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Graduate courses in argumentation theory

The study of argument is currently receiving considerable attention from scholars representing a variety of perspectives. In order to assess the state of graduate education in argumentation theory, institutions which offer graduate courses in argumentation theory were surveyed. This essay reports data concerning the nature of institutions and the type of course, argumentation theorists discussed, historical concepts in argument, basic concepts in argument, everyday argument, miscellaneous topics, and resources employed in teaching these classes. Finally, ‐speculation is advanced concerning trends in graduate education in argumentation theory today.

Bibliography of the Languages of Native California, Including Closely Related Languages of Adjacent Areas

A comprehensive, annotated listing of over a thousand books, monographs, and articles containing substantive information on all the American Indian languages of California and closely related languages outside its boundaries. Important book reviews are included, as are unpublished theses and dissertations. The main listing is by author, with cross-references for co-author. A single index, which refers back to the main listing by item numbers, lists general works; names of dialects, languages, and language families; and miscellaneous topics.

Analysing Change-Measurement and Explanation Using Longitudinal Data.

Preface The Concept of Change Ways of Measuring Change Models for the Description and Explanation of Relative Change Causal Models for Change The Effects of Measurement Error on Models for Change Models for Change when the Data are Categorical (1) Models for Change when the Data are Categorical (2) Models for Data Collected on Three or More Occasions Models for Transition and Duration Miscellaneous Topics and Conclusions References Author and Subject Index.

Endogenous opiates: 1983

This paper is the sixth in an annual series of reviews of research involving the endogenous opiates, each installment being restricted to work published during the previous year. Although the early articles in the series attempted to be comprehensive and cover the complete range of research with the opiate peptides, in the last two years we have limited our coverage to non-analgesic and behavioral work due to the enormous number of articles published in the field. The specific areas discussed here include stress, tolerance and dependence, consummatory responses, other gastrointestinal functions, interactions with alcohol, mental illness, learning and memory, cardiovascular responses, respiratory effects, thermoregulation, neurological disorders, activity, and miscellaneous other topics. As in previous years, we have attempted to present a relatively complete review of the subjects covered only for the previous year and generally have not tried to evaluate their contributions relative to those of past years.

Distributed Lags: Problems of Estimation and Formulation

Formulation of the Lag Distribution Problem. The Algebra of Lag Operators. Finite and Infinite Lag Structures: Approximation. Geometric Lag Structure. Finite Lag Structures. The General Rational Lag Structure. Spectral Analysis and Estimation of Distributed Lag Models. Discrimination among Alternative Lag Structures Miscellaneous Topics. Appendix: Some Monte-Carlo Experiments. Bibliography. Index.

Proceedings of Noise-Con 81: Applied Noise Control Technology

The conference was divided into sessions covering noise control regulations and benefits; noise source identification; barriers and enclosures; mufflers; hearing protection devices; textile and fibre industries; metal fabrication industry; transportation and aircraft noise control; punch-press noise control and miscellaneous topics; woodworking industry; tobacco and packaging industries; community noise; and applications of damping materials. One paper has been abstracted separately.

Geography in the British Association for the Advancement of Science

The British Association was founded in 1831; geography was at first of little importance, being included in the Geology Section, but in 1851 it was accorded a Section of its own. This paper traces the story of Section E over 130 years. In the nineteenth century, with a secretariat, and often a President, too, provided by the Royal Geographical Society, it was largely concerned with the advancement of geographical science through exploration and travel. The first decade of the twentieth century witnessed the beginnings of 'academic' geography, and the Section was taken over by university geographers. Exploration and description were replaced, between the wars, by Presidential Addresses which were often reviews of the academic discipline and its functions, and by research papers presented by university lecturers. Local studies, and excursions, became an integral part of each annual meeting. Signs of change appeared in the mid-1950s, with structured symposia tending to replace the miscellaneous research topics, and a changing audience in the Section as the Institute of British Geographers 'captured' the academics. The changing character of the subject in universities, in the 1960s and 1970s, with increasing emphasis on theory, model-building and quantification, and the near-abandonment of regional geography, has not been closely reflected in Section E programmes, which must cater for more general interests, for the junior section of the Association (British Association Young Scientists), and must present to the general scientific public, in jargon-free language, symposia and reports on regions and themes of current interest.

