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Gaming the System takes continental philosophical traditions out of the ivory tower and into the virtual worlds of video games. In this book, author David J. Gunkel explores how philosophical traditions―put forth by noted thinkers such as Plato, Descartes, Kant, Heidegger, and Žižek―can help us explore and conceptualize recent developments in video games, game studies, and virtual worlds. Furthermore, Gunkel interprets computer games as doing philosophy, arguing that the game world is a medium that provides opportunities to model and explore fundamental questions about the nature of reality, personal identity, social organization, and moral conduct. By using games to investigate and innovate in the area of philosophical thinking, Gunkel shows how areas such as game governance and manufacturers’ terms of service agreements actually grapple with the social contract and produce new postmodern forms of social organization that challenge existing modernist notions of politics and the nation state. In this critically engaging study, Gunkel considers virtual worlds and video games as more than just "fun and games," presenting them as sites for new and original thinking about some of the deepest questions concerning the human experience.
Psicologia em Revista
A diferença e o contingente na formação dos psicanalistas2017 •
O trabalho que se segue procura discutir as categorias da diferença e do contingente no quadro atual de formação dos psicanalistas lacanianos. Perguntamo-nos de que maneira os aspectos contingentes em jogo na formação do analista tornam possível o maior (ou menor) acolhimento à diferença, tanto na clínica quanto no laço social. O primeiro tópico introduzirá as categorias da diferença e do contingente em uma perspectiva lógica, a lógica da sexuação, por nós articulada aos modos de funcionamento das instituições psicanalíticas. No segundo, com a ajuda do testemunho de uma psicanalista sobre seu próprio percurso de formação, veremos como o desejo de obter a diferença se produz em consequência do percurso de análise. Por fim, demonstraremos de que maneira a diferença e o contingente não se encerram no contexto das instituições de formação, estendendo as nossas conclusões à prática do psicanalista nas demais instituições disponibilizadas na cultura.
Journal of Medical Case Reports
Isolated complete avulsion of the gallbladder (near traumatic cholecystectomy): a case report and review of the literature2011 •
Introduction Injury of the gallbladder after blunt abdominal trauma is an unusual finding; the reported incidence is less than 2%. Three groups of injuries are described: simple contusion, laceration, and avulsion, the last of which can be partial, complete, or total traumatic cholecystectomy. Case presentation A case of isolated complete avulsion of the gallbladder (near traumatic cholecystectomy) from its hepatic bed in a 46-year-old Caucasian man without any other sign of injury is presented. The avulsion was due to blunt abdominal trauma after a car accident. The rarity of this injury and the stable condition of our patient at the initial presentation warrant a description. The diagnosis was made incidentally after a computed tomography scan, and our patient was treated successfully with ligation of the cystic duct and artery, removal of the gallbladder, coagulation of the bleeding points, and placement of a drain. Conclusions Early diagnosis of such injuries is quite difficult ...
Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
Inhibition of Carbamate-Insensitive Acetylcholinesterase by Piperonyl Butoxide in Helicoverpa armigera2006 •
Scientific Reports
An integrated approach of remote sensing and geospatial analysis for modeling and predicting the impacts of climate change on food securityThe agriculture sector provides the majority of food supplies, ensures food security, and promotes sustainable development. Due to recent climate changes as well as trends in human population growth and environmental degradation, the need for timely agricultural information continues to rise. This study analyzes and predicts the impacts of climate change on food security (FS). For 2002–2021, Landsat, MODIS satellite images and predisposing variables (land surface temperature (LST), evapotranspiration, precipitation, sunny days, cloud ratio, soil salinity, soil moisture, groundwater quality, soil types, digital elevation model, slope, and aspect) were used. First, we used a deep learning convolutional neural network (DL-CNN) based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) to detect agricultural land (AL). A remote sensing-based approach combined with the analytical network process (ANP) model was used to identify frost-affected areas. We then analyzed the relationship between climatic, geospa...
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
A new onychodont (Osteichthyes; Sarcopterygii) from the Middle Devonian of Morocco and its bearing on early osteichthyan evolution2019 •
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Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Surgical versus Conservative Treatments for Acute Undisplaced or Minimally-Displaced Scaphoid Fractures2018 •
Physical Review B
Phase stability and elastic properties ofXMgB14studied byab initiocalculations(X=Al,Ge,Si,C,Mg,Sc,Ti,V,Zr,Nb,Ta,Hf)2008 •
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
Histological study of cell migration in the dermis of hamsters after immunisation with two different vaccines against visceral leishmaniasis2009 •
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