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Ground attack-- Vietnam: The Marines who controlled the skies. New York: Ivy Books, 1993.

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Raybould, Philip John Charles. Some observations of sulphate and acid attack on concrete cores taken from precast shell piles: A short term study. [London]: Queen Mary College, 1985.

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Office, General Accounting. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm: Observations on the performance of the Army's Hellfire missile : report to the Secretary of the Army. Washington, D.C: U.S. General Accounting Office, 1992.

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Jenkins, Brian, Henry Willis, and Bing Han. Do Significant Terrorist Attacks Increase the Risk of Further Attacks? Initial Observations from a Statistical Analysis of Terrorist Attacks in the United States and Europe from 1970 to 2013. RAND Corporation, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.7249/pe173.

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Powell, Roger A., Stephen Ellwood, Roland Kays, and Tiit Maran. Stink or swim: techniques to meet the challenges for the study and conservation of small critters that hide, swim, or climb, and may otherwise make themselves unpleasant. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198759805.003.0008.

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The study of musteloids requires different perspectives and techniques than those needed for most mammals. Musteloids are generally small yet travel long distances and many live or forage underground or under water, limiting the use of telemetry and direct observation. Some are arboreal and nocturnal, facilitating telemetry but limiting observation, trapping, and many non-invasive techniques. Large sexual size dimorphism arguably doubles sample sizes for many research questions. Many musteloids defend themselves by expelling noxious chemicals. This obscure group does not attract funding, even when endangered, further reducing rate of knowledge gain. Nonetheless, passive and active radio frequency identification tags, magnetic-inductance tracking, accelerometers, mini-biologgers and some GPS tags are tiny enough for use with small musteloids. Environmental DNA can document presence of animals rarely seen. These technologies, coupled with creative research design that is well-grounded on the scientific method, form a multi-dimensional approach for advancing our understanding of these charismatic minifauna.

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Yona, Sergio. Epicurean Economic and Social Undertones of Satires 1.1–3. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198786559.003.0003.

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In this chapter, the philosophical observations of Philodemus concerning the nature of imparting ethical advice are connected more fully to Horace’s three introductory satires, in which he explores and criticizes Roman society for its many foibles, including its obsession with wealth acquisition, unhealthy sexual affairs, and lack of mutual forbearance in friendships. It attempts to show how some of Philodemus’ works, especially treatises like On Property Management, On Wealth, On Choices and Avoidances, and On Anger, as well as his poetic treatment of sex in the Epigrams, contribute to the philosophical and ethical coherence of Horace’s attacks on the vices prevalent in Rome in his day and age.

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Yona, Sergio. Deficient Wealth, Excessive Frankness. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198786559.003.0006.

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The final chapter involves Horace’s description of the contrast between Epicurean moderation and Stoic excess through a series of portraits. The first is that of a rustic farmer, whose advice on meager fare and contentment even in the face of a financial crisis is the perfect embodiment of Epicurean teachings on the loss of wealth and the acceptance of poverty, as explained by Epicurus and Philodemus. The farmer’s sermon on how to deal with the vicissitudes of life with equanimity is followed by a humorous, long-winded, and ultimately ineffectual criticism from a lightweight Stoic, whose advice nevertheless connects in various ways with Epicurean ethics. The final consideration is a similar attack by yet another lightweight Stoic, who, as in the previous satire, employs frankness ineffectually. In the end both portrayals serve to legitimize Horace’s more gentle and compassionate approach to criticism, which owes much to Philodemus’ observations in On Frankness.

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Weightman, Gavin. The Great Inoculator. Yale University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300241440.001.0001.

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Smallpox was the scourge of the eighteenth century: it showed no mercy, almost wiping out whole societies. Young and old, poor and royalty were equally at risk — unless they had survived a previous attack. Daniel Sutton, a young surgeon from Suffolk, used this knowledge to pioneer a simple and effective inoculation method to counter the disease. His technique paved the way for Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination — but, while Jenner is revered, Sutton has been vilified for not widely revealing his methods until later in life. This book reclaims Sutton's importance, showing how the clinician's practical and observational discoveries advanced understanding of the nature of disease. The book explores Sutton's personal and professional development, and the wider world of eighteenth-century health in which he practised inoculation. Sutton's brilliant and exacting mind had a significant impact on medicine — the effects of which can still be seen today.

