The striking amount of variation in the mating systems of higher plants has stimulated fruitful research by both ecologists and population geneticists. Historically, these two schools of thought have developed independent theoretical treatments and empirical approaches to account for the evolution of such diversity. We highlight the approach adopted by each field. Population geneticists have de...

At the end of the 1960s beginning of the 1970s, a wide range of technocrats were vividly preoccupied with the maximization of the economic potential of Romania’s population. For example, the debate dedicated to the study and analysis of the economically active population end of the occupied population, organized by the Central Direction of Statistics (Direcţia Centrală de Statistică) and the Ac...

This paper investigates the relative importance of unobservable subjective factors (i.e., genetic, personality, cognitive traits) on happiness. We apply a residual-based approach to distinguish between direct and indirect effects traits refer “indirect” as variables happiness mediated by social, economic family factors. find that these only explain approximately 25% variation at individual leve...

Purpose This exploratory research aims to (1) investigate the bright and dark sides of social media use during COVID-19 pandemic; (2) explore impact demographic factors on usage; (3) assess effects cultural dimensions usage. Design/methodology/approach The data are collected through an online survey. Factors derived from grounded theories models such as affordance theory Hofstede's framework we...