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This is a list of Doctorate degree programs (PhD or professional doctorate [1]) with formal specializations / concentrations in Bioethics, by country.These may be dedicated degrees in Bioethics, or specializations within other disciplinary programs, such as philosophy, law or health sciences.
[9] [dubious – discuss] In Australia and NZ, the number of academics at Level E is approximately 10 percent of the total number of academic staff. [10] This rank is only given to those who have demonstrated outstanding competence and academic leadership in research, teaching, and service as well as achieving international recognition of their ...
To avoid confusion as to whether the distance indicated was in miles or kilometres new major distance signs had affixed to them a temporary yellow plate showing the symbol km. [14] On the many new kilometre signs on minor roads, a yellow plate which showed the corresponding number of miles was affixed under the now permanent kilometre distance ...
A Doctor of Philosophy by publication (also known as a Ph.D. by Published Work, PhD by portfolio or Ph.D. under Special Regulation; also a thesis by publication, a thesis with publications, a publication-based thesis, an articles-based thesis, a manuscript-style dissertation, a compilation thesis and a journal format thesis [1]) is a manner of awarding a Ph.D. degree offered by some ...
Old and new railway mileposts in the UK, indicating a distance of 33 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (53.5 km) from the zero point. The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 [8] compels UK railway companies to provide their passengers with a means of determining the distance travelled (fares were set by distance at this time). Section 94 states:
The Canberra distance is a numerical measure of the distance between pairs of points in a vector space, introduced in 1966 [1] and refined in 1967 [2] by Godfrey N. Lance and William T. Williams. It is a weighted version of L ₁ (Manhattan) distance . [ 3 ]
In academic contexts, it is common to give an abbreviation of name of the school awarding the degree after the letters for the degree itself. The way school names are abbreviated can vary. For example, a PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland can be found written as PhD (MUN) or PhD (Memorial). When a person has multiple degrees from the ...
Measurements of the length of a coastline behave like a fractal, being different at different scale intervals (distance between points on the coastline at which measurements are taken). The smaller the scale interval (meaning the more detailed the measurement), the longer the coastline will be.