I here investigate whether there is any version of the principle of charity both strong enough to conflict with an error-theoretic version of nominalism about abstract objects (EN), and supported by the considerations adduced in favour of interpretive charity in the literature. I argue that in order to be strong enough, the principle, which I call “(Charity)”, would have to read, “For all expressi

The paper discusses the Inconsistency Theory of Truth (IT), the view that “true” is inconsistent in the sense that its meaning-constitutive principles include all instances of the truth-schema (T). It argues that (IT) entails that anyone using “true” in its ordinary sense is committed to all the (T)-instances and that any theory in which “true” is used in that sense entails the (T)-instances (whic

IN LATE SPRING 2007, professor Allan Gibbard (AG) gave the Hägerstrom Lectures at Uppsala University, Sweden, under the title of “Meaning as a Normative Concept”. He met up with Gunnar Björnsson (GB) and Arvid Båve (AB) to talk about the views he develops and defends in the lectures.

I here present and defend what I call the Triviality Theory of Truth (TT), to be understood in analogy with Matti Eklund’s Inconsistency Theory of Truth (IT). A specific formulation of (TT) is defended and compared with alternatives found in the literature. A number of objections against the proposed notion of meaning-constitutivity are discussed and held inconclusive. The main focus, however, is

I here respond to Pietro Salis’s objections against my original critique of the Prosentential Theory of Truth (PT). In addition, I clarify some points regarding the relationship between anaphoric relationships and “general semantic notions” like “equivalence”, “consequence”, and “sameness of content”, and make some further points about (PT)’s ability gto explain pragmatic and expressive features o

Femtio år har gått sedan den klassiska retorikens "återupptäckt". Sedan dess har intresset för ämnet vuxit i västvärlden generellt och i Norden men i Finland återfinns ämnet inte bland de akademiska disciplinerna. I denna artikel presenteras kort retorikundervisningens nuläge i Norden, retoriken som vetenskap i en historisk översikt samt en tentativ kartläggning över ämnets ställning vid Finlands

In-order to meet today’s stringent emission regulations of the European Union, the use of low-carbon fuels in ICE, for instance, Natural Gas (CNG)1 is on the limelight. Due to the high knock-resisting properties of methane (high octane rating), the SI (Spark-Ignition) combustion process is the best match with CNG1. A major disadvantage with an SI engine is its low thermal efficiency mainly due to

An increasing number of cities are creating 3D city models to support visualization and simulations in the urban planning process. The 3D city models are often extended with planned buildings. One way to facilitate this is to add simplified building information modelling (BIM) models of the planned buildings to the 3D city model. This article summarizes some of the recent academic and industrial s

Background Although GFR is a good general indicator of renal disease, it will not detect those renal diseases in which the composition of the glomerular filtrate is deranged in the presence of a normal GFR. Markers for filtration quality were therefore sought.Methods The plasma levels of GFR-markers of various sizes were determined in healthy pregnant females, in patients with preeclampsia or on h

The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to compare the costs and benefits of computer-based 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional predictions in orthognathic surgery.Subjects aged 18–30 years with severe class III malocclusion had their treatment planned with both 2- and 3-dimensional techniques. They were randomised in a 1:1 ratio for one or other planning technique. Costs (financial, time, and

The aim of this report is to provide a detailed description of the eight development projects recommended for the first strategy period (2021-2023) of the project “A National Strategy for Standardisation of Digital Information Management within the Built Environment”. The report also contains a description of the vision and the objectives of the strategy. The project has been led by Pontus Bengtso

The study aims to understand the influence of environmental and lifestyle factors and more specifically the role of tobacco smoke–infused water (tuibur) on Helicobacter pylori infection. It was a cross-sectional study to measure the epidemiological risk factors associated with H. pylori infection among the tribal population in Northeast India. Endoscopic samples were collected from the antrum regi

BackgroundTo explore the cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of the pierisin-6 protein in HPV HeLa and HepG2 cell lines.MethodsIn this study, isolation, and purification of cytotoxic Prierisin-6 from the larvae of Pieris napi by affinity column chromatography techniques. Characterization of full-length mRNA of pierisin-6 gene was performed using 3'/5' RACE PCR. The quantitative RT-PCR used to study t

In the present study, we correlated the various lifestyle habits and their associated mutations in cell cycle (P21 and MDM2) and DNA damage repair (MLH1) genes to investigate their role in gastric cancer (GC). Multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis revealed the two-factor model of oral snuff and smoked meat as the significant model for GC risk. The interaction analysis between identif

Genetic alteration in TP53 gene can proliferate the tumor formation in gastric cancer and the frequency of these somatic mutations can vary in different geographical populations. In the present study, sequencing of the coding regions of TP53 gene, real time gene expression and immunohistochemistry analysis were performed in gastric tumor samples. H. pylori infected tumor, with or without cagA geno

Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the AKT1 gene mutation driven pathogenicity in gastric cancer for Mizo population. Methods: 50 diffuse-type gastric tumors were analyzed for AKT1 exon 2 and 14 mutations. Cell-cycle aberration was analyzed in the AKT1-mutated samples and the stability of the protein as well as exonic splicing enhancer motifs were examined. Results: The novel mutations, 155

Connected Autonomous Vehicles (AV)s can transform urban transportation systems and have the potential to improve the safety and efficiency, since human errors and distractions are removed. However, these systems are vulnerable to model uncertainties, communication impairments associated with the wireless communication, and external disturbances. As a result, vehicles need to drive at low speed and

IntroductionThe study was carried out to identify the polymorphisms in mitochondrial genes (ATPase and ND1) in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) from Mizo population and to correlate the involvement of demographic factors.FindingsIn the present study, 58 patients and 50 healthy volunteers were considered. The mutations observed were mostly base substitutions and were similar as reported for other po

The enzymes encoded by glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and theta 1 (GSTT1) genes are involved in the metabolism of wide range of carcinogens that are ubiquitous in the environment. Homozygous deletions of the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes are commonly found and result in lack of enzyme activity. This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 gene polymorphism a