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Strategy intervention for the evolution of fairness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Masses of experiments have shown individual preference for fairness which seems irrational. The reason behind it remains a focus for research. The effect of spite (individuals are only concerned with their own relative standing) on the evolution of fairness has attracted increasing attention from experiments, but only has been implicitly studied in one
arxiv   +1 more source

Altruism can proliferate through group/kin selection despite high random gene flow [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE 8(8):e72043 (2013), 2012
The ways in which natural selection can allow the proliferation of cooperative behavior have long been seen as a central problem in evolutionary biology. Most of the literature has focused on interactions between pairs of individuals and on linear public goods games.
arxiv   +1 more source

A conceptual model for co‐developing a culturally tailored intervention for Latina immigrant caregivers of children with disabilities

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing diversity of the U.S. population, partly due to immigration, has called attention to scholars and practitioners to attend to immigrants' cultural beliefs, values, and ways of doing when designing interventions to promote health and wellbeing.
Yolanda Suarez‐Balcazar   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social isolation and social anxiety as drivers of generation Z's willingness to share personal information on social media

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 5-26, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Generation Z's (gen z) sharing of personal information on social media is a growing phenomenon with significant ramifications. Existing research, however, focuses on examining the role of social and/or psychological factors and fails to consider how and when social, psychological, and organizational factors affect gen z's willingness to share ...
Teidorlang Lyngdoh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective altruism in collective games [PDF]

open access: yesPhysica A, Volume 410, 2014, Pages 496-512, 2014
We study the emergence of altruistic behaviour in collective games. In particular, we take into account Toral's version of collective Parrondo's paradoxical games, in which the redistribution of capital between agents, who can play different strategies, creates a positive trend of increasing capital.
arxiv   +1 more source

Altruism in a virus

open access: yesNature Microbiology, 2019
A recent study finds that viruses cooperate altruistically to overcome innate host immunity and that this can be explained in the same way we explain altruism between animals.
Leeks, A, West, S
openaire   +3 more sources

Philanthropy and Indigenous Initiatives: Insights From Australian Donors

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on a survey and interview data, collected from a group of 180 donors who made monetary gifts to an Australian higher education institution, to better understand what drives individuals and organisations to donate to Indigenous initiatives.
Celina McEwen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Culture, Connection and Care: The Role of Institutional Justice Capital for Enhancing the Wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out‐Of‐Home Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children removed from their families by child protection services remain connected to their kin, Country and culture is a priority to begin to redress the intergenerational trauma and harm caused by colonisation.
Sharynne Hamilton   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seven questions for a student's donor: Evaluation of a fictional conversation lends insight into professional identity formation in medical students

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Reflection exercises have been used within anatomy education to evaluate empathy, humanism, and professionalism. A typical reflection exercise consists of directed prompts to guide the student's reflection as it relates to the experience and/or research question.
John Arthur   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sourcing and utilization of bodies of the deceased for medical education and research: An examination of West African universities

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Bodies of the deceased are important for training healthcare professionals in anatomy education, research, and clinical skills. While body donation programs exist in many countries around the world, few exist in Africa, likely due to strong religious convictions of the public, socioeconomic factors, and other difficulties.
Oheneba Boadum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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