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Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Performance: An Industries Perspective

This study investigates whether gender diversity on the board of directors in the United States is associated with firms’ environmental performance. Under the theoretical framework of resource dependence theory, we argue that gender diversity brings a greater variety of skills to the board. Diversity allows for a healthy mix of knowledge and experience to improve the decision-making process of the board. Using propensity score matching and controlling for endogeneity, this study uses a more rigorous statistical model than previous work. It also uses content analysis of directors’ biographies to provide evidence of the role that gender diversity plays. We find gender diversity is positively associated with firms’ environmental performance scores primarily in the more environmentally impacting industries. Therefore, our research provides valuable direction for those firms working to improve both their boards’ gender diversity and their environmental performance. Our findings also offer insight into the mixed results of previous studies.
Men's experiences of violence: extent, nature and ‘determinants’

We examined the extent, nature and ‘determinants’ of violence in a randomly selected sample of men from the general population (18–64 years, n = 520). The men were assessed on various factors (e.g. demographics). The design was cross-sectional and data were collected over eight consecutive weeks. About 68 per cent of the men reported experiencing violence at some point during their lifetime, and just over 14 per cent in the past 12 months. The violence occurred mainly in public and work settings, with threatening/aggressive language/physical assaults as the most common forms. The main perpetrators were strangers or clients. Sexual abuse was rare. Repeated/multiple abuses were common and injuries were sustained. The victims and non-victims were similar for many factors (e.g. alcohol use). Only younger age and being a blue-collar/low white-collar worker were risk factors for violence. Men's experiences of violence (e.g. physical assaults/multiple abuses) should be a source of concern as they can have profound negative effects. Extensive research on the impact of violence on men's health appears necessary in light of the present findings.
Understanding and Countering Misinformation About Climate Change

While there is overwhelming scientific agreement on climate change, the public has become polarized over fundamental questions such as human-caused global warming. Communication strategies to reduce polarization rarely address the underlying cause: ideologically-driven misinformation. In order to effectively counter misinformation campaigns, scientists, communicators, and educators need to understand the arguments and techniques in climate science denial, as well as adopt evidence-based approaches to neutralizing misinforming content. This chapter reviews analyses of climate misinformation, outlining a range of denialist arguments and fallacies. Identifying and deconstructing these different types of arguments is necessary to design appropriate interventions that effectively neutralize the misinformation. This chapter also reviews research into how to counter misinformation using communication interventions such as inoculation, educational approaches such as misconception-based learning, and the interdisciplinary combination of technology and psychology known as technocognition.
Tools of the Trade: The Role of Perceptions and Context in Designing and Developing Instructional Learning Aids

Design principles, theories and artifacts from instruction in many fields have been analyzed from various perspectives. Instructional learning aids (ILAs) such as workbooks and job aids are components of instructional packages that are often utilized, but not often considered in terms of their role in learners’ experience of instruction. We used a mixed methods approach to examine the effects of two types of ILAs for the design skill development of 11 graduate students over two sequential semesters. As designers, we depend on general principles, and may draw on principles from various frameworks to address particular design demands. But how do the unique aspects of content, context and learners’ perceptions influence the use and effectiveness of those tools we create? In this nine-month study we examined learners’ perceived utility and actual utilization of two distinct types of instructional aids designed for the sequenced instructional design courses. Learners’ utilization of these tools varied depending on the tools’ specific design elements, features of the contexts, and the match of intended use with learners’ perceptions—demonstrating that perception (not intent) drives use. These findings inform strategic reasoning and practice in the design of ILAs for both the academic and practi-
The birth satisfaction scale (BSS).

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a psychometric scale - the birth satisfaction scale (BSS) - for assessing women's birth perceptions. Design/methodology/approach - literature review and transcribed research-based perceived birth satisfaction and dissatisfaction expression statements were converted into a scored questionnaire. Findings - three overarching themes were identified: service provision (home assessment, birth environment, support, relationships with health care professionals); personal attributes (ability to cope during labour, feeling in control, childbirth preparation, relationship with baby); and stress experienced during labour (distress, obstetric injuries, receiving sufficient medical care, obstetric intervention, pain, long labour and baby's health). Research limitations/implications - women construct their birth experience differently. Views are directed by personal beliefs, reactions, emotions and reflections, which alter in relation to mood, humour, disposition, frame of mind and company kept. Nevertheless, healthcare professionals can use BSS to assess women's birth satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Scores measure their service quality experiences. Social implications - scores provide a global measure of care that women perceived they received during labour. Originality/value - finding out more about what causes birth satisfaction and dissatisfaction helps maternity care professionals improve intra-natal care standards and allocate resources effectively. An attempt has been made to capture birth satisfaction's generalised meaning and incorporate it into an evidence-based measuring tool.
TÜRKİYE'DEKİ ŞİRKET BİRLEŞMELERİ VERİLERİNİN YILLAR İTİBARİYLE ANALİZİ VE DÜNYA GENELİ, ABD, AB VE ASYA-PASİFİK VERİLERİ İLE KARŞILAŞTIRMASI

