Fluoroquinolones are an important group of antibiotics that are used widely in the treatment of various infectious diseases in adults as a result of their excellent spectrum of activity, significant tissue penetration and convenient routes of administration. Their use in children, however, has been limited until recently as a result of possible fluoroquinolone-induced joint toxicity. Neverthele...

In natural language dialogue, the way a responder ‘takes up’ the initiative of a participant, largely influences the further course of the dialogue. This uptake mechanism can be understood as a negotiation at a meta level: an initiative counts as a bid of a dialogue game; an appropriate response counts as an acceptance of the bid. We propose to extend this account of uptake to other conventiona...

We argue t h a t cur ren t p lan-based theor ies o f discourse do no t by themselves exp la i n preva lent phenomena in even s imp le task -o r ien ted d ia logues. T h e purpose o f th is paper is to show how one d i f h c u l t t o e x p l a i n feature of these d ia logues, con f i rma t i ons , fo l lows f r o m the joint or t eam na tu re o f t he u n d e r l y i n g task. Speci f ical ly ...

Synchronized movement is a ubiquitous feature of dance and music performance. Much research into the evolutionary origins of these cultural practices has focused on why humans perform rather than watch or listen to dance and music. In this study, we show that movement synchrony among a group of performers predicts the aesthetic appreciation of live dance performances. We developed a choreograph...

Many philosophers have offered accounts of shared actions aimed at capturing what makes joint actions intentionally joint. I first discuss two leading accounts of shared intentions, proposed by Michael Bratman and Margaret Gilbert. I argue that Gilbert's account imposes more normativity on shared intentions than is strictly needed and that Bratman's account requires too much cognitive sophistic...

8 9 Abstract Many philosophers have offered accounts of shared actions aimed at 10 capturing what makes joint actions intentionally joint. I first discuss two leading 11 accounts of shared intentions, proposed by Michael Bratman and Margaret Gilbert. I 12 argue that Gilbert’s account imposes more normativity on shared intentions than is 13 strictly needed and that Bratman’s account requires too...

Humans have a striking ability to coordinate their actions with each other achieve joint goals. The tight interpersonal coordination that characterizes is achieved through processes help preparing for action as well are active while being performed. To prepare action, partners form representations of other’s and tasks the relation between them. This enables them predict upcoming actions, which,...

Aims: The main objective of the present study was to investigate the larvicidal effect of some biological control agents like Beauveria bassiana and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (B.t.i.) and some natural control agents as Diflubenzuron, Azadirachtin and Emamectin benzoate on Culex pipiens mosquito. The toxicity of binary mixtures of these control agents was also assessed. Methodology...