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Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, N.J.; chartered 1930, opened 1933. It differs from a university in that it offers no curriculum or examinations, and confers no degrees. Founded with a gift from Louis Bamberger and Mrs. Felix Fuld as a center for graduate study, it subsequently became a... Read more |
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time and motion study
time and motion study analysis of the operations required to produce a manufactured article in a factory, with the aim of increasing efficiency. Each operation is studied minutely and analyzed in order to eliminate unnecessary motions and thus reduce production time and raise output, which... Read more |
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biology
biology the science that deals with living things. It is broadly divided into zoology , the study of animal life, and botany , the study of plant life. Subdivisions of each of these sciences include cytology (the study of cells), histology (the study of tissues), anatomy or morphology,... Read more |
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Cross-Sectional Study
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY A cross-sectional study is the simplest variety of descriptive or observational epidemiology that can be conducted on representative samples of a population. Simply put, it is a study that aims to describe the relationship between diseases (or other health-related states) and... Read more |
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McGill University
McGill University at Montreal, Que., Canada; coeducational; chartered 1821, opened 1829. It was named for James McGill, who left a bequest to establish it. Its real development dates from 1855 when John W. Dawson became principal. It has faculties of arts, science, dentistry, engineering,... Read more |
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Life Sciences
Life Sciences The life sciences, defined as biology and related subjects, encompass the detailed study of living organisms, which are broadly distinguished from inorganic matter through the capacity for growth, function, and change preceding death. Biology is not limited to physiology, the study... Read more |
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Attribution Theory
Attribution theory An area of cognitive therapy that is concerned with how people explain the causes of behavior, both their own and those of others. A major concept in the study of attribution theory is locus of control : whether one interprets events as being caused by one's own behavior or... Read more |
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oceanography
oceanography study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics ) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as currents and temperature; chemical... Read more |
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physiology
physiology , study of the normal functioning of animals and plants during life and of the activities by which life is maintained and transmitted. It is based fundamentally on the activities of protoplasm. The study of function is usually undertaken along with a study of structure (see anatomy ),... Read more |
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