It is argued that the distinction between the normative and the descriptive interpretation of norm sentences can be regarded as a distinction between two kinds of utterances. A norm or a directive has as its content a normative proposition. A normative (performative) utterance of a normative proposition in appropriate circumstances makes the proposition true, and an assertive (descriptive) utte...

Norms have been considered an attractive means for the regulation of the dynamics of multi systems (MAS). Typically, it is left for the individual agents to apply (general) norms to the particular concrete situations that arise during the operation of the system. This paper summarises our work on situated normative infrastructures for multi-agent systems, which aim to facilitate the operational...

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The subject of this research is the correlation between positive experience going through midlife normative crisis and mechanisms development value-semantic sphere. goal article lies in description results empirical study dedicated to tracing dependence on such sphere as self-cognition, self-fulfillment, self-determination, self-transcendence. employs method comparison that allows concluding pe...

Introduction: Groin pain is a common problem. Adductor squeeze test are used to diagnosed, monitor and prophylactically determine the risk of developing groin pain.
 Objectives: The aim study was establish normative adductor values in Nepali male professional football players.
 Methodology: One hundred sixty-one healthy players from top clubs attended study. Hip muscle strength assess...

BACKGROUND The increase in empirical methods of research in bioethics over the last two decades is typically perceived as a welcomed broadening of the discipline, with increased integration of social and life scientists into the field and ethics consultants into the clinical setting, however it also represents a loss of confidence in the typical normative and analytic methods of bioethics. DI...

The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a critical role in processing appetitive stimuli. Recent investigations have shown that reward value signals in the vmPFC can be altered by emotion regulation processes; however, to what extent the processing of positive emotion relies on neural regions implicated in reward processing is unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of emotion regul...