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Polling
Polling THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC POLLING TECHNIQUES ELEMENTS OF SCIENTIFIC POLLING POLLING IS NOT PERFECT: THE PROBLEM OF SELF-CENSORSHIP THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHY Polling involves gathering information by asking people to report their... Read more |
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Authority
AuthorityDevelopment of the conceptContemporary usesResearch and problem areasBIBLIOGRAPHYThe concept of authority, like the related concepts with which it is frequently associated—power, influence, and leadership—is used in a variety of ways in political philosophy and the social sciences. In part,... Read more |
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. They are named for their founder, physicist Ernest O. Lawrence , who organized the... Read more |
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psychosocial
psychosocial (sy-koh-soh-shăl) adj. involving or relating to both the social and psychological aspects of a patient's life. p. assessment an interviewing technique that combines psychiatric history taking with elements of problem solving in psychotherapy, often used in patients who have... Read more |
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Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation Definition Smoking cessation means "to quit smoking," or "withdrawal from nicotine." Because smoking is highly addictive, quitting the habit often involves irritability, headache, mood swings, and cravings associated with the sudden cessation or reduction of tobacco use by a... Read more |
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artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence (AI), the use of computers to model the behavioral aspects of human reasoning and learning. Research in AI is concentrated in some half-dozen areas. In problem solving, one must proceed from a beginning (the initial state) to the end (the goal state) via a limited number... Read more |
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Thomas Samuel Kuhn
Thomas Samuel Kuhn 1922-96, American philosopher and historian of science, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. He trained as a physicist at Harvard (Ph.D. 1949), where he taught the history of science from 1948 to 1956. He subsequently taught at the Univ. of California, Berkeley (until 1964), Princeton (until... Read more |
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Henry Louis Gates Jr
Henry Louis Gates Jr.1950— Scholar, critic, writer Henry Louis Gates Jr. is one of the most powerful academic voices in America. He is most recognized for his extensive research of African-American history and literature, and for developing and expanding the African-American studies program at... Read more |
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Stem cell research
Stem Cell Research Few topics in science and religion have been as hotly contested in recent years as stem cell research, largely because it involves the fate of, disposition of, and research on the human embryo. There are two basic types of stem cell research—that involving adult cells... Read more |
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United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey bureau organized in 1879 under the Dept. of the Interior to unify and centralize the work already undertaken by separate surveys under Clarence King, F. V. Hayden, George W. Wheeler, and J. W. Powell . The functions of the bureau cover the exploration of the country... Read more |
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social history
social history. G. M. Trevelyan's often quoted ‘Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out...parliamentary poll books, oral history, the early use of computers, and the interpretation of... |
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History, Military Use of
History, Military Use of. The armed forces have...received a reading list, history‐based, of 95 books...Many professionals study history to “learn lessons.” Thucydides...inherent temptation here to use the past to prove a point... |
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military history
military history. The study of war and its effects...future. Their views on the use of the tank and aircraft to...inter-war period, but their use of military history laid a new...unique. It is reflected in the use of military ... |
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History, Court Uses Of
History, Court Uses Of Criticism of the Supreme Court's use of history to decide constitutional...controversy focused on its method and use of history, the Court continues...derived answer. And the Court's use ... |
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HISTORY OF ENGLISH
HISTORY OF ENGLISH The history of a language can be an internal history...which was adapted to serve OE, making use of some runic letters and some letter shapes...tenses should and would) developed a use, almost unknown in OE, as expressions... |
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history of the search for economic deposits
history of the search for economic deposits...the Bronze Age. Copper was in use in Egypt around 7000 bc, but...and other metals were in common use; Roman mining methods were locally...addition, there has always been the use of the divining rod. Divining... |
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Letters on the Study and Use of History
Letters on the Study and Use of History, see Bolingbroke, H. St J. |
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literature and the historian
...literature and the historian. History is both an art and a science...many people, indeed, Irish history is better known through literature...universities contained joint chairs of history and literature. This reflected...historians and literary critics.The ... |
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Adams, Henry (Brooks)
...evolutionary theory in human history and Adams's own divorce from...a political career to teach history at Harvard (1870–77), for...went to Washington to write history and to seek the companionship of such...conditions. In later chapters the use of his ... |
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diagnosis, systems of
...investigation of its symptoms and history.First we must define what is meant...the careful assessment of the history of the symptoms of the disorder...of the disorder; (iv) the use of special techniques for visualization...examination or endoscopy.The ... |
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social history
...least, contemporary social history has become a sort of retrospective...with a premium placed on the use of exotic sources and grandiose...picture of the methods of social history is painted in Arthur Stinchcombe...Theoretical Methods in Social History ... |
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Internet history
Internet history In the mid-1960s the US Department of Defense decided that they wanted...and this led to the development of TCP-IP. In order to encourage the use of these protocols a number of development contracts were awarded by ARPA... |
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railways, history of
railways, history of The advent of railways brought together the technology of the steam-engine...reached its zenith, but electric locomotives were already in widespread use in Europe and Scandinavia, and main-line diesel locomotives were coming... |
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cliometrics
...formed by compounding the muse of history and the concept of measurement...occasionally questionable) use of advanced statistical techniques...twentieth century made liberal use of quantitative historical data...classical theory respectively. The use of ... |
