Abomasum
The fourth digestive chamber of the digestive system of most ruminants. The abomasum is located after the forestomachs (rumen, reticulum and omasum) and before the first segment of the small intestine (i.e., the duodenum); It is sometimes referred to as the "true" stomach because of its acid-secreting ability, which is found in most other mammalian species.
Academic Staff
Professional and administrative personnel with 1) Duties that are exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and 2) Perform work that is primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration.
Academic Staff
Academic Staff
Academic Staff: a professional and administrative employee other than faculty with duties and types of appointments that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration. Each academic staff has a principal role related to research, teaching, outreach, student services, information technology, libraries, communications, clinical/health services, or other responsibilities.
Accounting and Financial Team
Achievement Test
Test designed to evaluate mastery of a given body of material. Grades are generally based on achievement tests. The SAT (Stanford Achievement Tests) is an example of an achievement test. See also Aptitude Test
Acidosis (rumen)
Condition characterized by a low rumen pH (below 6). The normal rumen function are impeded usually because too much concentrates were fed.
Ad Libitum
A latin word that means "to one's pleasure." In nutrition, ad libitum (abbreviated "ad Lib") refers to feeding management in which animals are fed without restriction. Cows are usually considered fed ad libitum when the refusals (orts) amount to approximately 5 to 10% of what has been offered the day before.
Administrative Contact
An organization's administrative point of contact, responsible for assigning staff time to the Office 365 transition. Communicates with the Office 365 Team and their organization's leadership.
Administrative Limited Appointment
A leadership role such as dean or associate dean that falls into the employee category of Limited. A Limited appointee serves at the discretion of the appointing authority.
AEN Number
Allometric (equation)
Allometric equations take the general form Y = aMb, where Y is some biological variable, M is a measure of body size, and b is some scaling exponent. See West et al. (2012) for more details.
Allometry
The growth of body parts at different rates, resulting in a change of body proportions.
AMINO ACID
One of the 20 building block units of protein. Amino acids contain both an amino group (NH2) and an acid or carboxyl group (COOH).
AMMONIA (NH3)
A pungent gas. Ammonia is extensively used to manufacture fertilizers and nitrogen containing compounds. Also, ammonia is the end-product of protein degradation by ruminal bacteria.
ANABOLISM:
The part of the metabolism in which metabolites are used in the growth and repair of body tissues.
Ancillary Committee (ANC)
Ancillary Committees (ANC) are committees that have oversight for specific areas of a submission, such as investigational drugs, conflict of interest, or Veterans Affairs (VA) issues. These committees do not issue approval for the study a whole; only for their areas of oversight.
The IRB will forward submissions to the appropriate ancillary committee if review is needed and has not yet been provided. Ancillary committees may request documentation from the study team that is additional to the IRB application completed in ARROW.
ANEMIA
A disease due to a deficiency in red blood cells or in hemoglobin that carries oxygen in the blood.
Appointment
The action of an appointing authority to place a person in a position within the agency in accordance with the law and the Rules of the Administrator, Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection (DMRS). An appointment is effective when the employee reports for work or is in paid leave status on the agreed starting date and time.
Approved with Administrative Hold
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in the Approved with Administrative Hold state have been reviewed and approved by the IRB; however, additional administrative documentation is required before final approval is granted (e.g. submission of a Certificate of Confidentiality).
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Reproductive procedure by which semen previously collected from sires, packaged in “straws” and frozen in liquid nitrogen is thawed and manually deposited in the uterus of a cow in estrus, in the hope of conception. Artificial insemination is a technology that allows for genetic improvement based on selection and use of superior sires.(see also Timed Artificial Insemination).
Assessment
1. Evaluation of student performance. 2. A component of the instructional environment that provides feedback which can be used to improve teaching and enhance learning. Assessment activities ought to help us improve the learning experience and validate what appears to be working successfully. Assessments activities are often categorized as "formative" or "summative".
Assigned to IRB Meeting
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have been assigned to an upcoming meeting by either the IRB staff reviewer or the IRB submission manager. In this state, the IRB staff reviewer can record the IRB meeting decision and draft meeting minutes.
Automatic Reply
Also known as a vacation message or an out of office message. Automatic reply is a rule that can be set in your Office 365 account that will automatically reply to incoming emails with a preset response for a preset amount of time.
Base-Building Adjustment
A salary increase (may be temporary or permanent).
Blue-Collar Multi-Shift
University Staff titles that are in pay schedule 03 (e.g., custodian, food service assistant, food retail/catering leader and food production assistant) and in multiple-shift environments (e.g., first shift, second shift and third shift).
Budget (Program) Decision
The reallocation or termination of resources by a university management decision that may result in staffing reductions in a program or operational area.
