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  • 1Cohort study — For other senses of this word, see cohort (disambiguation). A cohort study or panel study is a form of longitudinal study (a type of observational study) used in medicine, social science, actuarial science, and ecology. It is an analysis of risk… …

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  • 2Actuarial reserves — An actuarial reserve is a liability equal to the net present value of the future expected cash flows of a contingent event. In the insurance context an actuarial reserve is the present value of the future cash flows of an insurance policy and the …

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  • 3Hedge Accounting — is an accountancy practice.Why is hedge accounting necessary?Many financial institutions and corporate businesses (entities) use derivative financial instruments to hedge their exposure to different risks (for example interest rate risk, foreign… …

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  • 4cohort study — a systematic study of a group of people, which may be conducted prospectively or retrospectively. A prospective cohort study involves a systematic follow up for a defined period of time or until the occurrence of a specified event (e.g. onset of… …

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  • 5cohort study — longitudinal study a systematic study of a group of people, which may be conducted prospectively or retrospectively. A prospective cohort study involves a systematic follow up for a defined period of time or until the occurrence of a specified… …

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  • 6McDonald criteria — The McDonald criteria are diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS). These criteria are named after neurologist W. Ian McDonald. In April 2001 an international panel in association with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) of… …

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  • 7Crashworthiness — is the ability of a structure to protect its occupants during an impact. This is commonly tested when investigating the safety of aircraft and vehicles. Depending on the nature of the impact and the vehicle involved, different criteria are used… …

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  • 8Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network — The Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (RCSN) was established in 2001 to allow for the measurement and monitoring of stroke care delivery and outcomes in Canadian patients at participating institutions, and to serve as a rich clinical… …

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  • 9Tacking (law) — Tacking is a technical legal concept arising under the common law relating to competing priorities between two or more security interests arising over the same asset. The concept is best illustrated by way of example. # Bank A lends a first… …

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  • 10Vierordt's law — Karl von Vierordt (1868) was the first to record a law of time perception which relates perceived duration to actual duration over different interval magnitudes, and according to task complexity.Vierordt s law is a robust phenomenon in time… …

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