Genes, Memes, Culture, and Mental Illness
Genes, Memes, Culture, and Mental Illness

Author: Hoyle Leigh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-06-14

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1441956719

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What produces mental illness: genes, environment, both,neither? The answer can be found in memes—replicable units of information linking genes and environment in the memory and in culture—whose effects on individual brain development can be benign or toxic. This book reconceptualizes mental disorders as products of stressful gene-meme interactions and introduces a biopsychosocial template for meme-based diagnosis and treatment. A range of therapeutic modalities, both broad-spectrum (meditation) and specific(cognitive-behavioral), for countering negative memes and their replication are considered, as are possibilities for memetic prevention strategies. In this book, the author outlines the roles of genes and memes in the evolution of the human brain; elucidates the creation, storage, and evolution of memes within individual brains; examines culture as a carrier and supplier of memes to the individual; provides examples of gene-meme interactions that can result in anxiety, depression, and other disorders; proposes a multiaxial gene-meme model for diagnosing mental illness; identifies areas of meme-based prevention for at-risk children; and defines specific syndromes in terms of memetic symptoms, genetic/ memetic development, and meme-based treatment.

Essential Guide to Reading Biomedical Papers
Essential Guide to Reading Biomedical Papers

Author: Philip D. Langton

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-11-05

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1118402251

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Essential Guide to Reading Biomedical Papers: Recognising and Interpreting Best Practice is an indispensable companion to the biomedical literature. This concise, easy-to-follow text gives an insight into core techniques and practices in biomedical research and how, when and why a technique should be used and presented in the literature. Readers are alerted to common failures and misinterpretations that may evade peer review and are equipped with the judgment necessary to be properly critical of the findings claimed by research articles. This unique book will be an invaluable resource for students, technicians and researchers in all areas of biomedicine. Allows the reader to develop the necessary skills to properly evaluate research articles Coverage of over 30 commonly-used techniques in the biomedical sciences Global approach and application, with contributions from leading experts in diverse fields

Software Engineering Practice
Software Engineering Practice

Author: Thomas B. Hilburn

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1466591692

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This book is a broad discussion covering the entire software development lifecycle. It uses a comprehensive case study to address each topic and features the following: A description of the development, by the fictional company Homeowner, of the DigitalHome (DH) System, a system with "smart" devices for controlling home lighting, temperature, humidity, small appliance power, and security A set of scenarios that provide a realistic framework for use of the DH System material Just-in-time training: each chapter includes mini tutorials introducing various software engineering topics that are discussed in that chapter and used in the case study A set of case study exercises that provide an opportunity to engage students in software development practice, either individually or in a team environment. Offering a new approach to learning about software engineering theory and practice, the text is specifically designed to: Support teaching software engineering, using a comprehensive case study covering the complete software development lifecycle Offer opportunities for students to actively learn about and engage in software engineering practice Provide a realistic environment to study a wide array of software engineering topics including agile development Software Engineering Practice: A Case Study Approach supports a student-centered, "active" learning style of teaching. The DH case study exercises provide a variety of opportunities for students to engage in realistic activities related to the theory and practice of software engineering. The text uses a fictitious team of software engineers to portray the nature of software engineering and to depict what actual engineers do when practicing software engineering. All the DH case study exercises can be used as team or group exercises in collaborative learning. Many of the exercises have specific goals related to team building and teaming skills. The text also can be used to support the professional development or certification of practicing software engineers. The case study exercises can be integrated with presentations in a workshop or short course for professionals.

Critical Reading
Critical Reading

Author: Ben Yudkin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-18

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1134412622

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Being able to understand and use primary research is essential tool in any scientific career. This book teaches these valuable skills simply and clearly, saving you hours in the long run.

Learner Autonomy Across Cultures
Learner Autonomy Across Cultures

Author: D. Palfreyman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-11-03

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 023050468X

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What does 'autonomy' mean within language learning? Should it be enhanced within national, institutional or small group culture and, if so, how can that be done? A variety of new theoretical perspectives are here firmly anchored in research data from projects worldwide. By foregrounding cultural issues and thus explicitly addressing the concerns of many educators on the appropriateness and feasibility of developing learner autonomy in practice, this book fills a gap in the literature and offers practical benefits to language teachers.

Language Learner Strategies
Language Learner Strategies

Author: A. D. Cohen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0194423050

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Provides a unique and timely re-examination of key issues such as strategies in context, strategy instruction, and strategy research methods by numerous experts in the field. Offers an invaluable overview of what is known from empirical research about listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, and grammar strategies. Proposes a clear and focused research agenda for the next decades. Research into language learner strategies has the fundamental goal of improving the teaching and learning of second languages. This book explores the notion that the reason some learners of second languages excel and others struggle lies in what the learners themselves do-the strategies they bring to language learning and to language use.

Anthropological Demography
Anthropological Demography

Author: David I. Kertzer

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1997-07-15

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0226431967

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Revised papers originally presented at the Brown University Conference on Anthropological Demography, Nov 3-5, 1994.

Project Management
Project Management

Author: Avraham Shtub

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13:

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This timely volume provides thorough and practical treatment of the engineering and managerial issues surrounding project management. Project Management offers managers, engineers, and technology experts a larger appreciation of their roles by defining a common terminology, explaining the interfaces between the different disciplines involved, and teaching the techniques commonly used in the planning and execution of modern projects. Shtub, Bard, and Globerson outline for readers, techniques for learning how to better select, plan, monitor, and control a project throughout its life cycle. They emphasize organizational design as well as the types of data and systems needed for successful decision making. Stressing integrative concepts rather than isolated methodologies, Project Management relies on simple models to convey ideas and intentionally avoids detailed mathematical formulations and solution algorithms; presents some of the more important analytic techniques in project management and provides references for further study; includes real-world case studies, with forty worked-out examples illustrating how computations and methodologies can be applied on the job (many examples relate to the design of the U.S. Space Station); and features a continuous chapter-to-chapter Team Project. The accompanying disk contains an educational version of Computer Associate's SuperProject Expert - one of the most sophisticated project management software packages available today.