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Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling

Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism

Cocaine bestows its takers with a preternatural enthusiasm for talking about themselves, often to the great irritation of the people around them

Extremophiles are organisms that can tolerate and even thrive in environments that will destroy most other living things

For reasons that are not entirely clear, many compounds which attack cancer cells are also harmful to brine shrimp, therefore most modern assay tests include the brine shrimp lethality test as a standard procedure.

First,
the reticular activating system (RAS) in the brain stem is the center
of alertness.  From the busy stream of sensory data pouring into
the brain stem, the RAS “decides” what to pay attention to and what
to ignore. 

the brain is wired to notice events
that affect survival first, events that affect emotions second, and
events that contribute to “regular” (such as classroom) learning,
third

the reticulating activating system, which filters the thousands of things we see or hear.

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Though there is considerable overlap, parts of the brain appear to have
their own responsibilities. The overarching cortex deals with motor functions
— the cells controlling speech, vision and hearing being concentrated
in certain areas. The hippocampus is responsible for long-term memory. The
basal ganglia act with the cortex in choosing between plans of action. The
cerebellum smooths gestures. The limbic system generates emotions. The reticulate
formation (RF), situated at the top of the brainstem, but with nerve cells
(RAS: reticulating activation system) reaching into the limbic system and
cortex, is responsible for three matters. The first is consciousness: what
part of sensory input reaches the brain. Second is control of the sleep/wake
cycle: damage to the RF results in coma. Third is the level of activity
in the brain — when stimulated, the RF generates neurotransmitters
like dopamine, excess levels of which are associated with schizophrenia.
{4} In fact, all parts of the brain are interconnected, and all are subject
to multiple feedback. Nerve cells connect in synapses, in a multiple fashion,
and these synaptic connections seem able to repattern their activities.
Memory, therefore — apart from that of DNA replication, and possibly
of antibodies formed by cell action — lies in the reflex actions of
neurons, i.e. in re-categorization under the stimulus of the body as a whole
and stimulus from the world outside. {5}

reticulate formation
(RF: attention, sleep-wake cycles, control of the body's physiological functions)

Many students were concerned that the steep learning curve and technical requirements made SL reference a luxury that few librarians or patrons could currently afford

The most useful insight we gained from the Audit was the mismatch between supply and demand or current collection mix compared to circulation of particular items. It indicates the areas of YPRL's collections that are over and under-invested According to this measure the collection has much more non-fiction than is being used by the community; and less fiction, junior material including picture books, children's fiction, CDs and DVDs

It's great to see applications offered that stand ready to help libraries improve their online presence, but it's frustrating to realize that there's yet one more category of software to purchase, install, and maintain as part of their automation strategy and service delivery infrastructure.

Basic expectations for a web-based interface for today include relevancy ranking of search results, facets (automatically generated terms that can be clicked to narrow results), cover art to liven the page, corrections and suggestions to search terms, and recommendations of related items--not to mention Web 2.0 features such as the ability for users to suggest tags, contribute reviews, and rate content.