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  2. Cultural-historical activity theory - Wikipedia

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    [59] [60] [12] It is based on Vygotsky's concept of mediated action and captures human activity in a triangle model that includes the subject, tool, object, rule, community, and division of labor. [12] Subjects are participants in an activity, motivated toward a purpose or attainment of the object.

  3. Fire triangle - Wikipedia

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    The fire triangle. The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model for understanding the necessary ingredients for most fires. [1] The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen). [2] A fire naturally occurs when the elements are present and combined in the right ...

  4. Humorism - Wikipedia

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    The four essential elements—humors—that make up the human body, according to Hippocrates, are in harmony with one another and act as a catalyst for preserving health. [9] Hippocrates' theory of four humors was linked with the popular theory of the four elements (earth, fire, water, and air) proposed by Empedocles , but this link was not ...

  5. Behavioural change theories - Wikipedia

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    Each behavioural change theory or model focuses on different factors in attempting to explain behaviour change. Of the many that exist, the most prevalent are learning theories, social cognitive theory, theories of reasoned action and planned behaviour, transtheoretical model of behavior change, the health action process approach, and the BJ Fogg model of behavior change.

  6. List of wildfire behaviors - Wikipedia

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    Carr Fire [8] Plume-dominated fire behavior: This occurs when the fire's behavior is mostly controlled by winds generated by the fire's own plume. [9] This could lead to erratic conditions such as a column collapse and rapid runs. [10] Typical appearance of a plume-dominated fire. This picture was taken at the Silver Fire in Oregon in 1987.

  7. Fire signs, explained: What to know about Aries, Leo and ...

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    In astrology, the 12 zodiac signs are divided up into four elements: fire, earth, air, and water. Naturally, there are similarities between the three signs in each element.

  8. Macdonald triad - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] The triad links cruelty to animals, obsession with fire-setting, and persistent bedwetting past the age of five, to violent behaviors, particularly homicidal behavior and sexually predatory behavior. [5] Further studies have suggested that these behaviors are actually more linked to childhood experience of parental neglect, brutality ...

  9. Tinbergen's four questions - Wikipedia

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    The brain: For example, Broca's area, a small section of the human brain, has a critical role in linguistic capability. Hormones: Chemicals used to communicate among cells of an individual organism. Testosterone, for instance, stimulates aggressive behaviour in a number of species.