"Rome & Jewels," he said, was "about men's bullshit — who they think they are and how they conjure women into what they want them to be"; that is, not human beings but projections, status symbols.
One of the few genuinely charming things about infants, in my view, is their indifference to, and indeed ignorance of, the identity projection and status signaling that will soon enough complicate their lives.
The Post 90s generation seeks brands that resolve the tensions between: a) quintessentially Chinese projection of status or power and b) youthful celebration of "now".
Our projections on status quo policy smoking attributable deaths for the years 2006 are similar to those estimated by Gu and colleagues.
Situation awareness is essential for decision-making activities: it concerns our perception of the elements in the environment, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future [3].
Actually, a more precise and widely accepted definition of situational awareness is "the perception of elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future" [26].
However, the most cited definition is that provided by Mica Endsley in 1988: The perception of the elements in the environment within a volume of space and time, the comprehension of their meaning, the projection of their status into the near future, and the prediction of how various actions will affect the fulfillment of one's goals[5].
In short, the most accepted definition of SA is given by Endsley [16]: SA is the perception of the elements in the environment within a volume of time and space (Level 1 SA), the comprehension of their meaning (Level 2 SA), and the projection of their status into the future (Level 3 SA).
The benefit structure has evolved too -- from more blatant status projection to more substance-driven.
The Confucian combination of restrictive regimentation (face, hierarchy, rules, obedience, conservatism) and trenchant ambition (drive, status projection, careerism) is a spiky brew.
