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  2. Soft skills - Wikipedia

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    The term "soft skills" was created by the U.S. Army in the late 1960s. It refers to any skill that does not employ the use of machinery. The military realized that many important activities were included within this category, and in fact, the social skills necessary to lead groups, motivate soldiers, and win wars were encompassed by skills they had not yet catalogued or fully studied.

  3. Davis's law - Wikipedia

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    Davis's law is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is similar to Wolff's law, which applies to osseous tissue.It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed.

  4. Skill - Wikipedia

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    A skill is the learned or innate [1] ability to act with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. [2] Skills can often [quantify] be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. Some examples of general skills include time management, teamwork [3] and leadership, [4] and self ...

  5. Wetting - Wikipedia

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    Wetting is the ability of a liquid to displace gas to maintain contact with a solid surface, resulting from intermolecular interactions when the two are brought together. [1] These interactions occur in the presence of either a gaseous phase or another liquid phase not miscible with the wetting liquid.

  6. Soft matter - Wikipedia

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    Soft matter or soft condensed matter is a type of matter that can be deformed or structurally altered by thermal or mechanical stress which is of similar magnitude to thermal fluctuations. The science of soft matter is a subfield of condensed matter physics .

  7. 21st century skills - Wikipedia

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    Five New Basics: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Computer Science Other Curriculum Matters: Develop proficiency, rigor, and skills in Foreign Languages, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Vocational Studies, and the pursuit of higher-level education. Skills and abilities (consolidated): [18] enthusiasm for learning; deep understanding

  8. Life skills - Wikipedia

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    Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. [1] This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. [2]

  9. Hygroscopy - Wikipedia

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    For example, a finely dispersed hygroscopic powder, such as a salt, may become clumpy over time due to collection of moisture from the surrounding environment. Deliquescent materials are sufficiently hygroscopic that they dissolve in the water they absorb, forming an aqueous solution .