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In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of our most pressing social crises. Balancing rigorous theoretical insights with actionable strategies, the book empowers and inspires readers to drive meaningful and effective social change.

Results indicated that whereas hurt feelings and sadness were generally associated with prosocial goals and strategies, anger was associated with revenge goals and aggressive strategies. Anger emerged as a frequent mediator of the relation between children's interpretations of why the transgression occurred and their goals and strategies. Additionally, hurt feelings were predictive of a submissive behavior style and, in contrast, anger was associated with an aggressive behavior style. Although hurt feelings, anger, and sadness were all associated with increased reports of how much children would ruminate about the transgressions and with children's reports that the transgressions would make them feel badly, limited relations between emotion and any other indexes of social adjustment emerged. Results of this research demonstrate the differential relations between children's responses to friendship transgressions and their experiences of hurt feelings versus anger. These findings highlight the need for hurt feelings and anger to be explored separately in future research rather than combined to create a single "negative affect" index.

"We investigated possible sex differences in PRL secretory patterns and regulation by E$ sb2$ in gonadectomized Dorset x Leicester x Suffolk sheep kept under natural photoperiod (latitude 45$ sp circ 31 sp prime$). Patterns were assessed over 14 months in groups of 10 rams and ewes, half of which received E$ sb2$ replacement (Silastic implants) at the time of gonadectomy to maintain blood E$ sb2$ at ram breeding-season values. Mean monthly PRL level (based on two 3-h periods of blood sampling) was consistently elevated by E$ sb2$ in the ram (mean 19%), and during all but a few months in the spring and summer in the ewes (mean 90%). Sex differences in the mean PRL were most apparent for the E$ sb2$-treated sheep in August (rams 280 $ pm$ 54 ng/ml vs ewes 128 $ pm$ 18 ng/ml) and for the control sheep in November (rams 19 $ pm$ 5 ng/ml vs ewes 10 $ pm$ 2 ng/ml). Episodic PRL secretion (with 5-min sampling for 4 h) was assessed in every season. In all four groups, pulse amplitude and frequency and basal level were higher in summer than winter. E$ sb2$ treatment was associated with larger PRL pulses in both sexes in every season but summer, and with decreased (from 8.2 to 4.6 per 4 h) and increased (from 2.2 to 6.6 per 4 h) frequencies of pulses in rams in the spring and summer, respectively. The PRL response to TRH (two iv injections 50 ng/kg BW given 80 min apart) was also assessed in every season. Mean 40-min increases after injection were highest in spring and summer. E$ sb2$ treatment produced in both sexes a 2-3 fold larger increment 1 in every season, and increment 2 in specific seasons. Preinjection and increment values were positively correlated within animals of each group across seasons (r = 0.89 and 0.65). The Incr 2/lncr 1 ratio (mean 0.76 $ pm$ 0.10) was not affected by seasons or E$ sb2$, and did not denote a self priming effect of TRH. Diurnal patterns indicated that PRL mean levels during light and dark phases were not different from each other within" --

The Little Purple Mardi Gras Bead is a story created in anticipation of Mardi Gras day. It is a wonderful story that shows how two wishes magically come true.

(Cont.) A case study of the emergence of reverse supply chains within the electronics industry illustrates why supply chain processes should be developed in a context defined by environmental pressures and market drivers. As the electronics industry is faced with environmental pressure from evolving regulatory directives, liability concerns, and social responsibility demands, leading companies are researching and piloting reverse processes to varying extents. Findings from a second series of industry interviews reveal a number of regulatory, behavioral, and economic trends and challenges that collectively shape both strategic considerations for individual corporations and the overall supply chain capabilities of the industry.