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The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Perceived Stress among Undergraduates: The Role of Mindsets

In today’s life, almost every corners of the globe, there is a phenomenon of growing stress among the undergraduates, in this aspect Malaysia is no exception. The high level of perceived stress will have an adverse effect on every aspect of students’ life. Previous studies have well-established the relationship between perfectionism and stress. Perfectionism is associated with mindset, meanwhile, mindset may also be capable of changing in from the state of response to stress, which indicates a potential mediating role of mindsets. Therefore, this study closely examined the relationship between the multidimensional perspective of perfectionism, perceived stress, and mindsets; mediation role of mindsets between perfectionism and perceived stress among the undergraduates from two public universities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 410 participants were involved in the current study. Data were analyzed through SPSS. Spearman correlation analysis indicates maladaptive perfectionism was significantly related to lower growth mindset and higher perceived stress, while adaptive perfectionism is related to higher growth mindset, and not significantly associated with perceived stress. Moreover, mediation analysis was done through PROCESS Macro in SPSS. It was inferred that the suppressing effect was found between adaptive perfectionism and perceived stress through growth mindset, which can be seen as mediation effect in a broad sense. Thus, it can be concluded that maladaptive perfectionists will suffer more stress and possess lower growth mindset, on the other hand, adaptive perfectionists have more growth mindset and lower perceived stress.
PEAK·LOAD TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION OF A RURAL LINE-CONCENTRATOR

A procedure is proposed for estimating the main-station capacity of a Subscriber Loop MultiplexerTM (SLM) system by observing the traffic load when the system is partially filled. The procedure is intended to be usable in unattended offices, and requires only one measurement per week and very few calculations. In contrast to the usual practice of measuring load in a time-consistent busy-hour, we work with weekly peak loads, and so our method is based upon the statistical theory of extreme values. The validity and precision of the procedure have been investigated by applying it to data from a study of rural traffic and by a Monte Carlo study of its behavior. Use of this administrative procedure should give the average SLM system a capacity of about 120 rural residential customers, in contrast to the limit of ~O that would be necessary in the absence of traffic measurements. Although the techniques in this paper were developed for the SLM, we hope that, with some modification, they will be applicable to the administration of other trafficcarrying systems. * Presently with the M.I. T. Draper Laboratory 146/1
Optimization of a Low Noise Amplifier Using an Interactive Evolutionary Tool

—Nowadays, much of the wireless communications band at high frequencies is occupied due to the high demand of communications services, making it more and more expensive. Then, aiming to solve communications problems and use properly the available band, it’s necessary to use high technology software and hardware. Radio frequency (RF) circuits on transmitters and receivers of a communication system can be modified to improve the performance. However, the design of RF circuits is difficult, time-consuming and based on designer knowledge and experience. This work proposes an evolutionary approach using the genetic algorithm, which is implemented in the in-house iMTGSPICE optimization tool, to perform the optimization process of a robust (corner and Monte Carlo analyses) Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) in a 130 nm Bulk CMOS technology.
Financial Well-Being of Working Women: Mediating Effect of Cashless Financial Experience and Digital Financial Self-Socialization

With increasing complexity of financial products and services, unprecedented volatility of financial markets, diffusion of pandemic related health and economic risks and limited policy tools to deal with the systemic crisis – the convergence of all these factors has increased the economic vulnerability of individuals, households, businesses and nations; heightening the need for financial safety nets and for financial literacy. Despite higher female workforce participation, most from the expanding middle class, Indian women are still found deficient in financial knowledge only 1% of Indian women can be acknowledged as highly financially literate. The motivation of this study is the emergence of new financial behaviour in pandemic times, namely increased cashless transactions, spurt in online learning and stock market trading, increased number of new investors and increased access to financial information – all of which can be channeled for the strategic well-being of Indian women. The study attempts to understand how three mediators – contribution to household budget, cashless financial experience and financial socialization through self-sought digital informational sources, can influence the relationship between women’s financial literacy and financial well-being. Through statistical testing, the study found direct effect of financial literacy on financial well-being of working women. The study also found a significant indirect effect such that financial literacy leads to higher frequency of financial experience of cashless transactions, which in turn leads to greater digital financial self-socialization and this ultimately impacts financial well-being positively. Since there is poor literature showing that causality flow from financial literacy to financial well-being, the dual evidence from this research that there is significant direct and indirect effect fills this gap. This insight can find immediate application as Govt. policy has already focused on all key dimensions – greater financial inclusion, more concerted efforts at financial education and greater digitization of financial services and products. The inter-relations between these dimensions are very significant and become more so crucial during the pandemic times.
Male, Female, or No Comment? Gender Information Disclosure in Trusting and Reciprocating

