Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Academic resilience as mediator of multidimensional perfectionism and academic performance among gen-Z undergraduate students

This study focused on the relationship of two dimensions of perfectionism (perfectionistic strivings, and perfectionistic concerns) and academic performance, with the role of academic resilience as mediator. Participants including 132 undergraduate students form age range 18 to 25, from first year to fifth year in their studies mainly from a Malaysian psychology undergraduate program were asked to fill questionnaires containing measures for perfectionism, academic resilience and academic performance. Although only partial mediations occurred, both hypotheses where academic resilience would mediate relationships between both dimensions of perfectionism and academic performance were supported. Findings suggested that other variables aside academic resilience could have played a role in predicting perfectionist’s academic performance. Findings also suggested interplay of academic performance acting as both protective factor and outcome of academic resilience.
Speech Characteristics of Professional Fighters

The aims of this project were to accurately measure and describe speech characteristics of professional fighters; and to analyze the future potential of using speech characteristics as biomarkers for acquired neurogenic decline or chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study (PFBHS) is a longitudinal project investigating the effect of repeated head trauma in professional combatants. The PFBHS provided recorded speech samples for this project. This study measured accurate speech characteristics of 102 professional boxers and mixed martial artists and compared these results to a group of 27 age-matched healthy controls. Analysis revealed a significant difference in articulation rate between fighters and controls. Additionally, fighters produced more frequent interruptions in the forward flow of speech such as pauses and disfluencies. Clinical implications of this project include a better understanding of the speech symptoms associated with acquired neurogenic decline, or CTE.
“Send Nudes?” : risk factors for the perpetration of inappropriate intimate image based behaviours and impacts on victim mental health

In 2015 Canada introduced a new law criminalizing the non-consensual distribution of intimate images (s.162.1, Canadian Criminal Code), however, to date the empirical literature surrounding non-consensual distribution of intimate images has been scare. Therefore, two studies examined four inappropriate intimate image-based behaviours (IIIBB; coerced sexting, entertainment-driven distribution of intimate images, revenge pornography and sextortion) in young adults. In total 630 participants aged 18-25 were recruited to participate in an online survey. Originally designed as a two-wave longitudinal study, these studies were reduced to one-wave due to high attrition and low base-rates for IIIBB. Study one examined correlates associated with the perpetration of IIIBB. Logistic regressions demonstrated that are different correlates for the different IIIBB behaviours. Study two demonstrated that all forms of IIIBB victimization are associated with psychological distress and PTSD symptoms, however, the impact on social life did not mediate the relationship.
An Examination of Sexual Assault Kit Submission Efficiencies Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Law Enforcement Agencies

Drawing on results from a survey of 321 law enforcement agencies, we assess how labor and capital inputs, evidence policies, and other agency characteristics affect the number of sexual assault kits (SAKs) submitted to crime laboratories for testing. We examine to what extent agencies are submitting the maximum number of SAKs possible, given their available resources. Stochastic frontier models are used to analyze the productivity of labor inputs for the submission of SAKs and the extent to which resource inefficiencies contribute to unsubmitted SAKs. Results indicate that agencies are submitting fewer than 60% of SAKs that are possible given their resources. Full-time sworn officers were found to be productive inputs, as the number of SAKs submitted increases by 24% for every 100% increase in the number of officers. Findings also suggest that the accumulation of SAKs is driven partially by technical inefficiencies but more so by a lack of resources.
Highly Cited in the South: International Collaboration and Research Recognition Among Brazil’s Highly Cited Researchers

For researchers in the global South, international recognition in science arguably involves engaging with the norms, ideas, and people leading research activity in the global North. This article explores the relationship between international research collaboration and the publication activity of highly cited researchers in Brazil, a country that exerts regional leadership in scientific production in Latin America, but remains relatively peripheral to global science. This study examined the career trajectories and publication patterns of highly cited researchers based in Brazilian universities, using Web of Science and CV data. Our findings show a pattern of international mobility among the Brazilian highly cited researchers from the early stages of their careers. With few exceptions, engagement with the academic Anglosphere is central to their achievement of highly cited status, which is derived from co-authored publications with collaborators from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in large teams.
Effects of rain sound on mental arithmetic, mood, autonomic nervous activity, and salivary cortisol

