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My purpose here is to describe and defend a programme in social ontology. It is a programme being carried though by a group of researchers in Cambridge. I start by defining some of my terms. Ontology The term ontology 2 derives from Greek, with " onto " meaning " being " , and " logos " usually interpreted as " science " ; so that ontology, as traditionally understood, is the science or study o...

background: this study assessed the optimal timing of computed tomography for detection of metastatic disease in locoregional lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer who have undergone chemoradiotherapy. materials and methods: this observational retrospective study was performed in a single institution. all patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy, followed...

Background: Identifying risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) after appendectomies could be useful in focusing prevention programs. Objective: The current study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with SSI in a cohort of patients from a single center in Western Qatar. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carrie...

PERHAPS NO TECHNICAL TERM more aptly distinguishes psychoanalytic technique from other forms of psychotherapy than the word "neutrality." Yet, Freud didn't even introduce the term until 1915—some twenty years after his basic theory and treatment philosophy were established. Since its introduction in the last of Freud's six papers on technique, "Observations on Transference-Love" (1915), the app...

analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing Ping Qiu: Conception and design, data interpretation, manuscript writing Jiao Jiao: Conception and design, manuscript writing Hiroyuki Hirai: Conception and design, administrative support Wei Xiong: Conception and design Jifeng Zhang: Conception and design, administrative support Tianqing Zhu: Administrative support Peter X. Ma: Conception and des...

using the treynor and mazoy model (expanded by fama to evaluate management performance for asset allocation among investment units), this paper examines the management’s performance in funds and investment companies in tehran stock exchange during 2004-2010. the results do not support the application of management market timing during the study period and managers were only able to create addit...

the present study aimed to examine the effect of contextual interference on acquisition, retention and transfer of coincidence anticipation task with constant, increasing and decreasing speeds. 36 male physical education participants from shahid beheshti university were voluntarily selected and randomly divided into three groups (12 subjects each group) and performed coincidence timing tasks wi...

engine performance depends on two main factors of engine speed and ignition time. ignition timing can affect engine life, fuel economy and engine power. in this paper, to study engine performance of peugeot 206 tu3a with comparison ratio of 10.5:1 and displacement of 1361cc in matlab software, a two-zone burned/unburned model with the fuel burning rate described by awiebe function was used for ...