Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Political Risk Insurance: A New Firm-level Data Set

When do governments impose costs on foreign firms? Many studies of foreign direct investment focus on incentives for government expropriation, but scholars are often forced to rely on indirect measures of expropriation to conduct empirical analyses. This article introduces a data set which includes information on over 5,000 political risk insurance contracts issued by the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation since 1961, and on all the claims filed by investors under these contracts. These detailed insurance data allow us to study the determinants of foreign investors’ losses from a variety of sources, including expropriation, inconvertibility, and violent conflict. To illustrate the benefits of these data for hypothesis testing, we adopt a comprehensive empirical approach and explore both shared and distinct causes across risk categories.
Hot Money and Stock Market in China: Empirical Evidence from ARDL and NARDL Approaches

This study discusses the relationship between hot money and stock market in China by employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) methods. The data used in this study is quarterly data over the period 2000: Q1 to 2017: Q4. The results show that oil price, economic growth and hot money possess a long-run relationship towards stock market in China, whereas, no effect is found from inflation. The oil price and economic growth are both positively related to stock market while there is a negative relationship from hot money. Furthermore, the study supports the existence of an asymmetric effect between hot money and stock market. The findings imply that policymakers should form better monitoring systems to control the inflow of hot money, thus, strengthening investors’ confidence and avoiding unwanted bubbles in China’s stock market.
Las aulas virtuales en el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Estadística

Actualmente se innova en la investigación acerca de los métodos de enseñanza en estadística y probabilidad, sin embargo, es necesario investigar el proceso de aprendizaje de esta asignatura dentro de entornos virtuales. Por esta razón, se pretende observar cómo han cambiado los métodos de enseñanza de la asignatura a través del tiempo en la Universidad Manuela Bertrán (UMB) Virtual, tomando las notas de las evaluaciones finales de dos grupos de estudiantes de estadísticas de las aulas virtuales. Utilizando la prueba T se realiza un análisis comparativo de las aulas, concluyendo que el método de enseñanza en el que se usaron diferentes recursos didácticos muestra un aprendizaje superior.
Temporal Negative Priming: Visual and Auditory

5 Temporal Negative Priming: Visual and Auditory 6 Present Study 10 Experiment 1 11 Methods 11 Participants 11 Procedure 11 Conditions 13 Results 16 Confounded Temporal Position and Response Analysis. 18 Isolated Temporal Position Analysis 18 Isolated Response Data 21 Relationship Between Negative Priming and Individual Difference Variables 22 Discussion 23 Summary of Results 23 Next Area of Research 25 Experiment 2 28 Methods 29 Participants 29 Procedure 29 Conditions 30 Results 30 Isolated Temporal Analysis 30 Isolated Response Analysis 32 Discussion 33 Summary of Results 33 Next Area of Research 37 Experiment 3 41 Methods 41 Participants 41 Procedure 41 Results 42 Confounded Trials 42 Isolated Temporal Analysis 45 Isolated Response Analysis 46 Discussion 47 Summary of Results 47 General Discussion 52 Summary of results 52 Limitations of this study 55 TEMPORAL NEGATIVE PRIMING 4 Future Areas of Research 56 Concluding Remarks 58
Pengaruh Kepercayaan dan Kepuasan Pelanggan Terhadap Loyalitas Pelanggan di Perusahaan Seiko Laundry Medan

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menguji pengaruh kepercayaan dan kepuasan pelanggan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan di perusahaan Seiko Laundry Medan . Subjek penelitian adalah pelanggan Seiko Laundry sebanyak 128 orang . Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini dengan purposive sampling . Peneliti menggunakan 3 (tiga) jenis skala yaitu skala kepercayaan, skala kepuasan pelanggan dan skala loyalitas pelanggan. Adapun teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi berganda . Berdasarkan hasil analisis didapatkan koefisien determinasi antara X 1 dan X 2 dengan Y sebesar R 2 = 0,053 dengan p = 0,034 < 0,05. Nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa secara bersama-sama terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara kepercayaan dan kepuasan pelanggan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan . Koefisien determinasi antara X 1 dengan Y sebesar R 2 = 0,052 dengan p = 0,009 < 0,05. Nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara kepercayaan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan. Koefisien determinasi antara X 2 dengan Y sebesar R 2 = 0,005 dengan p = 0,005 < 0,05. Nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara kepuasan pelanggan terhadap loyalitas pelanggan .
Suffering related to care among older patients on perioperative care pathways

