Contemporary scholarship has conceptualized modern fame as an open system in which people continually move in and out of celebrity status. This model stands in stark contrast to the traditional notion in the sociology of stratification that depicts stable hierarchies sustained through classic forces such as social structure and cumulative advantage. We investigate the mobility of fame using a u...

This paper is the first of its kind to comparatively examine the evolution of feminized migration flows from Moldova and Georgia in the post-Soviet period. Despite some similarities between the two countries, unique migration patterns have emerged from each as the result of the complex interplay among social, political, and economic transitions. Changing labour market needs in receiving countri...

The development of new bio-based diesel substitutes can improve their compatibility with engines. Nevertheless, for actual implementation, environmental and economic performance needs to be studied. This study quantified the eco-efficiency three diesels, viz., fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), partially hydrogenated FAME (H-FAME), bio-hydrogenated (BHD), address perspective producers as well poli...

Two experiments investigated the influence of decision criteria on source memory performance of older adults and younger adults. Experiment 1 used the false fame paradigm, which encourages people to use relatively loose decision criteria when making what are, in essence, source judgments. Consistent with previous research, older adults made more false fame errors than younger adults. Experiment...

Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) extracts of four halophytic plants, viz. Arthrocnemum indicum, Salicornia brachiata, Suaeda maritima and Suaeda monoica belonging to the family Chenopodiaceae, were prepared and their composition was analyzed by GC-MS. The FAME extracts were also screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of more saturated fatty ...

The present study investigated the relationship between desire for fame, narcissism, and Buddhist practices. A scale measuring the desire for fame was administered along with a scale measuring level of narcissism. The results suggest that Buddhists report a significantly lower desire for fame than non-Buddhists. Additionally, a significant relationship between narcissism and desire for fame was...

We study the fame distribution of scientists and other social groups as measured by the number of Google hits garnered by individuals in the population. Past studies have found that the fame distribution decays either in power-law [1] or exponential [2] fashion, depending on whether individuals in the social group in question enjoy true fame or not. In our present study we examine critically Go...