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Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2014 Nearly all success is due to some mix of ability and luck. But some successes we attribute to the agent's ability, whereas others we attribute to luck. To better understand the criteria distinguishing credit from luck, we conducted a series of four studies on knowledge attributions. Knowledge is an achievement that involves reaching the truth. But many
Turri, John +2 more
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Luck of Outcome in the Talent Versus Luck Model
Advances in Complex Systems, 2023 This paper analyzes the Talent versus Luck model, which examines the impact of 'talent' and 'luck' on an individual's career success. The original model, based on simulations, demonstrated that the distribution of capital has a heavy tail, and the most successful individuals are not necessarily the most talented.
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Further Reflections on Lemos’s Indeterministic Weightings Model of Libertarian Free Action [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2023 John Lemos defends an indeterministic weightings model of libertarian free will that is a variant of event-causal libertarian views. Many argue that these views are susceptible to the luck problem: an agent’s directly free choices are too luck infected ...
Ishtiyaque Haji
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Acta Orthopaedica, 2018 Background and purpose — Hip resurfacing (HR) is a treatment option promoted for hip arthritis in young and active patients. However, adverse reactions to metal are a concern and the search for non-metallic bearing options proceeds.
Job L C Van Susante +6 more
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International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2012 This research1 looks at the impact of the rise of women’s non-standard, service sector employment on gender roles, identities and relations, and compares the complex task of finding and managing formal and informal non-parental child care in rural and ...
Patrizia Albanese, Tanya Farr
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The Role and Value of Happiness in the Work of Paul Ricoeur
Open Philosophy, 2023 The role and value of happiness in the work of Paul Ricoeur remains an understudied theme. It is especially Ricoeur’s unique dialectical understanding of happiness, unhappiness, and chance which brings a crucial and much-needed insight and correction ...
Verhoef Anné Hendrik
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OTA International, 2023 . Objectives:. Implant prominence after ulnar fracture fixation may be mitigated by the use of lower profile plates. The biomechanical strength and stability of 2.7-mm and 3.5-mm locking compression plates for fixation were compared. Methods:.
Jenna M. Wahbeh, MS +7 more
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2013 Fishing fleets in South East Asia have recently experienced unprecedented expansion. Consequently, catches and regional diversity have dramatically decreased throughout the Indian Ocean. Regional governments and conservation organizations blame the local
Victoria C. Ramenzoni
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Load Sharing in the Femur Using Strut Allografts: A Biomechanical Study
Arthroplasty Today, 2022 Background: Femoral strut allografts are used in revision hip arthroplasty for management of bone loss associated with implant failure or periprosthetic fractures.
Frances E. Sharpe, MD +3 more
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Good luck, bad luck, and ambiguity aversion [PDF]
Judgment and Decision Making, 2014 We report a series of experiments investigating the influence of feeling lucky or unlucky on people's choice of known-risk or ambiguous options using the traditional Ellsberg Urns decision-making task.
Briony D. Pulford, Poonam Gill
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