Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study on the Integration of Google Docs as a Web-based Collaborative Learning Platform in EFL Writing Instruction

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) college students’ perceptions and experiences about the technology-enhanced collaborative English writing course. Methods/Statistical Analysis: For the students’ collaborative and interactive English learning experience, this study integrated the cloud-based online collaborative writing tool and the peer-editing activities in order to develop college students’ English academic writing skills and motivation. Among various web-based collaborative writing platforms such as wikis, online word processors or blogs, Google Docs have been incorporated into the college EFL writing course for this study. Findings: Google Docs is a web-based free word processor and can be utilized as a tool of creating a web-based platform for submitting students’ English essay writings and peer-editing. To find out students’ perceptions and attitudes about technology-enhanced English writing instruction and online-based peer editing activities, cloud-based online survey was administered at the end of the course. For more in-depth analysis, students’ essay samples and results from semi-structured focus group interview were utilized. In this study, using Google Doc, students could create online documents and edit them online while they were collaborating with other students and the instructor in real-time. This study indicated that students in the course demonstrated affirmative perceptions about the use of the cloud-based online writing tool and having collaborative peer-editing experience. Improvements/Applications: This study proposed that the application of Google Docs as the web-based collaborative writing platform helped to enhance active communication, autonomous class participation, mutual collaboration as well as dynamic classroom interaction.
Are the Generic Scales Enough to Measure Service Quality of Mobile Banking? A Comparative Analysis of Generic Service Quality Measurement Scales to Mobile Banking Context

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the service quality in the mobile banking (m-banking) context using different generic service quality scales, and to see which one is most appropriate to examine service quality in this context. Data were collected through structured questionnaires from 323 m-banking users in India. Unidimensionality, reliability, validity, and variance explained were the major criteria of comparison for generic service quality measures. The findings indicate that no measurement scale is suitable to measure m-banking service quality. This study provides the managers of financial institutions with some clear insights into consumers’ service quality expectations of m-banking.
Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Aberrant Behavior Checklist and Diagnostic Relationships in a Neuro-Pediatric Sample

ABSTRACT Introduction: Although the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is one of the most widely used behavioral rating scales among people with developmental disabilities, very few studies have examined the factor structure of the non-English versions.Methods: The construct validity of the Norwegian ABC was examined in a clinical sample of children and adolescents with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders (N = 339). Diagnoses were obtained from direct interdisciplinary assessments in our neuro-pediatric clinics. Results: In an exploratory factor analysis, 46 of the 58 items (79%) loaded most heavily on four of the five original factors in the English version. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed less-than-optimal fit indices for the five-factor solution. Internal consistency was adequate to excellent for all subscales (α range = .76–.95). The ABC showed meaningful overlap and differentiation with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, and full scale IQ. There were positive correlations between several of the ABC subscales and diagnoses of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and emotional disorder Conclusion: Satisfactory psychometric properties were found for the ABC, with the exception of the Inappropriate Speech factor, in a mixed sample of higher functioning children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders.
Towards an education for critical and active digital citizenship in the university.

We start with the neo-republican model of citizenship proposed by Habermas to situate it in the context of the digital age. The digital citizen is defined as a person who exercises their rights on the Internet of citizenship from ethical and critical principles consistent with a political activism, in order to promote social change. This study has focused on the evaluation of digital citizenship through the Digital Citizenship Scale of Choi, Glassman and Cristol (2017), with the aim of ascertaining, what profile, dimensions and needs of digital citizenship characterize the university students interviewed (n = 250). The results show that young university students have high digital skills and technical skills, as well as a very regular use of digital media. However, the dimensions of critical approach and political activism o cyberactivsim are deficient. Finally, the fact of seeking information or information through digital means significantly leads to greater digital citizenship, while the accomplishment of activities and academic university tasks does not bring any increase. In conclusion, the university educational level faces the challenge of promoting critical and active digital citizenship education, especially in its dimension of activism or online engagement in all aspects of the teaching-learning process.
Impact of financial leverage on financial performance: Evidence from textile sector of Bangladesh

