Academic literature on the topic 'Behavioral adjustment commitment'

Objective:Behavioral interventions are a non-pharmacological treatment that shows improvement in the everyday functioning of people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Multiple studies have focused on examining factors that can reduce or enhance adherence to behavioral interventions. However, few studies use adherence as a predictor of functional changes. The goal of this study was to analyze the association between adherence, age, and education in factor score changes of participant impairment, participant adjustment, and partner adjustment in a sample of participants with amnestic MCI (aMCI) and their study partners.Participants and Methods:We included fifty-two dyads of a person with aMCI and their study partner with intervention data at baseline and 24-week follow-up from the Physical Exercise and Cognitive Engagement Outcomes for Mild Neurocognitive Disorder (PEACEOFMND) study. At baseline, participants were randomized to one of three behavioral interventions: computerized cognitive training (BrainHQ; n=19), yoga (n=15), or wellness education (n=18). Factors were established from a larger clinical sample that used the same measures as PEACEOFMND. The three-factor latent structure was constructed as the following: 1) participant adjustment combined scores of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease (QoL-AD), and Self-Efficacy for managing MCI scales; 2) partner adjustment included study partner’s scores in CES-D, QoLAD and Caregiving Competence and Mastery Components (CCMC) of the Pearlin scales; 3) participant impairment included participant’s scores in E-Cog memory domain, and study partner’s scores in the Functional Activity Questionnaire (FAQ) and Zarit Burden Interview. We calculated factor changes by obtaining the difference between factor scores at follow-up and baseline. Bayesian correlation analysis was performed to investigate the association between age, education, adherence to the combined behavioral interventions, participant adjustment, participant impairment, and partner adjustment.Results:The Bayesian correlation results showed moderate evidence (BF10=6.8, Pearson’s r=0.38) supporting a positive correlation between adherence and change in participant adjustment. Additionally, there was moderate evidence (BF10=2.18, Pearson’s r=0.32) supporting a positive correlation between change in participant impairment and participant level of education as well as participant age and change in partner adjustment (BF10=2.8, Pearson’s r=0.33).Conclusions:Bayesian correlations replicated results from previous analysis using a traditional method, showing that increased adherence to combined behavioral interventions is associated with an increase in participant’s quality of life, self-efficacy, and better mood. Thus, commitment to behavioral intervention completion in aMCI participants is related to overall participant adjustment.

The mental health of college students has received more attention due to the increase in psychological distress starting from the beginning of university life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the third wave Cognitive Behavioral approaches, focuses on behavior change by emphasizing acceptance and awareness with its core concept of psychological inflexibility. This study aimed to investigate the role of psychological inflexibility, rumination, worry, and self-compassion on college adjustment within a path analysis by implementing structural equation modeling. 657 (486 female, 171 male) freshman students at a state university participated in the study. In terms of data collection tools, The University Life Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire, The Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and The Self-Compassion Scale were used. The results indicated that psychological inflexibility significantly predicted students’ self-compassion, rumination, worry, and college adjustment levels. On the other hand, the results also revealed that while self-compassion significantly predicted college adjustment, rumination and worry levels did not significantly predict the college adjustment of freshman students. The discussions and implications of the study were presented, as well as suggestions for further studies.

Escalation of commitment (EOC) is a common behavior among investors who receive negative feedback (NF) in public-private partnership (PPP) projects, and this behavior typically leads to sizable losses. Recognizing this, investors set a mental threshold and track investments for escalation. Once losses reach the threshold, investors will terminate the escalation behavior, namely, they will transfer projects to governments to obtain compensation or residual asset value. This paper analyzes the maximum amount of NF that investors can sustain based on a belief-adjustment model, followed by the analysis of the greatest loss degree. Then, a threshold model for EOC is constructed using real option thinking. Different from the usual judgment criteria of the traditional option method, the threshold is less than zero in the EOC scenario. The results show that the threshold correlates with the initial generative cognition, the sunk cost level, the degree of the government guarantee and investors’ behavioral preferences as well as with total investment and return on investment. These findings serve as a reference for governments to de-escalate investors’ commitment in PPP projects.

