Experimental economics research shows that gender can often explain some of the variation in individual behavior in experiments. This is especially true for contextualized games (corruption, environmental protection) in which participants’ behavior is guided by homegrown values and predispositions. We examine the gender differences in environmental behavior and the sharing of payoffs between a ...

With regard to water scarcity in many parts of the world as well as the energy used for water heating in countries where water is abundant, the use of ICT for providing feedback and promoting (hot) water conservation has gained increasing attention. Insights into how consumers can be motivated to adopt technological feedback devices and intensify their water conservation efforts at home are cru...

during the past three decades, there have been several studies concerning the efficacy of drugs and behavior therapy for treating obsessivecompulsive disorder. the high rates of relapse, and number of patients withour any improvement has turned clinicians attention toward the cognitive-behavior therapy (cbt) for the treatment of this disorder.this article has examined the efficacy of cognitive ...

Many pelagic fishes exhibit ‘yo-yo’ diving behavior, which may serve several possible functions, including energy conservation, prey searching and navigation. We deployed accelerometers and digital still cameras on 4 free-ranging tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier, to test whether their vertical movements are most consistent with energy conservation or prey searching. All sharks swam continuously, ...

Science-based, holistic, site-specific water conservation practices can reduce water use on turfgrass sites without adversely affecting turfgrass performance. However, when water use is decreased below a certain threshold, performance declines. Water conservation measures that reduce turfgrass performance essentially decrease its economic, environmental, recreational, and aesthetic values, whic...

A numerical modeling of coupled flow, transport, and chemical reactions is critical to understand the dynamic processes in natural porous media and manage subsurface resources, such as CO2 sequestration, water aquifers, and oil reservoirs. In this work, two molar formulations for coupled flow, transport, and chemical reactions are proposed, namely, the overall-composition and the element formul...

Background: Regular physical activity is ranked as a leading health indicator. Despite the extensive benefits of physical activity, elder people are much less active than desired. Using Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the self-efficacy construct, this study examined the prediction of physical activity intention and behavior in a sample of elderly male resident of a nursing home. Me...

This paper integrates economic, biological, and physical models to explore the efficient combination and spatial allocation of conservation efforts to protect water quality and increase salmonid populations in the Grande Ronde basin, Oregon. We focus on the effects of shade on water temperatures and the subsequent impacts on endangered juvenile salmonid populations. The integrated modeling syst...