What are decent arguments against scientific materialism?

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Why are reaction forces so high when I add vibration to cutting model?

Hi I am trying to model a cutting problem with a blade and comparing the results with and without ultrasonic vibration. From experimental results in our group, the use of ultrasound can...

13 June 2024 7,461 4 View

Best Tools for Wrist PPG Signal Analysis: Your Recommendations?

I'm conducting research on photoplethysmography (PPG) signals obtained from smartwatches worn on the wrist. The main goal is to analyze the PPG waveform and extract key fiducial points and...

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Why diagonal terms in Abaqus stiffness matrix are infinite?

I am running some simulations in Abaqus to extract the stiffness matrix of a FE model with geometric nonlinearity. I want to provide to Abaqus a set of nodal displacements (all the dofs in the...

28 May 2024 4,797 2 View

Is it possible to combine a time-series of tree-ring widths and and a time-series of diameter at breast height measurements into one TS?

Hello together! I have some time-series for tree-rings from dating from 1850-2016 and diameter at breast height (DBH) from 1996-2022 for the same plot, however the sampled trees for tree-rings...

16 May 2024 5,295 2 View

Is priori knowledge only instincts? Why?

I think so because The Random Slate Theorem

03 May 2024 3,082 7 View

How to fix driver conflicts of an ancient Skyscan 1072 micro CT with DT3157 video grabber ?

I am currently trying to get a Skyscan 1072 micro CT to work again. After the mainboard on the original PC died, we tried to set the machine up on a new computer. We managed to control the source,...

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Statistics: Is it worth using a t-test on pre and post survey data with 12 or less responses?

Is it worth using a paired t-test on pre and post survey data with 12 or less responses? Or should one rely more on the mean and standard deviation of the two data sets to evaluate the survey...

27 April 2024 8,703 8 View

What about religion, God, multi verse, etc.?

1)Religion(or at least spirituality) calms my mind, particularly, the built in belief of only one reality. God created the only reality. The afterlife is another dimension. We have free will but,...

25 April 2024 10,055 0 View

Handling BrainVision matlab files with ECG data in EEGLAB?

I have 217 preprocessed BrainVision matlab files (.mat) with ECG data in them. I've been having trouble creating a study for these. I know BioSig works for ECG data, but it doesn't seem to work...

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EEGLAB - how to import multiple .mat files from different folders all at once?

I have 25 folders for 25 participants, all with .mat files inside that are preprocessed. Most of them have the same amount of .mat files - a couple participants didn't finish the study, so they...

17 April 2024 1,897 3 View

My supposition or question: Is the 600 tetrahedron cell {3,3,5} polytope a four dimensional quasicrystal? Or is it more like a crystal twin?

My supposition or question: Is the 600 tetrahedron cell {3,3,5} polytope a four dimensional quasicrystal? I do think so, because its circumsphere is described by a radius of exactly the golden...

16 July 2024 4,653 0 View

Franklin M. Fisher (1983) Disequilibrium Foundations of Equilibrium Economics. How is it estimated now? How is it related SMD results?

Fisher studied if there is an out-of-equilibrium process that rapidly converges to some equilibrium points. He claims that Hahn process has a Lyapounof function and therefore convergent to an...

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Assuming that the central philosophy of the Schrodnger equation is the cat in a box paradox, can this phylosipy be adjusted?

We assume that the cat in a box paradox may allow an additional approach to include multiple cats in the same box. We can now see two seemingly different views, quantum and classical. The...

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What are research philosophy and paradigm and importance of quantitative research in philosophy?

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My new vision on “time duality” in heat and wave equations. How can we catch their solutions and qualitative properties?

Greetings mathematicians and physicists, As we know, the idea of assuming a higher space dimension than the natural 3 dimension is effective in solving many physical and mathematical...

29 June 2024 9,220 6 View

How can I reassgn my expertise in ResearchGate?

I inadvertently 'accepted' a specialisation in biology, but it was the wrong Richard McCullagh. I'm in Australia and he is in the USA. Can I delete that reference and enter 'philosophy of...

23 June 2024 3,124 0 View

Research paradigm of systematic review?

Hi, I am doing a systematic literature review for my MPhil. Does anyone know what philosophy/research paradigm is a systematic review?

18 June 2024 9,525 1 View

Do you believe special relativity is more an epistemological and philosophical interpretation,in style of QM formalusm vs interpr.tion,than mechanics?

Arguments 1. Special relativistic principles i.e relativity principle and constancy of speed of light sound more like epistemilogical-philisophical claims rhat cannot be falsified independently...

14 June 2024 7,706 3 View

How do we determine the claims, premises, reasons, and evidence in argument mining?

10 June 2024 5,094 2 View

Can you recommend journals focusing on cyber-physical systems?

Observing the launch of Special Issue(s) on various transdisciplinary research themes/topics, many potential authors/guest editors asked about names and websites of (i) international, (ii)...

05 June 2024 9,346 2 View