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Do Empathic Individuals Behave More Prosocially? Neural Correlates for Altruistic Behavior in the Dictator Game and the Dark Side of Empathy

Michael Schaefer, Anja Kühnel, Franziska Rumpel, Matti Gärtner • Brain Sciences (2021)

Do empathic individuals behave more prosocially? When we think of highly empathic individuals, we tend to assume that it is likely that those people will also help others. Most theories on empathy reflect this common understanding and claim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070863

Covid-19 Measures. Institutional “Errors”, Transaction Costs and Adaptation in the Agriculture

Minko Georgiev, Dafinka Grozdanova • Икономика и управление на селското стопанство (2021)

This article combines law, behavioral and institutional economics in order to explain the existence of an“error” in the way the Covid-19 crisis has been managed. Bulgaria’s agriculture is in focus. The problem is presented as arising from t...

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Behavioral Differences in the Preference for Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Na Guo, Jian Wang, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland et al. • Vaccines (2020)

Understanding behavioral factors differences in the preferences for vaccinations can improve predictions of vaccine uptake rates and identify effective policy interventions to increase the demand for vaccinations. In this study, 353 adults ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030527

Ethical Textile Consumption: Only a Question of Selflessness?

Frank Ronald, Unfried Matthias, Schreder Regina, Dieckmann Anja • GfK Marketing Intelligence Review (2016)

When it comes to purchase decisions for fair-trade clothing, there seems to be a gap between actions and words. Only few people buy fair trade despite stating moral concerns. Based on a survey of German consumers and the results of a behavi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/gfkmir-2016-0009

Does Civic Engagement Support Relational and Mental Health of Urban Population?

Michal Hrivnák, Peter Moritz, Katarína Melichová, Soňa Bellérová • Societies (2023)

There is a general assumption that there is a relationship between civic engagement and mental health, but it has still received limited attention in empirical studies. This study provides estimates of the impact of civic engagement (measur...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/soc13020046

Measurement Errors Arising When Using Distances in Microeconometric Modelling and the Individuals’ Position Is Geo-Masked for Confidentiality

Giuseppe Arbia, Giuseppe Espa, Diego Giuliani • Econometrics (2015)

In many microeconometric models we use distances. For instance, in modelling the individual behavior in labor economics or in health studies, the distance from a relevant point of interest (such as a hospital or a workplace) is often used a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/econometrics3040709

Drivers of respiratory health care demand in Acre state, Brazilian Amazon: a cross-sectional study

Thiago Morello, Aldo Santos Lima, Rubicleis Gomes da Silva • BMC Public Health (2022)

Abstract Background The scarce knowledge about the drivers of demand for respiratory health care in the Brazilian Amazon, where the gap of human and physical health care resources is wide, is expanded with two surveys conducted in the west ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14171-z

Landscape patterns and their spatial associations with ecosystem service balance: Insights from a rapidly urbanizing coastal region of southeastern China

Weilian Chen, Chong Jiang, Chong Jiang, Yixin Wang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2022)

Abstract: Assessing ecosystem service (ES) balance and exploring critical drivers are crucial for landscape management. However, a lack of understanding of the determinants of the ecosystem service supply–demand budget, their spillover effe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1002902

Design and psychometrics of common value creation measurement tools in technology businesses

M.S. movahedifar, M. Taghvaee Yazdi, Mohammad Salehi • Fanāvarī-i āmūzish (2022)

Background and Objectives: Today, the creation of shared value between institutions, organizations and businesses is one of the important factors of economic growth and business development and improving stakeholder relations. Therefore, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22061/tej.2022.8456.2674

THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Khatab, G. S, Mahmoud, M. S, Othman, M. R • Journal of Environmental Science (2016)

The significance of environmental cost leadership strategies emerges as being an approach and a method for resolving the environment's problem within the Arabian aviation companies and how they affect the economics of air transportation in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jes.2016.25676

The relationship between perceived outdoor sports atmosphere and social-emotional competence among college students: the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of digital health literacy

Junhong Cui, Namei Song, Xiaobei Gu, Shawei Zhang • Frontiers in Psychology (2026)

ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between the perceived outdoor sports atmosphere and social-emotional competencies among college students, with a focus on examining the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the mode...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1947247

Connectedness of cryptocurrency markets to crude oil and gold: an analysis of the effect of COVID-19 pandemic

Parisa Foroutan, Salim Lahmiri • Financial Innovation (2024)

Abstract The notion that investors shift to gold during economic market crises remains unverified for many cryptocurrency markets. This paper investigates the connectedness between the 10 most traded cryptocurrencies and gold as well as cru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40854-023-00596-x

The Concept and Model of Learning Society in Iran

Sedighe Karimi, Ahmad-Reza Nasr Esfahani, Live and Learn, Mostafa Sharif • جامعه شناسی کاربردی (2013)

Introduction The growth of science and technology tend to convert society to a learning society and enjoy its profits and also cope with its challenges (Edwards, 2002; Jarvis, 2008; Unesco, 2005). In response to questions such as "what is a...

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The Attitudes of Residents towards Agro-tourism Impacts and Its Effects on Participation in Agro-tourism Development: The Case Study of Vietnam.

Nha Thi Huynh Nguyen, Asst. Prof. Dr. Suvit Suwanno, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerapon Thongma, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parichart Visuthismajarn • African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (2018)

This paper investigates the residents' participation in agro-tourism development by examining their attitudes towards the impacts of agro-tourism on economic, socio-culture, and environment. The data was obtained from a survey of residents ...

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Trabajo colaborativo en entornos e-learning y desarrollo de competencias transversales de trabajo en equipo: Análisis del caso del Máster en gestión de Proyectos en Cooperación Internacional, CSEU La Salle

Nuria Hernández Sellés, Pablo César Muñoz Carril • Red U (2012)

El trabajo colaborativo se presenta como estratégico en las propuestas que emergen del EEES, donde se evidencia su potencial para el aprendizaje de contenidos específicos, así como para el desarrollo de competencias tra...

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SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL OF ENTERPRISES AND TERRITORIES

Alla Rusnak, Iryna Nadtochii, Olena Pulianovych • Baltic Journal of Economic Studies (2023)

The purpose of the article is to generalize and substantiate scientific and methodological approaches to a comprehensive assessment of the competitive potential of enterprises and territories. The methodology of the comprehensive study made...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30525/2256-0742/2023-9-2-164-171

Assessment of the response of tropical dry forests to El Niño southern oscillation

Lidong Zou, Sen Cao, Zaichun Zhu, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa • Ecological Indicators (2021)

Tropical Dry Forests (TDFs) in the Americas are significantly affected by drought related to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The analysis builds upon two drought indices: the MODIS-derived Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) and Temperatu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108390

A Comparison of Energy Consumption and Quality of Solutions in Evolutionary Algorithms

Francisco Javier Luque-Hernández, Sergio Aquino-Britez, Josefa Díaz-Álvarez, Pablo García-Sánchez • Algorithms (2025)

Evolutionary algorithms are extensively used to solve optimisation problems. However, it is important to consider and reduce their energy consumption, bearing in mind that programming languages also significantly affect energy efficiency. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/a18090593