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one-shot case study

a research design in which a single group is observed on a single occasion after experiencing some event, treatment, or intervention. Because there is no control group against which to make comparisons, it is a weak design; any changes noted are merely presumed to have been caused by the event.

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February 11th 2025

balance

balance

1. n. a harmonious relationship or equilibrium of opposing forces or contrasting elements. See autonomic balance; balance theory; homeostasis.

2. n. the sense of equilibrium mediated by the vestibular system of the inner ear.

3. vb. to adjust forces to maintain something at a level from which it would ordinarily deviate.