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Controlling the influence of stereotypes on one’s thoughts (Preprint title: Controlling implicit bias: Insights from a public health perspective)
Research on reducing or controlling implicit bias has been characterized by a tension between the two goals of reducing lingering intergroup disparities and gaining insight into human cognition. The tension between these two goals has created two distinct research traditions, each of which is characterized by different research questions, methods, and ultimate goals. We argue that the divisions between these research traditions are more apparent than real and that the two research traditions could be synergistic. We attempt to integrate the two traditions by arguing that implicit bias, and the disparities it is presumed to cause, is a public health problem. Based on this perspective, we identify shortcomings in our current knowledge of controlling implicit bias and provide a set of recommendations for future research
Economic Impacts of Residential Property Abandonment and the Genesee County Land Bank in Flint, Michigan
Describes the land bank model, which allows local public authorities to manage and develop tax-foreclosed properties with a focus on returning them to productive use, and summarizes the activities of a successful land bank effort in Flint, Michigan
Palestinian Refugees in Gaza
Events since Arthur Helton\u27s death - including the change in leadership of the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli proposal for disengagement from Gaza make it even timelier to examine some practical solutions. For improving Palestinian lives in the short term, much can be learned from the approaches taken in other refugee situations. This Article begins with background information on Palestinian refugees in Gaza. It then discusses Israeli plans for disengagement from Gaza. In the following section, the Article reviews options for addressing the problems faced by Palestinian refugees in Gaza, utilizing the broader literature devoted to the integration of refugees and displaced persons in post-conflict and post-occupation societies. It concludes with an agenda of action for the international community, Palestinian Authority, and Israel
Application of the war of attrition game to the analysis of intellectual property disputes
In many developing countries intellectual property infringement and the
commerce of pirate goods is an entrepreneurial activity. Digital piracy is very
often the only media for having access to music, cinema, books and software. At
the same time, bio-prospecting and infringement of indigenous knowledge rights
by international consortiums is usual in places with high biodiversity. In
these arenas transnational actors interact with local communities. Accusations
of piracy often go both ways. This article analyzes the case of southeast
Mexico. Using a war of attrition game theory model it explains different
situations of intellectual property rights piracy and protection. It analyzes
different levels of interaction and institutional settings from the global to
the very local. The article proposes free IP zones as a solution of IP
disputes. The formation of technological local clusters through Free
Intellectual Property Zones (FIPZ) would allow firms to copy and share de facto
public domain content for developing new products inside the FIPZ. Enforcement
of intellectual property could be pursuit outside of the FIPZ. FIPZ are
envisioned as a new type of a sui generis intellectual property regime
The control network of Mars: April 1991
The modern geodetic control network of Mars was first established based on Mariner 9 images with 1-2 km/pixel resolutions and covered almost the entire Martian surface. The introduction of higher resolution (10-200 meter/pixel) Viking Orbiter images greatly improved the accuracy and density of points in the control network. Analysis of the Viking Lander radio tracking data led to more accurate measurements of Mars' rotation period, spin axis direction, and the lander coordinates relative to the inertial reference frame. The prime meridian on Mars was defined by the Geodesy/Cartography Group of the Mariner 9 Television Team as the crater Airy-0, located about 5 degrees south of the equator. The Viking 1 Lander site was identified on a high resolution Viking frame. The control point measurements form the basis of a least squares solution determined by analytical triangulation after the pixel measurements are corrected for geometric distortions and converted to millimeter coordinates in the camera focal plane. Photogrammetric strips encircling Mars at the equator and at 60 degree north south were used to strengthen the overall net and improve the accuracy of the coordinates of points. In addition, photogrammetric strips along 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees longitude to the Viking 1 Lander site have all significantly strengthened the control network. Most recently, photogrammetric strips were added to the net along 30 degrees north latitude between 0 and 180 degrees, and along 30 degrees between 180 and 360 degrees. The Viking 1 Lander site and Airy-0 are linked through photogrammetric strips occurring along the 0 degree meridian from Airy-0 to 65 degrees north, from that point through the Viking 1 Lander site to the equator, and along the equator to 180 degrees longitude. The Viking 1 lander site is thus a well calibrated area with coordinates of points accurate to approximately 200 meters relative to the J2000 inertial coordinate system. This will be a useful calibration region for upcoming missions. The current status of the control network calculations is presented
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by \u3cem\u3ePlasmodium falciparum\u3c/em\u3e Infection
Risk Factors for Hospital Malpractice Exposure: Implications for Managers and Insurers
The possibility of identifying certain variables that might serve as predictors of above- or below-average medical malpractice claims experience was explored. Results showed that it is possible to identify significant risk factors
A Comparative Study of the Decays in Standard Model and Supersymmetric Theories
Using improved theoretical calculations of the decay form factors in the
Light Cone-QCD sum rule approach, we investigate the decay rates, dilepton
invariant mass spectra and the forward-backward (FB) asymmetry in the decays () in the standard
model (SM) and a number of popular variants of the supersymmetric (SUSY)
models. Theoretical precision on the differential decay rates and FB-asymmetry
is estimated in these theories taking into account various parametric
uncertainties. We show that existing data on and the
experimental upper limit on the branching ratio provide interesting bounds on the coefficients of the underlying
effective theory. We argue that the FB-asymmetry in
constitutes a precision test of the SM and its measurement in forthcoming
experiments may reveal new physics. In particular, the presently allowed
large- solutions in SUGRA models, as well as more general
flavor-violating SUSY models, yield FB-asymmetries which are characteristically
different from the corresponding ones in the SM.Comment: 36 pages, 12 figures (require epsfig.sty), 8 Tables, LaTeX2e;
subsection 6.4 corrected, minor changes in numerical results, Figures 3 and 9
to 12 modified; submitted to Physical Review
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