We evaluated the effectiveness of a small media campaign intervention on a historically African American college campus aimed to lower social distance (willingness to interact) for people with HIV. A modified version of the Bogardus Social scale was used to measure social distance. The survey...

Currently, with its reasonability in applicable law basis, the dismissal of Chinese college students cannot be universally put into Labor Contract Law of the People¡¯s Republic of China. However, relevant laws and the effect relationship among them should be clarified. In the practical...

In this study, based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework, we empirically examine the effects of trade openness and the level of economic development on pollution emission across the Chinese provinces. Our regression analysis shows that increasing trade openness contributes to...

The study investigated the effects of Mentoring and Assertiveness Training on Adolescents¡¯ self-esteem in Lagos State secondary schools. A total of 96 adolescents (48males and 48 females) drawn from three public schools randomly selected from three Education Districts in Lagos State...

Small farms measuring less than 2 hectares constitute 85% of the total operated farms in the world. Overwhelming majority of these small farms are located in Asia (87%) followed by Africa (8%) and Europe (4%). In Asia, China accounts for half of the world¡¯s small farms (193) followed by...

Kolozsvar Holocaust: 1944 Kolozsvar during 1940-1945, and Cluj before and after, this city, the capital of Transylvania, was deeply affected by the Holocaust. Prior to WWII, it was a hub of cultural activity, led by a cadre of Jewish professionals, artists and academics, who wore their...

The aim of this study is to advance the efforts of nonprofit organizations in achieving their missions. In the form of a case study, the paper discusses how this can be achieved by bringing together the resources of different nonprofit and for profit organizations that serve a common...

Following Rowe and Kahn¡¯s successful aging model, this study identified successful aging as a distinctive aging trajectory and examined gender differences in the aging process. Using the Health and Retirement Study data (2000-2008), this study applied group-based trajectory analysis to...

The current study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits, psychological well-being and addiction potential among university students. A total number of 200 BA university students at Kharazmi University of Tehran were selected through stratified sampling. In order to collect...

Accounts of citizenship by Presidents of the American Political Science Association (APSA) are examined through Mannheim¡¯s sociology of knowledge. We use Marshall as a platform to reconceptualise the dynamics of Mannheim¡¯s three incommensurable ¡®thought styles¡¯: one liberal; one...