Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Understanding HR reputation: a study to identify and measure the factors that determine perceptions and judgements of HR.

HR suffers from an on-going negative reputation supported by a variety of criticisms of their support for line managers, lack of business knowledge and failure to adapt to a new business model. Much of the research on HR has been focused on establishing a link between HR practice and business performance. Although arguments for such a link are compelling, HR’s competence to deliver a strategic plan, which balances both the interests of individuals and those of business, is in question. The aim of this study is to identify the components of HR reputation and develop a scale of measurement for HR reputation. There has been little research carried out to date on either HR reputation or its constructs. That which exists suggests that HR reputation is formed by shared perceptions and judgements across the organisation but offers no suggestions as to its constructs or causes. A scale of measurement will enable the HR profession to better understand those perceptions and the expectations of the key stakeholders to identify how their role needs to develop, not only to meet these expectations but also to give them a robust tool to respond to their reputation more effectively. A review of the literature identified a number of factors which potentially impact on HR reputation. These are perceptions of HR service, positioning and leadership of the HR function, skills and abilities of HR professionals, the context in which HR operates, and trust in HR and HR outcomes. These factors were further explored in an exploratory study using a qualitative methodology to gather the views of HR and line managers. The exploratory study confirmed that three factors – perceptions of service, skills and abilities, and trust – are indeed factors that contribute to HR reputation, but found little support for positioning and leadership. The exploratory study also generated a number of questionnaire items within each of these factors, which were combined with items generated from literature and validated scales to develop items for the pilot questionnaire, which refined the factors contributing to HR reputation. The final study consisted of a large-scale survey of UK employees and concludes there are four sub-scales that contribute to HR reputation: expectations of HR, skills, trust, and HR performance. All sub-scales are perception-based and together explain the latent variable of HR reputation, which is multifaceted and needs to be viewed on all four dimensions. Within these sub-scales differences could be found between perceptions made by individuals of the direct impact HR has on them and perceptions of the impact of HR on the business. Finally, the work concludes that different stakeholders may hold different perceptions about HR, and hence HR reputation, which has implications for practice, and that the way in which HR performance is viewed can explain differences in HR reputation.
The Anatomy of First-Time and Subsequent Business-to-Business “Cold” Calls

ABSTRACT This article examines business-to-business “cold” calls between salespeople and prospective clients. Drawing on 150 audio-recorded interactions, we use conversation analysis to identify the overarching structural organization and constituent activities in first-time and subsequent “cold” calls, a distinction that emerged from participants’ orientation to their relationship history or lack thereof. The article reveals how structural features of telephone conversations, such as identification sequences and “reason for calling,” are adapted to achieve local interactional results and that these conversational microstructures are consequential for the outcome of the telephone call and, ultimately, a company’s bottom line. Data are British English.
Syntactic Complexity in Second Language Academic Writing in English: Diversity on Display

Despite its broad scope in the present day, the field of applied linguistics has been argued to have stemmed from foreign language teaching practice. This perhaps explains why research on foreign/second language learning (also acquisition/development) has continued to lie at the core of applied linguistic research (de Bot 2017). One of the main foci in studies on second language acquisition is the development of writing skills. Unanimously considered the most difficult skill to acquire (even in the first language (L1) context), writing has always been a challenge for many (Biber & Gray 2016). Academic writing in a second language (L2) is yet another layer of challenge and has therefore attracted much attention in applied linguistic studies. Research on L2 academic writing, especially in English as a second language, has thus flourished – and will most likely continue to – along with the increasing trend of international education as well as the growing dominance of English as the world’s lingua
A study of imprint cytology in computerized tomography-guided coaxial core biopsies of the lung and mediastinal lesions

Background: Image-guided core biopsy (CB) is a reliable technique for the diagnosis of various deep-seated lesions. It allows precise localization and documentation of the biopsy needle and target lesions. CB imprint cytology (IC) is a rapid, reliable, and accurate technique which enhances the known benefits of CB. Aims: The aim of this study was to study the diagnostic accuracy of IC when performing computerized tomography (CT)-guided coaxial CB of lung and mediastinal lesions and to assess whether it could optimize the biopsy procedure. Methodology: A total of 30 CT-guided core biopsies with imprint smears were studied. All biopsies were performed using 18 gauge coaxial needle and spring loaded gun. On-site assessment for the adequacy of the sample was done by the pathologist after staining with toluidine blue. The imprint smears were compared with the histopathology (HP) of CB specimens and the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were evaluated. Results: The overall accuracy of IC when compared to the HP was 96.7%, with a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 85.7%, positive predictive value of 95.8%, and negative predictive value of 100%. The value of P< 0.001. Conclusion: With an on-site approach, IC helps to assess the adequacy of the sample and reduce the number of passes and the possibility of redo procedures. Since the sensitivity of IC is high, it provides a valuable lead time to the clinician, for planning the management protocols, before a final histopathological diagnosis is available.
Personality, financial self-efficacy and investment decisions: The role of need for cognition and individual moods