Adaptation is meeting a person's internal and external needs by involving mental and behavioral responses that encourage environmental adaptation. Students often face challenges in adjusting socially and academically. This research focuses on the social and academic adjustment of Master of Islamic Religious Education students at Raden Fatah State Islamic University, Palembang. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation and validated through extended researcher presence, triangulation, and peer discussion. This research concludes that students of the Master of Islamic Religious Education at Raden Fatah State Islamic University, Palembang, show good adaptability in the campus environment. They prioritize social recognition, participation, altruism, and effective communication. The results show good academic achievement, supported by commitment, planning, and consistency in academic tasks. Effective strategies such as time management and understanding the material help them overcome academic challenges. Participation in extracurricular activities also makes a positive contribution to academic development. Their awareness, dedication, and commitment to achievement reflect their readiness to face continuous learning challenges. This research provides important insights for developing supporting strategies to improve student well-being and academic success.

Adaptation is a process of meeting a person's internal and external needs by involving mental and behavioral responses that encourage adaptation to the environment. Students often face challenges in adjusting socially and academically. This research focuses on the social and academic adjustment of Master of Islamic Religious Education students at Raden Fatah State Islamic University, Palembang. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and validated through extended researcher presence, triangulation, and peer discussion. The conclusion of this research is that students of the Master of Islamic Religious Education at Raden Fatah State Islamic University, Palembang show good adaptability in the campus environment. They prioritize social recognition, participation, altruism, and effective communication. The results show good academic achievement, supported by commitment, planning and consistency in academic tasks. Effective strategies such as time management and understanding the material help them overcome academic challenges. Participation in extracurricular activities also makes a positive contribution to academic development. Their awareness, dedication and commitment to achievement reflect their readiness to face continuous learning challenges. This research provides important insights for the development of supporting strategies to improve student well-being and academic success.

Recently, since there has been more intense competition among teams or players, a team has to reconsider a new strategy for strengthening their competitive advantage. This study tries to explore the relationship among the relationship trust, relationship learning and sports learning effect, which chose Taiwan’s college class A team as subject to do empirical study. We adopted purposive sampling and delivered the questionnaire in a total of 1,000 copies. The duration was from October 1st to 10th of 2009. The valid samples amounted to 459, valid rate up to 45.9%. We used structural equation model (SEM) to test the model fitness and the hypotheses.The results show: (1) “specific assets”, “internal complexity”, “environmental uncertainty”, “communication” and “commitment“ can positively affect the “relationship learning”; (2) the hypothesis presuming “specific assets”, “communication” and “perceived satisfaction”, “commitment” and “dependency” can positively affect the “relationship trust” is supported. In addition, the hypothesis presuming“behavioral uncertainty” negatively affects the “relationship trust” is not supported. The both-sides negotiation based on common benefit is the main reason for behavior and record adjustment of coaches and players in a college class team. Thus, the possibility of distrust can be declined and the relationship between the “behavioral uncertainty” and “relationship trust” proves nonsignificant; (3) the hypotheses presuming the “relationship learning” and “relationship trust” can positively affect the “learning effect” and the “relationship trust” can positively affect “relationship learning” are both supported; (4) the hypothesis presuming the “higher degree of trust will decline positive effect of the relationship learning and learning effect” is not supported. The reason is that the coach and players have the common benefit and the team also establishes a good and completed motivation system; thus, it can reduce the potential problem whereby the traditional business partners generally filter the negative or critical information, even the opportunistic behavior. According to these results, we further provide recommendations and hope these could be a reference for the coach in real training; moreover, can they improve the effect of the whole training and achieve the goal.

This project aims to optimise outcomes for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their families by testing the efficacy of two complementary interventions novel to the CP population: (1) parenting intervention (Stepping Stones Triple P, SSTP); and (2) parental stress management (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT) tailored for parents of children with CP. The efficacy of SSTP and the additional effects of ACT will be tested in a wait-list randomised controlled trial, with parents of children with CP (N= 110) randomised into three groups; SSTP, SSTP + ACT and wait-list control. Intervention delivery will combine group sessions with phone consultations. Outcomes will be assessed post-intervention with retention of effect examined at 6-month follow-up. Child outcomes will include: externalising behaviour (primary child outcome), functional performance, parent-reported child quality of life; and parent outcomes will include: dysfunctional parenting (primary parent outcome), parental confidence in performing disability-related parenting practices, degree of problems in performing disability-related parenting practices, parental adjustment, psychological flexibility and parental attitude to child emotions. The theoretical background, study design and study procedures are discussed. The validation of a parenting intervention and a parenting stress intervention for parents of children with CP is crucial to better support parents of children with CP in their parenting role and in providing evidence-based intervention for behavioural and emotional problems in children with CP.

