Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IT IS MORE THAN A GAME: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNICATION TREATMENT OF RESILIENCE AS A KEY ELEMENT OF BASKETBALL CULTURE

This study, theoretically and methodologically grounded in the ethnography of communication (Hymes 1974; Carbaugh, 1992; Covarrubias, 2008; Philipsen, 1992; Philipsen, Coutu, & Covarrubias, 2005), investigated the relationship between communication and resilience as expressed by professional basketball players and coaches from a particular city in southwest United States, referred to as PG City. Guiding questions include: Is there a basketball culture? Does basketball constitute a speech community? How do basketball and basketball culture help players and coaches fight through adversity? What is the role of resilience within basketball culture? Interviews, using ethnography of communication approaches, were used to uncover elements of resilience in relation to the communication processes of resilience, here defined as the ability to bounce-back and reintegrate after difficult life experiences (Buzzanell, 2010). Using the Hymes (1974) SPEAKING model to analyze participant utterances, this study highlights various elements of basketball culture that are related to experiences of resilience, such as, the grind, don’t talk, and the role of trash-talk as a distinct speech code activated by basketball speech community members. Further, this inquiry shows intrapersonal communication or self-talk to be a key conduit for the
Three Essays on Immigrant Entrepreneurship

THREE ESSAYS ON IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP Kaveh Moghaddam Old Dominion University, 2013 Director: Dr. William Q. Judge Despite the saliency of immigrant entrepreneurship, our understanding of the unique challenges o f start-up processes confronting immigrant entrepreneurs is quite limited. While entrepreneurship as a field of study is growing rapidly, it is criticized for the lack o f commonly accepted and well developed research paradigms. To address this theoretical gap in the entrepreneurship literature in general and in the immigrant entrepreneurship research in particular this dissertation addresses the following overarching question in a three essay format: What are the start-up processes and outcomes associated with immigrant entrepreneurship? The first essay suggests a theoretical framework which exhibits how the social embeddedness o f transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) affects their firm performance through the mediating effect o f TEs’ dynamic capabilities and the moderating effect o f institutional distance between countries of origin and residence. The second essay qualitatively explores similarities and differences o f entrepreneurial start-up processes between immigrant and indigenous entrepreneurs. Using data from the Kauffman Firm Survey, the third essay employs the liability o f foreignness theoretical framework to empirically examine immigrant start-up processes and outcomes. This dissertation is dedicated to my parents for all their support and encouragement pursuit o f knowledge as a lifelong journey.
Dream Interpretation of an Infant and Feminine Monstrosity in Among the Sleep

Among The Sleep (2014) follows an infant in his quest to search for memories of his mother. The game receives mixed opinions regarding its overly simple puzzles and confusing juxtaposition of the dream symbols; nevertheless, it is still praised for its storytelling and visuals used to build the momentum leading up to the resolution invoking strong emotions in players. Contrary to a popular belief that infants are incapable of understanding the events around them, in this game the infant can process his surroundings with the help of dreams and fantasies. In Freudian perspective, they will unconsciously affect an infant’s personality when growing up. This research aims to understand the infant’s dreams using Freud’s interpretation of dreams. The findings show that the dream elements are the wish-fulfilment part of the infant’s cognitive ability to cope with his surroundings. Moreover, using the concepts of abjection and hysteria, it is revealed that memories of his mother are often filled with feminine monstrosity to satiate her desire for having a penis by attempting to castrate him. Similar to many other video games, Among The Sleep carries a message through its storytelling elements, and it is to encourage the audience to tackle their own trauma.
All or (almost) nothing? The influence of information cost and training on information selection and the quality of decision-making

The following experiment examines the influence of cost of information and training on the quality of individual investment decisions. We expand upon the existing behavioral literature by proposing a new scenario experiment which enables us to study individual and institutional factors influencing the selection and processing of information that lead to an investment decision. The amount and type of information used, as well as the time of information processing of individual decision-makers will be measured by subjects' interaction in the experimental task. Furthermore, we examine whether or not cost of information and training indeed influence the quality of (investment) decision-making. The results suggest that training is crucial to the amount and type of information used as trained individuals make better investment decisions, using the most relevant information.
Assets and Livelihoods of Male- and Female-Headed Households in Ghana

