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The Process of Science
(m45421)
Author:
OpenStax College
Keywords:
applied science
,
basic science
,
biology
,
control
,
deductive reasoning
,
descriptive science
,
falsifiable
,
hypothesis
,
hypothesis-based science
,
inductive reasoning
,
life science
,
natural science
,
peer-reviewed article
,
physical science
,
science
,
scientific law
,
scientific method
,
scientific theory
,
variable
Summary:
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Identify the shared characteristics of the natural sciences Understand the process of scientific inquiry Compare inductive reasoning with deductive reasoning Describe the goals of basic science and applied science
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
51.01%
Revised:
2013-04-19
Revisions:
4
The Project Team
(m18970)
Author:
Jaimeet Gulati
Keywords:
anis
,
gulati
,
jaimeet
,
pei
,
ryan
,
shamoor
Summary:
The team members!
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
9.66%
Revised:
2008-12-17
Revisions:
New
The properties of materials
(m20345)
Author:
Siyavula Uploaders
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
49.09%
Revised:
2009-03-13
Revisions:
New
The Proton
(m31441)
Author:
Andrew R. Barron
Keywords:
acid
,
activity
,
alkali
,
base
,
Boyle
,
Brønsted
,
concentration
,
conjugate
,
hydrogen
,
ionic radius
,
pH
,
proton
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
40.81%
Revised:
2010-01-19
Revisions:
2
The Psychology of Sustainability
(m41449)
Author:
Adriana Maestas
Keywords:
sustainability, sustainable development, economic sustainability, psychology, psychology of sustainability
Summary:
Sustainability Seminar delivered on February 9, 2011 by UC Irvine Ph.D. student Beth Karlin, "The Psychology of Sustainability." There is growing consensus that environmental, social, and economic sustainability are not possible given current trends and that understanding human interactions with the environment is a key aspect of ameliorating many of ... these issues.
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Sustainability Seminar delivered on February 9, 2011 by UC Irvine Ph.D. student Beth Karlin, "The Psychology of Sustainability." There is growing consensus that environmental, social, and economic sustainability are not possible given current trends and that understanding human interactions with the environment is a key aspect of ameliorating many of these issues. Psychology, as the science of human behavior, is in a prime position to assist with this task. Human interactions with sustainability include human drivers of un-sustainability (e.g. over-use of limited resources), human consequences of instability (e.g. natural and technological disasters), and human responses to a changing environment (e.g. mitigation and adaptation). Although progress is being made in the natural and physical sciences towards technological solutions and in political circles towards more sustainable policies, an understanding of individuals is vital for these new technologies to be adopted and policies supported. This talk will include a discussion of current and pressing issues in the psychology of sustainability and share recent insights in areas such as social norms, risk perception, message framing, and positive psychology that highlight some of the ways that psychology is contributing to these issues.
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Subject:
Science and Technology,
Social Sciences
Language:
English
Popularity:
19.63%
Revised:
2011-10-25
Revisions:
New
The Rake Receiver Applied to Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DS/SS) Systems
(m15534)
Authors:
Sinh Nguyen-Le
,
Tuan Do-Hong
Translator:
Sinh Nguyen-Le
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
66.23%
Revised:
2007-11-15
Revisions:
2
The Ray Aspect of Light
(m42452)
Author:
OpenStax College
Keywords:
Geometric optics
,
Light
,
Ray
,
Wavelength
Summary:
List the ways by which light travels from a source to another location.
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
40.82%
Revised:
2012-07-05
Revisions:
3
The Real Deal?: Behavioral Mimicry in Hymenoptera
(m34751)
Author:
Mimus Polyglottus
Keywords:
ant
,
bee
,
behavior
,
Hymenoptera
,
mimicry
,
wasp
Summary:
Behavioral mimicry occurs in many organisms, but is of particular interest within the Hymenoptera. Ants, bees, and wasps exhibit many forms of mimicry that in turn affect their behavior and success as organisms. In order to better understand mimetic behavior, it is imperative to stress that there is a deep ... in nature.
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Behavioral mimicry occurs in many organisms, but is of particular interest within the Hymenoptera. Ants, bees, and wasps exhibit many forms of mimicry that in turn affect their behavior and success as organisms. In order to better understand mimetic behavior, it is imperative to stress that there is a deep synergy between animal behavior and shape, morphology, chemical compounds, pattern, texture, color, sexual dimorphism, and transformation because modifications to any of these characteristics make little sense if not associated with some sort of behavioral adaptation. Some of the major implications of behavioral mimicry in Hymenopteran insects center on chemical and sexual mimicry. The former serves as a mechanism for social parasitism, in which the parasites modify their chemical recognition cues in order to allow for false nestmate and colony recognition. Sexual mimicry has been illustrated to affect insects’ reproductive success, usually through mate-guarding mechanisms and the reduction of within-sex competitive costs. Understanding how mimicry influences behavior allows for a truer understanding of organisms and how they function in nature.
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Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
43.45%
Revised:
2010-07-15
Revisions:
3
The Resulting Fingerprint
(m33189)
Author:
Yilong Yao
Keywords:
DSP
,
ELEC 301
,
Song Recognition
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
15.26%
Revised:
2009-12-20
Revisions:
4
The Reusability Paradox
(m11898)
Author:
David Wiley
Keywords:
learning objects, reusability, instructional design
Summary:
A content module's stand-alone pedagogical effectiveness is inversely proportional to its reusability.
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
78.60%
Revised:
2004-04-20
Revisions:
18
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