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Extent Of Cysteine Modification Of Snap-25 In Vitro, Alex Mcgregor Dabell Dec 2014

Extent Of Cysteine Modification Of Snap-25 In Vitro, Alex Mcgregor Dabell

Theses and Dissertations

Exocytosis, the fusion of a vesicle to a cellular membrane, involves a protein named SNAP-25. This protein, containing two alpha helices connected with a linker region, is localized to the cell membrane via palmitic acids attached to the cysteine residues of its linker region in a process called palmitoylation. Are cysteine residues of the SNAP-25 linker region palmitoylated in an ordered manner and to a particular extent? The answer to this question may give insight into the regulated nature of exocytosis. While it is generally accepted that SNAP-25 must be palmitoylated in order to perform its exocytotic functions, the details …

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Language Pathways Defined In A Patient With Left Temporal Lobe Damagesecondary To Traumatic Brain Injury: A Qeeg & Mri Study, Janelle Lee Bailey Dec 2014

Language Pathways Defined In A Patient With Left Temporal Lobe Damagesecondary To Traumatic Brain Injury: A Qeeg & Mri Study, Janelle Lee Bailey

Theses and Dissertations

Though the current understanding of language processing is incomplete, it has been established that the left hemisphere is dominant for language in the majority of the population. Damage to language centers of the brain and to white matter tracts connecting these language centers results in a language deficit known as aphasia. Neuroplasticity in the brain can often compensate for these language deficits by strengthening neuronal connections between the right and left hemisphere, or by enhancing the neuronal connectivity of undamaged areas in the left hemisphere. Thus the brain can compensate for damaged language centers by using alternative cortical areas. These …

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Openline Newsletter, December 2014, Civil Service Council Dec 2014

Openline Newsletter, December 2014, Civil Service Council

OpenLine Newsletter

A monthly newsletter for Civil Service employees, Volume 39, Number 5, December 2014.

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In The Wake Of A Merger: Consumer Reactions To Service Failures, Melinda A. Mclelland, Ronald E. Goldsmith Dec 2014

In The Wake Of A Merger: Consumer Reactions To Service Failures, Melinda A. Mclelland, Ronald E. Goldsmith

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Customers are often overlooked during the merger process in both reality and the marketing literature. This research features an experiment with 431 U.S. consumers that assesses the impact of a service failure following a merger on a variety of consumer behaviors. Key results indicate that consumers are more likely to switch service providers if they experience a failure of any magnitude (major/minor) following a merger than if they experience the same failure in the absence of a merger. This finding emphasizes that firms involved in service mergers have to be extremely diligent about preventing customer defection and implement focused marketing …

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Psychological Capital Intervention: A Potential Tool For Improving Organizational Commitment In Sales Organizations, Steven A. Schulz, Heather M. Schulz, Marsha Yeagley Dec 2014

Psychological Capital Intervention: A Potential Tool For Improving Organizational Commitment In Sales Organizations, Steven A. Schulz, Heather M. Schulz, Marsha Yeagley

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Given current challenges related to talent in sales organizations, the need for enhanced recruiting and retention of top-tier talent has never been more critical. Extant research has demonstrated the high cost of employee turnover and the importance of organizational commitment for the sales force. This report explores the potential of utilizing psychological capital (PsyCap) in sales organizations in order to gain a competitive advantage through increased organizational commitment. The authors found strong, positive relationships between PsyCap and organizational support, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Implications for academic researchers and a proposed intervention strategy for managers seeking to improve organizational commitment …

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The Influences Of Brand-Consumer And Cause-Congruence On Consumer Responses To Cause Related Marketing, Ronald E. Goldsmith, Zhu Yimin Dec 2014

The Influences Of Brand-Consumer And Cause-Congruence On Consumer Responses To Cause Related Marketing, Ronald E. Goldsmith, Zhu Yimin

Journal of Applied Marketing Theory

Cause Related Marketing (CRM) is a widely used type of brand alliance in which companies donate a portion of their sales to social causes with whom they ally. Researchers have studied many aspects of CRM to learn why these programs are effective and how to enhance their success. An overlooked component in CRM research is the extent to which consumers identify with the brand and with the cause. The present study presented 604 U.S. college students with CRM campaigns for two brands (M&Ms and Crest) partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to assess whether brand-cause congruence, brand-consumer congruence, cause-consumer congruence, …