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Therese, McAllister, Corley Gene, United States. Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration., United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Region II., and Greenhorne & O'Mara., eds. World Trade Center building performance study: Data collection, preliminary observations, and recommendations. Washington, D.C: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 2002.

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May, John. Few Observations on the Mode of Attack And Employment of the Heavy Artillery at Ciudad Rodrigo And Badajoz in 1812 And St. Sebastian in 1813. Naval & Military Press, 2004.

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Few Observations on the Mode of Attack and Employment of the Heavy Artillery at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz in 1812 and St. Sebastian in 1813. Naval & Military Press Ltd, 2006.

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Knoll and, Benjamin R., and Cammie Jo Bolin. The Effect of Clergywomen. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190882365.003.0007.

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This chapter focuses on how gender leadership affects people’s interactions with their religious congregations. Based on political science research on representation, the chapter develops a theoretical explanation about how gender representation in religious contexts might exert changes in the religious attitudes and behaviors of those in the congregations. The results find that while people are eager to say that the gender of their particular pastor or priest does not matter, they are also quick to offer observations on the many ways in which they have observed that it does matter. These include the empowering effect it can have on young girls, the way that women clergy can often provide better pastoral counseling on gender-specific issues such as pregnancy or miscarriage, and that women pastors can attract more families and youth.

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Metta, Giorgio. Humans and humanoids. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199674923.003.0047.

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This chapter outlines a number of research lines that, starting from the observation of nature, attempt to mimic human behavior in humanoid robots. Humanoid robotics is one of the most exciting proving grounds for the development of biologically inspired hardware and software—machines that try to recreate billions of years of evolution with some of the abilities and characteristics of living beings. Humanoids could be especially useful for their ability to “live” in human-populated environments, occupying the same physical space as people and using tools that have been designed for people. Natural human–robot interaction is also an important facet of humanoid research. Finally, learning and adapting from experience, the hallmark of human intelligence, may require some approximation to the human body in order to attain similar capacities to humans. This chapter focuses particularly on compliant actuation, soft robotics, biomimetic robot vision, robot touch, and brain-inspired motor control in the context of the iCub humanoid robot.

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Rowett, Catherine. The Division Between Sense Perception and Non-Sensory Doxa in the Interlude. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199693658.003.0011.

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This chapter investigates the famous passage at Theaetetus 184–186, widely discussed for its distinction between aisthesis and doxa. Past interpretations of this passage are discussed, and a deflationary interpretation is offered, whereby Socrates’ proposed distinction relates solely to whether the soul uses bodily organs in observing the properties it is detecting. In the light of this simple interpretation, it emerges that both aisthesis (in its new technical sense) and doxa (which was formerly part of a broader notion of aisthesis) are ways of observing simple properties—that is, tropes (not propositions or concepts)—and that neither can access ‘being’ in the special sense that belongs only to knowing the ‘what it is’ about some concept. In fact, Socrates’ hint that the observations made without organs might be the ones that include being and therefore attain to truth was misleading.

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Walker, Kara, and Brian Hare. Bonobo baby dominance: Did female defense of offspring lead to reduced male aggression? Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198728511.003.0004.