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Bede, St
...author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People (c...the first systematically to use the anno domini dating system and...people. The Ecclesiastical History's parade of exemplars, like Aidan...felt that a ‘national’ history would encourage ... |
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Anglo-Saxons
...other groups. The eventual use of the name ‘English’ and...owes something to Bede, whose History of the English People dealt...obscure, but for most of its history Anglo‐Saxon England is one...societies. Besides Bede's History, historical sources include... |
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paradigm
...carried over into the technical use of the term introduced by the...largely in abstraction from the history or social realities of scientific...serious conceptualization of the history of the sciences.Kuhn's account...vision is of a discontinuous history, in ... |
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Mahan, Alfred Thayer
...world-renowned theorist on history and strategy, born at West...Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783 (1890), as...international relations, the use of force, and the role of diplomacy...College (1885) to teach naval history and the subsequent ... |
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Geisteswissenschaften and Naturwissenschaften
...Natural sciences, according to Windelband, use a ‘nomothetic’ or generalizing method...Wissenschaften, 1902, and Science and History: A Critique of Positivist Epistemology...Alvin Boskoff ( eds.) , Sociology and History (1964). |
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gender
...interdisciplinary, drawing upon anthropology, history, art, literature, film, and cultural...meaning of the body has changed through history. But in a sense this too can be another...domination. Some writers would prefer to use the term patriarchy as the main organizing... |
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historic
...meaning “of or relating to or occurring in history,” is called upon for use far more frequently than historic. Historic means...Alamo is a historic building. An event that makes history is historic; momentous happenings or developments... |
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old
...which means having been in existence or use for a relatively long time (an old washing...before the end of the Roman Empire (ancient history), and their attitudes as antediluvian, which...things, implying that they have gone out of use or need to be replaced by something ... |
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source
...spring, fountainhead, fount, starting point, ground zero; history, provenance, derivation, root, beginning, genesis, start...initiator, inventor.See note at origin. 3. a historian uses primary and secondary sources synonyms: reference, authority... |
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archive
...annals, chronicles, accounts; papers, documents, files; history; Law muniments. 2. the national archive synonyms: record...museum, chancery. • verb the videos are archived for future use synonyms: file, log, catalog, document, record, register... |
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take
...by, journey on, go via; use. 18. the town takes its name...advantage of, capitalize on, use, exploit, make the most of...took drama, French, and art history synonyms: study, learn, have...size six shoes synonyms: wear, use; require, need. 33. the dye... |
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definitive
...his book was nonetheless widely regarded as the definitive history of the war. A definite decision is simply one that has been...future, as in a Supreme Court ruling. It is a common error to use definitive as though it were a more elegant way of saying definite... |
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History.com Celebrates Independence Day With Interactive States and...
...enthusiasts and viewers of The History Channel a destination to learn...existence, and the distinct histories and fascinating facts of each...states. As the most trusted history resource on the Internet...State to the Peach State, History.com provides a fun, ... |
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History on TV: Craig Thompson, Executive Producer, World Congress of History...
...JUST TEN YEARS and suggest that history programming would soon become...social, cultural or biographical history; whether it's presented in...dramatic or 'reality' formats, history content has become a global...documenting oral history, the ... |
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Social history and world history: from daily life to patterns of change *.
...component and from thinking of social history in broad terms that provide a strong...the more materialist topics world history has tended to emphasize and histories of culture. Moreover, world history already has many varieties and other... |
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History's Historian.(A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and...
...Burrow explains the difference between his history of histories and the various histories of history that already crowd the field. He explicitly...practice." Such "ideological history" (I use the term nonpejoratively) is not ... |
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History's Web Aspirations Include Online Originals.
By Linda Moss The History Channel is expanding its online...Nostradamus . 'We want to grow History.com and broaden it within...nurture it as a broad portal for history enthusiasts everywhere,' said...from military bloggers who use digital cameras, cellphones... |
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HISTORIES TAKING ROOT: The Contexts and Patterns of Educational...
...Foner's (2002) recent histories, the book title asks a...ative question: "who owns history?" For critical historians...mined the content of most histories of the United States. But...question is "what shapes history," a question that forces...historical ... |
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The History Channel(R) Offers Live Worldwide Webcast Featuring National...
...is to promote the study of history by engaging students in the...education programs, National History Day trains teachers to move...Nationwide 40,000 currently use NHD curriculum materials. The National History Day program received the Charles... |
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The History of Natural History, An annotated bibliography - second edition.
...Linnean Society of London: The History of Natural History, An annotated bibliography - second...bring to all those who see and use it. However, there is some gentle...spent in the service of Natural History worldwide." Speakers at the launch... |
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POSTGRADUATE HISTORY.(graduate courses available in history)
...Manchester Metropolitan MA in the History of the Manchester Region University...North East (English) Newcastle History HISTORICAL RESEARCH ALTHOUGH...including `The Development of History as a Research Discipline' and...methodological grounding in the use of ... |
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HISTORY(TM) Announces 2009 Save Our History(TM) Grants.
...television cable affiliates, will use the grant money to fund educational...AASLH), created the Save Our History Grant Program as an extension of the Save Our History philanthropic initiative. Save Our History is committed to inspiring...involving artifacts, ... |
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