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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

International Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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Persistence and Innovation in the Greco-Roman Medical Tradition: The Reading and Writing Practices of a Tenth-Century Monk. [PDF]

Soc Hist Med
Marchiori SM.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Bauhaus as Education Model: Enduring Design and Powerful Knowledge

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The influence of the Bauhaus art, design, and architecture school is still relevant a century after it was closed down. Although its theory of learning is somewhat elusive there is significant agreement that the school continues to inspire domestic and commercial design, as well as stimulating interdisciplinary learning in institutions across ...
Martin Johnson, Tim Oates
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Saved in translation? Diversity shared in French and Dutch medieval literature. [PDF]

Evol Hum Sci
Kestemont M, Karsdorp F, Camps JB, Sleiderink R, Chao A.   +4 more
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Trends in Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Nursing—A Discursive Paper

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This paper outlines key developments, innovations, and milestones in the field of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing. Design A discursive paper. Results Nursing scholars have significantly influenced the profession and contributed to the development of nursing knowledge, particularly in the field of spirituality and spiritual care.
Fiona Timmins, Josephine Attard, Beata Dobrowolska, Michael Connolly, Sílvia Caldeira, Stelios Parissopoulos, Enrico De Luca, Jacqueline Whelan   +7 more
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How golden age Arab-Islamic scholars revolutionized sleep physiology and dream analysis. [PDF]

J Taibah Univ Med Sci
BaHammam AS.
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Scaling relationships between Haversian canal‐to‐secondary osteon and midshaft femur cortical‐to‐total area in a human autopsy sample

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We report that femoral cortical thickness was strongly and negatively associated with secondary osteon porosity in an Australian autopsy sample, indicating that thicker cortices contained less porous secondary osteons. This allometric relationship held for the whole sample, males and sedentary well‐nourished individuals, but not for females or other ...
Justyna J. Miszkiewicz, Laura A. B. Wilson, Karen M. Cooke, Rita Hardiman   +3 more
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A 120-y time series of genomes reveals the consequences of closed breeding in German Shepherd Dogs. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Scarsbrook L, Spatola GJ, Dreger DL, Feuerborn TR, Buckley RM, Carmagnini A, Fabre AC, Harris AC, Hertwig ST, Leeb T, Mousseau TA, Tabbada K, Thalmann O, Larson G, Frantz LAF, Ostrander EA.   +15 more
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The Political Economy of Attention: Media Salience, Voter Cognition, and Electoral Accountability

Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We review conceptual and empirical contributions to the political economy of attention, with a focus on how attention allocation shapes political behavior and electoral accountability. The review distinguishes between endogenous (goal‐directed) and exogenous (stimulus‐driven) attention and examines how these concepts are incorporated into ...
Patrick Balles, Ulrich Matter, Alois Stutzer   +2 more
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