verbally, methodologically, formalistically and graphically. On the web site several articles and books in English, German and Slovenian (Meditations) are published free of charge. At the beginning, there are Basic axioms for formula composition as syntactically as partially semantic set of the very basic rules, defining the so-called informational-conscious externalism, internalism, metaphysic...

Methodologically oriented, the present work sketches an approach for prosodic information retrieval and speech segmentation, based on both symbolic and probabilistic information. We have recourse to probabilistic grammars, within which we implement a minimal hierarchical structure. Both the stages of probabilistic grammar building and its testing in prediction are explored and quantitatively an...

Investigations on the relationship between sepsis, brain dysfunction, and cerebral perfusion are methodologically very difficult to perform. It is important to interpret the results of such studies in view of our limited ability to diagnose and quantify brain dysfunction and to consider our limited understanding of the mechanisms that lead to or are associated with brain dysfunction in sepsis.

The evidence that multiple sets of exercise are superior to a single set for maximal strength gains, as suggested by Berger in 1962, is reviewed. The validity and practical significance of Berger's strength training study are questioned. Well controlled, methodologically sound studies that minimise confounding variables are required to support the hypothesis that multiple sets of exercise elici...

Obesity is an increasing burden globally. In the general population, the obese have an increased mortality risk. Regarding the critically ill, a growing body of literature supports the obesity paradox, the notion that obesity confers a protective effect in certain disease states. However, the paucity of methodologically sound trials prevents definitive interpretation and may obscure risks.

Recognizing the advantages of primary care as a means of improving the entire health system, this text comments on reforms of publicly funded primary health centers, and the rapid development of private forprofit providers in Sweden. Many goals and expectations are connected to such reforms, which equally require critical analyses of scarce resources, professional trust/motivation and business ...

The research project has developed a design framework for an adaptive hybrid MOOC that complements the MOOC format with blended learning. The design framework consists of a design model and a series of pedagogical design principles that can be used to design courses for teacher professional development. The project is methodologically inspired by Design Based Research.

In 2015 authors of four joint US-government and auto-and-oil-industry studies, ACES, claimed to have done the first comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new-technology-diesel exhaust (NTDE-2007), so-called “clean diesel” required by US emissions standards for year-2007 and later heavy-duty trucks. ACES claimed to have found no evidence that NTDE-2007 causes lung cancer. However, sin...

The “received wisdom” in contemporary analytic philosophy is that intuition talk is a fairly recent phenomenon, dating back to the 1960s. In this paper, we set out to test two interpretations of this “received wisdom.” The first is that intuition talk is just talk, without any methodological significance. The second is that intuition talk is methodologically significant; it shows that analytic ...

BACKGROUND Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in response to psychosis and associated experiences (psychosis-related PTSD, or PR-PTSD) is the subject of a growing field of research. However, a wide range of PR-PTSD prevalence rates has been reported. This may be due to definitional and methodological inconsistencies in the assessment of PR-PTSD. OBJECTIVE The focus of the review is two-fold...