Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bi-directional cross-linguistic influence in bilingual Russian-Hebrew children

This study examines cross-linguistic influence of L1 on L2 and L2 on L1 and the extent to which age of L2 onset (L2 AoO) is linked to the acquisition of morpho-syntactic properties in both languages of bilingual children who acquire L1-Russian as a heritage language and L2-Hebrew as a majority language. Our investigation of L1-L2 influence focuses on morpho-syntactic features, whose configurations vary in Russian and Hebrew. Definiteness is realized in Hebrew (but not in Russian), aspect is selected in Russian (but not in Hebrew), and [ACC] case is realized in both languages (but the mapping is different across the two languages); finally, the features of [Person], [Number] and [Gender] are mapped onto verbal inflections in both languages. A total of 110 Russian-Hebrew bilingual children aged 5;5–6;5 with varying ages of L2-Hebrew onset (0–60 months), 20 Hebrew-speaking monolinguals and 20 Russian-speaking monolinguals participated. Results demonstrate cross-linguistic influence, showing that it is bi-directional (L1 on L2 and L2 on L1). The patterns of cross-linguistic influence were similar: bilinguals performed similarly to monolinguals on features, with similar configurations in L1 and L2 (i.e., subject-verb agreement) but performed lower for properties realized differently in L1 and L2 (i.e., [DEF] articles in L2-Hebrew; [PERF] aspect and [ACC] case inflections in L1-Russian). The results also showed an effect of L2 AoO on the acquisition of both L1 and L2. Children with earlier AoO to L2-Hebrew (before 24 months) achieve better mastery in L2-Hebrew and performed lower in L1-Russian. Conversely, later AoOs to L2, led to better mastery of L1 and weaknesses in the acquisition of L2. Findings are discussed in light of the Feature Re-assembly Hypothesis .
The Funding of Subsidiaries Equity, Double Leverage, and the Risk of Bank Holding Companies

“Double leverage” is the circumstance in which the parent company issues debt and acquires shares in the equity of the subsidiaries. We ask whether this type of intra-group financing has got an impact on the risk undertaken by Bank Holding Companies (BHCs). Our view is that, by double leveraging BHCs can exploit a shortfall in the balance sheet capital and are incentivized to assume more risk. Working on a large sample of United States BHCs we observe that the so-called “dou-ble leverage ratio” is positive correlated with risk-taking, while several tools do further suggest the existence of causality. Our outcomes are important for the stability of large banking groups, and give suggestions for a more effective monitoring of their activities.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC MONEY USING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL AND THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

With the rapid growth of information technology, electronic money has played an important and central role in the e-payment. Development of electronic money is able to create a trend less-cash society, which is a society’s behavior using non- cash transactions by utilizing the simplicity offered through electronic transactions. The purpose of this research is to determine the factors affecting the intention to use electronic money. We designed a questionnaire and used it to survey a simple random sampling of people who use of e-money in DKI Jakarta. The actual samples used for the study are 125 respondents. We analyzed the data using Structured Equation Modeling to evaluate the strength of the hypothesized effects. The result of the analysis showed that perceived ease of use has no significant effect on attitudes towards the use of e-money. Perceived ease of use has a significant effect on the perceived usefulness of e-money. Perceived usefulness has no significant effect on the intention to use e-money. Perceived usefulness has a significant effect on attitudes towards the use of e-money. Attitude has a significant effect on the intention to use e-money. Subjective norm has a significant effect on the intention to use e-money. Perceived behavioral control has no significant effect on the intention to use e-money. Keywords: electronic money, technology acceptance model, the theory of planned behavior.
Medical Students’ Knowledge, Awareness, Perceptions, and Practice Regarding Contraceptive Use in Vietnam

