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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"social functions."”.
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Speaking Through Sacrifice: Rhetorical and Social Functions of Sacrifice within Long-Form Contemporary Fantasy Literature
… and literary theory to understand the social nature of these acts of sacrifice, and this framework is then applied to the acts playing out in the imagined societies. From this combination of theory and textual example, the thesis arrives at a model of the rhetorical function of each of …
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Relationship of emotions, cognitive and social functions of people with epilepsy and their demographic and clinical characteristics /
… dissertation aimed to evaluate cognitive functions, social cognition and emotional state of people with epilepsy in the context of demographical, clinical and other variables. A cross-sectional trial including one-hundred eleven participants of whom 81 had epilepsy was conducted. Each …
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Indonesia’s Patent Law at a Crossroads: Can Indonesia Implement a Constitutional Patent Law in the TRIPS and TRIPS-plus Era?
… and services. Patents are also known for their social functions. Disclosure of the inventions prior to the patent grant and social benefits of the inventions allow the society to learn and benefit from these inventions. The combination of the innovation incentives and social functions has led …
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The instantiation of emotion in conversations between romantic partners, male friends, female friends, and cross-sex friends
… the consequences of that instantiation for the social functions of emotions within the developing conversation, (3) How is the frequency and form of the instantiation of emotion in conversation differentially influenced by varying relational definitions shared by interactants?
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Newport Sanctuary & Community Center
… that will be used for worship, meditation, and social functions for the community of Newport.
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GOSSIP AS SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN NETWORKS
… because it fails to follow some basic social norms, such as solidarity. However, socialization through gossip has been compared to grooming in primates. Not only does gossip allow individuals to share information, but these conversations have been shown to have several social functions. …
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An Analysis: Complex Interdependence and the Chinese-United States Cyber Relationship
… countries' political, economic, military, and social functions. This association has been complicated in the past by Chinese industrial cyberespionage (CE) carried out against United States organizations and individuals in pursuit of economic advancement. This paper examines the nature of …
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WASHHOUSE : A shared amenity for dense urban environments.
… form and function, especially as building functions evolve and social functions persist amidst changes in time, technology, and socio-political environments. By examining structures that have served various functions at different times, the thesis anticipates a shift in design and factors …
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Message in a ballad: personality judgements [sic] based on music preferences
… to accuracy. Results offer insight into the social functions of music preferences by highlighting their consequences in interpersonal perception. This work also points out the value of studying the social and personality psychology of everyday life.
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The suburban villa (munya) and court culture in Umayyad Cordoba (756-976 CE)
… as a medieval architectural, landscape, and social phenomenon. By addressing issues of function, patronage, and meaning, the dissertation utilizes Cordoban villas as a vehicle for the investigation of Umayyad court society. The dissertation is divided into two parts. Part One (Chapters I-IV) …
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Design of a small folding Table for a wheelchair
… receptions, parties, networking events, or other social functions, able-bodied people move around the room from conversation to conversation carrying a drink and/or a little plate of food. People who use wheelchairs for mobility are limited by their need to use their hands to push their wheelchair …
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Ghost Town Tension: Post-War Public Health and Commerce in a Rural Virginian Polio Epidemic, 1950
… town, community meant creating and strengthening social ties throughout town—most visibly through large social functions and leisure gatherings such as church or baseball. Through identifying and analyzing reactions to the epidemic among families/individuals, the public health, and business, a …
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Drug Addicted Patients – Oral Health and Management // Наркозависими пациенти – орално здраве и мениджмънт
… that affect a person's physical, mental and social functions by altering them in various ways. Drug use and abuse have increased in recent years and are socially significant worldwide. Increasingly, various medical professionals are involved in preventive and therapeutic activities related to …
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Forging city and lake: Marquette's waterfront beyond the ore dock legacy
… the waterfront with accessibility, space for social functions, and renewed site ecology, reestablishing a functional ecosystem. This was achieved in part by implementing flexible programming, while seaming the connection of the water to the city. The criteria established could be applied to …
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Socialinių paslaugų plėtotė, kaip socialinės įtraukos prielaida, organizuojant neįgaliųjų laisvalaikį /
… that disability limits individuals' physical and social functions and affects their autonomy and activity. Providing assistance to people with disabilities highlights the need for sociocultural services, which increase their activity and involvement. In order to develop an effective social …
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Inside Jokes: English Language Humor From the Outside
… communication that serves a number of important social functions. While humor is found in all cultures, English language learners (ELLs) in the United States must learn to navigate American humor with all of its inherent cultural, social and linguistic particularities. The ability to appreciate, …
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Holistic development : supporting businesses in the Dudley Street neighborhood
… of inner city economic development overlook the social function of businesses. These models when applied to the neighborhood level are limited by the fact businesses do not serve a solely economic function. If economic development practitioners are concerned about alleviating poverty in inner …
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An analysis of self constructs and self variables
… 1915 'Self' was found in the section labelled 'Social Functions of the Individual'. Just as these changes mirror the opening up of fields in psychology so they mirror the dominant interests of those psychologists evolving concepts of self...
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An analysis of self constructs and self variables
… 1915 'Self' was found in the section labelled 'Social Functions of the Individual'. Just as these changes mirror the opening up of fields in psychology so they mirror the dominant interests of those psychologists evolving concepts of self...
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The intelligence of seeing : an enquiry into the relationships between perception theory, communication theory and the practice and teaching of drawing
… the inter-relationships between ways of seeing, social belief-systems, and ways of drawing. The domain of drawing is explored via a synthesis of perception and communication theories. This combination is mapped as a matrix integrating the social functions of drawing with the systems of semiotic …
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