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perception

the collection, receipt, or taking into possession of rents or crops.
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Spahn situates her subject in a dualistic Newtonian world of eternal or absolute time on one hand and an approximative time of human perception on the other, which, she says, helped create a "mentality that was philosophically bent on compromise" (4).
Thomas Jefferson, Time, and History
During the interactive workshop, students learnt to embrace changes and become aware of the crucial role human perception plays in identifying change as either positive or negative.
Students learn ways to tackle changes
This new body of work depicts the power of human perception and the choice to choose to see what we want to see and how we want to see it.
Sana to exhibit her artwork at Gallery 6
Ackerman studies how sensations influence social judgments, contributing to a growing body of research that finds that the texture and weight of objects can affect human perception in multiple ways--a phenomenon that researchers call embodied cognition.
Hold that thought: how something feels-literally-can influence how we perceive situations and relate to others
He examines the basic human perception of risk and explains why we can be terrified of very unlikely dangers, such as shark attacks, but be so obtuse regarding the all-too-likely menaces of heart disease, climate change, and impending worldwide financial meltdowns.
Knowing What to Really Fear
THE HAPPY LIFE uses a blend of mythology, history, philosophy and art to consider the changing human perception of happiness throughout history around the world, from creation myths of early Greece to the modern pursuit of happiness.
The Happy Life
It shows how human perception can change relative to physical stimulus changes resulting in a certain perception.
A generic quantitative relationship to assess interdependency of QoE and QoS
Topics covered included: the developments and technological advances in construction materials and damping mechanisms for earthquake resistance; a history on tall building systems and future trends; considerations in construction planning, especially for tall and complex buildings including gravity load management, wind engineering management, seismic engineering management, robustness/redundancy considerations, column shortening, foundation design, vibration control strategies for human perception to motion, and sustainability considerations.
AUD conducts course on tall & supertall buildings
Dependent on human perception to infer an obvious 'woody' noise and therefore bat for tricky caught-behind or bat-pads, or a duller impact.
REVIEW SYSTEM
(Jay) McClelland, created computer models in the 1970s and 1980s that simulated human perception, language understanding, memory and a wide range of other cognitive tasks.
In memoriam
The paradox between human perception and God's perception is made clear.
Ash Wednesday March 9, 2011
Odor is a very complex issue as it involves human perception and response and not just direct measurements of compounds in the air.
Air quality issues related to agricultural operations

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