The consumption expenditure approach indicates that female-headed households are better-off than male-headed ones in Ghana. This approach has been criticized by scholars for being one-dimensional. Thus, this study adopts the livelihoods approach—a multidimensional perspective—to examine the human, social, financial, and economic assets and livelihoods of male- and female-headed households in Ghana utilizing in-depth interviews and a survey. The findings of the study demonstrate that male-headed households have greater assets endowment and better livelihood outcomes than female-headed ones indicating that they are better-off than their female counterparts. Thus, the consumption expenditure approach masks the deprivations of female-headed households in assets endowment and poor livelihood outcomes. The study recommends the need for national surveys to incorporate a household assets and livelihoods dimensions in order to capture a broad view of the living circumstances in these two types of households.
Making sense of emotional contagion

Emotional contagion is a phenomenon that has attracted much interest in recent times. However, the main approach on offer, the mimicry theory, fails to properly account for its many facets. In particular, we focus on two shortcomings: the elicitation of emotional contagion is not context-independent, and there can be cases of emotional contagion without motor mimicry. We contend that a general theory of emotion elicitation (such as Scherer’s Component Process Model of Emotion) is better suited to account for these features, because of its multi-level appraisal component. From this standpoint, emotional contagion is viewed as a particular kind of emotional response that involves the same components and processes of emotional responses in general.
Engaging with ethics in Internet of Things: Imaginaries in the social milieu of technology developers

Discussions about ethics of Big Data often focus on the ethics of data processing: collecting, storing, handling, analysing and sharing data. Data-based systems, however, do not come from nowhere. They are designed and brought into being within social spaces – or social milieu. This paper connects philosophical considerations of individual and collective capacity to enact practical reason to the influence of social spaces. Building a deeper engagement with the social imaginaries of technology development through analysis of two years of fieldwork with start-ups working on Internet of Things, this paper suggests that different action positions can emerge, with consequences for how data is understood and valued. The Disengaged, Pragmatist and Idealist ethical action positions identified in the paper reveal the ways individuals and groups negotiate possibilities for ethical action, through justifications, explanations and structuring of system features.
The Contested Space of Animals in Education: A Response to the “Animal Turn” in Education for Sustainable Development

The so-called “animal turn”, having been on the agenda for around 15 years in the humanities and social sciences, is gaining force also in the educational sciences, typically with an orientation toward posthumanist ontologies. One particular space where educational “more-than-human” relations are debated is the field of education for sustainable development (ESD). This paper responds to two recent contributions to this debate, both positioned within ESD frameworks. The purpose of this response is two-fold: First, to give a critical account of the knowledge claims of the two articles, their overlaps and divergences, as well as their implications for pedagogical practice and their potential consequences for the position of animals in education and in society at large. The meaning and usefulness of analytic tools such as “critical pluralism” and “immanent critique” in relation to animals in education is discussed, as well as whose realities are represented in ESD, revealing contested spaces of teaching and learning manifested through an “enlightened distance” to anthropocentrism in-between compliance and change. The second purpose is to sketch a foundation of reflective practice for critical animal pedagogies, offering a critical theory-based form of resistance against recent posthumanist configurations of the “animal question” in education and beyond.
Disguisable and Obvious Child Sexual Abuse Behaviors: Analysis of Effects on Sexual Addiction in Adults and Between-Sex Comparisons of Occurrence Percentages Using Anonymous Data From Perpetrators and Victims

Abstract Anonymous retrospective data were input by 2,828 female and 1,556 male adult study participants using a study-specific computer program. Although adult males were more likely than adult females to select underage females for victims, adult females were more likely than adult males to select underage males for victims of both disguisable and obvious child sexual abuse in both data from perpetrators and data from victims. Logistic regression analysis of potential statistical predictors from early behaviors for being sexually addicted revealed that many were statistically significant in both females and males. The three most powerful predictors were identified in each sex.
Perceived Professional Roles, Moral Communities, Moral Inclusiveness, and Dentists' Treatment Decisions

