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Risk, Recklessness, and Objectivism

open access: yesRatio, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One classic objection to Objectivism about ought is that it recommends unconscionably risky actions in so‐called Three‐Option‐Cases, the most famous of which is Jackson's case featuring a doctor called Jill. Some philosophers deny this orthodoxy and claim that Objectivism can yet account for our intuitions in such cases.
Daniele Bruno
wiley   +1 more source

First Confirmed Record of a Bull Shark in Lake Gatun, the Freshwater Body of the Panama Canal. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
Castellanos-Galindo GA   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Powers and Practices in Labor Standards Enforcement

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement ...
Daniel J. Galvin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fisheries ecological knowledge, FEK: Contribution to the knowledge of the ecology and distribution of houndsharks and dogfish shark (family Triakidae and Squalidae) in the Canary Islands. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Luque Cabrera R   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating Math and Science Through Engineering: Illustrative Examples From Curricula Implementation in Middle School Engineering Classrooms

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Engineering has emerged as a promising context for STEM integration in K‐12 schools. In the previous decade, the field has seen an increase in curricular resources and pedagogical approaches that invite students to utilize mathematics and science as they engage in engineering practices.
Jessica Gale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preschoolers’ Sensitivity to Abstract Relations Among Sets

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract In two studies, we test preschoolers’ ability to compare abstract relationships across sets. In Experiments 1a−1d, we show that both older (4‐ and 5‐year‐olds) and younger (3‐year‐olds) preschoolers successfully match both monotonic and symmetric relationships in visual patterns and succeed both in direct relational matches and inverted ones ...
Nicole H. Coates   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondrial physiology in cardiac muscle of deer mice native to high altitude

open access: yesThe Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend High‐altitude deer mice exhibited evolved changes in mitochondrial energy metabolism and reactive oxygen species (ROS) management that may support cardiac performance under cold hypoxic conditions. High‐altitude mice had increased activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the heart, probably enhancing the capacity for lactate ...
Ranim Saleem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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