CATABOLISM
The part of the metabolism in which metabolites are oxidized for the production of work and heat.
Centralized Recruitment
Process in which OHR helps divisions manage the recruitment, assessment and selection of high-volume and continuously recruited positions (e.g., custodial positions).
Certify Not Human Subjects Research
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the IRB staff reviewer to certify that an application does not constitute human subjects research. This activity occurs in the Pre-review state.
City of Madison Living Wage
110% of the Federal poverty rate for a family of four.
Civil Service System
A hiring process that incorporates merit selection principles including objective criteria to evaluate job applicants and make hiring decisions.
COLOSTRUM
The thick and yellowish secretion collected from the mammary gland at the first milking after calving. The colostrum is low in lactose but normally high in total solid (24%). It is rich in fat, proteins and antibodies that help the new born calf to fight infectious diseases. The secretion collected from the second to the eighth milking is referred to as "transition milk" because of it intermediate composition between colostrum and whole milk.
Compensatory Time
Paid time off the job which is earned and accrued by an employee instead of immediate cash payment for overtime. Compensatory time may be used instead of vacation balance.
Concurrent Appointments
When a temporary employee works two or more TE appointments at the same time.
Consecutive Appointments
When a temporary employee works two or more TE appointments back-to-back.
Continuous Employment
Employment in a leave-earning position within the University of Wisconsin System or the State of Wisconsin that has not experienced a break in service longer than the reinstatement period for the applicable employment category. Continuous employment will be counted in determining an employee’s length of continuous service.
Course Number
Crop marks
printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet
Curriculum ID
Custom Properties
Additional fields that can be used to describe a document. Custom properties are associated with Doctypes. The number of custom properties is not limited.
Customer's Originals
print ready copy
Densitometer
a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink
Document capture
Document capture is any one of several processes used to convert a physical document to another format, typically a digital representation.
Document Keys
Values set that define and describe a document. There are seven for campus’ implementation of ImageNow: Drawer, Doctype, and five optionable/customizable keys. Discrete documents cannot have the same value for all of the key(s) otherwise they will be considered the same document and effectively merged.
Document Lifecycle
The document lifecycle is the sequence of stages that a document goes through from its creation to its eventual archival or deletion. Proper procedures throughout the document’s lifecycle are an important part of content management.
This is a set of defined processes that help your KB Group obtain, organize, store and deliver information crucial to its operation in the most effective manner possible. The stages of a document’s lifecycle include: creation, publication (site access), categorizing (topics), keywords, metadata tagging, delivery or sharing, repurposing, review and reporting, archiving and / or deletion.
Document Review Mode
Click on the Title of a document in any queue: Active, In Review, In Progress, Inactive and/or Trash to see its content in read-only mode.
DRY MATTER
That part of the feed which is not water. It is usually determined by the residual weight of a sample placed for a period of time in a drying oven that removes the water from the sample. Usually, the dry matter content of a feed is expressed as a percentage. For example, an hay of 85% dry matter contains 85 g of dry matter for each 100 g of fresh feed.
DRY MATTER BASIS
A method of expressing the concentration of a nutrient in a feed. For example, a feed containing 12% crude protein on a dry matter basis contains 12 g of protein for each 100 g of feed dry matter
DRY MATTER INTAKE
Quantity of dry matter ingested by a cow in a 24 h period. For example, a cow eating 18 kg of grass silage of 33% of dry matter ingest 18 x 0.33 = 6 kg of grass silage dry matter.
DUODENUM
First part of the small intestine. The secretions of the liver and pancreas are discharged into the duodenum.
ECMS
Enterprise Content Management Service. Another name for the DoIT service which makes Perceptive Content available to the UW-Madison campus. Former product name was ImageNow, or "Imaging".
Ecosystem Service
Benefits people derive from ecosystem. Ecosystem services are typically grouped in four broad categories: provisioning, such as the production of food and water; regulating, such as the control of climate and disease; supporting, such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination; and cultural, such as spiritual and recreational benefits. (Source: Wikipedia)
Email Address
An email address identifies the account that messages should be delivered (e.g., bbadger@wisc.edu). An account can have multiple email addresses. Each account in Microsoft 365 has only one primary address, but an account can have multiple alternate addresses. An account will accept email for any email address on the account.
Email Domain
In email addresses, the domain is the part of an email address comes after the @ symbol. For example, for the email address of "bbadger@wisc.edu", the domain is "wisc.edu".
EMBRYO
An organism, animal or vegetal, at its early stage of development.
Emeritus Staff
Employee of the Board of Regents
All employees of UW–Madison (including University Staff). Prior to July 1 2015, classified employees were under the provisions of Wis. Stat. Chapter 230 and were still limited to the $12,000 statutory cap.
