Computer Art in the (Former) Soviet Bloc Introduction I. Experimental visual art in Yugoslavia A. The Maoist Critique of Yugoslavia 1. Revolutionary Definitions 2. Criticisms of Tito B. New Tendencies 1. NAMA DEPARTMENT STORE 2. Other Examples of New Tendencies C. The Successors to New Tendencies: II. Computer art in East Germany A. Programme Funken! B. Computer Art in DDR C. Conclusions D. Pos...

Three studies investigated the impact of self-construal on impulsive consumption. Independents exhibited more impulsive consumption tendencies than did interdependents. A chronically accessible independent self-construal was positively associated with country-level beer consumption (study 1a) and state-level problem alcohol consumption (study 1b). Experimentally primed independents reported mor...

the second section of this paper deals with examples regarding the impact of islamic culture ; iranian tendencies toward islam before the arab invasion ; the impact of iranian culture on islamic culture, after arab invasion; the impact of iranian political culture on the arab's ruling systems. to do this, the most important and valid sources will be employed.

This study examines whether the level of exposure to mass media is related to self-esteem, body image, and eating disorder tendencies in a nonexperimental setting based on Festinger’s social comparison theory. A convenience sample of 114 female college students participated in this study. Significant positive relationships between exposure to fashion or beauty magazines and (a) overall appearan...

During late stages of thymic development, T cells must chose between different fates, dictated by their TCR specificity. Typically, this is thought of as a choice between three alternatives (being positive selection for useful T cells vs negative selection or neglect for harmful or useless T cells). However, there is growing evidence for a fourth alternative, in which T cells are positively sel...

Past research has provided abundant evidence that playing violent video games increases aggressive tendencies. In contrast, evidence on possible positive effects of video game exposure on prosocial tendencies has been relatively sparse. The present research tested and found support for the hypothesis that exposure to prosocial video games increases the accessibility of prosocial thoughts. These...

Past research provided abundant evidence that exposure to violent video games increases aggressive tendencies and decreases prosocial tendencies. In contrast, research on the effects of exposure to prosocial video games has been relatively sparse. The present research found support for the hypothesis that exposure to prosocial video games is positively related to prosocial affect and negatively...

background: social confidence is considered an important element in entrepreneurship. objectives: given the importance of employment and entrepreneurship of veterans, the present research aimed to determine the status of social confidence in veteran entrepreneurs of zanjan province. methods: in this survey. the statistical sample included all veteran entrepreneurs of zanjan province with an ent...