Universitetslektor og operasjonssykepleier Nord universitet, Bodø Universitetslektor og operasjonssykepleier Nord universitet, Bodø Professor og helsesøster Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, Universitetet i Stavanger Authors
The Effectiveness of the SERASI Intervention Program in Improving Parents’ Positive Attitudes towards Students with Disabilities

Improving parents’ positive attitudes towards students with disabilities is the first step in increasing their role in inclusive education. The SERASI (Sekolah Ramah Inklusi) intervention program was designed to improve the attitudes of parents of general education students towards students with disabilities in inclusive primary schools. This study aims to examine the SERASI intervention program’s effectiveness. Twenty-three mothers of general education students from inclusive schools participated in this study. Before and after receiving two days of training, the parents filled out the PATCH questionnaire developed by Rosenbaum, Armstrong, and King (1987) in order to measure their attitudes. The results showed a significant increase in the parents’ attitude scores after completing the intervention program. The pre-test scores were M = 77.35 and SD = 6.766, and the post-test scores were M = 83.65 and SD = 9.393 (t(22) = -5.182, p = 0.000). Based on these results, we conclude that the SERASI intervention program appears to be generally effective in improving parents’ attitude scores, suggesting that the program could improve parents’ attitudes towards students with disabilities. We suggest further studies, such as a measurement of the attitudes of general education students towards students with disabilities prior to and following their parents’ participation in the SERASI intervention program.
The Effectiveness of the ABA’s Efforts to Increase Defendant Notice of Collateral Consequences: A Survey of South Carolina Defense Attorneys

Abstract Recognizing the negative impacts of collateral consequences of conviction, the American Bar Association published advisory standards and other online compendium resources aimed at increasing defendant notice of such consequences before pleading guilty. However, no study has explored defense attorney awareness of these efforts or their perceived effectiveness. The current study fills this gap with a survey of South Carolina criminal defense lawyers. Results indicate that the majority of respondents felt that non-binding standards were ineffective, and most were unaware of an ABA standard aimed at increasing notice of collateral consequences. Further, a significant number of respondents were unaware of electronic sources that provided comprehensive lists of collateral consequences. These results indicate that non-binding standards may not be effective at changing attorney practices with regard to providing notice of collateral consequences. Jurisdictions may need to consider implementing binding standards and additional training meant to educate defense attorneys about the availability of electronic legal source material that provides comprehensive lists of collateral consequences.
Using Choice Framing to Improve the Design of Agricultural Subsidy Schemes

Existing agri-environment schemes have suffered from poor uptake and high burden. This article leverages behavioral economics to test choice framing in three hypothetical policy scenarios. Using a randomized survey experiment on U.K. farmers, we find that changing policy framing based on mental accounting and loss aversion can significantly influence agricultural policy–related decision making. Our findings highlight the following considerations for the design of future policy: (1) whether application costs are integrated into or segregated from a subsidy is important, (2) the labeling of agricultural schemes may affect expenditure allocation, and (3) reference points can affect the evaluation of new scheme alternatives.
Tough-Girl Femininity, Sisterhood and Respectability: Minority Girls’ Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in an Urban Secondary School

ABSTRACT This study aims to explore how adolescent girls with minority backgrounds experience different forms of sexual harassment in school. The study draws on semi-structured interviews conducted in a lower secondary school located in one of Sweden’s most socially disadvantaged urban areas. The results reveal that the girls repeatedly experienced misogynist comments such as “whore” and “slut” and were subjected to moral judgements connected to their manner of dressing and behaving. The girls’ narratives were also framed as tough-girl femininity, which is related to how they had to show a tough façade against acts of harassment as well as to other students at the school. When the name-calling became personal, the girls stuck together against the harassing boys and fought back verbally. The study contributes important knowledge about how adolescent girls perceive sexual harassment at school; this knowledge is important in efforts to create a safer school environment for all students.
An Elixir for Veteran Teachers: The Power of Social Connections in Keeping These Teachers Passionate and Enthusiastic in Their Work

This article is based upon the premise that there are many veteran teachers who maintain positive attitudes towards teaching throughout their careers. According to The Grant Study (Waldinger, 2015), positive attitudes towards life and work stem from close relationships and adaptive behaviours that people engage in throughout adult life. This article describes a study undertaken in Australia which revealed that, in line with Grant Study findings, positive veteran teachers (aged 40-70+ years) build and maintain supportive social connections among colleagues in their school and others outside school, plus spouse (or long-term partner) and close family, that contribute to their sense of emotional and physical wellbeing. In a highly relational career such as teaching, our article highlights the credibility positive veteran teachers ascribe to their social connections, including the derived benefits in terms of their teaching and their own wellbeing. We then discuss the implications of the findings, including the role of school leadership in acknowledging the importance of, and fostering healthy social connections within their schools, as a way of sustaining engagement for all teachers.
Young women on road : femininities, race and gangs in London