Employee-in-Training
Persons holding a title in the Employees-in-Training title group are normally acquiring additional training or experience in their field of specialization. Two examples of Employees-in-Training titles are Postdoctoral Fellow and Postgraduate Trainee.
Source: Office of Human Resources, Unclassified Title Guideline: Summary of Unclassified Appointment Types
ENDOSPERM
The nutritive tissue of a plant seed, surrounding and absorbed by the embryo.
ENROLLMENT PLAN
Method used to select cows which are eligible for hormonal treatment (such as Ovsynch). For example, the enrollment plan may be defined by the voluntary waiting period or a negative pregnancy check.
ENZYME
Usually a protein that accelerates a biochemical reaction at body temperature, without being used up in the process (see also catalyst).
EPD Academic Staff Committee
EPD Community
Epistemology
The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion (Wikipedia).
EPITHELIUM
Membranous tissue, usually in a single layer, composed of closely arranged cells separated by very little intercellular substance. The epithelium forms the lining of the respiratory, intestinal, and urinary tracts and the outer surface of the body.
Exempt Staff
Staff who are not subject to the overtime pay or compensatory time off provisions of federal and state wage laws.
Exemption Granted
This is a state in ARROW. Applications in this state have undergone review by an IRB staff reviewer and determined to qualify for exemption. In this state, the study team can submit changes of protocol, personnel changes, and reportable events, as well as report study completion.
Extend Exemption
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the study team to automatically set a new 5 year renewal period for the exemption if the activities are not yet complete. The study team must provide attestation of exempt status of study. There is no limited on the use of the “Extend Exemption” activity, as long as the activities conducted under the exemption are not yet complete and the the exempt status of the study has not changed.
Family Member
- Employee's legal spouse
- Employee’s domestic partner as defined by UW–Madison Domestic Partnership Policy
- Children of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner (biological, adopted, step or foster child or legal ward)
- Grandchildren of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner
- Parents of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner (biological, adopted, step or foster parent, or legal guardian of employee)
- Grandparents of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner
- Brothers and sisters and spouses or domestic partners of the brothers and sisters of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner
- Aunts and uncles of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner
- Sons-in-law or daughters-in-law of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner
- Other relatives of employee or employee’s spouse or domestic partner who reside in the household of the employee
FERMENTATION (in the rumen)
The transformation of carbohydrates in absence of oxygen by rumen micro flora that produces volatile fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid, and gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).
Foamcore
strong, styrofoam-like board that printed material is mounted to
FTE (Full Time Equivalent) and Headcount
There are two basic ways that we count the number of employees. When we use headcount, each individual person counts as one employee whether their appointment is full time or part time. When we use "FTE," we are using the "Full Time Equivalent."
The Full Time Equivalent is the total of all positions using the percentage of the appointment rather than the number of individual employees. This is what the headcount looks like for the same employees using each measure:
Employee A - .5 appointment
Employee B - 1.0 appointment
Employee C - .6 appointment
Employee D - .4 appointment
Using Headcount, there are 4 employees
Using FTE, there are 2.5 employees (.5 + 1 + .6 + .4 = 2.5)
Full Mailbox Permissions
Full mailbox permissions can be assigned between any two accounts within UW-Madison's Office 365 environment.
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* To send emails, you will either need 'send as' or 'send on-behalf' of permissions.
Note: Service accounts have the capability of having delegates linked to them. If linking is used, the delegate will automatically be assigned 'full mailbox' and 'send as' permissions.
See how to manage full mailbox permissions for an account for further details.
GERM
the embryo of a plant present in the seed.
GERMINATE (to)
To begin to or to cause to grow (syn to sprout.
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
An index (i.e., a relative measure) of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere over a chosen time horizon, relative to that of carbon dioxide. The GWP represents the combined effect of the differing times these gases remain in the atmosphere and their relative effectiveness in absorbing outgoing thermal infrared radiation. Although the most common time horizon is 100 years, GWP have been reported also for time horizons of 20 years and 500 years.
GRAMINEAE
Family of plants including rye grass, fescue, brome, timothy and other herbaceous plants often referred to as grass. Cereals are gramineous plants but often, they are considered apart from the grass because they are cropped for the grain rather than the vegetative parts of the plant.
Green Manure
A fertilizer consisting of growing plants that are plowed back into the soil.
HEMICELLULOSE
A type of carbohydrate similar to cellulose except that it contain not only glucose but also other 6 carbon sugars and also 5 carbon sugars.
HEMOGLOBIN
An iron rich protein found in the red blood cells which function as a carrier of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Hiring Administrator
A person who is responsible for ensuring the recruitment, assessment and selection process for a particular vacancy is completed in accordance with established policies. A supervisor, unit human resource (HR) representative, or designee may serve as the hiring administrator and delegate different aspects of the search process. The hiring administrator continues to be responsible for the process, regardless of delegation.
