1.0 Introduction By 2012‚ our world population stands at 7 billion and counting (Nasser‚ 2011). And not a single person is without a personality. Our personality is what makes who we are‚ what we do‚ who we interact with and how we live our life. It is a vital aspect that drives most of the decisions and choices an individual makes in his lifespan‚ and throughout this lifespan‚ the individual’s personality are tempered by external factors. In spite of all that‚ the nature of an individual’s personality
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2 INTELLIGENT AGENTS In which we discuss what an intelligent agent does‚ how it is related to its environment‚ how it is evaluated‚ and how we might go about building one. 2.1 INTRODUCTION An agent is anything that can be viewed as perceiving its environment through sensors and acting upon that environment through effectors. A human agent has eyes‚ ears‚ and other organs for sensors‚ and hands‚ legs‚ mouth‚ and other body parts for effectors. A robotic agent substitutes cameras and infrared
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REVIEW doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02157.x Social cognition in alcoholism: a link to prefrontal cortex dysfunction? Jennifer Uekermann & Irene Daum Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience‚ Ruhr-University of Bochum‚ Bochum‚ Germany ABSTRACT Aims Alcoholism is associated with a range of cognitive deficits. These deficits might be explained by the ‘frontal lobe hypothesis’ which suggests a specific vulnerability of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol. Social
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The Question of Human Nature in David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas … an’ tho’ a cloud’s shape nor hue don’t stay the same it’s still a cloud an’ so is a soul.1 This is how author David Mitchell introduces his central metaphor for the human: complex arrangements of atoms‚ at once endlessly malleable and yet at the same time defined by an essential essence. It is this tension between conceptions of an inherent human nature and the manifest diversity of human cultural expression that drives and
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50 Years using the wrong model of TV advertising Robert Heath & Paul Feldwick University of Bath School of Management Working Paper Series 2007.03 This working paper is produced for discussion purposes only. The papers are expected to be published in due course‚ in revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. 1 University of Bath School of Management Working Paper Series School of Management Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY United Kingdom Tel: +44 1225 826742 Fax:
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[pic][pic] [pic] [pic][pic] Herbert Spencer | | |Biography: Herbert Spencer | Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher‚ scientist‚ engineer‚ and political economist. In his day his works were important in popularizing the concept
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Man vs "Nature"? As I have read for class these past two assignments‚ I have been forced to face an important distinction that I think is often overlooked by many environmental advocates (a group of people which I have been known to associate myself with). The problem I would like to address‚ or at least bring to our classes attention is the murkiness that surrounds the word "nature". We often find ourselves (I am included in this) using the word nature to mean something along the lines of all that
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IRIE International Review of Information Ethics ISSN 1614-1687 Vol. 6 (12/2006) Ethics in Robotics Editors Prof. Dr. Rafael Capurro (Editor in Chief) University of Applied Sciences‚ Stuttgart‚ Germany‚ Wolframstr. 32‚ D-70191 Stuttgart E-Mail: rafael@capurro.de Prof. Dr. Thomas Hausmanninger University of Augsburg‚ Germany‚ Universitätsstr. 10 ‚ D-86135 Augsburg‚ E-Mail: thomas.hausmanninger@kthf.uniaugsburg.de Dr. Karsten Weber European University Viadrina‚ Frankfurt (Oder)‚ Germany
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BLOOMSBURYGOODREADINGGUIDES 100 MUST-READ LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS Nick Rennison A & C Black • London First published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Limited 38 Soho Square London W1D 3HB www.acblack.com © 2008 Nick Rennison ISBN: 978–0–7136–8872–6 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means – graphic‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ taping
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MANAGING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS WORKBOOK A DYNAMIC PROCESS Third Edition John L. Maginn‚ CFA Donald L. Tuttle‚ CFA Dennis W. McLeavey‚ CFA Jerald E. Pinto‚ CFA John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. MANAGING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS WORKBOOK A DYNAMIC PROCESS The CFA Institute is the premier association for investment professionals around the world‚ with over 85‚000 members in 129 countries. Since 1963 the organization has developed and administered the renowned Chartered Financial Analyst®
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