Papers in Futurology
Futurology papers in Social Sciences, A
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Extensive empirical evidence and theoretical developments in multiple disciplines stimulate a need to expand the range of rational choice models to be used as a foundation for the study of social dilemmas and collective action. After an introduction…
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Background: Public interest group sought to enjoin Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from continuing to enforce its policy barring sale to terminally ill patients of investigational drugs, i.e. experimental drugs not yet approved for public use.…
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This article unveils some previously unknown facts about the short life of Max Friedrich (1856-1887), the author in 1881 of the first PhD dissertation on experimental psychology, written under the supervision of Wilhelm Wundt: "On the Duration of…
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Mechanisms of plasticity have traditionally been ascribed to higher-order sensory processing areas such as the cortex, whereas early sensory processing centers have been considered largely hard-wired. In agreement with this view, the auditory…
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This brief guide reviews the philosophical underpinnings of the prospective procedure then strives to explain the concepts and characteristics of this "intellectual undiscipline" which aims not to predict but rather to help shape the future. La…
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In this paper, we argue that the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends is critical to its innovative capabilities. We label this capability a firm's absorptive capacity…
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We performed a comparison of several simple physicochemical properties between marketed drugs, clinical candidates and bioactive compounds using commercially available databases (GVKBIO, Hyderabad, India). In contrast to previous studies this…
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Accidental germ-line modifications through somatic cell gene therapies: some ethical considerations.Proposed somatic cell gene-therapies (especially those involving in utero therapies) may involve a small risk of germ-line modifications; this risk has engendered serious concern, and arguments have been made that such therapies ought not be pursued…
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Reviews the book, "Accident Prone: A History of Technology, Psychology, and Misfits of the Machine Age" by John C. Burnham (2009). This book tells the story of how the "accident prone" became a human kind as Ian Hacking's might say, but only…
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Energy forecasts play a key role in development of energy and environmental policy. Evaluations of the accuracy of past projections can provide insight into the uncertainty that may be associated with current forecasts. They can also be used to…
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As the World Summit on Sustainable Development approaches, it is timely to assess our actions on behalf of a more ecologically viable world and the barriers that remain to our realization of this goal. Globalization and sustainable development have…
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In 1972, the Club of Rome's infamous report "The Limits to Growth" Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J., BehrensIII, W. W. (1972). The Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the Predicament of Mankind. Universe Books, New…
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Quantitative measures of social complexity derived from three different research endeavors are compared statistically for the same fifty societies. The scales are found to be correlated at a high level of significance; this suggests that the…
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OBJECTIVE: Brainwave entrainment (BWE), which uses rhythmic stimuli to alter brainwave frequency and thus brain states, has been investigated and used since the late 1800s, yet many clinicians and scientists are unaware of its existence. We aim to…
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Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in general, comprehensive models of human cognition. Such models aim to explain higher-order cognitive faculties, such as deliberation and planning. Given a computational representation, the validity…
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This article presents a concept and theoretical specification for a system dynamics based model of sustainable development for local government of Kuldiga municipality in Kurzeme region, Latvia. Although Latvia aspires to the principles of…
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