Hiring Manager
The supervisor for a particular vacancy who has the authority to make the final hiring decision. The hiring manager works closely with the hiring administrator to complete all aspects of the search process in accordance with established policies.
Hold for Scheduling: Ancillary Committee Review Pending
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state cannot be scheduled for an IRB meeting until the Ancillary Committee Review decision has been entered into the system.
Hold IRB Review - Submission of Reportable Event Pending
This is a state in ARROW. In this state, continuing and change applications are being held until a reportable event has been submitted by the study team. Once the reportable event has been submitted, the continuing or change will transition back to the pre-review state.
Human Resources
Human Subjects Research
For information on human subjects research, please see the Institutional Review Board's website.
I-9 Form
Federal form that proves employment eligibility that must be completed by all new employees. UW-Madison completes their I-9s electronically using HireRight.
Image Area
portion of paper on which ink can appear
ImageNow Printer
Software that enables you to "print" files into a .TIFF (tagged image file format); for desktop users, the ImageNow Printer will display as a device in the “Devices and Printers,” “Printers and Faxes” area of the Windows’ Control Panel.
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a protocol for e-mail retrieval and storage.
Immediate Family Member
Includes an employee's spouse, parents and children; an employee's and employee's spouse's immediate family members, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters and their spouses; children over the age of 18 and their spouses; and any other relative who resides in the same household as the employee.
IMP
imposition
Imposition
the arrangement of pages on a press sheet, or, the arrangement of fields on a document
Impression
putting an image on paper
Imprint
adding copy to a previously printed page
In Exempt Review
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have been identified as qualifying for exemption review and have been assigned an exempt reviewer.
Instance Number
Internal Recruitment
Standard recruitment process that requires that applicants be currently employed at UW–Madison.
InterPro Customer Service
IRB Administrative Review
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state will undergo administrative review by the IRB submission manager in order to determine appropriate IRB and staff reviewer assignment. In this state, the IRB submission manager can also send administrative issues to the study team.
IRB Member Modification Review
This is a state in ARROW in which an IRB member can conduct a review of a modification response by the study team upon the request of an IRB staff reviewer. In this state, the IRB member can submit modification review notes regarding their assessment of the modification response. Then the IRB staff reviewer forwards the submission back to IRB Review of Modification Response.
IRB Pre-Meeting
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have been scheduled for an IRB meeting and go through the pre-meeting state in order to be scheduled for PRS or confirmed for an upcoming IRB agenda.
IRB Review of Modification Response
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state were previously reviewed by the IRB and modifications were requested. The response from the study team requires review by the IRB to determine whether the study team has adequately addressed the IRB's requests. In this state, the IRB staff reviewer can send the modification response to an IRB member or schedule it for review at a full meeting.
Jump-To
The Jump-To menu at the top of each application allows the user to jump directly to any section of that form.
L&S Department ID/UDDS
A Department ID is the sequence of numbers that identifies a specific campus department, program, or entity. Historically, the Department ID was known as a "UDDS," which stands for "Unit, Division, Department, Subdepartment." This term is still in use in some resources, so we are including it in this glossary listing.
In more practical terms, a Department ID/UDDS is the unique combination of letters and numbers that identify the division, department, and possibly subdepartment, associated with a particular personnel, research, financial, or other activity or transaction.
EXAMPLE: The full Department ID for a particular Letters & Science Department would be written as : 48XXXX.
"48" stands for "College of Letters & Science"
"XXXX" are the four numbers that identify the specific department, program, project, or other administrative entity.
A list of Letters & Science Department ID/UDDS numbers can be found at:
UW Madison Coding Information Dept ID
Click on the link and you will be directed to the Accounting Services web site. Click on the Coding link on the left side of the screen. Click on the Organization/Dept ID. When the excel list opens click on A48 to find a list of all Letters & Science Departments and descriptions.
L&S Majors, Certificates, and Degrees
The official lists of majors, certificates, and degrees offered in Letters & Science are available on-line:
- The Guide provides a comprehensive list of undergraduate majors, special degree programs, certificates, and concentrations organized by the respective school or college that offers the academic program.
- The Guide also provides a comprehensive list of graduate degrees, minors, and certificates. The information is organized alphabetically for all university programs.
Laminate
using a high-temperature process to melt plastic on paper, can be one or two-sided
LAMINITIS
Inflammation of the sensitive vascular tissue of the hoof.
LDT and Marketing Production Team
Leadership Team
Learning Environment
LearnModes
A special type of application plan that can interface with Windows programs outside of Perceptive Content and pull information from them. The information can then be mapped to document keys.
