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“Theoretical mathematics”: toward a cultural synthesis of mathematics and theoretical physics

Arthur M. Jaffe, Frank Quinn • Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (1993)

Is speculative mathematics dangerous? Recent interactions between physics and mathematics pose the question with some force: traditional mathematical norms discourage speculation, but it is the fabric of theoretical physics. In practice the...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/s0273-0979-1993-00413-0

Mathematics for Physics

Michael Stone, Paul M. Goldbart • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2009)

An engagingly-written account of mathematical tools and ideas, this book provides a graduate-level introduction to the mathematics used in research in physics. The first half of the book focuses on the traditional mathematical methods of ph...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511627040

Creativity: The Essence of Mathematics

Eric L. Mann • journal for the education of the gifted (2006)

For the gifted mathematics student, early mastery of concepts and skills in the mathematics curriculum usually results in getting more of the same work and/or moving through the curriculum at a faster pace. Testing, grades, and pacing overs...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4219/jeg-2006-264

Mathematics and Reality

Stewart Shapiro • Philosophy of Science (1983)

The subject of this paper is the philosophical problem of accounting for the relationship between mathematics and non-mathematical reality. The first section, devoted to the importance of the problem, suggests that many of the reasons for e...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/289138

Theories of Mathematical Learning

• Routledge eBooks (2013)

Contents: Preface. Part I: P. Cobb, Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives on Mathematics Learning. P. Cobb, B. Jaworski, N. Presmeg, Emergent and Sociocultural Views of Mathematical Activity. J. Voigt, Negotiation of Mathematical Me...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203053126

DAF-UNet: Deformable U-Net with Atrous-Convolution Feature Pyramid for Retinal Vessel Segmentation

Yongchao Duan, Rui Yang, Ming Zhao, Mingrui Qi et al. • Mathematics (2025)

Segmentation of retinal vessels from fundus images is critical for diagnosing diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. However, the inherent challenges posed by the complex geometries of vessels and the highly imbalanced distribution of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math13091454

Mathematical Statistics

Keith Knight • Chapman & Hall/CRC eBooks (1999)

Traditional texts in mathematical statistics can seem - to some readers-heavily weighted with optimality theory of the various flavors developed in the 1940s and50s, and not particularly relevant to statistical practice. Mathematical Statis...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780367805319

On Mathematical Problem Posing.

Edward A. Silver • for the learning of mathematics (1994)

In mathematics classes at all levels of schooling in all countries of the world, students can be observed solving problems. The quality and authenticity of these mathematics problems has been the subject of many discussions and debates in r...

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Philosophy of Mathematics Education

Bronisław Czarnocha, María Aparecida Viggiani Bicudo, Paul Ernest • International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) (2024)

This survey provides a brief and selective overview of research in the philosophy of mathematics education. It asks what makes up the philosophy of mathematics education, what it means, what questions it asks and answers, and what is its ov...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811287152_0080

Survey of Hybrid Cloud Workflow Scheduling

LIU Peng, LIU Bo, ZHOU Na-qin, PENG Xin-yi, LIN Wei-wei • Jisuanji kexue (2022)

In the context of data explosion,traditional cloud computing is faced with the dilemma of insufficient local cloud resources and high expansion cost.However,the newly emerging hybrid cloud combining resource-rich public cloud and data-sensi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11896/jsjkx.210300303

Mathematics, mathematicians, and mathematics education

Hyman Bass • Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (2005)

I am one of a growing number of research mathematicians who are substantially engaged with school mathematics education. Such outreach has a long and honor-able tradition. In this lecture, I illustrate some of the ways that I think this can...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/s0273-0979-05-01072-4

What Is Mathematics?

Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins • Oxford University Press eBooks (1996)

Abstract For more than two thousand years a familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person. Today, unfortunately, the traditional place of mathematics in educat...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195105193.001.0001

What could Paul have meant by ‘against nature’ (παρὰ φύσιν) as written in Romans 1:26? Striving for the well-being and health of all people

Andries G. van Aarde • HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies (2021)

The point of departure of this article is postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault’s ‘archaeological analysis’ of the history of sexuality, seen from the lens of the South African philosopher Johann Beukes. Foucault points out that since the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/hts.v77i2.7060

Feasibility study for interactive reporting of network meta-analysis: experiences from the development of the MetaInsight COVID-19 app for stakeholder exploration, re-analysis and sensitivity analysis from living systematic reviews

Yiqiao Xin, Clareece R. Nevill, Janion Nevill, Ewan Gray et al. • BMC Medical Research Methodology (2022)

Abstract Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) has been increasingly adopted worldwide by Cochrane reviews, guideline developers and decision-making bodies to identify optimal treatment choices. However, NMA results are often produced stat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01507-x

A Personalized Gait Parameter Prediction-Based Speed-Adaptive Control Method for Hybrid Active-Passive Intelligent Prosthetic Knee

Xiaoming Wang, Yuanhua Li, Hui Li, Shengli Luo et al. • Biomimetics (2026)

To address the limitations of current prosthetic knees that lack personalized adaptability to users’ gait characteristics and walking speeds, this study proposes a personalized gait parameter prediction–based speed-adaptive control method f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics11020136

Health literacy, digital health literacy and the implementation of digital health technologies in cancer care: the need for a strategic approach

Emma Kemp, Joshua L. Trigg, Lisa Beatty, Chris Christensen et al. • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (2020)

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Digital health technologies can potentially reduce health disparities in cancer care. However, the benefits of digital health technology depend partly on users' digital health literacy, that is, "capabilities and resources ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.387

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran

Negar Morovatdar, Shapour Badiee Aval, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini Yazdi, Farzaneh Norouzi et al. • Iranian Journal of Neonatology (2015)

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran Background: Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. Early diagnosis is a important public health intervention to prevent neurol...

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