We consider the problem of merging individual text documents, motivated by the single-file merge algorithms of document-based version control systems. Abstracting away the merging of conflicting edits to an external conflict resolution function (possibly implemented by a human), we consider the efficient identification of conflicting regions. We show how to implement tree-based document represe...

Demand-withdraw communication is a set of conflict-related behaviors in which one partner blames or pressures while the other partner withdraws or avoids. The present study examined age-related changes in these behaviors longitudinally over the course of later life stages. One hundred twenty-seven middle-aged and older long-term married couples were observed at 3 time points across 13 years as ...

Junior doctors commonly make mistakes which may compromise patient safety. Despite the recent push by the NHS to encourage a "no blame" culture, mistakes are still viewed as shameful, embarrassing and demoralising events. The current model for learning from mistakes means that junior doctors only learn from their own errors. A survey was designed by the author for all the Foundation Year 1 doct...

Blame towards the wrongdoer can be a source of distress for people who are injured in a transport accident. The association between blame and psychological stress is well investigated. In contrast, not much is known about blame and health-care utilization. It is important to investigate whether blame is associated with health-care consumption because it may contribute to our knowledge about wha...

The growth of social networking platforms has drawn a lot of attentions to the need for social computing. Social computing utilises human insights for computational tasks as well as design of systems that support social behaviours and interactions. One of the key aspects of social computing is the ability to attribute responsibility such as blame or praise to social events. This ability helps a...

Lack of student interest is responsible for suspended operation of the 1987 Spring semester of Notre Dame’s foreign study program in Jerusalem, according to Isabel Charles, director of foreign study programs. “ Only three students signed up. We need at least ten or more students to par­ ticipate in order to run the program,” she said. Charles said the program will be reopened next Fall if the m...

Abstract This paper develops a novel account of the nature blame: on this account, blame is species performance with constitutive aim. The argument for claim that an action speech-act theoretic: it relies performatives and parallelism between mental spoken blame. I argue view scores well prior plausibility theoretical fruitfulness, in that: rests claims are widely accepted across sub-discipline...