In economic experiments decisions often differ from
game-theoretic predictions. Why are people generous
in one-shot ultimatum games with strangers? Is there
a benefit to generosity toward strangers...
The analysis in this book elicits and "teases out"
contemporary logics of gender and sexuality from
modern psychiatric texts on transsexualism. There is
an explicit focus on found asymmetries of...
The government and the central bank are
interconnected by a consolidated public sector
budget constraint: the operational deficit of the
budget is financed by new borrowings and by
seigniorage....
The use of community consultation to address socio-environmental degradation is entwined with contested democratic principles polarising views of its role. Three democratic paradigms are at issue. ...
The idea that reason can justify induction was
famously criticized by David Hume. Hume concluded
that there is no rational justification for
inductive inferences and hence, no rational
justific...
Investigating the major problems and to see rospects of micro-enterprises development is a timely concern in Ethiopia. Because many urban poor women and jobless youth are highly engaging in this...
Since the burst of the internet bubble there is a great deal of interest in the way investment bank prices and allocates initial public offerings (IPOs). The additional scrutiny and spotlight i...
The Advancement through Interactive Radio (AIR)
project focuses on a new approach for increasing the
status and empowerment of women in developing
communities, with wider application to the field o...
The purpose of this work is to introduce the CGE
Model and apply it to measure the impacts
of production activities to the economy. The
expansion of hog production and processing on
the economy of ...
Israel is a country at war. Children in this country are born into a continual life threat and exposed to endless stress. By asking Israeli children their opinions on what a good parent is and ...
On one occasion or another, we have all found
ourselves in a position where we felt obliged to
offer an apology. In fact, it is interesting to note
how frequently we find ourselves in these
predic...
This book begins by presenting an overview of
research into the social implications, emotional
distress and coping related to disfigurement. The
establishment and evaluation of a prototype
dis...
In order to investigate work-related back injuries, researchers need efficient, accurate occupational exposure assessment methods suitable for large samples. This book examines critical decisions f...
Providing care for the newborn might differ in many ways after a caesarean birth or a complicated birth from what we know of care of natural childbirth delivered babies. This book illuminates th...
In this book, we explore the role of emotional
intelligence as a new possible avenue of research
related to the adoption and maintenance of a healthy
diet/weight. Emotional Intelligence is defined ...
It has been known for many years that glutamate
system implicated in pathophysiology of several
mental illnesses. The molecular mechanisms of these
neurological disorders including stroke, ischemi...
This thesis explores subgroup analyses within randomized trials,using cardiovascular interventions as a focal point.Reviewing 67 large trials`published between 1980 and 1997,we found that most repo...
Nursing advocacy for patients is
considered to be an important function of nursing
practice. The research surrounding nursing advocacy
is relatively new, with few psychometric instruments
devel...
Nonprofit organizations providing social services face a growing concern for accountability and productivity on the part of funding sources. Methods for improving organizational functioning come an...