Suicides as a response to adverse market sentiment (1980-2016).

Financial crises inflict significant human as well as economic hardship.This paper focuses on the human fallout of capital market stress.Financial stress-induced behavioral changes can manifest in higher suicide and murder-suicide rates.We find that these rates also correlate with the Gross Medicos Entertainment Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate (

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A Pioneer of Italian Sports Pedagogy and Philosophy

The biography we present here in this issue of our journal refers to the story of Italian scholar, educationist, and philosopher, Emanuele Isidori, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Cooperation and head of the Laboratory of General and Sport Pedagogy of the Foro Italico University of Rome in Italy.The biography of Emanuele tells us the st

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Digital Commons and Citizen Coproduction in Smart Cities: Assessment of Brazilian Municipal E-Government Platforms

Good governance practices through electronic government (eGov) platforms can be suitable instruments for strengthening the outcomes of smart city policies.While eGov is the application of information and communication technologies to public services, good governance defines how well public authorities manage public and social resources.Contemporary

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