Following a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) there is a complex presentation of psychological symptoms which may impact on recovery. Validated treatments addressing these symptoms for this group of people are limited. This article reports on the protocol for a single-centre, two-armed, Phase II Randomised Control Trial (RCT) to address the adjustment process following a severe TBI. Participants will be recruited from Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit and randomly allocated to one of two groups, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) or an active control (Befriending). The active treatment group utilises the six core processes of ACT with the intention of increasing participation and psychological flexibility and reducing psychological distress. A number of primary and secondary outcome measures, administered at assessment, post-treatment and 1-month follow-up, will be used to assess clinical outcomes. The publication of the protocol before the trial results are available addresses fidelity criterion (intervention design) for RCTs. This ensures transparency in the RCT and that it meets the guidelines according to the CONSORT statement. The protocol has also been registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000851066.

Background: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project presents innovative ways of investigating mental illness based on behavioral and neurobiological measures of dimensional processes. Although cultural psychiatrists have critiqued RDoC’s implications and limitations for its under-developed focus on context and experience, RDoC presents opportunities for synergies with global mental health. It can capture aspects of clinical or sub-clinical behavior which are less dependent upon Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) and perhaps better elucidate the role of culture in disease expression and resilience. Aim/Results: This article uses the example of migration to describe several starting points for new research: (1) providing components for building an investigable conceptual framework to understand individual’s mental health, resilience and adjustment to migration challenges or social adversities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and (2) identifying measurable factors which determine resilience or vulnerability, to guide development and evaluation of targeted prevention, treatment and recovery strategies for mental health in LMICs. Conclusion: In such ways, RDoC frameworks could help put the new cutting edge neurobiological dimensional scientific advances in a position to contribute to addressing mental health problems amid social adversities in LMICs. However, this would require a much-expanded commitment by both RDoC and global mental health researchers to address contextual and experiential dimensions.

The present study assessed the personality characteristics of children and adolescents with anxiety disorder from a maternal perspective. A total of 48 children and adolescents aged between 8 and 17 years participated in this study, which was organized as follows: a clinical group (24 children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and their respective mothers) and a control group (24 children and adolescents without psychiatric diagnosis and their mothers). The participants were submitted to the WASI, CBCL, MASC-2, and EPQ-J tests and their mothers to the SRQ-20 and PIC-2 tests. The results showed higher rates of internalizing symptoms in the clinical group. In addition, patients showed less interest in hobbies, less adherence to social organizations, impairment in social activities, and commitment to school performance compared to the control group. There was a positive correlation between the mothers’ symptoms and each of the following PIC-2 domains: somatic concern (p < 0.01) and psychological discomfort (p < 0.01). In conclusion, youths with AD showed a withdrawn and reserved personality profile, involving distrust of impulses and avoidance of interactions with peers. Furthermore, psychoemotional problems of mothers adversely influenced the perception followed by anxiety and adjustment characteristics. More studies are needed to assess the maternal personality in youths with anxiety.

