Pursuing excellence is a legitimate ambition of many scholars worldwide. However, between wishful thinking and real facts lies great leap that can only be bridged using myriad resources. We label these the repertoire. Based on 25 interviews with successful communication scholars, we show key role accumulating social, economic, institutional capital in shaping The study argues fetishization prod...

Reports of adolescents' coping with recurrent pain, symptoms of anxiety/depression, and somatic complaints were obtained from a sample of 164 adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain and their parents. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that coping consisted of 3 nonorthogonal factors: Primary Control Engagement Coping (problem solving, emotional expression, and emotional regulation), Secon...

For parents of infants and toddlers receiving a diagnosis of disability, a variety of responses may result. Yet, little is known about the specific ways families cope with the initial diagnosis. This qualitative study investigated 6 mothers' memories of their children's diagnoses. Mothers described their use of both palliative strategies (denying, questioning, and wishful thinking) and problem-...

If the objective of the Trade Ban is to “save elephants” then this assumes there are hard data to demonstrate first, that it is the trade itself which is the prime cause of the decline in elephant numbers in Africa and second, that manipulating the trade will indeed effect elephant mortality rates. These are contentious issues to say the least. What is required here are empirical data relating ...

Abstract Global warming is accelerating, thus irreversibly changing the human environment, and most of measures taken to halt this phenomenon seem be result wishful thinking. Policies meant combat climate change fail bring about desired effect. Arctic indigenous peoples are particularly vulnerable change, their cultural identity under threat. However, owing actions by state authorities European...