and purpose of an experiment following their participation in it when partial or deceptive information may have been provided beforehand.  

A condition that causes weakness and the inability to function adequately under normal environmental conditions, debility.