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Insolvency‐related foreign judgements in Nigeria: Contextualising English legal influence and comparative analysis of the UNCITRAL regime

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the most robust international insolvency regime applicable to countries around the world. The Model Law on Cross‐Border Insolvency (1997) is widely accepted and already very popular among African countries.
Pontian N. Okoli
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The Cold Peace: Russo-Western Relations as a Mimetic Cold War [PDF]

, 2013
In 1989–1991 the geo-ideological contestation between two blocs was swept away, together with the ideology of civil war and its concomitant Cold War played out on the larger stage.
Asmus Ronald, Averre Derek, Barany Zoltan, Bugajski Janusz, Carr EH, Clunan Anne L, Cornell Svante E, Cottey Andrew, Eisenstadt Shmuel N, Finkel Evgeny, Freire Maria Raquel, Frye Timothy, Gellner Ernest, Geuss Raymond, Gleason Abbott, Gorlizki Yoram, Greenleaf Monika, Hamilton Robert, Hartz Louis, Haukkala Hiski, Hosking Geoffrey, Hurrell Andrew, Ikenberry G John, Karaganov Sergei, Kopeček Michal, Korinman Michel, Lucas Edward, MacFarlane Neil S, Mouffe Chantal, Mouffe Chantal, Neumann Iver B, Nye Joseph S, Odysseos Louiza, Ortmann Stefanie, Prozorov Sergei, Rich Paul B, Richard Sakwa, Rossbach Stefan, Sakwa Richard, Sakwa Richard, Shevel Oxana, Surkov Vladislav, Surkov Vladislav, Suzuki Shogu, Sztompka Piotr, Tsygankov Andrei P, Tsygankov Andrei P, Wolin Sheldon S   +47 more
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Concern for Mianzi and Social‐Behavioral and School Adjustment Among Chinese Adolescents: The Role of Social Preference

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Seeking social approval and recognition is a major driving force for adolescents to engage in social interactions. Mianzi (“面子” in Chinese) is an indigenous concept related to the social perception of one's prestige or admiration. The goal of this 2‐year longitudinal study was to examine the moderating role of social preference in
Long Hei, Xinyin Chen, Dan Li, Junsheng Liu, Minghao Zhang, Shujie Zheng, Tong Zhou, Rui Fu   +7 more
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Modeling general, specific, and method variance in personality measures: Results for ZKA-PQ and NEO-PI-R [PDF]

, 2016
Reprinted by permission of SAGE PublicationsContemporary models of personality assume a hierarchical structure in which broader traits contain narrower traits. Individual differences in response styles also constitute a source of score variance.
Abad García, Francisco José, Aluja, Antón, García, Luis Francisco, Sorrel, Miguel A.   +3 more
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Chinese Parents' Psychological Control and Adolescents' Psychological Well‐Being Over Time: The Role of Psychological Needs

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study examined the longitudinal association between Chinese adolescents' perceptions of three dimensions of both parents' psychological control (i.e., relational induction, social comparison shaming, and harsh control) and their psychological well‐being, indicated by life satisfaction and affective distress.
Xiaoqin Zhu, Xiaohong Luo, Diya Dou, Zheng Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Virtual Reality Social Environments to Promote Outcomes' Generalization of AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Case Study

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 516-525, June 2025.
ABSTRACT AVATAR therapy (AT) works by facilitating a ‘face‐to‐face’ dialog between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. Although there is cumulative evidence of this way of working with voices, enhancing the therapeutic focus on improved confidence and a sense of control of the voices in social situations ...
Mar Rus‐Calafell, Nils Ehrbar, Tobias Teismann, Silvia Schneider, Ekincan Tas, Simon Schuster, Clementine Edwards, Mark Huckvale, Thomas Craig, Philippa Garety, Thomas Ward   +10 more
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Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Begley and Glacken’s Assertiveness Scale for Use Among Sinhala Speaking Nursing Students in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing, 2022
Background and Objective: Assertiveness is a crucial skill in the nursing profession to reinforce interprofessional relationships, prevent workplace violence, reduce work stress, improve professional efficacy, develop leadership skills, autonomy and job satisfaction.
W.G.C. Kumara, S.P.P. Warnakulasuriya
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Disrupting the Chain of Displaced Aggression: A Review and Agenda for Future Research

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Displaced aggression refers to instances in which a person redirects their harm‐doing behavior from a primary to a secondary, substitute target. Since the publication of the first empirical article in 1948, there has been a noticeable surge in research referencing this theory in both management and psychology journals.
Constantin Lagios, Simon Lloyd D. Restubog, Pauline Schilpzand, Kohyar Kiazad, Karl Aquino   +4 more
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The roundtable: an abstract model of conversation dynamics

, 2010
Is it possible to abstract a formal mechanism originating schisms and governing the size evolution of social conversations? In this work a constructive solution to such problem is proposed: an abstract model of a generic N-party turn-taking conversation.
Lacasa, Lucas, Mastrangeli, Massimo, Schmidt, Martin   +2 more
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The A(I) Team: Effects of Human‐Likeness and Conformity to Gender Stereotypes on Initial Trust and Willingness to Work With an AI Teammate

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies progress, AI agents arise as potential teammates in the workplace. This study explores how the visual representation of the AI agent as well as its conformity to traditional gender stereotypes affects the manifestation of uncanny valley effects in a workplace team context.
Agata Mirowska, Jbid Arsenyan
wiley   +1 more source