L'augmentation de la fréquentation de plaisance dans les aires marines protégées (AMP) pose des défis majeurs aux gestionnaires. Dans le cadre d'une anthropisation croissante, les activités liées à la plaisance sont économiquement bénéfiques et culturellement significatives, mais elles représentent également une menace pour les écosystèmes marins. Face à cette problématique, les gestionnaires des AMP recherchent des solutions, notamment sur le plan juridique, afin de réguler à la fois les activités pratiquées individuellement et la fréquentation elle-même dans son ensemble. La présente recherche doctorale propose de contribuer à ce travail en ancrant résolument sa réflexion dans le champ du droit, tout en adoptant une posture interdisciplinaire pour saisir la complexité des enjeux en présence et apporter des réponses concrètes aux gestionnaires et aux acteurs locaux. À travers l'analyse de deux études de cas, le Parc naturel marin d'Iroise et le Parc national de Port-Cros, elle explore les limites et les leviers d'action juridiques et formule des recommandations adaptées aux contextes. Ainsi, l'analyse met en évidence l'importance d'une gouvernance adaptée pour réguler la plaisance dans les AMP. Après avoir vérifié les lacunes de certains outils juridiques et non juridiques mobilisés en droit de l’environnement pour réguler les activités de plaisance au sein des AMP, cette recherche explore les différentes voies pour pallier ces lacunes depuis l'adoption du concept de gouvernance négociée, au choix raisonné en faveur d'un outil innovant : le terme d'ajustement de conduite. Ces approches favorisent une collaboration étroite entre les parties prenantes et renforcent la conscientisation environnementale, ouvrant ainsi la voie à une régulation plus efficace de la fréquentation de plaisance dans les AMP
The increasing nautical frequentation within marine protected areas (MPA) presents significant challenges for managers. Amidst growing anthropogenic pressures, recreational nautical activities offer economic benefits and cultural significance, yet they also pose a threat to marine ecosystems. In response, managers of MPA are seeking solutions, particularly on a legal level, to regulate both individual activities and overall visitation. This doctoral research aims to contribute to this effort by firmly anchoring its investigation within the realm of law while adopting an interdisciplinary approach to grasp the complexity of the issues at hand and provide concrete responses to managers and local stakeholders. Through the analysis of two case studies, the Iroise Marine Natural Park and the Port-Cros National Park, it explores the legal constraints and opportunities and formulates contextually appropriate recommendations. Moreover, the analysis underscores the importance of appropriate governance to regulate recreational and nautical activities within MPA. Having identified shortcomings in both legal and non-legal instruments utilized within environmental law to manage thoses activities within MPA, this research delves into several strategies to mitigate these deficiencies. These strategies encompass a spectrum of approaches, from embracing negotiated governance structures to advocating for the innovative concept of behavioral adjustment. These approaches foster close collaboration among stakeholders and heighten environmental awareness, thereby facilitating effective regulation of nautical frequentation within MPA

Research has demonstrated that family of origin environment impacts outcomes for individuals; however, the extent to which attitudes toward family impact outcomes is less clear. One construct stemming from family studies is related to the importance and value individuals place on their nuclear and extended families of childhood. The construct, known as familism, encompasses multiple aspects of individuals' relationships with their childhood families. It has been suggested by some that cultures that tend to be collectivistic (e.g., on-European-based cultures) tend to value family unity and loyalty relatively more than individualistic cultures (e.g., European-based cultures). The purpose of this study was to examine familism from a cross-national perspective. Specifically, Mexicans and non-Latino White Americans were compared on their levels of familism in relation to psychosocial adjustment. Broadly speaking, the goal was to determine if distinct cultural groups differ on familism, and if familism-feeling supported and a sense of solidarity with one's family-is associated with a less problematic behaviors and higher psychological adjustment. Individuals completed measures assessing familism as well as psychological adjustment and problematic behaviors (psychological well-being, empathy, and symptoms of anxiety, depression, somatization, alcohol misuse, aggressiveness, antisocial features, and history of criminal acts). Interestingly, results suggested that, in practical terms, Whites and Mexicans did not differ in their endorsement of levels of familism. For both groups, familism was correlated with psychological well-being and problem behaviors. Implications of these findings and areas for future research will be discussed.
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This study was concerned with the extent to which coping behavior, coping efficacy, and their interaction are associated with job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and propensity to leave teaching, after the effects of gender, stressor type, perceived stress, and control over stressor are accounted for. Respondents were 266 teachers from two British Columbia school districts covering smaller urban and rural areas. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire package distributed and collected through the district mail systems including: (a) demographic data, (b) 3 subsales from the revised version of the Teacher Stress Inventory (Pettegrew & Wolf, 1982), (c) 2 subscales from a coping efforts scale (Latack, 1986), (d) a modified version of the coping efforts scale measuring 2 subscales of coping efficacy, (e) the job satisfaction subscale from the Teacher Stress Inventory, (f) the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Mowday, Steers, & Porter, 1979), (g) a propensity to leave measure (Lyons, 1971), and (h) 8 single-item questions. Preliminary analysis was done to compare male and female teachers and to determine the influence of reluctance to complete the questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to examine relations among variables entered in six levels: (1) gender and stressor type; (2) perceived stress; (3) perceived control over stressor; (4) control and escape coping; (5) perceived control and escape efficacy; and (6) control and escape products. The first regression equation reached significance, F(10,213)=13.68, p< .01, and accounted for 39% of the variance of occupational satisfaction. The second regression equation reached significance, F(10,213)=9.33, p<.0l, and accounted for 30% of the variance of propensity to leave teaching. The third regression equation reached significance, F(10,213)=7.6I, p<.0l, and accounted for 26% of the variance of organizational commitment. Partial support was found for the influence with control coping efficacy accounting for a significant increase in the variance of organizational commitment, and the control coping x efficacy interaction accounting for a significant increase in the variance for propensity to leave teaching. Other control efficacy measures, efficacy products, and all escape efficacy measures failed to account for a significant increase in variance. High control coping behavior was related to lower levels of occupational satisfaction, organizational commitment, and a desire to remain in teaching. High escape coping behavior was related to lower occupation satisfaction. Recommendations for the school environment are made as well as directions for future research.
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Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. military forces have participated in an increasingly complex array of military operations, from disaster relief and peacekeeping to deadly combat. The unique nature of many of these missions calls into question what it means to be a soldier and may require adjustments not only in military doctrine, but also in the military's combat-oriented warrior identity. Franke examines the extent to which individuals who will lead U.S. forces in the 21st century are prepared cognitively to shift among mission requirements. Using survey methods, Franke explores the social, political, and professional attitudes and values of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. By comparing cadets' responses across classes, he assesses the effects of military socialization on their commitment to the military's dual-mission purpose and their cognitive preparation for combat and non-combat assignments. By developing a dynamic model of social identity, Franke extends the applicability of social identity theory from the experimental laboratory environment to a genuine social field setting. Assessing the dynamic relationship between identity, values, and attitudes for identifications that are normatively meaningful to respondents, he illustrates the importance of individuals' identification with social groups for their behavioral choices.

