Self discrepancies

In a development of dissonance theory ("self-discrepancy theory") Tory Higgins has taken the further step of classifying states of... 

Higgins, E. T. (1987), "Self discrepancy A theory relating self and affect," Psychological Reihew 94,319-40. 

Higgins Tory E. Self-discrepancy a theory relating self and affect. Psychol Rev 1987 94 319-340. 

Straumann, T. J. and Higgins, E. G., Self-discrepancies as predictors of vulnerability to distinct syndromes of chronic emotional distress, /. Personal, 56,685,1988. 

How many iterations does it take to achieve self-consistency for the helium problem treated (partially) in Exercises 8-3 and 8-4 What is the % discrepancy between the calculated value of the first ionization potential and the experimental value of 0.904 hartiees when the solution has been brought to self-consistency ... 

One obvious drawback of the LDA-based band theory is that the self-interaction term in the Coulomb interaction is not completely canceled out by the approximate self-exchange term, particularly in the case of a tightly bound electron system. Next, the discrepancy is believed to be due to the DFT which is a ground-state theory, because we have to treat quasi-particle states in the calculation of CPs. To correct these drawbacks the so-called self-interaction correction (SIC) [6] and GW-approximation (GWA) [7] are introduced in the calculations of CPs and the full-potential linearized APW (FLAPW) method [8] is employed to find out the effects. No established formula is known to take into account the SIC. 

The prediction for the diffusion constant at Eq. (4) is in very good agreement with measurements of the self-diffusion constants of polymer melts [14] while results on the viscosity have consistently given a stronger dependence of the characteristic times and viscosities on molecular weight of approximately The investigation of these discrepancies in the context of linear polymers has de-... 

Bergen and Borisy (1980) used the axoneme-hased approach to explore the commitment to treadmilling, and they also found that the efficiency was quite low. An 5 value of 0.07 0.04 was obtained, corresponding to the net addition of 1.6 0.8 tubulin protomers/second. Interestingly, their estimates of the dissociation constants for the two ends were 2.2 0.6 and 3.2 0.6 iiM for the assembly and disassembly ends, respectively. We calculate that this corresponds to only about 0.2 kcal/mol. In a more recent investigation from the same laboratory (Cote and Borisy, 1981), porcine tubulin was found to exhibit an s value of about 0.26, and the rate of the tubulin flux was about 28 protomers/ second. The authors of the latter study suggested that the discrepancy might be accounted for in terms of the need to use MAP-depleted tubulin with the axoneme system to prevent self-nucleation, or in terms of the temperature differences in the two studies. 

Thus, while the experimental situation has matured significantly with consistent results for pair and self correlation functions, in the area of simulations fully atomistic MD-calculations on long-enough chains are needed in order to resolve the existing discrepancies between different simulation approaches and experiment. 

The RQDO /-values conform with the recommended values by Wiese et al. [18] for the 3p ( P) 4s-3p ( P) 4p transitions in C//better than those of the much more complex theoretical procedure of Ojha and Hibbert [17], who used large multiconfiguration expansions in the atomic structure code CIVS. On the other hand, the discrepancies between the length and velocity CIVS oscillator strengths are not negligible. Wiese et al. [18] remark that, for the case of the 4s " P-4p multiplet, the stronger lines measured by Bengtson et al. [16] seem to be affected by self-absorption (Table 2). 

Manufacturers, importers, or downstream users usually classify and label chemicals under their own responsibility. This approach is called self-classification. It means that companies evaluate all available information concerning the intrinsic properties of a particular substance or mixture by applying to it the relevant classification criteria. However, since the available information or interpretation of data may differ from one company to another, each self-classification may result in a different classification and labeling for the same substance. From a regulatory point of view, classification and labeling discrepancies are problematic because they impede a consistent hazard communication on the chemicals market and may put at risk the appropriate protection of humans and the environment. 

It is shown that the simplified calculational scheme discussed in Parts I and II of this series accomodates the total body of inexact and often self-contradictory experimental information almost as well as might reasonably be expected of any computational method. Some possibly systematic discrepancies in the reported experimental C-J pressures are discussed on the basis of methods used to carry out and interpret the measurements in the various laboratories. 

The sample is enclosed in a heavy walled bomb with an internal volume of approximately 1 to 1 ml. Although similar to a differential thermal analysis (DTA) test, the samples used are much larger, and the conditions of confinement allow the liquid to remain in contact with any decomposition products that form as vapors. Heat is applied so that the bath temperature increases at a constant rate and the temperature of both the heating bath and the sample are recorded continuously. When the temperature of the sample exceeds that of the bath, an exothermic reaction must be occurring in the sample, and this process is frequently accompanied by a detonation. (The bomb is equipped with a blow out disc to avoid any major damage to the equipment). In the more usual case the discrepancy between sample temperature and bath temperature increases with temperature, and the point at which this deviation is 5°F./min. is called the self-heating temperature. Typical values for some liquid materials of interest in the propellant field are listed in Table V. 

One theory of the cause of emotion is that it is triggered by discrepancy. Thus, people may have an emotional reaction when confronted wito feedback or evidence that contradicts their self-image. A step in the process of personal development is to recognize this emotion and accept it. Doing so can have quite transforming effects on your perception of who you are. 

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