My book chronicles my mother's child-rearing practices, but in contrast to Ms. Chua's book, I chose to focus on long-term reflections on the principles, values and ethics that my mother imparted with pragmatic examples and anecdotes -- values pertaining to the ethical self and social self.
However, as reported in other studies, the long-term needs of reflection appeared to have been underestimated, especially by health professionals [ 5, 24].
Adipose tissue FA composition is a long-term (months to years) reflection of dietary habits, whereas membrane FA composition (e.g., red blood cells, RBC) provides a more intermediate estimate (weeks).
Just as the moon illusion is an effect of size constancy, the illusions of ineffability and irreducibility, in Humphrey's view, are effects of our human capacity for self-reflection, long-term planning and innovation.
Archaeological evidence is most often a reflection of long-term history (interpretable mostly in decadal, generational, or even longer timescales).
These findings indicate that RBC c9, t11 CLA status, a reflection of long-term (~4 months) dietary CLA intake, positively relates to BMD.
It is missing the sober, long-term thinking that comes with reflection on the common good.
The objective of this counseling session was to encourage reflection on long-term goals, increase motivation to engage in more physical activity, and address barriers to increased activity.
6 It is a bit peculiar that LAVI (a reflection of long-term LV DD) was predictive of functional capacity while DD was not.
In view of the proven value of determining micronutrients and other substances in hair, the hair selenium status was measured as a reflection of long-term nutritional status.
