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‘I'm Dead!’: Action, Homicide and Denied Catharsis in Early Modern Spanish Drama
Abstract In early modern Spanish drama, the expression ‘¡Muerto soy!’ (‘I'm dead!’) is commonly used to indicate a literal death or to figuratively express a character's extreme fear or passion. Recent studies, even one collection published under the title of ‘¡Muerto soy!’, have paid scant attention to the phrase in context, a serious omission when ...
Ted Bergman
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Emotions in Meaning‐Making: Toward a Sociological Theory of Cathexis
ABSTRACT The role of emotion in meaning‐making remains undertheorized in cultural sociology. This article argues that emotions and affect are intrinsic to meaning‐making and proposes cathexis—the attachment of emotions generated in social interaction to objects, symbols, and ideas—as the fundamental mechanism by which emotions co‐constitute cultural ...
Dmitry Kurakin
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Pseudoscience and the Claim of Practical Utility: The Case of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that, by definition, pseudoscientists must assert that their theories are scientific or represent the best available knowledge. However, in business consultation and self‐help literature, pseudoscientists do not often make such strong claims. Instead, they commonly appeal to the practical utility of their theories.
Kaisa Luoma, Ilmari Hirvonen
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Expert-Designed Fact Sheets and AI-Based Analysis of Patient Symptoms to Combat Diagnostic Delays in Inherited Metabolic Diseases. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The importance of early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) is well known, as it allows early intervention to prevent or reduce complications and improve prognosis, since many of these disorders are treatable. However, diagnosis can still be delayed, and many patients remain undiagnosed. Reducing diagnosis delays is a primary goal
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Abstract Predictive processing is an influential theoretical framework for understanding human and animal cognition. In the context of predictive processing, learning is often reduced to optimizing the parameters of a generative model with a predefined structure. This is known as Bayesian parameter learning.
Philippe Servajean, Wanja Wiese
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Abstract We investigated the effect of internal and external cooling on high‐intensity intermittent cycling performance and cognitive function in the heat. Twenty‐nine males completed a control trial (CON) and a cooling trial (ice slurry and ice collar; COOL) in the heat (33°C, 50% relative humidity) involving a 40 min intermittent cycling protocol ...
Stacey Cowe +3 more
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Influence of prior alkalosis or acidosis on physiological responses during passive hyperthermia
Abstract This study manipulated the blood pH of participants to be mildly acidic or basic prior to passive hyperthermia to examine its effects on thermoregulatory and chemo‐regulatory responses, including ventilatory parameters, rectal temperature (Tre) and thermal perception. Twelve healthy males attended three experimental sessions in a double‐blind,
Jacky Soo +4 more
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El objetivo de este ensayo es tomar partido en la disputa entre los antropólogos Marshall Sahlins y Gananath Obeyesekere, utilizando a la obra de René Girard como instrumento teórico. De acuerdo a Sahlins, el capitán James Cook fue asesinado en Hawaii en
Gabriel Andrade
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Abstract Altitude training enhances haematological adaptations and endurance at sea level, typically requiring exposure to ∼2500 m altitude for 3–4 weeks. Emerging evidence suggests that low‐dose carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation might mimic hypoxia and might be used by elite athletes.
Simone Villanova +3 more
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La ambigüedad de la modernidad según R. Girard. Violencia, religión y sociedad
Muchos pensadores han señalado las contradicciones de la modernidad. René Girard fundamenta su diagnóstico en el deseo mimético, que es un elemento clave para el estudio de la violencia y de la religión. La importancia de estos temas no ha sido tenida en
Agustín Moreno Fernández
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