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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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What did the dove sing to Pope Gregory? Ancestral melody reconstruction in Gregorian chant using Bayesian phylogenetics. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ballen GA, Mühlová KH, Hajič J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Scaling relationships between Haversian canal‐to‐secondary osteon and midshaft femur cortical‐to‐total area in a human autopsy sample

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We report that femoral cortical thickness was strongly and negatively associated with secondary osteon porosity in an Australian autopsy sample, indicating that thicker cortices contained less porous secondary osteons. This allometric relationship held for the whole sample, males and sedentary well‐nourished individuals, but not for females or other ...
Justyna J. Miszkiewicz, Laura A. B. Wilson, Karen M. Cooke, Rita Hardiman   +3 more
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Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning, and childhood diet on adult sex ratios through stable isotope analysis of incremental dentine in Medieval Tuscany, Italy (11th-15th c. CE). [PDF]

PLoS One
Amaro A, Fornaciari A, Giuffra V, Kim ST, Knyf M, Szpak P, Kahlon B, Prowse TL.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Place of History in British Criminology: 20th‐Century Developments

Sociology Lens, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 16-30, March 2025.
ABSTRACT While the relevance of historical research and analysis for the development of a critical criminology in the United States in the 1970s has recently received some attention by historical criminologists, the place of history in British criminology—and British critical criminology in particular—remains a largely unexplored area of academic ...
Roberto Catello
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Persistence and Innovation in the Greco-Roman Medical Tradition: The Reading and Writing Practices of a Tenth-Century Monk. [PDF]

Soc Hist Med
Marchiori SM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Perceptions of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Regarding the Needs of Family Members Caring for People Living With Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study in Lobatse, Botswana

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Family caregivers play a critical role in the rehabilitation and ongoing care of relatives diagnosed with mental illness. This involvement of families in the care of their relatives with mental illness not only improves patient outcomes but also encompasses the stress and burden experienced by family caregivers.
Keletwaetse Sakwape, Gaotswake Patience Kovane, Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Miriam Mmamphamo Moagi, Rorisang Machailo   +4 more
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The evolution of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich (10-year anniversary). [PDF]

Evol Med Public Health
Colby AE, Lüthold S, Bender N, Rühli F.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Towards a Responsible Liberalism

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Liberalism has many faces, ranging from that which emphasises the laissez‐faire approach of freedom from interference to the interventionist perspective on providing the conditions for people to exercise their liberty. In this essay, after summarising the arguments made by four prominent liberal scholars (namely, Keynes, Hayek, Buchanan and ...
Adam Oliver
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