Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Varieties of abstract concepts and their multiple dimensions

abstract The issue of how abstract concepts are represented is widely debated. However, evidence is controversial, also because different criteria were used to select abstract concepts – for example, imageability and abstractness were equated. In addition, for many years abstract concepts have been considered as a unitary whole. Our work aims to address these two limitations. We asked participants to evaluate 425 abstract concepts on 15 dimensions: abstractness, concreteness, imageability, context availability, Body-Object-Interaction, Modality of Acquisition, Age of Acquisition, Perceptual modality strength, Metacognition, Social metacognition, Interoception, Emotionality, Social valence, Hand and Mouth activation. Results showed that conceiving concepts only in terms of concreteness/abstractness is too simplified. More abstract concepts are typically acquired later and through the linguistic modality and are characterized by high scores in social metacognition (feeling that others can help us in understanding word meaning), while concrete concepts obtain high scores in Body-Object-Interaction, imageability, and context availability. A cluster analysis indicated four kinds of abstract concepts: philosophical-spiritual (e.g., value), self-sociality (e.g., politeness), emotive/inner states (e.g., anger), and physical, spatio-temporal, and quantitative concepts (e.g., reflex). Overall, results support multiple representation views indicating that sensorimotor, inner, linguistic, and social experience have different weights in characterizing different kinds of abstract concepts.
Exposure to Awe-Evoking Natural and Built Scenes Has Positive Effects on Cognitive Performance and Affect

We investigated the possible restorative effects of exposure to awe-evoking scenes (natural/built) compared with mundane scenes (natural/built). A careful selection of visual stimuli was carried out, followed by an experiment with 250 participants. We included a mentally fatigued condition and a not mentally fatigued condition (i.e., control group). Participants’ performance on an attentional task and positive affect were recorded before (T0) and after (T1) exposure to one of four slideshows (i.e., natural/built, awe-evoking; natural/built, mundane). In addition, participants reported how restored they felt after the slideshow presentation, and how awe-evoking and familiar the slideshow was for them. Our depletion task did not affect participants’ performance on the attentional task at T0, so we cannot claim that psychological restoration took place. Nevertheless, we found positive effects of exposure to awe-evoking scenes, and we provide alternative explanations for these effects.
Perceived intrusiveness of rich media ads in online advertising: Evidences from young Indian travellers

Abstract This paper examines the interrelated effects of perceived ad intrusiveness of rich media ads in online advertisements with respect to attitudes towards brands, online advertisement and the publisher’s website on young Indian travellers. Despite the widespread use of the term in marketing literature, ad intrusiveness has received almost no attention in the destination marketing literature especially in the context of rich media ads. Data have been collected from 304 young Indian travellers using a structured questionnaire in an experimental design setting. Results indicate that perceived ad intrusiveness has direct and negative relationship on attitude towards brand, online advertisement and the publisher’s website. Results suggest strategies that advertisers may adopt to minimize the negative influence of intrusiveness in case of direct response when compared to branding objectives. Various theoretical and managerial implications are discussed with directions for future research.
Towards a social model of posttraumatic stress : the role of adult attachment and group identification in a posttraumatic context

Researchers in the field of posttraumatic stress are widely agreed that social models of trauma are needed (e.g., Charuvastra & Cliotre, 2008). Leading models of trauma symptoms consist of cognitive mechanisms and constructs, with social factors often only included as secondary components (e.g. Ehlers & Clark, 2000). However, meta-analyses of risk factors for Posttrauamtic Stress Disorder (PTSD) routinely confirm that social support is one of the strongest predictors of symptom severity (e.g. Brewin, Andrews, & Valentine, 2000; Ozer et al., 2003). The meta-analytic results support future research, but the social support is a multi-dimensional ‘catch-all’ construct. The success of any future social model of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) is reliant on researchers finding more focused, nuanced, ways of understanding support and social/relational factors. The overarching purpose of this thesis was to highlight specific social factors worthy of inclusion in a future social model of PTSS. Two more specific aims guided the research. First, the thesis aimed to investigate the relationship between adult attachment and the development of symptoms of PTSD. Second, the thesis aimed to examine the role of social factors (e.g., group identification) in a posttraumatic context. These aims were assessed first through a meta-analytic study of published research on the relationship between adult attachment and PTSD. Following this, two crosssectional studies were conducted. The first proposed an exploratory social model, and tested the model using data from participants recruited online who experienced various traumas. The second explored the relationship between group identification and posttraumatic cognitions/symptoms in a small treatment-seeking military sample. Lastly, using a longitudinal design, the relationship between group identification (family and friends vs antenatal group) and posttraumatic cognitions/symptoms and well-being was examined in a large sample of women before and after birth.
Exploring the thermal interactions in vasomotion, sudomotion and thermogenesis

