The polymotivational nature of violence makes it impossible to clearly determine its cause in a given family. Also, the multitude and extent consequences for people involved are very high. Parentification can be observed families experiencing violence, which is often not only result being subjected acts but also seen as violent behaviour exhibited by adults towards children.

Tourism has long been described as an information asymmetric market. In this situation, as well known, consumers are unable of fully assessing the quality of the product they are going to acquire and, in the long run, the space available for high quality products is greatly reduced. The large diffusion of Internet and e-commerce functions had let hope to represent a solution to this problem, bu...

A theoretical framework is proposed to understand binocular visual surface perception based on the idea of a mobile observer sampling images from random vantage points in space. Application of the generic sampling principle indicates that the visual system acts as if it were viewing surface layouts from generic not accidental vantage points. Through the observer's experience of optical sampling...

Biological organisms perceive and act in the world based on spatiotemporal experiences and interpretations. However, artificial agents consider mainly the spatial relationships that exist in the world, typically ignoring its temporal aspects. In an attempt to direct research interest towards the fundamental issue of time experiencing, the current work explores two temporally different versions ...

Sepsis is a potentially fatal response to infection affecting patients across the life span. Sepsis can progress from systemic inflammatory response to severe sepsis and septic shock if not recognized promptly and managed effectively. Risk factors for sepsis include age, gender, the presence of invasive devices (eg, urinary catheters), and chronic medical conditions (eg, chronic obstructive pul...

To those of us who share the Adlerian heritage, the concept of the fam£ly constellat£on as a cornerstone and key to human growth and development is basic. However, frequently such basic insights must be rediscovered in a new context to grant us a full realization of their depth and significance. Group psychotherapy affords us a special opportunity to observe the significance and validity of the...

I portray health-related research outcomes in an arts-informed representation that disrupts the traditional discursive-scholarly format of journal writing to privilege better the participants' accounts and communicate these experientially. The representation uncovers meaning through alternative ways of communicating and conveys the ineffable quality of music in a manner that may be understood t...