The subject of the study is "Maxims and moral reflections" by Francois IV de La Rochefoucauld — a collection aphorisms, first published in 1665 became one most significant works French classical literature XVII century. question originality this work, as well its place literary tradition era, remains, nevertheless, open. purpose article an attempt to synthesize existing points view on "Maxim". ...

In May 1993, a task force was created at the invitation of the Technical Committee on Intelligent Control of the IEEE Control Systems Society to look into the area of Intelligent Control and de ne what is meant by the term. Its ndings are aimed mainly towards serving the needs of the Control Systems Society; hence the task force has not attempted to address the issue of intelligence in its gene...

From the Aphorisms of Hippocrates to the sports fields of the twenty-first century, by both the lay public and the medical community, the cardiomyopathies have been recognized as causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Prevention of SCD in the cardiomyopathies is a 2-fold challenge. First, and central to clinical practice, is the need for reliable prognostication in individuals with established d...

In the following research, types of interlingual phraseological equivalents, similes, and some metaphors in novels Turgenev Rudin A Nest Gentry are studied from perspective their structure, semantics, origin; attention is paid to differences related specifics realia lacunae translation (when reproduced Slovak English). We focus on biblical ancient phraseology, aphorisms, catchphrases, allusions...

‘Meaning is use’ represents an approach to the functional or semantic dimension of linguistic communication. It originated with Wittgenstein (1953) and other pragmatically based philosophers of language, who wanted to combat the idea that meanings are things and instead focus on howpeople use linguistic conventions to achieve social ends. ‘Structure emerges from use’ represents an approach to t...

To elucidate pathways from specific genes to complex behaviors, assays of mouse behavior need to be valid, reliable and replicable across laboratories. Behavioral assays are proving to be as complex as the intricate cellular and molecular pathways that are the main interest of many mouse users. There is no perfect behavioral test, but we propose some aphorisms to stimulate discussion that is ne...

OBJECTIVE To identify and illustrate common explicit heuristics (decision-making aids or shortcuts expressed verbally as terse rules of thumb, aphorisms, maxims, or mantras and intended to convey a compelling truth or guiding principle) used by parents of children with life-threatening illnesses when confronting and making medical decisions. METHODS Prospective cross-sectional observational s...

This study was the first to explore factors associated with emotional burnout (EB) among medical residents in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a universal sample of 205 medical residents in a Malaysian general hospital. The self-administered questionnaire used consisted of questions on sociodemographics and work characteristics, sources of job stress, professional fulfillment,...

Euphonic conjunctions (sandhis) form a very important aspect of Sanskrit morphology and phonology. The traditional and modern methods of studying about euphonic conjunctions in Sanskrit follow different methodologies. The former involves a rigorous study of the Pāṇinian system embodied in Pāṇini’s Āṣtādhyāyī, while the latter usually involves the study of a few important sandhi rules with the u...