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Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.Abstract Background Migraine is a neurological disorder with well‐established diagnostic criteria. In its current formulation, migraine is a modern‐day diagnosis, whereas descriptions consistent with migraine may date back to ancient civilizations. Objective This study aimed to investigate whether symptoms consistent with migraine without aura, as ...
Bulent Diri +5 more
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More Science Than Art: The First Botanical Garden in Portugal (c. 1650)
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gabriel Grisley, a German physician, came to Portugal and founded a garden near the Xabregas River in Lisbon, during the 1610s under the Spanish kings' rule. In view of the utility a botanic garden represented for the kingdom, he was able to obtain a royal privilege from King João IV during the Restauration War against the Spanish (1640–1668).
Ana Duarte Rodrigues
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Why Do Women Using Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices? A Cross-Sectional Study
Diversity, 2022 Indonesia is one of the developing countries with the population being in the fourth position after China, India, and the United States. Therefore one of the efforts made by the government in suppressing the rate of population growth by Family Planning ...
Misdayanti Misdayanti +5 more
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Avicenna on the PSR and Causal Necessity in the Natural World
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Avicenna's account of causal necessity in the natural world is a key part of his metaphysical system and it is also historically significant. Yet, there is little scholarly discussion of the philosophical basis of his view. This is surprising not only because the topic is important, but also because the view is challenging to interpret ...
Kara Richardson
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A Crazy Idea: Ibn Sīnā on Hylomorphism, the Elements, Mixture and Evolutionary Processes
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ibn Sīnā (c. 973‐1037), the Avicenna of Latin fame, developed a unique theory of the elements and their status in mixtures that severely challenged the views of earlier natural philosophers and in its turn was severely challenged by later Latin Schoolmen in the West.
Jon McGinnis
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Contemporary Reflections on Substantial Kind Change in Avicenna
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contemporary metaphysics, and especially neo‐Aristotelian metaphysics, tackles many of the same problems as Avicenna did. One of these problems is the possibility of substantial kind change. For instance, is it possible for an animal to change its species?
Tuomas E. Tahko
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PSR, Modal Collapse, and Open Future in Ibn Sīnā's Philosophy
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It has been contended that the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) implies necessitarianism—that is, the view that everything occurs out of necessity. Discussing a well‐known argument for this claim developed by contemporary metaphysicians, I show that Ibn Sīnā has anticipated a counterpart of this argument, and that is precisely why he is ...
Mohammad Saleh Zarepour
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Modal Logic and Modal Metaphysics: An Avicennian Division of Labour
Theoria, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues that Avicenna was both a necessitarian and a realist about contingency. The two aspects of his modal metaphysics are reconciled by arguing that Avicenna's modal metaphysics is founded on realism about essences: strictly speaking, an individual has no contingent properties, but a modal distinction can be made between the ...
Jari Kaukua
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Anselm's Temporal‐Ontological Proof
Noûs, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 645-660, September 2026.ABSTRACT In his Reply to Gaunilo, Anselm presented two additional arguments for the existence of God beyond those that appear in the Proslogion. In “The Logical Structure of Anselm's Argument,” Robert M. Adams isolates each. One, he develops into a modal ontological argument along the lines of other 20th century ontological arguments (e.g., those of ...
Daniel Rubio
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Journal of Shalamar Medical & Dental CollegeBackground: Postoperative wound infections are a significant complication of elective abdominal gynecological surgery, contributing to prolonged hospital stay, increased costs, and additional interventions.
Sehrish Razzaq +3 more
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