Abstract Self-control failure occurs when an individual experiences a conflict between immediate desires and longer-term goals, recognises psychological forces that hinder goal-directed action, tries to resist them but fails in the attempt. Behavioural economists often invoke assumptions about self-control justify proposals for policy interventions. These arguments require workable methods elic...

This exploratory study aims to examine the moderating effect of novelty seeking and spontaneity on the relationship between asynchronous and synchronous personal electronic communication at work. Hierarchical moderated regression analyses were used to analyze a survey of 110 white-collar employees working in the midwestern region of the United States. Data analysis revealed the moderating effec...

In this article we compare two large scale dialogue corpora recorded in different settings. The main differences are unrestricted turntaking vs. push-to-talk button and complex vs. simple negotiation task. In our investigation we found that vocabulary, durations of turns, words and sounds as well as prosodical features are influenced by differences in the setting.

In this article I examine the potential of including embodied teaching and learning through drama in teacher training Switzerland, a concept which is novel that context. particular, focus on two student teachers at University Teacher Education Zug, who volunteered to explore as tool for across primary curriculum. After working with intensely over three semesters, novice reported increased confi...

Urban village is a geographical area whose characteristics, structure and function are between traditional cities villages, its main characteristics transitional, hybrid dynamic. This study focuses on the transformation coexistence of basic urban by choosing Mayuan located in Kunming city, China, as case study, analyzing situation mixture mixed settlement under influence top-down policy bottom-...