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Social contract as an authority of sovereignty: Doctrines from XII until XIV century [PDF]
Idea of rule based upon (social) contract is present in theory since ancient period until modern times. In this text the authors tend to reveal theory of social contract in a part of Middle Ages, pointing to certain thinkers who contributed to the theory
Avramović Dragutin S., Jovanov Ilija D.
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Detecting cheaters without thinking: testing the automaticity of the cheater detection module. [PDF]
Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that our brain is composed of evolved mechanisms. One extensively studied mechanism is the cheater detection module. This module would make people very good at detecting cheaters in a social exchange.
Jens Van Lier +2 more
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Social contract: Evolution of ideas and lessons of history
The article is a review of the book by Zh.T. Toshchenko Fates of Social Contract in Russia: Evolution of Ideas and Lessons of Realization (Moscow; 2025. 844 p.). The book describes the emergence of the ideas of social contract as an agreement between the
A. N. Danilov
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ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Introduction Lower leg pain and symptoms, and poor leg circulation are common in older adults. These can significantly affect their function and quality of life.
Binoy Kumaran +2 more
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Diversity and complexity in neural organoids
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
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Building a Social Contract in South Sudan [PDF]
In South Sudan, WWS is working to strengthen civil society and to facilitate its engagement with those in positions of authority at all levels of governance, using the model of the social contract.
Anthony, Rama
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Harmonising The Social Contract Theory with Contract Law
Exponents of the social contract theory claim that the theory offers the philosophical and political platform for advancing the legitimacy of State and the bindingness of criminal law.
Anya, Sylvester, Author, Unknown
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To control the “uniqueness” risk in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects of transportation infrastructure, we design a simplified “uniqueness” contract model by incorporating the impact of the initial investment which is based on the Bertrand model.
Yingjun Zhu, Zhitong Gao, Ruihai Li
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Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure +3 more
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