Stress—Its Definition

Definition of Architecture

This paper seeks to investigate a new definition for architecture by unifying the three Vitruvian principles of firmitas, utilities, and venustas via a phenomenological approach in the interpretation and analysis of their role in defining architecture. The paper is composed in two main sections. The first section investigates the nature of architecture based on the mentioned principles, where a...

Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria

Definition.

Purpose. In this work, a novel descriptor of atoms in molecules is introduced. The Refractotopological State Index for atoms (R-state,R ), rectifies the atomic refractivity values reported by Crippen et al with the atomic refractivity values of the topological environment of each skeletal atom in the molecule. Method. The R-state (R i), for atom i is an hybrid index that is defined as the intri...

Towards an Operational Definition of Critical Thinking

This paper offers a state-of-the-art working definition for the concept of Critical Thinking (CT hereafter) in an attempt to provide a framework for the development of an operational definition for this complex concept. Having studied various definitions and models, proposed for CT by major figures in the field, the key defining features of this rich concept were identified and classified. Base...

A Preferred Definition of Conditional Rényi Entropy

The Rényi entropy is a generalization of Shannon entropy to a one-parameter family of entropies. Tsallis entropy too is a generalization of Shannon entropy. The measure for Tsallis entropy is non-logarithmic. After the introduction of Shannon entropy , the conditional Shannon entropy was derived and its properties became known. Also, for Tsallis entropy, the conditional entropy was introduced a...