Consistently inconsistent: interest in sexual function [PDF]
wall,” 1 in which Drs Hale and Fenner describe symptoms of posterior vaginal wall prolapse, describing dyssynergic defecation, constipation, splinting, tenesmus, etc and rightfully bemoan that “. patient expectations are not met by standardized surgical procedures.” Although I laud the authors for memorializing the lack of global success of these site ...
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Evidence of Behavior Consistent with Self-Interest and Altruism in An Artificially Intelligent Agent
Abstract Members of various species engage in altruism--i.e. accepting personal costs to benefit others. Here we present an incentivized experiment to test for altruistic behavior among AI agents consisting of large language models developed by the private company OpenAI.
Tim Johnson, Nick Obradovich
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Consistent fitting of one-factor models to interest rate data [PDF]
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Rogers, L. C. G., Stummer, Wolfgang
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Time-Consistent Fiscal Policy Under Heterogeneity: Conflicting or Common Interests [PDF]
This paper studies the aggregate and distributional implications of Markov-perfect taxspending policy in a neoclassical growth model with capitalists and workers. Focusing on the long run, our main findings are: (i) it is optimal for a benevolent government, which cares equally about its citizens, to tax capital heavily and to subsidise labour; (ii) a ...
Konstantinos Angelopoulos +2 more
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MAC: A Proposal for Consistent Actuarial Interest Rates in Pension Funds [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: this article proposes the meta atuarial consistente (MAC) (consistent actuarial rate), which is a method that adjusts incompatible actuarial rates in pension funds, after investigating and proving that the rate dissociates from the general rule in current regulations (which binds this rate to the expected return of the investments
Sandro de Azambuja +1 more
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How Grit is Related to Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in School Student [PDF]
This study aimed to estimate parameters of the model in which perseverance of effort and consistency of interest of grit scale are related directly to objectively measured physical activity (PA) and indirectly via PA intention in school students (N ...
Vello Hein +4 more
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As at a high-risk group of psychological distress, nurses generally experience varying degrees of stress, anxiety, and depression. This paper identifies the positive factors that may negatively regulate the psychological pain of clinical nurses and their
Xueping Peng, Dongmei Wu
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Interest consistency can buffer the effect of COVID-19 fear on psychological distress [PDF]
In the context of a recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the present study investigated the buffering effect of grit on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress. The data were collected from 224 Japanese participants (98 females; mean age = 46.56, SD = 13.41) in July 2020.
Akihiro Masuyama +3 more
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Physical activity and self-efficacy in college students: the mediating role of grit and the moderating role of gender [PDF]
Background There is a paucity of knowledge concerning the psychological variables that serve to facilitate the connection between physical activity and self-efficacy, and the factors capable of moderating these pathways.
Hongyan Yu +6 more
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Following Health Measures in the Pandemic: A Matter of Values?
Three studies (N = 887) tested the hypothesis that value consistency predicts intended coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) health behaviors and overrides other utility-based motivational factors.
Carolin Schuster
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