If your universities, if your system of higher education migrates toward applied knowledge, away from the production of basic knowledge, it may therefore hurt your overall economy in terms of its capacity to generate the people and the talent you need for broad based problem solving and innovation regardless of its specific applications.

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Like any novice, it started off with some basic knowledge of the music it was about to play.

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If the main aim of practitioners is to ensure the health of their patients, then an awareness of behavioural addiction and the issues surrounding it should be an important part of basic knowledge and training.

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There will be some assumption of basic knowledge of Live, as most people interested in buying are probably using it already.

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The fact that the virus has spread as widely as it has only underscores the lack of basic information security knowledge in even major corporations.

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As the popularity of wireless offerings in cars continues to grow, it will be imperative that consumers arm themselves with basic knowledge about these security concerns.

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However, as this handbook demonstrates, with a basic understanding of human communication, some knowledge of effective approaches to awareness-raising, and a measure of simple planning, it is possible to affect positive, equitable and sustainable change.

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