Cox et al. (2023) investigated the acoustic features of infant-directed speech. They used Bayesian meta-analyses to investigate five acoustic features with data from 88 studies. In the present robustness reproduction, we first check if the reported results are reproducible based on the data and...

Many people do not view elections as a serious worry for democracy, but they are one of the key events for a strong democratic system of a nation. As this study is concerned with the planning, carrying out, and evaluating the goal of the E-Voting system is to improve the scalability,...

This paper traces the evolution of the concept of equilibrium in political science from the 1920s to the 1990s, arguing that despite apparent methodological ruptures-from behavioralism to rational choice theory-the search for equilibrium represents a consistent theoretical pursuit within the...

This scoping review examines job search strategies of unemployed youth in sub-Saharan Africa's agro sector, highlighting its importance in addressing regional youth unemployment. Strategies include networking, leveraging career services, internships, and skill acquisition. The review identifies...

Institutions representing the workers' voice have long been a contentious topic in the economic literature. Against a backdrop of inconclusive evidence and limited use of credible identification strategies, we study the impact of the 2015 policy change that introduced mandatory board-level...

Understanding consumer behaviour is crucial for companies operating in the food products market, which has undergone numerous changes in recent years. Consumer typology plays a vital role in the development of effective marketing strategies and in catering to diverse consumer needs. The article...

Since the first semiotic analyses of advertising, the discursive forms of branding have undergone a significant evolution, particularly in the context of the accelerated development of information technology and social media. These have been rapidly integrated into the field of advertising...

Legal systems can function more efficiently by processing cases faster and having a higher case clearance rate when complex legal texts are automatically analysed for logical patterns. The most crucial task in doing this is classifying sentences in legal documents automatically based on their...

We propose a sentiment-based financial stress index (S-FSI) for Russia from January 2018 to June 2024. The index is based on the intensity of internet searches in Russian via Google and Yandex for terms with negative connotations about financial stability. The terms in our index form a unique...

As the interest in heterodox economic theories increase, so does the demand for overview articles presenting these theories. This article is an attempt to provide a short overview of the most important elements of the field of ecological economics.