News tagged with autonomy
ONR's information discovery and sharing environment undergoes 'Marathon' experiment
The ability to catch international smugglers and terrorists just got upgraded with a Jan. 12 demonstration of collaborative software funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Teens who express own views with mom resist peer pressures best
Teens who more openly express their own viewpoints in discussions with their moms, even if their viewpoints disagree, are more likely than others to resist peer pressure to use drugs or drink.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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NASA presents software of the year award
(PhysOrg.com) -- Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS), novel autonomy software that has been operating on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity since December 2009, is NASA's 2011 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Policy reforms 'demoralizing' teaching profession, scholar argues
A provocative new article in the American Journal of Education argues that many teachers in the age of rigid curricula, high-stakes testing, and reduced classroom autonomy are finding it difficult to access the "moral reward ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Is informed consent threatening biobank research?
Having to obtain informed consent for the use of left-over human tissue samples could be hampering essential biobank research says a research group on BMJ.com today.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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HP gains control of Autonomy
Hewlett-Packard said Monday that it has closed its $10.24 billion purchase of British software company Autonomy, a deal which contributed to the downfall of former HP chief executive Leo Apotheker.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Increased responsibility could lead to decreased sexual activity among women
In Sub-Saharan Africa, women who are empowered to make household decisions tend to have sex less often. This is according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2011 |
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HP extends offer for Autonomy
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said on Tuesday it is extending its $10.24 billion offer for Autonomy as it seeks to bring more shareholders of the British software company on board.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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HP to pay $10B for Autonomy as it exits mobile
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is buying Autonomy Corp. to expand its lineup of business software products as it lowers its profile in consumer electronics.
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Treating depression one step at a time
(Medical Xpress) -- One in six people worldwide will experience depression over the course of a lifetime. This alarming fact has led to recent research by Dr. Paul Biegler from the Center for Human Bioethics ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Money can't buy happiness
Freedom and personal autonomy are more important to people's well-being than money, according to a meta-analysis of data from 63 countries published by the American Psychological Association.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Fathers still matter to kids who have moved out
BYU family life professor Larry Nelson's oldest daughter Jessica graduated from high school this spring, so his career researching the transition to adulthood is starting to get personal.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Teens use peers as gauge in search for autonomy
As teens push their parents for more control over their lives, they use their peers as metrics to define appropriate levels of freedom and personal autonomy. They also tend to overestimate how much freedom their peers actually ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2011 |
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Freedom's just another word for employee satisfaction
Workers who feel they have autonomy – that they are free to make choices in the workplace and be accountable for them – are happier and more productive according to an extensive research literature review. Yet there's ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2011 |
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European partnership funds research toward robot aides for the elderly
A partnership among 20 European states, the European Union and a number of private enterprises has launched a three-year, 3.87-million-euro project to make robots capable of serving as adaptable, interactive, ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Autonomy
Autonomy (Ancient Greek: αὐτονομία autonomia from αὐτόνομος autonomos from αὐτο- auto- "self" + νόμος nomos, "law" "one who gives oneself their own law") is a concept found in moral, political and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it refers to the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision. In moral and political philosophy, autonomy is often used as the basis for determining moral responsibility for one's actions. One of the best known philosophical theories of autonomy was developed by Kant. In medicine, respect for the autonomy of patients is an important goal of deontology, though it can conflict with a competing ethical principle, namely beneficence. Autonomy is also used to refer to the self-government of the people.
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