When interacting with others, individuals are often known to adjust their behavior based on the gender characteristics of the other person. Information about another person’s gender tends to influence both behavior towards that individual, as well as expectations about that individual’s behavior in return. However, as many societies around the world become increasingly interested in gender equality, what are the potential effects of introducing a gender-blind option? In this study, we examine the effect of gender and gender information disclosure, on decisions about giving and reciprocating, in a laboratory experiment. Treatments vary by the type of reciprocity examined (direct, indirect) and information conditions (no information, imposed information, self-disclosed information). Direct reciprocity combined with imposed gender information generates the highest initial offers. In addition, we find that choosing to conceal one’s own gender information in the self-disclosed condition was penalized by peers via lower first stage offers from both males and females. Experience with the game generally widens the gender gap in offers made, even though players are largely similar in their level of trustworthiness. Finally, we find evidence that subjects in the self-disclosure condition attempt to reveal or conceal their gender information strategically, exhibiting experimentation following a low offer received. These findings contain implications for the design of gender information policies in various settings.
Environmental pollutants and type 2 diabetes: a review of human studies

ABSTRACT The incidence of diabetes has increased dramatically in recent decades and become one of the leading health problems worldwide. Lifestyle and dietary changes alone cannot account for the dramatic rise of diabetes, while an increasing number of publications have reported the possible relationships between exposure to environmental pollutants and risk of diabetes. In the present review, our objective was to summarize the human studies on environmental pollutants, which includes persistent organic pollutants, pesticides (not on the Stockholm Convention list), bisphenol A, and phthalates, and the risk of diabetes. Currently published results suggest a positive relationship between certain persistent organic pollutants (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, hexachlorobenzene, and polychlorinated biphenyls) and bisphenol A exposure and risk of diabetes. For pyrethroids, organophosphates, carbamates, and phthalates, there are insufficient studies to reach conclusions and therefore more studies, especially prospective studies, are needed along with in vivo and in vitro studies to understand the underlying mechanisms.
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Bolaamphiphilic Sophorolipids

New synthetic pathways are proposed for the synthesis of a new set of bolaamphiphilic derivatives starting from microbiologically produced sophorolipids. A total set of 43 new derivatives was synthesized via reductive amination of a previously synthesized sophorolipid aldehyde with diamines and primary amines. The new derivatives were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values were determined for the active compounds. Transfection efficiencies were also evaluated for some of the deprotected derivatives via the assessment of their capacity to transfect three different eukaryotic cell lines in vitro. Finally, the self-assembly properties were evaluated for the deprotected derivatives. Antimicrobial activities were mostly observed for the peracetylated mono- or dicationic bolaamphiphiles, and only the deprotected monocationic bolaamphiphile with an octadecyl chain on th.
Between the Dockyard and the Deep Blue Sea: Retention and Personnel Economics in the Royal Navy

IZA DP No. 14037 JANUARY 2021 Between the Dockyard and the Deep Blue Sea: Retention and Personnel Economics in the Royal Navy This paper tackles some issues in personnel economics using the career profiles of British naval officers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We ask how promotions, payouts, positions, and peers affect worker retention. Random variation in task assignments and job promotions allows us to explore factors that affect retention of personnel. We develop a number of key insights. Firm-specific human capital accumulation bolsters retention, while technological changes can undo some of this effect. Other challenges to worker retention include lack of promotion opportunities, and “exit contagion” from exits of former peers. Modernizing organizations may need to enhance promotion opportunities and reorganize certain tasks, or else face loss of skilled personnel. JEL Classification: J6, J45, J62, N31
Mesoporous Titania for High Rate Electrochemical Energy Storage

