Word: complexity
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...cancer survivor who has been through chemo-radiation therapy and surgery, I can attest to the myriad difficult psychological and social issues cancer patients have to grapple with. In my opinion, health professionals who are able to recognize that physical illness is often accompanied by complex emotional and spiritual challenges, and who can competently and sensitively address these concerns in order to take care of the whole person, are the most likely to achieve the desired clinical response with better patient satisfaction. Yang K. Chen, ENGLEWOOD, COLO...
...after so many years of brain research showing that most of our everyday cognitions result from a complex but observable interaction of proteins and neurons and other mostly uncontrolled cellular activity, how can so many otherwise rational people think dreams should be taken seriously? After all, brain activity isn't mystical but - for the most part - highly predictable...
...barrier to many potential applicants who need financial aid the most. With more than 100 questions, the current form—which, ironically enough, was created in the early 1990s in an effort to streamline the financial-aid process—seems excessive and inefficiently constructed. Its length and complexity are so daunting that many have been driven to use paid professionals just to fill out the form. Everyone from Congress to President Obama has complained about FAFSA’s structure, which is especially troubling given that, despite its prodigious size, it still fails to take into account assets...
...Monday night, Allston residents erupted in anger and frustration over the university’s ambiguous plans regarding Allston development progression. In particular, residents expressed concern over Harvard’s continued acquisition of property while it has simultaneously enacted plans to slow the building of the new science complex. Residents are worried that a slowing pace of construction in Allston will mean leaving these purchased properties vacant—preventing other businesses from entering the area. The university has already slowed its purchase of raw materials intended for use in later phases of the science center project. Though...
Watch out, Harvard! The neighborhood residents are going to TP the gaping hole you call the first science complex...