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The entering of a complement into combination with an antigen/antibody aggregate so that it is fixed and not available for subsequent reaction is the basis of the Wassermann, Reiter protein, and other serologic tests. Test to measure the amount of complement in antibodies and antigens. Tests to indicate an infectious state (bacterial, viral, fungal or…

To become stationary. Referring to a person who has too close an attachment to another person, often to a parent.  

The shift from associative to cognitive responding assumed to take place for many children at about 5-7 years, in conjunction with the emergence of a generalized capacity for inhibition.  

The major areas of health in which specific strengths or limitations are found: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual, three dimensions of health; dimensions of health.  

A level of total health that makes it possible for a person to function effectively and efficiently. The fact of being strong and healthy. The capacity to perform physical activity. There are several types of fitness, and these include aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Fitness is partly determined by inheritance but is…

In research, knowing judgments made by each person in sequence extending from the researcher to laypersons. Each, being less expert than the previous person, looks at the evidence presented by previous judges and determines whether to accept their judgment.  

A model of attitude activation enabling one to make increasingly accurate predictions of behavior: Fishbein behavior interaction theory.  

In psychology, attempts to bring cognitive theory and connectionist theory into focus. According to this theory, a person’s behavior results from beliefs, values, attitudes, and desires. A person’s beliefs determine attitude, which, in turn, determine behavior. People acquire beliefs from the many experiences they encounter incidentally, directly, or through observation of others (modeling) has essentially…

In politics, an accounting period of 1 year. Also used with most large businesses and industries. Any twelve month period for which annual accounts are kept. Sometimes, but by no means necessarily, the same as a calendar year. The Federal government’s fiscal year has been from July 1 to the following June 30 for years,…

In politics, a note that states the estimated amount of increase or decrease in revenue or expenditures and the present and future fiscal implications of pending legislation.