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Quality of Life Philosophy I. Quality of Life, Happiness, and Meaning in Life [PDF]

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2003
In the Danish Quality of Life Survey, we asked 10,000 people about their quality of life with the validated SEQOL questionnaire with more than 300 questions on their quality of life. How did they feel? How content were they with their lives?
Søren Ventegodt   +2 more
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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts [PDF]

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2003
The about a hundred central concepts related to research in the global quality of life can, in a holistic medical frame of interpretation, be organized under ten abstract key concepts: existence, creation of the world, state of being, daily living ...
Soren Ventegodt   +2 more
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Rural Villagers’ Quality of Life Improvement by Economic Self-Reliance Practices and Trust in the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy

open access: yesSocieties, 2016
The concept of economic self-reliance, widely known by Thai people as the philosophy of sufficiency economy, has been widely promoted in rural Thai societies.
Piyapong Janmaimool   +1 more
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History, Quality, and Philosophy of Interdisciplinary Sciences [PDF]

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 2009
Interdisciplinary studies were considered necessary after revelations about weaknesses and shortcomings of specialization as well as ramifications in sciences.
Ebrahim Barzegar
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Quality of Life Philosophy IV. The Brain and Consciousness [PDF]

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2003
In this article we look at the brain’s structure and function from a philosophical perspective. Although the brain at micro-level, with its trillions of ultra-thin nerve fibers, is one of the most complicated structures in the known universe, you can ...
Søren Ventegodt   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Fear of Death and Striving for Immortality – Eternal Paradygm of Man’s Confrontation With Death [PDF]

open access: yesIn Medias Res, 2021
Through history, man is followed by death, that despite of the fact that we are mortal, is not available to human experience, which has always caused various speculations on its nature, and the need for an explanation of what comes after.
Vesna Ivezić
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Assessment of color preference, purchase intention and sexual attractiveness of lipstick colors under multiple lighting conditions

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2023
Lipstick is one of the most commonly used cosmetics, which is closely associated with female attractiveness and influences people’s perception and behavior.
Baolin Tian   +10 more
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Reviewing the Reproduction Number R in Covid-19 Models

open access: yesPhilosophy of Medicine, 2022
Most of the epidemiological models of the Covid-19 pandemic contain the reproduction number (R) as a parameter. In this article we focus on some shortcomings regarding its role in driving health policies and political decisions.
Maria Cristina Amoretti   +1 more
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Responding to Hospital Staff’s Paranormal Experiences Related to a Medical Assistance in Dying Room

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Bioethics, 2020
Staff reported paranormal experiences in connection with the outpatient Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) room at the hospital. This case study reports on staff experiences and illustrates how the Ethics team’s role expanded to deal with this novel ...
Olivia Schuman   +7 more
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Towards a Contextual Approach to Data Quality

open access: yesData, 2020
In this commentary, I propose a framework for thinking about data quality in the context of scientific research. I start by analyzing conceptualizations of quality as a property of information, evidence and data and reviewing research in the philosophy ...
Stefano Canali
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