LEGUME
A plant of the family leguminosae which bears a pod that splits into two valves with the seed attached to lower edge of one of the valves (examples: pea, bean, clover, alfalfa, lespedeza). Also, legumes are characterized by the nodules on their roots that allow these plants to use atmospheric nitrogen reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer and improving soil fertility.
Life Cycle Assessment
LCA addresses the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts (e.g. use of resources and the environmental consequences of releases) throughout a product's life cycle from raw material acquisition through production, use, end-of-life treatment, recycling and final disposal (i.e. cradle-to-grave). There are four phases in an LCA study: a) the goal and scope definition phase, b) the inventory analysis phase, c) the impact assessment phase, and d) the interpretation phase (ISO 2006).
Light (Modified) Duty
When an employee’s doctor or treating specialist has identified work restrictions, the university may offer the employee light or modified duty work. Light or modified duty work is defined as less physically demanding duties until the employee has reached end of healing, or is able to return to their previous position with or without restrictions
LIMESTONE
A sedimentary rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO3), containing variable amounts of magnesium. It is used as building stone, but also as a source of calcium in ration of animals.
Living Documentation
Living documentation is a dynamic system documentation that provides information that is current, accurate and easy to understand. Documents that are written in a natural language format serve as the core of living documentation. Your content experts can review the documentation to ensure that it describes the desired behavior of the system from a logical standpoint.
LMS
Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Lump-Sum Payment
A one-time payment to an employee that does not increase the employee's salary.
M
1. Magenta (see Magenta definition)
MAINTENANCE (diet)
A diet that supplies the nutrients required to maintain vital functions (heart beat, respiration) and assure a constant body temperature.
MAINTENANCE (state)
A physiological state in which the animal is neither gaining nor losing weight, performing work or expending nutrients for any type of production.
Make-ready
all the activities required to prepare a press for printing
Malnutrition
Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat (see more on Wikipedia).
MAMMALS
A class of vertebrate animals distinguished by self-regulating body temperature, hair, and in the female (a) milk producing gland(s).
Management Console
A major component of Perceptive Content that allows users with appropriate permissions to manage many aspects of Perceptive Content including drawers, doctypes, application plans, etc.
Management Plan
A Management Plan (MP) may be put into place by the UW-Madison Conflict of Interest Committee to aid an investigator reduce or eliminate a financial conflict of interest (FCOI) and to ensure, to the extent possible, that the design, conduct, and reporting of research will be free from bias. An example Management Plan may be found here Financial Conflict of Interest Management Plan Example .
Market
The comparison that employers use for UW–Madison job salaries (may be local, regional, national, or international depending on the job).
Marketing Message
MASTICATION
To grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth to prepare it for swallowing and digestion (Syn: Chew).
MASTITIS
An infammation of the udder (often caused by a microbial infection) resulting in pain and the secretion of milk with a high count of white blood cells (referred to as somatic cell count).
Matte finish
dull paper, ink, or laminate finish
MCAL
Abbreviation for Megacalorie.
MEAL
1. The episodes of feed ingestion throughout the day.
2. The edible seed or other edible part of a grain, coarsely ground (as opposed to flour which is finely ground).
MEAN (Statistics)
The mean of a normal distribution is the most likely value (the value that has the lowest probability of being "wrong"). The mean is the best measure of central tendency of a normal distribution. With a normal distribution, approximately one-half of the samples have values lower than the mean and one-half have values higher than the mean.
MEGACALORIE
One million calories.
Member
A member is a person who is included as part of a group.
METABOLISM
Refers to all of the changes that nutrients undergo after they are absorbed from the digestive tract. Metabolism is divided into anabolism and catabolism.
METABOLITE
A product of metabolism of nutrients.
METABOLIZABLE PROTEIN
In ruminant nutrion, metabolizable protein, often abbreviated MP, is the amount of digestible protein that reach the small intestine, which is the source of amino acids absorbed into the blood. The three main sources of MP include rumen undegraded protein (the dietary protein fraction that has not been degraded in the rumen), the microbial (bacterial) protein synthesized in the rumen from the fermentation process, and the endogenous protein (intestinal digestive enzymes and sloughed cells from the gastro-intestinal tract). The latter source is minimal.
METRITIS
Inflammation of the uterus.
MFA-Duo (multi-factor authentication)
Multi-factor authentication is part of the new UW–Madison login process that verifies your identity. It combines something you know (your NetID and password) with something you have (smartphone, token/fob or tablet) preventing anyone but you from logging into a system. UW-Madison has partnered with Duo to provide this service.
You will now need to log in by:
Entering your NetID and password, and
Confirming your login with the Duo app on your device.
MICROBE
Animal or vegetal organism of microscopic dimension (syn Microorganism).
MICROORGANISM
(see Microbe).