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as a significant step forward in the testing of good practices in environmental taxation. The main objective of this mechanism is in fact to shift the focus from the mere obtaining of tax revenues towards the achievement of climate objectives. The European Commission has introduced this tool aware of its leading role in the environmental field, aiming to influence the decisions of third countries in the fight against the global climate emergency. However, the CBAM raises concerns about its potential use as a tool for European market protectionism, creating tensions with the world�s main economic players. Despite the critical issues, the CBAM proposal could accelerate the convergence of legal systems and foster scientific evidence regarding the relationship between global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, in addressing global environmental challenges. In a world where global emergencies require global responses, CBAM can therefore become an important tool to prevent the circumvention of law enforcement mechanisms and penalize non-virtuous behavior. In this context, environmental taxation, now supported in many countries by direct constitutional coverage, can play a strategic role in the implementation of international commitments, promoting an ecological transition with an eye to sustainable development and the effective allocation of resources.

Abstract The development of unconventional reservoirs like La Calera in the Vaca Muerta formation presents unique challenges due to the complex behavior of gas-oil ratio (GOR), varying PVT properties, gas and condensate dispatch restrictions, parent-child degradation, frac-hits impacts, performance of different stacking/completion, rigs availability and simultaneous operations among others. In this paper, we introduce a set of custom-built tools designed to optimize the field's development strategy: Virtual Flow Metering (VFM), Auomated History Matching and an Integrated Production Model (IPM) coupled with an optimized and a Parent-Child Module. VFM enables daily production tracking, well-by-well allocation, and loss identification, allowing for real-time decision-making to meet gas and condensate demands. A workflow for automatic parameter estimation allows for scalable well-by-well tuning, capturing the uncertainties inherent in these reservoirs. By integrating these tools with a coupled reservoir model and optimizer, we generate reliable short- and long-term production forecasts, optimizing both development schedules and commercial commitments. The decision to implement these tools in Python provided unmatched flexibility, enabling custom adjustments for the Vaca Muerta formation's specific characteristics. This in-house solution avoids the limitations of commercial software and allows for continuous updates and scaling as new data becomes available. We also minimize dependency on commercial licenses, making it possible to run the model across multiple workstations simultaneously. In the near future, we aim to migrate IPM to the cloud for enhanced computational scalability, enabling the parallel execution of complex scenarios. Additionally, a stochastic module is under development to capture uncertainties from type-well parameters and put-on-production schedules. An algorithm is also being designed to propose drilling and completion scenarios based on rig availability, production commitments, and fracture-driven interactions, minimizing the parent-child effect and optimizing economic performance. These tools and workflows have proven effective in optimizing La Calera's development strategy, contributing to the overall value maximization of the asset by aligning technical and commercial objectives.

