The paper tests whether the well-being cost of own unemployment is higher in individualistic countries and among persons with more individualistic orientations. I consider two dimensions of individualism: family support and self-reliance. I adopt a multilevel regression methodology on data of the Eu...

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Can Drinking Water Serve as a Potential Reservoir of Helicobacter pylori? Evidence for Water Contamination by Helicobacter pylori

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Abstract Background Over the last few decades, we increasingly see examples of parental environmental experiences influencing offspring health and fitness. More recently, it has become clear that some non-genetic effects can be conferred across multiple generations. This topic has attracted research...

Objectives The purpose of this publication was to determine the structural parameters of the econometric model, which allowed to properly construct the model of wages in Poland taking into account the regional differentiation in the years 2002-2015. Material and methods The empirical material used...

The aim of this study is to validate the Italian version of the Valencia Eustress-Distress Appraisal Scale (VEDAS). Two hundred and thirty-two Italian workers were involved in the study. Dimensionality, reliability, and concurrent validity were analyzed. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a four...

Introduction and objective Protective antioxidative effects of melatonin have been repeatedly documented in experimental and clinical studies. One of the most spectacular exogenous prooxidative agents is cigarette smoking. The aim of the study was to evaluate the level of oxidative damage to membran...

<p>Man-made peat pools are permanent freshwater habitats developed due to non-commercial man-made peat extraction. Yet, they have not been widely surveyed in terms of ecosystem functioning, mainly regarding the complexity of heterotrophic components of the plankton. In this study we analysed distrib...

the Global War Against Terrorism (GGCT) has been one of the most important topics of international politics. Its impact on international security has so far been overwhelmingly negative. In an attempt to analyse its weaknesses, US policymakers are increasingly incorporating peace-building activities...

The article concerns coping strategies of workers subjected to workplace bullying. Firstly, bullying process development is compared with various models of conflict escalation. Secondly, the review of literature on employees’ exposed to bullying at work responses to negative workplace activities is...

objective. The aim of the research was to evaluate the level of patients’ knowledge about type 2 diabetes, treatment and proceedings in the case of the disease. materials and method. 100 patients suffering from type 2 diabetes were included in the research, aged 40–90 years (64% and 36%), who li...

The effect of land application of biomaterials based on two strains of Trichoderma fungus on phytoremediation processes was studied. Six metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Ni) were analysed in soil and soil leachate as well as in plant tissues. The translocation index (Ti) and metal bioconcentration fa...

Obara-Gołębiowska Małgorzata. Analiza psychologicznych aspektów samoregulacji odżywiania się oraz poczucia skuteczności w przestrzeganiu diety w grupie młodych kobiet w wieku 19-22 lata = Analysis of the psychological aspects of eating self-regulation and dieting self-efficacy among young women aged...

This article examines the main principles that underpin Polish foreign policy towards its Eastern neighbours, focusing on the attributes of Poland’s latest contribution to the European Union’s (EU) policies – the Eastern Partnership (EaP). The article argues that the main attributes of the EaP are n...

Introduction and objective The study presents the problem of immune disturbances in pregnant women with vulvar carcinoma in situ (VIN3). Material and Methods NK cell and T reg activity in the study patient were analysed using flow cytometry. Results Decreased NK cell activity and but increased T r...

The paper aims to analyse how the management science literature explains sustainable coordination and management of Information Technology (IT) outsourcing chains. The IT outsourcing theories,&mdash;that is, transaction cost theory, theory of agency, resource based view, activity based theory, contr...

The happy-productive worker thesis (HPWT) is considered the Holy Grail of management research, and it proposes <i>caeteris paribus</i>, happy workers show higher performance than their unhappy counterparts. However, eudaimonic well-being in the relationship between happiness and performance has been...

euthanasia and assisted suicide are only legal in four countries in Europe: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Euthanasia and assisted suicide is not only a legal issue, how legislation could be technically, but is also a controversial issue on which many countries are not ready t...

International audience Call combinations allow animals to expand the communicative power of small repertoires with acoustically inflexible elements. In Campbell's monkeys, Cercopithecus campbelli, males possess a small repertoire of calls that can be merged to an acoustically invariable suffix and w...

International audience This paper analyses the properties of the advanced Opaque booking systems used by online travel agencies in conjunction with their traditional transparent booking system. In section 2 an updated literature review is presented. This review underlines the interest and the specif...