Standards for Physician Training in Sports Medicine

Modern interest in sports medicine dates to the founding of the International Federation of Sports Medicine in 1928. Formal training in this field has been offered in a number of European countries for many years, but only for one five-year period in the United States at one University. Medical schools in this country may offer short elective periods, but there is no residency training program and only a few fellowships available to the orthopedic surgeon. Physicians seeking postgraduate training must seek out short conferences and read the growing volume of literature. Sports medicine clinics and centers, however, have increased rapidly in number. A group of 80 physicians organized themselves to develop the basis for a curriculum in sports medicine which could be applied to both undergraduate and graduate training. It is divided into basic sciences, organ systems, clinical systems, and miscellaneous topics, and when completed, the outline will be presented to interested medical bodies for their use.

Analysis of Neural Networks

1. The general form of a neural network.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 The transformation of impulse frequencies into generator potentials (intercellular transmission).- 1.3 The transformation of generator potentials into impulse frequencies (intracellular transmission).- 1.4 Structures of neural networks.- 2. On the relations between several models for neural networks.- 2.1 The retinal network of Limulus polyphemus the Hartline-Ratliff equations.- 2.2 A statistical approach: activities in coupled neuron pools models of Cowan, Feldman, Wilson.- 2.3 Discrete models.- a) the logical neurons of McCulloch and Pitts.- b) discrete time and continuous states.- 3. Existence and uniqueness of time dependent solutions.- 4. Steady states of finite-dimensional networks.- 4.1 Existence problem.- 4.2 The number of steady states.- a) single neurons.- b) pairs of neurons.- c) arbitrarily many neurons.- 4.3 Input-output behavior of stationary networks.- 4.4 An example of spatial hysteresis.- 5. Local stability analysis of nets with finitely many neurons.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The linearization principle.- 5.3 Some simple general criteria for asymptotic stability.- 5.4 Single neurons.- 5.5 Pairs of neurons.- 5.6 Closed chains of neurons.- 6. Oscillations in nets with finitely many neurons.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Oscillations in closed chains of neurons.- 6.3 Oscillations in systems with delays.- 7. Homogeneous tissues with lateral excitation or lateral inhibition.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The model.- 7.3 Stationary solutions and their stability.- 7.4 Thresholds in bistable tissues.- 7.5 Traveling fronts.- 7.6 Diverging pairs of fronts (spread of excitation or depression).- 8. Homogeneous tissues with lateral excitation and self-inhibition.- 8.1 The model.- 8.2 Bulk oscillations.- 8.3 Traveling pulses (solitary waves).- 8.4 Traveling wave trains.- 9. Homogeneous tissues with lateral inhibition and self- or local excitation.- 9.1 The model.- 9.2 Periodic spatial patterns.- 9.3 Stability.- 9.4 Miscellaneous topics.- References.- List of symbols.

Bibliography on Plato's Cratylus

This bibliography, though not "complete," is nonetheless extensive. With respect to editions, translations and secondary literature appearing after 1900 it is virtually complete in several languages. It also includes the important editions and translations from the nineteenth century as well as a good deal of the philosophical and philological literature on the dialogue from that period. The works which have been cited fall into five main sections: I) Editions and Translations; II) Discussions devoted to a Comprehensive Interpretation of the Cratylus; III) Special Topics; IV) Historical Sources; and V) Other Secondary Literature which discusses the Cratylus only in Passing. Section III, "Special Topics," includes these subsections: a) Names vis-a-vis Knowledge and Reality; b) Truth and Falsity; c) The Etymologies; d) The Alphabet, Orthography, Onomatopoeia and Mimesis; e) The Personae: Cratylus and Hermogenes; f) Date of the Cratylus; g) Other Philological and Textual Issues; h) Miscellaneous Topics.

Image data compression: A review

With the continuing growth of modern communications technology, demand for image transmission and storage is increasing rapidly. Advances in computer technology for mass storage and digital processing have paved the way for implementing advanced data compression techniques to improve the efficiency of transmission and storage of images. In this paper a large variety of algorithms for image data compression are considered. Starting with simple techniques of sampling and pulse code modulation (PCM), state of the art algorithms for two-dimensional data transmission are reviewed. Topics covered include differential PCM (DPCM) and predictive coding, transform coding, hybrid coding, interframe coding, adaptive techniques, and applications. Effects of channel errors and other miscellaneous related topics are also considered. While most of the examples and image models have been specialized for visual images, the techniques discussed here could be easily adapted more generally for multidimensional data compression. Our emphasis here is on fundamentals of the various techniques. A comprehensive bibliography with comments is included for a reader interested in further details of the theoretical and experimental results discussed here.

