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Ever heard the advice "go to your librarian"? "I can't access a paper I need" ➡ Go to your librarian! "I need help finding something" ➡ Go to your librarian! "I'm new to research" ➡ Go to your librarian! There's a good reason for this. The librarians at your institution are experts in finding literature, knowing what's available and how to access it. That's also why they have a unique and valuable perspective when it comes to using research tools. For example: Here's how to use citation mapping in your research, from a librarian at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Thank you for sharing, Aster!

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Keen on advancing your research skills in physics? There are numerous interdisciplinary avenues to explore your research in physics at the Cavendish Laboratory. Join us on 7 November for our virtual Open Day to learn more about these different pathways. https://buff.ly/3Atiswe

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Neutron scattering is one of the most powerful techniques in the condensed matter toolkit. Rosie de Laune explores the extraordinary science of neutron scattering and shows that it's transforming science from biology to quantum physics. https://ow.ly/OgOk50TVpMh

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Have a read of the first instalment in a new series of articles exploring the latest emerging trends in tribology, where we'll give you an in-depth look at cutting-edge developments that are shaping the future of tribology. Our first article in this series focuses on digitalisation in tribology, the applications and challenges facing this integration, and why it's an important emerging trend! Set to revolutionise manufacturing and set the stage for significant advances across various industries, digitalisation is a key factor in the future of tribology. What you'll learn: 🔶 How integrated digital technologies and tribology can optimise industrial processes. 🔶 The impact of digitalisation on improving system performance and decision-making. 🔶 See how sectors from automotive to energy are benefiting from these innovations. 🔶 Hurdles like algorithm accuracy, data biases, and the ethical implications of digital technologies. To read the full article, just follow the link below, and get ready to learn more about digitalisation in tribology👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3WJDwiF Keep an eye out for future entries in the Tribology Trends series, where next time we'll be talking about green tribology! 🌳 #tribology #engineering #friction

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📜Research on Micro-Triangular Pyramid Array-Based Fly-Cutting Technology Using the Orthogonal Test Method Read and download for free 👉 https://shorturl.at/jIl5K 🎓Authored by Jiashun Gao, Yu Lei and Zhilong Xu 🏛Xiamen Ocean Vocational College 🏛Jimei University 🏛Huaqiao University --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The copper mold of the micro-triangular pyramid (MTP) is a key component of MTP plastic film manufacturing, and its optical functional surface comprises micro-triangular pyramid arrays (MTPAs). The edge burrs of MTPAs severely affect the optical properties of MTP plastic film. To solve the problem of excessive edge burr of MTPA machining using the fly-cutting method, the orthogonal experimental method was used to optimize the four influencing factors: fly-cutting speed, feed speed, cutting depth, and cooling mode. The results show that the impact of these influencing factors on surface roughness, the projected area of the exit edge burr, and exit edge burr thickness are ranked from largest to the smallest as follows: fly-cutting speed, feed speed, cutting depth, and cooling mode. The factors affecting tool nose wear in descending order are fly-cutting speed, feed speed, cooling mode, and cutting depth. The optimal conditions for minimizing the thickness of the edge burr were a fly-cutting speed of 7.85 m/s, a feed speed of 50 mm/min, a finishing cutting depth of 15 μm, and using compressed air with oil mist for cooling. This study lays a foundation for improving the anti-reflection performance of MTP plastic film. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔑 #MTP; #flycutting; #edgeburr; #orthogonal #experiments #CallForReading #OpenAccess #Article #MDPI #MDPICoatings #OpenAccessJournal #ScientificArticle #ScientificJournal

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“The Challenging History of Other Earths” appeared in the International Journal of Astrobiology in December 2023. Here is an abridged version.

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"Hysteria, Hermeneutical Injustice and Conceptual Engineering" by Annalisa Coliva https://lnkd.in/exCADt4U ABSTRACT In this paper, we look at what Miranda Fricker (2007) calls “hermeneutical injustice” as it arises in the medical context. By drawing on the history of hysteria, I argue that the concept of hysteria has been held in place by power structures affected by negative prejudice against women. In this sense, the concept of hysteria fits the central conditions of the concept of hermeneutical injustice as characterized by Fricker. Yet, reflection on the case of hysteria also signals the need for widening the understanding of hermeneutical injustice. I thus propose to ameliorate the concept of hermeneutical injustice and show how, once thus ameliorated, it can be used as a powerful tool to advocate for the amelioration of the concept of woman. I then return to the concept of hysteria and argue that it is still in use in everyday contexts, where it embodies identity prejudice against women and constitutes a particularly pernicious form of put-down that perpetrates various forms of epistemic injustice. I conclude that also in that kind of context the concept of hysteria should be abandoned. Like with other loaded concepts, the only admissible uses of that concept would then be in contexts of reclaiming or re-appropriation. KEYWORDS: hysteria hermeneutical injustice conceptual engineering Annalisa Coliva is Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. She is editor-in-chief of the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy. She is the author (among other books) of Singular Thoughts: Perceptual-Demonstrative and I-Thoughts (with E. Sacchi, 2001), Moore and Wittgenstein: Scepticism, Certainty and Common Sense (2010), Extended Rationality: A Hinge Epistemology (2015), The Varieties of Self-Knowledge (2016), Wittgenstein Rehinged: The Significance of On Certainty for Contemporary Epistemology (2022), as well as of Relativism (with Maria Baghramian, 2020) and Skepticism (with Duncan Pritchard, 2022). She has published widely in epistemology, especially on ‘hinge epistemology’ (a term she coined), the history of analytic philosophy (especially G. E. Moore, L. Wittgenstein and S. Stebbing) and in philosophy of mind (first-personal and demonstrative thoughts, concepts, perceptual content, Moore’s paradox and self-knowledge). She is currently working on a monograph on Social and Applied Hinge Epistemology, a Cambridge Element on Wittgenstein and Social Epistemology and she is editing (with L. Doulas) Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy: Themes from the Philosophy of Susan Stebbing. #socialepistemology #journal #article #epistemology #knowledge #research #engeneering #concept

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In this AAS Journal Author Series video, Michael Brown (California Institute of Technology) chats with Frank Timmes about planet nine: https://ow.ly/omh650St1pn The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. #ExploreAstronomy

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Our latest issue features a #CrossTalk, starting with Máté Lengyel (Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge), who comments on how Marr's three levels of analysis are useful as a framework for neuroscience! 📜https://buff.ly/44ySLov

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In our latest research case study, Seyed Faroogh Moosavian poses a question. 'Defining a proper notion of spin in the presence of gravity is a long-standing question in the literature of classical gravitational physics. How should one approach this?' Let Faroogh take you on a kaleidoscopic tour of the topic and its possible resolutions: https://lnkd.in/eKbi7ZsD #maths #math #physics

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The SPACE rubric ☑ is a tool that academic institutions can use to establish a baseline for: 💡 The current state of infrastructural conditions 💡 Their ability to support the development & implementation of new academic assessment practices and activities https://lnkd.in/eWWukN3r

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Revealing the ties between #Infodynamics, #InformationEntropy, and #SecondLawOfThermodynamics 📊🔥 How does useful information influence free energy in irreversible processes? https://lnkd.in/dpFsJGaH

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Part of the FABrIC Innovation Platform, computer-aided design and simulation tools are available to academic researchers and small & medium-sized companies. https://loom.ly/Y1NnNDU

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Part of the FABrIC Innovation Platform, computer-aided design and simulation tools are available to academic researchers and small & medium-sized companies. https://loom.ly/Y1NnNDU

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