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As used in birth control studies, a decrement table calculates a separate effectiveness rate for each month of the study, as well as for a standard period of time (usually 12 months). Use of life table methods eliminates time-related biases (i.e. the most fertile couples getting pregnant and dropping out of the study early, and couples becoming ...
Autoethnography can refer to research in which a researcher reflexively studies a group they belong to or their subjective experience. [16] [4] In the 1970s, autoethnography was more narrowly defined as "insider ethnography," referring to studies of the (culture of) a group of which the researcher is a member. [16]
Oral sex is the act of stimulating a partner’s genitals or anus with your mouth and tongue. A blowjob, sometimes called fellatio, is a type of oral sex in which a person stimulates their partner ...
The article's lead presently says: An instruction set, with its instruction set architecture (ISA), is the interface between a computer's software and its hardware, and thereby enables the independent development of these two computing realms; it defines the valid instructions that a machine may execute.
Electrotonic potential (or graded potential ), a non-propagated local potential, resulting from a local change in ionic conductance (e.g. synaptic or sensory that engenders a local current). When it spreads along a stretch of membrane, it becomes exponentially smaller (decrement). Action potential, a propagated impulse.
Autopoiesis. 3D representation of a living cell during the process of mitosis, example of an autopoietic system. The term autopoiesis (from Greek αὐτo- (auto-) 'self', and ποίησις ( poiesis) 'creation, production') refers to a system capable of producing and maintaining itself by creating its own parts. [1] The term was introduced in ...
An auto mechanic [1] is a mechanic who services and repairs automobiles, sometimes specializing in one or more automobile brands or sometimes working with any brand. In fixing cars, their main role is to diagnose and repair the problem accurately and quickly. Seasoned auto repair shops start with a (Digital) Inspection to determine the vehicle ...
AutoCAD is a 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software application developed by Autodesk. It was first released in December 1982 for the CP/M and IBM PC platforms as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.