What is the definition and use of a model-based theory?

31 December 2017 7,824 4 View

How to deal with doubly censored information in statistics?

10 November 2017 9,269 0 View

Are there fundamental differences between mathematical, physical, biological and social sciences or do they follow the same principles?

Many mathematicians think that physical and biological sciences cannot be really considered as mathematics. Many physicians and biologists consider that social sciences cannot be really considered...

09 October 2015 4,504 23 View

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In his book on Opticks (1704) Newton clearly described the method he used to proceed from particulars to more universal conclusions with this strong rejection of hypotheses. And it has been...

07 August 2015 4,406 11 View

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Fisher introduced the concept of fiducial inference in his paper on Inverse probability (1930), as a new mode of reasoning from observation to the hypothetical causes without any a priori...

04 May 2015 7,191 46 View

What are the links between scientific reasoning on one side, and religious, political, medical, media or popular ways of thinking on the other side?

Every scientific activity has some relationship, negative or positive, with the other ways of human thinking, which may occur in diverse instances, such as religion (i.e. hermeneutics), politics,...

09 October 2014 3,633 10 View

Are errors of thinking and judgement, which Francis Bacon called idols, still alive in natural, biological, and social sciences?

09 October 2013 9,218 14 View

What kind of cumulativeness may exist in natural or social science?

In the past cumulativeness in natural science was entirely recognized by the main scientists. For example Newton wrote: If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the...

08 September 2013 7,882 1 View

Why does behavior genetics, which is based on assumptions that are nowadays recognized as incorrect, exert so strong an influence on social scientists?

Ten years ago, I wrote with Atam Vetta a paper on 'Demographic behavior and behavior genetics', which showed clearly that Fisher's assumptions and heritability analysis are based on false...

06 July 2013 2,730 5 View

Do the contained interactions at the individual level generate behaviours that transcend the behaviours of components?

John Holland in his books on Hidden Order (1995) and Emergence (1998) shows that a small number of rules or laws can generate systems of surprising complexity, but concludes on saying that it is a...

05 June 2013 9,347 14 View

Could you recommend any books about Number Theory?

Beginner level books. High level books. Analytical Number Theory. Algebraic Number Theory. Combinatorical Number Theory. Books about partitions. Books about primes.

03 March 2021 7,174 5 View

What kind of intervention will be relevant to increase motivation among young sport trainees?

Any suggestion on what book to read is also welcome.

03 March 2021 1,646 4 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

Where can I find life cycle inventory or assessment of non woven materials?

Dear network, I am looking for the LCA or LCI or at least the energy balances of the non woven fabrics process for my master project, in specific for natural fibers, yet I have found...

02 March 2021 9,662 1 View

I am interested in medicinal chemistry field, which books are highly recommended to learn from?

I am at the beginner level in drug design and drug discovery, and I am interested to learn more about this field. Which books are highly recommended to start from and gives me all essential...

02 March 2021 8,437 2 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 View

What element is driving the different slop in the low frequency tail?

My study consists simple corrosion inhibitors in salty brine. Right now I just fit my circuit with randles with CPE. Just wondering how the slop can given more info of the experiment. Or any...

01 March 2021 6,474 3 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

How can plant phytochemistry be included in discussions about whole plant traits?

I am using the concept of plant functional traits (Cornellisen et al., 2003) in a paper. Considering descriptions for whole plant traits (life history; life form; growth form; plant height;...

24 February 2021 6,831 5 View