ii MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED DURING DOCTORAL STUDIES . vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . viii TABLE OF CONTENTS . ix LIST OF FIGURES . xvii LIST OF TABLES . xxiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 BACKGROUND . 1 1.1.1 Body temperature regulation: From thermoreception to effector mechanisms . 1 1.1.1.1 Contributions of core and skin temperature in thermoregulation . 3 1.1.1.2 Thermoreception . 4 1.1.1.3 The control of human skin blood flow . 7 1.1.1.4 Activation of sudomotor function . 8 1.1.1.5 Activation of shivering thermogenesis . 10 1.2 FOCUS OF THE CURRENT RESEARCH . 11 1.2. 1 Phase 1: Vasomotor function of hyperthermic individuals during temperateand cold-water immersion . 13 1.2. 2 Phase 2: Part A: A method for measuring cutaneous vasomotor function . 15 1.2. 3 Phase 2: Part B: The interaction of core and local skin temperature on cutaneous vasomotor function . 17 1.2. 4 Phase 3: The effect of pre-exposure core temperature on thermoeffector thresholds . 19 1.3 SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTS . 20 1.4 REFERENCES . 21
Foster Youth Transitioning to Independent Living and Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study

3 Copyright Page.4 Dedication . 5 Acknowledgments.6 List of Tables . 11 List of Figures . 12 List of Abbreviations . 13 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 14 Overview . 14 Background . 16 Historical . 18 Social.19 Theoretical . 21 Situation to Self.24 Problem Statement . 27 Purpose Statement . 29 Significance of the Study . 30 Research Questions . 32 Definitions.34 Summary . 35 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 36 Overview . 36
A network analysis of intra-EU migration flows: how regulatory policies, economic inequalities and the network-topology shape the intra-EU migration space

ABSTRACT Using a network approach, we investigate the determinants of intra-EU migration flows between all 28 EU member states in the years 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2013. Our descriptive analysis of the networks of intra-EU migration flows shows that the EU migration space is dominated by two core destination countries (Germany and United Kingdom). The results of our cross-sectional exponential random graph models (ERGM) reveal that the status of Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) as core destination countries remains a robust characteristic of the network of intra-EU migration flows over time, even when controlling for GDP, unemployment rates or shared geographical borders between destination and source countries. Furthermore, our results point to the differentiated effects of national economic performance on outgoing and ingoing flows: GDP per capita mainly affects intra-EU inflows, while unemployment rates tend to influence outmigration. Lastly, regulatory linkages – measured with the accession to the EU of source countries and the opening of the labour market of destination countries – exert a moderate effect on intra-EU migration flows when taking into account the national economic performances of source and destination countries, the core status of Germany and the United Kingdom, and the shared borders between destination and source countries.
Clinician and client perspectives regarding transgender health: a North Queensland focus

Abstract Background: Healthcare encounters are important in ensuring safe access to medical or surgical care for transgender people. Previous literature suggests many transgender people have had negative encounters with healthcare professionals. In Australia, there is limited research about this population and their healthcare, and less from regional locations. Aims: This study primarily aimed to explore both transgender client and clinician perspectives and experiences of healthcare interactions. A secondary aim was to investigate increased presentations to sexual health clinics in North Queensland by people wishing to transition. Methods: Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were used to gather data from 23 participants. Interview transcripts were inductively analyzed and themes developed. Results: Four themes emerged relating to healthcare encounters and the regional setting of North Queensland. These showed that support from family and peers is important for transgender mental health and wellbeing, and that person-centered clinicians who acknowledge a holistic approach to transgender care also form part of the support network for transgender individuals particularly in the regional setting. The internet was found to play a significant role in this study’s findings. Discussion: A collaborative holistic approach to transgender healthcare should be taken by client and clinician to best support the transgender individual during transition. The establishment of Australian guidelines and online peer support groups would facilitate this approach, particularly in rural or regional areas where specialist services are limited.
Investigating the development of masculine identities in physical education

