Trait-Emotional Intelligence and the Tendency to Emotionally Manipulate Others Among Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissists.

This study builds on previous findings regarding emotional intelligence among narcissists by considering the maladaptive aspects of emotional manipulation and distinguishing between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Trait-emotional intelligence and emotional manipulation capabilities of grandiose narcissists, vulnerable narcissists, and non-narcissists were compared. A convenience sample of 584 undergraduates from the University of Florence (Italy) with a mean age of 22.

The Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Questionnaire-Italian Version: Analysis of psychometric properties.

The Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Questionnaire is a quick and reliable scale assessing the expected consequences of short-term nicotine abstinence. The present study sought to translate the Smoking Abstinence Expectancies Questionnaire to Italian and assess its psychometric properties. A sample of 366 daily smokers (59.

7-Aryl-triazolyl-substituted sulfocoumarins are potent, selective inhibitors of the tumor-associated carbonic anhydrase IX and XII.

Sulfocoumarins behave as interesting inhibitors of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.

Stem cell therapy for kidney disease.

Introduction: Kidney diseases are a global public health problem whose incidence is rapidly growing due to a global rise in the aged population and the increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. With the emergence of stem cells as potential therapeutic agents, attempts in using them to significantly reduce the burden of these diseases have increased.

Areas Covered: Several types of stem cells have been proven to be likely candidates for treating kidney diseases.

The association between psychological well-being and problematic use of Internet communicative services among young people.

Previous studies on problematic Internet use have focused almost exclusively on the fact that presence of negative functioning, such as social anxiety, depressive symptoms, or loneliness, represents a risk factor for unhealthy use of the web. For this reason the aim of the present study was to investigate the association between psychological well-being dimensions and problematic use of Internet communicative services. In the current study 495 undergraduate students were recruited.

What we can and cannot learn from the history of world population.

Mankind is passing through an exceptional phase of accelerated population growth that generates anxiety about the future. How many billion people will share the limited resources of our globe a century from now? What will be the consequences of globalization for human behaviour? How will individuals react to emerging new constraints? What will be the consequences of climate change for human society? Obviously enough, history cannot offer operational answers to these crucial questions. Nevertheless, history offers some interesting insights into demographic behaviour experienced in the past that could be replicated in the future, with the variations and adaptations dictated by the changing contexts.

I Like You More if I Think You Like Me: The Effect of Metastereotypes on Attitudes Toward People With Deafness.

In the present article we aimed at investigating the role of metastereotypes and gender on hearing people's attitudes towards people with deafness. Ninety-six Italian hearing adults participated in a 2 × 2 experimental study. Participants were presented with the results of a fictitious but apparently real survey concerning the opinions people with deafness have of hearing people.

Further development of Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking (MAEB), what can in-depth studies tell us? A multinational study.

Objective: In 2006, Motorcycle Autonomous Emergency Braking (MAEB) was developed by a European Consortium (Powered Two Wheeler Integrated Safety, PISa) as a crash severity countermeasure for riders. This system can detect an obstacle through sensors in the front of the motorcycle and brakes automatically to achieve a 0.3 g deceleration if the collision is inevitable and the rider does not react.

Emotion perception accuracy and bias in face-to-face versus cyberbullying.

The authors investigated the association of traditional and cyber forms of bullying and victimization with emotion perception accuracy and emotion perception bias. Four basic emotions were considered (i.e.

Empathy and autobiographical memory: are they linked?

Autobiographical memory and empathy have been linked with social interaction variables as well as gender in independent bodies of literature. However a scarcity of research exists on the direct link between autobiographical memory and empathy. Exploring this link, in particular for memory of friendships and empathy, was the authors' main aim.

Genetics and pharmacogenetics of estrogen response.

Estrogens are a steroid hormone group distributed widely in animals and human beings. Estrogens diffuse across cell phospholipidic membranes and interact with estrogen receptors. Their highest concentration is found in target tissues with reproductive function (breast, ovary, vagina and uterus).