International development cooperation and political risks for transnational business are two topics which have always drawn attention from specialists in international economy. Each of these is studied by a dedicated subdiscipline with specific terminology, strong analytical centers influential peer-reviewed journals. Despite had initially been associated developing countries (and transition ec...

The changes on work processes and job design in recent decades are focused in the demographic, economic, political, and technological aspects. These changes have created new psychosocial risks at work that affect the health and quality of workplace, increasing stress levels among workers. The aim of this study is to present such risks, their consequences, and some recommendations to promote hea...

BACKGROUND Peripheral intravenous catheters are among the most widely used medical devices in the world. European patients are increasingly aware of the risk of health care associated infections and the role catheters play in their facilitation. AIMS We intend to show that European health care providers are increasingly aware of the occupational risks of bloodborne infections such as HIV and ...

BACKGROUND The development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing methods has dramatically increased the potential for the extraction of previously unrecoverable natural gas. Nonetheless, the potential risks and hazards associated with such technologies are not without controversy and are compounded by frequently changing information and an uncertain landscape of international politics...

Political and economic risks arise from social phenomena that spread within and across countries. Regime changes, protest movements, and stock market and default shocks can have ramifications across the globe. Quantitative models have made great strides at predicting these events in recent decades but incorporate few explicitly measured cultural variables. However, in recent years cultural evol...