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Structure’S Impact On Homiletic Rhetoric: A Case Study Of Melissa Scott’S Preaching, Erik S. Nelson Dec 2014

Structure’S Impact On Homiletic Rhetoric: A Case Study Of Melissa Scott’S Preaching, Erik S. Nelson

Honors Theses

Though the connection between the study of rhetorical processes and the practice of expository preaching is obvious, academic cooperation between the two fields is lacking. This case study presents an example of the harmony achievable between the disciplines through the production of constructive criticism, a process known to communication scholars as rhetorical analysis, for a sample of sermons given by Pastor Melissa Scott in recent years. Scott, whose preaching style is uniquely centered on translation-based exposition, represents the modern pastor whose skill and technique might be improved upon with the implementation of recent and emerging communication theory. Specifically, this study …

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The Effect Of Learning With The Environmental Approach On The Third Graders’ Ability Of Mathematics Problem Solving, Mohammad M. Al-Absi Dec 2014

The Effect Of Learning With The Environmental Approach On The Third Graders’ Ability Of Mathematics Problem Solving, Mohammad M. Al-Absi

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

This study aimed at investigating the effect of learning with the environmental approach on the third graders’ ability of mathematics problem solving. The sample of the study consisted of 73 third grade students from two sections distributed randomly to an experimental group who learned during the “Statistics and Probability” unit by using the environmental approach; and a control group who learned using the traditional method of instruction. After the completion of the study, a post problem solving test was applied to the two groups, and data were analyzed using SPSS program to answer the research questions. Results of the study …

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Gradient-Based Compressive Sensing For Noise Image And Video Reconstruction, Huihuang Zhao, Yaonan Wang, Xiaojiang Peng, Zhijun Qiao Dec 2014

Gradient-Based Compressive Sensing For Noise Image And Video Reconstruction, Huihuang Zhao, Yaonan Wang, Xiaojiang Peng, Zhijun Qiao

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

In this study, a fast gradient-based compressive sensing (FGB-CS) for noise image and video is proposed. Given a noise image or video, the authors first make it sparse by orthogonal transformation, and then reconstruct it by solving a convex optimisation problem with a novel gradient-based method. The main contribution is twofold. Firstly, they deal with the noise signal reconstruction as a convex minimisation problem, and propose a new compressive sensing based on gradient-based method for noise image and video. Secondly, to improve the computational efficiency of gradient-based compressive sensing, they formulate the convex optimisation of noise signal reconstruction under Lipschitz …

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Prof. Akhtar Ahmed – A Memoir Of Love, Respect, Admiration, And..., Ismail A. Khatri Dec 2014

Prof. Akhtar Ahmed – A Memoir Of Love, Respect, Admiration, And..., Ismail A. Khatri

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

Prof. Akhtar Ahmed – a majzoob, how can it be. What an unusual analogy! I was kind of surprised when I heard this from one of my revered teachers Prof. Iftekhar Ahmed who happen to be one of the students of Prof. Akhtar Ahmed like me. However, when he explained this analogy it made complete sense. He explained that a majzoob throws stones on the salik and treats the salik harshly until he is confident that the salik can go through and endure the hardships on the path. Once satisfied, the majzoob opens up for the salik and the knowledge …

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Endovascular Treatment Of Spontaneous Indirect High Flow Carotid Cavernous Fistula With A Covered Stent., Qasim Bashir, Hina Nabi Ahmed Dec 2014

Endovascular Treatment Of Spontaneous Indirect High Flow Carotid Cavernous Fistula With A Covered Stent., Qasim Bashir, Hina Nabi Ahmed

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

The treatment of symptomatic carotid-cavernous fistulas [CCF] has been historically treated in the developed world through the endovascular route. We report our first case of using a covered stent in a patient with spontaneous CCF. Method: Single patient with spontaneous indirect high flow CCF treated with a covered stent. We present retrospective analysis of technical success, initial and 6-month follow-up angiography and clinical outcome. Result: The stent was successfully navigated and deployed covering the CCF orifice. Immediate post stent deployment angiography showed marked reduction in flow and complete occlusion at 6-months. Clinically, patient showed near-complete recovery at 6 months. Conclusion: …

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A Causal Comparative Investigation Into Transactional Versus Transformational Instructional Delivery Style In Two Freshman-Level Humanities Courses At A Southeastern American University, Michael J. Jaynes Dec 2014

