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Rituals, Spacetime and Family in a “Native” Community of North Shanghai

China’s dramatic process of urbanization has profound influence on the country’s religious communities, practices and psyche. This article focuses on a village of North Shanghai that has been integrated into urban life through demolition and relocation at the turn of the century. It follows the evolution of the ritual practices of its former inhabitants until present day. It underlines the fracture that has occurred in the way jia (home/family) was recognized and lived as a focus of ritual activities, and it documents the subsequent enlargement of the ritual sphere that is taking place. The choice of specific temples as privileged places of pilgrimage and ancestral worship is shown to be the result of a combination of factors, relational, geographical, and financial. The study also highlights the fact that the plasticity and inventiveness of the practices observed still testify to the resilience of the “home” concept, whatever the transformation it undergoes, and it links such resilience to the agency of women. By closely following the dynamic of ritual activities in the everyday life of the community under study, the article aims at providing a pragmatic and evolving approach to what “Chinese religion” is becoming in an urban context.
The “Numbers Game” in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Eras

We address two research questions in this study. First, is there a change in the prevalence of expectations management to meet or beat analysts' earnings expectations in the aftermath of the 2001–2002 accounting scandals and the passage of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)? Second, did the mix among the three mechanisms used for meeting or beating analysts' earnings expectations: accrual-based earnings management, real earnings management, and expectations management change in the Post-SOX period? We hypothesize and provide empirical evidence that the observed drop in the frequency of just meeting or beating analysts' earnings expectations is associated with both (1) a decline in the use of downward expectations management and upward accrual-based earnings management in the Post-SOX period relative to the preceding seven-year period and (2) an increase in upward real earnings management activities.
Coping strategies and academic engagement of part-time undergraduate student teachers in Nigeria

Empirical evidence is inadequate in Nigeria to understand the link between the coping strategies and academic engagement of part-time student teachers who face challenges that might impede their academic success. This study adopted the quantitative research paradigm to ascertain part-time undergraduate student teachers’ coping strategy and their academic engagement. One hundred and fifty-five (155) undergraduate part-time student teachers of Nnamdi Azikiwe University formed the
Morality and Religion: a Weakened Relationship?1

According to the secularization theory, Western societies have witnessed a gradual but steady decline in religiosity and its impact on society, both in the public and the private realms. It is assumed that previously religion and morality were closely connected. The processes of individualization and secularization have induced a weakening of these strong ties. Since individualization and secularization did not proceed uniformly in all Western countries, partly caused by differences in social, economic and political histories and circumstances, imposing different constraints, the receipt of individualization and secularization met with different obstacles. Therefore (large) cross-national differences in the degree of religious involvement and religion's impact on other social values are to be expected. Using the survey data from the European Values Studies, fielded in 1981 and 1990, hypotheses on increasing internal and external value differentiation or value fragmentation are investigated. Internal value differentiation refers to the degree of heterogeneity within a given value dimension; external value differentiation refers to the relationships between different value dimensions. In other words, the article asks what is true of the idea that religion and morality concerning sexual issues and ethical behaviours have become differentiated, fragmented value domains? Cross-national differences between Catholic, Protestant and religiously mixed countries are further explored in the article.
Reading and Writing Motivation of Third to Sixth Graders

Motivational questionnaires (MRP-R and MWP) were used to investigate reading and writing motivation (self-concept and value) among 252 Hebrew-speaking students in third to sixth grade. CFA for reading and writing motivation revealed a close to reasonable fit, for the total sample and by gender. It yielded a low fit across the four grade levels. Four main results were obtained: (1) reading and writing motivation remained at the same level in all four grades; (2) reading motivation was higher than writing motivation; (3) students’ self-concept was higher than value in both reading and writing; (4) value of reading was higher than value of writing. It is suggested that educators take into account the importance of increasing reading and writing motivation in the early years of elementary school, before motivation stabilizes in third grade. Additionally, attention should be paid to the value that students attach to reading and especially writing, since it may be related to their involvement in reading and writing tasks. Further examination and development of the questionnaire assessing writing motivation is required. More implications of the results for developmental aspects of reading and writing motivation are discussed.
US Dominance of Research on Political Communication: A Meta-View

The United States is the focal point of research on political communication. The dominance of the US scholarship is not an outcome of the efforts of a single peer reviewer, but rather an outcome of a larger system of knowledge production. Rojas and Valenzuela (2019) essay points out two issues related to cross-national research in political communication: how the US is treated as the “context-less” norm and howAmerican scholarship shapes expectations for other areas of the world. Adding to this argument, I provide data about citation patterns in subfields within political communication as well as provide a summary of recent meta-analysis studies in political communication. These data affirm the US dominance in political communication scholarship.
Instructional Practices for Pupils with an Intellectual Disability in Mainstream and Special Educational Settings

