Glossary

This principle of human rights signifies that each individual, regardless of age, birth,

color, creed, disability, ethnic origin, familial status, gender, language, marital status,

political or other opinion, public assistance, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual

orientation, deserves to be honored, esteemed, and respected.

A characteristic of systems whereby feedback seeks to maintain the system at the

current level. A steady state, equilibrium, balance. General systems theory claims that

living systems (relationships, for example) strive for, but never fully achieve,

homeostasis. Dialectical theory, on the other hand, claims that continuous change is

the very nature of relationships. (1)

(1) Glossary of communication, University of Jyväskylä

Culture in which most of the information in a message is encoded in the physical

context or in the person's mental catalog of rules, roles and values. The meaning of

the communication act is inferred from the situation or location. (1)

(1) Glossary of communication, University of Jyväskylä

Acronym that stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Air and for High-Efficiency

Particulate Arrestor. HEPA filters are used for isolation and immunocompromise units,

operating rooms, removal of allergens from the air (for hay fever, asthma, etc.) and

other applications where maximum reduction or removal of submicron particulate

matter from air is required.