Identity over time, constitution and the problem of personal identity
(2015)
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Symptoms into words: how medical patients talk about fatigue (2015)
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Fatigue, which is the central symptom of CFS/ME, is notoriously difficult to define. We describe an investigation in which we raise two questions. First, does the way people use fatigue-related language reflect distinctive patterns? Second, is there... Read More about Symptoms into words: how medical patients talk about fatigue.
Finite element analysis (FEA) modelling of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) repair in offshore risers (2015)
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The use of relatively inexpensive, high strength to weight ratio fiber reinforced polymer composite (FRPC) as a load bearing pipe repair sleeve is an emerging technology that is becoming common for offshore applications. This chapter will first outli... Read More about Finite element analysis (FEA) modelling of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) repair in offshore risers.
Costumes and contact : evidence for Scandinavian women in the Irish Sea region (2015)
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Authorship Assembled: Joss Whedon as Promotional Auteur in Marvel's The Avengers (2015)
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The Viking Diaspora (2015)
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The Role of Relatives in Plato’s Partition Argument, Republic 4, 436 B 9–439 C 9 (2015)
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In Republic IV (436b9-439c9), Socrates argues that the soul has parts. Some commentators object that his argument fails to show that the soul has more than one part. Other commentators worry that Socrates' argument entails that the soul has indefinit... Read More about The Role of Relatives in Plato’s Partition Argument, Republic 4, 436 B 9–439 C 9.
The social, political, environmental, and health-related consequences of conspiracy theories: Problems and potential solutions (2015)
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Once they have reached public awareness, unfounded conspiracy allegations may be a powerful source of influence, swaying people's attitudes, intentions, and behaviors, with potentially damaging consequences not only for individuals, but also for the... Read More about The social, political, environmental, and health-related consequences of conspiracy theories: Problems and potential solutions.
Plutarch and Dio on Cicero at the Trial of Milo (2015)
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The accounts of the trial of Milo given by Plutarch and Dio provide a valuable insight into the working methods of the two writers. A close examination of the incident in relation to the structure of Plutarch’s Life of Cicero confirms that the Life i... Read More about Plutarch and Dio on Cicero at the Trial of Milo.
Threatened species and vulnerable marine ecosystems (2015)
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'Criticism at the frontier: Lawrence Alloway at the Movies' (2015)
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This essay examines the role of film viewing and film criticism in the early intellectual formation of the British art critic and curator Lawrence Alloway. Drawing on archival material from the Alloway Papers at the Getty Research Institue, including... Read More about 'Criticism at the frontier: Lawrence Alloway at the Movies'.
Trade, tariffs, growth and poverty (2015)
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Increased globalization and widespread trade liberalization in developing countries since the 1980s has inspired considerable debate on the impact of globalization in general, and trade liberalization in particular, on growth, incomes and poverty. Th... Read More about Trade, tariffs, growth and poverty.
Exports and FDI in China (2015)
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Since it adopted open-door policy and launched economic reforms in 1978, China’s exports, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and economy have grown rapidly. China has become the largest exporter since 2009 and its exports have grown much faster t... Read More about Exports and FDI in China.
“The Lighthouse” (Edgar Allan Poe, 1849; Cristina Fernández Cubas, 1997): from the “egocentred” to a “geocentred” analysis (2015)
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When Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849 he left behind an unfinished text about a nobleman who accepts a position as a lighthouse keeper. The manuscript was later found and assigned the title of “The Lighthouse” (Woodberry 1909), which has since been accep... Read More about “The Lighthouse” (Edgar Allan Poe, 1849; Cristina Fernández Cubas, 1997): from the “egocentred” to a “geocentred” analysis.
Environmental history and conservation conflicts (2015)
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Poetics (2015)
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Growing or perishing? The development of labour NGOs (2015)
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It is not easy to set up non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China. They have to register with the government and, for a long time, the government subjected them to a complicated qualification system. They could not register with the Ministry of... Read More about Growing or perishing? The development of labour NGOs.
Historical chestnut cultures, climate, and rural landscapes in the Apennines (2015)
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