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Predicting Counselor Candidates’ Altruism in Türkiye: The Role of Wellness, Mindfulness, and Gender

COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education
This study aimed to assess how well the wellness, mindfulness, and gender of counselor candidates could predict their level of altruism. A total of 357 senior students from Guidance and Psychological Counseling programs across 18 universities in various
Ece Yağcı Akgündüz, Gökhan Atik
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Provision or Good Genes? Menstrual Cycle Shifts in Women's Preferences for Short-Term and Long-Term Mates' Altruistic Behavior

Evolutionary Psychology, 2014
Men's altruism may have evolved, via female choice, as a signal of either their genetic quality or their willingness to allocate resources to offspring. The possibility that men display altruism to signal their genetic quality may be tested by examining ...
Ryo Oda, Akari Okuda, Mia Takeda, Kai Hiraishi   +3 more
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The evolution of altruism

Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2017
Ever since Darwin published On The Origin of Species in 1859, the evolution of altruism has been a perennial paradox for evolutionary biologists. In this review, I will discuss three evolutionary paths to altruism – genetic relatedness, reciprocity, and ...
L. A. Dugatkin
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Towards appropriate guidance for the ethical challenges of environmentally sustainable prescribing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The environmental impact of medicines poses a significant threat to planetary and public health, making it essential to integrate environmental sustainability into prescribing practices. While the most effective measures to reduce environmental impact, such as reducing unnecessary prescriptions and medication waste, are consistent with appropriate ...
Joost D. Piët, Steven R. Kraaijeveld, Erik M. Donker, Milan C. Richir, Caroline T. A. Moermond, Amy Booth, SanYuMay Tun, Thijs H. Oude Munnink, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt, Lorena Dima, Ben J. A. Janssen, Mathilde Jalving, Tomás Mauro van Emden, Fabrizio de Ponti, Robert Likic, João Costa, Marc Labriffe, Charlotte L. Bekker, Carlotta Lunghi, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Yolande Voskes, Jelle Tichelaar   +22 more
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The impacts of altruism levels on the job preferences of medical students: a cross-sectional study in China

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Rational allocation of human resources for health is crucial for ensuring public welfare and equitable access to health services. Understanding medical students’ job preferences could help develop effective strategies for the recruitment and ...
Yue Zhang, Xing Lin, Xing Li, Youli Han
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Free Riding on Altruism and Group Size [PDF]

It is shown that altruism does not affect the equilibrium provision of public goods although altruism takes the form of unconditional commitment to contribute. The reason is that altruistic contributions completely crowd out selfish contributions.
Romans Pancs, Jean Hindriks
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The Economics of Fairness, Reciprocity and Altruism – Experimental Evidence and New Theories [PDF]

, 2005
This paper surveys recent experimental and field evidence on the impact of concerns for fairness, reciprocity and altruism on economic decision making.
Fehr, Ernst, Klaus M. Schmidt, Schmidt, Klaus M., Ernst Fehr   +3 more
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Kin discrimination in plants: overview and implications for population and community ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the discovery of identity discrimination, particularly self and kin discrimination amongst plant competitors, research on interplant interactions has advanced significantly within plant physiology and evolutionary ecology. This review synthesizes current knowledge on how both self and kin discrimination influence plant growth ...
Akira Yamawo
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Does dispositional awe foster young adults’ international altruism? The roles of self-transcendence and identity with all humanity

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
International altruism is crucial for promoting global stability and peaceful development. Thus, it is vital to identify factors that can enhance international altruism.
Mengyun Wang, Quan Xu
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