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Determining the Conceptual Geometry of Types of Value [PDF]
The issue of virtue and evil of actions has been one of the most important and sect-creating issues in the history of scholastic and ethical thoughts. The numerous topics such as semantic description of virtue & evil of actions, ontological description ...
Ahmad Hossien Sharifi
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Research on Acid Value Detection of Edible Vegetable Oil
Acid value, as an important indicator of its oxidation and quality, is used to measure the content of free fatty acid (FFA) in edible vegetable oil. At present, titration is the most widely used method to examine the acid value of edible oil, which is ...
ZHANG Xu-ping +4 more
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On the Non-instrumental Value of Basic Rights [PDF]
AbstractBasic rights are often of great instrumental value in securing protection for important human needs and interests. The first two sections of this paper defend the thesis that basic rights are also valuable independently of their instrumental role.
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The Process of People's Trust in Government Performance in the Coronavirus Crisis [PDF]
Today, the spread coronavirus in Iran and around the world has become a social issue and in turn has revealed the position, function and importance of the institution of states.
Ahmad Ghiasvand
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Engaging the Religiously Committed Other: Anthropologists and Theologians in Dialogue
Anthropology has two tasks: the scientific task of studying human beings and the instrumental task of promoting human flourishing. To date, the scientific task has been constrained by secularism, and the instrumental task by the philosophy and values of ...
Backues, Lindy +4 more
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CONTENT COMPONENTS OF STUDENTS’ VALUE ORIENTATIONS
The article considers theoretical aspects of values and value orientations. The paper gives results of their empirical research among 1st–3rd year students learning pedagogy. The authors discuss various approaches to the understanding of values and value
I. A. Bakushkin, I. M. Ilyicheva
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On the instrumental value of hypothetical and counterfactual thought. [PDF]
People often engage in “offline simulation”, considering what would happen if they performed certain actions in the future, or had performed different actions in the past. Prior research shows that these simulations are biased towards actions a
Cushman, Fiery +2 more
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The magnitude distribution of earthquakes near Southern California faults [PDF]
We investigate seismicity near faults in the Southern California Earthquake Center Community Fault Model. We search for anomalously large events that might be signs of a characteristic earthquake distribution.
Alderson, David +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie +4 more
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Development and Validation of the Chinese Modesty Scale (CMS)
This paper describes the development and method of validation of the Chinese Modesty Scale (CMS). Based on Wang’s dualistic model for value and instrumental modesty, our study employed a review of the literature, in-depth interviews, open-ended ...
Mimi Xiong +4 more
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