How to Preserve Documents: A Short Meditation on Three Themes

The capability to present electronic media that can preserve information is highly restricted to few decades (e.g., a lifetime of DVD media does not exceed 100 years), and therefore the question of how to preserve documents for more than thousands or millions of years presents a challenging task.In this article, we discuss three thinkable possibili

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Sustaining the integrity of the threatened self: A cluster-randomised trial among social assistance applicants in the Netherlands.

Stereotypes and stigma associated with living on welfare or a low income can be a psychological threat that hampers performance and undermines aspirations.Our paper explores the potential of a novel self-affirmation intervention to mitigate such adverse impacts.The intervention comprises a verbal self-affirmation exercise for applicants during thei

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A mixed methods study of using wasta in healthcare services in Palestine: predictors, consequences and proposed solutions

Abstract Background Equity in access to quality healthcare is a fundamental human right.Yet studies demonstrate that some people receive preferential treatment while others are discriminated against.Wasta is a prevalent strategy whereby personal connections are used for influence and may result in gaining unfair advantages over others.This study ai

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