This thesis examined the relationships between perceived professional role (PPR), moral inclusiveness (MI), and treatment intensity. A 46-item survey was used to measure dentists’ demographic and professional factors. PPR was measured by visual analog scale and by Likerttype scale questions. MI was measured by Likert-type scale questions. Treatment intensity was measured by case scenarios. Univariate, bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed. Dentists identifying as business people had greater odds of having a high treatment intensity. Dentists with high MI had lesser odds of having a high treatment intensity. Dentists identifying as health care professionals had greater odds of having high MI. These findings have implications for public trust and dentistry’s status as a health care profession.
Young Families' Utilisation, Self-perceived Requirements, and Satisfaction With Child Health Services in the City of Belmont, Western Australia

The expectations of young families regarding care they would like to receive from community nurses working in the child health area is affected by the relationship between those expectations, utilisation and sociocultural factors such as family type, family composition and ethnicity. These factors influence family dynamics, needs, functioning and interactions with the wider community. 3 A descriptive study with both quantitative and qualitative components was used to identify and analyse the self-identified requirements of young families utilising Child Health Services in the Belmont area, W estem Australia, and their patterns of utilisation. Twenty five women who had a child or children under 5 years of age were interviewed. The study was guided by a conceptual framework provided by the Ottawa Charter (World Health Organisation-Health and Welfare Canada-Canadian Public Health Organisation, 1996). The three main themes that emerged from the data showed that the young families identified knowledge acquisition, reassurance of normal growth and development and accessibilty as their key self-perceived requirements of Child Health Services. Family type, family composition and ethnicity were examined within the contexts of these themes, resulting in a greater understanding of the child health issues relating to all types of family groups. The challenge for the providers of Child Health Services is to provide culturally appropriate Child Health Services based on the principles of primary health care within an environment experiencing fiscal restraint. The long term benefits to the families and the health care system are not easily evaluated but have important and wide ranging positive effects on the health and wellbeing of the community. 4
Antibody-Redirected T-Cell Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors

Antibody-Redirected T-Cell Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors by Bryan D. Choi Department of Pathology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ John H. Sampson, Supervisor ___________________________ Darell D. Bigner ___________________________ Duane A. Mitchell ___________________________ Kent J. Weinhold An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Pathology in the Graduate School of Duke University 2013 Copyright by Bryan D. Choi 2013
Tourism, an Underestimated Driving Force for the Creative Economy

This study examines the relationship between tourism and the creative economy. An increasing number of countries, regions and cities are developing policies to link tourism and creativity to economic growth and support cultural and creative activities. As a result, different models of “creative tourism” have emerged. Case studies of creative tourism development are described from different parts of the world, and their effects are examined. Particular attention is paid to the role of knowledge, which the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees as central to the development of creative tourism. Because tourism can be a tool for the circulation of knowledge and creation of links between creative individuals, it can arguably support the development of the creative economy.
Exploring Teacher Adaptive Expertise in the Context of Elementary School Science Reforms

ABSTRACT Across the country, states are adopting and implementing either Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or new state standards inspired by NGSS. Educators and researchers play a key role in the reform process as we design professional development (PD) and curriculum to support teachers in transitioning to NGSS. In this time of transition, close analysis of NGSS classroom enactments in elementary school can help us design better supports. Our study uses the framework of teacher adaptive expertise (TAE) to conduct a qualitative content analysis of five different fourth-grade teachers enacting the same NGSS lesson, Producing Electricity. To accomplish our analysis, we first synthesized existing literature and refine a working model of TAE in the field of elementary science education. In applying the lens of TAE to our data, we also develop a model of teacher routine expertise (TRE). We empirically illustrate three characteristics of TAE in our study: allowing student agency, adapting to student emergent understanding, and facilitating student-centered science discourse. Our study shows how different teachers use TAE and TRE moves in varying degrees when enacting the same lesson. Our results indicate that TAE moves align with NGSS shifts in the elementary science classroom while TRE moves reflect a more traditional science classroom. Our results have implications for the design of in-service teacher supports during this time of reform.
Kognisi Pembaca Berita Palsu (Fake News) Di Media Online

