How trustworthy is evidence based research as applied in the natural sciences and the social sciences?

In medicine, I think evidence-based research and - crucial, this - evidence-based practice is quite robust. Insofar as social scientific veracity is concerned, the wide range of variables does...

08 September 2017 8,085 6 View

How can anyone worth a million dollars or so in countries where the poor earn less than a living wage call themselves socialists?

04 May 2017 3,537 13 View

Is the concept of "wicked problem" semantically adequate?

A few years ago, I reviewed the manuscript of a good article in which "wicked problems" were of central concern. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to figure out why the term "wicked"...

08 September 2016 2,397 1 View

Do objective morals exist?

I am writing a book on social pedagogy and social justice. I believe it is justifiable to regard some moral statements as irrefutably correct; transcendental, if you will. Such statements operate...

08 September 2016 9,205 0 View

Is investment in Big Tobacco bereft of all morals?

07 August 2016 254 3 View

Is the concept, psycho-somatic, an oxymoron?

If the brain is anatomy and the mind is physiology (debatable, of course) then surely the diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders is an oxymoron. This forces the question of whether or not mind can...

07 August 2016 3,137 35 View

Is it justifiable to use data for moral purposes if the data collection is immoral?

What comes to mind for me here is the debate on the use of arguably (?) life-saving medical data collected by Nazi doctors in concentration camps.

07 August 2016 8,425 73 View

Is predictability of future trends feasible in social science?

Popper did not think so. However, I think that social scientific predictions can be plausible if long established prior and contemporary trends (income inequality as a predictor of variable...

06 July 2016 2,364 6 View

How, in detail please, is the RG score calculated?

Could anyone please explain to me why, for the past month or so, even though my reads keep on rising, my RG score has dropped by - if my estimate is correct - from around 35. 2 to about 33....

05 June 2016 7,539 1 View

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04 May 2016 7,522 2 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 View

Which is better medicine or food in obesity?

Preference in terms of the scientific aspect

28 February 2021 796 2 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials?

Hi, all! How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials? I have not find the choice for explicit element in Abaqus CAE. I am wondering whether it is possible...

25 February 2021 9,936 2 View

How to use Remote sensing and GIS applications for mapping the available medicinal plants within the locality/municipality?

Hello, I'm very interested in mapping and managing the conservation of the Philippine traditional medicinal plants, in which I think is very helpful in the field of medicine for further analysis...

21 February 2021 374 5 View

How many indicators do I need to represent a latent construct?

Hi folks! We did a large survey and planned to use 3 indicators to represent a latent construct (Sense of Place/SoP) in a latent regression model (structural equation modeling). However, one of...

15 February 2021 7,705 3 View

Is there a way to grow biofilm in lab to mimic biofilms in showers and baths? Also, how can I measure it?

Hello, I am new to biofilm research and have a question about growing and measuring biofilms. We want to research the effect of a type of enzymes in breaking down biofilms in showers, baths, hot...

14 February 2021 3,522 3 View

Master's thesis ideas related to City Marketing and City Branding?

I have started collaborating with a small city that is planning to attract international talents from the capital city. The city municipality still doesn't know what audiences can fit better with...

09 February 2021 2,081 3 View

Which Journals would you advise to submit a Letter which briefly talks about neurosurgical treatment of neuro-oncological patient during Sars-COV-2?

Possibily not an open access journal which does not add any publishing costs once being accepted. Thank you in advance

09 February 2021 717 6 View

Can someone suggest me some research papers on Blockchain-as-a-Service(BaaS)?

Blockchain-as-a-Service(BaaS) in the fields of medicine, economics or other fields?

02 February 2021 3,616 1 View