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Normal aging does not impair orbitofrontal-dependent reinforcer devaluation effects

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2011
Normal aging is associated with deficits in cognitive flexibility thought to depend on prefrontal regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex. Here, we used Pavlovian reinforcer devaluation to test whether normal aging might also affect the ability to use ...
Teghpal eSingh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study of the Interest in the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the legal system of Iran and Islamic jurisprudence [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش تطبیقی حقوق اسلام و غرب, 2017
This article is a comparative study of the interest in an important international document to determine one of the reasons for Iran's non-accession to the above-mentioned document.
seyed mahdi dadmarzi
doaj   +1 more source

Credit Risk Assessment in the Climate Shadow: Evidence From White and Grey Literature

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping financial stability, making climate risk a critical component of banks' risk management. However, the absence of standardized frameworks validated by central authorities hinders banks' ability to integrate climate risk into existing credit risk models.
Rodolfo Raimondi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mandatory TCFD Disclosure and Corporate Financial Performance: Evidence From UK Non‐Financial Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The escalating urgency of climate change has intensified calls for transparent corporate reporting on climate‐related risks and opportunities. This study examines the causal impact of the United Kingdom's mandatory Task Force on Climate‐Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework on the financial performance of non‐financial firms.
Prashant Gupta
wiley   +1 more source

Life in the ‘Hum’: Belongings and Everyday Dispossession

open access: yesInternational Journal on Homelessness
Precariously homed people do not control the spaces they call home. As a result, their belongings are governed by the actions of people granted greater legal powers.
Marina Chavez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural Demands on Skilled Immigrants, A Devaluation of Human Capital: 'The case of immigrant physicians in Sweden'

open access: yesNordic Journal of Migration Research, 2013
The difficulties immigrant doctors encounter can be considered as an impediment to accessing skilful work, and are thus an indication of ethnic bias. Therefore the term “devaluation of human capital” is here used to analyze one case where schooling and ...
Lisa Salmonsson, Orlando Mella
doaj   +1 more source

“This Is Not My Food”: Exploring Experiences Among Patients With a Migration Background in Specialist Eating Disorder Treatment in Sweden

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Existing evidence on eating disorders (EDs) among migrant groups across the Global North is sparse and mixed, possibly reflecting the heterogeneity of these populations. This qualitative study explored experiences among patients with a migration background in Swedish specialist ED treatment, with a focus on barriers to treatment ...
Mattias Strand   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The devaluation effect: activating a need devalues unrelated objects

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Research, 2003
It is commonly assumed that an object capable of satisfying a need will be perceived as subjectively more valuable as the need for it intensifies. For example, the more active the need to eat, the more valuable food will become. This outcome could be called a valuation effect. In this article, we suggest a second basic influence of needs on evaluations:
Brendl, C Miguel   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Age‐Related Trends in Eating‐Pathology Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adults

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine how eating‐disorder symptoms vary by chronological age and sexual orientation in sexual minority adults. Method Cross‐sectional data came from 2062 cisgender sexual minority participants (925 gay men, 573 lesbian women, 116 bi+ men, 448 bi+ women; age = 47.8 years, range = 18–96).
Jason M. Nagata   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing Student Teachers' Preference of Scientific Evidence—Insights From a Utility Value Intervention

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teacher education should equip student teachers with scientific evidence and scientific theories as a resource for future pedagogical action. In opposition to this, student teachers tend to perceive a rather low utility value of scientific evidence and scientific theories for pedagogical action.
Michael Rochnia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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