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Egoism

Known as: EGOTISM, self-absorption, self-centeredness 
The ethical doctrine that morality has its foundations in self-interest. Also, excessive preoccupation with one's own well-being and interests.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
WATER ABSORPTION IN GALACTIC TRANSLUCENT CLOUDS: CONDITIONS AND HISTORY OF THE GAS DERIVED FROM HERSCHEL/HIFI PRISMAS OBSERVATIONS
We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the three ground state transitions of H2O (556, 1669, and 1113 GHz) and H218O (547, 1655… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
EXPANDED VERY LARGE ARRAY OBSERVATIONS OF THE RADIO EVOLUTION OF SN 2011dh
We report on Expanded Very Large Array observations of the Type IIb supernova 2011dh, performed over the first 100 days of its… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Scintillation Properties of and Self Absorption in ${\rm SrI}_{2}\!:\!{\rm Eu}^{2+}$
The scintillation properties of pure SrI2 and SrI2 doped with 0.5%, 0.86%, 2%, and 5% europium were studied. Different techniques… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
White-light emission from a blend of CdSeS nanocrystals of different Se:S ratio
CdSeS nanocrystals with different bandgap energies have been synthesized by the colloidal method. The solution blend of blue… 
2005
2005
Identifying Altruism in the Laboratory
Recent attempts to measure altruism toward other players or charities suffer from a potential confound: the act of giving is… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
James Joyce and the Politics of Egoism: Frontmatter
Foreword 1. Apres le mot, le deluge: the ego as symptom 2. The ego, the nation and degeneration 3. Joyce the egoist 4. The… 
1995
1995
Absolute level widths in 27Al below 4 MeV.
A nuclear self-absorption measurement was carried out on the nucleus [sup 27]Al with a bremsstrahlung photon-beam endpoint energy… 
1989
1989
Determination of experimental and theoretical kASi factors for a 200-kV analytical electron microscope.
The relative sensitivity of an analytical electron microscope and energy-dispersive x-ray detector to x-rays of various elements… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Alcoholics Anonymous and contemporary psychodynamic theory.
AA's success rests on its ability to establish and maintain abstinence. This basic and essential accomplishment has tended to… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Relaxation of Vibrational Energy in CO, HCl, CO(2), and N(2)O.
Relaxation measurements on CO and HCl excited into the first vibrational state and on CO(2) and N(2)O excited into the (00… 
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