UNDERSTANDING NARCISSISTIC SPENDING: THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY TRAITS AND CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

Understanding narcissistic spending: The connections between narcissistic personality traits and conspicuous consumption

The present study explored potential factors that may mediate the relationship between narcissism and conspicuous consumption, as the underlying reasons for this connection remain uncertain.Specifically, we investigated the following variables as toe strap potential mediators of the links between narcissistic personality traits and conspicuous cons

read more


Two Cases of Subvesical Bile Duct Injury Detected and Repaired Simultaneously during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Introduction.Subvesical bile duct (SVBD) injury is a secondary major cause of minor bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).However, this injury is usually not recognized intraoperatively, but postoperatively.Case Report.Case 1: the patient was an 84-year-old female, preoperatively diagnosed with acute cholecystitis.During LC, a ti

read more

The mitogenomes of Gelochelidon nilotica and Sterna hirundo (Charadriiformes, Sternidae) and their phylogenetic implications

Gelochelidon nilotica and Sterna hirundo are two sympatric breeding species.The mitogenomes of G.nilotica and S.hirundo small animal are 16,748 bp and 16,707 bp in size.Both two mitogenomes reveal the same gene order and genomic organization to that of typical avian mtDNA.The first conserved blocks with a interrupted poly-C are present in the two s

read more

Erlang Strength Model for Exponential Effects

All technical systems have been designed to perform their intended tasks in a specific ambient.Some systems Water Tray Front Cover can perform their tasks in a variety of distinctive levels.A system that can have a finite number of performance rates is called a multi-state system.Generally multi-state system is consisted of components that they als

read more