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Sociological Discourse Analysis: Methods and Logic
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2009 Sociological discourse analysis shares many of the procedures of other social sciences. Yet sociologists differ greatly in terms of how they approach discourse analysis, thus leading to confusion and doubts regarding the scientific status of sociological
Jorge Ruiz Ruiz
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SCIENTIFIC REALISM AND THE EMPIRICIST CHALLENGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ERNAN MCMULLIN'S AQUINAS LECTURE
Zygon, 2013 In The Inference That Makes Science, Ernan McMullin recounts the clear historical progress he saw toward a vision of the sciences as conclusions reached rationally on the basis of empirical evidence.
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The Dynamics of Neurofilament Light Chain in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) facilitates early diagnosis and treatment for affected individuals. However, fluid biomarkers that provide early insights into disease activity and outcomes in a neonatal cohort and those unable to access (due to reimbursement criteria) or deferring immediate treatment are lacking ...
Arlene D'Silva +13 more
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Discovery practices in natural sciences: from analogy to preduction
Revista de Filosofia, 2008 In this paper I face up to Charles Peirce’s view that deduction can never originate any idea whatsoever. According to him new ideas come to science only by means of abduction. I affirm on my side that deductive reasoning can be extended to the context of
Andrés Rivadulla
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From Deduction to Abduction: Constructing a Coding Frame for Communist Secret Police Documents
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2019 In this shop floor report I explore the process of constructing and reconstructing a coding frame for qualitative content analysis. Drawing on my research experience with the archives of the communist secret police, I highlight the advantages of ...
Dominik Želinský
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Variation in parrot jaw musculature
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.A new musculoskeletal reconstruction and revision of the cranio‐mandibular anatomy of the Devonian arthrodire placoderm Dunkleosteus terrelli from a comparative and functional anatomical perspective. Dunkleosteus is a specialized arthrodire with many specializations for feeding on large vertebrates, and many of its features are part of broader ...
Russell K. Engelman +4 more
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Operation «Brother’s Keeper» in Context of the Palestinian-Israeli Standoff
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2016 Nowadays the Gaza Strip radical movement HAMAS is the most dangerous opponent for the State of Israel in the Palestinian arena. In recent years most attention of the world community has been focused on the events in the Gaza Strip.
Vladimir Mihailovich Morozov +1 more
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Sobre o conhecimento que a arte é
MatLit, 2015 This article aims to rethink the theory of contemporary art in the light of scientific concepts, establishing a possible structural correspondence between artistic invention and scientific invention. But it also aims to draw attention to the necessity of
Castro, E. M. de Melo e
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Abductively robust inference [PDF]
Analysis, 2017 Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) is widely criticized for being an unreliable form of ampliative inference – partly because the explanatory hypotheses we have considered at a given time may all be false, and partly because there is an asymmetry between the comparative judgment on which an IBE is based and the absolute verdict that IBE is meant ...
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