A Causal Comparative Investigation Into Transactional Versus Transformational Instructional Delivery Style In Two Freshman-Level Humanities Courses At A Southeastern American University, Michael J. Jaynes

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to utilize a causal comparative approach to compare two contrasting instructional delivery styles to determine if there was any difference in final grade outcome between students whose instructors used transactional instructional delivery techniques and students whose instructors used transformational instructional delivery techniques in two lower division undergraduate humanities courses at a southeastern university. A secondary purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between instructional delivery style and student perception of teacher effectiveness. The primary researcher also examined if student assessment and teacher self-assessment of teacher delivery style would align. The research questions …

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Sustainability Of A Comprehensive School Reform Model From The Perspectives Of Three Participating Principals, Bethann S. Browning Dec 2014

Sustainability Of A Comprehensive School Reform Model From The Perspectives Of Three Participating Principals, Bethann S. Browning

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

School reform is a deliberate process that requires a strong commitment at all levels. The school leader plays a crucial role in establishing a vision and nurturing an environment that facilitates reform efforts. School reform efforts have witnessed a change in the role of the elementary principal from manager to instructional leader. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the role of the elementary principal in sustaining school reform, in the form of Literacy Collaborative. The study was guided by one research question: how did elementary principals sustain a comprehensive school reform effort in the form of Literacy …

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The Impact Of Participation In Online Social Networking On Parenting Stress Levels Of Single Mothers, Djuana A. Tomlin Dec 2014

The Impact Of Participation In Online Social Networking On Parenting Stress Levels Of Single Mothers, Djuana A. Tomlin

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The U.S. Census Bureau (2012) estimated that there were 15.2 million female householders with no husband present. Many single mothers experience a high level of stress due to feelings of isolation and alienation from friends and family and having to deal with social, economic, and personal issues alone. This study evaluated the impact of participation in a social network site (SNS) on the stress levels of single mothers for the purpose of using updated resources to replicate and expand upon the initial work of Dunham et al. (1998). This study sought to answer the following research questions: Does participation in …

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Mystical Experience As Predictor Of Domains Of Religious And Spiritual Self Identification: Empirical And Theoretical Considerations, Sara E. Hall-Mckane Dec 2014

Mystical Experience As Predictor Of Domains Of Religious And Spiritual Self Identification: Empirical And Theoretical Considerations, Sara E. Hall-Mckane

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The concept of spirituality has emerged as a major focal point in both the theoretical and empirical study of religion. Whether the emergence of spirituality is a dimension of religion or a separate and distinct construct has been the subject of much debate among scholars. The philosophical arguments proposed on either side have underscored the need for further research into just what spirituality is and is not. An ongoing transition from a more religious to a more spiritual self identification is evident at least in the United States (Roof & Greer, 1993, 1999; Pargament, 1999). Using the data collected from …

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The Effects Of Co-Viewing Children’S Educational Programming On Parental Communication Patterns, Chris M. Willis Dec 2014

The Effects Of Co-Viewing Children’S Educational Programming On Parental Communication Patterns, Chris M. Willis

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the potential impact that children’s educational television programs can have on parents’ communications with their children when they co-view such programming together. The literature review provided a rich foundation of research on education television. Studies showed many positive effects can be observed when children view appropriate amounts of curriculum-based programs, such as Sesame Street (Gentzkow & Shapiro, 2006), and these effects were amplified when a parent or caregiver co-views the programs with them (Fujioka & Austin, 2002). This study added to the existing body of research by focusing on how parents were …

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A Novel Approach To Protecting Mobile Healthcare Applications In Mobile Cloud, Eric Reinsmidt Dec 2014

A Novel Approach To Protecting Mobile Healthcare Applications In Mobile Cloud, Eric Reinsmidt

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

In recent years there has been a shift in the devices that people use to do their computing. Of particular import has been the movement in the computing landscape towards mobile devices. As would be expected, the proliferation of mobile devices has led to an increase in their being a target for malware. In addition to this change in the sphere of personal computing devices there has, at the same time, been a shift of server side computation moving towards the cloud. There has been another development worth noting, a dramatic increase in the number of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) …

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Adaptive Underfrequency Load Shedding Based On Real Time Simulation, Mosab Salah Aldeen Mohamed Zeyada Dec 2014

