IS RESILIENCE A PROTECTIVE FACTOR AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MENTAL HEALTH? RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL MULTICENTRIC STUDY

Is resilience a protective factor against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health? Results from a national multicentric study

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting on the mental health of the general population Fridge Control Case Assy and its consequences will be long lasting.As already noted in previous epidemics, different factors can moderate the detrimental impact of a traumatogenic event on mental health.In particular, it has been found that people using problem-solvin

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Simplified reliable prediction method for determining the volume change of expansive soils based on simply physical tests

Expansive soils widely exist at different locations in nearly all new construction sites in Egypt.This type of soil exhibits significant change in volume when subjected to water, leading to distortions in the structures and therefore huge monetary losses due to repair and in some cases to full removal of the structures.An oedometer test FIRESTARTER

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Spite and Reciprocity in Auctions

The paper presents a complete information model of bidding in second price sealed-bid and ascending-bid (English) auctions, in which potential buyers know the unit valuation of other bidders and may spitefully prefer that their rivals earn a lower surplus.Bidders with spiteful preferences should overbid in equilibrium when they know their rival has

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