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1. Humour as a Resource - Psychological, Cultural and Social Perspectives Part 1 Intersections of Humour and Technology in Human Inter-action2. Investigating the Internal Cohesion of Meme Cycles: How Many (Sub)cycles Can Be Generated By A Memetic Drift? 3. Should Technology Be More Fun(ny)? Leveraging Humor To Improve User Acceptance And Enjoyment Of Social Robots And Virtual AgentsPart 2 Humour as a Social and Cultural Construct: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Implications4. Humour in People With Handicaps: A Systematic Review 5. Predicting Self-Esteem Using Humor Styles: A Cross Cultural Study6. The Use of Humour to Deal with Uncomfortable Moments in Interaction: A Cross-cultural Approach7. Humour as a Strategy to Talk About and Challenge Dominant Discourses of Social Integration. A Case Study of Adolescent German-Turkish Descendants in Germany8. The Position of Humour in Social Crisis: When and What Does Turkish Society Laugh at?9. Humour as Cultural Capital in Transitions10. Nigerian Cultural Concept of Humour and its Creative Use as a Coping Strategy11. Interrogating the Phenomenon of Suffering and Smiling by Nigerians: A Mixed Methods Study Part 3 Humour in Geopolitical and Cultural Landscapes: Tensions and Transgressions12. Ukrainian Humor In The Context Of The Russian-Ukrainian War. Cognitive and Stylistic Features13. Humor as a Defense Mechanism: Dismantling Holocaust Symbols and Icons in Israeli Culture 14. Geopolitics of Humor and Development in Nepal and Afghanistan15. Humour and Politics. Linguistic Features of Humour Construction16. White Laughter, Black Pain? On the Comic and Parodic Enactment of Racial-Colonial StereotypesPart 4 Workplace Humour: Strategies, Outcomes, and Adaptation in Modern Work Environments17. Risky Business: Humour, Hierarchy, and Harmony in New Zealand and South Korean Workplaces18. Resilience as a Mediator Between Workplace Humour and Well-being at Work, a Positive Psychology Perspective19. Humour as a Coping Strategy of Employees in Remote Workspaces and Social Media Communication during the Covid-19 Part 5 Humour Across the Lifespan: Interpersonal and Develop-mental Perspectives20. Humour as a Resource for Children21. Humour in Romantic Relationships22. The Benefit of a Lifespan Developmental Approach for Understanding Humor Appreciation and Function Across Cultures23. 'West of Hollywood’: Humor as Reparation in the Life and Work of Walter BeckerPart 6 Educational Frameworks of Humor: Innovations and Applications in Teaching and Learning24. The Role of Humour Competency Training in English Language Teaching25. Humour in Adult Education 26. Humour in Mathematics Teaching: a Study in Portugal and SpainPart 7 Healing and Well-Being Through Humour: Psychological Insights and Applications27. The Positive Effect of Humour and Amateur Dubbing on Hospitalised Adolescents28. The Covid-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity for Positive Psychology to Promote a Wider-ranging Definition of Humour and Laughter29. On the Relationships Between Humour, Stress and Flow eExperience - Introducing the Humour-Flow Mode30. Working with Humour in Psychotherapy