Using theories from personality psychology and the theory of planned behavior, this study investigated those personality variables and psychological mechanisms through which individual investor intends to make investment decisions. The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between big five personality traits (Extroversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience and Agreeableness) and Investment decisions (Short term and long term). This study also examined the moderating effects of need for cognition, individual mood and mediating effects of financial selfefficacy between the study variables. Data was collected from 506 individual investors by using a questionnaire. Investors were selected from Pakistan Stock Exchange. Mediation analysis was performed using Hayes (2013) PROCESS macro in SPSS. Results of the study supported a positive relationship between openness to experience, extraversion and short term investment decision. Similarly a positive relationship existed between neuroticism, conscientiousness and long term investment decisions. The results from bootstrapping supported the mediation hypothesis and financial self-efficacy mediated the relationship between agreeableness, openness to experience and short term investment decision. Further the results also supported the mediating effect of financial self-efficacy between neuroticism, conscientiousness and long term investment decision. To test the moderation hypotheses step-wise regression analysis techniques were used. The results confirmed the moderating effect of need for cognition for extrovert & neurotic investors on financial-self efficacy. The result of the study also supported the modrating role of mood on short term investment decisions. In conclusion this study has made an integrated attempt to examine the combined effect of personality, cognition and mood on an individual’s short and long term investment decisions. Drawing on the findings we discussed some implications for the policy makers including investment marketers, investment advisors and offered an advice to investors in addition to discussing some limitations and future directions.
Does "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Apply to Health Care? Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People's Disclosure to Health Care Providers

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are often hesitant to reveal their sexual identities to health care providers for fear of poor care. This study begins to explore some of the factors related to disclosure, including the prevalence of different kinds of disclosure/nondisclosure and the frequency of protective strategies in health care settings. Eighty-eight LGB people (38 lesbians, 37 gay men, and 13 bisexuals) responded to a questionnaire about their most recent experiences with health care as well their overall experiences. More respondents reported avoiding questions about sexuality (38%) than actively disclosed to their health care provider (37%). These respondents reported a wide range of protective strategies in health care settings, with women reporting use of more strategies in past health care experiences than men. Women were also more likely to have a regular physician and to disclose sexual identity to a health care provider than were men. Many respondents gave examples of unpleasant interactions with health care providers or reported that health care providers made heterosexist assumptions. Rates of disclosure to health care providers remain low because lesbian, gay, and bisexual people still perceive health care settings and providers as threatening.
Testing the need for novelty as a candidate need in basic psychological needs theory

The purpose of this research was to test novelty as a candidate basic psychological need according to the inclusion criteria established within basic psychological needs theory (BPNT). Two cross-sectional studies with 303 ( M age = 33.50, SD = 12.95; 58.41% female) and 598 ( M age = 35.47, SD = 11.89; 54.18% female) Spanish adults were conducted in physical exercise and general life contexts with the following aims: (1) to analyze relations between novelty satisfaction/frustration and well-being outcomes; (2) to examine the mediating role of motivation (autonomous, controlled, and amotivation) in these relations; and (3) to study whether these associations held regardless of the importance participants attached to the need for novelty, and their level of openness to new experiences. In Study 1, satisfaction of the need for novelty positively and directly predicted autonomous motivation and vitality in physical exercise, beyond the three existing basic needs. It also indirectly predicted enjoyment and vitality through autonomous motivation. There was little evidence that importance ratings for need for novelty moderated these relations. In Study 2, novelty satisfaction positively predicted, and novelty frustration negatively predicted, vitality, life satisfaction, and meaning in life. Openness to experience strengthened the relations between novelty satisfaction/frustration and outcomes. A similar pattern of effects was found for the three basic psychological needs. Results provide preliminary support of novelty as an additional candidate need in BPNT.
The Unconvinced Vote: The Nature and Determinants of Voting Intentions and the Changing Character of South African Electoral Politics