Context: The danger of unintended pregnancies and the difficulties associated with abortions remain high due to the inefficiency in terms of contraceptive use that results from a lack of general knowledge and awareness coupled with misconceptions on the part of health-care providers. Aims: This study, therefore, aimed to explore the knowledge, awareness, perceptions, and practice regarding contraceptive use among Vietnamese medical students. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 695 medical students, including 311 students attending public universities and 384 students attending private universities, in Vietnam between January 2017 and April 2017. Materials and Methods: The utilized questionnaire was divided into five parts, namely, the students’ demographic data as well as their knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and practice regarding contraception. Results: Among the 695 participating medical students, there were 225 (32.4%) males and 470 (67.6%) females. Some 585 (84.5%) students were studying at the bachelor’s level, while only 110 (15.8%) were studying at the diploma level. The contraceptive-related knowledge was comparatively higher among the 5th-year students (P < 0.001), the students studying at the bachelor’s level (P < 0.001), and the students attending public universities (P < 0.001) when compared to their respective counterparts. The mean knowledge score was 5.18 ± 1.30, while the average awareness score was 19.55 ± 3.51. A large proportion of participants agreed or strongly agreed (86.6%) that healthcare providers should provide counseling concerning contraceptive methods. More than half of the students (55%) agreed that there had been a general change in the male attitude toward using contraceptives, while only 66 (9.5%) agreed that using contraceptive methods is complicated. Further, 177 (25.5%) students had previously used contraception, with condoms (132) being the most commonly used method. Conclusions: Overall, it was observed that the majority of Vietnamese medical students exhibited great knowledge, perceptions, awareness, and practice regarding contraception. This study, hence, suggests that future studies should be conducted in different medical schools nationwide to bolster the present findings.
DO BULIMIC BEHAVIORS INCREASE SHAME? TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSDIAGNOSTIC RISK

ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION DO BULIMIC BEHAVIORS INCREASE SHAME? TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSDIAGNOSTIC RISK Binge eating is a harmful, maladaptive behavior associated with comorbid psychopathology. Theory posits that increases in maladaptive, transdiagnostic emotions following binge eating in individuals with BN may predict the experience of comorbid symptoms. The current study served as a laboratory test of the first part of this theory: whether state increases in maladaptive emotions occur following engagement in binge eating behavior in women with BN compared with healthy controls. Women (n = 51) were recruited from the community if they met DSM-5 criteria for BN or OSFED BN (of low frequency) (n = 21) or were free of lifetime disordered eating and current psychopathology (n = 30). Participants completed questionnaires assessing eating disorder symptoms (preoccupation with weight and shape, urge to vomit), state shame, and state negative affect before and after consuming a test meal in which they were instructed to binge. Women with BN endorsed significantly greater preoccupation with weight and shape and urge to vomit following test meal consumption compared with controls. Women with BN reported significant increases in state shame, but not state negative affect, following test meal consumption, compared with controls. Results are consistent with a model indicating binge eating precipitates increases in state shame among women with BN. Given shame’s status as a transdiagnostic risk factor, future work should clarify whether state shame following binge eating predicts increases in comorbid symptoms.
Effect Sizes for Measuring Student and School Growth in Achievement: In Search of Practical Significance

Effect sizes in the Cohen’s d family are often used in education to compare estimates across studies, measures, and sample sizes. For example, effect sizes are used to compare gains in achievement students make over time, either in preand post-treatment studies or in the absence of intervention, such as when estimating achievement gaps. However, despite extensive research dating back to the paired t-test literature showing that such growth effect sizes should account for within-person correlations of scores over time, such achievement gains are often standardized relative to the standard deviation from a single timepoint or two timepoints pooled. Such a tendency likely occurs in part because there are not many large datasets from which a distribution of studentor school-level gains can be derived. In this study, we present a novel model for estimating student growth in conjunction with a national dataset to show that effect size estimates for student and school growth are often quite different when standardized relative to a distribution of gains rather than static achievement. In particular, we provide nationally representative empirical benchmarks for student achievement and gains, including for malefemale gaps in those gains, and examine the sensitivity of those effect sizes to how they are standardized. Our results suggest that effect sizes scaled relative to a distribution of gains are less likely to understate the effects of interventions over time, and that resultant effect sizes often more closely match the estimand of interest for most practice, policy, and evaluation questions.
La inteligencia emocional y el rendimiento académico en los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas, Chachapoyas 2018.

