1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000086870403321

Autore

Fantoli, Gaudenzio

Titolo

Sul regime idraulico dei laghi / Gaudenzio Fantoli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : U. Hoepli, 1897

Descrizione fisica

XIV, 349 p., 4 tav. : ill. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

551.482

Locazione

FINBC

Collocazione

13 AR 14 B 38

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789023703321

Autore

Maldonato Mauro

Titolo

The predictive brain : consciousness, decision and embodied action / / Mauro Maldonato

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Eastbourne, England : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78284-138-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

612.8/23

Soggetti

Decision making - Psychological aspects

Cognitive neuroscience

Brain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 At the Origin of the Experience of the Self; 2 The Roots of Conscious



Awareness; 3 Consciousness: A Multilevel Framework; 4 Between Conscious Global Workspace and Unconscious Levels; 5 Does a Hierarchy of Nervous Functions Exist?; 6 Movement's Architectures; 7 The Origin of Movements; 8 Ecological Rationality: Intuition, Decision and Other Evolution Strategies; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

An investigation of the working of the human mind, this book sets out to show that the brain is not only a reactive mechanism, but rather proactive, allowing people to make hypotheses, anticipate consequences, and formulate expectations. The book discusses how the evolution of motor modes of behavior, such as the ability to construct and manipulate instruments, has given rise to an "embodied logic" underpinning not only action and prediction but also gestures and syllable sequences that are the basis of human communication. This book then looks

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789923803321

Autore

Jeffreys Marianne R

Titolo

Nursing student retention [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the process and making a difference / / Marianne R. Jeffreys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-49804-8

9786613593276

0-8261-0950-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

610.73071/173

Soggetti

Nursing - Study and teaching - United States

Nursing students - United States - Psychology

Nursing school dropouts - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of student retention -- Student profile characteristics -- Cultural values and beliefs, self-efficacy, and motivation : important considerations -- Academic factors -- Environmental factors --



Professional integration and socialization -- Academic and psychological outcomes -- The outside climate : forecast, impact, and action -- Dropout, stopout, or go on? -- Faculty advisement and helpfulness : a culturally congruent approach -- Expanding the web of inclusion through professional events and memberships -- Promoting positive and productive peer partnerships -- Enrichment program design, implementation, and evaluation -- The nursing student resource center/nursing neighborhood : a place for linking strategies together -- Future directions : a vision for tomorrow.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the only book to offer an evidence-based model for retaining students and ensuring success across the nursing education spectrum. It is designed to assist faculty in creating, implementing, and evaluating student retention and academic success strategies. This model, Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success (NURS), can be used effectively with all kinds of nursing programs, both traditional and nontraditional, including diploma, ADN, RN-BS, and accelerated BS. The book features the Nursing Student Retention Toolkit , an easy-to-use digital toolkit for assessment and planning that is