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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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2. Relational Realism as an Alternative General Sociological Approach [PDF]
Basem Adi
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The Computer‐Assisted Sequence Annotation (CASA) workflow for enzyme discovery
Abstract Premise With the advent of inexpensive nucleic acid sequencing and automated annotation at the level of basic functionality, the central problem of enzyme discovery is no longer finding active sequences, it is determining which ones are suitable for further study.
Gemma R. Takahashi+3 more
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The Sociological Perspective Revisited
In the 1950s, sociology was committed to the development of a set of basic concepts for advancing the discipline. Heavily influenced by structure-functionalism, sociology focused on general and mid-range theories in seeking to understand and explain ...
Rodger A. Bates
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Multivariate analysis: factors associated with willingness to body donation. Abstract Postmortem body donation (BD) plays a central role in medical education and scientific research. Sociocultural, religious, and legal factors can influence attitudes toward BD.
Mariangela V. Puci+8 more
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This article examines some important moments of the social research and the debate on its public function in Italy. The illustration starts from the last phase of the nineteenth century and ends with the current situation of Italian sociology, which ...
Paolo Montesperelli
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Theory of Imagery in Studies of the Change Process [PDF]
This article aims to demonstrate the analytical power of the imagery concept for an organizational analysis. The gaps in organizational studies justify building new reference pictures in the organizational culture, with imagery as a starting point ...
Denize Grzybovski+2 more
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Anatomy as embodied resistance in an age of digital abstraction
Abstract Amid the accelerating integration of digital technologies in the health professional education, anatomy education with an emphasis on engagement with real human bodies can provide a crucial counterweight to digital abstraction. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and algorithm‐driven medicine may lead to the intrinsic value of embodied ...
Claudia Krebs, Sabine Hildebrandt
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Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million+3 more
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Time, Space, and Their Knowledge: The Times and Place of the World and Other Systems
At two hours in length, Immanuel Wallersteins Presidential Address to the XIVth World Congress of Sociology in Montreal on July 26, 1998, was almost as that of a Secretary Generals Report.
Goran Therborn
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