ABSTRACT The inclusion agenda has influenced education systems around the world, resulting in better access to mainstream education for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). While numerous studies have compared outcomes of pupils with SEN in mainstream and special educational settings, research on the specific characteristics of these settings remains scarce. In this study a survey was conducted with teachers of pupils with an intellectual disability in mainstream (N = 254) and special educational settings (N = 392) in Sweden to investigate differences in instructional practices between these settings. The results showed that teachers’ in the two settings devoted approximately similar amount of time to learner- centred and teacher-centred activities respectively, which slightly more focus on teacher-centred activities in both settings. The results of a Mann-Whitney U-test revealed that teachers in mainstream educational settings, in comparison with teachers in special educational settings, reported significantly higher expectations of pupils’ performance but lower focus on supporting pupils’ social participation. Support of pupils’ social participation may be an important characteristic of special educational settings, and there is a need to further explore how knowledge of teacher practices in special educational settings may be used to support pupil’s social participation in mainstream settings.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on metaphor comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Do task properties matter?

Abstract Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience difficulty in comprehending metaphors compared to individuals with typical development (TD). However, there is a large variation in the results across studies, possibly related to the properties of the metaphor tasks. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis (a) explored the properties of the metaphor tasks used in ASD research, and (b) investigated the group difference between individuals with ASD and TD on metaphor comprehension, as well as the relationship between the task properties and any between-study variation. A systematic search was undertaken in seven relevant databases. Fourteen studies fulfilled our predetermined inclusion criteria. Across tasks, we detected four types of response format and a great variety of metaphors in terms of familiarity, syntactic structure, and linguistic context. Individuals with TD outperformed individuals with ASD on metaphor comprehension (Hedges’ g = −0.63). Verbal explanation response format was utilized in the study showing the largest effect size in the group comparison. However, due to the sparse experimental manipulations, the role of task properties could not be established. Future studies should consider and report task properties to determine their role in metaphor comprehension, and to inform experimental paradigms as well as educational assessment.
Negotiating Co-Teaching Identities in Multilingual High School Classrooms

Abstract School districts in the U.S. are increasingly calling on content area and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers to work together to plan and deliver instruction in classrooms with linguistically diverse students. Such programming presumes, however, that collaborative teaching dynamics are unproblematic. The aim of this article is to examine ESL and content area co-teaching dyads at an urban high school in the U.S. southeast. Data were drawn from a year-long qualitative study of these classrooms and were analyzed using sociocultural perspectives on learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991; Lave, 1998). Findings highlight structural factors that inhibit the development of positive co-teaching relationships, including top-down decision-making, inadequate training for co-teaching, and lack of time for co-planning. Positive relationships were formed on the basis of shared personal and pedagogical visions, flexibility and adaptability. In addition to recommendations for school-level changes, implications of this study center on the need to prepare teacher candidates for collaborative teaching through cross-disciplinary coursework that includes opportunities to practice and reflect on co-teaching.
Influence of Ruthenium on Topologically Close Packed Phase Precipitation in Single‐Crystal Ni‐Based Superalloys: Numerical Experiments and Validation

The suppression of topologically close-packed phases (TCP) in nickel-based single-crystal superalloys by the addition of ruthenium is modeled with a fully multicomponent mesoscale precipitation model based on the numerical Kampmann-Wagnermethod using thermodynamic CALPHAD-calculations. For the application of the model in ruthenium-containing superalloys, mobility assessments of the binary systems nickel-ruthenium (NiRu) and nickel-rhenium (Ni-Re) were performed to create a new mobility database. It is postulated that the dominating effect of ruthenium regarding more sluggish TCP-phase precipitation is a change of interface energy reducing the number of precipitates nucleating. The precipitation sequences occurring during TCPphase precipitation can be explained using CALPHAD thermodynamics.
Trends of Bacterial Meningitis and Sensitivity Profile of Isolates: A Five Year Study

Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) remains a major cause of mortality and long-term neurological sequelae worldwide. Despite the availability of potent newer antibiotics, the mortality rate due to ABM remains significantly high in India and other developing countries, ranging from 16 32% (Mani et al., 2007). Optimum management Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is a significant worldwide cause of death in adults. It is important to know the regional bacterial etiology along with their sensitivity profile to allow optimum management of patients. This study was undertaken to evaluate the trends in etiology of bacterial meningitis and antimicrobial resistance pattern of pathogens over a period of 5 years. The study was performed from Oct 2009 to Oct 2014. CSF samples were collected from all patients suspected of meningitis and cultured on chocolate agar, blood agar and MacConkey agar. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done using Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Detection of MRSA, HLAR, ESBL, AmpC and MBL was done. Total 2,313 CSF samples were received, of these 262(11.32%) were culture positive. Majority of the patients were from paediatric age group. Female to male ratio was 1:1.2. Gram positive bacteria 152(58.0%) were the predominant pathogen followed by 75(28.6%) Gram negative bacilli. The most common bacteria isolated wasStaphylococcus aureus88 (33.6%) followed by Citrobacter 38(14.5%) and 32(12.2%) Acinetobacter species. During five year study period there is decrease in meningitis cases [2010(27.9%), 2011(27.5%), 2012(21.8%), 2013(4.9%), 2014(10.7%)] and constant decrease in number of S. pneumonae. Vancomycin and amikacin was the most sensitive antibiotic for gram positive bacteria. Gram negative bacilli showed good sensitivity for amikacin. Methicillin resistance in S. aureus was 48.4%, HLAR among the Enterococci was 70% while among the Enterobacteriaceae ESBL and AmpC production was 21.67% and 52% respectively. The high prevalence of drug resistant pathogens should be dealt with by rational use of antimicrobials. Measures should be taken to control the spread of these resistant strains before they reach the alarming levels. K e y w o r d s
Dealing With Feeling Crowded on Public Transport: The Potential Role of Design

Extensive evidence has documented the moderating role of design attributes in crowding; yet, the effect of public transportation design on travel experience has been overlooked. We conducted a within-design experimental study aimed to estimate the buffering role of design resources in both subjective experience (crowding, pleasantness, stimulation, and dominance) and behavioral responses (patterns of eye movements) to crowded conditions on a bus. Three physical bus elements (seat demarcation, access to the window, outdoor surrounding) and their degree of supportiveness (poor, moderate, high) were manipulated. The results of Phase 1 (N = 80) and Phase 2 (N = 33) confirmed the beneficial moderating effect of the three physical components on crowding and their compensatory role. The adopted multimethodological approach confirmed to be an ecologically valid strategy for studying the effects of the physical environment on human behavior. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Investigation on enterovirus 71 antibody levels among children in Guangzhou area

Objective To investigate the levels of the enteroovirus 71 and C4 genetype antibody(EV71-lgG) among children in Guangzhou area,and the relationship between EV71-IgG and hand,foot and mouth disease(HFMD). Methods EV71 diagnostic antigen was prepared from EV71 C4 genotype samples isolated from children with HFMD in Children's Hospital,Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center to establish the method of diagnostic EV71-IgG kits and laboratory evaluation.Blood samples of healthy children confirmed to be without fever and symptoms of HFMD by physical examinations in our hospital were collected from January to March in 2010 to be tested for EV71-IgG antibody.Swab specimens were collected from outpatient and inpatient children with HFMD in our hospital in 2010 to be tested for specific EV71 nucleic acid.Results ① The cut-off value of kit established by our laborary was 0.148. Compared with the cell neutralization tests,the accordancy rate was 100% for positive rate and 92% for negative rate.There was no cross reaction with Coxsackie A16 virus antibody. ②Serum samples were from 819 healthy children,including 481 males and 338 females.EV71-IgG positive rate in children aged under 1 year was the highest(60%,60/100),and EV71-IgG positive rates of-2-year-old,-3-year-old,-4-year-old,-5-year-old and-14-year-old groups were 39.3%(72/183),12.9%(15/116),27.1%(38/140),14.2%(16/113) and 22.8%(38/167). There was no significant difference between different genders. ③ A total of 4 780 children with positive EV71 were enrolled,including 3 070 males and 1 718 females.There were 310(6.5%) children in 1-year-old group,1 157(24.2%) in-2-year-old,1 337(28.0%) in-3-year-old,1 094(22.9%) in-4-year-old,450(9.4%) in-5-year-old,432(9.0%) in-14-year-old groups. ④ In each group EV71-IgG antibody positive rate was opposite to the tendency of EV71 positive rate.In 1-year-old group,EV71-IgG positive rate was the highest while EV71 positive rate was the lowest.In-3-year-old group,EV71-IgG positive rate was the lowest while EV71 positive rate was the highest.Conclusions In Guangzhou area,EV71-IgG positive rate in children aged under 1 year was the highest.EV71 positive rate was significantly associated with EV71-IgG positive rate.
The Spatial Relationship between Tumor-associated Macrophages and Microvessels in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Objective: To investigate the spatial relationship between Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) and microvessels in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Methods: Double immunostaining was used. Results: There was an inverse relationship between TAMs and microvessels in hot areas (P0 001). Conclusion: TAMs accumulated in avascular regions in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Hypoxia may play an important role in macrophage's migrating and accumlating.
Evaluation of acne quality of life, loneliness and life satisfaction levels in adolescents with acne vulgaris

