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Investment scam vulnerability among university students: the role of personality traits and risk tolerance

open access: yesCogent Education
This study demonstrates that personality traits affect investment scam vulnerability, either directly or indirectly, through risk tolerance. This study uses the Big Five personality traits, specifically openness to experience, conscientiousness ...
Elisa Tjondro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Industrial strategies to minimize glycerol formation in ethanol fermentation by conventional Saccharomyces cerevisiae

open access: yesBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Industrial ethanol production faces the challenge of balancing metabolic efficiency with the minimization of byproducts such as glycerol, whose formation is intensified by osmotic, thermal, oxidative, and nutritional stresses. In the literature, two main approaches stand out for modulating its synthesis: the use of genetically modified strains
Lorena M. F. Leite   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneur Psychological Traits and Performance:Implications for Nigerian Non-oil SMES Exporting Companies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of psychological traits on performance of small and medium sized (SMEs)exporting firms in a developing country.
Adeniji, A. A., Oyeniyi, Omotayo
core   +1 more source

Understanding international students' agency in developing employability: Case study of a post‐1992 university in the United Kingdom

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Employability remains a critical issue for international students in the United Kingdom. This study adopts the Employability Agency Framework proposed by Pham et al. to explore how a group of international students actively exercised their agency to enhance their employability during their Master's studies in the United Kingdom.
Hoang Nguyen, Ming Cheng
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher‐makers and teacher‐breakers: (Re)defining how status and safety influence trajectories into and away from teaching

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses empirical data from a longitudinal qualitative study conducted with aspirant teachers in England to propose (re)definitions of the concepts of ‘status’ and ‘safety’ as a framework with which to understand and improve teacher recruitment.
Emily MacLeod
wiley   +1 more source

Re‐thinking teachers' professional development: An analysis of National Professional Qualifications for school leaders in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers how teachers' professional development could be redeveloped to help address the current crisis in teacher recruitment and retention by offering greater intellectual rigour and more opportunities for intellectual growth. Our analysis is focused on the UK government's current policy for leadership development in schools in
Mark Innes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships of Big Five personality traits and nonverbal intelligence at high school age

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2016
The article presents the results of study on the relationship of personality traits and intelligence in Russian high school students. The study focused on Big Five personality traits - Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and ...
Voronina Irina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early egg traits in Cancer setosus (Decapoda, Brachyura): effects of temperature and female size

open access: yes, 2009
Previous study on Cancer setosus (Molina, 1782) had shown that latitudinal changes in temperature control the number of annual egg masses. This study focused on the effects of pre-oviposition temperature and female size on egg-traits in C.
Brey, T., Fischer, S., Thatje, S.
core   +1 more source

Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

Soil-Driven Coupling of Plant Community Functional Traits and Diversity in Desert–Oasis Transition Zone

open access: yesPlants
Understanding the relationships between diversity and functional traits in plant communities is essential for elucidating ecosystem functions, forecasting community succession, and informing ecological restoration efforts in arid regions.
Zhuopeng Fan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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