Effects of rain sound on mental arithmetic, mood, autonomic nervous activity and salivary cortisol was evaluated, by examining characteristics of autonomic and endocrine system responses to a psychological stressor (Mental arithmetic), along with associated mood change and mental arithmetic performance under rain sound condition and control one, in 24 female college students (18 to 23 years old). We employed profile of mood states and visual analogue scale to assess mood, and employed heart rate variability, systolic and diastolic blood pressure to assess autonomic nervous activity, and salivary cortisol response to mental arithmetic to assess hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis reactivity. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed decrease of basal anger-hostility, and decrease of salivary cortisol secretion response to mental arithmetic, along with increased accuracy of mental arithmetic, and with some tendency of sympathetic predominance, under rain sound condition. These results suggest that rain sound would raise arousal level with coolness, and may increase accuracy of mental arithmetic.
Questions from the Front Row: Teacher Expectations and Mature Students in Tertiary Education

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An Investigation Into Western Tech Executive’s View of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace and the Implicationsfor Individual Team Members

As technology companies become more international and culturally diverse, it is essential that they actively seek to capitalize on the benefits that a heterogeneous environment offers. Literature agrees that workplace diversity is growing, and it presents new opportunities and challenges for organizations. The purpose of this study was to explore the implications of cultural diversity on the workplace. More specifically, due to gaps in relevant literature, the study analyzed the perspectives of eleven technology industry executives from western cultures on their ideas about the challenges and benefits of having a diverse work environment. The executives were from the US and UK and were evenly divided by gender (5 women, six men). The executives were asked to describe real life examples of challenges stemming from cultural diversity as well as behavioral practices they would look for in employees who are on a diverse team. The eleven executives were interviewed over the phone. The interviews lasted on average thirty minutes and they were audio recorded so that thematic analysis could be performed. Transcription was assisted by the use of and artificial intelligence (AI) tool. With thematic analysis, data was transcribed, coded and themes were highlighted. Key findings included five behavioral best practices for employees to handle working in a culturally diverse and international environment: communication, openness, relationship building, respect and do-your-homework. Communication was described by the participants to be the source of most challenges as well as their favored resolution. Cultural conflict was very lightly sited versus miscommunication as a problem source. This was surprising in light of the literature review and provides a promising area for further study and the development of specific behavioral recommendations for managers and team members.
Semiotic Principles in Cognitive Neuroscience

Cognitive neuroscientific approaches to language(s) and brain in the twenty-first century have made an important contribution to understanding the importance of the relationship of invariance and variation of language mappings across individuals, the dynamic nature of neurological processing of languages throughout the life cycle, and more ecologically valid modeling of cognitive processing that focus on the interactive nature of linguistic perception and production in the cultural context. Beginning with Ojemann’s unique contribution to language mappings through cortical stimulation mapping (CSM) and continuing through to fMRI studies, contemporary neuroscience research paradigms have moved toward analyzing neural networks and connectivity, the relevance of embodied cognition , and the complex nature of signification and meaning-generation. This chapter presents important interactions between recent cognitive neuroscience studies of language and brain using proficiency with semiotic principles and semiotic theory as given in Peirce, Eco, Lotman, and Sebeok.
Title of Dissertation: Post-operative epicardial pacing and hemodynamic support among Aortic Valve Replacement Patients

Purpose: To better target post-operative interventions for AVR patients, associations between pre and intra-operative risk factors (e.g., chronic conditions, QRS duration and medication use), cardiovascular interventions (pacing and hemodynamic support), and postoperative outcomes (morbidity and resource utilization) were explored. Methods: Medical records of 195 patients having an AVR from 11/2007 to 10/2011 were reviewed from a single academic medical center. Cross-sectional analyses used multivariable analyses to identify factors associated with temporary epicardial pacing, acute kidney injury, and length of stay. Results: Patients were equally represented in gender, nearly all (88%) Caucasian, with a mean age of 67.7 years (SD=12.9). More than a third of patients (36%) were paced at time of bypass separation; 13% of the total continued to be paced after 7 a.m. of post-operative day-1. Females were more likely to be paced in the CSICU (OR = 3.08, 1.30-7.31), while pre-operative co-morbidities, ejection fraction, QRS duration, stain or ACE/ARB uses and CPB time did not have an independent effect. Post-operative pacing and level of hemodynamic support were not associated with day-2 renal function. Prolonged CSICU stays were associated with female gender, age>75 years, and if both epicardial and hemodynamic supports were used as compared to no cardiovascular support. Prolonged hospital stays were associated with prolonged CSICU stay > 4 days and age>75 years. Conclusions: Post-operative management of AVR patients has considerable variability. While it would be useful to pre-operatively identify patients requiring extended postoperative pacing and hemodynamic support, no co-morbidities were associated. Additional studies are needed to better risk stratify AVR patients so interventions can be targeted so the care team can better plan care and monitor progress.
Researching media participation by listening to people with disability

