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Socio-cultural motivation in women’s entrepreneurship: Exploring the handloom industry in Assam

ABSTRACT This paper attempts to develop a few measures or scales of entrepreneurial motives of women, given the socio-cultural factors in developing economies. Within the push–pull theory of entrepreneurial motivation, we use exploratory factor analysis with an orthogonal varimax rotation technique to examine entrepreneurial motivation, integrating it with socio-cultural beliefs. We identify five entrepreneurial motives—self-dependence, preserving handloom culture, providing monetary support, formal job environment, and work-flexibility. Within socially constructed gender roles, generic desires of women are crucial for entrepreneurial behavior. Contrary to existing findings, we found that women with a higher desire to provide monetary support to their family were found to be less likely to become micro-entrepreneurs, which can be accounted for their poor economic conditions, a significant risk-averse attitude, and credit constraints. The scales constructed could be used across cultures, especially in developing economies. Their replication should provide an understanding of why women micro-entrepreneurs tend to be concentrated in specific sectors, resulting in gender segregation. Given the context specific measurement items, scholars interested in studying socio-cultural attributes in entrepreneurial motivation can further develop and validate the multi-item constructs that distinguish women’s motivations for specific activities.
A Modified Word Part Strategy based on Interactive Approach

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan dalam pencapaian kosa kata antara siswa yang diajar dengan strategi bagian kata yang dimodifikasi berdasarkan pada pendekatan interaktif dan strategi bagian kata, dan untuk menyelidiki keterlibatan siswa dalam kelas kosa kata. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas dua SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Bandar Lampung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan secara statistik dalam pencapaian kosa kata antara siswa yang diajar dengan strategi bagian kata yang dimodifikasi berdasarkan pendekatan interaktif dan strategi bagian kata. Ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi pengajaran kosa kata adalah salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi prestasi kosa kata siswa. Selain itu, penggunaan strategi bagian kata yang dimodifikasi berdasarkan pendekatan interaktif dalam pengajaran kosakata dianggap lebih efektif untuk mendorong siswa untuk terlibat dalam proses kegiatan belajar mengajar daripada penggunaan strategi bagian kata. This present study is aimed to find out the difference in vocabulary achievement between students who are taught with the modified word part strategy based on interactive approach and the word part strategy, and to investigate students’ engagement in vocabulary clas s. The subjects of this research were the second grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Bandar Lampung. The result show ed that there wa s a statistically significant difference in vocabulary achievement between students who we re taught with the modified word part strategy based on interactive approach and the word part strategy. It indicates that the vocabulary teaching strategy is one of the factors which affects the students’ vocabulary achievement. Furthermore, the use of modified word part strategy based on interactive approach in teaching vocabulary is regarded as being more effective to encourage students to be involved in the process of teaching learning activities than the use of word part strategy. Keywords : Interactive approach, vocabulary, word part strategy.
Increasing Knowledge About HPV and the HPV Vaccine Amongst Adolescents and Adults Through a School-Based Setting: A Capstone Project

Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical and other types of cancer, can be prevented. A safe and effective vaccine has been approved for both boys and girls. Despite this recommendation and alarming rates of HPV-associated cancers, vaccination rates among adolescents in the United States are low. A capstone project was implemented to target students and parents of students who attend Holyoke High School and William J. Dean Vocational Technical High (Dean Tech) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The goals of the project were to improve knowledge about HPV and the HPV vaccine in students and parents, to increase the number of parents of adolescents who intend to vaccinate their children against HPV, and to increase the number of adolescents who intend to receive the HPV vaccine. The project was based on the theoretical framework of the Health Belief Model. Students in ninth grade health classes at both schools were taught content about HPV and why they should receive the HPV vaccine. An informational handout was sent home with all ninth grade students at the schools and reminded them that the school-based health center (SBHC) had the HPV vaccine available. Outreach to parents was done at two community events. The research translation method that was used for this project is an educational intervention that utilized the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model. Evaluation of this project was done with a pre-test post-test design with the ninth grade students. The results showed an increase in knowledge and increase in intent among the students to get vaccinated against HPV. No formal data was gathered from the parents. Knowledge gained from this capstone project should encourage nurses to continue educating adolescents and their parents about the HPV vaccine and showed that SBHCs are a promising site to increase HPV vaccination rates. INCREASING HPV VACCINATION RATES 3 Table of
Reading Motivation in Kindergartners and 1st-Graders

