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Addressing illegal practices: intergenerational transfer and creative engagement as a way to compensate boomerang effects

open access: yesFrontiers in Communication, 2023
IntroductionThis study investigates the effectiveness of using an educational comic book to facilitate the intergenerational transfer of knowledge and intentions concerning dynamite fishing in Borneo, Malaysia.
Isabell Richter   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantum boomerang effect in systems without time reversal symmetry

open access: yes, 2022
In an Anderson localized system, a quantum particle with a nonzero initial velocity returns, on average, to its origin. This recently discovered behavior is known as the quantum boomerang effect.
Janarek, Jakub   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vertical Dependency of Aerosol Impacts on Local Scale Convective Precipitation

open access: yesGeophysical Research Letters, 2023
Aerosol effects on convective precipitation is critical for understanding human impacts on extreme weather and the hydrological cycle. However, even their signs and magnitude remain debatable.
Yue Sun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systemic Reconfiguration of Capitalism: Applying Ruggie’s Critique of Waltz in Economics

open access: yesContexto Internacional, 2021
This paper identifies changes in the center-periphery structure due to transformations in capitalism since 1970. In its new configuration, capitalism not only altered center-periphery relations but also exerted impact upon peripheral units that affect ...
Sylvia Ferreira Marques
doaj   +1 more source

The boomerang effect – environmental exposure to pharmaceuticals [PDF]

open access: yesSustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2019
Abstract Nowadays, many pharmaceuticals are detected in surface waters around the world. Because of the extent of the issue, monitoring alone cannot provide a complete overview of the situation. To guide smart monitoring efforts and optimal mitigation measures, spatially explicit models can be used.
Oldenkamp, Rik, Oldenkamp, Rik
openaire   +3 more sources

Testing a Dual Path Framework of the Boomerang Effect: Proattitudinal versus Counterattitudinal Messages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This dissertation aims to differentiate two types of boomerang effects on belief and attitude change: a boomerang effect under a proattitudinal message and a boomerang effect under a counterattitudinal message.
Zhao, Xinyan
core   +1 more source

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertisements Can Paradoxically Increase Intentions to Adopt Lifestyle Changes

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2016
Background: Direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements are thought to induce boomerang effects, meaning they reduce the perceived effectiveness of the alternative option: non-pharmaceutical treatment via lifestyle change. Past research has
Maya B. Mathur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of legacy pollution information on landowner investments in water quality: lessons from economic experiments in the field and the lab

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2021
To address the legacy effects of human activity on water quality, it is helpful to understand how land managers make decisions that directly impact legacy sources of pollutantion generated by previous generations, as opposed to current practices.
Patrick M Fleming   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home Energy Report: labeling pro-environmental behaviors to prevent the boomerang effect

open access: yes, 2022
The Home Energy Report (HER) is a social norms-based intervention tool used to encourage various in-home conservation behaviors. Past research has consistently demonstrated the applied importance of HER (e.g., Allcott, 2011; Ferraro & Price, 2013 ...
Magnus Bergquist
core   +1 more source

Not that way! An Exploration of the Social Free-rider Problem as Cause of the Boomerang Effect from Social Norm Information

open access: yes, 2021
Social norm information is often used to nudge people towards prosocial behavior, but when it fails and results in a boomerang effect, it can cause unintended harm.
José Gabriel Castillo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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