Systematic asymmetries in exchange behavior have been widely interpreted as support for endowment e ect theory, that loss aversion associated with ownership creates an asymmetry in valuations and exchange behavior. According to this theory, which is an application of prospect theory, parting with an endowed object produces a loss that is greater than the gain from acquiring another object of ot...

objective : ect as a treatment for psychiatric patients, is not only a low risk but also is a very cost-effective treatment, both for the patients and the health care system. however, to initiate ect treatment, it is mandatory to obtain the consent of the person(s) accompanying the patients. the accompaniers' attitude towards ect is a determining factor in signing the letter of consent and...

Background: There are several strategies in the management of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), including administration other antidepressants, augmentation therapy, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), and a combination ECT antidepressants. The safety combined with any medication must be confirmed. aim this study was to assess duloxetine therapy. Materials Methods: In randomized clinical tria...

COLONIALISM WAS THE FIRST STAGE in the experience of Western modernity for most Aboriginal peoples of the world. Colonial discourses were part of an expanding capitalist and imperialist world system that generated profits for an elite group of Westerners who orchestrated the resettlement of alien territories through ever more complex systems of state administration and industrial production. Eu...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a widely used therapeutic option of drug-refractory psychiatric disorders. ECT treats symptoms by inducing brief controlled seizures through electrical stimulation, but does not generally cause prolonged or epilepsy. However, several studies have reported cases after ECT. This review aimed to determine the mechanism epileptogenesis with neurobiological changes...

research related to colonialism and post colonialism shows how the identities of indigenous people were constructed and how these identities are reconstructed in our contemporary world. the thrust of this paper is that colonialism brought a shift in the linguistic structure of ghana with the introduction of the use of english among ghanaians. the coexistence of both ghanaian languages and engli...

This paper analyses the e¤ect of endogenous directed technical change in a resource-rich economy, embedding a version of Acemoglu’s model of directed technical change in a three-by-three trade theory model. Technical progress depends on entrepreneurs who either produce or adopt technology, and who endogenously choose which sector to operate in. The static e¤ect of a resource discovery is de-ind...

Simmel develops his concept of the stranger in an overly structural and reductionist manner. Contrary to Simmel’s suggestion, there is an indeterminate relation between structural exclusion and the attribution of strangeness. After showing that ‘the stranger’ must be rethought in a culturalsociological way, this essay demonstrates an alternative approach. Articulating a ‘discourse’ that structu...