What Is It to Apply the Law?

, and what is evolution , that it may apply to language

Linguistics and biology are both witnessing such a rapid and ground-breaking progress that I think it wise to step back a moment and reconsider the very issue of the evolution of language at its roots. I wish to start with two real-life parables, drawing some important lessons from each. The first is from physics, the second from biology. Parable 1. The Italian physicist Gabriele Veneziano is a...

Evidence-Based Medicine: What Is It and How Does It Apply to Athletic Training?

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the concept of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to athletic trainers. This overview provides information on how EBM can affect the clinical practice of athletic training and enhance the care given to patients. DATA SOURCES: We searched the MEDLINE and CINHAL bibliographic databases using the terms evidence-based medicine and best practice and the online Index to Abstracts o...

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Item Response Theory: What It Is and How You Can Use the IRT Procedure to Apply It

Item response theory (IRT) is concerned with accurate test scoring and development of test items. You design test items to measure various kinds of abilities (such as math ability), traits (such as extroversion), or behavioral characteristics (such as purchasing tendency). Responses to test items can be binary (such as correct or incorrect responses in ability tests) or ordinal (such as degree ...

What Is Systems Thinking and How Does It Apply to Prevention in Tappc?

The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre (TAPPC) was set up to take a systems approach to preventing chronic disease. What does this mean? Can systems thinking improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our efforts to prevent chronic disease and promote health? How? What evidence is there that systems thinking will advance prevention? These questions are a focus of the research program in ...