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  2. Self-reflection - Wikipedia

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    Social identity threat. Politics. Identity politics. v. t. e. Self-reflection is the ability to witness and evaluate our own cognitive, emotional, and behavioural processes. In psychology, other terms used for this self-observation include 'reflective awareness', and 'reflective consciousness', which originate from the work of William James.

  3. Reflex - Wikipedia

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    Reflex. In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action [1] and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. [2] [3] The simplest reflex is initiated by a stimulus, which activates an afferent nerve. The signal is then passed to a response neuron, which generates a response.

  4. Reflexology - Wikipedia

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    Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands. This is done using thumb, finger, and hand massage techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific [1] system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly ...

  5. Deep learning - Wikipedia

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    Deep learning is the subset of machine learning methods based on neural networks with representation learning. The adjective "deep" refers to the use of multiple layers in the network. Methods used can be either supervised, semi-supervised or unsupervised. [2]

  6. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media. Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. [1] [2] Common features include: [2] Online platforms that enable users to create and share content and participate in social networking.

  7. Reflection (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Reflection (physics) The reflection of Mount Hood in Mirror Lake. Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. The law of reflection says that for ...

  8. Metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind. It is one of the oldest branches of philosophy. [1]

  9. Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Dubai. /  25.26306°N 55.29722°E  / 25.26306; 55.29722. Dubai ( / duːˈbaɪ /, doo-BY; Arabic: دبي, romanized : Dubayy, IPA: [dʊˈbajj], Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [dəˈbaj]) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates. [7 ...