The paper analyzes the possibility and expediency of recognizing robots artificial intelligence systems as subjects or quasi-subjects law. author states that there are three approaches to understanding subject matter: 1) formal legal (positivist) approach; 2) anthropocentric 3) naturalistic approach Only within framework latter, attempts made identify objectively existing features At same time,...

We introduce quasi-movements and define them as volitional movements which are minimized by the subject to such an extent that finally they become undetectable by objective measures. They are intended as overt movements, but the absence of the measurable motor responses and the subjective experience make quasi-movements similar to motor imagery. We used the amplitude dynamics of electroencephal...

Article history: Received 28 January 2008 Available online xxxx JEL classification: C91 D03 D90 In this paper we elicit preferences for money–time pairs via experimental techniques. We estimate a general specification of discounting that nests exponential and hyperbolic discounting, as well as various forms of present bias, including quasi-hyperbolic discounting. We find that discount rates are...

abstract the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy in increasing marital intimacy. the research procedure was quasi experimental using mixed subjects design (3*2). the statistical population were couples who entered one of the counseling centers because of intimacy problems and marital conflict . sample group consisted of 32 subjects...

this study set out to investigate the distribution of the syntactic properties associatedwith the prodrop parameter by persian-speaking l2 learners of english in an attemptto examine the (un)attainability of native-like knowledge and (in)accessibility of ugin adult sla. to do so, 92 participants were assigned into different levels of l2knowledge based on their performances on the oxford placeme...

A (complex) Enriques surface is a projective smooth connected algebraic surface Y over C with H(Y,OY ) = H (Y,OY ) = (0), (Ω 2 Y ) ⊗ 2 ≃ OY but Ω 2 Y 6≃ OY ([CF]). In this note we give a short proof of the fact that the coarse moduli space of complex Enriques surfaces is quasi-affine. This was first shown by Borcherds [B] using the denominator function of a generalized Kac-Moody superalgebra (t...

For a quasidifferentiable function f defined on R 2 , it is proved, in the sense of Demyanov and Rubinov, that the following assertion [∂f (x),∂f (x)]∈Df (x) (∂f (x) + ∂f (x)), [∂f (x),∂f (x)]∈Df (x) (∂f (x) − ∂f (x)) ∈ Df (x) in this paper, where Df (x) denotes the set of all quasidifferentials of f at x. It is shown that this way can be viewed as an approach to determining or choosing a repre...

This paper introduces time-tradeoff (TTO) sequences as a new tool to analyze time inconsistency and intertemporal choice. TTO sequences simplify the measurement of discount functions, requiring no assumption about utility. They also simplify the qualitative testing of time inconsistencies, and allow for quantitative measurements thereof. TTO sequences can easily be administered using only penci...

background: sexual health education is one the fundamentals of health promotion. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of sexual health education on observing sexual health principles among women referred to health centers of hamedan.   methods : this study was a quasi- experimental one which was carried out on 225 women referred to health centers of hamedan as one pre-test post-te...