of optimistic bias evoked by different events. All predictions were supported, although the pattern of effects differed for positive and negative events. Study 2 tested the idea that people are unrealistically optimistic because they focus on factors that improve their own chances of achieving desirable

serve to broaden an individual's momentary thought-action repertoire, which in turn has the effect of building that individual's physical, intellectual, and social resources. Empirical evidence to support this broaden-and-build model of positive emotions is reviewed, and implications

in populations, a finding that holds in both cross-national and within-national studies. The means by which primary care improves health have been identified, thus suggesting ways to improve overall health and reduce differences in health across major population subgroups. Key Words: Primary care, health

Translating linear temporal logic formulas to automata has proven to be an effective approach for implementing linear-time model-checking, and for obtaining many extensions and improvements to this verification method. On the other hand, for branching temporal logic, automata

especially grateful for the thoughtful and thorough comments of the referee which greatly improved the paper. Geert Bekaert thanks the NSF for financial support.

experimental studies. Study 1 investigated the inverse relationship between risk and benefit judgements under a time-pressure condition designed to limit the use of analytic thought and enhance the reliance on affect. As expected, the inverse relationship was strengthened when time pressure was introduced

, is more difficult than many have thought, in part because research demonstrates that the traditional approach to providing quality-simply providing more inputs-is frequently ineffec-tive. Existing inefficiencies are likely to be alleviated only by the introduc-tion of substantially stronger performance

, and marketing education, among others. Bartels’s most significant and enduring contribution, however, was his fifty years of ongoing research, from dissertation to last publication, in the area with which his name became synonymous—The History of Marketing Thought. Although not without criticism, no other work

successful competitions, several issues have arisen that require some attention to maintain the focus of the testbed as a research oriented tool as well as the interest of the participants. This paper presents these issues and suggests some possible modifications that we think can improve the testbed. 1

an important structural role in the development of the EU policies. European Institutions and Member States should enhance their political will in order to improve consultation with the stakeholders on EU policies. To this end, the European Parliament plays a key part, given its role as representative actor