annoyance from combined sources‚ Journal of Acoustic Society of America‚ 112(4): 1496 – 1508 4 5. Edworthy J. and Meredith C. (1997). Influence of verbal labelling and acoustic quality on the learning and retention of medical alarms. Int J Cogn Ergon; 1: 229–43 6 7. Gabrielsson‚ A. (1979). Dimension analyses of perceived sound quality of sound-reproducing systems. Scand. J. Psychol. 20: 159-169 8 11. Philip‚ E. (2009). Evaluation of medical alarm sounds. Doctoral thesis‚ New Jersey Institute
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Aristotle‚ who‚ in a manner typical of philosophers‚ before providing an answer insisted on making a distinction between two different questions. His first question was what was meant by the word ‘happiness’—or rather‚ its ancient Greek equivalent eudaimonia. His second question was where happiness was to be found‚ that is to say‚ what is it that makes us truly happy. Reasonably enough he thought that it was futile to try to answer the second question without having given thought to the first. The definition
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Section A - Restless Earth The earth’s structure At the centre of the earth is the core. Surrounding that is a mass of molten rock called the mantle. The thin layer on the outside is called the crust. There are two types of crust‚ continental and oceanic. The crust is made up of seven major plates and many smaller ones. The plates move due to convection currents rising in the mantle. Distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes Mainly found along plate boundaries. In
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History test 1 • • Question 1 0 out of 0.5 points Which of the following was not a society of the ancient Near East? Answer Selected Answer: Assyrian. Correct Answer: Indus Valley. • Question 2 0.5 out of 0.5 points The first anatomically modern homo sapiens Answer Selected Answer: first appeared in Africa about 150‚000 years ago. Correct Answer: first appeared in Africa about 150‚000 years ago. • Question 3 0 out of 0.5 points
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categorical imperative n. In the ethical system of Immanuel Kant‚ an unconditional moral law that applies to all rational beings and is independent of any personal motive or desire QUICK FACTS * NAME: Immanuel Kant * OCCUPATION: Philosopher * BIRTH DATE: April 22‚ 1724 * DEATH DATE: February 12‚ 1804 * PLACE OF BIRTH: Kaliningrad (now Konigsburg)‚ Russia * PLACE OF DEATH: Kaliningrad (now Konigsburg)‚ Russia Profile Immanuel Kant was born on April 22‚ 1724‚ in Kaliningrad
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I am writing this paper because to defend Socrates‚ the man who did nothing wrong and was killed for doing the right thing and trying to save people from being trapped. The people were not allowed to speak what they thought was right‚ couldn’t argue‚ and must follow the law. Whoever shall read this should care because an innocent man was killed on the death penalty because he was trying to make the world a better place and that is horrible. I argue that’s Socrates was a virtuous person because he
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Spanish Study Guide 2 La Ropa El abrigo- coat Los aretes- earrings La blusa- blouse La bolsa- purse Las botas- boots Los calcetines- socks La camisa- shirt La camiseta- T-shirt La cartera- wallet; handbag Las chanclas- flip-flops La chaqueta- jacket El cinturon- belt La corbata- tie La falda- skirt La gorra- baseball cap El impermeable- raincoat Los jeans- blue jeans Las medias- stockings Los pantalones- pants El reloj- watch La ropa- clothing La ropa interior- underwear
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5.0 PART 3: Ergonomic Analysis of the Product Through this section we will discuss all the related theory to our project. This is to make us understand what the real process of designing a product to meet the customer’s requirement fulfil the ergonomic purpose. 5.1 Theory and Fundamental 5.2 Ergonomics 5.2.1 Definition Ergonomics is the science of creating products‚ spaces‚ and experiences to fit the natural tendencies of the user‚ rather than forcing the user to conform to the created product
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05-Beckford_Ch05 8/31/07 2:45 PM Page 98 5 Globalization and Glocalization PETER BEYER Globalization is a relatively recent term. It appeared in English-language usage only in the 1960s‚ albeit without the heavy connotations that it began to carry in the 1990s. Other similar expressions‚ however‚ already popularized the core meaning of all people on earth living in a single social space‚ notably Marshall McLuhan’s notion of a ‘global village’ (McLuhan 1964). Entering social scientific discourse
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ETHICS Greek ; ethos – custom‚ character Ethikos- moral‚ showing moral character‚ moral judgment The science of the MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS Morality is the goodness or badness of an act Moral(good)‚ immoral(bad) and amoral ( indifferent or neutral‚ neither good nor bad) HUMAN ACT-----------------------------------------------------------------ACT OF MAN - Action done with knowledge and consent -no knowledge and consent - Action of man as man and as rational -involuntary 3 ELEMENTS OF HUMAN ACT:
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