Sanayi devrimiyle sirketler buyuk olceklerde faaliyet gostermeye baslamislar ve birlesmeyi arac olarak kullanmislardir. Şirketleri birlesmelerinin nedenlerine olcek ekonomilerinden yararlanma, sinerji etkisinden faydalanma, cesitlendirme, finansal nedenler, vergi avantaji ve rekabetin azaltilmasi sayilabilir. Birlesmeler, 1980 sonrasi gundeme gelmis, uluslararasi sirketlerin artmasiyla "birlesme cilginligi" adli donem baslamistir. Bunlar, oligopollerin yogun goruldugu 1920'ler, cesitlendirme amacinin agir bastigi 1960'lar, pazar payinin oneminin arttigi 1980'li yillar ve devlet kontrolunun azalmasiyla birlesmelerin yayginlastigi 1990'lar olarak sayilabilir. Turkiye'de ise birlesmeler daha cok 1950'ler sonrasi onem kazanmistir. ﻿ Bu calismanin amaci; sirket birlesmelerinden kisaca bahsederek, Turkiye'de 1988-2015 arasinda gerceklesen sirket birlesme verilerinin once kendi icinde daha sonra ise dunya geneli, ABD, Avrupa ve Asya-Pasifik bolgelerine ait sirket birlesme verileri ile karsilastirmali analizidir. Boylece Turkiye'deki sirket birlesmelerinin analizi yapilarak sonrasinda Turkiye'deki sirket birlesmelerinin soz konusu bolgeler ve dunya geneli ile paralel bir trend izleyip izlemediginin tespit edilerek duruma iliskin bulgular elde edilmeye ve yorumlanmaya calisilmasidir. Bulgular cercevesinde Turkiye'de tur olarak yatay birlesmelerin daha cok tercih edildigi, devralma seklindeki birlesmelerin daha yogunlukta oldugu, genel olarak birlesmelerde yerel yatirimci profilinin agir bastigi ve en cok Kimya ve Kimyasal Urunler, Beseri Ilac, Tarim ve Hayvancilik Ilac ve Gubreleri sektoru, Tarim ve Hayvancilik, Orman Urunleri, Su ve Su Urunleri, Gida Urunleri ve Icecekler sektoru Ulastirma, Tasit ve Hizmetleri sektoru ve Finansal Hizmetler sektorlerinde birlesmelerin goruldugu sonuclarina varilmistir. Ayrica Turkiye'deki sirket birlesme verilerinin kucuk farkliliklar dikkate alinmazsa genel itibariyle dunya geneli, ABD, AB ve Asya-Pasifik bolge verileri ile paralel hareket ettigi sonucuna varilmistir.
Relation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Genetic Polymorphisms and Pulmonary Hypertension in Egyptian Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) related to congenital heart disease is a common type of pulmonary arterial hypertension and it is associated with very poor prognosis. The disease is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, smooth muscle proliferation and insitu thrombosis in the pulmonary artery, eventually leading to right ventricular failure. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the key endothelial mediators implicated in the pathogenesis of PAH . Various endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphisms have been shown to affect NO production and it was hypothesized that variants of the eNOS gene may cause individual susceptibility to pulmonary hypertension . The objective of the present study was to investigate whether the eNOS G894T and 4b/4a polymorphisms are related to pulmonary hypertension in Egyptian children with congenital heart disease. Genotyping for the eNOS 4b/4a and G894T polymorphisms was analyzed using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism in 64 children with pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to congenital heart disease, 92 children with congenital heart disease without pulmonary arterial hypertension and 80 healthy controls and showed that only the frequency of eNOS 894T allele (p < 0.0001) was significantly higher in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In conclusions our results advocate that there is a correlation between eNOS 894T allele and pulmonary arterial hypertension in Egyptian children with congenital heart disease. (Sherif Mohamed Yousry ; Yasser Sedky ; Sherif Mohamed Yousry ; Yasser Sedky . Relation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Genetic Polymorphisms and Pulmonary Hypertension in Egyptian Children with Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Sci 2014;10(12):124-130). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.jofamericanscience. org. 13
THE EFFECT OF MOOD STATES ON CREATIVITY DURING CONCEPT GENERATION PROCESS IN DESIGN