This thesis is a qualitative study of young women’s involvement with badness in London. It is based on semi-structured interviews with young women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, youth practitioners and criminal justice practitioners. It takes a black feminist approach in order to explore the lives and experiences of those from deprived areas. Such a perspective allows for the inclusion of all respondents regardless of their social class or racial identity, and considers the intersection of class, gender and race. The purpose of this study is to address the considerable gap in knowledge surrounding young women and road culture. It builds on and extends Gunter’s (2008; 2009; 2010) work which focuses predominantly on black young men in East London who perform badness as part of road culture’s rejection of mainstream norms and values. One of the key findings of my research is that badness cuts across gender lines. Young women can adopt tough personas as a successful survival strategy to gain respect, and sustain their reputations, in similar ways to young men. Rather than ‘acting like men’ by displaying behaviours associated with hegemonic masculinity however, females are constructing their own bad ass femininity. Not content with existing on the periphery of the action, and in addition to carrying drugs and weapons, they can be involved in robberies and the sale and supply of drugs. Young women are not necessarily second class citizens in these spaces, they are hustlers and leaders of their peers. Another key finding was their capability for violence, with the potential to exhibit more vicious behaviours than their male peers, in order to be known as someone who is a bad and not to be tested.
A comparative clinical study between intra-caesarean and interval intra uterine copper device insertion in caesarean deliveries

Background: Health and family welfare of Indian Ministry, emphasis on postpartum IUCD insertion. Here we conducted a clinical study comparing intra-caesarean and interval CuT-380A insertion in caesarean deliveries.Methods: A systematic study with 150 patients in each group, recruited clients alternately. Group A Intra-Caesarean Cu-T insertion and Group B Interval Cu-T insertion in caesarean deliveries. Groups were followed up at 6th week and 6th month post insertion with a set of parameters. Missed strings, expulsion and infection rates were the primary outcome measures.Results: Infection rate is higher in Group A (2.3%) at 6th week, and at 6th month infection rate is higher in Group B (1.8%). Missed strings are higher in intra-caesarean than in interval insertion method both at 6th week and 6th month follow up p=0.000, hence significant. Expulsion rate is higher in Group A (2.5%) at 6th week, and at 6th month expulsion rate is higher in Group B (1.9%). There are no complications such as uterine perforation or contraceptive failures in both the groups during the study period. By analysis, there are no significant differences in infection and expulsion rates between the groups. For missed strings there is significant difference between the groups with more missed strings in intra-caesarean insertion method.Conclusions: To conclude, intra-caesarean method is equally effective as interval IUCD insertion method without added complications in caesarean deliveries, with advantage of high motivation, good compliance, safety and ease for the provider to deliver services.
Developing welfare parameters for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under human care

Welfare science is now an established discipline which enables objective measurements of animal welfare to be made. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are a common cetacean species kept in captivity, and although questions are arising over their quality of life in this environment, very few studies have focussed on objectively measuring their welfare. This thesis aimed to address this lack of data by developing animal-based indicators of bottlenose dolphin welfare. An initial review identified potential dolphin welfare measures, before selected behavioural indicators were measured in relation to training sessions. A judgement bias test was then adapted to dolphins, where optimistic biases were significantly linked to higher frequencies of synchronous swimming in their ‘free-time’ and lower frequencies of anticipatory behaviour before training sessions, (concurring with there ward-sensitivity theory). A penultimate study showed that anticipatory behaviour predicted participation in the upcoming event, and positive Human-Animal Interactions were anticipated more than access to toys. A final, on-going experiment has developed and applied a standardised protocol for measuring dolphins’motivation during training sessions in relation to social and health-related welfare problems. Although overall welfare is still difficult to measure, this thesis has proposed some first measures of dolphin emotions and affective states. Synchronous swimming is a likely indicator of positive emotions and social support, although more research should investigate variability between contexts. Anticipatory behaviour seemed to indicate motivation for events, and we suggest it reflects reward sensitivity as in other animals : further work into frequency thresholds would render it a valuable welfare indicator. A major objective of the thesis is to stimulate more research on welfare measures for bottlenose dolphins and other cetacean species in captivity.
KAJIAN PRODUCTION EMPHASIS , PENGEMBANGAN KARIR PROTEAN, DAN KOMPENSASI SOSIAL PADA KINERJA KARYAWAN DENGAN KEPUASAN KERJA SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI

