We introduce and study (metrically) quarter-stratifiable spaces and then apply them to generalize Rudin and Kuratowski-Montgomery theorems about the Baire and Borel complexity of separately continuous functions. The starting point for writing this paper was the desire to improve the results of V.K. Maslyuchenko et al. [MMMS], [MS], [KM], [KMM] who generalized a classical theorem of W.Rudin [Ru]...

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The third-quarter phenomenon refers to a period of discomfort reported to occur during the thirdquarter of fixed term situations of isolation and stress (Bechtel and Berning, 1990). In the present review Bechtel and Berning’s (1990) original definition of the third-quarter phenomenon is explained and subsequent research is discussed with conclusions examining the extent to which the third-quart...