I argue that, insofar as we endorse the general idea that desires play an important role in well-being, ought to believe their significance for well-being is derived from a pair of more fundamental attitudes: attraction and aversion. Attraction has wholly positive aversion negative well-being. Desire satisfaction frustration have relevant involve some combination defend these claims by illustra...

Any modern organization hoping to retain a competitive advantage must be capable of integrating knowledge. Recent studies have explored various factors that may affect knowledge integration in information systems development (ISD) projects. Although diversity within an ISD team has been found to significantly reduce knowledge resource risks, it has also been found to lead to conflict which may ...

While the phenomenon of like-charge attraction of DNA is clearly observed experimentally and in simulations, mean-field theories fail to predict it. Kornyshev et al. argued that like-charge attraction is due to DNA's helical geometry and hydration forces. Strong-coupling (SC) theory shows that attraction of like-charged rods is possible through ion correlations alone at large coupling parameter...

We utilized olfactory-mediated chemotaxis in Caenorhabditis elegans to examine the effect of aging on information processing and animal behavior. Wild-type (N2) young adults (day 4) initially approach and eventually avoid a point source of benzaldehyde. Aged adult animals (day 7) showed a stronger initial approach and a delayed avoidance to benzaldehyde compared with young adults. This delayed ...