ABSTRACT In the lead up to South Africa's sixth National and Provincial Elections in May 2019, the recent performance and leadership dynamics within the country's major political parties raised fundamental concerns about the potential impact on voter turnout. These concerns were not unfounded, given that the 2019 General Elections recorded the lowest voter turnout since 1994, with only 49% of the voting age public participating. Despite this, relatively little remains known about the factors that differentiate decided voters from abstainers, undecided voters and undisclosed voters. To contribute further to the understanding of the determinants of planned electoral participation in the country, this article tests several dominant theoretical accounts of turnout using cumulative data from sixteen annual rounds of the South African Social Attitudes (SASAS) series conducted between 2003 and 2018. Specifically, the relative influence of key socio-demographic attributes, psychological engagement and regime evaluations is examined. The results point to psychological engagement variables playing a decisive role in separating different categories of voter, with age and education also exerting an influence. The article concludes by reflecting on the role of the unconvinced vote in the 2019 Elections, teasing out the implications for future elections in the country.
Beginning teachers’ work satisfaction, self-efficacy and willingness to stay in the profession: a question of job demands-resources balance?

ABSTRACT As many other countries around the world, Sweden is currently facing an urgent need for new teachers. Creating sound work environments that can retain beginning teachers in the profession—as well as attract new ones—is one way to address the problem. In order to accomplish this task, research must be able to reflect the complex nature of work environments. In the present study, a cluster analysis of four job demands and five job resources among 328 Swedish teachers in their first year of teaching, resulted in four typical work situations: the advantageous situation (n = 103); the balanced situation (n = 148); the threat situation (n = 34); and the pressed situation (n = 43). Clear differences were found in how teachers in these different clusters perceived their work satisfaction, self-efficacy and willingness to stay, with the teachers in the former two work situations scoring significantly higher than the latter two. The results indicate that teachers can have a very different experience of work at the start of their careers. These findings imply that work environment interventions and induction programmes to support new teachers and prevent them from leaving the profession must be well adapted to the context.
Retirement residence living: stories of older adult residents

I LAY SUMMARY. II CO-AUTHORSHIP . III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . IV DEDICATION . V TABLE OF CONTENTS . VI LIST OF TABLES . VIII LIST OF FIGURES . IX LIST OF APPENDICES . X CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 BACKGROUND AND PROBLEM SIGNIFICANCE . 1 Demographics of Older Adults & Retirement Communities . 1 Health Determinants & Social Connectedness . 2 Social Isolation & Loneliness . 2 Physical Activity & Social Connectedness . 4 Summary . 5 LITERATURE REVIEW. 6 GAPS IN LITERATURE AND PURPOSE STATEMENT . 12 RESEARCH QUESTION . 12 PARADIGM . 12 ONTOLOGY . 13 EPISTEMOLOGY. 13 LOCATING MYSELF IN THE STUDY. 14 CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY . 18 METHODOLOGY . 18 Narrative . 18 Mapping . 20 METHODS . 21 Setting and Recruitment . 22 Study Participants . 23 Data Collection . 23 Interviews . 23 Mapping . 25 DATA ANALYSIS . 25 Interviews . 25 Maps . 26 Re-telling the Stories Back to the Participants . 27 Cross-Analysis. 27 QUALITY CRITERIA. 27 ETHICS . 30 CHAPTER THREE: PRESENTING THE STORIES . 31
Prospects and Challenges at the Open University of Tanzania: Experience from the Field

While effective and balanced teaching and support systems have been pointed as among the contributors to the success at Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions and necessary conditions for learners‟ retention at ODL, practitioners at Open University of Tanzania seem to ignore this balance. As we are celebrating the 20 years of Open University of Tanzania existence, there is a need to stop and assess how we are faring on. This paper presents the finding of the opportunities of ODL and challenges facing distance learners at the Open University of Tanzania based in Kagera Region. These opportunities, challenges and some suggestions to rectify the situation are brought to view as eye openers for the OUT to gain insights and move forward while making informed decisions on how to capture the opportunities while minimizing the challenges that its students face as they pursue their course of studies.
School principal’s perception of loneliness: a career stage perspective

ABSTRACT The current study traced the principal’s own interpretation of loneliness in the workplace throughout various career stages in the principal’s career cycle. The study posed two questions: (1) How do school principals explain the personal and organisational factors that influence their loneliness experience as it relates to different contexts? (2) How do school principals interpret their loneliness experience during work in relation to their career stage? Based on semi-structured interviews with eight elementary and secondary school principals from Israel, we differentiated between two aspects of loneliness as perceived by the interviewees: one is loneliness that is associated with disappointment in the school staff performance and commitment to work. The other is loneliness associated with a sense of over-identification with the school accompanied by sensitivity to criticism. From an analysis of the principals’ accounts, several insights can be provided. Empirical and practical implications are suggested.
Socioemotional wealth, entrepreneurial orientation and international performance of family firms