The principal intention of this paper is to find out the relationship between financial leverage and financial performance as well as to assess the impact of financial leverage on the financial performance of sample textile industries in Bangladesh. Debt-assets ratio & debt-equity ratio are proxy of financial leverage and return on assets and return on capital employed is proxy of the financial performance of sample textile industries. In this paper correlation and regression analysis have been conducted by SPSS-20 over the 5-years (2008 to 2012) sample data. In this study, result indicates statistically significant negative tie-up between debts-equity ratio to return on assets (-.293) and insignificant negative relationship between debts-equity ratio to return on capital employed (-.249) as well as statistically significant detrimental tie-up between debt-assets ratio to return on assets (.285) and return on capital employed (-.335). Financial leverage insignificantly impacts the financial performance of the sample textile companies.
Deposit insurance and cross-border banks

ifo DICE Report I/ 2019 Volume 17 ifo DICE Report I/ 2019 Spring Volume 17 credibility of the deposit insurance fund backing the claims.3 In some cases, host countries of foreign branches might prefer home country regulation and supervision if the home country’s deposit insurance scheme is strong and if the branch is large relative to its banking group. In this case, the home authorities might be more worried about potential spillovers from the branch into the banking group that they would be responsible for. Still, a banking system where large foreign branches are important might be more exposed to fluctuations in financial intermediation that are not easily dealt with by host policymakers. If the home country’s deposit insurance scheme is weak, then exposure to large foreign branches is clearly a material risk for the host authorities. To avoid such risks, supervisors often favor the legal form of a subsidiary. For instance, New Zealand requires foreign banks to be incorporated as subsidiaries (IADI 2011). When financial stability is threatened, the interests of stakeholders from the home and host countries of cross-border banks often come into conflict. The agency problems that arise from competition among regulators can have crucial implications for the resolution of distressed institutions, the magnitude and distribution of costs coming from potential failures, and the externalities created (Eisenbeis and Kaufman 2008; Dell’Ariccia and Marquez 2006). Schüler (2003) argues that the conflicts typically arise in two dimensions: a home country dimension and an international dimension. The home country dimension is related to principal/agent problems between bank supervisors and taxpayers. These may be reflected in insufficient capital requirements or regulatory forbearance, most notably when financial institutions become distressed. More importantly for the issues we are discussing, in the international dimension, Schüler (2003) argues that when foreign banks increase their market share through branches (rather than through subsidiaries), host country regulators are faced with a loss of supervisory and regulatory power over the risks their country truly faces. This makes regulation, supervision, and resolution more challenging in countries with a substantial foreign bank presence, especially if branches are the main legal form. Host authorities are tempted to protect their own citizens, even at the expense of citizens from the home country or from other host countries, given that they are typically also responsible for financial stability (Eisenbeis and Kaufman 2008). At the same time, the home country regulators and supervisors might have difficulties in identifying (and acting upon) the externalities that a failure may create in the host countries. All these tensions are not easy to resolve and present challenges to cross-border integration.
Environmental chemicals and public sociology: engaged scholarship on highly fluorinated compounds

ABSTRACT We report here on a multifaceted body of research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that have become a well-known group of ‘emerging contaminants’ in recent years. Our PFAS Project team of over 10 researchers – faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates – has been working since 2015 to study the extent and health effects of PFAS contamination through a broad model of engaged public sociology. Our model of research combines organic public sociology with elements of community-based participatory research, a related but distinct research form most widely used in the environmental health sciences. Based on long-term, place-based relationships, our engaged public sociology has led to numerous academic, regulatory, and social movement effects. We argue that this form of engaged, intervention-oriented public sociology is appropriate and beneficial for research in many areas of environmental sociology given the social and ecological stakes in the current moment. Engaged public sociology involves collaborative, reflexive research with broadly-conceived communities or publics. It facilitates the creation of previously undone science by addressing research topics of interest to community members, and allows researchers to directly contribute to environmental and social justice movements by acting as reflexive, observant participants.
The relationship between social physique anxiety and psychosocial health in adolescents

