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Conflict and the Evolution of Societies

2012

The Malthusian theory of evolution disregards a pervasive fact about human societies: they expand through conflict. When this is taken account of the long-run favors not a large population at the level of subsistence, nor yet institutions that maximize welfare or per capita output, but rather institutions that maximize free resources. These free resources are the output available to society after deducting the payments necessary for subsistence and for the incentives needed to induce pro- duction, and the other claims to production such as transfer payments and resources absorbed by elites. We develop the evolutionary underpinnings of this model, and examine the implications of free resourc…

How the EU regional policy can shape urban change in Southern Europe: learning from different planning processes in Palermo

2019

The article provides an interpretation of the role played by the EU regional policy in the process of urban change experienced in Palermo, the fifth Italian city by population and capital of one of the largest Europe’s less developed regions (Sicily). Through an analysis of various EU-funded planning initiatives implemented over the last two decades – from the Urban Community Initiative in the late nineties to the current Integrated Territorial Investments under the 2014–2020 urban agenda –, the work explores their effects from three main perspectives: urban regen- eration, local governance, and planning innovation.

The need for a behavioural science focus in research on mental health and mental disorders

2013

Psychology as a science offers an enormous diversity of theories, principles, and methodological approaches to understand mental health, abnormal functions and behaviours and mental disorders. A selected overview of the scope, current topics as well as strength and gaps in Psychological Science may help to depict the advances needed to inform future research agendas specifically on mental health and mental disorders. From an integrative psychological perspective, most maladaptive health behaviours and mental disorders can be conceptualized as the result of developmental dysfunctions of psychological functions and processes as well as neurobiological and genetic processes that interact with …

Material flows, efficiency and decoupling: Latvia's case study

2019

Latvia with its growing economy and intensive use of biomass is one of the biggest per capita natural resource consumers in Europe. If current patterns of resource use are maintained, environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources will continue. This paper looks at the resource flows in Latvia (1995 to 2016) - the country that does not have fossil energy resource deposits and timber industry is an important economic sector contributing most to the direct material input. It analyses the main resource flows, its intensities and looks at the main drivers behind these changes. Results demonstrate that resource extraction and consumption is steadily increasing and are not decoupled…

MARKET ASSESSMENT OF HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS IN ROMANIA FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS USING A HOLISTIC APPROACH

2012

s. PHYTOPHARM 2012 M 102 Obzory po kliniceskoj farmacologii i lekarstvennoj terapii [Reviews of clinical pharmacology and drug therapy] ТОМ 10/2012/2 MARKET ASSESSMENT OF HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS IN ROMANIA FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS USING A HOLISTIC APPROACH © Stoia Mihaela , Oancea Simona , Coman Diana 3 Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food Industry and Environmental Protection, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania Faculty of Engineering, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania Almost nonexistent in the early ‘90s, herbal supplements market gained an important dimension to Romanians, with the growing awareness and the amou…

Emigration from Latvia: A Brief History and Driving Forces in the Twenty-First Century

2019

AbstractIn recent years, Latvia has established itself as one of the top two countries with the most intensive emigration among EU/EFTA member states. This chapter starts by describing the demographic context and the scale of emigration post-2000, followed by a brief history of the main population flows (migration, refugees and deportation) from and to Latvia in the twentieth century. It then offers a more detailed analysis of emigration during the first 15 years of the twenty-first century including a closer look at the four waves of recent emigration: (i) the pre-EU accession wave, 2000–2003; (ii) the post-accession wave, 2004–2008; (iii) the crisis-driven wave, 2009–2010; and (iv) the po…

Yrittäjyyskasvatus ja kansalaisuuden eetos

2018

Käsittelemme tässä artikkelissa yrittäjyyden eetoksen kehittymistä suomalaisessa koulutus- ja yhteiskuntapolitiikassa 1980-luvulta 2010-luvulle. Eetoksella viittaamme yrittäjyyden subjektiuden muotoihin, jotka toimivat työn ja elämän ideaaleina yrittäjyyttä koskevassa hallinnollisessa puheessa. Analyysimme keskittyy erään keskeisimmän yrittäjyyden eetoksen välittäjäorganisaation, yrittäjyyskasvatuksen ja -kou- lutuksen tarkasteluun. Aineistona käytämme yrittäjyyttä koskevia koulutus- ja kasvatusalan politiikkaohjelmia, asiantuntijakirjoituksia, -raportteja, -strategioita sekä koulutusohjelma- ja projektikuvauksia. Tutkimuskysymyksemme ovat: 1) Mitkä ovat niitä ylei…

L'efficacia clinica delle terapie di gruppo. Un ponte tra ricerca e pratica clinica

2008

TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS OF AN EFFICIENT MARKET IN TERMS OF INFORMATION – THE CASE OF THE CAPITAL MARKET IN ROMANIA DURING RECESSION

2010

This paper is trying to test the hypothesis of efficient market (EMH Efficient Market Hypothesis), the case of capital market in Romania during the economic financial crisis. According to the purpose in view our research is aiming at testing the hypothesis of random walk of stock exchange indexes BET, BET-C, BET_FI of Bucharest Stock Exchange. In this respect we will enforce statistic tests to see if the capital market in Romania is efficient in a weak form during this period.

Prevention of 7-Ketocholesterol-Induced Overproduction of Reactive Oxygen Species, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cell Death with Major Nutrients (Pol…

2020

The brain, which is a cholesterol-rich organ, can be subject to oxidative stress in a variety of pathophysiological conditions, age-related diseases and some rare pathologies. This can lead to the formation of 7-ketocholesterol (7KC), a toxic derivative of cholesterol mainly produced by auto-oxidation. So, preventing the neuronal toxicity of 7KC is an important issue to avoid brain damage. As there are numerous data in favor of the prevention of neurodegeneration by the Mediterranean diet, this study aimed to evaluate the potential of a series of polyphenols (resveratrol, RSV