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Logical Relations in Chinese and the Theory of Grammar
, 1982
"... The nature of Logical Form is studied through an examination of the syntax and semantics of a range of constructions in Chinese that pertain to scope phenomena, anaphora, and the syntax of empty categories. At the descriptive level, we provide an extensive account of Chinese quantificational sente ..."
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The nature of Logical Form is studied through an examination of the syntax and semantics of a range of constructions in Chinese that pertain to scope phenomena, anaphora, and the syntax of empty categories. At the descriptive level, we provide an extensive account of Chinese quantificational sentences, wh questions, A-not-A questions and cleft sentences. Several aspectS-of anaphora are also discu~sed. At the theoretical level, we consider what the observed facts would mean for an optimal theory of Universal Grammar (UG) and linguistic typology. An important intuition captured in traditional treatments of scope phenomena is that the surface order among quantifiers corresponds directly to their scope order in LF. A direct formulation of this idea as a principle f)f scope assignment, however, has been fouild to be in-
Boredom at work: A neglected concept
- Human Relations
, 1993
"... Boredom at Work: A Neglected Concept Nearly everyone experiences episodes of boredom at work from time to time, regardless of the nature of their job. Previous research on vigilance and industrial monotony is unable to explain boredom on any but the simplest of tasks. A broader view of the causes of ..."
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Boredom at Work: A Neglected Concept Nearly everyone experiences episodes of boredom at work from time to time, regardless of the nature of their job. Previous research on vigilance and industrial monotony is unable to explain boredom on any but the simplest of tasks. A broader view of the causes of boredom, including attributes of the task, environment, person, and person-environment fit, is proposed. Likely consequences of boredom are considered, and research needs and implications are discussed. Key words: boredom, job design, work attitudes! workload, current concerns, person-environment fit BOREDOM AT WORK: A NEGLECTED CONCEPT Complaints of feeling bored are common both on and off the job. The experience of work boredom does not seem to be limited to blue collar and office workers performing repetitive or routine work. Practitioner and
The phenomenon of boredom
- Qual. Res. Psychol
, 2006
"... Boredom remains a poorly understood phenomenon despite its evident association with dysfunctional behavior and mental health problems. However, little research has been devoted to the topic, and the bulk of studies have almost exclusively been quantitative in design. For this reason, a qualitative, ..."
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Boredom remains a poorly understood phenomenon despite its evident association with dysfunctional behavior and mental health problems. However, little research has been devoted to the topic, and the bulk of studies have almost exclusively been quantitative in design. For this reason, a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study was carried out, during which ten participants were asked for their accounts of the experience of boredom. These people were sampled from the general population. The aims of the study were to find out more about the antecedents to boredom, the experience itself, any stages in its development, and methods used to deal with it. Findings indicated that boredom is an extremely unpleasant and distressing experience. Situations giving rise to the sensation varied between specific external factors, to a general propensity to boredom proneness, although, according to the participants of the study, these could change throughout their lifetime. Feelings comprising the experience of boredom were almost consistently those of restlessness combined with lethargy. No stages in the development of the experience were identified. Strategies used to overcome the problem varied greatly, but generally involved trying to find interesting things to do. These strategies tended to be unsuccessful. Traditional methods of dealing with boredom have focused on increasing stimulation and choice in the environment. The authors propose that a more effective strategy might be to focus more on internal causes of boredom, such as an inability to sustain attention, although further research is required to support this interpretation of the data. Qualitative Research in Psychology 2006; 3: 193 Á 211
Environmental effects on the central nervous system
- Environ. Health Perspect
, 1977
"... The centrai nervous system (CNS) is designed to respond to the environment and is peculiarly vulnerable to many of the influences found in the environment. Utilizing an anatomical classification (cortex, cerebellum, peripheral nerves) major toxins and stresses are reviewed with selections from recen ..."
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The centrai nervous system (CNS) is designed to respond to the environment and is peculiarly vulnerable to many of the influences found in the environment. Utilizing an anatomical classification (cortex, cerebellum, peripheral nerves) major toxins and stresses are reviewed with selections from recent references. Selective vulnerability of certain areas to particular toxins is apparent at all levels of the CNS, although the amount of damage produced by any noxious agent depends on the age and genetic substrate of the subject. It is apparent that the effects of certain well known and long respected environmental toxins such as lead, mercury, etc., deserve continued surveillance. In addition, the overwhelming impact on the CNS of social damages such as trauma, alcohol, and tobacco cannot be ignored by environmentalists. The effect of the hospital and therapeutic environment has become apparent in view of increased awareness of iatrogenic disorders. The need for particular laboratory tests, for example, examination of CSF and nerve conduction toxicity studies, is suggested. Epidemics such as the recent solvent neuropathies suggest a need for continued animal studies that are chronic, as well as acute evaluations when predicting the potential toxic effects of industrial compounds. Philosophers, historians, and scientists all respond to the effects of the environment, but each
Experimentally determined conditions in the Fish
- Canyon Tuff, Colorado, Magma chamber. J. Petrol
, 1989
"... The Fish Canyon Tuft Colorado, forms one of the largest (3000 km3) known silicic eruptions in Earth history. The tuff is a homogeneous quartz latite consisting of 40 % phenocrysts (plagioclase, sanidine, biotite, hornblende, quartz, magnetite, apatite, sphene, and ilmenite) in equilibrium with a hig ..."
