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UNINA9910451127703321 |
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Hammond Kenneth R |
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Beyond rationality [[electronic resource] ] : the search for wisdom in a troubled time / / Kenneth R. Hammond |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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1-280-96582-7 |
0-19-534550-9 |
1-4294-6896-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (363 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judgment |
Decision making |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-320) and index. |
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The new search for wisdom -- Strategies of human judgment -- Tactics of human judgment -- Themes guiding research -- Looking backward. |
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With Beyond Rationality, Kenneth R. Hammond, one of the most respected and experienced experts in judgment and decision-making, sums up his life's work and persuasively argues that decisions should be based on balance and pragmatism rather than rigid ideologies. Hammond has long focused on the dichotomy between theories of correspondence, whereby arguments correspond with reality, and coherence, whereby arguments strive to be internally consistent. He has persistently proposed a middle approach that draws from both of these modes of thought and so avoids the blunders of either extreme. In this |
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UNINA9910144448603321 |
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Autore |
Hao Liang |
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Laser surface treatment of bio-implant materials |
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[Place of publication not identified], : Wiley, 2005 |
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0-470-03397-5 |
1-60119-500-1 |
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Biomedical materials - Effect of lasers on |
Biomedical materials - Biocompatibility |
Investigative Techniques |
Biomedical and Dental Materials |
Optical Devices |
Therapeutics |
Ablation Techniques |
Radiation Equipment and Supplies |
Equipment and Supplies |
Manufactured Materials |
Surgical Procedures, Operative |
Chemicals and Drugs |
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment |
Specialty Uses of Chemicals |
Chemical Actions and Uses |
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
Technology, Industry, Agriculture |
Biocompatible Materials |
Laser Therapy |
Methods |
Lasers |
Health & Biological Sciences |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Bioactivity and biointegration of orthopaedic and dental implants -- Surface modification of biomaterials -- Wettability in biomaterials science and modification techniques -- CO2 laser modification of the wettability characteristics of magnesia partially stabilised zirconia -- In vitro biocompatibility evaluation of CO2 laser treated magnesia partially stabilised zirconia -- The effects of CO2 laser radiation on the wettability characteristics of a titanium alloy -- In vitro biocompatibility evaluation of CO2 laser treated titanium alloy -- Enquiry into the possible generic effects of the CO2 laser treatment on bone implant biomaterials. |
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