Quantum theory has provoked intense discussions about its interpretation since its pioneer days, beginning with Bohr’s view of quantum theory as a theory of knowledge. We show that such an epistemic perspective can be consistently complemented by Einstein’s ontically oriented position.

The endeavor for technological innovation is a persistent parameter throughout human history. Because of their resonance, antiquated paradigms may facilitate our search for new ones. In this essay I suggest that the ancient Museum of Alexandria, with its emphasis on the ongoing dialogue among the Muses, can serve as inspiration to the virtual museums that are being established in cyberspace. Co...

Sr. Editor: El aumento en los estándares de investigación de las instituciones médicas en eventos científicos ha generado una conducta de publicación más competitiva entre profesionales médicos, en especial en los médicos jóvenes, en algunos países desarrollados como es el caso de China. Este comportamiento presenta puntos de vista diferentes en su apreciación. Se menciona que en China se da un...

Delusion is usually considered in DSM 5 as a false belief based on incorrect inference about external reality, but the issue of delusion raises crucial concerns, especially that of a possible (or absent) continuity between delusional and normal experiences, and the understanding of delusional experience. In the present study, we first aim to consider delusion from a perspectivist angle, accordi...

Two experiments tested the ability to distinguish between ordinary and fantastic complex visual displays in 6and 9-year-old children and adults. In Experiment 1, adults found discrimination between ordinary and fantastic visual realities (Task 1) as clear and manageable as the discrimination between pictures that included or did not include human characters (Task 2), but 6and 9-year-old childre...

This paper examines the inconsistencies or distortions among three medical realities: patients’ physical reality (as reflected in clinical observations, lab reports, and other “objective” measures); clinicians’ mental models of conditions; how that information is represented patient’s electronic chart—the health record (EHR). We created a typology based on semiotic triangle “symbol,” “thought r...

Studies investigating fertility decline in developing countries often adopt measures of determinants of fertility behavior developed based on observations from developed countries, without adapting them to the realities of the study setting. As a result, their findings are usually invalid, anomalous or statistically non-significant. This commentary draws on the research article by Moeeni and co...

AIM In the last 40 years, physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) has made significant steps forward in Europe with the foundation of the European Federation of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (EFPMR) (1963) which gave rise to the European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ESPRM) (2004) the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (1970), the PRM Section of the Europea...