Abstract Previous studies of repentance in Luke-Acts have not adequately accounted for the various elements that narrative repeatedly includes its presentation this theme. Drawing on tools cognitive science, essay argues displays varying configurations consistently include from four frames (prophetic, apocalyptic, priestly, and wisdom) into a problem-solution structure. These combine recognizab...

First Do No Harm' is a series of 12 brief monthly articles with internet footnotes about harming and healing in general practice. Each instalment is based on one of the 12 RCGP competency domains, this month's being: 11. Maintaining an ethical approach to practice: practising ethically with integrity and a respect for diversity. 1 'The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to ...

Most economic theories of punishment assume the moral decision-maker has in mind a model of fairness based on outcomes, intentions and procedures and punishes deviations from fairness. In contrast, this paper shows that moral decision-making is better modeled as an unreasoned, intuitive reaction, correlated but not tethered to the punisher’s ideals of right and wrong. Specifically, the experime...

In this article, we have elaborated a study over the nature of financial intermediation in Islamic banks by comparison to those of conventional ones. We have found a striking difference between two kinds of intermediation. We tried, from another side, to study the relationship between the capital level and deficiency risk relying on econometric model, and we have obtained a positive and signifi...

Digital Labor-Market Intermediation and Job Expectations: Evidence from a Field Experiment Subjective expectations are fundamental for understanding individual behavior. Yet, little is known about how individuals use new information to formulate and update their subjective expectations. In this study, we exploit data from a multi-treatment field experiment to investigate how job-market informat...

A conceptual framework is proposed for discussing the ICT strategies of intermediaries and their effects on democratic intermediation. The main line of reasoning is that both ‘disintermediation’ and ‘re-intermediation’ have to be related to specific models of democracy and styles of citizenship. The linkage strategies of preference intermediaries, the supportive strategies of information interm...

This paper uses variation in policies and institutional characteristics to evaluate the impacts of village-level microfinance institutions in rural Thailand. To identify impacts, we use policies related to the successful/unsuccessful provision of services as exogenous variation in effective financial intermediation. We find that institutions, particularly those with good policies, can promote a...