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Reflex was a 3D building design software application developed in the mid 1980s and - along with its predecessor Sonata - is now regarded as a forerunner to today's building information modelling applications. History. The application was developed by two former GMW Computers employees who had
Fencing response. The fencing response is an unnatural position of the arms following a concussion. Immediately after moderate forces have been applied to the brainstem, the forearms are held flexed or extended (typically into the air) for a period lasting up to several seconds after the impact. The fencing response is often observed during ...
The cremasteric reflex is a superficial (i.e., close to the skin's surface) reflex observed in human males. This reflex is elicited by lightly stroking or poking the superior and medial (inner) part of the thigh—regardless of the direction of stroke. [1] The normal response is an immediate contraction of the cremaster muscle that pulls up the ...
ExploreLearning is a Charlottesville, Virginia -based company which operates a large library of interactive online simulations for mathematics and science education in grades 3–12 called 'Gizmos'. ExploreLearning also makes Reflex, an online, game-based system for math fact memorization. [1] ExploreLearning is a business unit of Cambium ...
John Dewey (/ ˈ d uː i /; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
Lazarus sign. The Lazarus sign or Lazarus reflex is a reflex movement in brain-dead or brainstem failure patients, [1] which causes them to briefly raise their arms and drop them crossed on their chests (in a position similar to some Egyptian mummies ). [2] [3] The phenomenon is named after the Biblical figure Lazarus of Bethany, [4] whom Jesus ...
Bing's sign or Bing's reflex is a clinical sign in which pricking the dorsum of the foot or toe with a pin causes extension of the great toe. It is seen in patients with upper motor neuron lesion of the lower limbs. It is one of a number of Babinski-like responses. [citation needed] This sign is named after Paul Robert Bing. [citation needed]
Reflex. In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action [1] and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. [2] [3] The simplest reflex is initiated by a stimulus, which activates an afferent nerve. The signal is then passed to a response neuron, which generates a response.