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  2. Failure to thrive - Wikipedia

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    Failure to thrive (FTT), also known as weight faltering or faltering growth, indicates insufficient weight gain or absence of appropriate physical growth in children. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] FTT is usually defined in terms of weight, and can be evaluated either by a low weight for the child's age, or by a low rate of increase in the weight.

  3. TypeRacer - Wikipedia

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    For racing, there is the default ("maintrack") option, where players race against each other by typing randomly selected quotes from a database. [5] [6] Practice racing, or "ghosting", is the game's single-player option where players can type any text on demand, and save up to ten races per day. [7]

  4. Fuzzy-trace theory - Wikipedia

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    Fuzzy-trace theory (FTT) is a theory of cognition originally proposed by Valerie F. Reyna and Charles Brainerd [1] to explain cognitive phenomena, particularly in memory and reasoning. FTT posits two types of memory processes (verbatim and gist) and, therefore, it is often referred to as a dual process theory of memory.

  5. False tagging theory - Wikipedia

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    The false tagging theory (FTT) is a neuroanatomical model of a belief and doubt process that proposes a single, unique function for the prefrontal cortex. The theory was developed by neuroscientist Erik Asp. Evidence indicates that prefrontal-cortex-mediated doubting is at the core of executive functioning and may explain some biases of ...

  6. General Aptitude Test Battery - Wikipedia

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    The race-norming in reported GATB individual results did not affect the demographic and statistical validity of the raw, unadjusted GATB scores. In 1990-1991 this practice became more widely known. The public controversy over it resulted in such race-norming of employment testing being explicitly outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1991. [5]

  7. Racetrack (game) - Wikipedia

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    Racetrack is a paper and pencil game that simulates a car race, played by two or more players. The game is played on a squared sheet of paper, with a pencil line tracking each car's movement. The rules for moving represent a car with a certain inertia and physical limits on traction, and the resulting line is reminiscent of how real racing cars ...

  8. Fecal immunochemical test - Wikipedia

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    The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a diagnostic technique that examines stool samples for traces of non-visible blood, which could potentially indicate conditions including bowel cancer. [1] Symptoms which could be caused by bowel cancer and suggest a FIT include a change in bowel habit, anaemia , unexplained weight loss, and abdominal pain .

  9. Pencil test (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Since a person's racial heritage was not always clear, a variety of tests were devised to help authorities classify people. One such test was the pencil test. [1] The pencil test involved sliding a pencil or pen in the hair of a person whose racial group was uncertain. [2] If the pencil fell to the floor, the person "passed" and was considered ...