People in economically advantaged nations tend to evaluate their life as more positive overall and report greater well-being than people less nations. But how does positivity manifest the daily experiences of individuals around world? The present study asked 15,244 college students from 62 nations, 42 languages, describe a situation they experienced previous day using Riverside Situational Q-so...

Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death, killing around 3 million people each year. Most cases occur in young adults but it is also a major cause of illness and death in children. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years by the HIV pandemic and by the emergence of multidrug resistance. Co-infection with HIV greatly enhances the risk of overt tuberculosis an...

The 20th Century witnessed the fastest globalisation of the world economy in the history of capitalism, most nations in the world are now linked in a combined world system but with polarised and unequal development and power. The increasing power and authority of the transnational capital with the help of state and super-state institution like WTO, IMF and World Bank is a main feature of this s...