... ofthe Philosophy of Risk For examples ofthe first five of these fallacies and clarifications of why they are fallacies, see Hansson (2004b) For the last of these fallacies, see Roeser (2006) The ... importance of Introduction to Risk Theory emotions in decision making Some of these studies support the framework of Dual Process Theory, others suggest the possibility of an interaction between the ... likely the outcomes are to materialize An important step in the development of modern decision theory was the development of axiomatic accounts ofthe principle of maximizing expected utility The...
... undermining the status ofthe medical profession We are also concerned about the level of understanding on the part ofthe purchaser, the verification of authenticity ofthe patient request and the potential ... uphold the established ethical practices ofthe medical profession The foundation for the ethical principles ofthe medical profession (in the western world) is the Hippocratic Oath (Nova, 2001a) The ... the notion of “informed.” At the level of individual applications for online prescriptions, the online questionnaire takes no account ofthe level of literacy ofthe patient—either in terms of...
... with the risk of becoming infected being dependent on the background prevalence in the population, the number of concurrent partnerships, the frequency of change of sex partners, the frequency of ... containing the energy ofthe highest occupied molecular orbital, the component vector to the overall polarizability in the Y plane, the total energy, and the sum ofthe bond electrotopological values of ... management of this disease The impact of HIV/AIDS on the daily lives of those people affected by the disease is discussed in section four The ethical aspects of HIV infection and the acceptability of...
... access to the Internet, but with inequality in access to the attention of those who use the Internet By dramatically reducing the cost ofthe replication and distribution of information, the Internet ... account for one in four ofthe most visited destinations ofthe Web (Waxman 2000b) The search engines they feature are often biased in their identification and, especially, ranking of sites in response ... stages of technology diffusion beforethe emergence of stable norms is risky because it is difficult to disentangle: 1) the unique characteristics of early adopters from the characteristics of the...
... group of target individuals What can be done? The current state of aVairs where the value of a health technology is judged only on the basis of some of its consequences, and the use ofthe technology ... continue the pregnancy regardless of fetal abnormalities, the parents take the responsibility They may, both in their own eyes and that of others and society, feel that they have to bear the consequences, ... general – if the birth of people like themselves is not wanted, they may think that they are not wanted either The fourth special feature of fetal screening, diVerentiating it from other antenatal...
... response, the judge shifted the burden of proof by ruling that Morgan Stanley “shall bear the burden of proving to the jury, by the greater weight ofthe evidence, that it lacked knowledge ofthe ... academics The multiyear process to amend the federal rules, the ongoing activities ofthe Sedona Conference, the ABA, the Conference of Chief Judges, and other organizations, and the high profile the ... perceptions ofthe effects of e-discovery on the legal system Second, we reviewed the current state of e-discovery law and practices, including the main features ofthe new Federal Rules of Civil...
... to the suitability ofthe land or the nature ofthe project and there was no study ofthe distribution of income in the local area 2.5 Lack of participation by affected people The granting of ... some ofthe written contracts include the signatures ofthe local Lao officials State policy, international institutions and the promotion ofthe rubber industry The origins ofthe promotion of ... with the small-scale farmers in the North of Laos, without help or support from either the state or the business sector22 (in Hat Yao), beforethe expansion of rubber into the other regions of the...
... affect the engagement of participants with each other, with the subject matter of their work, and with the nature and shaping ofthe hypermedia artifact Of further concern are the actions and their ... understandings ofthe aesthetic, are irrelevant The focus of this theory is on the process ofthe creating, (not on the object created) The proper attitude for those involved is one of “total commitment.” ... precision, they may offer in originality, and in the depth of feeling and the richness of resonance with which they communicate (Dewey, 1934) The act of taking events from the stream of consciousness...
... At the national level, Sukamdi et al (2004) points out that from 1983 to 1999 the growth of remittances was greater than the growth ofthe number of migrants, showing the positive outcome ofthe ... to raise a quota of sugar or tobacco in their tiny plots of flat, well-watered rice areas to be collected by the Dutch tax agents The profits that the Dutch got from the sale ofthe products were ... finance the industrialization of Holland and the expansion of Dutch power in their colonies including Indonesia During the colonial period, using the profits from their cultuurstelsel, the Dutch...
