• The birthday effect (sometimes called the birthday blues, especially when referring specifically to suicide) is a statistical phenomenon where an individual's...
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    The birthday-number effect is the subconscious tendency of people to prefer the numbers in the date of their birthday over other numbers. First reported...
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    against "emotional attachment". Awareness of Dying Being-toward-death Birthday effect Cognitive dissonance Death anxiety Existential psychology Melancholia...
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    Fortune which, as it turns, can make the rich poor and the poor rich; in effect, both states are very precarious, with death never far and life hanging...
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    short-term forward shift in mortality rate is also referred to as harvesting effect. The subsequent, compensatory reduction in mortality suggests that the heat...
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  • The Game (1997 film) (category Films about birthdays)
    Moments. The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Alternate reality game Birthday effect Simulacrum Twist ending "The Game (1997)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films...
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  • authors further recommend additional research to determine if this chilling effect may either delay recovery or even may contribute to brain damage. There...
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  • scientists have discovered many more of the processes involved in the effect of stress upon the body, such as the region of the brain called the amygdala...
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    353–394. Print. Olivola, Christopher Y. and Eldar Shafir. "The Martyrdom Effect: When Pain and Effort Increase Prosocial Contributions." Journal of Behavioral...
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    the life-threatening incident. A court's declaration of death comes into effect retroactively and is subject to legal consequences from before the date...
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    was on. These results were consistent with a study in 2006 that found no effect of background color on tonic immobility in a different wasp species, Nasonia...
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    joint will – similar to reciprocal wills but one instrument; has a binding effect on the surviving testator(s). First documented in English law in 1769. unsolemn...
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    adult mortality rate that is very biased for several reasons. The adoption effect is one such instance in which orphans often do not realize that they are...
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  • not substantive (or that the underlying principle–the doctrine of double effect–is unreasonable or unsound); and d) permitting euthanasia will not necessarily...
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  • death. The flight or fight response to fear or stress has the opposite effect, increasing heart rate through stress hormones, and can cause cardiovascular...
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    of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the...
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    proteins and dismantle cell walls, but this unfortunately has the added side effect of drying tissues and occasionally results in a degree of discoloration...
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    dying was first legalized by the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act, with effect delayed by lawsuits until 1997. The Montana Supreme Court ruled in Baxter...
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    lineages disappearing over time. For Darwin, extinction was a constant side effect of competition. Because of the wide reach of On the Origin of Species, it...
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  • Fermand-Brulé S, Dubreuil-Lemaire ML, Hill C (November 2003). "Analgesic effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain: a randomized, blinded, controlled...
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  • how fast a fresh body will skeletonize or mummify. A basic guide for the effect of environment on decomposition is given as Casper's Law (or Ratio): if...
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  • have broad discretion, which in many jurisdictions cannot be appealed. The effect of a coroner's verdict at common law was equivalent to a finding by a grand...
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  • has a very sonorous and mournful echo effect. Fully muffled bell ringing is very rare as the loud and soft effect is lost. An excellent example of this...
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    inevitable. However, self-esteem and culture are ways to reduce the anxiety this effect can cause. The awareness of someone's own death can cause a deepened bond...
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  • Miller Cc, 3rd; Iliopoulos, DC; Reardon, MJ; Espada, R; Baldwin, JC (1998). "Effect of extended cross-clamp time during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair"...
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    and aromatic plant extracts. The preservation of the dead had a profound effect on ancient Egyptian religion. Mummification was an integral part of the...
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    by the name of Dr. Pendelton. During the episode Dr. Quincy explores the effect of death on people and his role in the grieving process. In a 2016 open...
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  • attempted to ban the practice in the 19th century, but the ban was only in effect for less than two years. Cremation in Japan was originally practiced by...
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    Act 2019. The legislation provided for a year-long delay before it took effect on 6 November 2021. Under Section 179 of the Crimes Act 1961, it is illegal...
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  • injection is fully acceptable (although it may take up to 15 minutes to take effect in dogs and cats), an intracardiac (IC) injection may only be performed...
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