Anthropomorphism is a default strategy for making the unfamiliar familiar, but is it a uniform strategy? Do all dimensions of anthropomorphism “hang together”? We explored this question by involving adults (n = 99) in a speeded property-attribution task in which they decided, as quickly as possible, whether properties of two types— psychological and physiological—could be attributed to God. Par...

In many instances, it is useful to release a part or all of the oligosaccharide chains from a glycoconjugate before analyzing their structure, and the units presented in this section describe a variety of ways in which this can be achieved. Some of the methods described here (particularly the enzymatic ones) can also be applied to the study of free oligosaccharides or to oligosaccharides that a...

Retail chains essentially practice one of two broad strategies in setting prices across their stores. The more straightforward is to set a chain-or country-wide price. Alternatively, managers of retail chains may customize prices to the store level according to local demand and competitive conditions. For example, a chain may price lower in a location with lower demand and/or more competition. ...

Dual distribution systems where firms simultaneously use vertical integration and market governance are widely used across diverse marketing contexts (e.g., restaurants, retailing, and industrial selling). A prominent example of dual distribution includes business format franchising, where firms, the franchisors, license operation of some of its units to franchisees while simultaneously owning ...

The return on investments in electronic procurement platforms has been elusive. We show that the use of an electronic platform for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical devices has saved the Government of Chile money. Using a unique data set that covers purchases of the same items before and after the new Chilecompra platform was introduced in 2004 and includes controls for other varia...

in july 2003, the bellagio study group on child survival estimated that the lives of 6 million children could be saved each year if 23 proven interventions were universally available in the 42 countries re-sponsible for 90% of child deaths in 2000. the aim of this study was to determine frequency of important causes of mortality among under-5 year old children in hospitals, tehran, iran. inform...

introduction: population-based mortality statistics are derived from the information recorded on death certificates. this information is used for many important purposes, such as development of public health programs and allocation of health care resources. therefore, the accuracy of death certificate data is important. the aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of death certificates rec...

BACKGROUND The topos of the Compassionate God is a dominant motive of the Jewish and Christian traditions. It is relevant for nursing because it asks the nurse to imitate God so as to become God-like. Also, to think that God suffers with the suffering believers is thought to give comfort to them. Because in the western world the topos of the Compassionate God represents the basis of the ethics ...