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What is a Mechanism? : Thinking about mechanisms across the sciences
(2012)After a decade of intense debate about mechanisms, there is still no consensus characterization. In this paper we argue for a characterization that applies widely to mechanisms across the sciences. We examine and defend ... -
What is a philosophical question?
(2013-04)There are many ways of understanding the nature of philosophical questions. One may consider their morphology, semantics, relevance, or scope. This article introduces a different approach, based on the kind of informational ... -
What is a population-level approach to prevention, and how could we apply it to dementia risk reduction?
(2023-12-31)The World Health Organisation's 2022 ‘blueprint for dementia research’ highlights the need for more research into population-level risk reduction. However, definitions of population-level prevention vary, and application ... -
What is a robot companion - friend, assistant or butler?
(2005)The study presented in this paper explored people's perceptions and attitudes towards the idea of a future robot companion for the home. A human-centred approach was adopted using questionnaires and human-robot interaction ... -
What Is A Straight Girl To Do? : Ivan’s Serenade, Kit’s Dilemma,
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What is abstinence? Definitions and examples of abstinence, to prevent the sexual transmission of the HIV virus, according to Spanish university students
(2009)Research carried out in several Anglo-Saxon countries shows that many undergraduates identify oral sex and anal sex as examples of abstinent behaviour, while many others consider kissing and masturbation as examples of ... -
What is an Appropriate Theory of Imitation for a Robot Learner?
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What is being conveyed to health professionals and consumers through web and print sources of nutrition information?
(2013-10)Nutrition misinformation can be harmful. Within dietetics there is an acknowledgement that nutrition information should be consistent, science-based and made relevant to different segments of the population. This paper ... -
What is capital? : Economists and sociologists have changed its meaning - should it be changed back?
(2014-09-30)This article traces the historical usages of the term capital and the explosion of different types of supposed 'capital' in the twentieth century, including 'human capital' and 'social capital'. In medieval and early modern ... -
What is Democratic Leadership?
(Word & Deed Publishing, 2015)This short essay summarises reasons for developing democratic leadership and sets out what democratic leadership, grounded in a rich conception of democracy, means. -
What is Dialectical Philosophy of Mathematics
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What is it like to use hip protectors? : A qualitative study of the views and experiences of nurses and patients
(2006-07-20)Objectives: To explore the views and experiences of nursing staff and patients about using hip protectors in in-patient clinical wards. Design and method: Qualitative, cross-sectional study. Semi-structured interviews and ... -
What is it to do nothing?
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-10-28)We should reject any moral theory that rests on the metaphysical assumption that actions—or even their characterisations—can be neatly divided into positive acts of doing and so-called ‘negative’ acts of omitting, refraining, ... -
What is mine is NOT yours : further insight on what access-based consumption says about consumers
(University of Hertfordshire, 2013)This paper presents the findings of a study researching the interaction between modes of consumption which do not involve transfer ownership and consumer culture. These business models are variously termed Access-Based ... -
What is Mine is NOT Yours : Further insight on what access-based consumption says about consumers
(Emerald Publishing, 2013)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the interaction between Access Based Consumption (ABC) and consumer culture in the specific context of baby products, and connect the two streams of consumer research and ... -
What is Psychotherapeutic Research?
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What is Seshat: the Global History Databank?
(2015-09)The Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. This unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the ... -
What is Seshat?
(2015-09)