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- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Light continues to propagate after the source is removed?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Descartes argued God could alter mathematical truths but not laws of nature.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Expertise and advanced learning alter neural mechanisms of cognitive control?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that A vowel and a consonant can be allophones of the same phoneme?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Offensive and taboo words shift significantly across languages and over historical time periods?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Wick rotation transforms a quantum field theory to Euclidean space by substituting time with imaginary time.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Refusing to cite paywalled literature restricts scientific communication and reproducibility?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that The total vapor pressure of immiscible liquids equals the sum of their individual vapor pressures?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Amphetamine withdrawal produces physiological and psychological symptoms?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Lower production costs lead to an increase in market supply?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Objects cool down by radiating thermal energy and transferring heat to their surroundings via conduction and convection?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Aluminium oxide is amphoteric?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Voltage and resistance determine the current and rate of an electrolysis reaction.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A quantifiable amount of plastic settles to the bottom of the oceans annually?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Mechanical prosthetic heart valves can experience structural failure or leaflet fracture.?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Ice has a lower density than liquid water due to hydrogen bonding crystal structures?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cancer cells emit specific volatile organic compounds as chemical signatures?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that True selflessness and pure altruism do not exist in human behavior?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Duck quacks do not echo?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Specific biological mechanisms underlie disorganized thinking and behavior in thought disorders?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that German is spoken in Upper Valais due to historical migration and settlement patterns?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Recent scientific progress has advanced the medical understanding of tinnitus?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sensors that measure soil water tension are generically called tensiometers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cigarette smoking causes lung cancer?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Fish have no memory?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbenes insert into carbon-hydrogen bonds of n-pentane to form branched alkanes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Precipitation can occur in states of matter other than liquids?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Viruses adapt to new hosts through repeated cross-species host jumps and secondary mutations.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Standardized measures exist for the severity of medication adverse effects?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Counterfactual conditionals exclude the actual world in their evaluation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The maximum temperature attainable by a thermite reaction can be calculated from thermodynamic data?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Aerobraking is the term for using a planetary atmosphere to dissipate kinetic energy during reentry.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Serious side effects and deaths are expected from mass vaccination campaigns of new vaccines?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of current climate change?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Progressive taxation policy has a measurable effect on aggregate business growth.?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that DNA contains complete biological information for organism development?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Liquid CO2 can dissolve certain plastics.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Declarative memory plays a critical role in early skill acquisition?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Airplanes release biological or chemical agents via persistent contrails?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Long-term antidepressant use can reduce memory and emotional responsiveness?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that The conditional 'if not p then q' is logically equivalent to 'p or q'?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Humanistic psychology encompasses specific personality theories?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Technical Analysis can predict future market prices?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Insulin resistance is strongly connected to cardiovascular disease?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A space elevator can launch a payload into a solar orbit?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Computer programmers contribute to vaccine development through computational biology and bioinformatics.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Separate neural circuits express separate genes in the same type of brain matter?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drugs sharing the exact same chemical formula always work identically in the human body?
- OVERSTATEDIs it true that Mein Kampf uniquely combined explicit autobiographical manifesto and prescriptive totalitarian policy.?
- COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that A sealed bag of soap, water and air expands when shaken due to gas entrainment?
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