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  2. Wikipedia:Contents/Human activities - Wikipedia

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    Examples include all fields of engineering. Formal science – branch of knowledge with many subbranches which are concerned with formal systems. Unlike other sciences, the formal sciences are not concerned with the validity of theories based on observations in the real world, but instead with the properties of formal systems based on ...

  3. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  4. Context effect - Wikipedia

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    "THE CAT" is a classic example of context effect. We have little trouble reading "H" and "A" in their appropriate contexts, even though they take on the same form in each word. A context effect is an aspect of cognitive psychology that describes the influence of environmental factors on one's perception of a stimulus. [1]

  5. Human impact on the environment - Wikipedia

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    [292] [290] Military activities also affect land use and are extremely resource-intensive. [293] The military does not solely have negative effects on the environment. [294] There are several examples of militaries aiding in land management, conservation, and greening of an area. [295]

  6. Westernization - Wikipedia

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    Democracy, fast food, and American pop culture can all be examples that are considered as Westernization of the world. According to the "Theory of the Globe scrambled by Social network: a new Sphere of Influence 2.0", published by Jura Gentium (University of Florence), the increasing role of Westernization is characterized by social media. The ...

  7. Political agenda - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] For example, the President of the United States, has the power to make treaties, appoint ambassadors, appoint justices of the Supreme Court, and shape public and institutional debate around these actions. These types of powers ultimately shape what issues reach the political agenda and how they are discussed thereafter.

  8. Causes of climate change - Wikipedia

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    Human activities can also impose forcings, for example, through changing the composition of Earth's atmosphere. Radiative forcing is a measure of how various factors alter the energy balance of planet Earth. [12] A positive radiative forcing will lead towards a warming of the surface and, over time, the climate system.

  9. Human impact on river systems - Wikipedia

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    The consequences from this usage occur from diverse activities and root themselves in complex, interdisciplinary systems and practices. [4] Environmental changes in rivers usually result from human development, such as population growth, the dependence on fossil resources, urbanization, global commerce and industrial and agricultural emission. [4]