Is second order practice possible?

Is second order practice possible?

This paper looks at the difficulties in applying second order ideas to therapeutic practice. It considers, first, what second order ideas are and how they relate to one another, second, what second order practice looks like, and third, the problems these ideas create when trying to apply them. It is argued that their pure application is impossible given our strong moral beliefs, but that there ...

Second-Order Languages and Mathematical Practice

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Mona: Monadic Second-Order Logic in Practice

The purpose of this article is to introduce Monadic Secondorder Logic as a practical means of specifying regularity. The logic is a highly succinct alternative to the use of regular expressions. We have built a tool MONA, which acts as a decision procedure and as a translator to finitestate automata. The tool is based on new algorithms for minimizing finitestate automata that use binary decisio...

Is Second Attack of Diphtheria Possible?

Is Second Attack of Diphtheria Possible?

' One attack of diphtheria does not always confer a lasting immunity, second and even third attacks are not uncommon. This is probably because our body cells respond slowly to stimulation by diphtheria toxin with the production of antitoxin and the ordinary attack of diphtheria is too brief in duration for adequate stimulation of antitoxin production. This is indicated by the fact that several ...