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  2. In loco parentis - Wikipedia

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    The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent", [1] refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent. Originally derived from English common law , the doctrine is applied in two separate areas of the law.

  3. Letter of credit - Wikipedia

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    Article 4(a) of the UCP600 states this principle clearly. This is confirmed within the market-practice documents stated by Article 5 of UCP600. As is a core tenet of financial law, market practice comprises a substantial portion of how parties behave. Accordingly, if the documents tendered by the beneficiary or their agent are in order, then ...

  4. Intraocular lens - Wikipedia

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    A phakic IOL. An intraocular lens (IOL) is a lens implanted in the eye usually as part of a treatment for cataracts or for correcting other vision problems such as near-sightedness (myopia) and far-sightedness (hyperopia); a form of refractive surgery.

  5. USMLE Step 1 - Wikipedia

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    The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 is a computer-based test that assesses whether medical students or graduates can apply important concepts of the foundational sciences fundamental to the practice of medicine. The exam consists of 280 multiple-choice questions, divided into seven 40-question blocks, and takes eight ...

  6. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    The speaking test contains three sections. Section 1: introduction and interview (4–5 minutes). Test takers may be asked about their home, family, work, studies, hobbies, interests, reasons for taking IELTS exam, and other general topics such as clothing, free time, computers, and the Internet. Section 2: long turn (3–4 minutes).

  7. Mahalanobis distance - Wikipedia

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    Then, given a test sample, one computes the Mahalanobis distance to each class, and classifies the test point as belonging to that class for which the Mahalanobis distance is minimal. Mahalanobis distance and leverage are often used to detect outliers, especially in the development of linear regression models. A point that has a greater ...

  8. Civil Practice Law and Rules - Wikipedia

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    Volumes of the McKinney's annotated version of the CPLR. The New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) is chapter 8 of the Consolidated Laws of New York [1] and governs legal procedure in the Unified Court System such as jurisdiction, venue, and pleadings, as well certain areas of substantive law such as the statute of limitations and joint and several liability. [2]

  9. Outlier - Wikipedia

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    The modified Thompson Tau test is used to find one outlier at a time (largest value of δ is removed if it is an outlier). Meaning, if a data point is found to be an outlier, it is removed from the data set and the test is applied again with a new average and rejection region. This process is continued until no outliers remain in a data set.