The Role of the IBSA Fund in Foreign Aid Policies of IBSA and BRICS Member States by V. A. Dmitrieva, D. A. Kuznetsov

“…Partner selection appears largely motivated by the national interests of IBSA states. …”
Get full text

Prevention or Promotion? Predicting Author's Regulatory Focus by Aswathy Velutharambath, Kai Sassenberg, Roman Klinger

“… People differ fundamentally in what motivates them to pursue a goal and how they approach it. …”
Get full text

Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…I also discuss the causes and motivations driving the instances of corruption in the novel as well as the impacts of corruption on the lives of characters in the novel.…”
Get full text

Portrayal of Corruption in the Novel Devil on the Cross by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o. by Natumanya, Blessed

“…I also discuss the causes and motivations driving the instances of corruption in the novel as well as the impacts of corruption on the lives of characters in the novel.…”
Get full text

Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Psychological Theory of Dependency to Improve Quality of Life by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…The problem is that the patient must be highly motivated, sufficiently resourceful, and supported to want such a treatment that is inherently painful. …”
Get full text

Population aging: a look from nursing practice based on the Nola J. Pender model by María de los Ángeles Villegas Dorticós, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García, Omayda Urbina Laza, Noel Alberto Pardillo Mustelier, Jacquelin Cordero Odery, Maydelis Gómez Valdivia

“…The theoretical aspects expressed by her, her main assumptions and her relationship with population aging are analyzed, in addition to exposing her theoretical contributions, the importance of her application for the family, the community and her contribution to the development of nursing not only in Cuba but in the world; if we start from the fact that Cuba is among the oldest countries in Latin America. Health promotion motivated by the desire to increase well-being and update human potential is currently considered a powerful tool that allows promoting attitudes, motivations and actions based on the concept of self-efficacy, the commitment of individuals to change of behaviors to promote health, not only about aging itself, but from aging. …”
Get full text

Socio-economic and Psychological Factors Affecting Clothing Consumption Among Female Undergraduates in University of Uyo, Nigeria by Ngozi U. Nwonye, Myrtle U. Ibokette, Priscilla A. Esiowu

“…This study provides fresh insights by examining the coexistence of socio-economic limitations and identity-driven motivations in a cultural landscape marked by financial challenges and shifting social expectations. …”
Get full text

Le rôle de la Guyane précolombienne dans la zone d’interactions caribéo-amazonienne by Gérald Migeon

“…After a short synthesis o the cultural evolution of the precolumbian civilizations of French Guyana, and particularly of the coast of Guyana, from 10000 years ago to the Conquest, the autor examines, in the first place, the relationships between French Guyana, Brazil and others Guyanas, the roads and the motivations of this interrelationships (after the period of the hunters-gatherers), and describes emphasizing three types of artefacts the interrelationships into or between the Guyanas.…”
Get full text

Quand le roman s’est détourné de l’épopée by François Vanoosthuyse

“…This study seeks to understand the motives and issues at stake in Lukács’s reception of Flaubert throughout his career as a philosopher and critic. …”
Get full text

Les traditions de la violence : le terrorisme d’extrême droite en République fédérale d’Allemagne by Valérie Dubslaff

“…It presents the actors of nationalist terrorism as well as their ideology, their infrastructures, their modes of organization and action, in order to question the motivations of the most radical fringe of the extreme right and to trace the history of its activism in the light of social, cultural and political transformation in the Federal Republic of Germany.…”
Get full text

Barriers on the way to formation of young teachers by S. . Reznik

“…It requires specialpreparation for teaching. How to motivate young people for teaching? This problem must be solved at different levels beginning from the government and ending with the university faculties and departments, and certainly including the young teacher personally. …”
Get full text

Behaviour of passage time for a queueing network model with feedback: a simulation study by Bidyut K. Medya

“…The study of the queueing system presented in this note was motivated by its possible application to a multiprogramming computer system. …”
Get full text

Dynamics of a Discrete Host-Parasitoid System with Stocking by Sophia R.-J. Jang

“…Motivated by the biological control of pests, we present discrete-time models of host-parasitoid interactions to study the effects of external stocking upon the systems. …”
Get full text

Néolibéralisation, polytopicités et techniques de l'information dans le département de la Manche by Arthur Devriendt

“…Although motivated by the failure of private telecom operators and notwithstanding the emphasis on public interventions to enhance bridging the digital divide, many local policies are in fact congruent with the rise of neoliberalism and entrepreneurialism in rural areas, like in the French département of la Manche. …”
Get full text

W-Stability of Multistable Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems by Zhishuai Ding, Guifang Cheng, Xiaowu Mu

“…Motivated by the importance and application of discrete dynamical systems, this paper presents a new Lyapunov characterization which is an extension of conventional Lyapunov characterization for multistable discrete-time nonlinear systems. …”
Get full text

Models of Conduct of Russian Federation in International Conflicts in 1990-2000 s. by A. A. Sushentsov

“…Based on the methodology of analysis of the motives for conflict behavior the paper contains a classification of the most significant international conflicts 1990-2000's with the participation of Russia. …”
Get full text

On Linear Difference Equations for Which the Global Periodicity Implies the Existence of an Equilibrium by István Győri, László Horváth

“…The work was highly motivated by the early works of Smith (1934, 1941) and the papers of Kister (1961) and Bas (2011).…”
Get full text

Effects of congruent and incongruent appetitive and aversive well-being comparisons on depression, post-traumatic stress, and self-esteem by Emily N. Keppler, Nexhmedin Morina, Pascal Schlechter

“…These standards are considered as aversive if perceived as threatening to self-motives or appetitive if perceived as consistent with self-motives. …”
Get full text

Companies adjust tax payments to offset changes in publicly perceived impact on environment, social, and governance factors by Akihiro Okuyama, Shuichi Tsugawa, Chiaki Matsunaga, Shunsuke Managi

“…Understanding the relationship between firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) and tax avoidance activities is crucial to uncovering their motivations for tax avoidance. However, this relationship remains unclear. …”
Get full text

القراءة الالکترونية واستخداماتها لدى طالبات جامعة الأزهر: دراسة ميدانية by عزة عبد الحميد خطاب

“…This study aimed to find out the effect ofelectronic reading and its uses among female students of Al-Azhar University inCairo, by knowing the motives, tendencies, and attitudes of students towards ereading. …”
Get full text