an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
(Impact Noise Rating) A single figure rating which provides an estimate of the impact sound insulating performance of a floor-ceiling assembly
International Normalization Ratio value A standardized measure of blood clotting time/ratio Prothrombin time blood test results are reported in seconds and can vary depending upon the reagent used; the INR result is independent of the reagents used and is therefore a more uniform test result Therapeutic INR is usually considered to be 2 0 to 3 5 in most institutions
system that the World Health Organization and the International Committee on Thrombosis and Hemostasis established to report results of blood clotting tests