Theoretical Perspectives of sociology
For example, although suicide is generally considered an individual phenomenon, Émile Durkheim was interested in studying the social factors that affect it.
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Eukaryotic Translational and Post-translational Gene Regulation
After RNA has been transported to the cytoplasm, it is translated into protein. Control of this process is largely dependent on the RNA molecule.
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Subscapularis muscle
The subscapularis muscle (French: muscle sous-scapulaire)- named from its position beneath the scapula - is a thick triangular and somewhat multipenniform sheet.
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Development of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
The development of the reproductive systems begins soon after fertilization of the egg, with primordial gonads beginning to develop approximately one month after conception. Reproductive development continues in utero, but there is little change in the reproductive system between infancy and puberty.
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The interior of the skull
In order to study the interior of the skull it is necessary to make sections in three directions, sagittal, coronal and horizontal.
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Eukaryotic Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation
RNA is transcribed, but must be processed into a mature form before translation can begin.
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Mapping Genomes
Genomics is the study of entire genomes, including the complete set of genes, their nucleotide sequence and organization, and their interactions within a species and with other species.
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Observational Learning (Modeling)
Previous sections of this chapter focused on classical and operant conditioning, which are forms of associative learning.
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Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of biological agents for technological advancement.
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Eukaryotic Transcription Gene Regulation
Like prokaryotic cells, the transcription of genes in eukaryotes requires the action of an RNA polymerase to bind to a DNA sequence upstream of a gene in order to initiate transcription.
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What Is Cognition?
Why is it so difficult to break habits—like reaching for your ringing phone even when you shouldn’t, such as when you’re driving? How does a person who has never seen or touched snow in real life develop an understanding of the concept of snow? How do young children acquire the ability to learn language with no formal instruction? Psychologists who study thinking explore questions like these.
Cognitive psychologists also study intelligence. What is intelligence, and how does it vary from person to person? Are “street smarts” a kind of intelligence, and if so, how do they relate to other types of intelligence? What does an IQ test really measure? These questions and more will be explored in this chapter as you study thinking and intelligence.
In other chapters, we discussed the cognitive processes of perception, learning, and memory. In this chapter, we will focus on high-level
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The History of Sociology
In the thirteenth century, Ma Tuan-Lin, a Chinese historian, first recognized social dynamics as an underlying component of historical development in his seminal encyclopedia, General Study of Literary Remains.
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