Van Vogt was always interested in the idea of all-encompassing systems of knowledge ( akin to modern meta-systems ) -- the characters in his very first story used a system called ' Nexialism ' to analyze the alien's behaviour, and he became interested in the General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski.

However, this mere conformity of “ outward ” behaviour is but a first step.

Alternatively, Prospect Relationship Management ( PRM ) solutions offer to track customer behaviour and nurture them from first contact to sale, often cutting out the active sales process altogether.

Centromeres were first defined as genetic loci that direct the behaviour of chromosomes.

His theory substantially comprised two statements: first, that animal organs and behaviour can change according to the way they are used ; and second, that those characteristics can transmit from one generation to the next ( the example of the giraffe whose neck becomes longer while trying to reach the upper leaves of a tree is well-known ).

" Some however consider unpredictable behaviour to be realistic in tragedy: " everywhere in Euripides a preoccupation with individual psychology and its irrational aspects is evident .... In his hands tragedy for the first time probed the inner recesses of the human soul and let passions spin the plot.

From chapter 12 through the first part of chapter 15, Paul outlines how the Gospel transforms believers and the behaviour that results from such a transformation.

John Chrysostom, a church father, writes that Noah ’ s behaviour is defensible: as the first human to taste wine, he would not know its aftereffects: “ Through ignorance and inexperience of the proper amount to drink, fell into a drunken stupor ”.

The version above, first published in Hubbard's Little Journeys ( 1908 ), omits a part of the passage which enjoins the monastery, given good behaviour, to accept the guest as a permanent resident.

Preference utilitarianism was first put forward in 1977 by John Harsanyi in Morality and the theory of rational behaviour but it is more commonly associated with R. M. Hare, Peter Singer and Richard Brandt.

Langmuir was one of the first scientists to realize that a harder vacuum would improve the amplifying behaviour of the triode.

It was the first time Olivier witnessed such behaviour from her.

In the 17th century Francis Willughby ( 1635 – 1672 ) and John Ray ( 1627 – 1705 ) came up with the first major system of bird classification that was based on function and morphology rather than on form or behaviour.

De Waal has warned of the danger of romanticizing bonobos: " All animals are competitive by nature and cooperative only under specific circumstances " and that " when first writing about their behaviour, I spoke of ' sex for peace ' precisely because bonobos had plenty of conflicts.

In 1965 Norman Zabusky of Bell Labs and Martin Kruskal of Princeton University first demonstrated soliton behaviour in media subject to the Korteweg – de Vries equation ( KdV equation ) in a computational investigation using a finite difference approach.

Rooting behaviour develops in piglets as early as the first few days of life, and piglets are fully weaned after 3 – 4 months.

This behaviour is innate, as demonstrated by a juvenile bird in captivity, which performed the task when first presented with wild bees.

He was successful in the conflict between Great Britain and Iceland, the so-called Second Cod War, not by pressuring the Icelandic government to end its aggressive behaviour against British trawlers, but by convincing the British government that it had to take the first step by calling back its destroyers in order to open the way to negotiations.

The first part of the exhibition showed the physical and chemical nature of matter and the behaviour of elements and molecules.

The first is the act of establishing and maintaining rapport between the practitioner and the client which is achieved through pacing and leading the verbal ( e. g. sensory predicates and keywords ) and non-verbal behaviour ( e. g. matching and mirroring non-verbal behavior, or responding to eye movements – see chart ) of the client.

The song ' Texture ' was featured in the episode ' model behaviour ' in the first season of new American drama series Blue Bloods ( aired US 2010 and UK 2011 ).

In the Dad's Army episode, " The Deadly Attachment ," Pike suggests the captain deals with a hostage situation by mimicking Howard's behaviour in The Petrfied Forest, neglecting at first to mention Howard's charactor was killed in that film.

Oòdua first appears as one of the divinities of the Yoruba theogony ; The narrative indicates that Oduduwa denotes “ the essence of behaviour ” ( Odu-ti-o-da-Iwa ) or " the reservoir of culture or manners "( Odu-ti-o-du-iwa ).

