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Money can buy me love: Gifts are a more effective form of acute social support than conversations

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract If you are having a hard day, what can someone else do to help you feel better? Maybe they could verbally comfort you or maybe they could give you a small gift. In seven studies, including an in‐person real gifting study, we find that receiving a small material gift, such as a candy bar or flowers, improves receivers' affect more than a ...
Holly S. Howe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The affective, cognitive, and social benefits of interacting with nature

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The surrounding environment influences how people feel, think, and behave. This effect is apparent when examining the multitude of ways interactions with natural environments impact people psychologically. In this Research Dialogue, we discuss work by ourselves and others that demonstrate the benefits of spending time in nature or interacting ...
Nakwon Rim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The King and His Temple

open access: yesBulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles, 2018
Inspired by Gérard Sabatier’s seminal research on representational strategies and encomiastic codes manifested in visual arts, architecture, ceremonies and literature during Early Modern French Monarchy and most eloquently displayed in the complex of ...
Birgitte Bøggild Johannsen
doaj  

The Philippines: Open Spaces for Catholic Worship

open access: yesReligions
The Philippines is an island nation in Southeast Asia with a population of approximately 100 million. Its hot and humid climate makes it common for community buildings to be permanently ventilated or even open to the elements.
Esteban Fernández-Cobián
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Effects of the Deployment and Departure of UN Peacekeeping Operations on Foreign Direct Investment

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Do United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs) foster foreign direct investment (FDI) in host countries over time? I argue that the deployment of UNPKOs increases FDI by signaling credibility in peace and the rule of law. However, once peacekeepers depart, uncertainty regarding political stability, due to premature withdrawal and ...
Wakako Maekawa
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Gender Stereotypes in the Context of Foreign Language Learning through the Lens of Social Cognitive Theory

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Using Bandura’s (1986) social cognitive theory as a theoretical framework, this study explores the relationships between gender stereotypes and language learning experiences, particularly in the context of learning English as a foreign language (EFL).
Gulsah Kutuk
wiley   +1 more source

Le Massif central, approche iconographique et archéologique. Une mise au point à propos des couvertures médiévales

open access: yesArchéologie Médiévale
In the absence of significant excavations, the roofing materials remain poorly known in the Massif Central. Textual sources, such as iconographic images, partly answer the questions, as do the many surveys, and chance discoveries.
Bruno Phalip
doaj   +1 more source

A sacred landscape: an enquiry of the “Cubas” from the South of Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Ponencia presentada a Session 9: Forma urbana y relaciones entre historia y proyecto: el medio ambiente como patrimonio / Urban form and relationships between design and history: environmental heritage, arquitecture and planningThe purpose of this paper ...
Ferro, Luís
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DIAGNOSING AND STRATEGICALLY IMPLEMENTING A CHARACTER‐BASED CULTURE

open access: yesLeader to Leader, EarlyView.
Abstract Mary Crossan is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Strategic Leadership at the Ivey Business School, Western University. Corey Crossan is a research and teaching fellow at The University of Oxford with The Oxford Character Project.
Mary Crossan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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