Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- LOA
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Letter of Agreement
- LOI
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Letter of Intent
- LRP
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Loan Repayment Program (NIH) See: The UW’s page on NIH Loan Repayment Program Information
- Maintenance of Records (ITAR – DDTC)
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22 CFR 122.5 Relevant records concerning the manufacture, acquisition and disposition of defense articles and the provision of defense services by the registrant must be maintained…
- Manufacturing License Agreement MLA
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A manufacturing license agreement represents a contract (written, implied or otherwise) whereby an entity or individual grants another entity or individual an authorization or a license…
- material transfer agreement (MTA)
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A contract that protects ownership of, and rights related to, research materials transferred between research institutions or corporate entities. It also established limits on the use…
- Medicare Secondary Payer Rule (MSP)
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Medicare will not pay for an item of service to the extent that payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made by…
- minimal risk
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The University of Washington applies the definition of minimal risk provided in the specific federal regulations that apply to a particular study. When federal regulations do…
- minimal risk review
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The term commonly used by the University of Washington research community to refer to the expedited review process, as in “Minimal Risk review”.
- minor
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See: child; See also: assent