A new optimization meta-heuristic algorithm based on self-defense mechanism of the plants with three reproduction operators
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DOI: 10.1007/s00500-018-3188-8
Abstract: In this paper, a new meta-heuristic algorithm is presented, which is a new bio-inspired optimization algorithm based on the self-defense mechanisms of the plants. In the literature, there are many published works, where the authors… read more here.
Keywords: meta; optimization; meta heuristic; heuristic algorithm ... See more keywords
Against Moral Taint
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DOI: 10.1007/s10677-020-10130-y
Abstract: One motivation for adopting a justice-based view of the right to self-defense is that it seems to solve the puzzle of how a victim may kill her attacker even when doing so is not predicted… read more here.
Keywords: moral taint; self; interest; futile self ... See more keywords
Distinguishing Subtypes of Mutual Violence in the Context of Self-Defense: Classifying Types of Partner Violent Couples Using a Modified Conflict Tactics Scale
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DOI: 10.1007/s10896-018-0012-2
Abstract: The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2; Straus et al. Journal of Family Issues, 17(3), 283–316, 1996) is the most widely used measure for assessing the frequency of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, it has… read more here.
Keywords: violence; conflict tactics; tactics scale; self defense ... See more keywords
The concept of responsibility in the ethics of self-defense and war
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DOI: 10.1007/s11098-021-01614-3
Abstract: The focus of this paper is an influential family of views in the ethics of self-defense and war: views that ground the agent’s liability to be attacked in self-defense in the agent’s moral responsibility for… read more here.
Keywords: concept responsibility; responsibility; ethics self; self defense ... See more keywords
Responsibility and Self-Defense: Can We Have It All?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11158-016-9321-6
Abstract: The role of responsibility in our common-sense morality of self-defense is complex. According to common-sense morality, one can sometimes use substantial, even deadly, force against people who are only minimally responsible for posing a threat… read more here.
Keywords: responsibility self; responsibility; self defense; theory ... See more keywords
Attentional bias of students toward negative feedback in bad outcome situations: the mechanism of self-defense
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DOI: 10.1007/s11218-018-9429-y
Abstract: The main goals of the present study were to investigate the effects of outcome valence on attentional bias toward feedback and examine the internal mechanism of self-defense. We systematically manipulated the outcome valence by providing… read more here.
Keywords: bad outcome; feedback; self defense; outcome situations ... See more keywords
Performing Tradition while Doing Politics: A comparative study of the dozos and koglweogos self-defense movements in Burkina Faso
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DOI: 10.1017/asr.2018.52
Abstract: Abstract: This article is about self-defense movements in Burkina Faso, with an emphasis on the interplay of political pragmatics and cultural representation in public debate. It examines how two different self-defense movements—the dozos and the… read more here.
Keywords: autod fense; burkina faso; defense; defense movements ... See more keywords
A self-defense hierarchical antibacterial surface with inherent antifouling and bacteria-activated bactericidal properties for infection resistance.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01952j
Abstract: Biomedical device-associated infection (BAI) is one of the main reasons for the function failure of implants in clinical practice. Development of high-efficiency antibacterial materials is of great significance in reducing the incidence of BAI and… read more here.
Keywords: surface; infection resistance; defense hierarchical; self defense ... See more keywords
The possessive investment in guns: towards a material, social, and racial analysis of guns
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-020-0464-x
Abstract: In the midst of public attention to the question of racial gun violence both at the hands of vigilantes and police, this essay draws from anthropological theory on object–human relationships to reframe our understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: violence; racial gun; gun; gun violence ... See more keywords
TGF-β/IFN-γ Antagonism in Subversion and Self-Defense of Phase II Coxiella burnetii-Infected Dendritic Cells
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DOI: 10.1128/iai.00323-22
Abstract: Dendritic cells (DCs) belong to the first line of innate defense and come into early contact with invading pathogens, including the zoonotic bacterium Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever. However, the pathogen-host cell… read more here.
Keywords: coxiella; defense; subversion; self defense ... See more keywords
Beyond Sexual Assault Prevention: Targeted Outcomes for Empowerment Self-Defense
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605221082734
Abstract: Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) has been shown to be effective in reducing risk of sexual assault victimization among women, but because research in this area is still in its infancy, less is known about additional intervention… read more here.
Keywords: empowerment self; sexual assault; self defense; assault ... See more keywords