Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A mobile app-based intervention for self-control(Hands-ON): usability and feasibility evaluations

Background: Aggression can lead to violence, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Research suggests that high levels of self-control can prevent aggression. The non-dominant hand paradigm is a promising approach to improve self-control, yet there are limitations in delivering this intervention. The Hands-ON app was developed to expand this intervention beyond clinical settings into one’s pocket. The study aimed to evaluate the Hands-ON app’s usability and feasibility. Methods: A usability test was conducted with experts in a think-aloud approach and it was measured using the System Usability Scale (SUS) and semi-structured interview. Then, a feasibility study was conducted with university students in a single-case experiment in two groups, ABA and BAB-design, where participants used the app- and email-based instructions to perform tasks with the non-dominant hand for 15 days. Aggression and self-control levels were measured with the Brief Aggression Questionnaire and Brief Self-Control Scale, respectively. Also, half of the participants participated in a semi-structured interview. Results: In the usability test, experts positively evaluated the app. The SUS mean score was above average (N = 82.5). Two main categories raised from the experts’ interviews: perceived usability, and perceived persuasive elements. Feedback was used to support further app improvements. In the feasibility study, nineteen university students and most of them positively evaluated the app. Three participants had clinically significant results in both aggression and self-control, four only for aggression, and three only for self-control. Among all participants, levels of aggression decreased by 13.8%, and levels of self-control increased by 13.5%. Four categories raised from the interviews: perceptions of the intervention, comparison between the app and email instructions, app bugs reporting, and points of improvement. Conclusion: Hands-ON app was demonstrated to be usable and feasible. The next step is to further improve the app and to test with individuals with aggressive behaviour problems. Keywords: app, usability, feasibility, aggression, self-control
Role of Multisclice And Virtual Cystoscopy Versus Ultrasound and Color Doppler Study in Evaluation of Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

Introduction: the virtual cystoscopy and the color Doppler examinations are good modalities in assessment of the urinary bladder neoplasms. This study is done to assess the accuracy of CTVC and color Doppler ultrasound in detection of the urinary bladder neoplasms. Patients and methods: The examination was done between June 2010 and December 2012 on 60 patients known or suspected to have urinary bladder neoplasm. They were examined using CTVC and color Doppler ultrasound. Bladder scanned using multislice CT at a slice thickness of 1 mm. The data were transferred to a workstation for interactive navigation. Findings obtained from CTVC and ultrasound were compared with results from conventional cystoscopy and with pathological findings. Results: By the conventional cystoscopy; the 43 patients in the group A showed 53 lesions. There were (35/43 patients) with single lesion while there were (8/43 patients) more than one lesion. While the other 17 patients in group B showed 11 patient with no focal lesions and 6 patients with 6 focal lesions. By virtual cystoscopy; 56 lesions were detected in both groups; 51 plus 5 lesions in group A and B respectively. There were 3 false negative lesions with a failure rate of 3/56. By ultrasound; 56 lesions were detected in both groups; 53 plus 3 lesions respectively. So in virtual cystoscopy and ultrasound the results were as follows: positive predictive values: 100%; negative predictive value: 78.6 %; sensitivity: 94.9%; specificity: 100% Conclusion: Although the definitive diagnosis of some suspected urinary bladder tumors is only possible with conventional cystoscopy and biopsy, CTVC and color Doppler ultrasound are a minimally or non-invasive techniques which provide beneficial information about urinary bladder lesions.
Could Smokers Socio-Demographic and Housing Factors Affect and Influence the Choice Between Smoking Cessation Therapies?

Introduction: The published data suggest that interventions which combine pharmacotherapy and behavioural support increase success rates of smoking cessation compared to minimal intervention or usual care; however, a standardized behavioural psychotherapy programme has not been assessed yet. Our main aim was to assess if socio-demographic and housing characteristics of smokers attending an Italian smoking cessation centre, could have influenced the choice between varenicline therapy and psychological support only. Our secondary aims were: i) to evaluate the 6-month abstinence rates (ARs), confirmed by comparing exhaled air carbon monoxide concentrations, in smokers according to whether they took varenicline or received only psychological support; ii) to assess the most frequently reported adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by the varenicline group, mainly focusing on psychiatric events; iii) to evaluate the differences between men and women with regard to specific varenicline-related ADRs Method: 142 smokers were enrolled; all of them received the same psychological support programme. They were evaluated by a team of clinical experts, who advised them to opt for either one quitting method or the other; then the smokers chose themselves a treatment option of either varenicline plus psychotherapy (VAR: 78 patients) or psychotherapy alone (PSY: 64 patients). Results: Socio-demographic and psychological characteristics of patients have significantly influenced the treatment choice; the 6-month ARs were 35.9% versus 10.9% (p<0.01) in those using varenicline versus psychotherapy, respectively; 57.7% of the patients reported at least one adverse event. Conclusion: The analysis of socio-demographic factors and psychological characteristics of patients seems to be necessary to offer them the most effective therapy in order to achieve good abstinence rates. Therefore, this study confirms the data about the efficacy and safety of varenicline. Our screening methods and exclusion criteria seem to be valid aids to achieving good therapeutic outcomes with a low risk of occurrence of severe psychiatric events.
Stent Entrapment in Ostium of Left Main Coronary Artery: Emergency Surgical Removal

