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History & Philosophy Of Science
David Thorstad
Summary: Epistemic nihilism for inquiry asserts that there are no epistemic norms governing inquiry and argues for taking it seriously again. The paper presents considerations that led us away from epistemic nihilism for belief and suggests that they may actually support epistemic nihilism for inquiry. It also sketches an alternative perspective on norms of inquiry.
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Physics, Particles & Fields
Jose D. Edelstein, Alberto Rivadulla Sanchez, David Vazquez Rodriguez
Summary: In this study, the authors investigate the particle content of higher derivative theories of gravity constructed with contractions of the Riemann tensor and its covariant derivatives. It is found that theories involving covariant derivatives of the Riemann tensor may exhibit ghost particles in their spectrum. This could be an indication of non-locality in any healthy UV completion of General Relativity.
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
(2022)
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Psychology, Developmental
Dincer Saral, Seray Olcay, Halil Ozturk
Summary: This study investigated the use of special education and support services, evidence-based practices, complementary and alternative medicine treatments, and parents' perceptions in children with autism spectrum disorder. The findings showed that a majority of parents reported using at least one complementary and alternative medicine treatment, which was associated with parental education level, time since ASD diagnosis, and severity of ASD.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2023)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Jaakko Kuorikoski
Summary: Mathematical explanations are problematic when based on ontic dependence, as the explanatory dependency between mathematical properties and empirical phenomena leads to insurmountable metaphysical and epistemic difficulties. This challenges the core commitments of the counterfactual theory of explanation, with proposed amendments violating its principles. Instead, mathematical explanations are either abstract mechanistic constitutive explanations or reconceptualizations of phenomena, where mathematics itself does not play an explanatory role.
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
(2021)
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Mathematics, Applied
Lubica Hola
Summary: The article demonstrates various conclusions about quasicontinuous functions and measurability, including the existence of non-Borel measurable functions in different types of topological spaces, and the relationship between Borel measurability and quasicontinuity under certain new conditions.
RESULTS IN MATHEMATICS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Stephen O. Duke
Summary: Microbial biopesticides have been successful in controlling plant pathogens and insects in crops, but there have been fewer successes for microbial bioherbicides. Despite numerous publications and commercial introductions, marketed microbial bioherbicide products for use in agriculture have largely been unsuccessful. This article discusses the potential advantages and limitations of microbial bioherbicides, as well as technologies to overcome these limitations. The use of killed microbial products and genetic modifications are likely to expand the future use of microbial bioherbicides.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Psychology, Social
Celine Schoepfer, Angela Gaia F. Abatista, Joffrey Fuhrer, Florian Cova
Summary: This paper explores the reasons behind people's belief in conspiracy theories, suggesting that believing in conspiracy theories may satisfy existential needs and help individuals find meaning in life. The study found that individuals who have a higher need for meaning are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Belief in conspiracy theories was also associated with a stronger sense of meaning and a heightened feeling of impact on the world.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2023)
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Stephen Boughn
Summary: Einstein and many physicists were initially bothered by the collapse of the wave function in quantum mechanics, which seemed to violate the Schrodinger equation and special relativity. For the next few decades, wave function collapse was primarily discussed by philosophers until Bell introduced his famous inequality in 1964, bringing the topic back to mainstream physics. The apparent nonlocality of quantum mechanics continues to be a source of debate among physicists.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Michael Schmitt, Seyed Ali Ahmadi, Yonghao Xu, Gulsen Taskin, Ujjwal Verma, Francescopaolo Sica, Ronny Haensch
Summary: Carefully curated and annotated datasets are crucial for machine learning, particularly for deep neural networks used in artificial intelligence. While much focus has been on developing advanced neural network architectures, this article highlights the importance of machine learning datasets dedicated to Earth observation. It reviews historical developments, describes currently available resources, and offers insights for future advancements in the field. The understanding of Earth observation data is a fundamental competence that sets the EO community apart from others applying deep learning techniques to image data.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING MAGAZINE
(2023)
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Geology
Alireza Zarasvandi, Mohsen Rezaei, Johann G. Raith, David R. Lentz
Summary: The study revealed that granitoid intrusions in the Zagros orogenic belt exhibit different geological features at different geological times, with the Cenozoic intrusions being more hydrous and oxidized, which facilitated the formation of mineral deposits.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
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Ethics
J. T. M. Miller
Summary: The paper discusses the debate between Kaplan and Hawthorne and Lepore on the existence of unspoken words. Kaplan argues that there are no unspoken words, while Hawthorne and Lepore provide examples purporting to show their existence, but the author argues that they fail to demonstrate the existence of uninstantiated words.
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Junjun Zhang, Xiaoyan Yang, Zhenlan Jin, Ling Li
Summary: Our study found that the emergent feature of closure facilitates discrimination of objects, but not holes with the same shape, and this effect was observed in the lateral occipital cortex (LOC) but not in the early visual cortex (EVC). Neural representations of objects with emergent features showed distinct patterns compared to others in LOC, indicating that object formation plays a crucial role in perceptual organization.
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Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Juvenal Murwanashyaka, Fedor Pakhomov, Albert Visser
Summary: We prove that there is no theory in the class of recursively enumerable essentially undecidable theories that is minimal in terms of interpretability.
JOURNAL OF LOGIC AND COMPUTATION
(2023)
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Mathematics, Applied
Edson de Faria, Pablo Guarino
Summary: This paper demonstrates that multicritical circle maps without periodic orbits cannot leave invariant an infinite, sigma-finite invariant measure which is absolutely continuous with respect to Lebesgue measure.
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Psychology, Biological
Daniel Lakens, Duygu Uygun Tunc, Mehmet Necip Tunc
Summary: This article discusses three approaches for evaluating generalizability: falsificationism, confirmationism, and neo-operationalism. The author argues that the proposed neo-operationalism does not work for hypothetical concepts in psychology, as these concepts cannot be reduced to their operationalizations.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2022)