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  2. Infant respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also known as surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), [2] and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a syndrome in premature infants caused by developmental insufficiency of pulmonary surfactant production and structural immaturity in the lungs.

  3. N.E.R.D.S. - Wikipedia

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    N.E.R.D.S. is a children's pentalogy written by Michael Buckley and illustrated by Ethen Beavers.The series tells the story of a fictional spy agency and its agents—children who have their "nerdy" characteristics upgraded into a tool that they can use to fight crime.

  4. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. [1] Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin coloration (cyanosis). [1]

  5. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council ...

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    Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that set forth the legal test used when U.S. federal courts must defer to a government agency's interpretation of a law or statute. [1]

  6. Sickness behavior - Wikipedia

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    However, in the 1960s, it was shown that animals produced a blood-carried factor X that acted upon the brain to cause sickness behavior. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In 1987, Benjamin L. Hart brought together a variety of research findings that argued for them being survival adaptations that if prevented would disadvantage an animal's ability to fight infection.

  7. Antecedent (behavioral psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Each of these antecedents caused a learned behavior that is unfavourable, and this article [15] suggests some interventions to overcome the bad behavior. For example, in order to override antecedent 2, gain the students’ attention and immediately request something (e.g., a high five), before praising them and providing positive reinforcement ...

  8. Dispositional affect - Wikipedia

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    Counterproductive workplace behavior is strongly correlated with negative disposition, and can also lead to moral disengagement. [16] Positive and Negative Affect. Positive - Positive Affect is an internal feeling that occurs when a goal has been completed, a threat has been avoided or the individual is pleased with there present state. [17]

  9. Orienting response - Wikipedia

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    The orienting response is a reaction to novel or significant stimuli. In the 1950s the orienting response was studied systematically by the Russian scientist Evgeny Sokolov, who documented the phenomenon called "habituation", referring to a gradual "familiarity effect" and reduction of the orienting response with repeated stimulus presentations ...