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71Positive train control — (PTC) is a system of monitoring and controlling train movements to provide increased safety.OverviewThe main concept in PTC is that the train receives information about its location and where it is allowed to safely travel. Equipment on board the …
72Positive accounting — is the branch of academic research in accounting that seeks to explain and predict actual accounting practices. This contrasts with normative accounting, that seeks to derive and prescribe optimal accounting standards.Positive accounting can be… …
73Positive control — may refer to:* Positive control group in scientific control * Positive control, the Air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observationA positive control is a procedure that is very… …
74Positive affectivity — Positive Affect (PA) reflects the extent to which a person feels enthusiastic, active, and alert. High PA is a state of high energy, full concentration, and pleasurable engagement, whereas low PA is characterized by sadness, lethargy, distress,… …
75Positive Peer Culture — ist ein Ansatz zur Förderung von Resilienz im Jugendalter. Er wurde in den 1960er Jahren in den USA von Harry H. Vorrath und Larry K. Bendtro (Vorrath Brendtro, 2007) entwickelt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ausgangslage 2 Gruppentreffen 3 Wirkungen …
76Positive end-expiratory pressure — (PEEP) is the pressure in the lungs (alveolar pressure) above atmospheric pressure (the pressure outside of the body) that exists at the end of expiration.[1] The two types of PEEP are extrinsic PEEP (PEEP applied by a ventilator) and intrinsic… …
77Positive Lives — was a HIV charity set up by two well known gay businessmen, David Bridle and Kelvin Sollis, and three other trustees, William Curry, Simon Brycesson and Glyn Maddocks, in 1996.At the time, Bridle and Sollis owned Chronos Publishing, the company… …
78Positive Philosophie — ist eine von Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775–1854) geprägte Bezeichnung für das naturhaft positiv Gegebene. Dieses Positive steht als philosophisches Konstrukt jedoch insofern im Gegensatz zum Positivismus von Auguste Comte (1798–1857),… …
79Positive political theory — or explanatory political theory is the study of politics using formal methods such as set theory, statistical analysis, and game theory. In particular, the individuals/parties/nations involved in a given interaction are modeled as rational agents …
80positive law — pos·i·tive law n: law established or recognized by governmental authority compare natural law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. positive law …