Microsoft 365 (Email and Calendaring System)
Office 365 is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft. To see what features are available in UW-Madison's implementation, check here: Microsoft 365 - What features are included in Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 Account
The location in the Office 365 system where your email, calendar, task list, and address book are stored. Each Office 365 account has one primary address, but can have many alternate addresses.
Microsoft 365 Transition Website
Located at 365transition.wisc.edu, the Office 365 Transition Website is the first stop for those who are interested to know more about the transition. It provides general info on everything from the project history and the business case to the Office 365 Team roster and announcements to campus.
Microsoft 365 Video
Office 365 Video is an intranet website portal where people can post and view videos. It's a streaming video service that's available with SharePoint Online in Office 365. It's a great place to share videos of executive communications or recordings of classes, meetings, presentations, or training sessions, for example. Office 365 Video displays a thumbnail image of each video on the site. You just select a thumbnail to view a particular video.
MILK FEVER
Condition that occurs immediately or within the first day after calving. The cow has cold ears and a dry muzzle. This condition is due to a calcium imbalance. As opposed to what the name implies, there is no "fever", but rather a paralysis of the limbs.
MILL (a)
1. A building equipped with the machinery for grinding grain into flour or meal. 2. A device or mechanism such as rotating millstones, that grinds grain.
MILL (to)
To grind, pulverize or break down into smaller particle size in a mill.
MINERAL
1. The inorganic chemical elements (e.g., calcium phosphorus magnesium) determined by combusting a sample in a furnace and weighing the mineral residue. 2. Minerals play major roles in numerous metabolic processes. (syn Ash).
MItigation
A human intervention to reduce the human impact on the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce greenhouse gas sources and emissions and enhancing greenhouse gas sinks (Source: EPA Glossary).
Modfications Requested
This is a state in ARROW. Studies in this state have gone to an IRB meeting and IRB modifications have been sent to the study team. Study teams must submit a response to the modifications before the study can move on from this state.
MONOGASTRIC
Having one digestive cavity (i.e., one stomach).
MORBIDITY
Morbidity is an incidence of ill health. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would become seriously ill in some period of time. Contrast to mortality.
Mortality
is incidence of death in a population. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would die in some period of time. Contrast to morbidity.
Multi on
two or more different images placed on one sheet two or more of the same images up on one sheet
Multi up
(see Step-and-repeat)
MULTIPAROUS (cow)
A cow that has given birth more than once.
Non-Service Related Appointment
Income with no work requirement; related to a non-service appointment (e.g. Fellow, Scholar, Trainee). Payment of the funds is not dependent on work or service to the university performed by the recipient.
Nonexempt Staff
Staff eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time off according to federal and state law.
Nonexempt Staff
Staff eligible for overtime pay or compensatory time off according to federal and state law.
Nonexempt Supervisor
An employee who is responsible for supervising two or more FTEs but is not exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as indicated in the employee’s position description.
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT
This refers to meeting the animal's need of the various classes of nutrients for maintenance, growth, reproduction, lactation and physical work.
OMASUM
The third stomach of a ruminant between the reticulum and the abomasum. It is characterized by the presence of muscular leaves that may have an absorptive function.
ORGANIC MATTER
Compounds composed of carbon oxygen hydrogen and nitrogen. All living organisms are composed primarily of organic matter. Fats, carbohydrates and proteins are examples of organic compounds.
Outlook 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac is an email and calendar client that's available as part of Microsoft's Office suite. It is the latest version of Outlook for the Mac OS and can be used to manage email, calendar, contacts, and more.
Pantone Matching System
(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing
PAPILLAE (reticulo-rumen)
1. Small projections on the inner surface of the rumen and the reticulum wall that increase the surface area of absorption of volatile fatty acids and other end-products of bacterial fermentation.
Part-Time
A position less than 1.0 FTE which is regularly scheduled to work less than 40 hours over a one week period, or less than 80 hours over a two week period.
Payment for Environmental Services (PES)
Payments to farmers or landowners who have agreed to take certain actions to manage their land or watersheds to provide an ecological service. As the payments provide incentives to land owners and managers, PES is a market-based mechanism, similar to subsidies and taxes, to encourage the conservation of natural resources.
Permanent Status
The rights and privileges attained upon successful completion of an original probationary period or career-executive trial period required upon an appointment to a permanent position.
Permissions
In Microsoft 365, permissions can enable an individual to access another individual's mail, calendars, and contacts. For example, if User A wanted the ability to modify events in User B's calendar, User B would need to assign read/write/modify permissions to User A. Review complete list of permissions levels (and definitions): Microsoft 365 - Mail and Calendar folder permission levels.
PHENOLIC (compound)
Organic substance in which the carbon atoms are linked together in a ring structure (also called aromatic structure). Lignin is an example of phenolic compound.
