initiation — initiation, initiation rites Rituals associated with the passage from childhood to adulthood, from one age set to another, or the entry into membership of secret societies. Aspects of initiation influenced van Gennep s study of rites of passage … Dictionary of sociology
Acquisition Initiation (ISPL) — Acquisition initiation is the first process within the Information Services Procurement Library and is executed by the customer organization, intending to procure Information Services.Two main activities lie within this process: the making of the … Wikipedia
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — RCIA redirects here. For the company with this stock ticker symbol, see Rogers Communications. The Seven Sacraments by Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1448. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through… … Wikipedia
Religious initiation rites — Many cultures practice or have practiced initiation rites, including the ancient Egyptian, the Hebraic/Jewish, the Babylonian, the Mayan, and the Norse cultures. The modern Japanese practice of Miyamairi is such as ceremony. In some, such… … Wikipedia
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Health and Retirement Study — The [http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/ Health and Retirement Study] (HRS) [National Institute on Aging, [http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralPrograms/BehavioralAndSocialResearch/HRS.htm Growing Older in America: The Health and… … Wikipedia
Harold E. Jones Child Study Center — The Harold E. Jones Child Study Center is a research and educational institution for young children at the University of California, Berkeley. [University of California, Berkeley. 1999 2000. Institute of Human Development: Sunset Review , p. 4.]… … Wikipedia
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study — History= ) and produced new approaches to this frontier in addition to a book published by SFI [http://books.google.com/books?id=XJERwCCsLk8C dq=the+mind+the+brain+and+complex+adaptive+systems pg=PP1 ots=q TFEPJ t1 sig=XnegZz u2mPx5OFz1 3Ux yOfaA … Wikipedia
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Benandanti — The Benandanti ( Good Walkers ) were an agrarian fertility cult in the Friuli district of Northern Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Between 1575 and 1675 the Benandanti were tried as heretics under the Roman Inquisition, and their witchcraft … Wikipedia
Shear (geology) — Study of geological shear is related to the study of structural geology, rock microstructure or rock texture and fault mechanics. Shear is the response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress and forms particular textures. Shear… … Wikipedia