... and the rise ofthe state 6.1 The birth ofthe state 6.2 Legal diversity and universality in the emerging European states 6.3 The decline ofthe Christian commonwealth 6.4 The arrival ofthe ... villages In a similar vein, the Sapeurs ofthe Congo have appropriated the global image ofthe white coat ofthe medical profession to bolster the prestige ofthe witch doctor.33 These general patterns ... and the proper domain ofthe United Nations Many commentators write ofthe decline ofthe nation-state, in the face ofthe transference of national sovereignty to such structures as the UN, the...
... worked in the area The research team consisted of a staff from RIA No 1, DOFI and CSSH and officers of People's Committee ofthe District (PCD) and People's Committee ofthe Commune (PCC) The fieldwork ... in cooperation with the Department of Fisheries (DOFI) The study attempts to provide a balanced analysis of both the positive and the negative impacts of shrimp farming on the environment and ... in the Tam Giang area The district is located in the centre ofthe Tam Giang lagoon, with a history of shrimpfarm activities For several years, the district has been the principal contributor of...
... ofthe society; To establish the infrastructure, finance and human resource for 3R implement The specific target until 2015: 80 % of solid waste will be collected; Reduce the generated rate of ... waste; The amount of solid waste that requires land filling and incineration will be cut down to 70% ofthe total volume of collected waste while 30% will be reused and recycled To 2020, the general ... production and consumption society The specific target until 2020: 95 % of solid waste will be collected; Reduce the generated rate of solid waste; The amount of solid waste that requires land...
... in the dominant paradigm of fertility and reproduction, a shift generated by the development ofthe ‘seductive egg’ theory 119 120 C.R Daniels The ‘seductive egg’ theory The ‘seductive egg’ theory ... from virtually all ofthe news stories on fetal health and addiction The absence of fathers in news reports of crack babies was made easier to believe by the racial subtext ofthe story: African–American ... discussion ofthe rise ofthe concept of fetal rights and fetal protectionism can be found in Daniels, 1993.) After a brief discussion ofthe social construction of maternity and paternity, I analyse the...
... the person is on vacation or out of town, and verification is not instantly possible Even though there might be a hint of suspicion on the authenticity ofthe request, people tend to err on the ... American taxpayers if Microsoft won the antitrust trial The judge in the case has since ruled that Microsoft be split into two, a decision being appealed by Microsoft "They were bogus polls that ... from the other party, there wasn’t a photo Instead, upon accessing the attachment, the hard drive began to spin Fortunately, the employee was sophisticated enough to understand the danger of a...
... China, the ‘value’ of wildlife lost as a result ofthe pollution accident will not be considered part ofthe ‘direct loss’ base.”121 Though the size ofthe penalties allowed has increased, the law ... control.”89 The 2008 LPCWP requires the governments ofthe provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities to implement a system of total quantity control ofthe discharge of key pollutants in their ... many provisions ofthe old law with many ofthe regulations In fact, sections ofthe Implementing Rules and the Interim Measures are copied directly into the 2008 LPCWP As a result, the amended law...
... According to 2002 statistics (one ofthe few available on the topic) ofthe diffusion of aesthetic surgery in the world, the three European countries of interest to the research to be presented here ... through their tendency to identify the interests of their dominators as their own The radical feminist approach describes one ofthe key components of what we might call the social representation of ... itself from the other beauty enhancing techniques as the ultimate symbol of invasion ofthe human body for the sake of physical beauty” (Gimlin, 2000, p 80) The aesthetic dimension of this intervention...
... petitioned the court to rehear the case and the final outcome of these and had yet to be determined at the time of this report’s publication In 2007, EPA’s Office of Water (OW) initiated the aforementioned ... documents due to the difficulty in understanding the complexities of these impacts, a lack of available information on their consequences, and the desire to limit the scope of environmental analysis.” ... and ultimately ensure the commercial viability of these unconventional resources In terms ofthe potential size ofthe oil shale resource residing in Region 8, the Department of Interior (DOI) estimates...