PMS
Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)
PMS 200
the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also UW red
Pre-Submission
This is a state in ARROW. Pre-submission is the default state for any newly-created submission. Applications in Pre-Submission have not yet been submitted to the IRB.
Premium Rate
The employee’s regular rate times 1.5.
Primary Address
In Microsoft 365, your primary address is the email address associated with your Microsoft 365 account that will appear as your "From" address on emails and calendar invites. It will also appear as a result in the global address look up feature in Microsoft 365. For further information, click here.
PRIMIPAROUS (cow)
1. A young cow that is pregnant for the first time. 2. A cow that has given birth once.
Program Number
Program Support
RDS - Remote Desktop Service
- Remote Desktop Service Connection Instructions: https://kb.wisc.edu/1775
- ECMS - Using RDS for Perceptive Content: https://kb.wisc.edu/63293
- ECMS - RDS-DEV - Accessing for ImageNow Users for Imaging Patch Testing: https://kb.wisc.edu/33032
- RDS Login: https://remotedesktop.doit.wisc.edu/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/login.aspx
Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection Plan
A document created by division HR in collaboration with division leadership, and approved by OHR which provides overall guidelines for recruitment, assessment and selection. It outlines the division’s expectations of specific steps, processes and requirements for recruitment, assessment and selection and identifies plans and procedures to increase diversity.
Recurring Appointments
When a temporary employee continues in the same position each year.
RETICULO-RUMEN
The first two stomachs of a ruminant comprised of the reticulum and the rumen. A microbial population lives in the rumen and enable the cow to digest dietary fiber. The digesta in the rumen and the reticulum is being exchanged once about every 50 to 60 seconds under the influence of a rhythmic cycle of contraction which also results in passage of some digesta from the reticulum into the omasum through the reticulo-omasal orifice.
RETICULUM
The second stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells. Also called honeycomb stomach. The reticulum is joined to the omasum by the reticulo-omasal orifice.
RHIZOBIUM
A type of bacteria that live in association with the roots of legume plants and make the nitrogen of the air available to the plants.
RHIZOME
A root-like usually horizontal stem growing under or along the ground that sends out roots from its lower surfaces and leaves or shoots from its upper surface.
RUMEN
The large first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant from which food is regurgitated and in which cellulose in broken down by the action of the symbiotic bacterial, protozoa, and fungal populations.
Send to Pre-Submission
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to send an application back to the Pre-Submission state from the Withdrawn state. For example, the PI withdrew an application from the IRB review process and now wants to start the submission process again using the previously withdrawn application.
SERUM
The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating the clotted whole blood into its liquid and solid (red and white blood cells) components.
Service Related Appointments
Employment payment, compensation for work performed in service to the university. Income is contingent upon an activity or employee position (e.g. Project Assistant, Research Associate, Teaching Assistant, etc.).
Similar Title
A title in the same title series.
SOMATIC CELLS
(a) Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells. (b) Milk somatic cells are primarily leukocytes (white blood cells) and some epithelial cells shed from the lining of the mammary gland. The leukocytes are derived from blood and consist of macrophages, lymphocytes, and polymorphonuclear cells, primarily neutrophils (PMN). Normal milk does contain somatic cells, and the concentration of these cells is almost always less than 100,000 cells/ml in milk from uninfected/uninflamed mammary quarters.
Standard Recruitment
Merit-based process used to fill most vacancies. This process allows UW–Madison the flexibility to target specific skill sets as well as a diverse pool of qualified candidates. The process is open to all qualified candidates and does not require that applicants be employed at UW–Madison.
STEM
The main upward growing axis of a plant, usually above the ground and in direction opposite of the roots.
Study Completed
Once a study team has submitted a study completion report, the study moves from the "Approved" state to the "Study Completed" state. The study remains in this state for a period of 18 months, during which time the study team can reopen the study. After 18 months, the study is permanently archived.
Study Team
The study team consists of the PI, the point of contact, and any other personnel listed as having edit/email or read-only access to study materials in the initial application smartform.
Sub-Domain
A sub-domain is a domain that is part of a larger domain; the only domain that is not also a sub-domain is the root domain. For example, doit.wisc.edu and engr.wisc.edu are sub-domains of the wisc.edu domain.
Submit
This is an activity available to study teams, allowing them to submit an initial application, continuing review, change of protocol, reportable event, etc., to the IRB.
Submit Administrative Hold Response
After a study has been approved with an administrative hold, study teams must resolve the conditions of this hold; this is done by submitting a response.
Submit Changes
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit changes requested by the scientific review committee.
Submit Deferral Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit a deferral response to the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits the deferral response, the submission transitions back to the IRB Pre-Review state.
