BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an adverse adoptive home environment on adoptee conduct disorder, adult antisocial behavior, and two measures of aggressivity, all of which are behaviors that contribute to adult antisocial personality disorder and that also are associated with increased vulnerability to drug abuse and/or dependence. METHODS The study used an...

The book looks at concepts, models and theories of management, leadership and team-working and their applicability within an integrated care approach to health and social care delivery. It considers the legal and policy landscape of integrated care and the limit of its reach in changing practice on the ground; leadership styles, their applicability, use and effect; personality traits, features ...

As an important economic activity, entrepreneurship greatly contributes to economic development. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between Chinese culture and entrepreneurship. From a psychocultural perspective, Chinese culture is considered from the following five aspects – self-construal, self-evaluation, communication style, public attitude toward business failure, and the lega...

BACKGROUND To increase understanding of the relationships among sexual violence, paraphilias, and mental illness, the authors assessed the legal and psychiatric features of 113 men convicted of sexual offenses. METHOD 113 consecutive male sex offenders referred from prison, jail, or probation to a residential treatment facility received structured clinical interviews for DSM-IV Axis I and II ...

Personality Computing (PC) is a burgeoning field at the intersection of personality and computer science that seeks to extract personality-relevant information (e.g., on Big Five trait levels) from sensor-assessed written texts, digital footprints, smartphone usage, non-verbal behavior, speech patterns, game-play, etc.). Such sensor-based assessment promises novel often technologically sophisti...

Kamu tüzel kişiliği, hukuk disiplininin üzerinde halen uzlaşı sağlayamadığı bir kavramdır. Hukuk sistemi içerisinde kişi ve unsurlarının bileşiminden oluşan kavram, modern devlet yapılanmasıyla gündeme gelmekle beraber kriterleri konusunda tartışmalar devam etmektedir. Modern öncesi dönemde vakıflar tarafından yürütülen birçok amme hizmeti devletin sunduğu hizmetler haline gelmiş, bu hizmet gen...

The globalization of trade and business is covertly altering the existing legal landscape. As a result globalization, we have seen an increase in circulation goods, services, financial arrangements across entire world. Large publicly traded corporations are no longer dominant force on global stage. Business opportunities being pursued by that privately held as well through use branches, foreign...