A fine-grained dual-process approach to conditional reasoning is advocated: Responses to conditional syllogisms are reached through the operation of either one of two systems, each of which can rely on two different mechanisms. System1 relies either on pragmatic implicatures or on the retrieval of information from semantic memory; System2 operates first through inhibition of System1, then (but ...

Introduction: In the past years, the virtual endoscopy system VIVENDI has been developed at the computer graphics group (GRIS) of the University of Tübingen, in cooperation with the departments of neuroradiology and neurosurgery of the University Hospital Tübingen [2]. VIVENDI provides an interactive environment for the visual simulation of endoscopic examinations, which also enable the explora...

The relationship between situational factors and the modus operandi of 103 adolescents involved in sexual offenses against children (12 year old or less) is analyzed. Situational factors taken into account in this study are the location of the crime, the offender-victim relationship and the presence of deviant sexual fantasies involving the victim prior to the offense. Modus operandi strategies...

The relationship between situational factors and the modus operandi of 103 adolescents involved in sexual offenses against children (12 years old or younger) is analyzed. Situational factors taken into account in this study are the location of the crime, the offender-victim relationship, and the presence of deviant sexual fantasies involving the victim prior to the offense. Modus operandi strat...

It is introduced an approach to the problem of "building logics" over sets of facts with only structured by a fuzzy relation of "consequence". Notions of "Truth" and "Falsehood" are introduced by means of two generalizations for classical Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens. Studying this concepts a theoretical base to explain the mode of reasoning in expert systems is obtained. By studying fuzzy tr...

Zusammenfassung In buchstäblich letzter Minute haben sich die englische Regierung und Europäische Union auf ein umfangreiches Abkommen geeinigt, um einen ungeregelten Brexit zu verhindern. Nach dem jahrelangen zähen Verhandlungsmarathon fällt der Jubel verhalten aus, dennoch herrscht beiden Seiten des Ärmelkanals Erleichterung, weil Modus Vivendi gefunden wurde, künftigen Beziehungen aufbauen f...