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Contextualizing bodies : how human responsiveness constrains distributed cognition
(2004)Linking a distributed view of cognition to an integrational perspective on language, learning to talk is presented as an ontogenetic achievement. Examining this as an epigenetic process permits an innovative sketch of how ... -
Contextualizing perception in design
(2006)Studies in material culture specialize in exploring the designed object and the meanings we attribute to it (Pearce, 1994). These studies are conducted principally as a means of reaching conclusions about us, i.e. the ... -
Contextualizing the findings of a systematic review on patient and carer experiences of dementia diagnosis and treatment : a qualitative study
(2015-10)Involving service users in the systematic review process is seen as increasingly important. As systematic reviews often include studies from diverse settings and covering a time span of several decades, involving service ... -
Contingency allows the robot to spot the tutor and to learn from interaction
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-01-01)Aiming at artificial system learning from a human tutor elicit tutoring behavior, which we implemented on the robotic platform iCub. For the evaluation of the system with users, we considered a contingency module that is ... -
Contingency scaffolds language learning
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)In human robot interaction the question how to communicate is an important one. The answer to this question can be approached through several perspectives. One approach to study the best way how a robot should behave in ... -
Continuing bonds with the living : bereaved parents’ narratives of their emotional relationship with their children
(2017-11-16)The death of a child can be seen as one of the most devastating experiences for parents which can result in a unique and enduring grief. Parents with surviving children face the task of navigating their own grief while ... -
Continuing decline of a keystone tree species in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
(2013-06)Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (marula), a keystone large tree species in southern Africa and heavily utilized by people and herbivores, is declining at an unprecedented rate in the Kruger National Park (KNP), South ... -
Continuing development as a teacher - a China-UK example
(2017-07-17)In September 2016 14 award winning university teachers from Shanghai arrived in the UK to take part in a four month programme at the University of Hertfordshire designed to enhance their educational practice. In this ... -
Continuing professional development in higher education : a qualitative study of engagement in the field of nursing and midwfiery
(2008)Continuing professional development (CPD) in higher education is an area of growing interest, debate and research, not only for individual lecturers, but also educational developers, professional bodies and institutions ... -
Continuing Professional Development: rhetoric and practice in the NHS
(2008)This article explores the experience of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by supervisory level clinical staff in the National Health Service. Four main themes are highlighted in the literature, namely the nature ... -
Continuing the epidemiological function of the Addicts Index - evidence from matching the Home Office Addicts Index with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
(2004-04)Aims: We discuss the Addicts Index (AI) and examine whether the epidemiological trends of the AI can be continued by the regional drug misuse databases (DMDs, now known as National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS). ... -
Continuity : From Garden Cities to New Towns
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Continuity and Discontinuity in Visual Experience
(1992)The argument I wish to develop describes one of the threads of continuity throughout Wittgenstein's work. Evidence for it may be found in his memorable use of visual analogy, for example of "seeing an aspect" through the ... -
The continuity of care : Should the six cs be seven?
(2013-12-12)Care; compassion; competence; communication; courage; commitment are the pillars of good care in a variety of settings by health professionals (NHS, 2013). But it is rather difficult to achieve these laudable aims without ... -
Continuity, contingency and context : Bringing the historian's cognitive toolkit into university futures and public policy development
(2012-03-01)This paper explores the affinities between the cognitive approaches of historical study and those of strategic foresight, specifically, scenario planning, drawing out their capacity to problematise perceived certainties ... -
Continuous administration of rotigotine to MPTP-treated common marmosets enhances anti-parkinsonian activity and reduces dyskinesia induction
(2009-10)Rotigotine is a novel, non-ergoline dopamine D-3/D-2/D-1-receptor agonist for the treatment of Parkinson's disease that can be Continuously delivered by the transdermal route to provide stable plasma levels. Continuous ... -
Continuous bio-aerosol monitoring in a tropical environment using a UV fluorescence and light scattering instrument
(University of Hertfordshire, 2008)This paper describes an instrument designed to achieve the continuous monitoring of ambient bio-aerosol concentrations. The instrument is a compact, relatively low-cost, UV aerosol spectrometer that monitors and classifies ... -
Continuous bioaerosol monitoring in a tropical environment using a UV fluorescence particle spectrometer
(2011)An instrument designed to continuously monitor ambient bioaerosol concentrations is presented. The instrument is a compact, relatively low-cost, UV aerosol spectrometer that monitors and classifies individual airborne ... -
Continuous delivery of ropinirole reverses motor deficits without dyskinesia induction in MPTP-treated common marmosets
(2008-05)L-DOPA treatment of Parkinson's disease induces a high incidence of motor complications, notably dyskinesia. Longer acting dopamine agonists, e.g. ropinirole, are thought to produce more continuous dopaminergic stimulation ...