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Proton Acceleration with Relativistic Electromagnetic Shock

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
New Ion Acceleration Mechanism! A novel cosmic‐ray proton acceleration mechanism is proposed, where relativistic electromagnetic shocks accelerate protons transversely. Hamiltonian analysis yields a scaling law linking the proton energy to the minimum longitudinal thickness of the shock.
Ting Xiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work till old age: an analysis of self-employment’s impact on depression among the older adults in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundDepression is a significant risk factor affecting the mental health of older adults. In the context of accelerated population aging and the policy of “delayed retirement,” self-employment has become an important alternative for older adults ...
Li He   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why We Need Legal Philosophy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Do we need legal philosophy? Legal philosophy or jurisprudence, like many other areas of philosophy, is of intrinsic interest to many people. But this does not tell us whether or why we need it. The answer suggested by Lon Fuller is that legal philosophy
Barnett, Randy E
core   +1 more source

Born to Fear the Machine? Genetic and Environmental Influences on Negative Attitudes toward AI Agents

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Why do some people fear or distrust AI agents more than others? This twin study shows that negative attitudes toward AI may partly stem from genetic factors, linking them to traits like victim sensitivity and moral beliefs. These findings show that it is not only nurture but also nature that shapes our views of AI, with implications for future human–AI
Xiaojiayu Tan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Three Aspects of the Phenomenon of Science: In Search for Unity among Sociologists

open access: yesОбразование и наука, 2018
Introduction. In today’s globalising world, science acquires a crucial importance: integrating humanity within the framework of solving global problems, it becomes one of the leading factors in social development, facilitating work and diversifying ...
N. G. Popova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Questions of Authority [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
In 1992, Professor, Frederick Schauer of Harvard University, delivered the Georgetown Law Center’s twelfth Annual Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture: Two Cheers for Authority: Should Officials Obey the Law?.
Schauer, Frederick
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The future of dispute resolution in international trade

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of Chinese Shamanism: A Case Study from Northwest China

open access: yesReligions, 2018
This paper presents information on the shamanic religious system practiced among the Tu ethnic group of Qinghai Province in Northwest China. After presenting ethnographic information on the spirit beliefs, rituals, and shamanic specialists of the Tu, the
Haiyan Xing, Gerald Murray
doaj   +1 more source

Russian countryside: Stages of change, adaption to reforms and new global challenges [PDF]

open access: yesSociološki Pregled, 2016
This paper deals with the generalization of experience of the transformation of Russian countryside, with regard to interrelationship between the economic and social aspects of transformation, as well as with the analysis of the current situation in the ...
Nechiporenko Olga V.   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Jeffrey Alexander’s theory of the civil sphere between philosophy and sociology of law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Alexander’s theory of the civil sphere can be placed in the context of development of sociology of law. However, Alexander draws not so much on sociological theories but rather on the approaches of philosophy of law, particularly the ideas of Fuller ...
Maslovskaya, Elena
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