The story of Harold and Erica does not really illustrate a new, coherent, science-based theory of human nature.
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Morgan McCall, a professor at the University of Southern California, developed a different view that moves beyond the skills correlated with success to a circumstance-based theory.
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Extra dimensions are of interest because string theory, a class of mathematical models based on quantum theory that seeks to describe reality in the most fundamental way, requires that there be at least six of them, maybe more.
The bottom line is that his upgrade of the stock in February was based on the theory that RIMM would take share during the period in which Nokia is transitioning to phones based on Windows.
The new treatment is based on the theory that excess integrin compensates for the lack of dystrophin.
The gold trade recommended by Bill Gross is also based in economic theory.
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Yes, the civil service is based, in theory, on the merit system.
Big drug firms like Wyeth, Elan and Eli Lilly have spent years pursuing drugs based on the theory of what causes Alzheimer's disease.
The Web 2.0 movement is based, in theory, on the idea that everyone on the Internet gets to have his or her say.
The trials "are based largely on theory and hope--and some rather considerable business considerations, " says University of Southern California psychiatrist Lon Schneider, a consultant to several companies.
This is based on the theory that a distinct and special day for NHL hockey would encourage more television viewers to devote their attention to the game.
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Acupuncture: An ancient Chinese art based on the theory that Qi energy flows along meridians in the body, and can be stimulated by inserting fine needles at specific points.
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My recent Forbes article about the minimum wage contains some claims, facts, and figures based on economic theory and an extensive body of research by economists who have studied the employment effects of the minimum wage.
My reasoning is based on the theory that either financial services firms get their loan portfolios cleaned up and in good shape so they generate earnings that further the recapitalization process or they struggle to stay alive.
The papal election resembles how decisions were made in Europe some 700 years ago, before elected monarchies were replaced by hereditary monarchies, says Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, professor of politics at New York University who uses a computer model based on game theory to predict the outcome of elections.
However, the federal court of appeals based in New York rejected that contention and found YouTube might be liable under either a red flag knowledge theory or based on its willful blindness.
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Mr. Thompson said his plan was based on a "simple theory" that the success of stemming crime is based on the targeted deployment of police officers.
Is it a good idea to formulate global policy based on an untestable theory?
But the AGW theory is based upon climate models that cannot duplicate the past or present.
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That theory is based on a study of almost 4, 000 people, half of whom had the disease.
Conventional theory, based on fossil evidence, suggests that this spread took place by land, via the Levant.
This theory is based on the secret documents that were discovered, according to the prosecution, among Mr Abdi's possessions.
One theory is based on the presumption of higher risk in value stocks and the other is based on mispricing of securities.
Lawyers around the country are ginning up suits based on the second theory against banks that are trying to foreclose on defaulted borrowers.
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This theory is based mainly on the fact that security researchers have been breaking OS X, Safari and the iPhone OS on a regular basis.
Our Treasury Department and the International Monetary Fund are prescribing remedies based on a bogus theory: Substantial devaluations are good for getting a country back on its feet.
Traditional trade theory, based on the ideas of David Ricardo, a 19th-century economist, argues that economies gain from trade by specialising in products where they have a comparative advantage.
Moodle is designed to support pedagogies based on social constructionist theory, and includes activity modules such as forums, chats, resources, journals, quizzes, surveys, choices, workshops, glossaries, lessons, and assignments.
And although that may seem blindingly obvious to you now that you just read it, the entire edifice of Modern Portfolio Theory is based on ignoring the relationship between economics and finance.
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An appeals court has thrown out an asbestos verdict based on an unusual theory that seems to have caught the fancy of judges in the central Illinois city of Bloomington, even if it leaves other lawyers scratching their heads in wonder.
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