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Beyond quantitative and qualitative traits: three telling cases in the life sciences by Serpico, Davide

“…This paper challenges the common assumption that some phenotypic traits are quantitative while others are qualitative. The distinction between these two kinds…”
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The Cyclical Return of the IQ Controversy: Revisiting the Lessons of the Resolution on Genetics, Race and Intelligence by Serpico, Davide

“…In 1976, the Genetics Society of America (GSA) published a document entitled “Resolution of Genetics, Race, and Intelligence.” This document laid out the…”
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From Obesity to Energy Metabolism: Ontological Perspectives on the Metrics of Human Bodies by Serpico, Davide, Borghini, Andrea

“…In this paper, we aim at rethinking the concept of obesity in a way that better captures the connection between underlying medical aspects, on the one hand,…”
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Introduction: Understanding Hunger by Borghini, Andrea, Serpico, Davide

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Averaged versus individualized: pragmatic N-of-1 design as a method to investigate individual treatment response by Serpico, Davide, Maziarz, Mariusz

“…Heterogeneous treatment effects represent a major issue for medicine as they undermine reliable inference and clinical decision-making. To overcome the issue,…”
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Homeostatic Property Cluster Theory without Homeostatic Mechanisms: Two Recent Attempts and their Costs by Onishi, Yukinori, Serpico, Davide

“…The homeostatic property cluster theory (HPC) is widely influential for its ability to account for many natural-kind terms in the life sciences. However, the…”
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The DSM-5 introduction of the Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder as a new mental disorder: a philosophical review by Amoretti, M. Cristina, Lalumera, Elisabetta, Serpico, Davide

“…The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) included the Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder (SPCD) as a new…”
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Covid-19 and ageing: four alternative conceptual frameworks by Serpico, Davide, Amoretti, M. Cristina

“…Ageing is one of the main risk factors for Covid-19. In this paper, we delineate four alternative conceptualisations of ageing, each of which determines…”
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The Spirit of Cocktails: On the Conceptual Structure of Cocktail Recipes by Davide Serpico, M. Cristina Amoretti, Marcello Frixione

“…In this paper, we discuss the conceptual structure of cocktail recipes. This topic involves engaging questions for philosophers and food theorists due to some…”
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Where the standard approach in comparative neuroscience fails and where it works: General intelligence and brain asymmetries by Serpico, Davide, Frasnelli, Elisa

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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Idealisations and the aims of polygenic scores by Serpico, Davide

“…Research in pharmacogenomics and precision medicine has recently introduced the concept of Polygenic Scores (PGSs), namely, indexes that aggregate the effects…”
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What kind of kind is intelligence? by Serpico, Davide

“…The model of human intelligence that is most widely adopted derives from psychometrics and behavioral genetics. This standard approach conceives intelligence…”
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L’intelligenza tra generalità, integrazione e controllo cognitivo by Davide Serpico

“…In che modo il nostro cervello è in grado di produrre quel tipo di comportamento flessibile e volto a specifici scopi che chiamiamo intelligenza? Le differenze…”
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Effects of winter sea bathing on psychoneuroendocrinoimmunological parameters by Demori, Ilaria, Piccinno, Tommaso, Saverino, Daniele, Luzzo, Erika, Ottoboni, Stefano, Serpico, Davide, Chiera, Marco, Giuria, Roberto

“…•Winter sea bathing has fans all over the world claiming that it is good for health.•Winter sea bathing is a pastime that can be practiced by everyone.•Winter…”
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New historical and philosophical perspectives on quantitative genetics by Serpico, Davide, Lynch, Kate E., Porter, Theodore M.

“…The aim of this virtual special issue is to bring together philosophical and historical perspectives to address long-standing issues in the interpretation,…”
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Book-review of V. Tripodi (ed.), Philosophy and Medicine (Medicina e Storia, vol. IX-X, 2016) by Davide Serpico

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