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What does it mean when described as "Open Box Item"?

AAA Sports Memorabilia Frequently Asked Questions
These products have never been used, the only difference between the "New" and "New Open Box" is that the outside factory seal has been broken, due to cancelled order or mishandling during transporting from warehouse to warehouse. See similar questions...

A mother is described as a "carrier" for a glycogen storage disease. What does this mean?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
This means she has two copies of a gene that codes for an enzyme involved in glycogen storage; one copy is healthy, the other is defective. She can pass along either copy to her offspring with equal probability. (If the father is also a carrier, their offspring has a 25% chance of inheriting the disease, and a 50% chance of becoming a carrier.) See similar questions...

What does Audio Described mean?

ODEON - FAQs
It works by playing a recorded narration, explaining what's happening on screen - during gaps in the dialogue - through personal headphones. The normal film soundtrack comes through the cinemas surround sound speakers in the usual way, so Audio description Most of our screens have either an infra-red or hearing loop system. Please click here to check the facilities at your local ODEON or ABC. See similar questions...

Hughes Syndrome is described as an autoimmune disease, what does autoimmune mean?

Frequently Asked Questions
Auto' means 'self', so autoimmune literally means that the immune system fights the body itself. Instead of fighting & attacking the bad tissues, such as viruses, it turns on itself & attacks the good tissues. Many tissues such as thyrotoxicosis, Lupus and some types of anemia may have an ?autoimmune? mechanism. See similar questions...

What does it mean when AIDS and HIV infection are described as notifiable diseases?

A Guide to HIV/AIDS Epidemiological and Surveillance Terms -...
A notifiable disease is a disease that, by law, must be reported to the public health authority in the area in which the diagnosis is made. Please refer to the TERMS section under the term "NOTIFIABLE DISEASE" to obtain additional information for this question. See similar questions...

Brain tumors are sometimes described as being "Grade 1". What does this mean?

Anatomy of the Brain: The Brain Tumor Program at University ...
Once a brain tumor biopsy is examined by a pathologist, the tumor is categorized, or graded, based on its cell structure and rate of growth. There are different grading systems, but one that is commonly used has four grades. Grade I tumors are slow growing, with cells that are near-normal in appearance and are not malignant. Tumors with cells that are slightly abnormal are classified as Grade II. Grade III tumors grow quickly, contain abnormal cells, and spread to surrounding tissue. See similar questions...

What is the Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described process and how does it work?

eBay Security Center: FAQ - Item Not Received Process
The Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described process (which will be referred to as the Item Not Received process) is a new way to help buyers and sellers communicate with each other and resolve issues when a buyer experiences a problem. See similar questions...

What does the Database Status box mean?

WISDM Frequently Asked Questions
The Database Status box states that the financial information loaded into WISDM during the most recent load matches the information in SFS. If the data matches, the Status of Data will state "No errors," like the following: If there are problems with the data, the Status of Data will State "Errors." If the SFS journal posting process is not completed by the start of the WISDM load, the status message will state "NO DATA LOADED DUE TO POSTING DELAYS," as seen here. See similar questions...

What does "THE BUZZ ON" box mean?

AlbumBuzz
These are reviews picked by the editorial staff of albums that we highly recommend. On average a BUZZ ON spotlight review will be up on the box for 2 weeks. This time span can be longer or shorter depending on the number of reviews we have coming in during a given week. See similar questions...

Q19. What does shorting against the box mean?

Connecticut SMS: Stock Market Simulation/Stock Market Game
Shorting against the box is a term given by the SEC to a trader trying to buy and short the same stock. This is not allowed in the SMS. of now, no SMS state is allowed to day trade. This is looked on by some as gambling and we feel that it encourages too much speculation and not enough research. See similar questions...

What does the message "init: can't open header for ..." mean?

Frequently Asked Questions about PhysioNet
This message can be produced by any application linked to the WFDB library, including rdsamp and rdann. In order to read data files, these applications need to find a header (.hea) file for the input record you specify. The message indicates that the header file was not found in any of the expected places, or that it was unreadable. There are three common reasons why this can happen: The record name supplied to the application is not correct. See similar questions...

B.3) Will there be cars on the course? What does "open road" mean?

Athens-to-Atlanta Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Yes, there will be cars and trucks and motorcycles and bicycles and skaters (us) on the course. "Open Road" means you will be skating on roads open to the normal flow of traffic. The route will not be closed to motor vehicles. Since 1997, major intersections have been monitored by County and City police. Traffic will be minimal for the first 38 miles to the half-distance point. On the second half of the route, you will experience increasing traffic as you enter metro Atlanta. See similar questions...

How is the condition of each item described?

decodame faq's
We personally photograph and write the descriptions of each item on our website. We do our best to give an accurate report of the condition on each item. However due to our extensive inventory, most condition reports are stated in general terms, if we note damage during our inspection, we do our best to include a photo of the area in question. Remember, these are not new items, and you should expect a certain amount of age. See similar questions...

What does it mean when a horse is described as sour?

Alex Brown Horseracing: Following Barbaro's Legacy :: News: ...
A sour horse is a horse that no longer wishes to do what it is supposed to do. A horse can be described as "racetrack sour", it no longer enjoys being around the racetrack. The only solution is to give the horse some time away from the environment from which it is sour. See similar questions...

What does it mean for BCTS to be described as more commercial than the small business program?

B.C. Timber Sales
BCTS is more commercial than the small business program because of its focus on achieving more value for money on the expenditure side of the operation and increasing financial return on the revenue side. There is an emphasis on wealth creation from the opportunities provided through the program, rather than on job creation and other social objectives. See similar questions...

WML is described as being derived from XML. What does this mean?

WAP FAQ and a detailed discussion of WAP
XML is a standard that defines the structure of information, rather than the layout of text (like HTML does). WML is based upon XML, from which it derives its syntax. XML has a much stricter syntax than HTML, as you will learn when developing your own WML documents. See similar questions...

I hear the CityLink network described as "unmanaged" - what does this mean ?

Engineering FAQ
A "managed" network is one where the "manager" actually watches the traffic moving on the network usually to make sure that a broken circuit is detected and repaired quickly. With private point-to-point fiber networks, the traffic can be data, video, television, voice, etc, There is no way in which CityLink can watch every type of traffic on every fibre ciruit. Besides you really want your circuit private and not being monitored by CityLink. See similar questions...

What does it mean when sands are described as sharp, soft, fine or coarse?

Cardigan Sand and Gravel - FAQ.
Sharp and soft refers to the shape of the grains irrespective of size. Sharp means an angular or subangular grain. Soft means a rounded or subrounded grain. Fine or coarse, on the other hand, refer to the grain size irrespective of shape, with coarse referring to a larger grain size, and fine a smaller one. See similar questions...

Claremont has been described as having a teacher-directed approach, what does that mean?

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That means that the teachers plan activities for the children to engage in and that there is a daily schedule, as well as monthly themes. Every day children have the opportunity to have free play, circle time, story time, activity time, and meet with some of our specialists. What being teacher-directed means at Claremont is that the children do not engage in free play all morning. We believe that children like structure and like having adults plan activities for them to engage in. See similar questions...

The screening I want to go to is subtitled and audio described; what does that mean?

Frequently Asked Questions - Cornerhouse
Films which are audio described will look and sound exactly like any other film - to access this facility, you would need to ask for a special AD headset at the box office. Using the headset, you would then be able to listen to the normal film soundtrack whilst a recorded narrator explains what's happening on screen, including gaps in the dialogue and sound effects. Caption subtitles are similar to English subtitles for foreign language films. See similar questions...

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