Design process is a process an engineer goes through in devising a solution of a problem. The process requires both knowledge and creativity. This study focuses on ideation process during concept generation, in which creativity is the most utilized. The aim is to identify how the creative nature of human thought at the beginning stage of design in which the process of ideation is applied, is affected by their mood states. For that purpose, a number of student designers are first induced into several mood states before given a design task. The task applied is on designing a solution for improving the use of a commonly used artefact. The creativity of the idea is evaluated based on the fluency, originality, and expansion. As the result, the ‘positive activating mood’ is found to be effective for higher level of creativity.
Fiscal vulnerability in Brazil: a simulated method of moments approach

This article estimates a structural macroeconomic model of the Brazilian economy, with emphasis on the exchange rate, interest rate, inflation and public debt risk premium. The aim is to assess the effect of different fiscal trajectories on the solvency of the public debt and possible episodes of fiscal vulnerability (defined here as a situation where the government’s fiscal precariousness prevents the central bank, in certain contexts, from reducing inflation by raising the basic interest rate). The change in relation to the usual case is the inclusion of a measure of the endogenous variation of the debt risk premium. To get around the usual problem of endogeneity in estimating a system of structural equations, we use the simulated method of moments (McFadden, 1989). Besides being more flexible than the techniques usually applied in the literature, this method enables stochastic projections under different macroeconomic settings to be obtained. We use alternative fiscal scenarios, associating each one with different likelihoods of fiscal vulnerability generated by the resulting distinct evolutions of the debt/GDP ratio.
Social aspects of goat marketing in Etah District of Uttar Pradesh

The present study is an attempt to examine the sale market, purchase agencies, reason and purpose of selling goats in two selected blocks viz. Jaleshwar and Ganjdundwara in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh. 198 goat farmers were selected in two blocks. The goat farmers were categorized into small (1–5 goats), medium (6–10 goats) and large (above 10 goats) categories on the basis of flock size. The study indicated that 30.81% goat farmers preferred to sell goats right in the village, 27.77% in village as well as weekly market, 39.90% in weekly market and 2.02% in district market. Majority of the goat farmers in the village sold their goat to petty traders. However, a small percentage of farmers sold their goats directly to rural and semi-urban butchers and a few to fellow farmers for rearing. On an average, 33.83% of the goat farmers were selling adult female to reduce flock size for better management while majority of the farmers (36.87%) preferred to sell off their kids at early age as it was profitable. The income from goat enterprise was used as input in other enterprises like dairy and crop production and it played very important role in improving the economic condition of the rural poor.
The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction

the profession and practice of adult education an introduction the profession and practice of adult education. an the profession and practice of adult education an introduction because teaching matters an introduction to the profession book review: merriam, s.b. , & brockett, r. (2007). the nursing education: past, present and future jblearning law as profession and practice in medieval europe erpd free download law as profession and practice in medieval adult learners in higher education continuing professional education and human capital theory practices of adult learning principles and learning shp-textbooks fall 2017 md anderson cancer center teacher induction and mentoring brief the importance of evaluating the impact of continuing troy online ade 6600 foundations of adult education term 5 teachers as adult learners: re-conceptualizing teaching & learning styles texas adult education and the challenges of the 21st century in democracy and professionalization of adult education in adult education administration master of education/master additional qualification course guideline adult education chapter three pedagogies in higher education field learning in social work education: implications for for professional development providers and higher the need to incorporate reflective practice into nursing nur 202 introduction to professional nursing concepts and education the college of wooster introduction to the human services profession an introduction to psychological interventions primary care practice facilitation curriculum continuing education in nursing: a concept analysis learning module teaching/learning principles or nurses strategies to produce new nurses for a changing profession
Effect of Immunosenescence on the Induction of Cardiovascular Disease Pathogenesis: Role of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