ABSTRACT The current research examined age differences and developmental aspects associated with children’s early motivation to read at the beginning and the end of the school year for 119 Hebrew speakers in kindergarten and 1st grade. Analyses showed that overall motivation to read was higher among 1st-graders than among kindergartners. In addition, motivation to read increased during the school year for kindergartners, but not for 1st-graders. After comparing the three motivational subscales, results revealed that self-concept as a reader appeared to be the highest subscale among 1st-graders and remained unchanged, whereas in kindergarten it was the lowest and improved during the school year. It is possible that both anticipation to enter 1st grade and to learn to read as well as learning in an encouraging educational environment might be positive motives that contribute to reading motivation. Children’s motivation to read seems to develop and change during the kindergarten school year and consolidate in 1st grade. Motivational aspects should be assimilated as early as kindergarten before formal reading instruction begins in 1st grade to increase reading motivation and reading practice, due to their reciprocal relationship.
A Comparative Study of Gay and Lesbian Movement in Indonesia and America for the Struggle of Equality Recognition

Abstract:Studies of sexual orientation or sexual behavior in homosexual groups have been carried out from various aspects, such as religion, health, psychology, philosophy, anthropology or law. This paper aims both on conducting studies of sexual orientation in gays and lesbians, and also in its movement. This study focuses on the comparison by discussing the history of the entry of gays and lesbians in America first. United State has made a policy with the granting of same-sex marriage rights through the 2015 Obergefell Supreme Court ruling; hence, the rejection of same-sex marriage was unconstitutional action. Churches also dare to facilitate the process of same-sex marriage, by reason of following state decisions. The LGBT movement especially gays as a pioneer called the Gay Liberation Movement has a strong influence in America in fighting for equality, and has a big contribution to the granting of the right to same-sex marriage. This right is also supplemented by adoption rights. If this condition is compared to Indonesia which has lots of similar movement and becomes one of the biggest movements in Southeast Asia, in contrast, the majority of people reject the status. Meannwhile, gays and lesbians demand on the basis of human rights protection. Related to this condition, Indonesia has different views on human rights values. Human rights have universal principles, yet the actualization of human rights can be particular. Indonesia could be like America, if there are no regulations and restrictions on gay and lesbian individuals with differences in their sexual orientation, including the and lesbian movements.Keywords: Movement, Gay, Lesbian, United State, Equality Recognition
Inflammatory Mediators in Dengue Virus Infection: Circulating Interleukin-12 and Interferon-?

The timing of control signals in a parallel port is measured and adjusted to achieve optimum timing of these control signals. At boot-up, a routine writes alternating data to the control register of the parallel port. The control register drives control signal over a parallel-port cable to an external parallel-port device connected to the parallel port of a personal computer (PC). Transitions of the control signal trigger an external timer in the external parallel-port device which measures the pulse width of the control signal. The measured pulse width is sent back to the PC over the parallel cable and compared to a target pulse width. When the measured pulse width is less than the target, additional intervening instructions are inserted between writes to the parallel-port control register. The intervening instructions are a simple delay loop. Alternately the internal timer on the PC may be used. Since the accuracy is less for the internal timer, many IO writes are performed to average out errors. Several external devices having cross-over adapters may be coupled together and addressed separately. Two of the ground signals in the parallel port are used as addressing grounds.
Exploring first-time nascent entrepreneurs' on-going entrepreneurial opportunity recognition : a case study of London Metropolitan University's preincubator

Extant literature lacks the integrative theory of first-time (pure) nascent entrepreneurs’ ongoing opportunity recognition. There is an academic consensus that the investigation of ongoing opportunity recognition may provide new insights into entrepreneurs’ behaviours and cognitive processes, i.e. what they do and how they do it. This study has responded to this knowledge gap by addressing the following research question: how do pre-incubator supported nascent entrepreneurs recognise entrepreneurial opportunities? The objectives of this study were: (1) to explore the process by which they come up with opportunity ideas; (2) to explore behavioural actions that shape opportunity ideas into opportunities; (3) to understand the role of the pre-incubator on their cognitive and behavioural process; and (4) to provide recommendations for effective opportunity-recognition practice. A single qualitative case study was adopted for the study of 13 lead graduates who were supported through the pre-incubator’s business start-up programme. Data were collected through semi-structured interview, mind-mapping and participants observation, and analysed by adopting an inductive thematic analysis method. Findings show that nascent entrepreneurs’ opportunity recognition comprises two discreet, interrelated components: opportunity awareness and opportunity search. Opportunity awareness is an intentional process by which they translate their experiential problems and perceived gaps into demand- or supply-driven opportunity ideas. It drives their opportunity search behaviour. They rely on various social networks to test the veracity of their opportunity ideas and search for opportunity-related information. They prioritise their social network reliance according to their social relationships. This behaviour is guided by their emotional attachment to opportunities. It is found that pre-incubator managers moderate their emotional attachment and subsequent search behaviours. As they (nascent entrepreneurs) rely on various social networks, their confirmation bias mediates opportunity recognition belief reinforcement and the input factors provided by social network members. The findings are significant to pre-incubator managers. They provide revelatory insights into their supported nascent entrepreneurs’ emotions, behaviours, and cognition in relation to opportunity recognition. This study also makes noteworthy contributions to entrepreneurship literature by providing new theoretical insights into the opportunity recognition of first-time (pure) nascent entrepreneurs.
An exploration of the experiences of informal carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation

Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of family carers supporting a relative living with dementia during and after the move to technology-enriched supported accommodation (TESA). The paper explores the informal carers (ICs) roles, the factors prompting the move to TESA, alongside their perceptions of their relatives’ experience of the move and of life in a technology-enriched environment. Within a qualitative study 25 semi-structured interviews were conducted with ICs and data were analysed following a thematic approach. Four themes were identified, reflecting the shift in roles and identity of both ICs and persons living with dementia. The move to TESA was linked to a perceived reduction in care-giving pressures, with positive outcomes reported for both the ICs and the people living with dementia. Smart home technologies in the facilities did not appear to impact on the decision-making during transition, however, they were valued as part of the lived experience for the people living with dementia within the TESA facilities. These findings are relevant to policy makers, commissioners and providers of services to highlight the engagement of all stakeholders in the provision of care for people living with dementia and their families early from diagnosis in order to facilitate person-centred practices in community settings.
Do Readers Judge Books by Author Gender? Results from a Randomized Experiment

We run a randomized experiment to examine gender discrimination in book purchasing with 2,544 subjects on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. We manipulate author gender and book genre in a factorial design to study consumer preferences for male versus female versus androgynous authorship. Despite previous findings in the literature showing gender discrimination in book publishing and in evaluations of work, respondents expressed no gender preference across a variety of measures, including quality, interest, and the amount they were willing to pay to purchase the book. This nonfinding, if it holds up to additional research, suggests that book consumers may not express the same discriminatory tendencies observed among indie and traditional publishers.
Experiences of mutuality in the spousal relationship in advanced Parkinson’s Disease from the perspective of the caregiving partner

Introduction: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic and degenerative illness with a long trajectory involving multiple physical, cognitive, and emotional changes. In contrast to the holistic approach of palliative care, medical visits for PD patients tend to focus primarily on physical symptoms. Little attention may be paid to the psychosocial effects of PD, such as relational satisfaction and emotional and spiritual well-being of both patient and family. As illness advances, dependence on others occurs; in many if not most cases, the spouse is the primary caregiver. While research has been conducted to examine burden of care for PD spouses, the literature reveals little on mutuality, which concerns the quality of the relationship. Method: This study was conducted with spousal caregivers of PD patients with advanced illness at Hoehn & Yahr stages 4 and 5. Twelve caregiving spouses to partners with advanced PD participated in a single face-to-face semi-structured interview in this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenology study. van Manen’s approach to data analysis and writing for hermeneutic phenomenology was utilised, incorporating the four lifeworld existentials of spatiality, temporality, corporeality, and relationality. Results: Participants’ challenges to mutuality included limited enjoyable shared activities, living with a “stranger”, little fun, and resentment about PD. Loss of identity, ambiguous loss, and searching for meaning are challenges for caregiving spouses caring for an advanced PD partner; nevertheless most participants want to be with their spouse. Conclusion: Understanding how PD affects the marital relationship is crucial for health professionals to provide a palliative approach to both partners living with this unwelcome “intruder” in their lives.
Application of T1-/T2-Weighted Ratio Mapping to Elucidate Intracortical Demyelination Process in the Alzheimer’s Disease Continuum

