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Living in the event of technology

open access: yesInscriptions, 2021
In this essay Wolfgang Schirmacher argues for an approach that perceives technology as an event, as a happening that is concealed and yet obvious. His position can be distinguished in two ways.
Wolfgang Schirmacher
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CONSTITUTIVE ASPECTS OF JOINT ACTIVITY: PRERQUISITES AND CONTRADICTIONS OF REALIZING COOPERATIVE RELATIONS

open access: yesОсвітній дискурс, 2019
The article examines the dominant paradigm and current research state of the theoretical and practical dimension of cooperative behavior based on the notion of “collective intentionality” scrutinized within the framework of analytic social philosophy ...
Frol Revin
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QUANTUM THEOLOGY BEYOND COPENHAGEN: TAKING FUNDAMENTALISM LITERALLY

open access: yesZygon, 2023
Theological engagement with quantum physics has, to this day, been dominated by the Copenhagen interpretation. However, philosophers and physicists working in the “quantum foundations” field have largely abandoned the Copenhagen view on account of what ...
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Comment on Judge F. Weis, Jr., Service by Mail—Is the Stamp of Approval From the Hague Convention Always Enough? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Joseph F. Weis Jr\u27s theories regarding US procedural policymaking and service by mail from the Hague Convention are examined. Weis explores two themes that run through US civil procedure: counterintuitive instrumentalism and underlying ...
Rendleman, Doug
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Principles of Acquaintance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The thesis that in order to genuinely think about a particular object one must be (in some sense) acquainted with that object has been thoroughly explored since it was put forward by Bertrand Russell.
Pepp, Jessica
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Computer as Instrument [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
A distinction is drawn and discussed between two modes of computer use: as a tool and as an instrument. The former is typical for the use of a conventional software product, the latter is more appropriate in volatile environments or where close integration of human and computer processes is desirable.
Meurig Beynon   +9 more
openaire   +1 more source

TRAIL‐PEG‐Apt‐PLGA nanosystem as an aptamer‐targeted drug delivery system potential for triple‐negative breast cancer therapy using in vivo mouse model

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aptamers are used both therapeutically and as targeting agents in cancer treatment. We developed an aptamer‐targeted PLGA–TRAIL nanosystem that exhibited superior therapeutic efficacy in NOD/SCID breast cancer models. This nanosystem represents a novel biotechnological drug candidate for suppressing resistance development in breast cancer.
Gulen Melike Demirbolat   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Fit and the Instrumental Character of Knowledge: Rethinking the Theory of Knowledge with Radical Constructivism [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Philosophical Investigations
Radical constructivism (RC), introduced by Ernst von Glasersfeld, is an instrumentalist theory of knowledge that challenges the notion of knowledge as a picture or representation of a real, external world. Instead, RC, by integrating ideas from different
Meysam Khanjanian Mian-Poshte
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Organizational downsizing and the instrumental worker: Is there a connection? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A national population sample of 424 employees was used to explore the proposition that the widespread use of organizational downsizing by management has led employees to adopt a more instrumental orientation to the employment relationship.
Macky, Keith
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