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The dominance style of bonobos presents an evolutionary puzzle. Bonobos are not male dominant but female bonobos do not show traits typical of female-dominant species. This chapter proposes the offspring dominance hypothesis (ODH) as a potential solution. ODH suggests the social system of bonobos evolved as a defence against infanticide and is not due to pressure to monopolize resources. Females that prevented aggression towards offspring and preferred mating with less aggressive males were most successful. Supporting ODH, during observations at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary it was found that: 1) adult male bonobos are rarely aggressive towards offspring with mothers, 2) some mother-reared juvenile bonobos attain rank higher than adult males and 3) mother-reared offspring often socially interact with adult males without their mothers nearby. These preliminary findings provide initial support that the bonobo social system evolved due to fitness advantages of effectively protecting offspring against consequences of male aggression. Le style de dominance des bonobos présente un puzzle évolutionnaire. Les bonobos ne sont pas dominés par les mâles mais les bonobos femelles ne montrent pas les traits caractéristiques d’une espèce dominée par femelles. On propose l’hypothèse de dominance de progéniture (ODH) comme une solution potentielle. La ODH suggère que le système social des bonobos a évolué en défense contre l’infanticide et pas sous pression pour la monopolisation des ressources. Les femelles qui préviennent l’agression vers leur progéniture et leur préférence d’accouplement avec des mâles moins agressives étaient très efficaces. À l’appui de la ODH on a trouvé pendant nos observations à Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary que: 1) les mâles adultes bonobos agressent rarement vers les bébés avec mères, 2) quelques adolescents bonobos qui furent élevés par leurs mères atteignent un rang plus haut que les mâles adultes et 3) la progéniture élevée par la mère interagissent avec avec d’adultes mâles sans la présence de leur mère. Ces trouvailles préliminaires donnent appuie à l’hypothèse que le système social des bonobos a évolué par les avantages corporelles de la protection de la progéniture contre les conséquences de l’agression mâle.

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Lenhard, Johannes. Calculated Surprises. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190873288.001.0001.

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In this book, Lenhard concentrates on the ways in which computers and simulation are transforming the established conception of mathematical modeling. His core thesis is that simulation modeling constitutes a new mode of mathematical modeling that is rearranging and inverting key features of the established conception. Although most of these new key features—such as experimentation, exploration, and epistemic opacity—have their precursors, the new ways in which they are being combined is generating a distinctive style of scientific reasoning. Lenhard also documents how simulation is affecting fundamental concepts of solution, understanding, and validation. He feeds these transformations back into the philosophy of science, thereby opening up new perspectives on longstanding oppositions. By combining historical investigations with practical aspects, the book is accessible for a broad audience of readers. Numerous case studies covering a wide range of simulation techniques are balanced with broad reflections on science and technology. Initially, what computers are good at is calculating—with a speed and accuracy far beyond human capabilities. Lenhard goes further and investigates the emerging characteristics of computer-based modeling, showing how this initially simple observation is creating a number of surprising challenges for the methodology and epistemology of science. These calculated surprises will attract both philosophers and scientific practitioners who are interested in reflecting on recent developments in science and technology.

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Flesher Fominaya, Cristina. Democracy Reloaded. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190099961.001.0001.

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Framed in debates about the crisis of democracy, the book analyzes one of the most influential social movements of recent times: Spain’s “Indignados” or “15-M” movement. In the wake of the global financial crisis and harsh austerity policies, 15-M movement activists occupied public squares across the country, mobilized millions of Spanish citizens, gave rise to new hybrid parties such as Podemos, and inspired pro-democracy movements around the world. Based on access to key participants in the 15-M movement and Podemos, and extensive participant observation, the book tells the story of this remarkable movement, its emergence, evolution, and impact. In so doing, it challenges some of the core arguments in social movement scholarship about the factors likely to lead to movement success. Instead, the book argues that movements organized around autonomous network logics can build and sustain strong movements in the absence of formal organizations, strong professionalized leadership, and the ability to attract external resources. The key to understanding its power lies in the shared political culture and collective identity that emerged following the occupation of Spain’s central squares. These protest camps sustained the movement by forging reciprocal ties of solidarity between diverse actors, and generating a shared set of critical master frames across a diverse set of actors and issues (e.g., housing, education, pensions, privatization of public services, corruption) that enabled the movement to effectively contest hegemonic narratives about the crisis, austerity, and democracy, influencing public debate and the political agenda.

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Mason, John. Self-Knowledge; a Treatise Shewing the Nature and Benefit of That Important Science, and the Way to Attain It: Intermixed with Various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. HardPress, 2020.

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The Church of England in Newfoundland, no. 2: Containing a statement and reply of Thomas E. Collett, Esq., J.P., a brief review of proceedings connected with the clergy and Church in this Diocese during the past few years, and observations and additional evidence in confirmation of the former statements, and in refutation of the attacks upon them. [St. Johns̓, Nfld.?: s.n.], 1993.

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