Mesoporous titanium oxides are increasingly attracting interest as potential candidates for fast electrochemical energy storage. In this thesis, mesoporous titania of different polymorphs have been evaluated in relation to their ability to reversibly store Li ions inside their structure. Mesoporous anatase beads with high crystallinity and specific morphology show high electrochemical capacity and high rate performance. The materials store charge through Li ion insertion of both faradaic and extrinsic pseudocapacitive nature. Moreover, the discharge capacity retention after 150 cycles is >95%. On the other hand, ordered mesoporous titania, prepared via low-temperature spray deposition and mainly amorphous, shows a linear correlation between voltage and capacity, typical of an intrinsic pseudocapacitive material of insertion type. The material exhibits exceptionally high electrochemical capacity of 680 mAh g during the first cycle, which, however, rapidly decreases over the following cycles. A combination of electrochemical and structural characterization techniques is used to study the charge/discharge behavior of the material and the origin of the irreversible capacity. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and energy-filtered TEM are carried out to analyse pristine and cycled samples in charged and discharged state. The results suggest that the irreversible loss in the capacity is due to the formation of electrochemically inactive phases mainly located at the surface of the material. Additionally, electrodes based on mesoporous anatase beads are paired with a commercial activated carbon electrode that presents a broad distribution of mesopores and very high surface area to design a hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor. The device shows extraordinary stable performance with energy densities of 27 Wh kg at the relatively fast discharge current of 2.5 A g for 10 000 cycles and high power densities during fast cycling.
EXPRESSION OF CTFAD2 GENE FOR EARLY SELECTION IN SAFFLOWER OLEIC/LINOLEIC OIL CONTENT

Safflower oil constitutes an important source of oleic acid and linoleic acid which can be used for food and industrial applications. Because of their importance, nowadays, breeders are focused on selection of high-oleic or linoleic safflower breeding lines for particular end use purposes. For this aim, we investigated the expression levels of six CtFAD2 genes at leaf and root tissues of four Turkish safflower varieties (LINAS, OLAS, Remzibey-05 and Dincer) by qRT-PCR to find out suitable genes for the early selection of safflower lines with desired oleic/linoleic content. qRT-PCR results showed that all the genes exhibited differential expression levels among different safflower varieties. The highest mRNA levels of all CtFAD2 genes in the leaves were observed in LINAS safflower variety which is a high-linoleic type safflower variety having high yielding and high oil capacity. Among all six CtFAD2 genes, mRNA levels of CtFAD2-1, CtFAD2-5 and CtFAD2-10 genes were interestingly quite similar among leaf tissues of all safflower varieties. Results of the current study suggest that, according to their expression levels in leaf tissues, CtFAD2-10, CtFAD2-5 and CtFAD2-1 genes are appeared as good candidates for early selection of high oleic/high linoleic safflower varieties and can be conveniently used in breeding studies.
Article Cultural Memories for Better Place Experience: The Case of Orabi Square in Alexandria

Globalization is associated with significant transformations in city forms and cultural and social performances. Governments and cultural heritage organisations increasingly appreciate the importance of preserving diverse physical cultural heritage through rehabilitation and the implementation of conservation plans. Nevertheless, there is a need to evaluate whether these plans understand the importance of cultural memory in societies, as well as how it affects the human psyche. Utilizing Orabi Square, which is one of the richest Historic Urban Landscapes (HUL) in the metropolitan city of Alexandria in Egypt, this study aims to answer the question; to what extent does Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) management present a situation that maintains cultural memory and achieve psychosocial well-being? The research explored the site’s old and new conditions and place experience, applying a qualitative approach through onsite face-to-face semistructured interviews combined with data from a Facebook group—Alexandria’s Spirit. The QSR Nvivo12 analysis program was used for the data interpretation and for charting the intangible values accompanying cultural memory such as emotions and behaviour. The study indicated that cultural memory is an affective catalyst for emotional attachment to place and is an important factor informing sense of place. Based on our study, inclusion of cultural memories should be an integral element in the future management plans of Orabi Square to enhance place experience and psychosocial well-being.
Some Conjectures in the Block Theory of Solvable Restricted Lie Algebras

The aim of the paper is to develop the block theory for reduced universal enveloping algebras of a finite dimensional solvable restricted Lie algebra. We present some intimately related conjectures for the number of blocks resp. the number of simple modules in a given block and show their validity in some special cases. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 17B30, 17B50, 17B55, 17B56
OVARIAN CANCER IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA: A 5- YEAR REVIEW