Social physique anxiety (SPA) is a subtype of social anxiety that relates to body concerns in social contexts and has been proposed as an indicator of psychosocial adjustment in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship of SPA with a number psychosocial and behaviour variables in adolescents. A nationally representative sample of 3331 8th- and 10th-grade students completed a survey as a part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. SPA was positively associated with poor health symptoms, larger body shape and being on a diet, while it was negatively associated with physical activity and social support. Girls, those who thought were much too fat and those who were or should be on a diet had higher SPA scores than their counterparts. Hierarchical regression analysis indicate that gender (β = .20), being on a diet (β = -.27), physical activity behaviour (β = -.06), body shape (β = -.14), psychological symptoms (β = .15) and parental (β = -.07) and peer communication (β = -.07) were significant predictors of SPA. No significant interactions with gender were significant. Interventions should help adolescents deal with the pressures of achieving a socially desirable body shape and weight, including selfacceptance and seeking appropriate social support. Keywords Adolescent health, Body image, Physical activity, Psychological functioning, Social support.
Auditor-Provided Lobbying Service and Audit Quality

Regulators and the public have expressed concerns about accounting firms lobbying politicians and regulators on behalf of their own audit clients because it could pose an advocacy threat to auditor independence. In this study, we examine whether these lobbying activities by accounting firms are associated with their clients’ audit quality. As required disclosures of lobbying activities under the Lobbying Disclosure Act are very limited, we construct a proxy to capture auditor lobbying on behalf of audit clients. Using our proxy for lobbying, we find that perceived audit quality (measured using earnings response coefficients) is negatively related to lobbying. However, we fail to find that actual audit quality is lower for these clients (measured as the propensity to restate earnings, propensity to issue a going-concern opinion, and discretionary accruals). Our findings suggest that investors perceive auditors’ lobbying for clients’ political interests as harmful to audit quality but that these concerns do not appear to materialize in the financial statements. Similar to the literature on other nonaudit services, our evidence suggests that reputation concerns and litigation risk provide enough incentive for auditors to maintain their independence in the presence of an advocacy threat to auditor independence.
E-Filing Readability and Taxpayer’s Understanding

Readability of the electronic Filing or e-Filing is vital to influencing voluntary compliance among individual taxpayers. Conceptually, the e-Filing should be easily understood and comprehended by various education levels of taxpayers. The quality of language used and comprehensible meaning are important to meet the competency of taxpayers. Unfortunately, the complexity of the e-Filing has a potential for non-compliance behaviour. Taxpayers who are not competent to carry out their tax filing will have frustration and confusion during the filing process. Excessive complexity in the tax law may have negative consequences on taxpayers’ voluntary compliance. Therefore, this study aims to measure the e-Filing readability level and match it with individual taxpayers’ understanding. It is important to identify the knowledge gap of the taxation system and what exactly taxpayers understand. To measure the e-Filing readability, Flesch Reading Ease Readability (FRES) and Flesch– Kincaid Grade Level Readability (F-KGL) will be used. In order to measure individual taxpayers’ understanding, thus the survey of five-point Likert scales has been conducted. To coordinate the readability of the e-Filing document and taxpayers’ understanding of the e-Filing based on the survey (mean score), the different scales will be synchronised into three scales; low, medium, and high understanding.
The relationship between burglary, crime rates and "fear of crime" measures: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University

"Fear of crime" is an area that has attracted considerable research attention in recent decades. The primary aim of the present study was to examine the influence of crime-related predictors on perceptions and behaviours relevant to domestic burglary a crime traditionally deemed to be of little importance. 11 The 153 subjects were selected on the basis of victimization status. Subjects were divided into three groups victims of domestic burglary, indirect victims of domestic burglary and nonvictims. A severity index was developed to investigate the influence of burglaries of different severities. Subjects were also selected from three areas of Palmerston North, representative of high, medium and low burglary risk areas. "Fear of crime" measures included responses to crime perceptions measures and protective actions engaged in. Crime perceptions measures included an individual's assessment of his/her perceived likelihood of future victimization and assessments of the base rate of burglary. Results did not support the presence of victimization effects. There were no significant differences on any of the variables between victims, indirect victims and nonvictims, despite estimations tending in the expected directions. The definition of a victim used in the current study (up to one year post-burglary) may have been insensitive to the presence of victimization effects. Future research should address this issue. Despite no significant findings pertaining to the severity index this is also lll an area identified as requiring further investigation. The burglary rate of an area had no influence on one's assessment of personal vulnerability. However, respondents were aware of the relative "safety" (in terms of burglary rates) of their neighbourhoods and generally viewed their own neighbourhood as being "safer" than Palmerston North as a whole. Despite this realistic appraisal of relative burglary rates, estimates of burglary rates were far in excess of the official incidence of burglary. Future research should address why these estimates were so inflated and what are the implications of these findings. Results about protective actions revealed that on the whole the public was illinformed about options available to them, and that there was considerable variability in the number of protective actions undertaken. The results of the present study indicate that a neighbourhood level approach to crime prevention and information dissemination would be most appropriate.
Constructing a scale to measure pregnant women's expectations of childbirth : literature review and research report

