Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Individual Trajectory Reconstruction from Mobile Network Data

Mobile phone data are a popular source of positioning information in many recent studies that have largely improved our understanding of human mobility. These data consist of time-stamped and geo-referenced communication events recorded by network operators, on a per-subscriber basis. They allow for unprecedented tracking of populations of millions of individuals over long time periods that span months. Nevertheless, due to the uneven processes that govern mobile communications, the sampling of user locations provided by mobile phone data tends to be sparse and irregular in time, leading to substantial gaps in the resulting trajectory information. In this paper, we illustrate the severity of the problem through an empirical study of a large-scale Call Detail Records (CDR) dataset. We then propose Context-enhanced Trajectory Reconstruction, a new technique to complete individual CDR-based trajectories that hinges on tensor factorization as a core method. The proposed solution infers missing locations with a median displacement within two network cells from the actual position of the user, on a hourly basis and even when as little as 1% of her original mobility is known. Our approach lets us revisit seminal works in the light of complete mobility data, unveiling potential biases that incomplete trajectories obtained from legacy CDR induce on key results about human mobility laws, trajectory uniqueness, and movement predictability.
Do non-profit organisations offer better places to work? A longitudinal analysis of cross-sectoral staff mobility

Es ist eine weitverbreitete Ansicht, dass Nonprofit-Organisationen aufgrund ihrer ausgeprägten Zweck- und Werteorientierung Arbeitsbedingungen bieten, die überdurchschnittlich motivierend sind. Repräsentative empirische Belege auf Basis direkter Vergleiche liegen dazu allerdings bislang kaum vor. Diese Lücke versucht die vorliegende Studie auf der Grundlage von Längsschnittdaten zu schliessen. Ausgehend von der Selbstbestimmungstheorie und dem Konzept der Public Service Motivation wird untersucht, inwiefern sich die Wahrnehmung der Arbeitsbedingungen für Nonprofit-Organisationen von derjenigen in privat erwerbswirtschaftlichen oder öffentlich-rechtlichen Organisationen unterscheidet. Arbeitnehmerdaten des Schweizer Haushaltspanels zeigen, dass die Arbeit in Nonprofit-Organisationen sich insbesondere in Bezug auf Aspekte der selbstbestimmten Arbeit abhebt. So beschreiben Arbeitnehmende im Nonprofit-Sektor ihre Arbeitsaufgaben als interessanter berichten eine höhere Arbeitszufriedenheit als ihre Kolleginnen und Kollegen im Wirtschafts- oder Verwaltungssektor. Die meisten Sektoreffekte zeigen sich auch im Längsschnitt, wenn Individuen den Arbeitssektor wechseln. Schliesslich zeigt der Vergleich verschiedener Arten von Sektorwechseln, dass Wechsel zwischen den Sektoren bezüglich der Verbesserung in den analysierten Variablen der Arbeitsplatzqualität effektiver sind als Wechsel innerhalb der Sektoren.
Impacts of flipped classrooms with peer assessment on students’ effectiveness of playing musical instruments – taking amateur erhu learners as an example

ABSTRACT Amateur musical instrument learners are usually taught in a one-to-many learning mode owing to the cost consideration; therefore, it is difficult for the teacher to address individual students’ problems. This results in a lack of knowledge internalization. The flipped classroom enables the teacher to have more in-class time to interact with individual students. However, when the teacher guides a learner in the flipped class, the other learners usually practice on their own rather than engaging in critical thinking or reflective thinking activities. Therefore, this study uses the peer assessment strategy to increase the effectiveness of musical instrument flipped teaching. However, conventional peer assessment flipped teaching (CPA) has some disadvantages. So, we present another method in which the peer assessment is performed by online video sharing (VSPA). The VSPA method can further extend the learning time until after class. It lets teachers have more time to solve the problems of individual students. Besides, it can reduce the students’ nervousness. The experimental results showed that both of the two teaching modes can help progression, but there is no significant difference in the learning effectiveness. As for learning preference, we found that the learners preferred CPA to VSPA.
Development and Validation of the Workplace Inequality Scale