Perkembangan teknologi menjadikan media online sebagai preferensi untuk menyampaikan sebuah berita. Berita yang tersebar di media online sangatlah berpengaruh pada pola pikir dan kehidupan masyarakat, serta pada kondisi sosial ekonomi di suatu wilayah. Era baru ini telah mengubah kecenderungan masyarakat dalam memproduksi dan menyebarkan sebuah berita, sehingga sulit bagi masyarakat untuk memfilter informasi yang benar-benar valid. Hal ini berimplikasi pada tingginya potensi masyarakat untuk terjebak pada berita-berita palsu (fake news) yang tersebar secara massif di media online. Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa individu yang meyakini atau tidak meyakini kebenaran berita palsu di media online sangat berkaitan dengan cognitive abilities (kemampuan kognitif) individu tersebut, yakni kemampuan seseorang untuk berpikir secara rasional yang mencakup aspek pengetahuan, pemahaman, penerapan, analisis, sintesa, dan evaluasi. Sebagaimana ditunjukkan dalam tulisan ini bahwa pada dasarnya berita palsu yang tersebar di media online tidak lain adalah propaganda yang dimaksudkan untuk memengaruhi dan menggiring pembaca pada opini tertentu yang sarat dengan kepentingan ekonomi politik. Tulisan ini mengemukakan bahwa sikap pembaca berita palsu di media online merupakan representasi dari cognitive abilities individu yang diindikasikan dengan tiga unsur penting yaitu kemampuan dalam membuat formasi konsep, kemampuan dalam menggunakan logika, serta kemampuan dalam mengambil keputusan. Tiga indikator ini merupakan representasi dari pemahaman, sikap, serta aktualisasi masing-masing individu sebagai pembaca berita palsu di media online.
Overlap Between Apolipoprotein Eε4 Allele and Slowing Gait Results in Cognitive Impairment

Background: Although apolipoprotein E polymorphism ε4 allele (ApoE4) and slow gait are well-known risk factors for cognitive impairment, examination of their combined effect on cognitive function is lacking. Our objective was to elucidate whether a combination of ApoE4 phenotyping and slow gait resulted in greater cognitive impairment. Methods: Overall, 1,085 community-dwelling older adults, either ApoE4 carriers (n = 167, 15.4%) or non-ApoE4 carriers, were included from the “Takashimadaira study. ” Gait speed was assessed with an electronic walkway and slow gait was defined as <1 m/s. Cognitive performance was also assessed using the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) and the Trail Making Test (TMT)-A and -B. A two-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA; ApoE and gait velocity factors) adjusted for covariates was performed for each analysis. Results: Gait and cognitive performances were similar for ApoE4 and non-ApoE4 carriers. A two-way ANCOVA of the MMSE showed a significant interaction between the two factors. ApoE4 carriers with slow gait had lower MMSE scores than ApoE4 carriers without slow gait and non-ApoE4 carriers with slow gait. Also, a significant main effect of gait velocity on TMT-A was observed, indicating that slow gait is associated with lower scores irrespective of the presence of ApoE4. There was no main effect or interaction observed on the TMT-B. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the concurrent presence of at least one copy of ApoE4 and slow gait can define a subgroup with the lowest cognition. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying these associations may point out modifiable factors in populations at risk of dementia.
KEARIFAN LOKAL SEBAGAI DAYA TARIK WISATA BUDAYA DI DESA SADE KABUPATEN LOMBOK TENGAH

