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The Form of Agency

Noûs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Philosophers often think agency is essentially connected with rationality, intention, or control. However, Minimalists argue that agency is just the power to cause a change; acids and boulders are agents too. Many philosophers treat Minimalism as a wild outlier, assuming its falsity without argument.
William Hornett
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Middlebrow Aesthetics: An Explanation and Defense

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We offer a philosophical account of the middlebrow as a theoretical category to do explanatory and critical work in aesthetics. On our account, the middlebrow ought to be understood as aspirational popular art. That is, it is art which aspires both to be popular (in a distinctive sense), and at the same time to be something more than popular ...
Aaron Meskin, Jonathan M. Weinberg
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing the Effects of PKC Modulator HIV Latency Reversing Agents on Kick and Kill Strategies [PDF]

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant global health challenge, despite advancements in treatment. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral replication, but is not a cure.
Dimapasoc, Melanie Aguirre
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Probabilistic Flow Modelling Approach for Kick Tolerance Calculations

, 2017
During drilling, there must be an evaluation of the maximum pressure that the formation can handle during a well kill scenario. This will depend on various parameters like fracture pressure, pore pressure, kick volume and several other factors. The depth
Fatemeh Moeinikia, Dan Sui, Dalila Gomes, John Emeka Udegbunam, Johnny Frøyen, Kjell Kåre Fjelde, Knut Steinar Bjørkevoll   +6 more
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The Belief–Desire Appraisal Theory of Emotion

Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I introduce the Belief–Desire Appraisal Theory of Emotion (BDA). BDA makes three main claims: (a) Emotions are psychological episodes whose paradigmatic instances are constituted by coordinated changes in appraisals, action tendencies, bodily responses, and subjective feelings; (b) appraisals—which are rapid, low‐level evaluations of ...
Constant Bonard
wiley   +1 more source

The Boulder Problem

Philosophical Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The authors both accept the non‐consequentialist principle that prohibits an agent from killing one to save five. The authors argue about whether that principle similarly prohibits an agent from letting herself kill one in order to save five: Byrne insists it does; Sridharan insists it doesn't.
Vishnu Sridharan, Thomas Byrne
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Contestation and Compromise in Shaping the European Union's Corporate Sustainability due Diligence Directive: Implications for Global Value Chain Governance

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) in the context of ongoing debates on private and public governance of global value chains (GVCs). Conceptually, it draws on neo‐Gramscian perspectives to analyze how contestation and compromise between distinct stakeholders and dynamics of hegemony
Louise Curran, Matthew Alford, Khalid Nadvi   +2 more
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Impact of the initial administration of an antiretroviral drug with latency reversal properties on the HIV reservoir size

Scientific Reports
The elimination of the latent viral reservoir remains the main barrier in the quest for a cure for people with HIV (PWH). The administration of latency reversal agents (LRA) at antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation could improve the effectiveness of ...
Erick De La Torre Tarazona, Elisa Moraga, Raúl Vaquer, Sonsoles Sánchez-Palomino, Elisa de Lazzari, Laura Luna, Sònia Vicens-Artés, Lucio Jesús García Fraile, Joaquim Peraire, Mercedes Garcia-Gasalla, Luz Balsalobre, Sergio Guillén Martínez, Luis Fernando López Cortés, Inma Jarrín, Sergio Serrano-Villar, José Alcamí, Santiago Moreno, CoRIS Cohort   +17 more
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‘He Seems Like a Morisco to Me, / Even in the Way He Talks’: Articulating morisco Difference in Lope de Vega and Cervantes

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between 1609 and 1614, after over a century of forced conversions, cultural oppression and inquisitorial persecution, Spain expelled its morisco subjects. Despite being baptised Christians, the descendants of Spain's Muslim population had been deemed incapable of sincerely following the Christian faith and assimilating into society due to ...
Elizabeth Liliann Blakemore
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EVALUASI PENANGGULANGAN WELL KICK DENGAN PERBANDINGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE ENGINEER DAN METODE CONCURENT PADA SUMUR “X” LAPANGAN “Y” PT. PERTAMINA EP [PDF]

, 2012
Masalah yang dijumpai pada pemboran sumur “X” Lapangan “Y” yaitu terjadinya kick pada kedalaman 1241 m (4071,72 ft). Penyebab terjadinya kick pada sumur “X” yaitu karena pada saat sebelum dilakukannya pemasangan casing dan saat dilakukannya cabut ...
ADE DWI, PRASETYO S
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