Binmore’s Natural Justice offers an evolutionary approach to morality, in which moral rules form a cultural system that is robust and evolutionarily stable. The folk theorem is the analytical basis for his theory of justice. I argue that this is a mistake, as the equilibria described by the folk theorem lack dynamic stability in games with several players. While the dependence of Binmore’s argu...

Many fungal diseases affect date palm causing considerable losses in date production worldwide. We found that the fungicide Cidely® Top inhibited the mycelial growth of the soil-borne pathogenic fungus Thielaviopsis punctulata, the causal agent of black scorch disease of date palm, both in vitro and in vivo. Because the use of biocontrol agents (BCAs) can minimize the impact of pathogen control...

Bacteria of the Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc species are frequently encountered in Concentrated orange juice. Several strains have been identified with a type of spoilage known as "buttermilk off-flavor" characterized by the presence of diacetyl in the product. The processing conditions under which this substance is formed by the bacteria are not kinown. It is assumed, however, that the bacter...

This research focuses on career trajectories and experiences of Birkbeck academic and professional staff, with a focus on gender differences. Literature highlights that horizontal and vertical segregation in universities persist, and are deeply rooted in organisational structures. To better understand how individual career choices and work conditions interplay with the overarching organisationa...

Seventy percent of radionuclides discharged during the Chernobyl disaster were deposited in Belarus. Besides causing radioactive contamination, the tragedy at Chernobyl exposed some of the socio-cultural characteristics, such as mass dependency on strong patronage of the state, that buttress the political institutions of that country. On the basis of a literature review, a specialist on Belarus...

There has been relatively little work published on the cultural characteristics of Pasteurella tularense. Previous articles have been concerned mainly with the description of media favorable to its growth. McCoy and Chapin (1912) first isolated the organism on coagulated egg medium and Francis in 1922 reported that the addition of cystine to blood or serum agar stimulated the growth of the orga...

The Natufian culture is of great importance as a starting point to investigate the dynamics of the transition to agriculture. Given its chronological position at the threshold of the Neolithic (ca. 12,000 years ago) and its geographic setting in the productive Jordan Valley, the site of Nahal Ein Gev II (NEG II) reveals aspects of the Late Natufian adaptations and its implications for the trans...

OBJECTIVES Women with infertility experience higher rates of psychological distress compared with their fertile counterparts. In developing countries, socio-cultural factors may aggravate this distress. We aimed to determine the prevalence of psychological distress as well as its associated socio-cultural characteristics among women attending the infertility clinic of a tertiary hospital in Nig...

Linking sociological theories of vocabularies and institutions with Neo-Whorfian perspectives from cognitive science, this paper develops a theoretical framework and propositions on how specialized vocabularies structure cognition and action in organizations. We propose that vocabularies of organizing are socially constructed systems of linguistic categories that provide organizational members ...