Background: Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynaecological malignancy in developing countries after cervical and endometrial cancers, with an incidence of 5 per 100,000 and a mortality rate of 3.1 per 100,000. The incidence is higher in whites than others. Blacks and Asians have the lowest incidence. Objective: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of patients with ovarian cancer at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Materials and Method: This was a retrospective study. It involved all the patients with histologically confirmed cervical cancer managed at the gynaecological unit of the FMC, Yenagoa from 1st January, 2016 to 31st December, 2020. Information was extracted from the gynaecological records and entered into a predesigned proforma. Data were analysed using statistical software package and results were then presented in tables and frequencies. Results: There were 2,478 gynaecological patients managed, of which 20 had ovarian cancer. The prevalence of ovarian cancer was 0.8%. About 65% of the women were in the seventh and eighth decades of life. Serous cystadenocarcinoma was the most common histological subtype, found in 60% of cases, and 90% of the cases were diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease. About 45% were managed with surgery and chemotherapy. Six (30%) deaths were recorded in the period under review. Conclusion: There is a high number of patients presenting to our hospital with ovarian cancer, especially epithelial ovarian cancer. Contrary to previously held beliefs, more parous women were affected than nulliparous women.
Running head : IMPLICIT SELF-AMBIVALENCE 1 Implicit self-ambivalence : Me as good and me as bad

The self’s implicit positivity is assumed to be a robust and universal characteristic of the human mind. But is the self entirely positive at an implicit level? Widely used measures of implicit self-esteem assess the extent to which a person holds positive (relative to negative) implicit selfevaluations. Because such measures assess implicit self-evaluations on a continuum, ranging from positive to negative, they do not assess whether the self is associated with good and bad simultaneously. Using the well-established evaluative priming task (EPT), three studies test the hypothesis that positive implicit self-evaluations coexist with an inkling of negative implicit selfevaluations—a phenomenon referred to as implicit self-bivalence. Studies 1 and 2 provided an empirical demonstration (and preregistered replication) of implicit self-bivalence. Priming the self facilitated the classification of both positive and negative targets (bivalent-priming). In contrast, replicating classic findings, priming a liked attitude object facilitated the classification of positive targets and inhibited the classification of negative targets (univalent-priming). Study 3 showed that the bivalent-priming triggered by self-primes cannot be explained by alternative accounts, such as heightened arousal or vigilance. Across the three studies, positive and negative implicit selfevaluations were relatively uncorrelated with explicit self-evaluation and personality, consistent with past findings using implicit self-esteem measures. Overall, the present work shines a spotlight on a previously undocumented effect: Despite the robustness of the self’s net positivity, the self reliably and simultaneously possesses negative implicit self-evaluations. The affective complexity of implicit self-evaluations has implications for the structure, development, and assessment of implicit self-evaluations.
On the Role of Similarity in Mental Accounting and Hedonic Editing

The theory of mental accounting is often used to understand how people evaluate multiple outcomes or events. However, a model predicting which outcomes are associated with the same mental account and evaluated jointly, versus different accounts and evaluated separately, has remained elusive. We develop a framework that incorporates an online, bottom-up process of similarity and categorization into mental accounting operations. In this categorization-based model of mental accounting, outcomes that overlap on salient attributes are automatically categorized and assigned to the same mental account while outcomes that do not overlap on salient attributes are assigned to different accounts. We use this model to derive the hedonic accounting hypothesis, which generates testable behavioral predictions on people's preferences over the timing of outcomes given similarity-based constraints on mental accounting operations. Six studies provide support for the predictions: People prefer to experience similar losses close together in time and spread dissimilar losses apart; the reverse is true for gains, with a preference for dissimilar gains close together in time and similar gains spread apart across time. Importantly, our model is able to rationalize prior evidence that has found only limited support for the predictions of mental accounting and hedonic editing. Once the psychological process of similarity and categorization is explicitly incorporated into a formal model of mental accounting, its predictions are supported by the data. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
What are the Effects of Strategy Consultants, Financial, and Legal M&A Advisors on M&A Success?

This paper empirically evaluates the effects of various merger and acquisition (M&A) advisors on perceived M&A success by using survey data from M&A experts around the globe. The dataset includes three different M&A advisor types including legal/tax/audit advisors, financial advisors, and, most importantly, strategy consultants. In addition, we are able to employ a comprehensive control framework that considers the functional setup of the M&A organization of firms, e.g., whether M&A activities are organized at the headquarters or at the business unit level. Our main results show that, ceteris paribus, strategy consultants increase M&A success by up to 3.7%, thereby exceeding benefits from other M&A advisors, such as financial advisors by more than one percentage point. Finally, M&A success is improved the most if M&A advisors are hired regularly. The effects from the M&A advisors are partially mediated by the M&A process standardization channel.