A significant body of literature examines the under-representation of people with disability in the media. In news and fictional portrayals, people with disability are often defined by disability first, their personhood second, perpetuating stereotypes of people with disability as different. Activists attempt to change how media portray people with disability. Less well-considered are the challenges of media participation. This article argues that the presence of people with disability in the spaces that comprise media institutions is also a necessary condition for social change, not just improved representation and participation. However, even in Australian community broadcasting, a sector founded in a normative policy commitment to democratising media participation, people with disability encounter a range of barriers to accessing the resources and spaces of community broadcasting. The Australian case study reported here supports broad consideration of how listening to the views of community broadcasting participants with disability contributes to improving their media presence.
CHANGES IN LIPOPROTEIN INDICATOR AND INDICATOR OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AFTER IMPLEMENTED CARDIOVASCULAR REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Insufficient physical activity in the world annually is the cause of death of 1.9 million people. According to the data from the World Health Report, physical inactivity is about to become the global problem. Regular physical activity and good physical shape raise the functional capacity and the quality of patient’s life. With physical activity it is possible to improve metabolic, endothelial, lateral-muscular, pulmonary and cardiovascular functions of an organism, but also the function of the autonomous nervous system. The endothelium has the important role in maintaining the normal cardiovascular tonus and blood fluidity by reducing the platelet activity and the adhesion of leukocytes, and also by restricting the reaction of vascular inflammation. The aim of this paper was to present the recent data about effects of cardiovascular rehabilitation and physical training on lipoproteins’ status and markers of endothelial function. The impact of physical activity on the lipid status is accomplished by affecting the enzymes of lipoprotein metabolism, including the lipoprotein and the liver lipase and the movable protein of cholesterol ester (11). The studies point out that aerobic physical activity result in increasing of HDL concentration and the decrease of the triglycerides value, total and LDL cholesterol. The connection, which is dose-dependant, exists between physical activity and the lipid level, as the arguments which suggest that the duration of physical activity is the key parameter in modification of the lipid metabolism. Physical activity leads to the beneficial changes in the cardiovascular and lipid indicators and improves the endothelial function in the secondary prevention of coronary disease. Reduction of the lipid parameters by introducing physical rehabilitation and dietetic regime lie in the basis of secondary prevention of coronary disease. Furthermore, there is a constant improvement in NO biodisposability and therewith the improvement in endothelial function. Acta Medica Medianae 2012;51(3):52-56.
Boosting cognition in older adults by means of foreign language learning

The rapid aging of the world population co-occurs with an increase in age-related cognitive decline. For seniors, cognitive decline may result in memory problems, a decline in executive functioning, and therefore a higher vulnerability for old-age disorders such as dementia and depression. Because a bilingual experience has been hypothesized to enhance cognitive functioning, to aid in building cognitive reserve, and to eventually attenuate cognitive decline, foreign language learning could serve as a tool to prevent old-age disorders in elders (Antoniou et al., 2013). Yet, only a few studies have attempted to investigate the cognitive effects of third-age foreign language learning, but benefits are not consistently found (Klimova, 2018). By employing a pre-test/intervention/post-test design, we aim to further investigate effects in cognitive functioning related to foreign language learning in a group of 65-80-year old healthy seniors. The intervention consists of a 10-day online Spanish course, during which participants are exposed to the language in an implicit manner. Finally, we examine event-related potentials elicited in response to spoken Spanish words before and after approximately 8 hours of learning to capture the neural signature of language learning in the early stages. Our study's goal is to provide implications for neuroplasticity and healthy aging.
The role of psychological factors in determining positive and negative outcomes in individuals with MS: an attachment perspective

II DEDICATION . III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . IV TABLE OF CONTENTS . VI LIST OF TABLES . IX LIST OF FIGURES . X 1.0 THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN DETERMINING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ADJUSTMENT OUTCOMES IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MS: AN ATTACHMENT PERSPECTIVE . 1 1.1 Impact of Psychological Factors on Disease Outcomes: An Attachment Framework . 7 1.1.1 Attachment in Childhood . 8 1.1.2 Attachment in Adulthood . 11 1.2 Personality, Social Support and Coping within an Attachment Framework . 15 1.2.1 Personality . 15 1.2.2 Social Support . 18 1.2. 3 Coping . 19 1.3 Personality: A Potential Mechanism through which Attachment Influences Social Support and Coping . 22 1.4 Outcomes in Individuals with MS . 23 1.4. 1 Potential Correlates of Disease Related Outcomes . 23 1.4. 2 Potential Correlates of Psychological Health Outcomes . 26 1.4. 3 Potential Correlates of Quality of Life . 28 1.5 The Present Study . 30 1.6 Research Questions . 36 1.7 Hypotheses . 37 2.0 METHOD . 38 2.1 Participants . 38 2.2 Measures . 38
Early Language Environments Predict Aspects of Explicit Language Awareness Development

