The effects of social vs. personal power on universal dimensions of social perception.

The present study expands previous research on the effects of power on stereotyping by investigating the impact of two types of power (social power and personal power) on two universal dimensions of social perception; warmth and competence. Results from an experiment (N = 377) in which participants were randomly assigned to provide their impression of either (1) poor people or (2) rich people, suggest that the two types of power produce different effects on perceptions of warmth and competence. Personal power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of warmth whereas social power increased stereotype consistent perceptions of competence as well as agency, which was identified as a separate dimension. The pattern of results is discussed in view of previous work on power effects and stereotyping, and potential explanations and suggestions for future research are outlined.

Brunei Darussalam: country report on children's environmental health.

This is the country report for Brunei Darussalam pertaining to children's environmental health. It covers the current landscape of environmental risk factors which affect children's health, existing local policies, as well as strategies for moving forward in alignment with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Systemic inflammation in the elderly.

Inflammation is an adaptive response to surgery. When the pro-inflammatory responses are unregulated and become over reactive, systemic inflammatory response syndrome may occur. Postoperative systemic inflammation is more common than is generally acknowledged and is observed in about 10-15% of elderly patients undergoing major surgery. Although the vast majority of systemic inflammation is related to infections, other important predisposing risk factors, such as extent of trauma and haemorrhage, should not be overlooked. Increased awareness, modification of risk factors and early recognition are the key elements in the management of systemic inflammation. Prompt resuscitation aiming to correct hypotension, hypovolaemia and tissue hypoxia may improve outcome. Future large prospective observational studies are needed to define the incidence, risk factors and impact of systemic inflammatory syndrome in the elderly surgical patients. A better understanding of the molecular events during the systemic inflammatory response syndrome is required for future development of specific immunotherapy.