The SAD PERSONS scale assesses the risk of suicide in patients, with each risk factor represented by a letter in the mnemonic. The scale is used for both adults and children, and a higher score indicates a higher risk of suicide. Medical students who used the scale showed an increased ability to determine patients’ risk […]
Pathetic fallacy is the attribution of human emotions and thought processes to non-human things. It can be used in scientific hypotheses, literary works, and rhetorical techniques. The term was coined by John Ruskin in the 19th century. It can simplify the discussion of abstract concepts and establish metaphorical relationships between objects or abstract concepts. A […]
Depreciable life is the number of years an asset is likely to be used, with a percentage of the asset’s initial value treated as a tax accounting expense each year. Tax agencies publish tables of allowable depreciation life for common assets, but some accountants deduct the value of an asset most in the early years […]
