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Do Workers Enjoy Procedural Utility ?

People are likely to obtain utility not only from actual outcomes, but also from the conditions which lead to these outcomes. This paper empirically tests the notion of procedural utility for the context of work relationships. Using a large survey among British workers, we find substantial procedural effects on the utility workers derive from their pay. Utility from pay is not only strongly inf...

Enjoy the Joy of Copulas

Copulas have become a popular tool in multivariate modeling successfully applied in many fields. A good open-source implementation of copulas is much needed for more practitioners to enjoy the joy of copulas. This article presents the design, features, and some implementation details of the R package copula. The package provides a carefully designed and easily extensible platform for multivaria...

Medical deontology, meetings, journals, candidacy for higher posts and how to better enjoy life.

Unfortunately, today few physicians care about medical deontology and medical ethics, that is how to behave and respect others when exercising our medical profession. Some of us may not show the care and kindness we should show towards our students or the due respect to our senior colleagues. Occasionally, when examining our patients we may not pay the proper attention to their problems, being ...

How crabs enjoy a hot meal

Crabs are renowned for their cranky demeanor, but when one considers the extreme conditions under which they must survive, it becomes easier to sympathize with these crotchety crustaceans. One hardship that crabs must endure is changing temperature: a daily swing of 20°C is not unusual for the intertidal zone. Because crabs do not actively maintain a constant internal body temperature, environm...

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