ABSTRACT This research examines the masculine identities and experiences of males within the subject of PE. Specifically, it examines the masculine identities of two groups of boys in the Scottish secondary physical education (PE) context: Secondary 1 (S1: age 12–13) and Secondary 4 (S4: age 15–16). Drawing from Hegemonic Masculinity Theory and Inclusive Masculinity Theory, this research set out to explore how masculine identities co-exist and develop within the same context, building on previous research that has examined masculine identities in the Scottish PE context. To do so, guided by key principles of ethnography and using qualitative methods, S1 and S4 boys were observed in their PE lessons for a period of 3 months. In the third month, four pupils in each class volunteered to take part in semi-structured group interviews. The results from our thematic analysis indicated that both groups performed different masculine identities. The S1 boys that were observed and interviewed adopted inclusive masculinities, where they seemed able to display a range of gendered behaviours without fear of stigmatisation or marginalisation. Conversely, the majority of the S4 boys observed and all of the boys that were interviewed embodied an exclusive form of masculinity, using their bodies to allow them to enact a range of masculine behaviours while maintaining their superior position in the social hierarchy. This article highlights the need for more research into the construction of masculine identities as pupils navigate PE and school. We also suggest that teachers can be more pro-active in maintaining broad, inclusive and critical conceptions of PE as pupils progress from the junior to the senior years.
Cultural intermediaries in the making of branded music events: digital cultural capital in tension

ABSTRACT Previous studies have overlooked how intermediaries and their digital cultural capital enhance the relationship between brand values and consumer identities; their specific uses of digital technologies; and how those uses are displayed in activities where intermediaries create consumer experiences. This paper thus explores the role that cultural intermediaries (music bloggers and an advertising agency) and their digital cultural capital play in making and communicating a branded music event. Briefly, intermediaries used a set of digital technologies (social media, guest lists, blogs, and websites) to create and orchestrate an authentic and exclusive experience between brands and consumers. We draw on empirical material from interviews and ethnographic work conducted in Santiago, Chile. Our study identifies digital technologies used by cultural intermediaries in communicating branded music events, including as: promotional tools; advertising campaign efficacy evaluation mechanisms; and relational objects that connect advertising agencies, music bloggers, brands, and consumers. By exploring the tensions and conflicts that arise among bloggers and advertising executives, we shed light on the uses and exchanges of digital cultural capital for commercial purposes, resulting from the connections between intermediaries that come from different fields of cultural production.
A transio nutricional no Brasil: tendncias regionais e temporais

Based on three cross-sectional studies conducted in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, an analysis of the nutritional transition in Brazil was performed. This analysis found a rapid decrease in the prevalence of childhood malnutrition and an even more rapid increase in adult overweight/obesity. Correction of the height deficit was 72% in urban children and 54.4% in rural children. Obesity rates doubled or tripled in adult men and women at the extremes of the time series analyzed. Excluding the rural Northeast, malnutrition prevalence in adult women dropped to acceptable rates (about 5%) starting in 1989. Inversely, anemia continued to display a high prevalence, and there is indication of an epidemic trend. The evolution of nutritional status in the Brazilian population according to macro-regions and social distribution is reported. The likely factors for the observed changes are analyzed.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KARIER Staphylococcus aureus PADA SISWA SMA YANG SEHAT DI SEMARANG

Background: Community has important role in transmission of Staphylococcus aureus’ strain among human, but the study about Staphyococcus aureus is more likely focused on Staphylococcus aureus as a source of hospital-acquired infection. By the development of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the impact to human health condition is getting worse. Therefore, the research about Staphylococcus aureus in community is important to do. High school adults are one of many age groups that could do transmission among each other. Objective: To know factors that associated with carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy high school adults, especially in Semarang. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using 102 healthy high school students who had been choosed by simple random sampling. The nose swab had been done during April 2010, then continued with bacterial culture with blood agar medium in the laboratory of FK Undip. Beside that, the primary and secondary data had been taken from research subjects by doing the quesionaire. The data was analyzed by prevalence ratio (PR) using SPSS for Windows 17.0. Result: Smoking behavior (PR = 1.100, 95%CI = 0.216-5.603), nose picking behavior (PR = 1.451, 95%CI = 0.747-2.818) and antibiotic usage (PR = 0.936, 95%CI = 0.279-3.139) don’t have significant relationship to carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. No hand washing with soap behavior (PR= 2.053, 95%CI=1.173-3.592 ) is a risk factor for Staphylococcus aureus’ carrier. Conclusion: Smoking behavior, nose picking behavior and antibiotic usage are not the factors that associated with carrier of Staphylococcus aureus in healthy high school student in Semarang. Hand washing with soap behavior is factor associated with carrier of Staphylococcus aureus in healthy high school student in Semarang. Keywords: risk factor, Staphylococcus aureus, carriage.
Psychometric properties of dental fear survey in Serbian population

Introduction. Between 6 and 15% of the adult population throughout the world faces with the fear of dentists. Fear of dentists directly correlates with the pain experienced during previous visits to the dentist. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess the validity, reliability and factor structure of the Serbian version of the Dental Fear Survey on a sample of university and high school students. Method. Two hundred and fifty students and high school students participated in the study and completed the Serbian version of the Dental Fear Survey. Results. This study’s sample showed excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.98). Descriptive statis1 Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia 2 Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia 3 Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 4 Psychiatry, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
The Relationship between Alienation from Learning and Student Needs in Swiss Primary and Secondary Schools