It is well established that the immune potential declines with age. However, there is a great paucity of information regarding role of monocytes in elderly suffering from cerebrovascular accident. This present study was undertaken to investigate if the functions of peripheral blood mononuclear cells have any correlation to the manifestation of an age-associated cerebrovascular disorders: myocardial infraction, cerebrovascular (infract & hemorrhage). An age-associated inhibition in the production of interleukin-1 (IL-1) by monocytes was observed while the production of nitric oxide (NO) remained unaltered in the response of monocytes, obtained from normal elderly donors, to Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment in vitro. Cerebrovascular pathologies were found to be associated with an augmentation of IL-1 production by monocyte, while NO production was augmented in case of CVA (hemorrhage) and MI. Trace element copper was found to be lower in the serum of patients suffering from CVA, while concentration of zinc was found to be elevated in serum compared to these trace elements in normal adults. Thus these factors are likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of age-related cerebrovascular disorders.
Less human, more to blame: Animalizing poor people increases blame and decreases support for wealth redistribution

Increasing economic inequality adversely affects groups with low socioeconomic status (low-SES). However, many people are opposed to wealth redistribution policies. In this context, we examined whether dehumanization of low-SES groups has a role in this opposition. In the first study (N = 303), opposition to wealth redistribution was related to denying human uniqueness (e.g., intelligence and rationality) and having negative attitudes toward low-SES groups, more than denying human nature (e.g., emotionality and capacity to suffer) to low-SES groups. Mediation analyses indicated that this effect occurred via blaming low-SES groups for their plight, after controlling for participants’ SES and negative attitudes towards low-SES groups. In the second study (N = 220), manipulating the human uniqueness of a fictitious low-SES group affected support for wealth redistribution measures through blame. These results indicate that animalizing low-SES groups reduces support for wealth redistribution via blaming low-SES groups for their situation.
The Mortality Cost Metric for the Costs of War

Abstract Estimates of the costs of war include the financial costs and the lives that are lost. Using estimates of the value of a statistical life and the value of a statistical injury, the health losses can be converted to a common monetary metric and added to the budgetary costs. Counting the monetary value of the direct war-related fatalities and injuries plays a relatively greater role for the Vietnam War than for the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. This article proposes an alternative war cost metric that also recognizes the lives that are also lost because economic resources are diverted to war efforts. All costs are converted to mortality costs using a measure of the mortality opportunity cost to the public of war-related expenditures. Recognition of these indirect mortality effects approximately triples the number of fatalities attributable to the post-9/11 wars. The relative role of these indirect mortality losses is less for the Vietnam War because of that war’s higher rate of fatalities compared to financial costs.
Jail Health Assessment Practices: An Analysis of National Trends as Compared to National Commission on Correctional Health Care Recommendations

This article examines current trends in jail health assessment practices and their financial implications. A brief historical perspective of the evolution of jail health standards is presented as a preface to analyzing current practices nationally. A survey of 509 jails across the United States suggests that health assessments are conducted aggressively in spite of national guideline recommendations, resulting in a significant amount of unnecessary spending. Despite the fact that 48% of jail inmates will be released within 1 week of incarceration, a significant percentage of jails requires that health assessments be performed within days of incarceration. These health assessment practices are evaluated in light of national practice recommendations, and implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed
Analysis of physical fitness tests and the body composition of the military personnel

The Body composition is related to higher physical performance and a lower risk of health problems, it connects to external and internal factors. Military activitiesf are characterized with a high physical load and a psychological load, physical fitness and the body composition have an adverse effect on military performance. The primary purpose of the body composition and physical fitness is related to the selection of individuals the best suited to the demands of military service [2,10]. The proper body mass supports good health capacity [11,13]. The maintenance of body composition and appropriate physical fitness standards by the military personnel is affected by the intrinsic factors such as the individual’s genetic factors, development history, social background, and extrinsic factors, environmental changes and institutional, systemic changes. The effects of the excess body mass are widespread, raise the variety of concerns relevant to the health and performance of the military personnel [1,3,4,5]. The diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and heart disease increased with the obesity [6,7,9,12]. The individuals with overweight have more medical complication than the individuals with the standard body mass. The higher body mass index was associated with higher morbidity and mortality [8]. We have classified individuals according to the age into subgroups and provided the evaluation of the body composition on the basis of the main anthropometric characteristics as well the analysis of the standard physical fitness tests results. The analysis of the average value of the body mass and the Body Mass Index have shown large individual changes inside the subgroups and between the subgroups. The assessment of the results of physical fitness tests is provided differentially according to the individual corresponding age subgroup. The analysis of the respondent data reveals the overweight and obesity problem that became actual with the increasing the age of individuals. Physical fitness tests results have shown that the excellent physical fitness evaluation is received by about 33–44% of the military personnel that reflects a high unit of operational readiness.