Productive Co-operation in France

Hospital Co-Operation in Westminster

((/) A complete co-operation between all the hospitals within the area, under which, while still maintaining their separate identity, they would, for all appropriate purposes, be amalgamated, in the sense of working together. (//) A limited co-operation between one or more hospitals for joint action in connection with the items set forth in (i), (ii), and (iii) above, and (c) A general working ...

Co-ordinating Rule Setters – Co-operation in ICT Standards Setting

This paper highlights the need and relevance of standards in the modern complex business world, and identifies the critical problem on the interaction and collaboration of formal bodies and industry consortia that are co-responsible for standards development. Then, the discusses specific aspects relating to competition and co-operation in ICT standards setting, including a discussion about the ...

The Organisation of Co-operation

Microbial co-operation in the rhizosphere.

Soil microbial populations are immersed in a framework of interactions known to affect plant fitness and soil quality. They are involved in fundamental activities that ensure the stability and productivity of both agricultural systems and natural ecosystems. Strategic and applied research has demonstrated that certain co-operative microbial activities can be exploited, as a low-input biotechnol...

Sexual Selection of Co-operation

Advocates of sexual selection theory have argued that various male traits, such as male co-operative behavior towards females, can evolve through female preference for mating with those males who possess that trait. This paper reports on the results of a simulation performed to test the hypothesis that female preference for mating with co-operative males can lead to an increase in the proportio...