Pediatric Nutrition Handbook

This comprehensive handbook is geared primarily to physicians involved in infant and child health care, in recognition that most medical schools and hospital teaching centers give insufficient attention to nutrition as an integral part of health care. There are 38 chapters, covering basic nutrition, assessment of nutritional status, nutritional needs and feeding of infants and young children, availability of community nutrition services and food assistance programs, and clinical applications. The last section covers a wide variety of common clinical problems, as well as some that are relatively rare. Finally, there are several chapters grouped as Miscellaneous Topics. This section includes nutritional aspects of vegetarianism, health foods and fad diets, megavitamin therapy, nutrition and athletic performance, and food additives. Included also are chapters on infection, immune mechanisms, and the relationship between iron nutritional status and incidence of infection in infancy (which might just as well have been incorporated into the section

CEREBROVASCULAR RESPONSES: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaVolume 62, Issue S74 p. 131-143 CEREBROVASCULAR RESPONSES: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS A. M. Harper, A. M. Harper ChairmanSearch for more papers by this authorO. B. Paulson, O. B. Paulson Co-ChairmanSearch for more papers by this author A. M. Harper, A. M. Harper ChairmanSearch for more papers by this authorO. B. Paulson, O. B. Paulson Co-ChairmanSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1980.tb05239.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume62, IssueS74February 1980Pages 131-143 RelatedInformation

CHAPTER X: CEREBROVASCULAR RESPONSES: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaVolume 60, Issue S72 p. 579-637 CHAPTER X: CEREBROVASCULAR RESPONSES: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS A.M. Harper, ChairmanSearch for more papers by this authorO. B. Paulson, Co-ChairmanSearch for more papers by this author A.M. Harper, ChairmanSearch for more papers by this authorO. B. Paulson, Co-ChairmanSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1979 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1979.tb05420.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume60, IssueS72July 1979Pages 579-637 RelatedInformation

Topics in Gastroenterology

A postgraduate course in gastroenterology is given annually in Oxford. This volume represents a written version of the lectures given in a recent course, apparently in 1976. The major topics covered were (1) viral hepatitis, (2) reflux esophagitis and hiatal hernia, (3) radioisotopes in gastroenterology, and (4) a number of miscellaneous topics, which included discussions of computerized tomography, the H2 receptor antagonists, the action of salicylazosulfapyridine (Azulfidine), gastric mucus and carbenoxolone sodium, and the prevention of infection after gastrointestinal surgery. The book is well printed and easy to read. One minor defect is the failure to publish pathology slides in color; they certainly lose much of their effect in shades of gray. The longest section was that devoted to radioisotopes in gastroenterology. Although there certainly were areas of interest reviewed, much of the presentation is of only marginal value to most gastroenterologists, internists, and general practitioners. There were rather long

Royal Commission on the National Health Service: Appendix E: Supplementary evidence on miscellaneous topics

Royal Commission on the National Health Service: Appendix E: Supplementary evidence on miscellaneous topics

Socioeconomic Status and Structural Change

A prominent feature of much of the “new” social history of the past decade is the use of various representations to convey socioeconomic status. Most of these studies have been concerned with aspects of horizontal and vertical mobility, but they include urban and community studies and miscellaneous topics as well. Using scales developed by sociologists in the twentieth century that were initially created to judge a family’s suitability for adoption or to assist the United States Public Health Service in analyses of vital statistics raises interesting problemsvis-à-viscurrent historical applications. One of these problems involves a familiarity with huge theoretical and empirical literature on status of the last half-century. Starting from Counts’ scale in 1925, a sociologist inventorying the literature in 1953 counted some 333 publications on the topic to that year.With these problems in mind, two objectives are proposed in this article. First, the use of socioeconomic status evaluations will be discussed from an historian’s perspective. This will be done under three general headings: context, ascription, and measurement. Second, having established the necessary critical background, the utility of using socioeconomic status evaluation to characterize and evaluate multidecade and aggregate developments in socioeconomic structures will be proposed.

The Royal Hospital of Saint Bartholomew 1123-1973

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital in London has just celebrated its 850th birthday. Its story has been told before—massively in 1918, more briefly in 1923, and much more briefly in 1961. But to celebrate the present occasion, a new book provides a fine survey of the entire history. As the editors indicate, the book is in the nature of a "helicopter flight over 850 years." There are less than 400 pages but these provide both a general background and substantial historical detail. The book covers all phases of hospital activities, including administration, the training of physicians, the practice of medicine and surgery, nursing, and various miscellaneous topics. No period is neglected but the greatest emphasis rests on the 19th and 20th centuries. The chapters on medical practice in the 17th and 18th centuries and on nursing history should be especially commended. The illustrations are splendid throughout. While some of the chapters savor

Miscellaneous topics

Miscellaneous topics

A review of anterior segment photography.

A review of 23 papers published between 1970 and 1973 relating to anterior segment photography is presented. Subjects for discussion include hand-held photographic systems, slit lamp photography and miscellaneous topics.