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE WORKPLACE INEQUALITY SCALE Dan van der Werf Advisor: Dr. Leanne S. Son Hing University of Guelph, 2019 Inequality in the workplace is an important principle of distributive justice that is not explored enough. The majority of distributive justice literature in organizational contexts focuses on the principle of equity, with relatively little attention being paid to equality. The overall purpose of this dissertation was to create a reliable and valid measure of inequality in the workplace and to explore how inequality in the workplace relates to other important workplace constructs. In five studies I worked through the process of scale development to investigate the factor structure and validity of the Workplace Inequality Scale. Study 1 demonstrated that the items of the Workplace Inequality Scale were distinct from items of conceptually similar scales. Study 2 and Study 3 explored the factor structure of the scale, and found the scale was best represented by four distinct but related dimensions. Study 4 found evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of each of the four dimensions of the Workplace Inequality Scale. Finally, Study 5 explored the relation between inequality and other workplace outcomes and found that inequality was an important predictor for many outcomes. Specifically, inequality was related to conflict, cohesion, stress, job satisfaction, and counter productive workplace behaviours, but inequality was not related to organizational citizenship behaviours or selfperceived health.
Dissolving “Wicked” Problems: Beyond Institutionalist and Participatory Approaches to Land Title Regularization

A central contribution of institutionalist approaches to planning has been to illustrate how planners’ constraints can also present opportunities for creative action. Through an ethnographic case analysis of a successful land title regularization project on the South Texas-Mexico border, this paper identifies two critical factors not reducible to institutional features: groups’ perceptions of shared needs (vulnerabilities) and the range of actions that groups recognize as legible and valid for addressing these needs (repertoires). These additional factors reveal how planners can dissolve apparent “wicked” problems by allowing disparate group perspectives to transform the means and ends of planning intervention.
Succession Planning For K–12 Leadership: Educators' Perceptions Of A Public School District Leadership Development Program

An overarching problem that public school districts are facing is a lack of succession planning. Without a succession plan in place, districts are not prepared for the future when it comes to staff development. This lack of foresight and planning causes a ripple effect leading to insufficient leadership. A district-level leadership development program could lessen this burden by providing support for educators with exposure to leadership skills at a school or district level prior to earning an advanced degree. This researcher used a collective case study methodology to investigate a common experience across multiple perspectives. This study utilized demographic questionnaires, semi structured interviews, and physical artifacts with a three-stage analysis process of in vivo coding, constant comparative method, and cross-case analysis combined with a nonindexical analysis of the physical artifacts. The researcher’s goal was to examine a group of individuals who had participated in a district-level leadership development program within the past five years to gain a holistic view of the perspectives of educators who engaged in the leadership development program and how participants describe their leadership development experience. Furthermore, the researcher explored the perceived benefits the program had on their
The correlation between social support, socioeconomic status and psychological well-being among Hispanic adolescent females

This study tested the correlation between social support, socioeconomic status and psychological well-being among Hispanic adolescent females. Psychological well-being was operationalized into three indicators; depression, self-esteem and anxiety. The sample consisted of 95 Hispanic females currently attending middle school in Pasadena, California. Respondents completed a questionnaire composed of various psychometric scales that assessed for depression, self-esteem, anxiety, social support from friends and family, and socioeconomic status. The results of the study indicated that there is a significant positive correlation between social support from family and self-esteem among the participants. Further, the study found a significant inverse correlation between social support from family and anxiety and depression. Results suggest that the time and support shown to Hispanic adolescent females on behalf of their family is crucial during this stage of their development.
Does Poverty Undermine Cooperation in Multiethnic Settings? Evidence from a Cooperative Investment Experiment

Abstract What undermines cooperation in ethnically diverse communities? Scholars have focused on factors that explain the lack of inter-ethnic cooperation, such as prejudice or the difficulty to communicate and sanction across group boundaries. We direct attention to the fact that diverse communities are also often poor and ask whether poverty, rather than diversity, reduces cooperation. We developed a strategic cooperation game where we vary the income and racial identity of the interaction partner. We find that beliefs about how poor people behave have clear detrimental effects on cooperation: cooperation is lower when people are paired with low-income partners, and the effect is particularly strong when low-income people interact among themselves. We observe additional discrimination along racial lines when the interaction partner is poor. These findings imply that poverty and rising inequality may be a serious threat to social cohesion, especially under conditions of high socioeconomic segregation.
Doctoral Students’ Perspectives on Their Advisors