Adaptive Underfrequency Load Shedding Based On Real Time Simulation, Mosab Salah Aldeen Mohamed Zeyada

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Conventional Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS) is used to balance generation and load when underfrequency conditions occur. It sheds a fixed, predetermined amount of load irrespective of disturbance location. Several adaptive UFLS schemes are proposed in the literature. Recent research discussed utilizing synchrophasor messages to implement adaptive UFLS but these studies have been using virtual PMUs. Of late, hardware implementations for adaptive UFLS scheme using actual Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) are reported but also these studies are based on small power systems. This study presents hardware implementation of adaptive UFLS based on real time simulation of IEEE39-bus system. The simulation tool …

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Determinants Of Livelihood Choices: An Empirical Analysis From Rural Bangladesh, S Rahman, S Akter Dec 2014

Determinants Of Livelihood Choices: An Empirical Analysis From Rural Bangladesh, S Rahman, S Akter

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The study identifies socio-economic determinants of livelihood choices of rural households in Bangladesh (4,195 households from 139 villages) by applying a multinomial logit model of occupational choice and a multivariate Tobit model that allows for jointness in decision making. Results reveal that households choose multiple livelihood options. A number of socio-economic factors and resources at the household level as well as the state of rural infrastructure significantly determine households’ livelihood choice. Overall, resource-rich and educated households engage in diversified livelihoods and rural infrastructure promotes such diversification. Female-headed households fail to participate in any of the livelihood categories and consequently earn …

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Trajectories For The Future: Journalism Studies In Context, Bonnie Brennen Dec 2014

Trajectories For The Future: Journalism Studies In Context, Bonnie Brennen

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

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Principals’ Integration Of Technology In Education At Sharjah City Government Schools, Samer Husni Abdel Khaleq Alsaleh Dec 2014

Principals’ Integration Of Technology In Education At Sharjah City Government Schools, Samer Husni Abdel Khaleq Alsaleh

Theses

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On The Limitations Of Using Situational Judgement Tests To Measure Interpersonal Skills: The Moderating Influence Of Employee Anger, Jerel E. Slaughter, Michael S. Christian, Nathan P. Podsakoff, Evan F. Sinar, Filip Lievens Dec 2014

On The Limitations Of Using Situational Judgement Tests To Measure Interpersonal Skills: The Moderating Influence Of Employee Anger, Jerel E. Slaughter, Michael S. Christian, Nathan P. Podsakoff, Evan F. Sinar, Filip Lievens

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Many authors have suggested that situational judgment tests (SJTs) are useful tools for assessing applicants because SJT items can be written to assess a number of job-related knowledges, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSAOs). However, SJTs may not be appropriate for measuring certain KSAOs for some applicants. We posit that using SJTs to measure interpersonal skills may lead to invalid inferences about applicants with higher levels of angry hostility (AH), and thus, AH should moderate the relation between interpersonally oriented SJTs and job performance. Three studies, using samples of healthcare workers (n = 225), police officers (n = 54), and …

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Rethinking Governance In Management Research: From The Editors, Laszlo Tihanyi, Scott Graffin, Gerard George Dec 2014

Rethinking Governance In Management Research: From The Editors, Laszlo Tihanyi, Scott Graffin, Gerard George

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In the field of management, the study of governance has primarily dealt with decision-making by boards of directors, chief executives, and senior managers. The corporate governance literature has generated important insights regarding incentive alignment, risk taking, and coordination challenges. Emerging trends, highlighted in this issue, raise new questions regarding managerial roles, organizational contexts, internal and social processes, and changes in governance over time. We encourage management scholars to rethink their approach to governance research by considering stakeholder engagement, the implications of big data, social impact, global dimensions, and comparative analysis of governance. A broadened conceptualization of governance may also deal …

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Impact Of Guided Inquiry On Tenth Graders’ Understanding Of Chemical Bonds, Badreya Esmaeil Abdul Raheem Al Zarooni Dec 2014

Impact Of Guided Inquiry On Tenth Graders’ Understanding Of Chemical Bonds, Badreya Esmaeil Abdul Raheem Al Zarooni