STENT ENTRAPMENT IN OSTIUM OF LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY: EMERGENCY SURGICAL REMOVAL Intracoronary stenting is the definitive procedure after failed balloon angioplasty. It provides confirmed revascularization even when the target vessel has a severely calcified lesion leading to dissection or recoiling.1,2 With the increasing use of flexible intracoronary stents there has been a rise in related complications including stent misplacement, stent embolization, acute and subacute stent thrombosis, and an increased risk of major bleeding due to anticoagulation therapy.1–3 We report a case in which a balloon-expandable coronary stent was inadvertently dislodged from the coronary balloon catheter and became entrapped in the ostium of the left main coronary artery.
Smartphones or computers for online sex education? A contraception information seeking model for Chinese college students

ABSTRACT China has a conservative sex culture and does not include contraception as part of its sex education curriculum. As a result, young people tend to search for sex information online. How college students seek contraception information, by what means, and the factors affecting their information seeking are poorly understood. To better understand these issues, this study compares the Planned Risk Information-Seeking Model (PRISM) with an expanded model that incorporates device preference and differentiates between perceived severity and vulnerability. The expanded model was found to fit and explain the data better than PRISM. Results indicate that perceived vulnerability to unwanted pregnancy is related to information seeking while perceived severity is not. While perceived severity substantially influenced the affective response to unwanted pregnancy, the affective response was not related to information-seeking behaviour. Channel belief on the other hand proved to be a significant predictor of seeking contraception information online. Our findings also suggest that Chinese college students prefer using smartphones to seeking contraceptive information online. We discuss the implications of using this for providing online sex education on demand to young people.
Child temperament and emotion socialization by parents and its influence on emotion regulation by children

Background: Socialization processes are among the many influences which affect the development of individual differences in emotion regulation, along with biological predispositions and inclinations. Through this study, an attempt is being made to see how temperament, conceptualized as a biological construct and emotion socialization, an environmental variable, interact together and how they influence the use of specific emotion regulation strategies by the children. The study looked at exploring patterns of emotion socialization by parents, the temperament of children, emotion regulation by children and the interaction between these three variables. Method: The study was conducted on a sample of 52 children aged between 10-12 years and their parents taken from a private school in Delhi. Data was collected using three questionnaires. The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) was administered to the children to assess their use of two emotion regulation strategies – Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression. The Coping with Children’s Negative Emotions Scale (CCNES) was used to assess parental responses to children’s expression of negative emotions and the School age temperament inventory (SATI) was used to assess the temperament of the children on four dimensions. Both these questionnaires were filled up by the parents. The data was analysed quantitatively using descriptive data, correlations, t-tests and regression analysis. Results: Emotion regulation was not significantly related to emotion socialization by parents or with temperament. Multiple regression also did not find a significant predictive value. However, significant correlations were found between specific temperamental characteristics of the child and the use of parental responses to the child’s negative emotions. Conclusion: The study emphasized the need for studying emotion socialization as a comprehensive construct and understanding the relationship between temperament of the child and emotion socialization practices within a goodness-of-fit model. The findings have implications for looking at the unique cultural context within which the processes of emotion socialization and emotion regulation are embedded to foster more efficacious and customized interventions in the field of child development and mental health.
Exploring the Implications of Culturally Relevant Teaching: Toward a Pedagogy of Liberation

