objective: environmental pollution is of major concern today and lead is considered to be one of the most important environmental pollutants. long-term contact with lead causes harmful effects to humans. this study seeks to determine the effects of curcuma longa (turmeric extract) consumption and exercise training on glutathione peroxidase and protein carbonyl in kidney and spleen tissues from ...

transformational leadership refers to a process by which people are transformed and it's related to values, ethical features, and long-rang goals. some functions of this leadership style include evaluation of affective motives on followers, their needs satisfaction, and contact methods with them as perfect persons. also leadership styles of managers are affective factor on organizational c...

Despite increased knowledge of the impact clothing production on environment, general public still has a low intention to purchase sustainable clothing. The present study analyzed psychosocial predictors Italian women’s clothing, proposing an integration Theory Planned Behavior (TPB) and Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) approaches. Participants (N = 286) filled in self-report online questionnaire, measu...

Understanding how cultural values influence undergraduate students' science research experiences and career interest is important in efforts to broaden participation and to diversify the biomedical research workforce. The results from our prospective longitudinal study demonstrated that underrepresented minority student (URM) research assistants who see the altruistic value of conducting biomed...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an immense loss of human life, increased economic uncertainty, and negatively impacted individuals' mental health close relationships. At the same time, experts have noted a concurrent improvement in many environmental quality indicators, including significant decreases both localized air pollution global greenhouse gas emissions. These positive trends are due t...

This article surveys the growing theoretical literature on the motives for and welfare effectsof environmental corporate social responsibility (CSR). We show how both market andnonmarket forces are making environmental CSR profitable, and also discuss altruistic CSR.In particular, nongovernmental organizations strongly influence CSR activities, through bothpublic and private pol...