Türkderm-Deri Hastalıkları ve Frengi Arşivi Dergisi, Galenos Yayınevi tarafından basılmıştır. Turkderm-Archives of the Turkish Dermatology and Venerology, published by Galenos Publishing. Background and Design: Acne vulgaris is a dermatological disorder mainly seen in adolescents. Psychiatric morbidity has been reported in these patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the quality of life, loneliness and life satisfaction levels in adolescents with acne vulgaris. Materials and Methods: A total of 264 adolescents with acne and 250 controls were included in the study. Acne severity was determined by the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS). Acne Quality of Life Scale (AQOL); developed by Gupta et al., UCLA Loneliness scale (ULS); developed by Russell, Peplau & Ferguson (1978), and the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS); developed by Diener et al. were used to asses life quality, loneliness and life satisfaction levels, respectively in adolescents with acne and in controls. Results: The mean AQOL and the mean ULS scores were significantly higher in patients (13.67±4.75 vs 11.14±2.94, p<0.001 and 32.15±8.46 vs 30.52±8.70,p=0.031, respectively). The mean LSS score was significantly lower in acne patients (21.82±6.40) than in controls (23.04±6.45, p=0.033). There was a statistically significant difference in the mean LSS scores between the mild, moderate and severe acne patients (22.15±6.32, 21.61±6.20, 16.00±7.26, respectively; Kruskal Wallis Test p=0.036). While there was no significant difference in the mean ULS and LSS scores between the genders. The mean ALQI score was significantly higher in males than in females (p=0.004). Conclusion: Our results indicated that acne quality of life and life satisfaction levels were significantly reduced while loneliness levels were significantly increased in adolescents with acne compared to controls. Our study is important in terms of being the first study investigating the loneliness and life satisfaction levels in acne patients and the relationship between these parameters and severity of acne. (Turkderm 2014; 48: 172-6)
Polytechnic science lecturers’ intention to use ICT as a tool in northeast Nigeria: a smart PLS approach

This study appraises the intention of educators to use computer technology for teaching and learning in Northeastern Nigeria, a region comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and the Yobe States. Although the Nigerian government has provided computers for teaching and learning, they are underutilised. A survey was conducted to validate items recorded in past studies. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was employed as a theoretical framework. The Bootstrapping Algorithm with SmartPLS was applied for modelling interaction with 269 subjects from the targeted populations of 715 science lecturers from Northeast Nigeria. Several studies affirmed a significant influence of perception of usefulness and perception on ease-of-use on attitude towards technology acceptance and were validated in different behavioural intention to use. Perceived usefulness and ease-of-use explain individual attitude and directly influence intention. This study investigates influence attributes of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) towards use of the computer as a teaching aid among lecturers in Nigeria. Constructs based on TAM (perceived usefulness, ease-of-use and attitude on behavioural intention to use a computer) also supported the impact of perceived ease-of-use on perceived usefulness and towards the lecturers’ attitude. Overall, variance explained indicated 40%. The result verifies TAM as robust and can be applied within different cultures. This implies that teaching in polytechnics and other institutions of higher learning can be improved if computers and training to facilitate ease-of-use are provided for lecturers.
A Case Study of Communities of Practice in Schools

This research is an examination of a community of practice, how it generates teacher social capital, and the implications for school leadership. Grounded in situated learning theory and social capital theory, this case study of teachers in a small school analyzes how communities of practice can generate teacher social capital, and how school leaders can help foster its growth. Situated learning theory is creating meaning from the real activities of daily living, and its implications for educational research and application are extensive. Developed by anthropologist Jean Lave and computer scientist Etienne Wenger in the 1990s, situated learning theory is grounded in John Dewey’s pragmatism and Lev Vygotsky’s social development theory. Situated learning theory is associated with social capital, legitimate peripheral participation, and communities of practice, and has fueled research and organizational and educational innovation for almost 30 years.