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Utilitarianism and Heuristics [PDF]

The Journal of Value Inquiry, 2020
The paper develops an alternative to Expected UtilityAnalyses which are often too complex to use in Utilitarianism.
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Expected Utilitarianism

CoRR, 2020
We want artificial intelligence (AI) to be beneficial. This is the grounding assumption of most of the attitudes towards AI research. We want AI to be "good" for humanity. We want it to help, not hinder, humans. Yet what exactly this entails in theory and in practice is not immediately apparent.
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Biology for the Utilitarian [PDF]

Cell Biology Education, 2004
Students enjoy learning about everyday applications of life science. I highlight these on the first day of Cell Biology 302 using the job search engine, Monster.com. By scrolling through the results of a “Cell Biologist” key-word search, students learn how cell biologists apply fundamental biological concepts to their careers.
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Priority for the Worse Off and the Social Cost of Carbon [PDF]

, 2016
The social cost of carbon (SCC) is a monetary measure of the harms from carbon emission. Specifically, it is the reduction in current consumption that produces a loss in social welfare equivalent to that caused by the emission of a ton of CO2.
A Millner, A Williams, AC Pigou, B Tungodden, C Blackorby, C Brown, C Gollier, C Kolstad, D Anthoff, D Parfit, D Parfit, DM Kreps, EA Stanton, F Dennig, FA Cowell, FHG Ferreira, FP Ramsey, GG Szpiro, J Broome, J Broome, J Cockburn, J Quiggin, J Rawls, JA Mirrlees, JA Weymark, JCJM van den Bergh, JCJM van den Bergh, KJ Arrow, L Kaplow, LG Epstein, M Drupp, M Fleurbaey, M Greenstone, MD Adler, MD Adler, MD Adler, MK Brunnermeier, ML Weitzman, N Holtug, N Holtug, N Stern, N Stern, O Johansson-Stenman, OP Attanasio, P Dasgupta, P-A Chiappori, PA Samuelson, R Boadway, R Chetty, RF Harrod, RM Solow, RS Pindyck, RS Tol, RW Boadway, S Anand, S Dietz, T Porter, W Bossert, W Pizer, WD Nordhaus, WD Nordhaus, WD Nordhaus, WD Nordhaus, WJW Botzen   +63 more
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Determinants, Motivators and Barriers for Utilitarian Cycling in Starter Cities: Case of Battaramulla, Sri Lanka [PDF]

Journal of South Asian Logistics and Transport
In the 1960s, a counter-cultural movement promoting utilitarian bicycle usage emerged in Europe and North America, challenging the dominance of cars, and advocating for sustainable urban mobility.
Malki Rodrigo, Chameera De Silva, Premachandra Wattage   +2 more
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Risky mindset: prior exposure to risk increases utilitarian choices in sacrificial moral scenarios

Frontiers in Behavioral Economics
Evidence of cross-domain spillover into the moral domain has been limited to altruistic and consumption behaviors. Building on the literature on spillover effects and domain-general decision processes, we predicted that choice behavior in the economic ...
Abhishek Sahai, Jaison A. Manjaly
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A work-fun model of shopping behaviour: Explaining when consumers buy on impulse

Multidisciplinary Business Review, 2020
A study was conducted that implemented a computer-based research vehicle to capture microscopic aspects of shopping and to permit a moment-by-moment analysis of consumer-environment interactions.
Francesco Massara
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Reward Design for Customer Referral Programs: Reward–Product Congruence Effect and Gender Difference

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Referral reward design is the core component of customer referral programs, which are often applied to recruit new customers. This research investigates the effectiveness of utilitarian vs. hedonic rewards in terms of referral generation.
Hai-hua Hu, Xin-Mu Zhang
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Brain switches utilitarian behavior: does gender make the difference? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Decision often implies a utilitarian choice based on personal gain, even at the expense of damaging others. Despite the social implications of utilitarian behavior, its neurophysiological bases remain largely unknown.
Manuela Fumagalli, Maurizio Vergari, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Sara Marceglia, Francesca Mameli, Roberta Ferrucci, Simona Mrakic-Sposta, Stefano Zago, Giuseppe Sartori, Gabriella Pravettoni, Gabriella Pravettoni, Sergio Barbieri, Stefano Cappa, Alberto Priori   +13 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
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