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The Gradability of ‘Conscious’

open access: yesPhilosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Are some creatures “more conscious” than others? A number of consciousness researchers have aimed to answer this question. Yet some have claimed that this question does not even make sense. They claim that “conscious” (in the phenomenal sense) never occurs as a gradable adjective, meaning an adjective that permits degree expressions (“more f ...
Andrew Y. Lee, Poppy Mankowitz
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic risk in the insurance sector: A semi‐parametric approach based on Spearman's rho

open access: yesRisk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We propose a new method to measure systemic risk in the global insurance sector by analyzing interconnectedness among firms under different market conditions. Using a semi‐parametric approach that relies on the Spearman correlation and copula‐based partial dependence, we assess relationships in relatively stable, extremely bullish, and ...
Leonardo Iania   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse copulas through Durante’s method. Exploring parametric functions

open access: yesOperations Research and Decisions
This article unveils the often underestimated potential of a copula methodology introduced by Durante in 2009. It highlights the remarkable ability of the method to generate a broad spectrum of copulas by exploiting various parametric functions. Our exploration encompasses a collection of power-like, exponential-like, trigonometric-like, logarithmic ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Modal Logic and Modal Metaphysics: An Avicennian Division of Labour

open access: yesTheoria, 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
wiley   +1 more source

A Statistical Framework for Measuring Reproducibility and Replicability of High‐Throughput Experiments From Multiple Sources [PDF]

open access: yesStat Med
ABSTRACT Replication is essential to reliable and consistent scientific discovery in high‐throughput experiments. Quantifying the replicability of scientific discoveries and identifying sources of irreproducibility have become important tasks for quality control and data integration.
Ranalli M, Lyu Y, Koch H, Li Q.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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