Cyber-bullying (where victims are targeted via online social networking or other electronic means) has gained increased attention in research and the broadcast media, but previous research has not investigated attribution of blame in such cyber-bullying events. This experiment hypothesized that participants would assign higher ratings of blame to bullying perpetrators when the bullying situatio...

Various molecular and cellular alterations to our tissues accumulate throughout life as intrinsic side-effects of metabolism. These alterations are initially harmless, but some, which we may term "damage", are pathogenic when sufficiently abundant. The slowness of their accumulation explains why decline of tissue and organismal function generally does not appear until the age of 40 or older. Ag...

In this paper we investigate the problem of routing a set of lightpath demands for which the set-up and tear-down dates are known. We call this type of requests Foreseeable Lightpath Demands or FLDs. In a transport network, FLDs correspond, for example, to clients’ requests for pre-provisioned bandwidth capacity such as fixed-bandwidth pipes for bulk data transfers during the night, extra VPN b...

It seems intuitive to attribute intentionality to goal-directed actions. Sometimes, though, goal-directed actions yield side effects that actors could foresee but did not necessarily intend. Previous research suggests that people make opposing attributions to negative and positive side effects: they attribute intentionality to negative side effects but not to positive side effects. Those resear...

There is a growing body of literature supporting the contribution of genetic variability to the mechanisms responsible for the adverse effects of antipsychotic medications particularly movement disorders and weight gain. Despite the current gap between research studies and the practical tools available to the clinician to identify such risks, it is hoped that in the foreseeable future, pharmaco...

In this chapter, we provide some first thoughts on, and preliminary answers to the question how intelligent software agents could take most advantage of the potential of quantum computation and communication, once practical quantum computers become available in foreseeable future. In particular, we discuss the question whether the adoption of quantum computational and communication means will a...

CPSC staffassf : a product's potential health effects to consumers under the Federal Hazardous Subs . : Act (FHSA). The FHSA is risk-based. To be considered a "hazardous substance" unde! 'SA, a consumer product must satisfy a two-part definition. 15 USC 1262 (f)(1 )(A). First, It must be toxic under the FHSA, or present one of the other hazards enumerated in the statute. Second, it must have th...