Exemption or illusion? The impact of a youth tax policy on house asking prices in Portugal
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Affordable housing has become an increasing challenge for young individuals in Portugal, where rising house prices and precarious employment conditions hinder homeownership. To address this barrier, the Portuguese Government introduced a tax exemption for individuals under 35 purchasing their first home.
Luís Clemente‐Casinhas, Sofia Vale
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Aesthetics, illusion of success and age interactions: disentangling effects in the closed-loop design with sham neurofeedback training. [PDF]
Front Hum NeurosciNaas A +4 more
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Serial maternal filicide as evidence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), or Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), is a form of physical and emotional child abuse and maltreatment that remains frequently under‐detected due to a significant lack of clinical awareness. This case report aims to highlight the challenges of diagnosing MSBP, its impact on victims, and the ethical ...
Ahlem Mtiraoui +4 more
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Circles of deception: the Ebbinghaus illusion from fish to birds. [PDF]
Front PsycholSantacà M, Quigley C, Fusani L.
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The hidden discount: Examining racial disparity in the use of suspended sentences
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Extant research on criminal sentencing generally concludes that racial/ethnic disparity is concentrated in the “in–out” decision, and that racial differences in sentence lengths are small and inconsistent. However, sentence length analyses rarely focus on the fact that criminal sentences are often partially or fully suspended, creating ...
Kevin Petersen +3 more
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The impact of prior knowledge on perceiving vocal elements in MIDI-converted music. [PDF]
Front PsycholMetcalfe SD, Harris JA.
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Becoming monstrous: Beauty norms, body image, and discursive limits on compassion in The Substance
Nutrition &Dietetics, EarlyView.Abstract Aim This study analyses the Hollywood body horror film The Substance to explore how Western beauty culture regulates emotions and bodies. It aims to explore compassion within dominant body image discourses and considers how this impacts dietetic care. Methods Using Foucauldian discourse analysis informed by affect theory, the film was analysed
Phillip Joy
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Novel method for rubber hand illusion strength measurement based on inverse multidimensional scaling. [PDF]
Behav Res MethodsLitwin P, Kubik K, Longo MR.
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