Explanation
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1. REPLY TO JOHN COLLINS’ “A PLEA FOR EXPLANATION”
Abstract Reply to John Collins A Plea for Explanation.
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 2022
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2. A PLEA FOR EXPLANATION
Abstract The paper responds to Duffley's hypothesis that syntactic phenomena are explicable by the ways in which constructions are used. A model of explanation will be offered, and on this basis 'tough' constructions and the general counterfunctionality of syntax will be discussed.
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 2022
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3. BOZICKOVIC’S THE INDEXICAL POINT OF VIEW. SOME COMMENTS.
Abstract In these short comments, I concentrate mostly on the discussion about belief retention, about Frege’s dilemma concerning sentences containing temporal indexical expressions and about the problems of cognitive significance it raises. I argue that Bozickovic’s interpretation of Perry’s proposals (both of the 70’s proposal and of its later deve
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 2022
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4. REFLECTIONS ON THE INDEXICAL POINT OF VIEW: ON COGNITIVE SIGNIFICANCE AND COGNITIVE DYNAMICS, BY BOJISLAV BOZICKOVIC
Abstract In accounts of indexicals, we encounter two problems: the problem of cognitive significance and the problem of cognitive dynamics. The problem of cognitive significance leads us to posit finer-grained sense content to account for the explanation of our actions and emotions. Meanwhile the problem of cognitive dynamics calls us to show how two episode
Manuscrito. Publicado em: 2022
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5. UMA NOTA SOBRE A TRANSPOSIÇÃO DE TERMOS QUÍMICOS PARA A LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA
This note has the purpose of calling the attention of the chemist to some aspects of the process of translating chemical terms onto the Portuguese language. A quick inspection on the chemistry literature in Portuguese shows a certain number of inadequate or dubious translations of terms originally coined in other languages. Firstly, the possible origins of t
Química Nova. Publicado em: 2022
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6. Impact of innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness on export performance in a developing country: evidence of qualitative study
Abstract Purpose This study aims to explain the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) dimensions on firms’ export performance. The study has considered three dimensions of EO: innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking. Export performance has been measured through multifaceted determinants: financial, strategic and satisfaction levels of exporting
RAUSP Management Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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7. What anthropometric indicators are associated with insulin resistance? Cross-sectional study on children and adolescents with diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Studies that test associations between anthropometric indicators and insulin resistance (IR) need to provide better evidence in the context of the pediatric population (children and adolescents) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as anthropometric indicators present a better explanation of the distribution of body fat. OBJECTIVE:
Sao Paulo Medical Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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8. Doppler Ultrasound Testing Suggests Hemorrhoids in Females may be a Consequence of Impaired Blood Flow Associated with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Abstract Background It has been observed that there is a high incidence of hemorrhoids in female patients with pelvic organ prolapse. Also, in these patients, hemorrhoidal disease improves after the surgical correction of the pelvic organ prolapse. Objective Our hypothesis was that a cause-effect relationship between pelvic organ prolapse, and hemorrhoids
Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro). Publicado em: 2022
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9. The relationship between red cell distribution width and prognostic scores in myelodysplastic syndrome
ABSTRACT Introduction: The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) represents a group of hematopoietic neoplasms that is characterized by clonal hematopoiesis, cytopenia and abnormal cellular maturation. Red cell distribution width (RDW) refers to the variation degree of erythrocyte size and it is a reflection of anisocytosis. Higher values have been linked to adver
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy. Publicado em: 2022
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10. MEMORY AND TESTIMONY IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES
Abstract This paper analyzes two parallel and opposed testimonies of mass annihilation in World War II: Primo Levi’s report of his gruesome experiences in Auschwitz, in The Drowned and the Saved; the testimony of the fire-bombing of Dresden, that killed 130,000 civilians in 1945, recorded by a young American POW, private Kurt Vonnegut Jr, in his novel Slau
Ilha Desterro. Publicado em: 2021-08
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11. Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies
ABSTRACT Objective: This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the associations of circulating and dietary intake of vitamin D with risk of risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Our findings showed that higher circulating vitamin D level and dietary vitamin D intake were associated with a reduced risk of RCC. The possible explanation might be attributed to t
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2021-08
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12. Caligula: a neuropsychiatric explanation of his madness
RESUMEN Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, mejor conocido como Calígula, (12 C.E. - 41 C.E.), fue el tercer emperador romano y gobernó durante apenas cuatro años. A lo largo de su vida, experimentó diferentes eventos traumáticos y, adicionalmente, algunos historiadores mencionan condiciones premórbidas que pudieron causar que se convirtiera en el
Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.. Publicado em: 2021-04