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The Fish Canyon Tuft Colorado, forms one of the largest (3000 km3) known silicic eruptions in Earth history. The tuff is a homogeneous quartz latite consisting of 40 % phenocrysts (plagioclase, sanidine, biotite, hornblende, quartz, magnetite, apatite, sphene, and ilmenite) in equilibrium with a highly evolved rhyolitic melt now represented by the matrix glass. Melt inclusions trapped in hornblende and quartz phenocrysts are identical to the newly analyzed matrix glass composition indicating that hornblende and quartz crystallized from a highly evolved magma that subsequently experienced little change. This study presents experimental phase equilibrium data which are used to deduce the conditions (P, T, fOl, JH^Q, etc.) in the Fish Canyon magma chamber prior to eruption. These new data indicate that sanidine and quartz are not liquidus phases until 780 °C temperatures are achieved, consistent with Fe-Ti oxide geothermometry which implies that the magmatic temperature prior to eruption was 760±30°C. Natural Fe-Ti oxide pairs also suggest that l o g ^ was —12-4 (intermediate between the Ni-NiO and MnO-Mn3O4 oxygen buffers) in the magma chamber. This^,2 is supported by the experimentally determined variations in hornblende and melt Mg-numbers as functions o f ^. A new geobarometer based on the aluminum content of hornblendes in equilibrium
Recommended Citation Morgan, Christine Louise, "An Inquiry Into Situational Interest In A Tenth Grade History Class: Lesson Design And Implementation From Berlyne And Bergin Perspectives " (2010). Wayne State University Dissertations. Paper 109. AN INQUIR
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Oligomerized Amyloid-β 1-40 Peptide Favors Cholesterol, Oxysterol, and Fatty Acid Accumulation in Human Neuronal SK-N-BE Cells
"... Abstract Amyloid peptide, the main component of senile plaques, is a major biological characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of the present study conducted on human neuronal SK-N-BE cells was to evaluate whether oligomerized Aβ1-40-induced cell damages was associated with lipid mo ..."
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Abstract Amyloid peptide, the main component of senile plaques, is a major biological characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of the present study conducted on human neuronal SK-N-BE cells was to evaluate whether oligomerized Aβ1-40-induced cell damages was associated with lipid modifications. Under treatment with Aβ1-40 (10 -100 µM; 24 -48 h), cell viability was recorded with the MTT test and by measuring LDH activity. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential and ATP production were assessed using flow cytometry and a luciferase-based ATP bioluminescence assay, respectively. Annexin V-CF647 staining assay for cell apoptosis detection was performed using flow cytometry. Potentially intracellular cytotoxic lipids (oxysterols: 7α-hydroxycholesterol (7α-OHC), 7β-hydroxycholesterol (7β-OHC), and 7-ketocholesterol (7KC), 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol; arachidonic acid (C20:4 n-6); VLCFAs (C22:0, C24:0, C24:6 and C26:0)) were measured using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The cellular level of docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6 n-3), often altered in AD, was also quantified. A. Zarrouk et al. 814 fects are associated with intracellular accumulation of lipids, especially cholesterol, oxysterols (7β-OHC, 7KC), C20:4 n-6, and saturated VLCFAs, which could in turn contribute to neurotoxicity.
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"... Abstract Information and information processing are one of the most important aspects of dynamic systems. The term 'information', that is used in various contexts, might better be replaced with one that incorporates novelty, activity and learning. Many important communications of learning ..."
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Abstract Information and information processing are one of the most important aspects of dynamic systems. The term 'information', that is used in various contexts, might better be replaced with one that incorporates novelty, activity and learning. Many important communications of learning systems are non-ergodic. The ergodicity assumption in Shannon's communication theory restricts his and all related concepts to systems that can not learn. For learning systems that interact with their environments, the more primitive concept of 'variety' will have to be used, instead of probability. Humans have a fundamental need for variety: he or she can't permanently perceive the same context, he or she can't do always the same things. The fundamental need for variety leads to a different interpretation of human behaviour that is often classified as "errors". Variety in the relationship between a learning system and his context can be expressed as incongruity. Incongruity is the difference between internal complexity of a learning system and external complexity of the context. Traditional concepts of information processing are models of homeostasis on a basic level without learning. Activity and the learning process are driving forces that cause permanently in-homeostasis in the relationship between a learning system and his context. A suitable model for information processing of learning systems must be conceptualised on a higher level: a homeostatic model of in-homeostasis. A concept to information processing is presented that derives an inverted U-shaped curve between incongruity and information. This concept leads to important design recommendations for man-machine systems.
Proceedings The 2010 International Conference on Governance and Accountability Performance Audit: A Case of Indian R&D Unit
"... The purpose of this paper is to study the outcome of performance audit of an Indian research and development organisation, NIB and explore the utility of performance audit tools in determining the causes which lead to the failure of this particular organisation. A set of control tools developed by S ..."
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The purpose of this paper is to study the outcome of performance audit of an Indian research and development organisation, NIB and explore the utility of performance audit tools in determining the causes which lead to the failure of this particular organisation. A set of control tools developed by Silaen and Williams (2009) for the study of Research and Development organisation are applied in this case. The elements of the tools developed by Silaen and Williams (2009) consist of dimensions and value of representation. Four dimensions of control tools are given as directional, bureaucratic, scientific and financial. Three values of representation are given as external, internal and social value of representation. A matrix of dimensions and value of representation is developed and applied to the audit report of National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) of the Government of India. It is concluded that the audit findings of Comptroller and Auditor General of India in regard to NIB used all the four control dimensions across the three values of representation and arrived at a suitable recommendation to the Government of India. This study contributes to the literature by examining a unique case of a scientific organisation. 1.
Directorate include Findings, Statistical Bulletins and Statistical
, 2005
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The views expressed in this report are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the Home Office (nor do they reflect Government policy).
