Despite the striking affinities of classical Greek and Latin rhetoric with pragmatist/interactionist analysis situated negotiation reality its profound relevance for human group life more generally, few contemporary social scientists are aware exceptionally astute analyses persuasive inter­change developed by Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian.
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used increasingly to simulate the distribution of airborne contaminants in enclosed spaces for exposure assessment and control, but the importance of realistic boundary conditions is often not fully appreciated. In a workroom for manufacturing capacitors, full-shift samples for isoamyl acetate (IAA) were collected for 3 days at 16 locations, and velocities ...

small cannula placed in each of the anterior nares. The carbon dioxide profile was sampled continuously by a capnograph similar to that used by Bolton et al. The infant was, at the time of the recording, allowed to assume his own head position after being placed to sleep prone on a soft, bark filled mattress similar to the ones described by Ponsonby et al 2 and reported to be associated with an...

A wide range of individuals experience some form of anxiety. Literature surrounding the topic of anxiety, specifically prevalence, the relation of anxiety and age, the implications of anxiety, and the importance of the school setting and interventions has been reviewed. Anxiety has implications for students in academic, personal, and social areas of life. The changes in anxiety have been studie...

The European Union, through its SAVE II programme, aims at promoting the rational use of energy within the community. SAVE II is a non-technological programme with many elements, among others labelling, standardisation and other actions in the area of energy-using equipment. This report summarises the results of the Working Group on Efficient Domestic Ovens. The purpose of this study is to iden...

BACKGROUND It is now recognized that large diameter myelinated afferents provide the primary source of lower limb proprioceptive information for maintaining an upright standing position. Small diameter afferents transmitting noxious stimuli, however, can also influence motor behaviors. Despite the possible influence of pain on motor behaviors, the effects of pain on the postural control system ...

Background: This longitudinal study compares the relationship between internalizing and externalizing problems in Moroccan immigrant and native Dutch adolescents over a period of four years. Method: By using generalized estimating equations (GEE) the strength and stability of associations between internalizing and externalizing problems in 159 Moroccan and 159 Dutch adolescents was studied. Res...

Many systems migrate towards increasing or decreasing modularity, yet no explicit causal models exist to explain this process. This paper builds upon a general theory of modular systems (Schilling 2000), to explain the migration of systems towards or away from increasingly modular forms. It then applies this model to a specific context: the adoption of modular organizational forms. In many indu...

Whole-genome association studies of complex traits in higher eukaryotes require a high density of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers at genome-wide coverage. To design high-throughput, multiplexed SNP genotyping assays, researchers must fi rst discover large numbers of SNPs by extensively resequencing multiple individuals or lines. For SNP discovery approaches using short read-lengths...