Although language awareness is typically deﬁned as the explicit understanding of lan-guage’s functions and conventions, much evidence on the inﬂuence of diverse language environments on language awareness has shown implicit understandings of language. In contrast, this study examined whether exposure to linguistic diversity predicted monolingual children’s explicit language awareness. We examined four aspects of children’s explicit language awareness: ability to label languages, understanding of the communicative consequences of speaking different languages, understanding of labeling conventions, and awareness of their language environment. Participants were monolingual 3- to 5-year-olds ( N = 81) who were from (a) a relatively linguistically homogenous community, (b) a relatively linguistically diverse community, or (c) a bilingual household in a relatively linguistically diverse community. Results suggest that community linguistic diversity and home bilingual exposure predict children’s explicit language labeling and understanding of labeling conventions but not other aspects of language awareness. These ﬁndings provide insight into the role of early language environments in explicit language awareness development. nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis three groups’ had distribution lacked normality; Levene’s a lack of homogeneity of variance: own language, F (2, 78) = 6.744, p = . 002; parents’ language(s): F (2, 78) = p <
Physical education and school bullying: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the associations of physical education (PE) with school violence and bullying. Design: Systematic review. Method: Using a systematic search in Medline, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and Scopus, relevant studies with a quantitative and qualitative design were identified that met previously established eligibility criteria. Quality was assessed (bias risk analysis) and data were extracted from a previously elaborated template. Results: The systematic review finally included 16 studies, of which 10 had a quantitative design (n = 12795), 5 a qualitative design (n = 79) and 1 a mixed design (n = 86). The high heterogeneity presented by the measures used in the included studies hindered the comparison of the outcomes and prevented meta-analysis of the data. Although there is insufficient evidence about the positive impact of PE on bullying prevention, the results of this review indicate that some aspects of PE programs could improve students’ skills to cope with these situations. Conclusions: The results of this review suggest the importance of PE in the prevention of bullying. Secondly, it is emphasized that bullying situations have a negative impact on students’ enjoyment of PE, leading to detrimental consequences for their physical and psychological health. Thirdly, the figure of the PE teacher as a key element to prevent and/or encourage bullying was obvious.
Building trust through customer satisfaction in the airline industry in Indonesia: Service quality and price fairness contribution

Article history: Received: July 4 2019 Received in revised format: September 14 2019 Accepted: October 30, 2019 Available online: October 30, 2019 The intense competition in the airline industry urges adjustment to service quality and pricing. Alterations to service quality and price may lead to service degeneration and price unfairness, which will affect customer satisfaction and trust. The objective of this investigation was to figure out the role of service quality and price fairness in improving customer satisfaction and building customer trust in the airline industry in Indonesia. Questionnaire responses were collected from 300 randomly enrolled passengers at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport Indonesia. This research took a verification approach by the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique. The results indicate that service quality, price fairness, and customer satisfaction played an important role in building customer trust. Customers’ positive experiences, optimum service quality, and price fairness perception enabled the airline company to be closer to them and build their trust. Satisfaction was proven to mediate the relationship of service quality and price fairness to customer trust. © 2020 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada
Barriers and facilitators to mammography among women with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative approach

Abstract Although women with intellectual disabilities have the same breast cancer incidence rate as women without intellectual disabilities, they have fewer mammograms and higher mortality rates. Qualitative inquiry was employed to explore barriers and facilitators to mammography among this population. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 women with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers in Philadelphia during 2015–2016. Thematic analysis was conducted using inductive and deductive coding. While results provide further evidence for prior research on barriers to mammography among women with intellectual disabilities (e.g. being unprepared, fear of the exam), this study generated novel barriers such as lack of breast ultrasound awareness, sedation failing to work, and lack of mammogram education in adult day programs, and novel facilitators such as extended family support and positive attitudes. Results support the need to address barriers and promote facilitators to improve the breast cancer screening experience among women with intellectual disabilities.