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An Absurd Consequence of Stanford’s New Induction Over the History of Science: A Reply to Sterpetti [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In this paper, I respond to Sterpetti’s attempt to defend Kyle P. Stanford’s Problem of Unconceived Alternatives and his New Induction over the History of Science from my reductio argument outlined in Mizrahi :59–68, 2016a).
Mizrahi, Moti
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Realism and Anti-Realism outside the West: A Meta-Ethical Turn in Buddhist Ethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In recent years, discussions of Buddhist ethics have increasingly drawn upon the concepts and tools of modern ethical theory, not only to compare Buddhist perspectives with Western moral theories, but also to assess the meta-ethical implications of ...
Davis, Gordon Fraser
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Realism and pragmatism in a mixed methods study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aim - A discussion of how adopting a Realist rather than Pragmatist methodology affects the conduct of mixed methods research. Background - Mixed methods approaches are now extensively employed in nursing and other health care research.
Bhaskar   +24 more
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Revisiting Poincaré’s conventionalism and anti-realism

open access: yesFilosofia Unisinos, 2021
Poincaré’s philosophical conception and his contribution to the Philosophy of Science has been reconsidered since the recent rise of structural realism (SR), 18 years ago.
Susana Lucero
doaj  

Maya Blue‐Inspired Hybrid Coating for Robust and Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators Using Commercial Black Acrylic Paint

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a Maya blue‐inspired hybrid solar evaporator using commercial black acrylic paint, achieving 98% solar‐thermal conversion efficiency and 2.39 kg m−2 h−1 water evaporation rate through a durable, hydrophilic organic–inorganic structure that enables scalable, cost‐effective desalination and wastewater purification.
Dao Thi Dung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Realism and Quantum Mechanics

open access: yes, 2007
A discussion of the quantum mechanical use of superposition or entangled states shows that descriptions containing only statements about state vectors and experiments outputs are the most suitable for Quantum Mechanics.
Giuliani, Giuseppe
core   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence‐Assisted Workflow for Transmission Electron Microscopy: From Data Analysis Automation to Materials Knowledge Unveiling

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
AI‐Assisted Workflow for (Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscopy: From Data Analysis Automation to Materials Knowledge Unveiling. Abstract (Scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM) has significantly advanced materials science but faces challenges in correlating precise atomic structure information with the functional properties of ...
Marc Botifoll   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referent tracking for corporate memories [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
For corporate memory and enterprise ontology systems to be maximally useful, they must be freed from certain barriers placed around them by traditional knowledge management paradigms. This means, above all, that they must mirror
Ceusters, Werner, Smith, Barry
core   +1 more source

Critiques of Minimal Realism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Saatsi’s minimal realism holds that science makes theoretical progress. It is designed to get around the pessimistic induction, to fall between scientific realism and instrumentalism, and to explain the success of scientific theories.
Park, Seungbae
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