Definition: The essential feature is recurrent obsessional thoughts or compulsive acts. Obsessional thoughts are ideas, images, or impulses that enter the patient's mind again and again in a stereotyped form. They are almost invariably distressing and the patient often tries, unsuccessfully, to resist them. They are, however, recognized as his or her own thoughts, even though they are involuntary and often repugnant. Compulsive acts or rituals are stereotyped behaviours that are repeated again and again. They are not inherently enjoyable, nor do they result in the completion of inherently useful tasks. Their function is to prevent some objectively unlikely event, often involving harm to or caused by the patient, which he or she fears might ...[+++]otherwise occur. Usually, this behaviour is recognized by the patient as pointless or ineffectual and repeated attempts are made to resist. Anxiety is almost invariably present. If compulsive acts are resisted the anxiety gets worse. | anankastic neurosis obsessive-compulsive neurosis

manufacturing phase | manufacturing stage | production phase

design-preproduction stage

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Definition: A chronic stage in the development of a schizophrenic illness in which there has been a clear progression from an early stage to a later stage characterized by long- term, though not necessarily irreversible, negative symptoms, e.g. psychomotor slowing; underactivity; blunting of affect; passivity and lack of initiative; poverty of quantity or content of speech; poor nonverbal communication by facial expression, eye contact, voice modulation and posture; poor self-care and social performance. | Chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia Restzustand (schizophrenic) Schizophrenic residual state

Glomerular disease in syphilis+ (N08.0*) Gumma (syphilitic) | Late or tertiary syphilis | any sites, except those classified to A52.0-A52.3 | Late syphilitic:bursitis+ (M73.1*) | chorioretinitis+ (H32.0*) | episcleritis+ (H19.0*) | female pelvic inflammatory disease+ (N74.2*) | leukoderma+ (L99.8*) | oculopathy NEC+ (H58.8*) | peritonitis+ (K67.2*) | Syphilis [stage unspecified] of:bone+ (M90.2*) | liver+ (K77.0*) | lung+ (J99.8*) | muscle+ (M63.0*) | synovium+ (M68.0*)

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At the current stage of the cycle, it is important to examine the extent to which specific measures have been carried out and how the three main objectives of the Action Plan (expanding occupational mobility, facilitating geographic mobility, and improving information) are on track for being achieved.

- firstly, by equipping the public transport engineering sector with the means to effect infrastructure projects, thereby boosting vast sectors of the economy both at the implementation stage and at the commissioning and maintenance stages;

Furthermore, with a view to the better integration of social and environmental considerations in the concession award procedures, contracting authorities or contracting entities should be allowed to use award criteria or concession performance conditions relating to the works or services to be provided under the concession contract in any respect and at any stage of their life cycles from extraction of raw materials for the product to the stage of disposal of the product, including factors involved in the specific process of production, provision or trading of those works or services or a specific process during a later stage of their li ...[+++]fe cycle, even where such factors do not form part of their material substance.

(ea) ‘Handcrafted food’ means any processed food the production of which is based on traditional methods and involves at least one processing stage that is carried out by hand or using hand tools and related unique techniques.