Self-replication is a fundamental property of many interesting physical, formal and biological systems, such as crystals, waves, automata, and especially forms of natural and artificial life. Despite its importance to many phenomena, self-replication has not been consistently defined or quantified in a rigorous, universal way. In this paper we propose a universal, continuously valued property o...

Introduction: Bender Gestalt test is one of the most famous neuropsychological tests that is simple and it can be used to examine brain injuries. The objective of this research was to investigate the validity, diagnostic strength and the replicability of the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: 240 participants were tested in a case-control st...

Reproducibility – the ability to recompute results – and replicability – the chances other experimenters will achieve a consistent result – are two foundational characteristics of successful scientific research. Consistent findings from independent investigators are the primary means by which scientific evidence accumulates for or against an hypothesis. And yet, of late there has been a crisis ...

this study investigated criteria and themes required for constructing an objective and communicative psycho-motor mechanism scale based on the theory of translation proposed by pacte. qualitative para- digm was employed in relation to the translation tasks and the number of participants (no.11). feedback through semi-structured interview was obtained to find the descriptors in designing the psy...

With the growing number of fraudulent and nonr replicability of experiments performed in laboratories world practices that investigators may be using to increase the replicability. We laud them for thoughtful intentions and ex domains: the structure of psychological science and the generalizability. The former represents a methodological/sta opportunity. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd....

Normal behavior plays a key role in facilitating homeostasis, especially by allowing the animal to control and modify its environment. Captive environments may interfere with these behavioral responses, and the resulting stress may alter many physiological parameters. Abnormal behaviors indicate that an animal is unable to adjust behaviorally to the captive environment and, hence, may be expres...