The Barzilai paradox is a concept in mathematics which claims to show that utility theory is not the correct framework for measuring preference. It was proposed by Jonathan Barzilai.Utility theory does not impose constraints on the values of preference scales for prizes, but the ...
A basal leaf grows from the very bottom of a stem. Basal refers to the base of a structure. Basal leaves are often different in size and shape from leaves that grow on the upright flowering stem.The basal leaf is used to distinguish between plant species. Some plants grow only ba...
Raymond Henry Williams was born on 31 August 1921. He was a Welsh academic, novelist, renowned critic and an influential figure in the New Left. His writings on politics, culture, the mass media and literature are some of the major contributions to the Marxist critique of culture...
The base load theory is a subject which should be considered in the adoption of intermittent renewable electric power generation.The issue was discussed in a 2004 paper. Base load theory argument First, It has been claimed that the variability of wind and solar are overestimated....
Basem Al-Shayeb is an Egyptian American microbiologist who is a co-founder and the founding chief technology officer of Amber BioHe received his PhD in microbial biology as a National Science Foundation Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and Innovative Genomics Inst...
BASIC ANIMAL SENSES......Using logic: Animals, when in a conscious state, have eight known senses.Conscious: (dictionary). "aware" ; "awake to one's surroundings".List of senses: Sensory organ: Capable of: Sight Eyes Seeing Hearing Inner ear Hearing Smell Nostrils Smelling Taste ...
:This article is intended as an accessible, non-technical introduction to the subject. For the main encyclopedia article, see Quantum mechanics. For a somewhat more technical introduction to the subject that requires some algebra, see Introduction to quantum mechanics.Quantum mec...
Basic skills can be compared to higher order thinking skills. Facts and methods are highly valued under the back-to-basics approach to education.* Facts are learned one at a time, in isolation, as compared to an integrated curriculum which combines fields of learning.* They are l...
Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and series, the Galactica 1980 spinoff, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. Battlestar Galactica (1978-1980) General informati...
BAYKUS: jOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS. Newly published philosophy magazine in Turkey. Published under ALEF Publishing House, It is published three times a year. BAYKUS is a refreed journal, which is included in International Citation Index, the Philosophers' Index. One of the...
Be art is a postmodern art movement founded by the artist Julien Friedler, which is influenced by post-structuralism. It states art for and by the masses using on a minimal support. The artwork generated by Be art aims at being neither provocative nor militant in nature while hav...
George Wells Beadle and Edward Lawrie Tatum are known for their work which helped pave the way to modern gene theory. Their experiments involved Neurospora crassa, a red bread mold fungus.Their one gene-one enzyme hypothesis eventually lead the way to the modern view of genes enc...
Beanie Kids are a line of Australian collectable stuffed toys. Similar to the popular American Beanie Babies, they are filled with small beans rather than conventional stuffing. The first Beanie Kids were released in September 1997 by Skansen Brands.Each Beanie Kid has a name, bi...
Like the topic of the lion versus the tiger, the topic of the bear versus the bull is popular. Differences between bears and bulls have been studied, and one of them inspires the economical concept of . Confrontation or killing, between bears and bulls, is possible in places wher...
Bear Witch (folklore) ----The legend of The Bear Witch is a scary story told from generation to generation in the small town of Haviland, Kansas. While the back story of the legend is mainly believed as true by all in the town, the rumors of a haunting that occurs from the events...
Bearcatbird (of U.S. realm Haomarush) is a character of the game World of Warcraft. History Bearcatbird or more comonly known as "Bear" or "Bearcat"[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId14990474839&postId149888073859&sid=1#0] was one of the very fi...
Bearded dragons, agamid lizards of the genus Pogona, are often kept as pets, most commonly Pogona vitticeps, the Inland or Central Bearded Dragon. Pogona describes seven species naturally found in arid, semi-arid woodlands and rocky deserts in central Australia.They are a popular...
The Beast of Riber is an alleged wild animal that may live in the Derbyshire Dales in England around the hamlet of Riber near Matlock.Some believe it to be a phantom wild cat, like the Beast of Bodmin, whilst others contest that it is simply a fox or other similar creature. Some ...
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst is a book by Stanford University professor of biology and neurology, Robert M. Sapolsky that looks at the biology of human behavior. It considers investigations in psychology, anthropology and evolutionary history to explain hum...
Behavioral Analysis of Markets is a new area of study, proposed by James Gregory Savoldi, closely related to behavioral finance, behavioral economics and socionomics. Unlike traditional models of behavioral analysis which typically integrate insights from psychology with neo-clas...