Existing and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in armed conflicts and other systems reliant upon war algorithms and data span diverse areas. Natural persons may increasingly depend upon these technologies in decisions and activities related to killing combatants, destroying enemy installations, detaining adversaries, protecting civilians, undertaking missions at sea, conferring legal advice, and configuring logistics. In intergovernmental debates on autonomous weapons, a normative impasse appears to have emerged. Some countries assert that existing law suffices, while several others call for new rules. Meanwhile, the vast majority of efforts by States to address relevant systems focus by and large on weapons, means, and methods of warfare. Partly as a result, the broad spectrum of other far-reaching applications is rarely brought into view. One normatively grounded way to help identify and address relevant issues is to elaborate pathways that States, international organizations, non-state parties to armed conflict, and others may pursue to help secure greater respect for international law. In this commentary, I elaborate on three such pathways: forming and publicly expressing positions on key legal issues, taking measures relative to their own conduct, and taking steps relative to the behavior of others. None of these pathways is sufficient in itself, and there are no doubt many others that ought to be pursued. But each of the identified tracks is arguably necessary to ensure that international law is — or becomes — fit for purpose. By forming and publicly expressing positions on relevant legal issues, international actors may help clarify existing legal parameters, pinpoint salient enduring and emerging issues, and detect areas of convergence and divergence. Elaborating legal views may also help foster greater trust among current and potential adversaries. To be sure, in recent years, States have already fashioned hundreds of statements on autonomous weapons. Yet positions on other application areas are much more difficult to find. Further, forming and publicly expressing views on legal issues that span thematic and functional areas arguably may help States and others overcome the current normative stalemate on autonomous weapons. Doing so may also help identify — and allocate due attention and resources to — additional salient thematic and functional areas. Therefore, I raise a handful of cross-domain issues for consideration. These issues touch on things like exercising human agency, reposing legally mandated evaluative decisions in natural persons, and committing to engage only in scrutable conduct. International actors may also take measures relative to their own conduct. To help illustrate this pathway, I outline several such existing measures. In doing so, I invite readers to inventory and peruse these types of steps in order to assess whether the nature or character of increasingly complex socio-technical systems reliant upon war algorithms and data may warrant revitalized commitments or adjustments to existing measures — or, perhaps, development of new ones. I outline things like enacting legislation necessary to prosecute alleged perpetrators of grave breaches, making legal advisers available to the armed forces, and taking steps to prevent abuses of the emblem. Finally, international actors may take measures relative to the conduct of others. To help illustrate this pathway, I outline some of the existing steps that other States, international organizations, and non-state parties may take to help secure respect for the law by those undertaking the conduct. These measures may include things like addressing matters of legal compliance by exerting diplomatic pressure, resorting to penal sanctions to repress violations, conditioning or refusing arms transfers, and monitoring the fate of transferred detainees. Concerning military partnerships in particular, I highlight steps such as conditioning joint operations on a partner’s compliance with the law, planning operations jointly in order to prevent violations, and opting out of specific operations if there is an expectation that the operations would violate applicable law. Some themes and commitments cut across these three pathways. Arguably, respect for the law turns in no small part on whether natural persons can and will foresee, understand, administer, and trace the components, behaviors, and effects of relevant systems. It may be advisable, moreover, to institute ongoing cross-disciplinary education and training as well as the provision of sufficient technical facilities for all relevant actors, from commanders to legal advisers to prosecutors to judges. Further, it may be prudent to establish ongoing monitoring of others’ technical capabilities. Finally, it may be warranted for relevant international actors to pledge to engage, and to call upon others to engage, only in armed-conflict-related conduct that is sufficiently attributable, discernable, and scrutable.