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Timing is everything: Expert opinion on researching epilepsy rhythms by the ILAE Task Force on Chronobiology

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Recurrent seizures, the hallmark of epilepsy, are influenced by rhythms operating over multiple timescales. Chronobiology is the study of biological timing that aims to explain temporal patterns of events like seizures. Fueled by recent advances in genetics, computational modeling, and device engineering, the chronobiology of epilepsy is now a
Maxime O. Baud, Christophe Bernard, Birgit Frauscher, Philippa J. Karoly, Vikram R. Rao   +4 more
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Descartes' demon and his powers: The break with medieval demonology [PDF]

Belgrade Philosophical Annual
In contemporary scholarship, Descartes' Demon has been often treated as a thought experiment with no connection to the world and the views of the 17th century.
Radenović Ljiljana, Jevtić Rastko
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Second law, entropy production, and reversibility in thermodynamics of information

, 2017
We present a pedagogical review of the fundamental concepts in thermodynamics of information, by focusing on the second law of thermodynamics and the entropy production.
A Bérut, A Bérut, AB Boyd, AB Boyd, AB Boyd, AC Barato, AC Barato, AC Barato, AC Barato, AH Lang, B Gaveau, B Piechocinska, C Broeck Van den, C Jarzynski, C Jarzynski, C Jarzynski, C Kwon, C Moore, C Shannon, CH Bennett, CY Mou, D Abreu, D Abreu, D Hartich, D Kondepudi, D Mandal, D Reeb, DJ Evans, DJ Evans, E Iyoda, E Roldan, EH Lieb, F Curzon, FGSL Brandão, FJ Cao, G Gallavotti, G Lan, GE Crooks, GN Bochkov, H Matsueda, H Tajima, H Touchette, H Touchette, HB Callen, J Goold, J Hong, J Schnakenberg, JC Maxwell, JJ Park, JM Horowitz, JM Horowitz, JM Horowitz, JM Horowitz, JM Horowitz, JM Horowitz, JMR Parrondo, JPP Silva, JV Koski, JV Koski, K Chida, K Funo, K Jacobs, K Kawasaki, K Saito, K Sekimoto, K Shizume, KH Kim, L Brillouin, L Rio del, L Szilard, M Esposito, M Esposito, M Esposito, M Gavrilov, M Gavrilov, M Gavrilov, M Horodecki, M Lopez-Suarez, M Rigol, MA Nielsen, MD Vidrighin, ML Rosinberg, N Cottet, N Shiraishi, N Shiraishi, N Shiraishi, P Mehta, P Sartori, P Sartori, P Strasberg, P Strasberg, PA Camati, R Dillenschneider, R Kawai, R Landauer, R Landauer, S Ciliberto, S Deffner, S Ito, S Ito, S Lahiri, S Lloyd, S Popescu, S Still, S Toyabe, S Turgut, S Yamamoto, SW Kim, T Campisi, T J Kobayashi, T Munakata, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Sagawa, T Schreiber, TE Ouldridge, TE Ouldridge, TM Cover, U Seifert, U Seifert, WC Gardiner, WH Zurek, Y Fujitani, Y Jun, Y Morikuni, À M Alhambra   +129 more
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How Important Is Pay and What Are the Effects (Positive and Negative) of Pay for Performance?: Evaluating Claims and Evidence

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Compensation plays a pivotal role in shaping employee behavior, motivation, and well‐being. Although extant research has explored various dimensions of compensation, questions about how important pay is to employees and concerns (on the part of employers and/or employees) about the unintended negative (in addition to intended positive ...
Barry Gerhart, Ji Hyun Kim, Shan He
wiley   +1 more source

Ethics in Zoroastrianism, from MinuyeXerad’s Perspective [PDF]

اخلاق وحیانی, 2013
Ethics in Zoroastrianism has a strong bond with the nature of existence. In Zoroastrian religion, Ahura Mazda’s absolute authority in the world and the salvation of mankind is dependent upon mankind’s ethical life.
Mostafa Farhoodi
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Demon-free quantum Brownian motors

, 2004
A quantum Smoluchowski equation is put forward that consistently describes thermal quantum states. In particular, it notably does not induce a violation of the second law of thermodynamics.
H. Linke, J. Łuczka, L. Machura, M. Kostur, P. Hänggi, P. Jung, P. Talkner, R. Alicki, R. D. Astumian   +8 more
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHRISTIAN TRADITION IN RUSSIAN SCIENCE FICTION OF THE 20TH AND EARLY 21ST CENTURIES [PDF]

Проблемы исторической поэтики, 2011
The article analyzes different aspects of assimilation of Christian tradition in Russian science fiction (genre of fantasy). Contents and formal aspects of the tradition are taken into consideration.
Neyolov E. M.
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Le pouvoir de l’écriture dans la magie

Cahiers Mondes Anciens, 2013
The magical papyri and other writings from imperial and late Antiquity attest a performative and ritual use of words and letters, arranged into triangles, rectangles, or circles.
Attilio Mastrocinque
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A Comparative study of Daiva's Sin and its Evolution in the Stories of Ancient Iran and Ta'ziehs of Daiva's Tying Thumb Based on Six Poetic Verses [PDF]

مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2021
1.Introduction The presence of demons as evil and demonic beings in epic literature as well as religious epic narrations is very abundant. Hence, the demons' story is also considered a style in religious erature. In ancient religious texts, the demon was
Mahdi mohamadi, Adel Meghdadian, Abolfazl Tajik   +2 more
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