Teaching History Despite Banal Nationalism

History and the sagas: the effect of nationalism

Banal Behavior: A Study of Non-Choice

Both the classical and behavioral models of decision-making fall short of sufficiently explaining irrational individual decisions and paradoxical social phenomena. The theory of non-choice offers a more satisfying account of individual decision-making. A review of the deficiencies in the classical and behavioral models demonstrates the need for a new conception of choice. Drawing upon the philo...

Banal: Because Format Checking Is So Trite

This paper is not very interesting. It briefly describes the motivation and implementation of banal,1 a format checker for PDF documents. Banal deduces the format specification of a document (e.g., font size, margins, etc.) and, optionally, compares the document formatting against a set of rules and reports any violations. Banal is most useful as part of a conference management system for confe...

Relation between phenotype and banal melanocytic naevi.

In a study of risk factors for the development of melanocytic naevi in relation to the pathogenesis of malignant melanoma 197 white adults were examined by four dermatologists and naevus counts correlated with several other features. Highly significant associations were found between large numbers of banal acquired melanocytic naevi and the ability to tan easily without burning (skin types 3 an...

[Referrals to dermatology: proportion of banal disorders].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Skin diseases account for a large number of consultations in primary care. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics and cost of referrals from primary care to a dermatology clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS Descriptive cross-sectional study of referrals from a primary care health center to a dermatology clinic. The dermatology clinic was situated in...