Abstract. This review appraises evidence for the role of personality in COVID-19 related emotions and behaviors. Three key models are considered: Five-factor Model, HEXACO model, Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST). In line with research, more generally, most studies focus on Five-Factor model. Key findings that neuroticism is associated poor mental health, extraversion a reluctance to socia...

Abstract In June 1773 Doña Luisa García de Medina filed a lawsuit against the Spanish colonial government demanding return of her generous donation to confraternity Saint Rosalia in Cuenca (Audiencia Quito). This dispute provides clear testimony influence religious devotion and power female self-fashioning agency. Luisa’s piety, promotion cult Rosalia, substantial allowed establish associations...

The effectiveness of cheap talk advice is examined in recurrent relationships between a customer and multiple experts who provide differentiated professional services. The main findings are: (i) Full honesty is not sustainable if the profitability of service provision varies widely across problems. (ii) As there are more experts due to finer specialization, the maximum equilibrium honesty level...

Patients with cancer comprise 40%–100% of patients seen by those working in hospice and palliative medicine around the world. Consequently, the skills of oncologists in integrating palliative care and making appropriate referrals for hospice care have been a subject of intense interest since the inception of the field. Most are aware that oncologists routinely assist patients in making difficul...