This paper is a limited overview of a preliminary research task carried out for the National Security Agency (NSA) having to do with developing a basic understanding of the notions and concepts of intent, intentionality, and intentional behavior. These notions clearly have significant implications for intelligence analysis and especially predictive intelligence; modern-day “asymmetric threats” ...

introduction: health care providers and health policy managers need updated and valid information regarding causes of death (cod) for development the health care facilities, directing primary prevention, assigning funds, and promoting public health. the major causes of death and its burden have not been yet appropriately identified in iran. although several studies had been carried out in this ...

background and aims: acute drug poisoning is a major public health problem in the world.the aim of this study was to investigate the trends and characteristics of acute drug poisoning and to compare that with other poisonings in gorgan, iran. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was done from march 2008 to march 2015. data were obtained from medical records. stata software and pearso...

introduction: intentional and unintentional poisoning are among the most common reasons for referrals to emergency department (ed). therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate epidemiologic features and effective risk factors of intentional and unintentional poisoning in children. methods: this prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in ed of loghman hakim hospital, greatest...

The development of multi-agent systems (MAS) implies considering both the social and individual levels of these systems. However, the elements in these levels are not necessarily consistent. Conflicts can arise between the goals of the community and those of individual agents. These contradictions are potentially very complex, given the inherent intentional nature of agents and the interactive ...