A multi-dimensional conception of discretion was used to explore how GP discretion might have been influenced by contractual changes and in particular, QOF.
Alternatively, on a more traditional, three-dimensional conception of material objects, the problem of change is often accounted for by relativizing properties and relations to times, rewriting (ID) as (This may be understood in various ways; see e.g. the papers in Haslanger and Kurtz 2006, Part III).
We also suggest that a more multi-dimensional conception of studying can also be a useful interpretive framework for educators, instructional designers, and administrators to begin thinking more broadly and strategically about how their courses are designed (or not) to foster effective study habits.
In the remainder of this paper, we discuss how this exploratory study contributes to the literature on college student study habits, particularly through the articulation of a multi-dimensional conception of studying that can provide instructors and administrators with a more nuanced account of how students engage in studying.
Only the current MBA mentality can justify such a "cost-saving" move -- the MBA philosophy itself being a major cause and manifestation of today's destructively one-dimensional conception of value.
The results from our study seem to be inconsistent with previous research on WBA indicating that raters have a one- or two-dimensional conception of professional competence ('cognitive/clinical' and 'humanistic/(psycho)social') and are therefore unable to discriminate between different competencies or dimensions (Cook et al. 2010; Pulito et al. 2007; Archer et al. 2010).
The events of the last few months point to one conclusion: that the German government's diagnosis and therapy have been too one-dimensional in conception from the beginning.
Early in his book, Gleick explores one of the earliest conceptions of time travel, the Universe Rigid — a four-dimensional construct thought up by Wells.
Such an approach is consistent with the growing acceptance of a dimensional, rather than categorical, conception of language disorder (Dollaghan, 2004; Leonard, 2013; Rescorla, 2013).
The portrayal of Jacqueline, the wife, in "October Ferry" was two-dimensional, just as the initial conception of Yvonne in "Volcano" had been, but, this time, Margerie could not offer an outsider's perspective — Jacqueline was based on her.
The Maison La Roche also includes examples of Le Corbusier's better-known furniture designs, like the curvy tubular steel and pony-skin chaise-longue on which to lie and contemplate his pioneering spatial conception; his two-dimensional genius is on view in a small gallery of his paintings.