Background The biological diagnosis criteria of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that previous work may misclassify the cognitive impairment caused by other factors into AD. Consequently, re-assessing the imaging profile of AD continuum is needed. Considering the high vulnerability of cortical association fibers, we aimed to elucidate the cortical demyelination process in the AD continuum biologically defined. Methods According to the biological diagnosis criteria, we determined the positive amyloid status (A+) as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid1–42 < 192 pg/ml, Florbetapir Positron emission tomography (PET) composite standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) >1.11. Also, the positive Tau status (T+) was determined as p-Tau181 > 23 pg/ml. Based on the cognitive characterization, we further categorized 252 subjects into 27 cognitively unimpaired with normal AD biomarkers (A−T−, controls), 49 preclinical AD (A+T+), 113 AD with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) (A+T+), and 63 AD dementia (A+T+). We estimated the intracortical myelin content used the T1- and T2-weighted (T1W/T2W) ratio mapping. To investigate the sensitivity of the ratio mapping, we also utilized well-validated AD imaging biomarkers as the reference, including gray matter volume and Fludeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET). Based on the general linear model, we conducted the voxel-wise two-sample T-tests between the controls and each group in the AD continuum. Results Compared to the controls, the results showed that the preclinical AD patients exhibited decreased T1W/T2W ratio value in the right inferior parietal lobule (IPL); as the disease progresses, the prodromal AD patients demonstrated lower ratio value in bilateral IPL, with hippocampus (HP) atrophy. Lastly, the AD dementia patients exhibited decreased ratio value in bilateral IPL and hippocampus; also, we observed the bilateral temporal cortices atrophy and widespread decreased metabolism in the AD dementia patients. After corrected with gray volume, the results remained mostly unchanged. Conclusion Our study implied the decreased right IPL T1W/T2W ratio might represent early AD-related demyelination in disease continuum. Additionally, we demonstrated that the T1W/T2W ratio mapping is an easy-to-implement and sensitive metric to assess the intracortical myelin content in AD, particularly in the early stage.
EFFICIENT CALCULATION OF THE BEM INTEGRALS ON ARBITRARY SHAPES WITH THE FFT

This paper builds upon the results of a recent study which illustrates how the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) can be used to accelerate the Boundary Element Method (BEM) for arbitrary shapes. In the present work, we further deepen this understanding and focus especially on implementation details in order to calculate the boundary integrals with the FFT. Different numerical techniques are compared for an exemplary shape. Also, additions to the concept are mentioned such as the introduction of a high-resolution grid close to the boundary and a low-resolution grid farther away.
Relationship between autism traits and withdrawal effects in high internet users

OBJECTIVE: The study assessed whether the immediate impact of internet exposure on the mood of those who report more internet-based problem behaviors is moderated by autistic traits. It has been suggested that patterns of internet use may serve different functions in those with Autism Spectrum Disorders, which may protect them from internet addiction problems, such as withdrawal effects. DESIGN: Participants were given a battery of psychological tests to explore levels of internet addiction, autism traits, depression, and current mood. They were then given exposure to the internet for 15min, and re-tested for mood. RESULTS: High internet users also showed a pronounced decrease in mood following internet use compared to the low internet-users. This effect was not mitigated by levels of autism traits. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that those with higher numbers of autism traits are just as likely to experience withdrawal-like effects on stopping using the internet as those with lower AQ scores.
Temporal Metrics of Multisensory Processing Change in the Elderly

Older adults exhibit greater multisensory response time (RT) facilitation by violating the race model more than younger adults; this is commonly interpreted as an enhancement in perception. Older adults typically exhibit wider temporal binding windows (TBWs) and points of subjective simultaneity (PSS) that are farther from true simultaneity as compared to younger adults when simultaneity judgment (SJ) and temporal order judgment (TOJ) tasks are utilized; this is commonly interpreted as an impairment in perception. Here we explore the relation between the three tasks in younger and older adults in order to better understand the underlying mechanisms that subserve audiovisual multisensory temporal processing. Our results confirm previous reports showing that audiovisual RT, TBWs and PSSs change with age, and we show for the first time a significant positive relation between the magnitude of race model violation in younger adults as a function of the PSS obtained from the audiovisual TOJ task with (r: 0.49, p: 0.007), that is absent among the elderly (r: 0.13, p: 0.58). Furthermore, we find no evidence for the relation between race model violation as a function of the PSS obtained from the audiovisual SJ task in both younger (r: −0.01, p: 0.94) and older adults (r: 0.1, p: 0.66). Our results confirm previous reports that i) audiovisual temporal processing changes with age; ii) there is evidence for distinct neural networks involved in simultaneity and temporal order perception; and iii) common processing between race model violation and temporal order judgment is impaired in the elderly.