El trabajo de investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación que existe entre la inteligencia emocional y el rendimiento académico en los universitarios de las distintas escuelas profesionales de salud. El tipo de investigación fue sustantiva correlacional, la muestra del estudio estuvo conformada por 142 alumnos, utilizando el instrumento ICE-Bar On (Emotional Quotient Inventory), adaptado por Nelly Ugarriza en el Perú (2005), constituido por 133 ítems que ofrecen cinco puntuaciones diferentes en base a la escala de Lickert. Los datos recolectados fueron introducidos en una base de datos, para ser procesados mediante el paquete estadístico computacional SPSS Versión 19. Los resultados evidenciaron que en aspectos generales no existe relación significativa entre la Inteligencia Emocional y el Rendimiento Académico ya que es débil positiva y no significativa porque en sus componentes intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptabilidad la relación es débil, directa y no significativa y en los componentes manejo de tensiones y estado de ánimo es débil inversa y no significativa, concluyendo finalmente que la presencia de una no predice a la otra de manera confiable y significativa.
Investigating predictive effects of 5–6-year-old children’s relationships with their parents and parents’ marital satisfaction on children’s relationships with their peers

ABSTRACT This study investigates the predictive effects of 5–6-year-old children’s relationships with their parents and the parents’ marital satisfaction on children’s relationships with their peers. The study sample comprised 504 children and their parents in the 5–6 age group attending independent kindergartens in Yunusemre and Şehzadeler districts of the Manisa Province. The research is designed according to the relational model of quantitative research methods. The Child–Parent Relationship Scale, Married Life Satisfaction Scale, Ladd and Profilet’s Child Behaviour Scale, and General Information Form were used for data collection. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. There was a significant relation between the 5–6-year-old children’s relationships with the parents and the parents’ marital satisfaction and the children’s relationships with their peers. Parent–child relationships and the parents’ marital satisfaction had a significant predictive effect on the children’s relationships with their peers.
Impact of Cognitive Distortions and Perceived Stigmatization on Acceptance among Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition that is characterized by many physical and cognitive signs and symptoms. Many of the physical manifestations are widespread and visible, which may cause an individual to be a target of stigmatization. An individual’s perception of this stigmatization could lead to emotional distress and a decreased quality of life. To date, there is no research investigating the underlying cognitive factors that drive emotional responses to these negative events in individuals with NF1. More specifically, a literature review reveals no research indicating that cognitive distortions or acceptance have ever been studied in this population. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between cognitive distortions, perceived stigmatization, and levels of acceptance among adults with NF1 in order to inform assessment and treatment of individuals with this disorder. Adults (n = 48) with NF1 volunteered to complete four self-report measures: the Inventory of Cognitive Distortions, the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire, the Ablon Scale, and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. Results indicated that the frequency of cognitive distortions was a significant predictor of acceptance. Furthermore, the frequency of cognitive distortions and self-rating of disease visibility predicted level of perceived stigmatization. On the other hand, age at NF1 diagnosis was not a significant predictor of level of acceptance. These results have implications for assessment treatment and support the use of cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy
An Architecture for IPv6 over the TSCH mode of IEEE 802.15.4

This document describes a network architecture that provides low- latency, low-jitter and high-reliability packet delivery. It combines a high-speed powered backbone and subnetworks using IEEE 802.15. 4 time-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) to meet the requirements of LowPower wireless deterministic applications.
The Power of Digital Storytelling to Support Teaching and Learning

Although the term “digital storytelling” may not be familiar to all readers, over the last twenty years, an increasing number of educators and students around the world have incorporated this technology into classroom instruction and educational projects. For more than twelve years, faculty members and graduate students in the Learning, Design and Technology Program at the University of Houston College of Education have been exploring the use of digital storytelling to support both teaching and learning. In 2004, the author established the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website ( http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu ) to serve as a helpful resource for educators and students who were interested in learning how digital storytelling could be integrated into a variety of educational activities. This paper presents an overview of how digital storytelling has and continues to be used in education to support both teaching and learning. In addition, recommendations and guidelines are presented for educators who would like to teach students to use digital storytelling as an educational endeavor.
The effects of instructional focus and task type on pre-vocational learners’ ability in EFL oral interaction

Little is known about the effect of diverging pedagogies on the development of interactional oral skills in a foreign language. In a controlled study, we evaluated three newly developed instructional programmes that were situated in the same training context, but that differed in instructional focus and type of task. These were compared to the effects of business-as-usual instruction. Multilevel analysis revealed that all experimental groups outperformed the ‘business-as-usual’ control group on oral interaction skills (N = 199), with similar results for the programmes. Positive effects were found on interaction skills for trained contexts of use only. No transfer was found to tasks in other contexts of use. We conclude that receiving contextualised oral interaction instruction is beneficial to the development of pre-vocational learners’ interaction skills.
General purpose flow solver applied to flow over hills

Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.  Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.  You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain  You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from orbit.dtu. dk on: Feb 12, 2020
Technical Efficiency of Rubber Farmers’ in Changwat Sakon Nakhon: Stochastic Frontier Analysis

The study was conducted to analyze the technical efficiency of smallholding rubber farmers in Changwat Sakon Nakhon. The numbers of 375 smallholding rubber farmers were analyzed using stochastic frontier analysis. The smallholding rubber farmers were sampled using stratified random sampling technique with one output and only three inputs (age of plantation, labor, cultivated aras). Results clearly show that the mean technical efficiency of rubber product in Changwat Sakon Nakhon is 0.69 or 69 percent with the variance of parameters (gamma and sigma squared) of the frontier production function were both significant at p<0.05. However, the inefficiency model revealed that education, training, gender and age of smallholding rubber farmer were found to have significant effect on rubber farmers’ efficiency at p<0.05. Keywords : Technical Inefficiency; Stochastic Frontier; Changwat Sakon Nakhon JEL Classifications : Q12; Q13
The determinants and performance consequences of CEO strategic advice seeking

Leveraging insights from research on strategic leadership, this article theorizes that CEOs’ personal characteristics predict the extent to which CEOs seek strategic advice from executives at other organizations. Further, seeking strategic advice from executives at other organizations is argued to improve organizational performance. The hypotheses are tested with survey data from 287 CEOs of nonprofit agencies in Florida and archival data on organizational performance. Results indicate that CEOs with longer organizational tenure and a higher need for cognitive closure (NFCC) seek less advice from executives at other organizations. Results also show that organizations with CEOs that seek more strategic advice have better performance. These findings contribute to the strategic leadership literature in two general ways. First, through the lens of upper echelons theory, the study highlights three attributes of CEOs that help to explain their advice-seeking behavior: CEO age, CEO organizational tenure, and CEO NFCC. Second, grounded in network theory, the study draws attention to the beneficial effect of CEO advice seeking on organizational performance (i.e. growth in financial donations).
Conceptualizing Knowledge Management, Individual Absorptive Capacity and Innovation Capability: A Proposed Framework

The value of innovation as strategic resources in today’s competitive environment is highly significant. Every organization and individual must have the ability to innovate in order to sustain in the market. This paper aims to explore existing knowledge in on the association between knowledge management, absorptive capacity and innovation capability particularly at an individual level. By examining relevant related literature, this paper presents a proposed theoretical framework that identifies antecedents of innovation capability from internal and external knowledge point of view. This paper calls for further empirical investigation on the proposed framework so that its relevancy can be inquired in different setting and context.
Connecting social media data and crisis communication theory: a case study on the chicken and the egg

Abstract In a crisis situation, communication is an important asset for safeguarding the reputation of an organization. The communication strategy that is used in a crisis influences the way people perceive the crisis. While extensive research is conducted and clear communication guidelines about crisis communication are provided, current research tends to focus on a single actor in a crisis within a homogeneous stakeholder group. In this article, we analyze whether and how different groups of stakeholders frame a crisis and the extent to which they attribute responsibility for the crisis to actors. The case concerns the use of an illegal lice detergent (fipronil) in eggs in the Netherlands in the summer of 2017. Based on the analysis of Twitter data related to the case using multiple methods (network analysis, a longitudinal analysis and the annotation of a sample of tweets), this study shows that a seemingly simple case in a single sub-arena has different subgroups that use different frames and attribute different responsibilities to different stakeholders. This result implies that a reconsideration of communication strategies during and after a crisis is needed.
Does Stress affect job performance of male and female employees differentially? A study of the perceptions of employees of Sungi in Hazara Region of Pakistan

This study was carried out to find how stress affects the performance of male and female employees in the NGO sector in Pakistan. The authors have used a case study approach. The data was collected using in-depth interviews of the employees of Sungi foundation in district Abbottabad of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Our results suggest that stress differentially impacts both male and female employees in the NGO sector in Pakistan. Although both males and females thought they experienced a drop in performance due to stress, the female employees felt they were affected more. This is due to their family responsibilities in addition to job duties. The study does not seek to generalize to all the other settings and the authors strongly suggest further studies to replicate the findings. The use of rigorous quantitative methodologies will lend more rigors to the results.