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Personality Traits as Moderator of Risk Perception and Investment Decision
International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary ScopeThe present study uses a quantitative research approach to explore the impact of behavioural biases and personality on investment decisions and risk perception. It analyses how biases such as Anchoring, Disposition, Representativeness, and herding influence people's risk perception and investment behaviour. The research also investigates the moderating
Manisha Kumari +4 more
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Between public service and market: Portraying the bifront university in a platformized world
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper contributes to the international debate on the changes affecting recruitment and orientation processes toward higher education. Based on qualitative research involving 19 Italian public universities, the study analyses the transformations in communication, recruitment and orientation activities within platformization and increasing ...
Marco Pitzalis +2 more
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Effects of female-specific selection for reproductive investment on male fertility traits
Journal of Evolutionary BiologyAbstract Despite sharing an autosomal genome, the often divergent reproductive strategies of males and females cause the selection to act in a sex-specific manner. Selection acting on one sex can have negative, positive, or neutral fitness consequences on the opposite sex.
Mason, C., Tschirren, B., Hemmings, N.
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Life History Strategies Drive Meso‐Scale Distribution Patterns in Coastal Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Ecology and EvolutionThe environment shapes the spatial distribution of species, but species also comprise suites of traits which may indicate their adaptability to a specific environment. This forms the basis of trait biogeography studies.
Molline Natanah C. Gusha +1 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
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Ecological IndicatorsIt is of great importance to study the effects of transport corridors on ecological traits in highly cold grasslands in the context of climate change and increasing human activities.
Guo Chen +8 more
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The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune +2 more
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Corrigendum: Cognitive Investments in Academic Success: The Role of Need for Cognition at University
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Julia Grass +2 more
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Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud +8 more
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The Economics & Psychology of Inequality and Human Development [PDF]
Recent research on the economics of human development deepens under- standing of the origins of inequality and excellence. It draws on and contributes to personality psychology and the psychology of human development.
Flavio Cunha, James J. Heckman
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