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Most cited in this library
Remodelling Structural Realism: Quantum Physics and the Metaphysics of Structure
2003 · 492 citations
The Structure of the World
2014 · 391 citations
Science and Partial Truth
2003 · 341 citations
On Representing the Relationship between the Mathematical and the Empirical
2002 · 228 citations
Asymmetries in Time.
1990 · 223 citations
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The Value of Surprise in Science
Erkenntnis
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2021
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2 authors
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Open access
18
citations
Imagination in Scientific Practice
European Journal for Philosophy of Science
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2020
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1 author
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Open access
33
citations
There Are No Such Things As Theories
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2020
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1 author
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book
81
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Defending eliminative structuralism and a whole lot more (or less)
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
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2018
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1 author
27
citations
Applying Mathematics
Oxford University Press eBooks
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2018
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2 authors
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book
43
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Applying New Mathematics
Oxford University Press eBooks
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2018
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2 authors
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book
35
citations
Symmetries and Explanatory Dependencies in Physics
Oxford University Press eBooks
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2018
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2 authors
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book
31
citations
Toying with the Toolbox: How Metaphysics Can Still Make a Contribution
Journal for General Philosophy of Science
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2018
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1 author
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Open access
26
citations
Realism and Metaphysics
Routledge eBooks
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2017
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1 author
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chapter
31
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Identity conditions, idealisations and isomorphisms: a defence of the Semantic Approach
Synthese
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2017
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1 author
21
citations
Rethinking Outside the Toolbox: Reflecting Again on the Relationship between Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics.
BRILL eBooks
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2015
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2 authors
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chapter
65
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(Structural) realism and its representational vehicles
Synthese
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2015
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1 author
13
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The Structure of the World
Oxford University Press eBooks
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2014
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1 author
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book
391
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The Structure of the World: Metaphysics and Representation
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2014
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1 author
167
citations
The Bloomsbury companion to the philosophy of science
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2014
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2 authors
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book
17
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Thinking Outside the Toolbox: Towards a More Productive Engagement Between Metaphysics and Philosophy of Physics
PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
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2012
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2 authors
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preprint
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Open access
122
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Models and structures: Phenomenological and partial
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
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2012
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3 authors
13
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The Presentation of Objects and the Representation of Structure
The Western Ontario series in philosophy of science
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2011
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1 author
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chapter
18
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Can Mathematics Explain Physical Phenomena?
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
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2011
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2 authors
37
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Are There No Things That are Scientific Theories?
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
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2011
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2 authors
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Open access
21
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How Theories Represent
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
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2011
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2 authors
102
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Shifting to structures in physics and biology: A prophylactic for promiscuous realism
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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2011
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1 author
36
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Continuum Companion to the Philosophy of Science
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2011
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2 authors
11
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Getting Away from Governance: A Structuralist Approach to Laws and Symmetries
PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
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2010
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2 authors
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preprint
12
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The interdependence of structure, objects and dependence
Synthese
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2010
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1 author
99
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In Defence of Ontic Structural Realism
Boston studies in the philosophy of science
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2010
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2 authors
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chapter
102
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Correspondence, Invariance and Heuristics: Essays in Honour of Heinz Post
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2009
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1 author
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other
52
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Metaphysical underdetermination: why worry?
Synthese
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2009
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1 author
71
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Keeping quiet on the ontology of models
Synthese
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2009
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1 author
58
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On the Transposition of the Substantial into the Functional: Bringing Cassirer's Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics into the Twenty-First Century
The Western Ontario series in philosophy of science
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2009
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2 authors
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chapter
12
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Genuine Possibilities in the Scientific Past and How to Spot Them
Isis
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2008
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1 author
14
citations
Science: Key Concepts in Philosophy
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2007
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1 author
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other
15
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The Geohistorical Revolution
Metascience
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2007
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1 author
18
citations
An Idiosyncratic Introduction to the Philosophy of␣Psychology
Metascience
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2007
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1 author
0
citations
Realism about Structure: The Semantic View and Nonlinguistic Representations
Philosophy of Science
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2006
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2 authors
63
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Looking for structure in all the wrong places: Ramsey sentences, multiple realisability, and structure
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
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2006
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2 authors
11
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VI-STRUCTURE AS A WEAPON OF THE REALIST
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Hardback)
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2006
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1 author
81
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VI*-STRUCTURE AS A WEAPON OF THE REALIST1
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (Hardback)
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2006
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1 author
89
citations
On Physics and Philosophy
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2006
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1 author
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book
109
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A Model-Theoretic Account of Representation (Or, I Don't Know Much about Art…but I Know It Involves Isomorphism)
Philosophy of Science
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2003
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1 author
155
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Science and Partial Truth
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2003
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2 authors
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book
341
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Inconsistency in Science
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2003
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2 authors
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chapter
35
citations
Remodelling Structural Realism: Quantum Physics and the Metaphysics of Structure
Synthese
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2003
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2 authors
492
citations
The Dissolution of Objects: Between Platonism and Phenomenalism
Synthese
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2003
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1 author
131
citations
Scribbling on the blank sheet: Eddington's structuralist conception of objects
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
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2003
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1 author
84
citations
On Representing the Relationship between the Mathematical and the Empirical
Philosophy of Science
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2002
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3 authors
228
citations
Inconsistency in Science: A Partial Perspective
Springer eBooks
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2002
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2 authors
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chapter
16
citations
Symmetry, Structure and the Constitution of Objects
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2001
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1 author
15
citations
Models, Theories, and Structures: Thirty Years On
Philosophy of Science
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2000
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2 authors
106
citations
The Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics: Partial Structures and the Application of Group Theory to Physics
Synthese
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2000
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1 author
73
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6. On the Withering Away of Physical Objects
Princeton University Press eBooks
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1999
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1 author
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chapter
97
citations
Models and mathematics in physics: the role of group theory
Cambridge University Press eBooks
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1999
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1 author
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chapter
85
citations
Reinflating the semantic approach
International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
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1999
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2 authors
206
citations
Infestation or pest control: the introduction of group theory into quantum mechanics
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
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1999
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2 authors
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Open access
34
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Semantic Perspective on Idealization in Quantum Mechanics
BRILL eBooks
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1998
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2 authors
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chapter
31
citations
Superconductivity and structures: revisiting the London account
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
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1997
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2 authors
81
citations
Partiality, Pursuit and Practice
Springer eBooks
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1997
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1 author
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chapter
22
citations
The esperable uberty of quantum chromodynamics
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
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1995
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1 author
45
citations
Hacking Away at the Identity of Indiscernibles: Possible Worlds and Einstein's Principle of Equivalence
The Journal of Philosophy
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1995
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1 author
46
citations
Correspondence, Invariance and Heuristics
Boston studies in the philosophy of science
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1993
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2 authors
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other
135
citations