although theoretically peace affects health, few published evidence for such an association was empirically available. this study aimed to explore the association between peace and life expectancy (le) among the world countries.in an ecological study and using random effects regression model, we examined the association between peace and le among world countries between 2007 and 2012. the le at...

We provide new evidence on the effect of deterrence on crime using the experience of a transition country (the Czech Republic) as a quasi-natural experiment. The arrival of democracy in 1989 was accompanied by sharp reductions in all measures of deterrence and sharp increases in crime rates. We test whether deterrence, rather than other factors, was responsible for the post-1989 growth in crime...

Le problème de l’ensemble minimal de paquets (minimal hitting set of bundles problem ou HSB) est défini comme suit. On dispose d’un ensemble E = {e1, e2, . . . , en} de n éléments. Chaque élément ei (i = 1, . . . , n) a un coût positif ou nul ci. Un paquet b est un sous ensemble de E . On dispose aussi d’une collection S = {S1, S2, . . . , Sm} de m ensembles de paquets. De manière plus précise,...

Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. While it seems that NB is a simple behavior that can be stopped easily, many of the children with NB have already tried to stop it, but they have not been successful. The frustrations due to failed attempt involve others such as parents and siblings. The present review aims at providing an o...

background: emotional intelligence (ei) helps humans to perceive their own and others’ emotions. it helps to make better interpersonal communication that consequently leads to an increase in everyday performance and professional career. teaching, particularly teaching in the clinical environment, is among the professions that need a high level of ei due to its relevance to human interactions. m...

original article   emotional intelligence (ei) has been subject of significant amounts of literature over the past two decades. however, little has been contributed to how emotional intelligence may be practically applied to enhance both accident prevention program and general health in workplaces. purpose of this paper is to survey relationship among these variables in working society of iran ...