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Can Ethics Exist Without God? A Thomistic Critique of James Sterba’s Axiomatic Morality

Religions
This essay explores the question: can we have an objective ethics without God? This question is raised by James Sterba, who argues in the affirmative. As an atheistic ethicist, Sterba is motivated to maintain an objective morality that is not based in ...
Joseph Brian Huffling
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Patterns of interspecific variation in labial microarchitecture among anthropoid primates and the evolution of the hominin lips

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Comparative histological and semi‐automated image analysis of primate lips: Masson's trichrome‐stained sagittal sections were segmented to quantify the connective tissue, adipose, and muscular components, enabling interspecific comparisons of labial architecture.
Liat Rotenstreich, Kfir Eliyahu, Nir Edery, Lior Moss, Saleem Eben Bari, Assaf Marom   +5 more
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The Etymology of the Title of A.P. Platonov’s Novel Chevengur and its Reflection in the Ideological Content of the Work

RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
The purpose of this study is to determine a possible new etymology of the title of A.P. Platonov’s novel Chevengur and to track the reflection in the text of the novel of possible translations of this title into Russian.
Boris V. Sokolov
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Rethinking brachycephaly: Anatomical implications and health considerations in lagomorphs

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Brachycephaly in domestic rabbits is increasingly perceived by welfare organizations as associated with significant health complications, particularly oral pathologies. Despite this perception, comparative anatomical research into rabbit brachycephaly is limited compared to that of dogs and cats, compelling an in‐depth examination of its ...
Helaina Cressy, Alice Nishigaki, Matthew C. Gage, Renato L. Previdelli   +3 more
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
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Relationship between home range and population density in mammals: the role of sociality, territoriality and habitat dimensionality

Ecography, EarlyView.
Organisms' energy requirements increase with body mass, leading to larger home range areas and lower population density. Previous research has highlighted the differential scaling of these variables in mammals, where species with large home ranges have higher density than expected due to increased home range overlap. Here we investigate this phenomenon
Luca Santini, Gianni Jacucci, Marlee A. Tucker   +2 more
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Two‐Way Learning Through Evaluation: The Story of an Innovative Australian Aboriginal‐Led Initiative Strengthening Good Governance at the Cultural Interface

New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article we share our story of using a developmental evaluation approach over seven years to facilitate two‐way learning between Yapa (Warlpiri language for Indigenous people from the Australian Western Desert region) and Kardiya (Warlpiri language for non‐Indigenous people).
Samantha Jayne Togni, Robyn Napurrurla Lawson, Roger Japaljarri Jurrah, Valerie Napaljarri Martin, Cyril Japanangka Tasman, Natalie Napurrurla Morton, David Japanangka McCormack, Belinda Napaljarri Wayne, Karina Menkhorst, Peter Marin   +9 more
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The impact of a vancomycin intervention on vancomycin‐associated nephrotoxicity in children: a quality improvement initiative

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Vancomycin is first‐line treatment for methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. However, despite guideline recommendations, there is no evidence that targeting vancomycin trough concentrations of ≥15 mg/L in children confers clinical benefit and is associated with vancomycin‐associated nephrotoxicity (VAN ...
Megan R. Nettleton, Hwi‐Eun Mary Shim, Joanne Abbotsford, Zoy Goff, Briony Hazelton, Matthew O'Brien, Tenielle Porter, Thomas Snelling, Daniel K. Yeoh, Asha C. Bowen, Christopher C. Blyth, Anita J. Campbell   +11 more
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Some issues concerning applications of naturalistic paradigm to the study of religion

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2014
Viewing religion as a product of evolution already has yielded a new and interesting hypotheses, which could help to integrate entire heritage of scientific study of religion. Nonetheless, there are some objections toward this program. First, despite the
Kinga Kowalczyk-Purol
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Coexistence, crossover and extirpation in coalescent communities and ecotones

Oikos, EarlyView.
When two ecological communities come into contact, the strength of their mixing determines whether species coexist, extirpate, or extend their ranges. We present analytical formulas and simulations describing these transitions. Specifically, we derive abundance shifts upon community coalescence, identify the critical mixing strength leading to first ...
Martin Heidelman, Dervis Can Vural
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