Building and using social networks is an important factor in individuals’ personal as well as professional success. In the present work, we examine how individuals’ regulatory focus relates to their networking behavior. Findings from a sample of 300 entrepreneurs across 25 networking groups showed that a general focus on motivations for growth and advancement (promotion) predicted an increase i...

The expression ‘publish or perish’ has probably never been as cruelly applicable as it is today. Universities in many countries now require their staff to publish in major, high-impact, peerreviewed Anglophone journals as a pre-requisite for tenure, promotion and career advancement, making participation in this global web of scholarship an obligation for academics all over the world. Junior sch...

We examine changes in work adjustment among 179 expatriates from 3 multinational organizations from predeparture through the first 9 months of a new international assignment. Our 10-wave results challenge classic U-shaped theories of expatriate adjustment (e.g., Torbiorn, 1982). Consistent with uncertainty reduction theory, our results instead suggest that expatriates typically experience a gra...

Chromosome instability contributes to the multistep oncogenesis of cancer cells. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), an angiogenic vascular spindle cancer of endothelial cells, displays stage advancement with lesions at early stage being hyperproliferative, whereas lesions at late stage are clonal or multiclonal and can exhibit a neoplastic nature and chromosome instability. Although infection with KS-assoc...

Varpio et al. lay out challenges that new faculty face in negotiating different meanings of scholarly contribution, teaching and service in a quest for promotion and tenure within their universities [1]. Promotion and tenure processes are indeed a labyrinth for young faculty. The halls are dimly lit, the thread to follow is tenuous and one may have the sense of foreboding that a wrong turn or m...


 Background: The ramifications of technological advancement is necessary for optimal operation library and prompt provision information. Purpose: This research aims to obtain an overview analyze promotion, as well the development strategy carried out by Governance Institute Home Affairs (GIHA) Library. Method: It uses a qualitative method with data collection techniques in form interviews...

Converging themes from the fields of environmental health, ecology and health, and human ecology highlight opportunities for innovation and advancement in environmental health theory and practice. In this commentary we outline the role of research and applied programs that integrate biophysical and social sciences with environmental health practice in order to address deficiencies in each field...

Childhood malnutrition is a global problem and one of the leading cause of stunted growth, and responsible for the death of millions of children every year. Although extensive efforts have been made to promote healthy growth but results are not satisfactory and infant's health remains a challenge. Previously, it was demonstrated that undernourished children have disrupted normal pattern of inte...