Desa Sade merupakan salah satu desa di Kapupaten Lombok Tengah yang memiliki berbagai kearifan lokal yang tetap dipertahankan sampai saat ini sebagai daya tarik wisata budaya. Kearifan lokal yang terdapat di Desa Sadeterdiri dari Intangible dan Tangible. Metode penelitian ini dilakukan dengan deskriptif kualitatif . Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukann dengan observasi langsung, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Kearifan lokal yang terdapat di Desa Sade sebagai daya tarik yaitu bangunan khas suku sasak, tarian Gendang Beleq, tenun, dan Peresean. Desa Sade juga dilengkapi dengan aksesabilitas, amneitas, Ancillaries, dan Community Involvement. Untuk meningkatkan kunjungan wisatwan dilakukan pengembangan tempat dan aktivitas wisata, akomodasi, akses ke tujuan tujuan wisata, sarana pendukung pariwisata, dan juga komunikasi pemasaran pariwisata. Pemasaran pariwisata dilakukan dengan merancang bauran pemasaran, bauran iklan, bauran iklan, dan harga.Sade village is one of the villages in central lombok regency which has various local wisdom that has been maintained to date as a cultural tourism attraction.local wisdom contained in the village of sade consists of tangible and intangible. The research method used is descriptive qualitative.data collection techniques are done by direc observation, interview, and documentation. Local wisdom contained in the village of sade as a cultural tourist attraction is a typical building of sasa tribe, peresean, weaving lombok, gendang beleq dance . sade village is also equipped with accessability, aksesabilitas, amneitas, Ancillaries, and Community Involvement. To increase tourist visits conducted by the development of places and tourism activites, accommodation, access to tourist destinations, tourism support facilities, as well as tourism maeketing communications. Tourism marketiing is done by designing a marketing mix, advertising, and price.
A meta-analysis of the relationship between occupational commitment and job performance

Using a random effects model, we meta-analytically estimated the true correlations between occupational commitment (OCC) and performance outcomes. We analyzed 69 empirical studies related to OCC and job performance correlations, and addressed 4 issues: First, we identified that OCC was significantly related to task performance and overall organizational citizenship behavior. Second, we distinguished between the effects of OCC on individual and organizational citizenship behavior. Third, we identified potential moderators of the OCC–performance correlation. Finally, we compared the predictive validity of affective organizational commitment versus OCC in predicting performance outcomes. The results support that OCC explains incremental variance in task performance and organizational citizenship behavior, which suggests that OCC should be given greater emphasis in performance management programs.
GENÇLERDE İNTERNET BAĞIMLILIĞI İLE SOSYAL KAYGI BOZUKLUĞU ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN YAŞAM DOYUMU VE BAZI DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Bu arastirmanin amaci, lise ve universite ogrencilerinin internet bagimliligi ile sosyal kaygi bozukluklari arasindaki iliskiyi bazi degiskenler acisindan incelenmektir. Tarama modelinin kullanildigi bu arastirma betimsel nitelikte bir calismadir. Arastirma kapsaminda Balikesir cevresinde bulunan birden fazla universite ve lise ogrencisi uzerinden arastirma verileri toplanmistir. Bu arastirmada, sosyal kaygi duzeyini olcmek icin Liebowitz Sosyal Kaygi Olcegi, internet bagimliligi duzeyi icin Young Internet Bagimliligi Testi ve yasam doyumu duzeylerinin tespiti icin Yasam Doyumu Olcegi kullanilmistir. Ayrica ogrencilerin demografik bilgilerini almak icin bir soru formu uygulanmistir. Arastirma verilerinin analizinde parametrik testler kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizinde parametrik testlerden t-testi, varyans analizi, korelasyon ve regresyon analizinden yararlanilmistir. Yapilan calisma sonucunda internet bagimliliginin sosyal kaygi bozuklugu ile pozitif, yasam doyumu ile negatif yonlu anlamli bir iliskisinin oldugu tespit edilmistir. Ote yandan yasam doyumu ve sosyal kaygi bozuklugu arasinda anlamli bir iliski bulunmamistir.