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Persons, Virtual Persons, and Radical Interpretation [PDF]

, 2015
A dramatic problem facing the concept of the self is whether there is anything to make sense of. Despite the speculative view that there is an essential role for the perceiver in measurement, a physicalist view of reality currently seems to be ruling ...
Bourke, Michael
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[18F]Fluorodeprenyl‐D2 PET as a Tool to Monitor Disease Activity in GAD65‐Ab Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate [18F]fluorodeprenyl‐D2 ([18F]F‐DED) positron‐emission tomography (PET) imaging as a biomarker of disease activity in autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibodies. Methods [18F]F‐DED PET was performed in 25 GAD65‐AIE patients and 8 controls using dynamic (0–60 min) and ...
Julia S. Dorneich, Jonathan A. Gernert, Hanna Zimmermann, Lisa Tagnin, Marianthi Zeinaki, Laura Sanzo, Letizia Vogler, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Justina Dargvainiene, Frank Leypoldt, Gérard N. Bischof, Robert Perneczky, Boris‐Stephan Rauchmann, Simon Lindner, Günter U. Höglinger, Rudolf A. Werner, Martin Kerschensteiner, Tania Kümpfel, Matthias Brendel, Franziska S. Thaler   +19 more
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The Paradox of the Self and its Implications for Concepts of Personhood: Contrasting Contemporary Theological and Psychological Approaches to an Old Problem [PDF]

, 2012
It is a widely accepted principle in both theology and the human sciences that the self, though each person perceives him- or herself as a singularity, is also characterized by multiplicity.
Turner, Léon
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GAD65 Antibody ELISA With Extended Reportable Range: Validation and Guidance for Neurological Practice

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To (1) validate GAD65‐ELISA detection and quantification for type 1 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune neurological diagnoses, (2) correlate ELISA results (reference range < 5 IU/mL) with established radioimmunoprecipitation assay (RIA; ≤ 0.02 nmol/L), and (3) define ELISA clinical utility and pitfalls.
Andrew McKeon, Dana Olofson, Diana Anissian, Divyanshu Dubey, Eoin P. Flanagan, Max C. Herman, Sarosh R. Irani, Daniel H. Lachance, Maria A. Willrich, Sean Pittock, John R. Mills, Anastasia Zekeridou   +11 more
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St. Thomas Aquinas on the Separated Soul and Its Personhood: A Mixed View

Religions
De Haan and Dahm have recently proposed a “Middle Way” to reconcile the long-standing conflict between Corruptionists and Survivalists in the ancient Thomistic debate over the personhood of the separated soul.
Hao Pai, Shangwen Dong
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Dementia Incidence in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease in the Framingham Heart Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Limited information exists on incident dementia in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) in US community‐based samples. We examined cognitive statuses and PD diagnoses of 183 individuals in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) to establish incident dementia, mortality rates, associations with sex, age at PD onset, and education level.
Joshi Dookhy, Michael Cummings, Eden Price, Yulin Liu, Santiago Gutierrez‐Gomez, Sarah O'Shea, Samuel Frank, Rhoda Au, Ashita S. Gurnani, Ting Fang Alvin Ang, Jesse Mez, Ludy C. Shih   +11 more
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Cartesian Trinitarian Persons

Religions
This paper explores the nature of Cartesian persons in relation to contemporary Social Trinitarian doctrines. We critically engage with three prominent models of the Social Trinity—those of William Lane Craig, Keith Yandell, and William Hasker—and ...
Joshua R. Farris, Andrew Hollingsworth
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The dream of transcending the human through the digital matrix: A relational critique

Scientia et Fides, 2019
The advent of the digital era brings with it the dream of ‘transcending the human’ through the most sophisticated AI / robot technologies. The Author argues that the concept and practices of ‘transcendence’ are deeply ambiguous, since on the one hand ...
Pierpaolo Donati
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Embodying Vulnerability: A Feminist Theory of the Person [PDF]

, 2008
Fokus i denna avhandling utgör läkares och civilingenjörers kunskaps- och identifikationsprocesser under utbildning och arbete – vilka studeras som utsnitt ur levnadsbanor.
Matambanadzo, Saru M.
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Advancing Age Modulates Associations Between Cognitive Impairment and Brain Volumes in Early MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), but manifestations following the first demyelinating event are relatively unexplored. We investigated cross‐sectional associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–derived brain volumes and the presence of cognitive impairment outcomes five years after the first ...
Piriyankan Ananthavarathan, Marco Pitteri, Michael Foster, Sara Collorone, Sara Salama, Elisa Colato, Ferran Prados, Baris Kanber, Marios Yiannakas, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott, Indran Davagnanam, Frederik Barkhof, Declan Chard, Olga Ciccarelli, Ahmed Toosy   +14 more
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