ABSTRACT The purpose of this article was to examine Kinesiology Doctoral Students’ (DS) perspectives on their advisors. Using the Kinesiology Doctoral Student (KDS) survey, 121 current and past DS provided information on 10 different aspects related to their advisors. Specifically, these items consisted of measures of DS perceptions on: (a) working with the advisor they wanted, (b) satisfaction with the process by which they came to have their advisors, (c) satisfaction with the amount and quality of time spent with advisor, (d) wanting to switch advisors but being unable to do so, (e) advisor’s reputation to get students through the process in a timely manner, (f) advisor had funding to support students, (g) advisor was recommended by other people, (h) advisor’s reputation as a good researcher, (i) advisor’s reputation as a good teacher, and (j) advisor’s ability to foster a positive work environment in research work groups. This topic was viewed through three lenses: (a) status (past and current DS), (b) gender, and (c) subdisciplines (social and behavioral sciences [SBS] research and health/hard sciences [HS] research). The following statistically significant findings were revealed: (a) past participants were significantly more satisfied with their advisor choice on this item (I wish I could have switched advisors but was unable to do so) compared to current participants and (b) past participants rated this item (had a reputation for being a good researcher) significantly higher than current participants. Open-ended comments spoke to the importance of selecting the “right advisor. ”
Monte Finocchito and Heloros Pottery Production: New Evidence through Technological Studies and Material Analysis

Abstract This paper discusses the use of non-destructive portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) to distinguish sources of variation in 8th Century BC Greek and Sicilian ceramics. The project comprises an element of my PhD study through La Trobe University, concerning Hellenic colonies established from the eighth century BC in the south of Italy, and on Sicily in particular. This specific case study looks at the relationships established between the indigenous site of Monte Finocchito and the Greek settlement of Heloros, both located in south-eastern Sicily. The results demonstrate the usefulness of the pXRF technique for detecting material variations which are not readily apparent using traditional visual analysis during fieldwork.
I Know I Can, but Do I Have the Time? The Role of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Perceived Time Constraints in Implementing Cognitive-Activation Strategies in Science

Considerable research has demonstrated that teachers’ self-efficacy plays a major role in implementing instructional practices. Only few studies, however, have examined the interplay between how teachers’ self-efficacy and the challenges that lie outside their influence are related to their implementation of cognitive-activation strategies (CASs), especially in science classrooms. Using the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2015 data from science teachers in Grades 4, 5, 8, and 9, we explored the extent to which teachers’ self-efficacy in science teaching and the perceived time constraints explained variations in the enactment of general and inquiry-based CAS. Findings from the overall sample showed that highly self-efficacious teachers reported more frequent implementation of both general and inquiry-based CAS, whereas those who perceived strong time constraints reported a less frequent use of inquiry-based CAS. These relationships also existed across grade levels, except on the relations between perceived time constraint and inquiry-based CAS, which was only significant for the science teachers in Grade 9. We discuss these findings in light of variations in the core competencies of science curriculum, teachers’ competences, and the resources for science activities between primary and secondary education. We also point to the theoretical implications of this study for enhancing the conceptual understanding of generic and specific aspects of CAS and the practical implications for teacher education, professional development, and educational policy.
Occupational injuries and communications in Swedish agriculture safety interventions

