My discussion will be focussed on the notion of a property. I first present the standard intensional definition of a property, which is formulated in terms of possible worlds, and outline some of the philosophical problems this definition leads to. Then I introduce the notion of a conceptual space and show how such spaces can be used as a basis for a new criterion of what a property is. This cr...

ABSTRACT Objective: to construct the conceptual and operational definitions of defining characteristics related factors nursing diagnosis (ND) hypothermia (00006) NANDA-I, 2015-2017, in adult patients perioperative period. Method: an integrative literature review Medical Literature Analysis Retrieval System Online, Cochrane Library, The Cumulative Index Nursing Allied Health Latin & America...

This paper offers a state-of-the-art working definition for the concept of Critical Thinking (CT hereafter) in an attempt to provide a framework for the development of an operational definition for this complex concept. Having studied various definitions and models, proposed for CT by major figures in the field, the key defining features of this rich concept were identified and classified. Base...

review the literature of conservatism in financial reporting indicates the importance of conservatism in accounting profession. researchers have always tried to determine the degree and ways of conservatism in financial reporting and accounting, although this is not done easily, because there is not a direct measure of conservatism. however, conservatism has been one of the key principles in ac...

Unmanned aircraft systems will be required to equip with a detect-and-avoid (DAA) system in order to satisfy the federal aviation regulations to remain well clear of other aircraft. For a DAA system to satisfy the requirement to stay well clear of other airborne traffic, a quantitative definition of well clear needs to be defined and evaluated. This study investigates the implications of UAS us...

Oxidized nitrogenous species play a critical role in the formation of ozone in the atmosphere. For both smog chambers and ambient air, a knowledge of the mass balance of such species is useful for the development and validation of methods to model ozone formation. The term NOy has been developed to represent such species although the definition depends on whether it is used by a modeler or an a...

(1) This paper presents the results of a field study designed to investigate the hypothesis that persons presumed heterozygous for phenylketonuria are more vulnerable to mental disorder than other persons. Three-hundred-and-thirty-one persons were interviewed, including 108 parents of phenylketonuric offspring, 102 parents with non-phenylketonuric mentally retarded offspring, and 121 parents of...

This paper reports a study of the characteristics of psychological abuse strategies deployed in the workplace (mobbing or workplace bullying). Based on a literature review, the aim of the present study is two fold: firstly to propose a new taxonomy of mobbing strategies and to provide an operational definition for each of them, and secondly, to assess this taxonomy with the aid of several exper...