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Scientific American Article 'The Littlest Human'

through remains. This is something that is often associated with islands and the isolation islands offer. This finding was related...

Human Physiology and Prostanoid Receptors

to be not as hydrophobic as they were once thought and that they do not incorporate into or permeate cell membranes (Narumiya, Sug...

Science and the Piltdown Man Hoax

skull ("Piltdown"). The discovery was touted as the missing link and thought to go back to the prehistory of humanity ("Piltdown")...

Lysistrata and Laughter According to Bergsonian Criteria

representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...

Design, Empirical Research, and Scientific Method

technology (McPherson, 2001). As this suggests, there are other legitimate forms of scientific investigation besides the classical...

Scientific Management and Taylor's Theories

has impacted on mass production and the criticisms of it the starting point needs to be with the work of the founder; Frederick Ta...

Progress of Fat and Genetic Predisposition to Obesity

health. There are morbidly obese people who appear to enjoy being the way they are and actively seek to maintain their stat...

Critiquing Barnes' and Bloor's 'Strong Programme' of Scientific Sociological Knowledge

counter the views of those sociologists who believe that this is not the case, that pure knowledge stands independent from social ...

Patient Outcome and Defining the Contribution of Nursing

authors have explored the importance of the holistic approach in positively impacting patient outcome. As early as the 1970s rese...

The Central Elements of Chaos Theory

and then interpreted. When the different factors or inputs are altered, the height and distance the item travels will change but n...

Connection Between Mood and Exercise

(2001). All would wear heart monitors and were instructed to maintain a target heart rate by pedaling at a particular speed (2001)...

Organizations, Motivation, and Taylorism

et al, 1996). The next step from this sub-division of labour was scientific management, founded by Frederick Winslow Tayl...

Existence Issues Surrounding Frankenstein's Monster

the science of anatomy: but this was not sufficient; I must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body" (Shel...

Literature Review, Scientific and Ethics Research

and Public Policy, 1995). These days, this still happens -- older scientists regularly mentor younger scientists and through that...

Cibelli, Lanza, West, and Ezzell's Research on 'The First Human Cloned Embryo'

this article contend that they believe their achievements: "represent the dawn of a new age...

Extra Sensory Perception and a Scientific Argument Against It

primary methods employed for studies concerning ESP has been the "forced-choice" procedure, in which participants were asked to g...

Hurricanes of the North Atlantic Climate and Society by James B. Elsner and A. Birol Kara

fields, both authors are no doubt responsible for the consideration of the intended governmental and decision-making importance th...

Baroque Period Technology and Science

At the same time, there was a new found wealth to come through the newly erupting middle class ("The Baroque" 2003). It was a time...

Erik Erikson's Contributions to Science

was born to Karla Abrahamsen in Frankfort Germany on June 15, 1902 (Wu, 2002). Eriksons Danish father had abandoned his pregnant ...

Nissan Article Analysis

to the role taken on by the union. Scientific management ideas were founded by Frederick Winslow Taylor. Taylors theorie...

McDonald's and a Behavioral Theory Application

scientific management so that it can be applied to McDonalds. Scientific management is a form of organisational management that se...

Scientific Management Theories, Motivation, and Theories

scientifically managed (Accel, 2003). Taylor had particular objectives for scientific management which are still used today in man...

Political and Socioeconomic Conditions Necessary for a Scientific Revolution

for new ideas to flourish. The two aspects of developing civilisation - socio-historical change and the growth of scientific thoug...

Developing Groups and Teamwork

McNamara, 2000; Steward, Manz and Sims, 1999). In this particular group, only one member, the accountant, seemed reluctant to shar...

The Reputation of Alfred Russel Wallace

of existence. The Enlightenment symbolized the chance to break free from such constraints as heretofore placed upon the concept o...

Lawn Comparison Scientific Case Study

grass watered (both volume and frequency)? Are any other chemicals, enhancers, etc. used? A secondary source of information may be...

Life and Contributions of Sir Isaac Newton

(Hall, 1999). * Insistence on the experimental basis of true science (Hall, 1999). His major works: * Philosophiae naturalis pri...

Color Perceptions from Cultural and Scientific Perspectives

Underneath those cell layers is a layer of brown melanin (Raxworthy, 2002). By opening and closing their melanophores, a term use...

Personal Point of View on Stem Cell Transplantation Issues

The controversy surrounding stem cell transplantation is rooted in the fact that stem cells must be harvested from human beings. ...

Sociology's Father Auguste Comte

"a system that was built on an intellectual and moral basis and allowed for science...