He then goes further to point to first animal morphology and ultimately animal behaviour, which can seem advantageous not to the animal itself, but rather to a parasite which afflicts it.

In this view, it is not the case that the first event causes God to cause the second event: rather, God first caused one and then caused the other, but chose to regulate such behaviour in accordance with general laws of nature.

The Guardian reported that " 36 % of the 308 UK senior managers and directors having responded to a survey accepted swearing as part of workplace culture ", but warned about specific inappropriate uses of swearing such as when it is discriminatory or part of bullying behaviour.

Also, while there are complaints of contemporaries regarding William II's personal behaviour, he was instrumental in assisting the foundation of Bermondsey Abbey, endowing it with the manor of Bermondsey ; and it is reported that his " customary oath " was " By the Face at Lucca!

This was a relevant area of the brain to study, because of evidence that it played a role in the regulation of sexual behaviour in animals, and because INAH2 and INAH3 had previously been reported to differ in size between men and women.

Their arrogant behaviour and reported bad treatment of Bacan women led to their murder.

Newsday inaccurately reported that Goehring started the newsgroup to demonstrate the behaviour of Scientologists to his girlfriend.

It can discriminate among odours while foraging ; a behaviour reported for only one other parrot species.

On the other hand, some with the diagnosis of BPD have reported that the term " BPD " felt like a pejorative label rather than a helpful diagnosis, that self-destructive behaviour was incorrectly perceived as manipulative, and that they had limited access to care.

Friends of the two women reported changes in behaviour after several months at the Rose.

While the rise reported may be in part merely a byproduct of the widening use ( and abuse ) of diagnostic techniques, given Eric Berne's division between individuals with active and latent ASPD-the latter keeping themselves in check by attachment to an external source of control like the law, traditional standards, or religion-it has been plausibly suggested that the erosion of collective standards may indeed serve to release the individual with latent ASPD from their previously prosocial behaviour.

In addition to fruit berries may be eaten, as well as nectar, although this behaviour has only been reported in birds in India.

intoxicated behaviour has often been reported on in the press.

High risk and sloppy lending practices at the Irish Nationwide Building Society were reported to the Central Bank by external accountants over a long period but did not change its behaviour.

On 6 June, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Latham escaped having a criminal conviction for malicious damage to the camera being used by Schultz recorded against him, but had been placed on a good behaviour bond for two years.

There have been numerous reported cases of such behaviour in conflicts, such as fighters using white flags as a ruse to approach and attack enemies, or killings of fighters attempting to surrender by carrying white flags.

Early interest in the relationship between brain function and social cognition includes the case of Phineas Gage, whose behaviour was reported to have changed after an accident damaged one or both of his frontal lobes.

Often reported is a comment regarding a Muslim, which, by a simple read, is clearly not regarding his religion but rather his personal behaviour.

The connection between religion and good behaviour was especially stressed in his sermons and he is reported to have " chased immorality and sin from the village of Louannec ".

Despite the surprise and shock within the Fraser Island public, this is apparently not new behaviour, and in the distant past wild crocodiles had been reported occasionally appearing as far south as Brisbane during the warmer wet season.

In August, 1974, a Blackpool fan was stabbed to death at the back of the Spion Kop, Bloomfield Road at Blackpool's home match with Bolton Wanderers It was widely reported as being the first hooligan death at an English football match and together with Manchester United fans behaviour, during their one season in the Second Division that year, it ushered in a dark era of hooliganism in England.

In May 2010, it was reported that Rhys Meyers was banned for life from flying on United Airlines due to " belligerent " and " disruptive " behaviour including reported use of a racial slur in an incident involving alcohol at John F. Kennedy airport.

Bell, Weinberg, and Hammersmith ( 1981, 188 ) reported that half of their male homosexual subjects practiced gender-inappropriate behaviour in childhood.

These occupants often appeared to be human, though their behaviour, mannerisms and clothing were sometimes reported to be unusual.

He was however reinstated and remained in the post until his death, although his behaviour did not improve ; in 1619 Weelkes was again reported to the Bishop: