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Refugee Researchers in COVID-19 Pandemic
The ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey carried out to explore the impact of the pandemic on the refugee researchers showed that RRs found it difficult to adapt their everyday working life to the ‘home’ setting. The majority have had neither a suitable work environment at home nor the appropriate technology. Although they stated that they are rather pleased with the measures taken by the public authorities, they expressed concern about their vulnerability due to their precarious contracts and the bureaucratic asylum procedures, as the pandemic has had a negative impact on these major issues. The majority of RRs working in academia seem not to have been affected at all as far as their income is concerned, while the majority of those employed in other sectors became unemployed during the pandemic (58%). Recommendations are provided to the public authorities and policy makers to assist RRs to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic on their life. 
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  • 19 Jul 2021
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Refugee Trauma
The first comprehensive definition of trauma appeared in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and specified that trauma occurs when a person has to confront a potential threat to life or a dangerous event beyond their everyday life.
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  • 29 May 2023
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Regional Products and Sustainability
The production, sale, and consumption of regional products can positively influence a region’s sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 addresses sustainable consumption and production, thus calling attention to sustainable management and efficient use of resources. Provision and consumption of regional products in destinations is relevant to this SDG.
  • 165
  • 19 Jan 2024
Topic Review
Regulation of Nanotechnology
Because of the ongoing controversy on the implications of nanotechnology, there is significant debate concerning whether nanotechnology or nanotechnology-based products merit special government regulation. This mainly relates to when to assess new substances prior to their release into the market, community and environment. Nanotechnology refers to an increasing number of commercially available products – from socks and trousers to tennis racquets and cleaning cloths. Such nanotechnologies and their accompanying industries have triggered calls for increased community participation and effective regulatory arrangements. However, these calls have presently not led to such comprehensive regulation to oversee research and the commercial application of nanotechnologies, or any comprehensive labeling for products that contain nanoparticles or are derived from nano-processes. Regulatory bodies such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. or the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate of the European Commission have started dealing with the potential risks posed by nanoparticles. So far, neither engineered nanoparticles nor the products and materials that contain them are subject to any special regulation regarding production, handling or labelling.
  • 446
  • 29 Nov 2022
Topic Review
Relationship between Academic Challenge Stress and Creativity
Creativity, a multidimensional construct, is commonly defined as the production of novel and useful ideas or solutions. The quality of graduate student cultivation, especially their level of creativity, largely determines the quantity and quality of innovative talents. Therefore, improvement of graduate student creativity is also considered as an important indicator for evaluating the quality of higher education. How to cultivate and stimulate graduate student creativity and thus enhance the innovation capacity and performance of universities has gradually become the focus of universities. However, creativity as an important feature of graduate student performance has received little academic attention.  Studies showed that challenge stress has a positive impact on an individual’s life, work, and personal growth. In addition, challenge stress is a positive stressor that enhances innovation performance.
  • 335
  • 26 Sep 2023
Topic Review
Relationship between Burnout and Career Satisfaction
Burnout is one of the most studied psychosocial syndromes in the workplace in recent years, typically shouldered by service professionals. Its best known and most studied definition includes three degenerative dimensions. The first is that of psychophysical exhaustion of the operator. The second is that of depersonalization (or cynicism) towards users and colleagues. The third and final stage is the reduction of professional effectiveness.
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  • 30 Jan 2024
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Relationship between Critical Thinking and the Halo Effect
During the process of recruiting suitable job candidates for a corporation, HR managers play a pivotal role. However, several factors influence HR managers when making these crucial hiring decisions. One such factor is the halo effect. However, the halo effect can be reduced through deliberate and systematic cognitive processing. 
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  • 05 Jul 2023
Topic Review
Relationship between Nomophobia and Everyday Functioning
The concept of nomophobia is a relatively new and is defined as the fear of not being able to use all the features and benefits provided by smartphones.
  • 601
  • 05 Aug 2022
Topic Review
Relationship between Occupational Stress, Mental Health and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic led to serious psychological consequences that negatively affect workers’ mental health, leading to post-traumatic symptoms. In this scenario, employees may be exposed to multiple stressors that ultimately drain their resources. 
  • 199
  • 13 Nov 2023
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Relationship between Optimism and Subjective Well-Being
Positive psychology has attracted increasing attention from many scholars worldwide. There is a considerable body of knowledge on the relationship between optimism and subjective well-being (SWB). 
  • 269
  • 01 Mar 2024
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