Participants in hypothetical surveys or referenda typically express higher values for goods than do participants faced with similar choices in which the stakes involve real money. Previous meta-analyses have confirmed ...

Motivated by a study of surgical operating time and post-operative outcomes for lung cancer, we consider the estimation of causal effects of continuous point-exposure treatments. To investigate causality, the standard ...

This work has sought to evaluate the possibility of the tragedy of the commons in urban mobility in the City of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In short, this tragedy would occur if the increased car use worse the mobility in terms ...

Abstract Background Pregnant women with prior venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at risk of recurrence. Low molecular weight heparin (LWMH) reduces the risk of pregnancy-related ...

Current research in neuropsychology show the importance of investigating the hot executive processes in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as the reward delay and emotional self-regulation. Temporal Discounting ...

Exposure to non-contingent aversive stimulation, such as high intensity noise, decreases self-controlled behavior in humans. In addition, physiological responses in humans exposed to aversive visual stimuli are similar to ...