Abstract. Previous studies have shown that secondary schools are less successful than primary schools in responding to student needs. Simultaneously, students seem to detach themselves during secondary schooling. Based on this, the present study investigated alienation from learning and its relationship with students’ perception of needs support by teachers and peers by analyzing data from 486 primary and 550 secondary school students in Switzerland. Multigroup structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the relevance of each independent variable for alienation from learning within and across the two subsamples. Teacher injustice as an indicator for the teacher-student relationship was significantly associated with alienation from learning for both subsamples, whereas there was a significant effect for competence support only in secondary schools. The findings highlight the importance of just and supportive teachers in preventing students’ alienation from learning in school.
Strontium-89 combined with gemcitabine in hormonal-resistant prostate cancer: Results of a phase I-II study

Background: Strontium 89 (Sr89), a beta-emitter particle that precipitates in bone, has a palliative role in the treatment of painful bony metastases in androgen-resistant prostate cancer (ARPC) patients. Questionable additional bene- fit has been reported when it was combined with chemotherapy. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Sr89 given in combination with gemcitabine in ARPC patients with painful bony metas- tases. Methods: Gemcitabine was given at a loading dose of 1000 mg/m 2 on day 1. A single dose of strontium-89 (4mCi) was administered on day 8. On day 29, gemcitabine at a dose of 100 (dose level 1), 200 (dose level 2) and 400 (dose level 3) mg/m 2 was delivered for once weekly for 7 weeks. The evaluated parameters included (a) PSA levels, (b) pain relief and change in ECOG performance status, and (c) bone scan findings. Results: Nine patients were entered into this study. Four patients each completed dose levels 1 and 2. One patient received dose level 3. Seven (78%) patients achieved an improvement in their bone scan findings (complete response in one pa- tient, improvement in two, and stable disease in four) that led to pain relief and an improvement in quality of life. PSA de- creased (>50%) in four (44%) patients and <50% in one patient. Median survival was 19.4 months. One patient on dose level 3, who had coronary artery disease, developed chest pain that required hospitalization. No further therapy on dose level 3 was given. No grades 3 or 4 side effects occurred in patients on dose levels 1 or 2. Conclusions: The combination of Sr89 and gemcitabine was well tolerated at the doses of 4 mCi and 200 mg/m 2 (dose level 2), respectively. The treatment was associated with improvement in bone scan findings, improved quality of life and a decrease of PSA. Further studies investigating this regimen are warranted.
Peer-to-peer dialogue about teachers’ written feedback enhances students’ understanding on how to improve writing skills

ABSTRACT Academic writing is a complex competence in higher education. To develop this competence, teachers’ written feedback is vital, especially if it contains feed-up, feed-back and feed-forward information. However, academic writing does not always improve after provision of written feedback. The purpose of this study was to explore if peer-to-peer dialogue between students about teachers’ written feedback does enhance students’ understanding of written feedback. Sixty-three second-year university students participated in a pre-test-post-test design with mixed methods. Questionnaire data showed that peer-to-peer dialogue increased students’ understanding of feed-up, feed-back and feed-forward information. Focus group data demonstrated that the dialogue helped students to understand the assessment criteria better (feed up) and offered suggestions for improvement (feed forward). High quality teachers’ written feedback was perceived as an important condition. Peer-to-peer dialogue among students about teachers’ written feedback seems promising in enhancing students’ understanding on how to improve their academic writing assignments.
Students Engaging in Multiple-Source Inquiry Tasks: Capturing Dimensions of Collaborative Online Inquiry and Social Deliberation

Multiple-source inquiry that involves collaboration and deliberation is a complex construct; accordingly, valid measurement of these related competencies should require students to demonstrate their collaborative inquiry and social deliberation skills as part of an integrated performance. In this article, we report findings from the first phase of an assessment project designed to develop and evaluate the use of a virtual world platform that simultaneously captures collaboration, online inquiry, and social deliberation in the context of a single scenario-based task. Mixed methods were employed to evaluate preliminary evidence of students’ (ages 14–16) competencies in both face-to-face (n = 5 dyads) and remote (n = 6 dyads) contexts. Results indicated the scenario-based virtual assessment platform successfully captured varying levels of cognitive and social performance (using both product and process data) on several dimensions of collaborative online inquiry and social deliberation. Illustrative examples of dyads demonstrating stronger or weaker collaborative processes and high-level themes that emerged are presented. Implications for classroom settings and large-scale assessment environments are discussed.