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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Inability to use objects and perform tasks |
 | | The affected person is no longer capable of voluntarily performing a learned task when given the necessary objects. | | | Take time to demonstrate tasks and allow sufficient time for the afflicted person to perform the task. | | | Apraxia; Movements - inability to perform useful tasks |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003203.htm
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| | CNN.com - New muscles: faster, lighter, better? - Dec 6, 2005 |
| | LONDON, England -- A new study has raised the potential for a new generation of robotic "artificial muscles" to be used to perform tasks currently impossible for humans, from carrying out dangerous repair work to assisting in complicated surgery. | | | But research conducted by nuclear engineering and materials science and engineering Professor Sidney Yip and his team at MIT has raised the possibility that artificial muscles could be made that would work 1,000 times faster than their human counterparts. | | | But conjugated polymers can be used to manipulate the robotic device they are contained in because operators can send electric charges to specific points in the polymer chains, forcing them to activate and therefore perform their designated task. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/06/robot.muscles
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| | St. Louis Public Library: KIDZONE: Follow Cool Kid Links: Study Hall |
| | The Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) can help you find information and answers to your questions about school subjects, fascinating facts, and research topics. | | | Students can perform "traditional" encyclopedia research on a site with access to over 17,000 articles. | | | Get answers your questions on severe and extreme weather. |
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http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/kidzone/links/study.htm
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| | Llewellyn Encyclopedia: How To Perform Hypnosis |
| | I have seen many beginning hypnotists deliberately try to alter their voices when performing, to try to have a more resonant, deep, theatrical sound. | | | The idea is to bore the subject’s conscious mind to the point that it stops being active, allowing the subconscious mind to be accessible and receptive to your suggestions. | | | If there is too much inflection or drama in your voice, the subject’s conscious mind tends to retain interest, thus remaining active and thwarting your goal of deep relaxation and susceptibility to suggestion. |
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http://www.llewellynencyclopedia.com/article/225
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| | ipedia.com: Speech act Article |
| | A speech act is an action performed by means of language, such as describing something, asking a question, making a request or order, or making a promise An interesting type of speech acts are perform... | | | In these expressions, the action that the sentence describes (nominating, sentencing, promising) is performed by the sentence itself. | | | An interesting type of speech acts are performativess, which are expressions such as "I nominate John to be President.", "I sentence you to ten years imprisonment." or "I promise to pay you back.". |
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http://www.ipedia.com/speech_act.html
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