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Hume StudiesAbstract: This paper seeks critically to elucidate Hume’s views on pleasure and the good, in particular his evaluative hedonism, and to show that evaluative hedonism is in certain respects at least as significant a component of his philosophical ethics as sentimentalism. The first section explains his notion of pleasure, and how it is, in an important
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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro +4 more
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Further Analysis of PRNG-Based Key Derivation Functions
IEEE Access, 2019 The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at a rapid pace. With everyday applications and services becoming wirelessly networked, security still is a major concern.
Jason M. Mcginthy, Alan J. Michaels
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
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What is social science if not critical?
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract This short article represents a contribution to the debate on the motion “Social science is explanation, or it is nothing.” While in the format of parliamentary debating the contribution would fall on the side of the opposition, I will not be arguing against explanation as such.
Jana Bacevic
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SAGE Open, 2019 Borda with None (BwN) adds the binding option of “None of these candidates,” N , to the Borda Count (BC), differing from a method of Dodgson in the scoring of ties.
Neal D. Hulkower, John Neatrour
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To determine the feasibility of a trial investigating the optimal timing for the birth of women with a suspected late preterm and term SGA baby using either angiogenic biomarker‐led care or standard care. Design A mixed methods study including a randomised feasibility trial, interviews, questionnaires and economic analysis.
Siân Bullough +16 more
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Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We conduct a large‐scale correspondence experiment across 11 US states to assess differential treatment of Hispanic/Latino clients by real estate agents. The experiment covers an area with a wide range of underlying Hispanic/Latino population and a subject pool of agents that is ethnically diverse.
Andrew Hanson, Zackary Hawley
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.China is a global hotspot for cuckoo‐host diversity, with 17 cuckoo species, exploiting 142 host species. We reveal adaptive matching in body size and egg traits, along with niche partitioning among cuckoos, while identifying eight new host species.
Tao Liu, Canchao Yang
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Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Scholars have tended to interpret Thomas Nettleton's bestselling Virtue and Happiness (1729) as an Epicurean work. In contrast, I argue that this book was constructed partly from extensive paraphrases of the writings of Locke, Shaftesbury, and Hutcheson.
Jacob Donald Chatterjee
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