the mit encyclopedia of the cognitive sciences

... either (or both) the connectionist revolution of the 1980s, or the The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences Philosophy xxixDecade of the Brain (the 1990s). But as with proclamations of the ... content of the articles will be the chief source of their value to the reader, but given the imposed conciseness, an important part of their value is the guidethat their references and further ... introduction(section 1). I then briefly chart the move from the rise of materialism as the dominantresponse to one of these classic issues, the mind-body problem, to the idea of a sci-ence of the mind. I...

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Tài liệu THE BLACKWELL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MANAGEMENT pptx

... paid, the stockholder plans to sell the investment. The value of the stock, P0, at the beginning of the year will be where E(P1) is the estimate of the value of the stock at the end of ... in the process of deciding how the company's resources should be committed across its lines of businesses, i.e. in the appraisal of projects. The typical application of a DCF model is the ... summarize the often voluminous literature in their specialist areas into an accessible form. Inevitably the technical content of some of the entries reflects the rocket science development in the...

Tài liệu The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE THIRD EDITION doc

... by the narrowing of the arteries (a condition called athero-sclerosis) that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heartmuscle. In the case of stable angina, the coronaryarteries can provide the ... health of the individual as well as on the origin, type, and severity of the condition. Individualscan improve their prognosis by seeking prompt med-ical attention and learning the pattern of their ... to part of the heart. In most cases, the blockage is caused by fattydeposits.Myocardium The thick middle layer of the heartthat forms the bulk of the heart wall and contractsas the organ beats.92GALE...

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The Gale encyclopedia of cancer pdf

... from the egg cell of the mother andone NF2 gene is inherited from the sperm cell of the father. The NF2 gene is responsible for helping to pre-vent the formation of tumors in the nerve cells. ... their mother orfather. Sometimes the change occurs spontaneously when the egg and sperm come together to form the first cell of the baby. The children of a person with NF2 have a 50%chance of inheriting ... exposure to the surrounding area. This treat-ment approach is limited to small or medium tumors. The goal of the therapy is to cause tumor shrinkage or atleast limit the growth of the tumor. The long-term...

The Gale encyclopedia of cancer pptx

... differentstyles of these devices, but all require the use of at leastone hand to hold the device to the throat. The choice of which method to use depends on many things including the age and health of the ... front of the neck. The upper por-tion of the trachea is brought to the stoma and secured,making a permanent alternate way for air to get to the lungs. The connection between the throat and the ... groovesalong either side of the trachea (windpipe) between the trachea and the thyroid gland. The recurrent laryngeal nerve controls movement of the larynx. The larynx is located where the throat...

The Gale Encyclopedia of Science docx

... frequently with the twoflower types. Mendel concluded that the forms of the two genes were transmitted from parent to offspring in-dependently of each other. This later became known as the Law of Independent ... hence their responsiblegenes), both of which are present in one parent, com-bined with the frequency in which they occur together in the offspring to construct the map. For example, the Moravian-born ... regulationTenrecsTeratogenTermTermitesTernsTerracingTerritorialityTetanusTetrahedronTextilesThalidomideTheoremThermal expansionThermochemistryThermocoupleThermodynamicsThermometerThermostatThistleThoracic...

The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of Nursing & Allied Health potx

... Deep in the back of the abdomen, oneither side of the lumbar spine, lie the psoas muscles.They flex the hips. An abscess can develop in one of these muscles, usually when it spreads from the appen-dix, ... types of abscessesListed below are some of the more common andimportant abscesses.• Carbuncles and other boils. Skin oil glands (sebaceousglands) on the back or the back of the neck are the ... chambers of the heart. These factors greatly increase the risk of stroke,which can occur if a blood clot from the heart enters the circulatory system, goes to the brain, and blocks one of its...

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Building blocks of matter a supplement to the macmillan encyclopedia of physics john s rigden

... discredited with the discovery of isotopesearly in the twentieth century.One of the major themes of twentieth-centuryphysics, a spectacular period in the history of physics,has been the continuation, ... strong. Each of thesefour forces is transmitted between particles by the exchange of a force-carrying particle; the photontransmits the electromagnetic force, W and Z parti-cles the weak force, ... to see whether the marvelous simplicity andmathematical beauty of the description that hasemerged from previous investigations can be refinedfurther, or whether it reaches some limit.See also:...

The GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA of MENTAL HEALTH SECOND EDITIO N potx

... higherrisk of being abused by parents or other caregivers.Abused adults The women’s movement of the 1970s led not onlyto greater recognition of domestic violence and otherforms of abuse of adults, ... violence toward others.In addition, the cost of a drug habit often gives aperson with a substance addiction another reasonfor resenting the needs of the dependent person. Amajority of workplace ... toavoid further abuse, they are often unconsciouslyattracted to people who remind them of their family of origin. Abused adults are also likely to fail to com-plete their educations, or they accept...

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Second Edition - VOLUME 2 pptx

... asking the patient todance out certain emotions, the therapist instructs the pa-tient to move when he or she feels the inner impulse.” The moves are directed by the patient and the therapist ... progress from there. After experiencing dance thera-py, they can talk about their feelings more freely and teardown the barriers they have erected between themselvesand other people. The hope is ... interested in the emotions they expressed while dancing (loneliness,shyness, fear, etc.) than the mechanics of the moves. Shebegan encouraging them by emphasizing more freedom of movement rather than...

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