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| Abandoned mines |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8500 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Mines | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Mining | |
| Mining industry | |
| Abandonments |
| Scope Note: | |
| The voluntary surrender of property, or a right to property, without an attempt to reclaim | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8360 | |
| Use For: | |
| Buildings, Abandoned | |
| Property, Abandoned | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Escheat laws | |
| Neighborhood blight | |
| Property rights | |
| Abbreviations |
| Broader Term: | |
| Language | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Writing | |
| ABC transporters |
| Related Terms: | |
| Adenosine triphosphatase | |
| Biochemistry | |
| Abdomen |
| Scope Note: | |
| That part of the body that contains all the organs between the chest and the pelvis | |
| Use For: | |
| Belly | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Anatomy & physiology | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Abdominal surgery | |
| Gastroenterology | |
| Hernias | |
| Stomach | |
| Abdominal surgery |
| Scope Note: | |
| Surgery in the abdominal area | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Surgery | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Abdomen | |
| Gastrointestinal surgery | |
| Liposuction | |
| Abduction |
| Use Instead: | |
| Kidnapping | |
| Ability |
| Narrower Term: | |
| Cognitive ability | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Aptitudes | |
| Ability grouping |
| Scope Note: | |
| Assigning students to classes or programs according to ability | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Tracking (Education) | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Classification | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Ability tests | |
| Child placement | |
| Educational evaluation | |
| Gifted children | |
| Gifted education | |
| Ability tests |
| Scope Note: | |
| Any test that assesses an individual's ability or skills, physical or mental, in any context | |
| Use For: | |
| Skills tests | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Tests | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Ability grouping | |
| Achievement tests | |
| Cognitive ability | |
| Educational evaluation | |
| Skill development | |
| Standardized tests | |
| Abnormal psychology |
| Scope Note: | |
| Study of the nature of psychopathology, its causes, and its treatment | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Clinical psychology | |
| Psychology | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Brain damage | |
| Brain diseases | |
| Mental disorders | |
| Psychopathology | |
| Abnormal returns |
| Scope Note: | |
| When the return on an asset or security is in excess of the expected rate of return | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 3400 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Rates of return | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Expected returns | |
| Securities analysis | |
| Securities trading | |
| Stock prices | |
| Abolition of slavery |
| Scope Note: | |
| Outlawing of the trade in human slaves | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Slavery | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Emancipation of slaves | |
| Slave trade | |
| Underground Railroad | |
| Aboriginal peoples--Canada |
| Use Instead: | |
| Native North Americans | |
| Aboriginal students |
| Use Instead: | |
| Native students | |
| Aborigines |
| Use Instead: | |
| Native peoples | |
| Abortion |
| Use For: | |
| Induced abortion | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Medical procedures | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Birth control | |
| Fetuses | |
| Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act 2003-US | |
| Prenatal development | |
| Pro choice movement | |
| Pro life movement | |
| Womens health | |
| Womens rights movement | |
| Abortion rights movement |
| Use Instead: | |
| Pro choice movement | |
| Abrasives |
| Broader Term: | |
| Cleaning compounds | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Detergents | |
| Abreast of the market (wsj) |
| Scope Note: | |
| Wall Street Journal column heading--used to index WSJ ONLY | |
| Absentee voting |
| Classification Code: | |
| 1210 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Voting | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Elections | |
| Voter registration | |
| Absenteeism |
| Use For: | |
| Labor absenteeism | |
| Work absence | |
| Narrower Term: | |
| Sick leave | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Attendance | |
| Employee counseling | |
| School attendance | |
| Truancy | |
| Work ethic | |
| Working hours | |
| Absolute zero |
| Scope Note: | |
| Temperature at which substances possess no thermal energy; equal to -273 degrees Celsius | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Temperature | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Cryogenic engineering | |
| Physics | |
| Superfluidity | |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Absorption costing |
| Scope Note: | |
| Accounting method that treats manufacturing costs differently from nonmanufacturing costs | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 4120 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Cost accounting | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Direct costs | |
| Overhead costs | |
| Production costs | |
| Absorption rates |
| Scope Note: | |
| Expressed as a percentage, number of properties that can be bought or sold in a particular market | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8360 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Real estate | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Commercial real estate | |
| Commercial space | |
| Occupancy rates | |
| Office buildings | |
| Office space | |
| Abuse of adults |
| Use Instead: | |
| Adult abuse & neglect | |
| Abuse of children |
| Use Instead: | |
| Child abuse & neglect | |
| Abuse, Psychological |
| Use Instead: | |
| Emotional abuse | |
| Abused adults |
| Use Instead: | |
| Adult abuse & neglect | |
| Abused children |
| Use Instead: | |
| Child abuse & neglect | |
| Academic achievement |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Grade point average | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Education | |
| Narrower Term: | |
| Academic achievement gaps | |
| Academic degrees | |
| Academic grading | |
| Achievement tests | |
| Academic achievement gaps |
| Scope Note: | |
| Differences in performance between disadvantaged and minority/ethnic students and their peers | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Achievement gaps--Education | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Academic achievement | |