One of the success key of a company isincreasing the competitiveness of human resources. The important concept that is recognized as a key for a superior human resources is the right people in the right place at the right time. The low performance from the employer can result in low productivity ( profit) of the company. The performance of employer must be noticed by the company, because the performance of employer can give direct impact in all performance of the company. The motive for this study for test and analyzed the impact of Production Emphasis, the development , the development of Carier Protean and Social Compensation of the performance employer with Job Satisfaction for mediation variabel. The research was conducted on PT. Subang Autocomp Indonesia employer and use multiple regresi linier analysis, SPSS 24 version and path analysis. The result of the study indicate partially the Production Emphasis, Carier Protean development and Social Compensation variabel showing a significant increase in employee performance. And simultan the Production Emphasis, Carier Protean development, and Social Compensation variabel on employee performance mediated by job satisfaction that have a significant effect. While the contribution of variabel and variabel intermediation depends on employee performance by 67% while the remaining 33% by other factors
The development of emotional intelligence, self‐efficacy, and locus of control in Master of Business Administration students

Successful managers must develop strong interpersonal skills alongside their ability to achieve personal and organizational goals. For educational institutions to stay relevant, courses must equip students with necessary psychological competencies in addition to technical knowledge, skills and abilities for the constantly evolving business climate. We explored whether Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs aid in the development of psychological competencies, given that MBAs are a popular management development tool. Specifically, we investigated changes in MBA candidates’ emotional intelligence ability (EI), self-efficacy (SE) and locus of control (LoC) in a pre-post survey design over the course of a one-year MBA educational program and explored the relationship of candidate’s baseline psychological status to their academic success in the MBA educational program. Participants were recruited from newly enrolled students at an international university in Asia. The study participants (53 MBA students, plus 26 psychology students and 34 non-students as comparison groups) completed self-report measures of EI, SE and LoC at the beginning and end of a one-year MBA period. The MBA candidates showed significant improvement in EI, SE and LoC-internality, as well as an increase in LoC-powerful others during the program. LoC-powerful others at the beginning of the program also predicted MBA students’ academic performance. The findings provide evidence that psychological competencies that may positively affect work performance are key benefits of MBA education.
Improving Urban Traffic Speed Prediction Using Data Source Fusion and Deep Learning

Traffic parameter forecasting is critical to effective traffic management but is a challenging task due to the stochasticity of traffic flow characteristics, especially in urban road networks. Traffic networks can be affected by external factors, such as weather, events, accidents, and road construction works. The impact of these factors can affect traffic flow parameters by influencing travel time, density, occupancy, and operating speed. Although deep neural networks (DNNs) have recently shown promising signs in traffic prediction using big data, there still exists the issue of maximizing the use of the model capabilities by using big data sources. This paper proposes an improved urban traffic speed prediction approach involving input-level data fusion and deep learning. Motivated by deep learning prediction methods, we propose a Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network (LSTM-NN) for traffic speed prediction that combines traffic and weather datasets on an urban road network in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The experimental results substantiate the value of the approach when compared to the use of traffic-only data sources for traffic speed prediction.
Air quality and health benefits of China’s emission control policies on coal-fired power plants during 2005–2020

Coal-fired power plants (CPPs) dominate China’s energy supply systems. Over the past two decades, the explosive growth of CPPs has led to negative air quality and health impacts in China, and a series of control policies have been implemented to alleviate those impacts. In this work, by combining a CPPs emission database over China (CPED), a regional chemical transport model (WRF-CMAQ), and the integrated exposure-response model, we summarized historical and ongoing emission control policies on CPPs over China, investigated the air quality and health impacts of China’s CPPs during 2005–2020, and quantified the benefits of each policy. We found that despite the 97.4% growth of coal-fired power generation during 2005–2015, PM2.5 exposures caused by emissions from China’s CPPs decreased from 9.0 μg m−3 in 2005 to 3.6 μg m−3 in 2015. The active emission control policies have decreased CPPs-induced PM2.5 exposures by 10.0 μg m−3 during 2005–2015. We estimated that upgrading end-of-pipe control facilities and early retirement of small and low-efficiency units could respectively reduce PM2.5 exposures by 7.9 and 2.1 μg m−3 during 2005–2015 and avoid 111 900 and 31 400 annual premature deaths. Since 2015, China’s government has further required all CPPs to comply with the so-called ‘ultra-low emission standards’ before 2020 as a major component of China’s clean air actions. If the policy is fully deployed, CPPs-induced PM2.5 exposures could further decrease by 2.5 μg m−3 and avoid 43 500 premature deaths annually. Our study confirms the effectiveness of tailored control policies for China’s CPPs and reveals that those policies have played important roles in air quality improvement in China.