Articulating (Ultimate) Commitments: Historical, Factual and Systematic Considerations

Semantical Considerations on Dialectical and Practical Commitments

This paper studies commitments in multiagent systems. A dialectical commitment corresponds to an agent taking a position about a putative fact, including for the sake of argument. A practical commitment corresponds to an agent being obliged to another to bring about a condition. Although commitments have been used in many works, an adequate formal semantics and axiomatization for them does not ...

Historical and Dosimetric Considerations

15. Paterson R. The Treatment of Malignant Disease by Radiotherapy. 2nd ed. London, UK: Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd; 1963. 16. Hoffmann R, Mintz GS, Dussaillant GR, Popma JJ, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Kent KM, Griffin J, Leon MB. Patterns and mechanism of in-stent restenosis: a serial intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation. 1996;94:

Shoulder Arthroplasty: Historical Considerations

Background The first articular metal prosthesis was implanted in the shoulder more than 120 years ago. The aim of this paper is to report shoulder arthroplasty evolution during this time thru the literature of the twentieth century. Methods A literature review was performed selecting the founding papers about shoulder arthroplasty. Results After being almost forgotten during the first part ...

Unprecedented climate events: Historical changes, aspirational targets, and national commitments

The United Nations Paris Agreement creates a specific need to compare consequences of cumulative emissions for pledged national commitments and aspirational targets of 1.5° to 2°C global warming. We find that humans have already increased the probability of historically unprecedented hot, warm, wet, and dry extremes, including over 50 to 90% of North America, Europe, and East Asia. Emissions co...

Paying research subjects: historical considerations.