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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. Empedocles - Wikipedia

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    Classical four elements: fire, air, earth and water Love and Strife as opposing physical forces Empedocles ( / ɛ m ˈ p ɛ d ə k l iː z / ; Ancient Greek : Ἐμπεδοκλῆς ; c. 494 – c. 434 BC , fl. 444–443 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas , a Greek city in Sicily .

  5. Control of fire by early humans - Wikipedia

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    Fire was an important factor in expanding and developing societies of early hominids. One impact fire might have had was social stratification. The power to make and wield fire may have conferred prestige and social position. [35] Fire also led to a lengthening of daytime activities and allowed more nighttime activities. [45]

  6. Classical element - Wikipedia

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    This system consisted of the four classical elements of air, earth, fire, and water, in addition to a new theory called the sulphur-mercury theory of metals, which was based on two elements: sulphur, characterizing the principle of combustibility, "the stone which burns"; and mercury, characterizing the principle of metallic properties.

  7. Fire (classical element) - Wikipedia

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    Fire and the other Greek classical elements were incorporated into the Golden Dawn system. Philosophus (4=7) is the elemental grade attributed to fire; this grade is also attributed to the Qabalistic Sephirah Netzach and the planet Venus. [12] The elemental weapon of fire is the Wand. [13] Each of the elements has several associated spiritual ...

  8. 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.

  9. 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.