Predicting different forms of collective behavior in human populations, as the outcome of individual attitudes and their mutual influence, is a question of major interest in social sciences. In particular, processes of opinion formation have been theoretically modeled on the basis of a formal similarity with the dynamics of certain physical systems, giving rise to an extensive collection of mat...

Abstract In this article I argue that the rabbinic movement reinvented itself during second century by expanding boundaries of Jewish law to include all spheres private law, and thereby claiming juristic expertise in these matters. A variety sources from Second Temple period indicate at stage included primarily ritual laws, while was not considered unique way life treated scholars Torah until C...

In this article, we consider the prohibition on the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to select an embryo on the basis of its sex for non -: medical reasons. We use this as a case study to explore the role that public consultations have and should play in ethico-legal decision-making. Until the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryol...

This document is intended as a review of legal and psychiatric factors to offer practical guidance in the performance of forensic evaluations. It is a guideline developed through the participation of forensic psychiatrists who routinely conduct a variety of forensic assessments and who have expertise in conducting these evaluations in a variety of practice settings. The developmental process in...

BACKGROUND We describe the collaborative development of an evidence based, free online resource namely 'paediatric musculoskeletal matters' (pmm). This resource was developed with the aim of reaching a wide range of health professionals to increase awareness, knowledge and skills within paediatric musculoskeletal medicine, thereby facilitating early diagnosis and referral to specialist care. ...

Achieving the function of judgment by means forensic science during criminal proceedings in Romania has presented a real challenge for judicial system years. This must be integrated within general framework justice matters, based primarily on traditional principles as well European ones, such due process and solving penal cases reasonable time. The current paper aims to analyze its achievement ...