Abstract This paper analyses the relationships between the socioemotional wealth, entrepreneurial orientation and international performance of family firms. This research is pioneering in that it seeks to explain the international performance of family firms from the non-economic perspective of entrepreneurial orientation determined by socioemotional wealth. Second generation structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS 3.2. 8 software was applied to data from 106 Spanish family firms. The study shows that considering socioemotional wealth substantially improves the capacity of entrepreneurial orientation to explain variation in the international performance of family firms. When only entrepreneurial orientation is included in the model, the explained variance of international performance is 34.2%. However, when socioemotional wealth is included in the model as an antecedent of international performance, the explained variance increases to 42.6%.
Support and Supervision for Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs): Gathering ELSAs views about the support offered to them

In this present study I am aiming to gather the views of Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) regarding the support offered to them within a specific local authority. In addition to this, I aim to find out about additional sources of support ELSAs may be accessing and what support they feel is or would be beneficial. The ELSA programme was developed and trialled in Southampton Educational Psychology Service by Sheila Burton (Weare and Gray, 2003). Since then, the initiative was successfully established in Hampshire (Burton 2004) before being rolled out nationwide. The ELSA programme itself is set up and run by EP Services within a number of local authorities across the UK. They are responsible for providing the initial training which covers emotional awareness, bereavement and loss, self-esteem, friendship, anger management, family breakdown and social communication difficulties (ELSA network, 2017). It is recommended that those who work in the helping professions receive regular professional supervision to support them in their role (Hawkins and Shohet, 2012). Guidelines issued on the ELSA Network advise that ELSAs access supervision from Educational Psychologists in order to use the ELSA title (Osborne 2008). In many authorities implementing the programme, this involves ELSAs attending half-termly group supervision sessions which provide them with opportunities to share resources and engage with problem solving activities relating to their work. For the purpose of this research, ELSAs working in both mainstream Primary and Secondary schools across the authority were invited to take part in the study. Q-Methodology was identified as an appropriate way of gathering the range of views ELSAs have about the support that is available to them. A minimum of 30 participants have been sought to carry out the Q sort comprised of 39 statements. The Q was developed following a focus group carried out with a group of ELSAs and from a critical review of relevant literature about the ELSA programme. Participants were required to arrange the statements on a pre-arranged frequency distribution which ranged from ‘most agree’ to ‘most disagree’. Participants were then invited to discuss their Q sorts. The completed Q sorts were subjected to factor analysis which identified three shared viewpoints. These highlighted the importance of having a robust network of support in place as well as more specifically, support from peers and wellbeing workers. The findings are discussed in relation to the literature and implications for EPs and schools are discussed along with suggestions for future research.
Diagnosis of tracheal bronchus in children

Background: Tracheal bronchus is defined as an abnormal bronchus that comes directly off the lateral wall of the trachea above the carina and goes toward the upper-lobe territory. This congenital anomaly may be asymptomatic or present with such symptoms as stridor, cough, wheezing, persistent or recurrent upper-lobe pneumonia, atelectasis or air trapping. This retrospective study was undertaken to summarize the characteristics of tracheal bronchus in children. Methods: The clinical features of 7 patients with tracheal bronchus were retrospectively analyzed. Of these patients, 2 were initially diagnosed with tracheal bronchus by chest CT and later confirmed bronchoscopically, and 5 by bronchoscopic examination. Results: Tracheal bronchus was detected in 7 (1.8%) of the 396 patients receiving bronchoscopy. It occurred at the right lateral wall of the trachea in all the 7 patients. Four patients had retained secretions in the tracheal bronchus, which may result in the symptoms of cough, wheezing, and tracheal or bronchial obstruction. Three patients presented with symptoms irrelevant to tracheal bronchus: 1 patient was complicated by laryngomalacia and tetralogy of Fallot, 1 by tracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis and ventricular septal defects, and 1 had mucus plugs in the left lower bronchus. Conclusion: Tracheal bronchus is a common congenital anomaly in children receiving bronchoscopic examination. More than 50% patients have relevant symptoms. Bronchoscopy is definitely a diagnostic method for tracheal bronchus. World J Pediatr 2007;3(4):286-289
Experiential Education: Making Care and Education More Effective Through Well-Being and Involvement

Introduction The educational model Experiential Education (EXE) evolved during the 1970s and 1980s, from a series of observations of young children in early education settings in Flanders, Belgium. Since that time, EXE has grown to become one of the most influential models in the area of early childhood education in Flanders and has been disseminated across a range of world regions and countries, including Australia, Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, South-Africa and the U.K. The approach has been further developed for child care, special education, secondary education, higher education and in service training.