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Diversion effects, incentive effects, and the goals of research ethics promulgations

ethics (nor much of political philosophy more broadly) without encountering and wrestling with his careful contributions. He was welcoming of discussion and generous with his intellectual energies. Ongoing ... pathologies on the legitimate functioning of political decision-making institutions 1 Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University , Baker Hall 155C, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 , USA A B S T R A C T It was

Political economy, stakeholder voices, and saliency: lessons from international policies regulating insurer use of genetic information

, there have been persistent murmurings for a ‘GINA 2.0’ to extend the protections of the original law. Although it is plausible to assume that the insurance industry has the political economy to control ... information that balances between social and economic considerations. Without compromise, continued saliency and a weakened political economy of insurers will foster continued entrenched debate on the issue

Economic efficiency of Colombian agricultural companies: an empirical study of stochastic production frontiers

and intangible assets, aspects that provide competitive advantages for medium and large companies; therefore, we suggest to improve the political-private strategy of business management with incentives

Sources of conflicts in the execution of projects in companies of the oil sector in the Eastern Coast of the Lake of Zulia state

differences in philosophy and perception of how work should be done, as well as conflicting personal goals. Robbins & Judge [2], the origin of most conflicts is the transmission of poor communication, this ... , union and labor problems with the workers, by the doctrines or political inclination of some leaders. That is why the daily performance of companies, conflict situations of various nature and intensity

Analysis of the impact of eco-design on the circular economy: a bibliometric analysis of publications in Spain

main objective of the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050 and, in addition to having proposed a law that turns this political commitment into a legal obligation, to achieve this objective it will be ... conditions or under what philosophy or thought those goods have been produced. In addition, since Asia is responsible for a large volume of production over the world total, it would be interesting for Spain to

Sustainability and future of the oil and gas industry: a mini-review

an unstable policy and legal framework that ultimately, weakens a country’s political commitment towards energy policies; they downplay the investments needed to motivate research and development ... to reasonable amounts which now leads to O&G companies to be flexible and adapt their business models considering the changing regulatory environment owing to the political compliance pressures. These

Algorithmic Challenges to Autonomous Choice

, can we necessarily regard the choices made as expressions of user preferences that serve our socio-political goals? Even if the answer is positive—does this new mode of user choice fit current legal ... philosophy. Below we explore in broad strokes three main rationales for autonomous human choice, namely efficiency, psychological effects, and liberal political theory.73 Some of these are consequentialist

Justice, and Only Justice, You Shall Pursue: Network Neutrality, the First Amendment and John Rawls's Theory of Justice

-nots, with an opportunity to better their social positioning by enjoying unobstructed access to the Internet as users. Therefore, we propose abandoning the utilitarian philosophy that has characterized ... Catalogue of Electronic Texts) (1863), availableat http://infomotions.cometexts/philosophy/1800-1899/mill-utilitarianism-218.htm. 21. Id.at 52. cake rather than on the way the cake is distributed. Third

Stabilization of clayey soils using asphalt emulsion and steel filings for subgrades

"cradle to cradle" philosophy. One of the alternatives proposed in this research is the use of asphalt emulsion for the improvement of the subgrade, since both its production and application are

Technology management. Design and manufacture of a heatsink

evaluated to choose the most promising one, with which you can proceed to the prototype construction stage. This work philosophy allows significant savings, not only in time, but also in resources, by

A conceptual framework for the modelling and simulation of social systems

: Legitimacy theory, Coercion theory and Representative theory [8]. SimPol is a computational model of a polity (political system). It represents the political processes and structures of a generic society ... approaches to the M&S of social systems. Computer simulation laboratory for social theories covers neither the economic nor political aspects. SimPol is restricted to political systems. SocLab only applies to

Egg freezing, stratified reproduction and the logic of not

This commentary examines social and political implications of social egg freezing in a market that is stratified, globalized, and part of a larger bioeconomy. John Robertson's article and public ... . Supply of the cells and bodies necessary for assisted reproductive technology use depends on market thinking and structural inequality. What the industry produces are carefully calibrated social-political

Agile human centered methodologies to develop educational software

issues to support students with special education needs (SEN) is presented. In conclusion, we state that the proposed methodology could be a good design process philosophy to follow in the development of ... . Introduction The user-centered design (UCD) philosophy indicates that the software development process must be focused on the users rather than on the developers [1]. Nowadays there seems to be an increase in

Profiling research-capable English teachers throughout Turkey’s national teacher education reform history

Despite the growing interest in student-teachers’ research engagement, little is known about the political significance and representation of research-oriented organization and pedagogies in pre ... education agenda. LITERATURE REVIEW Evidence-Informed Practice and Teacher Research Over the past sixty years, the political and practical utility of education research has received considerable critical

Agile human centered methodologies to develop educational software

issues to support students with special education needs (SEN) is presented. In conclusion, we state that the proposed methodology could be a good design process philosophy to follow in the development of ... . Introduction The user-centered design (UCD) philosophy indicates that the software development process must be focused on the users rather than on the developers [1]. Nowadays there seems to be an increase in

Surrogacy, privacy, and the American Convention on Human Rights

at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto; the United Kingdom Latin America Political Philosophy Research Network Workshop on Economic and Social Human Rights at the School of Law, Universidad de ... , in this view, the maternal bond reflects an important social value that our legal and political institutions ought to promote. In its best light, this objection could be founded in a form of

Military genomic testing: proportionality, expected benefits, and the connection between genotypes and phenotypes

evolutionary theory and the philosophy of biology, however, renders it doubtful that such knowledge is forthcoming. The complexity of the relationship between genotypic factors and realized traits (the so-called ... YPE S TO PHEN OT YPE S The fundamentals of my critique are drawn from recent work in both biology and the philosophy of biology. But first, a brief introduction. An organism is born with a particular

Hospital rough cut capacity planning in a General Surgery service

philosophy that shows a holistic approach and pursues hospital excellence with a strategic vision [5], the process representation as a synthesized way to see relationship between activities [6], analysis of

Contracts, Persons and Property: A Tribute to Margaret Jane Radin

subprime mortgages unfolded as a political, legal, financial and social tragedy. Millions of homeowners had purchased homes for amounts they most certainly could not afford, with terms and conditions written ... consumers have no meaningful options to the pernicious click-wraps, shrink-wraps or other “wraps” deployed to regulate our relationship to the goods or services that enable meaningful cultural, political and

A critique of national solidarity in transnational organ sharing in Europe

on the right to die and organ transplantation in China and the USA. He is also interested in different topics in political and moral philosophy and bioethics, such as theories of global justice ... on solidarity as a legal conception as applied to organ sharing, I do not spend much time on discussing the general idea of solidarity in political and moral philosophy except where such discussion is