Human development (humanity)

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring at least two of the following characteristics of a fluid; pH, partial pressure of dissolved gas or gases therein, inorganic ion concentration, hemoglobin, temperature, and the like, the apparatus comprising a vessel having a flow channel for fluid passing therethrough and means for inducing turbulence in the channel at specified locations; sensors for the above enumerated fluid characteristics located in the vessel along the channel and within the area of induced turbulent flow; and integral heat-exchanging means e.g., cartridge heaters, within the vessel and external solid state circuitry for maintaining or achieving a preselected temperature in a fluid passing through the vessel and in the sensors. Also disclosed is such an apparatus adapted to the analysis of very small quantities of fluids, e.g., blood, including components for sample storage and transfer, preheating, propulsion and electronic read out and display.

Abstract: Over the past twenty years, an increasing number of researchers from various universities have been investigating motivational issues underlying the self-regulation of behavior. Using either Self-Determination Theory or closely related theoretical perspectives, these researchers have performed laboratory experiments, as well as field studies in a variety of real-world settings, including education, work, parenting, health care, sport, and protection of the environment. In April 1999, thirty of these researchers convened at the University of Rochester to present their work, share ideas, and discuss future research directions. "The Handbook of Self-Determination Research" is an outgrowth of that important and fascinating conference. It summarizes the research programs of these social, personality, clinical, developmental, and applied psychologists who have a shared belief in the importance of self-determination for understanding basic motivational processes and for solving pressing real-world problems. Eighteen chapters, including an overview of self-determination theory, present the current state of the research in this scientifically rigorous, yet highly relevant, approach to studying motivational problems in various life domains. Researchers from eighteen universities in the United States, Canada, and Germany present concise and up-to-date accounts of their research programs concerned with the self-determination of human behavior. In these chapters, scholars also consider the relevance of the research on self-determination to other areas of inquiry such as coping, self-esteem, and interest. Edward L. Deci and Richard Ryan are professors of psychology in the University of Rochester's Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology.

Abstract: Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Feminism and international development 1. In defense of universal values 2. Adaptive preferences and women's options 3. The role of religion 4. Love, care, and dignity.

Abstract: Acknowledgements Dedication Foreword - Richard M. Lerner Introduction Section I: ON THE NATURE OF BIOECOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH Section Introduction Article 1. The Bioecological Theory of Human Development (2001) Article 2. Social Ecology over Time and Space (1995) Article 3. Social Status, Structure, and Development in the Classroom Group (1942) Article 4. Social Ecology of Human Development (1973) Article 5. Lewinian Space and Ecological Substance (1977) Article 6. A Future Perspective (1979) Article 7. Toward a Critical History of Development. A Propaedeutic Discussion (1986) Article 8. Interacting Systems in Human Development. ResearchParadigms: Present and Future (1988) Article 9. Developing Ecology (1989) Article 10. Ecological Systems Theory (1992) Article 11. Heredity, Environment and the Question "How." A First Approximation (1993) Section II: USING THE ECOLOGY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE HUMAN CONDITION Section Introduction Article 12. Growing Chaos in the Lives of Children and Families. How Can We Turn it Around? (2001) Article 13. The Split Level American Family (1967) Article 14. Minority Report of Forum 15- 1970 White House Conference on Children (1970) Article 15. Two Worlds of Childhood: U.S. and U.S.S.R. (1970) Article 16. Is 80% of Intelligence Genetically Determined? (1975) Article 17. The Future of Childhood (1985) Article 18. Strengthening Family Systems (1988) Article 19. Child Care in the Anglo-Saxon Mode (1992) Afterword - Stephen F. Hamilton and Stephen J. Ceci