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Decision Questions for Probabilistic Automata on Small Alphabets [PDF]
We study the emptiness and $\lambda$-reachability problems for unary and binary Probabilistic Finite Automata (PFA) and characterise the complexity of these problems in terms of the degree of ambiguity of the automaton and the size of its alphabet.
Paul C. Bell, Pavel Semukhin
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Understanding chronic feelings of emptiness in borderline personality disorder: a qualitative study
Background Chronic feelings of emptiness are significant in the lives of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Feelings of emptiness have been linked to impulsivity, self-harm, suicidal behaviour and impaired psychosocial function.
Caitlin E. Miller +2 more
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In a time when the minimalist emptiness of many contemporary church buildings rightly encounters criticism for its incapacity to create a sacred atmosphere, it is good to plead again for sacred emptiness as a religious symbol in its own right.
Bert Daelemans
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The article presents the author’s phenomenological study of emptiness with regard to the urban space. Studying the cases of three historical cities, the author analyses the meanings of emptiness coming out against the background of fatal external threats.
Леонид Салмин
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Investigating the Effect of Existential Therapy on Feelings of Helplessness and Failure, Feelings of Old age and Emptiness, and Feelings of Confusion and Conflict in Retired Teachers [PDF]
Background: Retirement may cause some problems in people and cause incompatibility and symptoms called retirement syndrome.Objectives: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of existential therapy on the feeling of ...
Mahnaz Taghizadeh
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Measuring the shadows: A systematic review of chronic emptiness in borderline personality disorder.
BACKGROUND:Chronic feelings of emptiness is an under-researched symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD), despite indications it may be central to the conceptualisation, course, and outcome of BPD treatment.
Caitlin E Miller +3 more
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Michel Houellebecq expérimentateur existentiel : une approche pascalienne de l’œuvre romanesque
This paper examines how Michel Houellebecq's novels reflect on the consequences of the awareness of the vanity of life’s social goals, in a philosophical vein inspired by Pascal.
Christophe Brochier
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The Concept of Emptiness and Accompanying Concepts in the Philosophical Analysis of Madhyamaka
The article analyses the concept of emptiness (śūnyatā) of the Buddhist Mahāyāna school Madhyamaka. By way of introduction, some fundamental questions are asked regarding the possible meaning of that concept as well as the possible context within which ...
Goran Kardaš
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Cinema, as an artistic medium, has often explored profound existential questions and deeply inquired themes such as the relationship between Being and Non-Being.
Paşcalău Cristian
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In discussing the arrival of Buddhism to China, Erik Zürcher describes the meeting of “a jungle of Buddhist metaphysics” with other local philosophies and practices.
Kai Shmushko
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