| Education | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Academic standards | |
| Academic underachievement | |
| At risk students | |
| Education discrimination | |
| Low income groups | |
| Minority & ethnic groups | |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US | |
| Academic degrees |
| Scope Note: | |
| A title conferred on students upon graduating from a program of study at a college or university | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Associates degree | |
| Bachelors degree | |
| Doctoral degree | |
| Masters degree | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Academic achievement | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Colleges & universities | |
| Graduate studies | |
| Graduation requirements | |
| Higher education | |
| MBA programs & graduates | |
| Academic failure |
| Scope Note: | |
| The failure of a student to meet academic standards, including failure to be promoted or to graduate | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Failure, Academic | |
| Student failure | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Failure | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Academic achievement | |
| Academic grading | |
| Academic probation | |
| Academic underachievement | |
| At risk students | |
| Grade repetition | |
| Graduation requirements | |
| School dropouts | |
| Social promotion | |
| Academic freedom |
| Scope Note: | |
| Educators' freedom to teach and research what they choose | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Education | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Colleges & universities | |
| Curricula | |
| Research | |
| Teachers | |
| Teaching | |
| Academic grading |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Grading of students | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Academic achievement | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Academic failure | |
| Academic probation | |
| Achievement tests | |
| Cheating | |
| Education portfolios | |
| Educational evaluation | |
| Tests | |
| Academic guidance counseling |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Guidance counseling | |
| Student counseling | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Counseling | |
| Education | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Career preparation | |
| Counselor client relationships | |
| Counselor education | |
| School counseling | |
| Academic libraries |
| Scope Note: | |
| Library in a higher educational institution, such as a college or university | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| College libraries | |
| Research libraries | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Libraries | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Librarians | |
| Library collections | |
| Library resources | |
| School libraries | |
| Academic marketing |
| Scope Note: | |
| Efforts of educational institutions to attract students and funding | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 7000 | |
| 8306 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Marketing | |
| Narrower Term: | |
| Student recruitment | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Admissions policies | |
| College admissions | |
| College choice | |
| Colleges & universities | |
| Enrollment management | |
| Enrollments | |
| Academic probation |
| Scope Note: | |
| Period during which a student is given a chance to improve his grades or behavior | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Probation (Education) | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Academic failure | |
| Academic grading | |
| Academic underachievement | |
| Academic publishing |
| Use Instead: | |
| Scholarly publishing | |
| Academic standards |
| Scope Note: | |
| Standards for performance in defined academic areas set at the local, state, or federal levels | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Standards | |
| Academic underachievement |
| Scope Note: | |
| Student performance that is below standards or below potential | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8306 | |
| Use For: | |
| Underachievement (Education) | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Academic achievement | |
| Academic achievement gaps | |
| Academic failure | |
| Academic probation | |
| Academic standards | |
| At risk students | |
| Grade repetition | |
| Social promotion | |
| Academy awards |
| Scope Note: | |
| Most prominent film awards in the US | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 8307 | |
| Use For: | |
| Oscars (Motion picture awards) | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Awards & honors | |
| Motion picture industry | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Actors | |
| Golden Globe awards | |
| Motion pictures | |
| Acadian culture |
| Use For: | |
| Cajuns | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Minority & ethnic groups | |
| Accelerated cost recovery system |
| Classification Code: | |
| 4210 | |
| Use For: | |
| ACRS | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Cost recovery | |
| Depreciation | |
| Depreciation methods | |
| Narrower Term: | |
| Modified accelerated cost recovery system | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Capital cost recovery allowances | |
| Declining balance method | |
| Depreciable assets | |
| Tax basis | |
| Accelerated death benefits |
| Scope Note: | |
| Life insurance policy that allows policyowner to receive, prior to death, a large portion of the benefit in cash | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 4220 | |
| 8210 | |
| Use For: | |
| Living benefits | |
| Transferable insurance policy | |
| Viatical settlement | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Death benefits | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Estate planning | |
| Hardship distributions | |
| Insurance policies | |
| Life insurance | |
| Riders | |
| Terminal illnesses | |
| Accelerated depreciation methods |
| Use Instead: | |
| Depreciation methods | |
| Accelerated life tests |
| Scope Note: | |
| Tests done to analyze life data for a product under accelerated stress conditions | |
| Classification Code: | |
| 7500 | |
| Broader Term: | |
| Product testing | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Failure analysis | |
| Materials durability | |
| Product design | |
| Product life cycle | |
| Product reliability | |
| Reliability engineering | |
| Testing laboratories | |
| Acceleration |
| Use For: | |
| Acceleration (Mechanics) | |
| Related Terms: | |
| Accelerometers | |
| Gravity | |
| Inertia | |
| Kinetics | |
| Particle accelerators | |
| Physics | |
| Velocity | |