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111Nested case-control study — A nested case control study is a variation of a case cohort study in which only a subset of controls from the cohort are compared to the incident cases. In a case cohort study, all incident cases in the cohort are compared to a random subset of… …
112dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …
113labour economics — Study of how workers are allocated among jobs, how their rates of pay are determined, and how their efficiency is affected by various factors. The labour force of a country includes all those who work for gain in any capacity as well as those who …
114animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… …
115Education of the Blind — • Includes statistics and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Education of the Blind Education of the Blind …
116Postmodernist theory — Lyotard, Baudrillard and others Thomas Docherty INTRODUCTION Philosophy has been touched by postmodernism. Philosophy, in the modern academy, is supposed to be the discipline of disciplines: it is philosophy which will be able to gather together …
117Capitalism — Liberal market economy redirects here. For the ideology behind this economic system, see Economic liberalism. Free enterprise redirects here. For the 1999 film, see Free Enterprise (film). For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). Part of… …
118Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot — For the 1887–1894 president of France and nephew of Nicolas Léonard, see Marie François Sadi Carnot. Sadi Carnot Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796 1832) in the dress uniform of a student of the École Polytechnique …
119Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom — encompasses over 100 television, radio and interactive services broadcast via the UK s terrestrial television network and receivable with a standard television aerial. The majority of services, including those from the existing five analogue… …
120Redundancy (information theory) — Redundancy in information theory is the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual information in the message. Informally, it is the amount of wasted space used to transmit certain data. Data compression is a way …
