that adults prefer long-term partners who resemble the mental representation of their parent of the opposite sex. Furthermore, mating preferences were found to be shaped in the process of attachment; those mothers were most frequently used as mental models for their sons’ mate choice who provided more emotional warmth and less avoidance to their sons during childhood. The implications of the study’s results for the contemporary interpretation of Freudian theory are discussed. Key Words: Oedipal relationship;
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complete process of using neural networks ◆ Appreciate the wide variety of applications of neural networks N eural networks have emerged as advanced data mining tools in cases where other techniques may not produce satisfactory predictive models. As the term implies, neural networks have a biologically inspired modeling capability, but are essentially statistical modeling tools. In this chapter, we study the basics of neural network modeling, some specific applications, and the process
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FIVE 27 FINANCIAL PLAN 27 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION The name of the business will be LUSH Sanitation. It is a venture that will seek to address two pressing problems that afflict poor residential areas in Nairobi – build-up of human waste and acute water shortage. It will be located in Kibera. Kibera, being the largest slum in Kenya, will serve as a testing ground, with the intention of expanding to other poor neighborhoods in Nairobi. LUSH Sanitation will be operated by a well-integrated
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ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Edited by Kenji Suzuki Artificial Neural Networks - Methodological Advances and Biomedical Applications Edited by Kenji Suzuki Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium
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blood within an individual’s environment (Plante, 2011). Hippocrates also suggested that abnormal behavior, physical, and emotional illnesses were influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors. Aristotle was another Greek, who argued a scientific basis suggesting distinct emotional periods influenced the way in which the human body functioned. Aristotle’s view of logic and reason as an influence on emotional and behavior problems is a major value of cognitive therapy seen today (Plante
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the human brain continues to grow at fetal rates after birth. b) The human beings are the only born with a full developed brain. c) Human beings are the ones who take the shortest time of brain development. d) None of the above. 2. Which one of the following statement is not true? a) Late maturation of the human nervous system is associated by a general development retardation of the human child, compared with other primates. b) ¾ of human brain
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E Nursing Care Plan Roper, Logan and Tierney Model of Nursing Originally designed for the model of care, more nurses are aware of the Roper in 1976, has been updated and added to 1981.1980 and 1983 Roper, Logan and Tierney (Tierney and Roper, 2000). This form was used in a wide range of care settings. The model identifies 12 nursing activities of daily life that are related to basic human needs. They argue a “safe environment, communicating, breathing, eating and drinking, eliminating, personal
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Biotechnology is a science that has done more for the human race than any other form of science. The field of Biotechnology has been around since the dawn of civilization. And, the field will continue to be a crucial part of the human race for an eternity. Biotechnology is making something out of living organisms. The UN Convention of Biological Diversity uses the definition “Biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof
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age, his own view of human nature varied greatly from Sigmund Freud's. Maslow thought Freud's theory was unnecessarily pessimistic with respect to our human potential for decency and kindness. He disagreed strongly with Freud's contention that we are essentially selfish beings, with little regard for others (Mullins 2010). Freud's view of human nature portrayed human potential as a fight to keep our instincts in check. Maslow believed that we are capable of becoming fully human through a process of
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theories on what causes a person to perform deviant behavior, including biological explanations, psychological explanations, and sociological explanations. Numerous theories have been established to explain criminal behavior. While some theories are not as common, others have evolved and are used in many criminal studies today. Up-to-date criminologists combine the most relevant characteristics of sociology, psychology, biological, and social-psychological to advance their understanding of criminal
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