Word: function
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Science or Sorcery": as one who holds a degree in sociology, I am qualified to inform you that maximization of socioeconomic potential is a function of the needs and aspirations of the group. In other words, everyone has his hustle...
Elmer Green, director of the Psychophysiology Laboratory at the Menninger Foundation, described new findings about the effectiveness of "biofeed-back." In this technique, the patient is taught to achieve some degree of control over such normally involuntary functions as heart rate and blood flow. Using electronic sensors that tell the patient when he has succeeded in altering some internal function, Green and others have been able to train patients to avoid or relieve migraine headaches, control the body processes that may cause ulcers, and raise and lower their body temperature...
...always had intervention by government in protection of big business. The only function of government is the protection of individual rights," she said...
Steiner's function as a visible disciplinarian will undoubtedly be a point of contention in years to come. Those who do not share his views, however, would do well at least to respect the vigor with which he has attempted to translate them into reality
WHETHER OR NOT the unified work space will function as planned can only be evaluated after the space has been in use for some time. Yet, it is a valid question to ask of the studio space whether or not it represents design coercion; the assumption that the designers knew what is best for the GSD faculty and students and would design a space making any modifications difficult. It is conceivable that the unobstructed work space will be used as a freedom to enter into a freer exchange of ideas and to shuffle around learning areas by using the expanses...