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Showing 1 to 20 of 922 for “"Paradox"”.
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Frege's paradox.
Thesis. 1977. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy.
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On Backward Induction Paradox
… thesis some solutions to the backward induction paradox as well as some ways to regain the paradox are examined. Backward induction is a method to solve finite, extensive games of perfect information.The main idea is, roughly, that the players choose the best outcome at each nonterminal node of …
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The paradox of uncertainty
… the exploration of a different paradigm. The Paradox of Uncertainty alludes to the coexistence of two apparently opposing views of uncertainty, which I have sought to integrate through my art practice. My interest in uncertainty originates in years of effort to overcome anxiety, which I …
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Jack London: American political paradox
LD2668 .T4 1966 S83
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The paradox of fat embodiment
Fat people frequently and regularly face discrimination due to weight stigma, which can result in a stigmatized. or spoiled, identity, and can ultimately result in psychological distress. This dissertation examined the ways in which public weight stigma might result in psychological distress, and …
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Portable church: parable and paradox
1- As cities emerge in indeterminate directions, the mobility of structures prolongs their usability. 2- A portable church having an approximate life of 40-50 years will be capable of being re-erected several times and have expansion potential where greater activity requires. 3- Alternative uses …
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Consumer Motivation and the Privacy Paradox
… their digital data privacy. Known as the privacy paradox, it is the idea that what a person says they believe (protecting their data privacy is paramount) is not reflective of how they act (relinquishing their data privacy). In other words, what people express about their data privacy is often in …
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De Russische paradox: overvloed en onvermogen
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The paradox of the 'wounded healer'
… of three different pieces of work related to the paradox of the ‘wounded healer’. It aims to reflect my journey as a practitioner-researcher. The different pieces show different aspects of this journey. The portfolio contains an original piece of research, an advanced client study and process …
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Private voluntary organizations : the participation paradox
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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The Moral Paradox of the "Brain Drain"
In the 1960`s the British Royal Society coined the term ‗brain drain` to describe the migration of scientists, physicians, and engineers from Britain to North America (Cervantes). Over the past three decades, the ―brain drain‖ of educated professionals from less affluent to more affluent nations …
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On the paradox of convectively-coupled waves
… for example the energy spectra and apparent paradox of slow propagation, can be explained by consideration of the parameter δc. Focus is then directed to the problem of the forced Kelvin wave, whose solutions show that a single wave produces two wave fronts that propagate at different phase …
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Word and Song: The Paradox of Romanticism
… In exploring the concept of Romanticism, its paradoxical development from Classicism is examined through the comparison of six great composers and poets of the period. By tracing the similarities and differences in style of Beethoven/Wordsworth, Schumann/Keats, and Brahms/Tennyson, hopefully a …
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Addressing the land loss-fish production paradox
Saltmarsh loss is occurring at high rates in Louisiana (LA), but understanding the impacts that marsh degradation has had on historical abundance of estuarine nekton in Barataria Bay, LA is lacking. I first examined the differences between fishery independent and fishery dependent data as indices …
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Recovering Capital Expenditures: The Railroad Industry Paradox
This research combines engineering, economic, and financial methods and makes contributions in each area. Railroad maintenance strategies that rely more heavily on capital investment are more cost effective. Infrastructure capital spending is caused by current and future output, and is therefore a …
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The Friendship Paradox for Weighted and Directed Networks
This thesis studies the friendship paradox for weighted and directed networks, from a probabilistic perspective. We consolidate and extend recent results of Cao and Ross and Kramer, Cutler and Radcliffe, to weighted networks. Friendship paradox results for directed networks are given; connections …
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A Productive Paradox: Thomas Wolfe and Maxwell Perkins
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HIF, HAPE, and Hilltop rats: a paradox unfolding
… hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy. Paradoxically, Hilltop rats are more resistant to acute hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) than control Madison rats. Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) is exquisitely coupled to cellular hypoxia, enhancing …
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A Life of Paradox: Thomas Merton's Asian Trajectory
… emerges: the coincidence of opposites, or the paradox. This theme was Merton's own understanding of not only interreligious dialogue but also his very own identity.
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