We study methods for constructing a story from partial evidence where is defined as path along finite directed graph the origin to terminal node. Each node in represents possible event. A builder receives evidence, i.e. subset of events consistent with at least one story, and expands it into coherent story. The analysis focuses on stickiness property whereby if believes particular given certain...

introduction: mild cognitive impairment can be considered as an intermediate clinical state between normal cognitive aging and mild dementia. elderly people with this impairment represent an at-risk group for the development of dementia. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults by mini-mental state examination (mmse) and ...

MERICAN anthropology as an organized science is only one hundred years A old. The American Ethnological Society of New York, founded in 1842, was the first organization of its kind on the continent. I n 1851 “the first scientific account of an Indian tribe” appeared-Lewis H. Morgan’s League of the Iroquois. I n 1866 the Peabody Museum of American Archeology and Ethnology was founded in Cambridg...

the influence of social conditions on literature is an issue that many critics and scholars confirm and prove it; as duality is one of the manifestations of the influence of social conditions on the poet. it means that whenever the ambitions and beliefs of poet opposes the social facts, the duality will manifests in his poetry. the reality that the contemporary poets live in, imposes strong con...

Recognizing that older adults are among the biggest consumers of medication, and the demographic group most likely to suffer an adverse drug reaction (ADR), this paper details the findings from a recent study on how older adults come to understand medication and its related use. Using a qualitative content analysis method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 individuals from Briti...

BACKGROUND The internet is gaining importance in global wildlife trade and changing perceptions of threatened species. There is little data available to examine the impact that popular Web 2.0 sites play on public perceptions of threatened species. YouTube videos portraying wildlife allow us to quantify these perceptions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Focussing on a group of threatened and g...