Self-control relies on a limited resource that can get depleted, a phenomenon that has been labeled ego-depletion. We argue that individuals may differ in their sensitivity to depleting tasks, and that consequently some people deplete their self-control resource at a faster rate than others. In three studies, we assessed individual differences in depletion sensitivity, and demonstrate that depl...

Ayurveda, the Indian art of holistic medicine describes fasting in terms of Upavasa and considers it as one among the depletion therapies.   Besides the extensive explanations on the preventive purports of fasting, the classics have explicitly explained and exemplified the therapeutic importance of fasting while treating different diseases and dealing with different stages of the diseases. Feve...

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iran is among the biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses in the world. agricultural sector has a remarkable role in non-renewable energy consumption and then, the environmental impacts in this country. in this regard, the environmental impacts of watermelon production as the most important melons produced in guilan province of iran were investigated through the life cycle assessment (lca) approa...