Sökning: "Causal after all"

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1. 1. Causal after all : a model of mental causation for dualists

   Författare :Bram Vaassen; Pär Sundström; Torfinn Thomesen Huvenes; Gunnar Björnsson; David Papineau; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Mental Causation; Dualism; Non-Reductionism; Causal Exclusion; Causation; Interventionism; Negative Causation; Omissions; Neo-Russellianism; Causation and Physics;

   Sammanfattning : In this dissertation, I develop and defend a model of causation that allows for dualist mental causation in worlds where the physical domain is physically complete.In Part I, I present the dualist ontology that will be assumed throughout the thesis and identify two challenges for models of mental causation within such an ontology: the exclusion worry and the common cause worry. LÄS MER

3. 2. Malignancies in Sweden after the Chernobyl accident in 1986

   Författare :Martin Tondel; Bodil Persson; Lennart Hardell; Bengt Järvholm; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; Environmental; Chernobyl; ionising radiation; geographical information systems GIS; 8-OHdG; Malignancies; Low dose; Dose-response; Latency; Causalty; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : On 26 April 1986 an accident occurred in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant resulting in the release of large amount of radionuclides. Almost five percent of the total released caesium-137 was deposited in Sweden. The incidence of malignancies in the most affected counties in Sweden was investigated in three epidemiological studies. LÄS MER

4. 3. Violent natural resource conflicts : From definitions to prevention

   Författare :Marie K. Schellens; Belyazid Salim; Stefano Manzoni; Silja Bára Ómarsdottir; Päivi Lujala; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Natural resource conflicts; natural resources; violent conflict; criticality; definition; predictive modelling; early warning; causal network; prevention; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : General scientific consensus is growing that natural resources play an important role in violent conflicts. Both scarcity and abundance contribute to violent conflict, depending on the socio-economic and political conditions at play. LÄS MER

5. 4. Patients’ and Spouses’ Perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease and its Treatment

   Författare :Anita Kärner; Björn Bergdahl; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Björn Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Causal attributions; coronary disease; drug treatment; lifestyle changes; phenomenography; patient adherence; spouses; Cardiology; Kardiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Lifestyle changes and drug treatment can improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), but their co-operation with suggested treatment is often limited. The aim of this thesis was to study how patients and their spouses conceive CHD and its treatment. LÄS MER

7. 5. Aristotle’s Realism About Perceptible Qualities

   Författare :Ekrem Çetinkaya; Pauliina Remes; Henrik Lagerlund; Katerina Ierodiakonou; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Aristotle; perceptible qualities; realism; reductionism; perception-independence; causal efficacy; Filosofi; Philosophy; Philosophy; with specialization in history of philosophy; Filosofi med filosofihistorisk inriktning;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is about the nature, and more specifically the ontological status of the objects of perception (that is, perceptible qualities) in Aristotle. It defends a realist interpretation. LÄS MER