Evolutionary (Darwinian) Medicine “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” –Theodosius Dobzhansky Proximate vs. Ultimate Questions Biological causation: proximate vs. ultimate explanations Physiology‚ genetics‚ biochemistry‚ etc. generally concentrate on * proximate causation “What” & “How” questions Ultimate causation: How evolutionary processes (natural selection; adaptation) and evolutionary history shape traits “Why” questions Traits have both types
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Music Experience Descriptions Team B University of Phoenix Arts/100 Instructor: Joseph Calarco November 17‚ 2014 Abstract Music comes in many shaped and sizes‚ not literally of course‚ but metaphorically. There is a plethora of genres for every music lover from classical‚ jazz‚ and blues to country‚ rock and pop. The noticeable differences are of course their sounds‚ melodies‚ and instruments used. Their similarities are that each tells a story‚ some more intense than others‚ and they all leave
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Planimetric Map. A planimetric map presents only the horizontal positions for the features represented. It is distinguished from a topographic map by the omission of relief‚ normally represented by contour lines. Sometimes‚ it is called a line map. Topographic Map. A topographic map portrays terrain features in a measurable way‚ as well as the horizontal positions of the features represented. The vertical positions‚ or relief‚ are normally represented by contour lines on military topographic maps. On maps
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chapter 1 Developing Yourself as an Effective Learning and Development Practitioner In t r od u c t Io n This chapter begins with a look at what is required of L&D professionals and how L&D roles are specified. We discuss the CIPD HR Profession Map and how we can use it to assess our professional development needs. We then move on to look at how we deliver our L&D service‚ considering: who are our customers‚ how well do we meet their needs and what can we do to improve our service delivery. In
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Cited: Johnson‚ Steven. The Ghost Map. New York City: Penguin Group USA Inc. ‚ 2006.
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“Cartographers have strongly emphasised the visible‚ the tangible‚ the static‚ the physical and the historical values over the invisible‚ intangible‚ dynamic‚ human and futurist aspects of the world.” Cartographers have long ago developed maps for understanding the complexity of our environment. Whether it started for war or general education‚ cartography has developed over time in an astonishing way. While analysing the quote ‘Cartographers have strongly emphasised the visible‚ the tangible
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Map Projections A way of representing the earth’s curved surface on a flat surface of map is known as map projections. A globe represents the most accurate position‚ place of different things present on earth but a globe is not practical for many of the functions for which we require a flat map. Map projections help us to represent most of the earth’s surface at a wide variety of scales‚ on a flat‚ easily transportable surface. A globe is the true representation of distance‚ direction‚ area‚
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Karnaugh map From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | This article includes a list of references‚ but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. (June 2010) | For former radio station KMAP (1962-1968) in Dallas-Fort Worth‚ see KRLD-FM. An example Karnaugh map The Karnaugh map (K-map for short)‚ Maurice Karnaugh’s 1953 refinement of Edward
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Perceptual maps are used by companies to observe how they stand up to their competition through the eyes of the consumer. By giving a snapshot of what the consumer is thinking‚ perceptual maps help companies compare attributes such as price‚ design‚ and quality of a particular product. The quantity of attributes used in perceptual maps can be endless but usually only four attributes are used depending on the product. It is absolutely vital for companies to choose the correct attributes on the grid
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perceptual maps that show consumer perceptions of their brand versus competing brands on attributes that are important to the consumer‚ whether functional or symbolic. Perceptual Maps are useful for these key reasons: Assessing strengths and weaknesses relative to competing brands along certain criteria important to the customer. This is revealed by the positions of the marketer’s brand and competing brands along the axes. Identification of competitive advantage for the brand Perceptual maps show
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