| Hawthorne effect |
Improvement in performance resulting not from the specific changes made, but from an increase in morale due to the mere fact that changes are being made. Named for the General Electric plant at Hawthorne, Michigan, where the effect was first noticed. The possibility of a Hawthorne Effect complicates experiment design. Compare Placebo Effect.
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| hawthorn |
Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. (family Rosaceae) DESCRIPTION: A small- to medium-sized tree, with dense, jaggedly thorned branches; tiny, red fruits (haws) and haphazardly toothed leaves. RANGE: Temperate regions. APPLICATION: Heart ailments and circulatory disorders. The properties in its flowers, fruits, and leaves dilate blood vessels, especially coronary vessels, lowering blood pressure and reducing angina attacks. COMMENTS: Low toxicity, except in large doses. Very slow action. ...
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| Hawkins s. |
in fractures of the talar neck, a radiolucent zone beneath the subchondral plate of the head of the talus, indicative of disuse osteoporosis; its absence reflects increased risk of talar avascular necrosis.
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| hawkinsin |
a cyclic amino acid metabolite of tyrosine excreted in hawkinsinuria, a rare form of tyrosinemia. It is formed from an intermediate of the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase reaction combined with glutathione.
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| hawkinsinuria |
a rare autosomal dominant form of tyrosinemia associated with a defect of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, manifested by the excretion of hawkinsin in the urine.
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