Systemic changes in Swedish agriculture have seen the average farm size increase, employees become more common, adoption of new technologies and an ageing farm population. This has led to many new physical and psychological health risks and the need for continued work in preventing occupational injuries. To date, education has been the main tool (in terms of total spending) used by stakeholders to influence work safety behaviour. However, this approach has been criticised by occupational safety experts for being inefficient, if not largely ineffective. It is often unclear whether the education tool itself or its implementation is the problem. Given the need to improve safety at work within agriculture and identify the mechanisms underlying intervention outcomes, this thesis explored work safety interventions in Sweden and sought to develop a deeper understanding of how motivation can be used to effect behavioural change and the underlying cognitive factors promoting or hindering these changes. Over a six-year period, four studies were carried out using mixed methods and covering topics such as occupational safety intervention implementation, outcomes, fear appeals and cognitive mediation processes. The results confirmed that there is marked under-reporting of occupational injuries in Sweden. More importantly, they showed that, despite substantial efforts to reduce occupational injuries, on taking into account the reduced labour demand in agriculture and the decline in the number of farms since 2004, the rate of occupational injuries has not significantly decreased. Fear appeals were found to be the most common motivational tool used by the largest organisations in Sweden to influence work safety behaviours. Use of an extended parallel processing model (EPPM) to describe and evaluate marketing communications revealed a mismatch between the types of threats used in communications and the behaviours promoted. Contradictory evidence was also found. On the one hand, some farmers interviewed seemed to be aware of the most common threats in their environment and nearly all had made at least some changes to their work safety environment (crediting an intervention that took place one year earlier), indicating that the intervention had worked in terms of generating awareness and stimulating adaptive behaviours. On the other hand, many of the same farmers who had made adaptive changes also showed clear signs of maladaptation. These insights can be applied to address the communication motivation and cognitive challenges in safety interventions in Swedish agriculture.
RANCANGAN PENGEMBANGAN METODE PEMBELAJARAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI ADOBE FLASH UNTUK SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

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HOW FINTECH INDUSTRY IS CHANGING THE WORLD

Centria University of Applied Sciences Date November 2016 Author Oanh Truong Degree programme Business Management Name of thesis HOW FINTECH INDUSTRY IS CHANGING THE WORLD Instructor Janne Peltoniemi Pages 43 Supervisor Janne Peltoniemi This thesis researched the innovative edges of the Fintech (financial technology). Fintech has been rapidly penetrating the financial markets by filling in the gaps left by the existing financial institutions and significantly improving the user experience. Firstly, the research briefly described the historical evolution of Fintech. In the subsequent sections, the paper aimed to demonstrate the innovative changes from Fintech in different areas, including the online banking and the payment process for both private and corporate customers. Additionally, the research also identified Fintech’s success factors and its real-life applications. Based on which, the study analyzed its disruptive effects on the financial sector, the adaption process of the financial institutions as well as the potential to develop the financial technology in the future. The research topics have been studied both theoretically and empirically by validating the hypotheses against various credible data sources to provide the various insightful perspectives. The research also focused on the complexity of the digital service transformation in the Fintech era. Specifically, the research topics of the study addressed the challenges from the financial institutions’ point of view, their initiatives to move along with the competition and the widely accepted approach to cope with the Fintech explosion. The primary source of the exemplary data has recently been collected by major financial market research corporations such as PwS, Capgemini and KPMG. The results of the research evidently confirmed the significantly growing roles of Fintech in the modern economics and suggested the checkpoints for digitizing the existing business culture. It has been exceptionally challenging for the financial institutions to adapt the new technological advancements; thus the paper also demonstrated the alternatives for innovating the aging business operations while minimizing risks at the same time.
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La (re)construcción de la identidad profesional de las profesoras de EF: de la complicidad y la reproducción de las relaciones de género a la disposición al cambio educativo

Mediante la entrevista semiestructurada a tres profesoras de Educación Física participantes en un estudio etnográfico, los resultados refuerzan la relación entre la historia deportiva previa y la socialización profesional con el modelo técnico imperante. Esta identidad del profesorado se refleja en su quehacer cotidiano, en el que, a pesar del discurso crítico hacia la discriminación de género, las acciones pedagógicas que las profesoras desarrollan en el aula, por acción u omisión, implican la reproducción y la complicidad ante las relaciones tradicionales de género. La vivencia de una propuesta con un enfoque crítico y reflexivo, sin embargo, permite a las profesoras quebrar su identidad profesional inicial orientada al modelo técnico y desarrollar un nuevo enfoque más participativo y transformador.