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Personality, self-efficacy and coping in Romanian prison inmates: a moderated mediation model. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Rada C, Ciurbea FE, Lunga RA, Forțu AC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Homicide, punishment and deterrence in Australia

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Australian data encompassing 1910–2022, by year and state, were analyzed to estimate the effect of capital punishment on homicide rates. Our estimates showed that capital punishment had a negative and significant effect on homicides. In some specifications, the estimates implied that an execution was associated with 12.68 fewer homicides ...
Hugh Farrell, Vincent O'Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the New TB Antigen-Based Skin Test to Diagnose TB Infection in South Africa. [PDF]

Trop Med Infect Dis
Sathar F, du Toit C, Chihota V, Eastop C, Ndjeka N, Motlhaoleng K, Hausler H, Mphahlele M, Radia K, Ntshiqa T, Hatherill M, Switala J, Charalambous S, Velen K.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Biased Interaction Game: A System Theoretic Approach to the Emergence of Inequality, Hierarchy, and the Implications for the Likelihood of Cooperation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emergence of cooperation in natural selection has been successfully studied using game theory and, despite the underlying selfish nature of the evolutionary process, a spectrum of plausible mechanisms have been proposed to determine the conditions under which cooperative behaviour is likely to occur.
Phil Mercy, Martin Neil
wiley   +1 more source

Symposium on Erving Goffman and the Cold War, by Gary D. Jaworski

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
The symposium on Gary D. Jaworski's book Erving Goffman and the Cold War is based on an "Author meets Critics" event held at the European SSSI 2024 Conference in Pisa. After a brief introduction by Dirk vom Lehn, Gary Jaworski briefly suggests his motivation for writing the book.
Chiara Bassetti, Stacey Hannem, Gary D. Jaworski, Greg Smith, Dirk vom Lehn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reflecting the voices of prison officers with respect to their support, supervision, and wellbeing training needs: a reflexive thematic analysis. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Forsyth J, Shaw J, Shepherd A.
europepmc   +1 more source

III. Letter from Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., F.R.S., to Hudson Gurney, Esq. V.P. upon Three Documents of the Reign of Edward I. preserved among the Exchequer Records at Westminster, relating to Scottish Prisoners

Francis Turner Palgrave
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Illicit Drug‐Derived Volatile Organic Compounds as Markers for Application in Noncontact Detection Technology

The Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim, Solpa Lee, Anmo J. Kim, Cong Wang, Yongwoo Jang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scoping review to assess online guidance about poultry farm biosecurity for farmers in the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Biosecurity is the primary defence against diseases such as avian influenza (AI) for poultry farms. This research reviews online resources to assess the availability and topics shaping biosecurity advice for poultry farmers. Methods A rapid scoping review examined biosecurity guidelines available to UK poultry farmers on 10 websites
Eve Houghton, Ivo Syndicus, Paniz Hosseini, Timothy Borthwick, James L. N. Wood, Pablo Alarcon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source