Monthly Archives: November 2005

Conceptual capacity

It can be refered to as the variable ability of an individual to grasp all the relevant features of a particular concept. There are individuals that can draw and order features towards the formation of a concept easier than others. Though … Continue reading

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Mastering concepts

There is a need of defining the ability of different individuals in acquiring concepts and accordingly placed in ability groups. Ability groups will determine the methods needed to address the strategies needed to facilitate the acquisition of a given concept … Continue reading

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Social Insurance Institute

TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY a. European Union Regulations 1408/71 and 574/72 The implementation of the Social Insurance Regulations of the European Union by IKA secures equal insurance rights and the entitlement to medical care for its pensioners who temporarily or permanently … Continue reading

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Fuzzy logic

A mathematical technique for dealing with imprecise data and problems that have many solutions rather than one. Although it is implemented in digital computers which ultimately make only yes-no decisions, fuzzy logic works with ranges of values, solving problems in … Continue reading

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Revealing, not discovering.

                        Revelation, not discovery. Chaos and order is imprinted in our brain. We are not aware of its workings concsiously but that do not negate the fact that we make use of it constantly in every aspect of our lives. … Continue reading

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Minocycline antibiotic

The project, Duncan adds, will also expand studies of the antibiotic minocycline, a drug that has shown potential for protecting nerve fibers and mitigating the debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Duncan’s lab has already shown that the drug has anti-inflammatory … Continue reading

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Assimilation and accomodation.

Piaget described two processes used by the individual in its attempt to adapt: assimilation and accomodation. Both of these processes are used thoughout life as the person increasingly adapts to the environment in a more complex manner. Assimilation is: the … Continue reading

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Preferential treatment by the central executive

Brain central executive can only accomodate a single object at a given time. Therefore in that particular time our state of mind is determined by the associations specific to the object currently processed by the central executive. Moods, feelings, beliefs … Continue reading

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