The Sex paradox in the interplay between periodontitis, obesity, and serum C-reactive protein. data from a general population.
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DOI: 10.1002/jper.18-0733
Abstract: BACKGROUND Women are generally periodontally healthier than man but they exhibit higher systemic levels of inflammatory markers. Our aim was to evaluate whether this paradox may be explained by different ramifications of adiposity or body… read more here.
Keywords: sex; paradox; periodontitis obesity; reactive protein ... See more keywords
The Weak Gravity Conjecture and the axionic black hole paradox
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DOI: 10.1007/jhep09(2017)036
Abstract: A bstractIn theories with a perturbatively massless 2-form (dual to an axion), a paradox may arise in the process of black hole evaporation. Schwarzschild black holes can support a non-trivial Wilson-line-type field, the integral of… read more here.
Keywords: black hole; hole; weak gravity; axionic black ... See more keywords
Do racial patterns in psychological distress shed light on the Black–White depression paradox? A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1394-9
Abstract: PurposeMajor epidemiologic studies in the US reveal a consistent “paradox” by which psychiatric outcomes such as major depressive disorder (MDD) are less prevalent among Blacks relative to Whites, despite greater exposure to social and economic… read more here.
Keywords: black white; systematic review; paradox; distress ... See more keywords
Sunburn paradoxes and the New Zealand population
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-019-01142-9
Abstract: Aim Over the past decade, paradoxes have emerged in the skin cancer prevention and sunburn reduction literature. These include that individuals with higher sun protection knowledge; lower positive attitudes towards tanning; and who are users… read more here.
Keywords: new zealand; sun protection; paradox; protection knowledge ... See more keywords
The Hardest Paradox for Closure
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DOI: 10.1007/s10670-020-00287-4
Abstract: According to the principle of Conjunction Closure, if one has justification for believing each of a set of propositions, one has justification for believing their conjunction. The lottery and preface paradoxes can both be seen… read more here.
Keywords: justification; paradox; paradox closure; closure ... See more keywords
Responsible research for the construction of maximally humanlike automata: the paradox of unattainable informed consent
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DOI: 10.1007/s10676-017-9427-3
Abstract: Since the Nuremberg Code and the first Declaration of Helsinki, globally there has been increasing adoption and adherence to procedures for ensuring that human subjects in research are as well informed as possible of the… read more here.
Keywords: research development; research; construction; paradox ... See more keywords
Emptying a Paradox of Ground
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DOI: 10.1007/s10992-017-9442-1
Abstract: Sometimes a fact can play a role in a grounding explanation, but the particular content of that fact make no difference to the explanation—any fact would do in its place. I call these facts vacuous… read more here.
Keywords: ground; emptying paradox; paradox; fact ... See more keywords
The elimination paradox: apportionment in the Democratic Party
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-018-0608-3
Abstract: To award delegates in their presidential primary elections, the US Democratic Party uses Hamilton’s method of apportionment after eliminating any candidates (and their votes) that receive less than 15% of the total votes cast. We… read more here.
Keywords: democratic party; paradox; apportionment; elimination paradox ... See more keywords
A note on Horwich’s notion of grounding
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-1780-1
Abstract: Horwich (Deflationism and paradox, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 75–84, 2005 ) proposes a solution to the liar paradox that relies on a particular notion of grounding—one that, unlike Kripke’s (J Philos 72:690–716, 1975 )… read more here.
Keywords: notion grounding; paradox; horwich notion; notion ... See more keywords
The paradox of un/making science people: practicing ethico-political hesitations in science education
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DOI: 10.1007/s11422-017-9831-3
Abstract: Over the years neoliberal ideology and discourse have become intricately connected to making science people. Science educators work within a complicated paradox where they are obligated to meet neoliberal demands that reinscribe dominant, hegemonic assumptions… read more here.
Keywords: science; paradox; making science; science people ... See more keywords
A ‘Paradox of the Commons’? The Planning and Everyday Management of Green Point Park
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DOI: 10.1007/s12132-019-09362-8
Abstract: Cape Town’s Green Point Park is a legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup, built on the former, dilapidated Green Point Common. Initially heavily contested and situated in an area marked by issues of public… read more here.
Keywords: green point; paradox; management; point park ... See more keywords