In settings where agents can be exploited, trust and reputation are key issues. As a consequence, within the multi-agent systems community, considerable research has gone into the development of computationally viable models of these concepts. In this paper, we present an abstract framework that allows agents to form coalitions with agents that they believe to be trustworthy. In contrast to man...

Experimental studies of the WTP-WTA gap avoid social trading by implementing an incentive compatible mechanism for each individual trader. We compare a traditional random price mechanism and a novel elicitation mechanism preserving social trading, without sacrificing mutual incentive compatibility. Furthermore, we focus on risky goods— binary monetary lotteries—for which asymmetries in evaluati...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, international retirement migration is growing in its popularity and Japanese retirees choose Malaysia as their most preferred destination. This study examines the pertinent issues related to healthcare services as experienced by Japanese retirees in this country. METHODS AND RESULTS From January to March 2015, we conducted focus group discussions with 30 Japanese retiree...

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to investigate the effect of trust on work stress. Trust can be classified into three dimensions; social trust, institutional trust, and trust in others. The relationship between work stress and trust is regarded as having three components. First, trust has an influence on work stressors as an antecedent variable; secondly, trust modifies the effect of the va...

BACKGROUND People seeking care for substance use (PSCSU) experience deep social and health inequities. Harm reduction can be a moral imperative to approach these persons. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among users, health care providers, relatives, and society regarding harm reduction in mental health care, using a trust approach rooted in feminist ethics. METHODS A qu...

The need for social connection is a fundamental human motive, and it is increasingly clear that feeling socially connected confers mental and physical health benefits. However, in many cultures, societal changes are leading to growing social distrust and alienation. Can feelings of social connection and positivity toward others be increased? Is it possible to self-generate these feelings? In th...

social anarchism sometimes referred to as socialist anarchism is generally considered tobe the branch of anarchism which sees individual freedom as being dependent upon mutual aid. socialanarchist consideration generally emphasizes community and social equality. society in the modernperiod is in a critical situation of not only economy and social system, but also in the remarkableaspects of the...

Current societies are based on huge flows of information and knowledge circulating the Internet, created not only by traditional means but all kinds users becoming producers, which leads to fake news misinformation. This situation has been exacerbated pandemic an unprecedented extent through social media, with special concern among young people. study aims provide significant data about younges...

We investigate levels of generalized distrust of men among low-income African American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and non-Hispanic white women in a three-city survey. The results reveal substantial variation. We find Hispanics' overall levels of distrust to be higher than levels for either African Americans or whites. Among Hispanics, however, Dominicans are the most distrusting group f...