Section 1: Literature Review This review explores the recent research on the nature of fear of childbirth with a focus on methods of assessment and psychological intervention. Using defined criteria, thirty-five articles were identified for review. Fear of childbirth was shown to have implications for the emotional well being of women both in the antenatal and postnatal period. A number of personal and social factors were reported to influence fear. Fear of childbirth was found to be a distinct dimension of anxiety and therefore measures of general anxiety lack validity. Studies investigating the impact of psychological interventions to treat childbirth fear show initial promise however methodological flaws limit conclusions. Findings are explored in relation to implications for women in the UK. Section 2: Research Report The expectations of childbirth that women develop during pregnancy are reported to influence the actual experience of childbirth. Existing measures of childbirth expectations have limited robustness and cultural validity for pregnant women in the UK. The aim of this study was to develop a reliable and valid English-language based scale to measure pregnant women's expectations of childbirth. Items were generated via exploratory interviews with members of the target population. An initial version of the scale was developed and piloted with a large sample of pregnant women. Questionnaire data was subjected to item analysis and principal components analysis revealed six underlying factors. A final version of the scale was developed and initial assessment of internal reliability and validity were carried out.
Pengaruh Perceived Organizational Support Dan Komitmen Organisasi Terhadap Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Organizational citizenhip behavior is an in-depth contribution by employees where employees are willing to work voluntarily outside of their work. The main problem in this research is there are employees who are reluctant to help their colleagues, employees are reluctant to replace colleagues who do not work, employees do not work, employee complaints about the job, and disinterest employees to the company's activities. The number of samples taken is 74 employees, with simple random sampling method. Based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis indicates perceived organizational support and organizational commitment have a positive and significant effect on Organizational citizenhip behaviour. Organizational citizenhip behavior can increase if affected by both variables.
Hedging the Time-Varying Risk Exposures of Momentum Returns

Momentum returns have time-varying exposures to the three Fama and French equity risk factors. In particular factor loadings are higher when the factor returns during the ranking period are higher. In this study we look at momentum returns after hedging these time-varying exposures to the Fama and French factors. We find that specifically taking into account the conditional nature of the time-variation in factor loadings is the best way to hedge. The hedged momentum returns are higher, less risky, more stable over time and vary less over different market conditions. Determining momentum betas based on estimated individual stock betas leads to systematic biases and hence is less effective in hedging.
The Impact of Mobile Money on Poor Rural Households: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

This paper studies the effect of rolling out mobile money agents in rural Northern Uganda. In a randomized experiment, 168 areas were randomly selected to receive an agent in 2017, with another 163 areas serving as a control group. Administrative data on mobile money transactions suggest that the agent rollout increased the probability of sending and receiving peer-to-peer transfers. Data from a 2018 survey of more than 4,500 households show that the agent rollout led to cost-savings for remittance transactions. It also doubled the nonfarm self-employment rate, from 3.4 to 6.4 percent, and reduced the fraction of households with very low food security from 62.9 to 47.2 percent, in areas far from a bank branch. The analysis finds no effect on savings, agricultural outcomes, or poverty. Overall, the findings add new evidence that mobile money can improve livelihoods even in poor and remote settings.
Beyond Slacktivism: Examining the Entanglement between Social Media Engagement, Empowerment, and Participation in Activism

ABSTRACT Assessing the connection between social media engagement and activism for strategic communication is tricky. Although social media facilitate protests, they may also create a lazy form of activism known as slacktivism, potentially weakening the strength of a social movement. This dichotomy suggests the need to develop a theory to understand the connection between social media engagement, empowerment, and protest participation. We explore this connection via in-depth interviews with those who used social media in a case of social media-driven protest. Rather than limit analysis to outcomes like social media analytics, this research suggests the need to consider a model-based understanding of engagement, namely that social media activism proceeds from engagement antecedents and is supported by engagement attributes, towards, ultimately, engagement outcomes. Additionally, data suggest that this process is mediated by factors that include communicative competence, empowerment, and social stake.