Following the recent practice turn in privacy research, informational is increasingly analyzed with regard to “appropriate flow of information” within a given practice, which preserves “contextual integrity” that (Nissenbaum, 2010, p. 149; 2015). Such practice-theoretical take on emphasizes normative structure practices as well its structural injustices and power asymmetries, rather than focusi...

Multiagent systems do not always behave as their designers intend. In some cases, a simple flaw in design or implementation causes sub-optimal behavior, and such flaws are often easy to remedy. In other cases, sub-optimal behavior is caused by fundamental characteristics of system structure or problem representation, and these flaws can be difficult to understand and avoid. Such cases are often...

appearing a new field of psychiatry called social psychiatry and its applied field , community psychiatry , the attentions have been drawn toward socio- cultural factors in determining different pathologies and even some theories have been stated. psychiatric symptoms are considered as deviation from social norms and being mental patient is viewed as a social role. severe mental disorders are e...

purpose: to report a patient with factitious (self infected) conjunctivitis. case report: a 16-year-old girl presented with pain, redness and edema of lids of her left eye. after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted conjunctivitis was diagnosed based on the underlying psychological and social problems of the patient. conclusion: after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted c...

Purpose – Context and cultural condition given, cybernetic agency theory enables the anticipation of patterns of behaviour. However, this only occurs under “normal” conditions. Abnormal conditions occur when pathologies develop in the agency, especially within its Piagetian intelligences. An understanding of these pathologies, therefore, constitutes an appreciation of how abnormal behaviour dev...