Theses

Students' understandings of scientific conceptions have been of considerable interest to science education researchers and science teachers in recent years. Accordingly, many scholarly studies have been conducted on the students' understandings and misunderstandings, particularly, those concerned with chemistry. For the present study, the term misconception is used to encompass both alternative responses that arise from formal intervention; such as classroom study, as well as those resulted from the students own interactions with, and observations of their surrounding environment. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the understanding of the Grade-10 students about the concepts and misconception regarding the …

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آراء طالبات الصف العاشر حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي, فاطمة محمد راشد اليماحي Dec 2014

آراء طالبات الصف العاشر حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي, فاطمة محمد راشد اليماحي

Theses

تهدف الدراسة الحالية إلى استبيان آراء طالبات الصف العاشر في منطقة الفجيرة التعليمية حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي، حيث تم تحليل الدراسات السابقة والأدب النظري ذا العلاقة بموضوع الدراسة ، وتم بناء استبانة تمثل آراء طالبات الصف العاشر حول العوامل المؤثرة في التحصيل الدراسي في أربعة محاور هي مدى تأثير كثرة المواد واختلافها على تحصيل طالبات الصف العاشر، و دور الإدارة المدرسية في التواصل مع أسر الطالبات ،ودور الأسرة في رفع مستوى التحصيل الدراسي، ومدى احتياج طالبات الصف العاشر للبرامج الإرشادية التي تعدها الإدارة المدرسية. وتمَّ تطبيق الاستبانة بعد التأكد من صدقها …

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Views Of The Tenth Grade Female Students About The Factors Affecting The Academic Achievement, Fatima Mohammad Ali Mohammad Rashed Al Yammahi Dec 2014

Views Of The Tenth Grade Female Students About The Factors Affecting The Academic Achievement, Fatima Mohammad Ali Mohammad Rashed Al Yammahi

Theses

This study aims to identify the views of Tenth Grade female students in the schools of Fujairah Educational Zone about the factors affecting the academic achievement. The descriptive research method was employed to achieve the study's objectives. A questionnaire of 21 questions is developed for investigating four aspects related to school administration roles: if- the role of the large number of different materials on academic achievement, ii- the role of communicating between school principals and families, iii- the role of families in raising student achievement, and iv- the role of the programmer in raising the student achievement prepared by the …

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Exploring The Phenomenon Of Absenteeism Among High School Students In Al Sharjah Educational Zone, فاطمة راشد الحميدي علي اليماحي Dec 2014

Exploring The Phenomenon Of Absenteeism Among High School Students In Al Sharjah Educational Zone, فاطمة راشد الحميدي علي اليماحي

Theses

This study aimed at exploring the phenomena of absenteeism among secondary school students in Sharjah Educational Zone from students, teachers and specialists, administrators and supervisors’ perspectives. The study applies qualitative research method to gain better understanding of the Students’ abseteesim phenomenon. The study used individual and group interviews at two different schools settting, one school is for males and the other for females, which known by the increase rate of absenteeism. The researcher interviewed students (n=15), male teachers (n=4) and female teachers (n=4), administrators (n=3) in the male school and administrators (n=5) in the girls school. The results gleaned from …

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Symposium On The Challenges Of Electronic Evidence, Panel Discussion Dec 2014

Symposium On The Challenges Of Electronic Evidence, Panel Discussion

Fordham Law Review

The Phillip D. Reed Lecture Series: Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules

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Memorandum: Hearsay Exception For Electronic Communications Of Recent Perception, Daniel J. Capra Dec 2014

Memorandum: Hearsay Exception For Electronic Communications Of Recent Perception, Daniel J. Capra

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Reflections On Art, Nature And Technology: The Role Of Technology, Algorithm, Nature, Psyche And Imagination In The Aspiration Of An Aesthetic Experience, P Lopreiato Dec 2014

Reflections On Art, Nature And Technology: The Role Of Technology, Algorithm, Nature, Psyche And Imagination In The Aspiration Of An Aesthetic Experience, P Lopreiato

School of Art, Design and Architecture

There is something frustrating in the concept of algorithm that can even worry: its limitations. An algorithm does not need the time to define itself, it possesses in its structure everything that defines it and can work exclusively in a site, such as a computer, which is itself another finite system. Whenever a particular algorithm will be executed it will always be inexorably equal to itself because the number of possible states is finite. A logical­mathematical algorithm is essentially very different from a living being that reveals its being only in the passage of time, in the relationship with the …

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