Assertion, Implicature, and Iterated Knowledge

The present paper argues that there is a knowledge norm for conversational implicature: one may conversationally implicate p only if one knows p.Linguistic data about the cancellation behavior of implicatures and Nail Tips the ways they are challenged and criticized by speakers is presented to support the thesis.The knowledge norm for implicature i

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Dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia

Sintayehu Hailu,1 Bedasa Woldemichael21Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale-Goba, Ethiopia; 2Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale-Goba, EthiopiaBackground: Dietary diversity is a proxy indicator of nutrient ade

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Inverse correlation between PDGFC expression and lymphocyte infiltration in human papillary thyroid carcinomas

Abstract Background Members of the PDGF family have been suggested as potential biomarkers for papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC).However, it is known that both expression and stimulatory effect of PDGF ligands can be affected by inflammatory cytokines.We have performed a microarray study in a collection of PTCs, of which about half the biopsies co

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Metabolomics Discloses a New Non-invasive Method for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis

Introduction and aims.Alcoholic hepatitis is the most severe manifestation of alcoholic liver disease.Unfortunately, there 6-84 W are still some unresolved issues in the diagnosis and management of this disease, such as the need of histological diagnosis, an accurate prognostic stratification, and the development of novel targeted therapies.The pre

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