Submit Issues Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit their response to issues sent by the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits their response to issues, the submission transitions back to the IRB Pre-Review state.
Submit Modification Response
This is an activity in ARROW that allows the PI or POC to submit their modification response to the IRB. Once the PI or POC submits their modification response, the submission transitions to the IRB Review of Modification Response state.
Submit Modification Review Notes
Review state to the IRB Review of Modification Response state once the assigned IRB member(s) has completed their review.
Submit Request to Reactivate
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reactivate a submission that is in the IRB withdrawn state.
Submit Request to Reopen
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit a request to reopen a study that is in the Study Completed state or in the Closed state.
Submit Study Completion Report
This is an activity in ARROW that allows a PI or POC to submit their study completion report. This activity is available in the following states for an initial review: Approved, Exemption Granted, Expired. The study then transitions to the Study Completed state.
SYMBIOSIS
The intimate living together of two dissimilar organism in any of various mutually beneficial relationships.
System Thinking
A set of synergistic analytic skills used to improve the capability of identifying and understanding systems, predicting their behaviors, and devising modifications to them in order to produce desired effects (Arnold and Wade, 2015)
Temporary Appointment
An at-will position with no expectation of continued employment, capped at 1,044 hours worked in 26 consecutive bi-weekly payroll periods, nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and lasting one year or less (based on the start date of the appointment).
Temporary Employee
An employee serving a temporary appointment.
Teragram
One trillion (1x1012) grams = one million 1x106) metric tons (see Units of Mass in Metric System).
Terminated
This is both a potential motion that can be made by the IRB upon review of a reportable event, as well as a state in ARROW. Studies that are in the terminated state can be forwarded to the end state, Archive, by the IRB submission manager or will be automatically archived after 18 months.
TIMED ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Method of AI breeding in which the timing of artificial insemination (AI) is based on a hormonal protocol that synchronizes the timing of ovulation. This is in contrast to timing insemination based on direct or indirect detection of estrous behavior. Hormonal protocols for Timed AI were developed in 1995 and have been widely adopted by dairy producers for reproductive management.
Total Mixed Ration (TMR)
Refers to the practice of loading pre-determined amounts of all feed ingredients and blending them in a mixer, followed by delivery to a group of cows, usually housed and managed in confinement. Typically a dairy nutrition consultant will make recommendations using least-cost ration formulation software to determine the amounts and type of feed to blend based on economic considerations (minimizing feed cost), while providing the lactating cows with all know nutrients required for health and high milk production performance.
TOTAL MIXED RATION (TMR)
Mixture of the forages, concentrates, minerals and vitamin supplements of a ration. The total mixed ration has the advantage of offering a balanced ration at each meal rather than on a 24 h basis.
Trim Box
(see also Keyline defintion)
Trim marks
see crop marks
Trim size
finished size after final trim is made
Unit of Mass in Metric System
1,000,000,000,000,000
1x1015
petagram (Pg)
quadrillion
1,000,000,000,000
(Million Metric Tons or Megatonnes) 1x1012
teragram (Tg)
trillion
1,000,000,000
(Thousand Metric Tons) 1x109
gigagram (Gg)
billion
1,000,000
(Metric Ton) 1x106
megagram (Mg)
million
1,000
1x103
kilogram (Kg)
thousand
100
1x102
hectogram (Hg)
hundred
10
1x101
decagram (Dg)
ten
1
gram
0.1 10-1
decigram (dg)
tenth
0.01 10-2
centigram (cg)
hundredth
0.001 10-3
milligram (mg)
thousandth
0.000,001 10-6
microgram (µg)
millionth
0.000,000,001 10-9
nanogram (ng)
billionth
0.000,000,000,001 10-12
picogram (pg)
trillionth
0.000,000,000,000,001 10-15
femtogram (fp)
quadrillionth
UW–Madison Adjusted Continuous Service
All time employed by UW–Madison in either the Unclassified, Classified or University Staff service in a permanent capacity, adjusted for breaks in service, shall be counted in determining an employee’s length of continuous service. This excludes time served as a temporary or project employee.
VITAMINS
Complex organic substances occurring naturally in plants and animal tissue and essential in small amounts for the proper functioning of numerous metabolic processes.
W-9 Form
Watermark
distinctive design created in paper at the time of manufacture that can be easily seen by holding the paper up to a light
Wisc Account Administration Site
A web site that allows administrators and end users to manage accounts (NetID and departmental) that access Office 365, WiscMail, CloudFax, Box, Qualtrics, LastPass, and Google Apps.
Work and tumble
using the same plate and same guide, printing one side of a sheet, and flipping it from gripper to tail to print on the back of the sheet. Similar to perfecting but 2 passes
WTUM
work and tumble (see work and tumble definition)