Schools in America may provide opportunities for upward mobility while also perpetuating social inequality. The inequities found in the US public school system probably result in such a highly stratified society. Conditions found in many schools and classrooms are often a microcosm of the same conditions and factors present in the broader American society. Scholars and education reform activists often use the term school-to-prison pipeline to describe what they view as a widespread pattern in the United States of pushing students, especially those who are already at a disadvantage, out of school, and into the criminal justice system. This research explored whether mentorship in the lives of these very students can affect the trajectory that these students take in life by moving toward a pedagogy of liberation that challenges the inequities and contradictions in the institution of education. Building from a model similar to CDF Freedom Schools, but targeting academic enrichment, Farrah and her colleague Hope developed the Sankofa Project at Yin Elementary School (YES). Embracing both the social-emotional and pedagogical aspects of CDF Freedom Schools, the Sankofa Project moved from a mission that sought to instill a love for reading to actually teaching children to read. This aspect was pivotally important to Farrah and Hope as they sought to dismantle the “cradle to prison pipeline,” the concept of funneling masses of people into marginalized lives, imprisonment, and often premature death. Farrah believed that all her predecessors had done “was spot on, but academic enrichment was a key to steering children away from the pipeline. ” With the rebirth of a caste-like system in America, black and brown bodies are disproportionately locked behind bars, relegated permanent second-class status if declared a felon and an increasingly common trend toward annihilation at the hands of those of who are designated to serve and protect them.
Leaders who empower: a gateway to radical innovation

Abstract The main goal of the current study is to analyze the relationship between leaders' empowerment, radical innovation and organizational performance. A total of 300 Spanish companies participated in the study. In total, 600 valid questionnaires were obtained. Structural equations were used to validate the proposed hypotheses. Two different respondents in each company were selected to provide information. All the hypotheses proposed in the theoretical model were confirmed. This research provides empirical evidence of the relationship between leaders' empowerment and organizational performance, highlighting the mediation role played by radical innovation. Leaders who empower, promote radical innovation and, in turn, performance. To our knowledge, this is the first empirical study that analyzes the effect of leader's empowerment on radical innovation. Although in the former literature there are evidences of a positive relationship between empowerment and innovation, there are no studies that differentiate between innovation typologies.
Are Children of Immigrants Graded Less Generously by their Teachers than Natives, and Why? Evidence from Student Population Data in Italy

This article investigates whether teachers grade students with a migration background (SMBs) less generously than native students with comparable academic skills, and it examines the sources of such migrants’ under evaluation. We use population data from two whole cohorts of pupils enrolled in Italian primary and lower-secondary school. Using subject-specific standardized test scores as a yardstick, we found that SMBs were graded less generously by teachers than were natives with comparable ability, in both reading and mathematics. Applying the Blinder-Oaxaca method to assess which factors can account for SMBs’ disadvantage, we found that the most relevant factors are language spoken at home and family socio-economic resources, but that some students’ attitudes towards school also matter, especially in lower secondary school. However, observable characteristics are far from accounting for all the teacher grading bias against SMBs, suggesting that unobserved factors and implicit discrimination processes could be at work as well.
The quantitative impact of conflict on education

Armed conflict can have a lasting impact on education over many generations. The violence has devastating effects on the educational path of youth and can create a legacy of lost years of schooling which are never recovered. This technical paper sheds light on the measured effects of conflict on education by analysing the educational attainment and literacy rates of target populations. Long-term impacts of armed conflict include smaller shares of the population with formal schooling, fewer average years of education, and decreased literacy rates. In addition, conflict exacerbates existing inequalities in school participation, negatively affecting girls, poor households and ethnic minorities. The report focuses on the population of school-going age during conflict periods in 25 selected countries. Household survey data collected between 2000 and 2008 are presented, providing information for national and sub-national levels. This paper provides the complete analysis which shows how conflict impedes the realisation of important education goals, such as universal primary education and gender equality.
Exploring Paramedic Communication and Emotional Expression in the Workplace after Responding to Emergency Calls

Introduction Paramedics are at risk of developing mental distress and disorders when exposed to traumatic calls. Several studies demonstrate that when individuals are exposed to a traumatic event, there is a correlation between a lack of social support and emotional expression, and the development of disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Unfortunately, little is known about the social support that paramedics receive from their peers, particularly in the workplace after responding to traumatic calls. Methods The study aim was to learn about peer communication and emotional expression between paramedics in the workplace, after they respond to calls. This qualitative study was guided by constructivist, grounded theory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight paramedics who worked for British Columbia Emergency Health Services in Canada. Results Two components of communication were described by participants: the content and logistics of peer communication. Content comprised of three types of peer communication: positive, negative and neutral, with the latter two potentially harmful to paramedics. Logistically, participants desired time to speak privately in the ambulance after calls, preferably with their regular partner or a peer with traits easing communication. These traits were identified as being comfortable with, trusting, sharing similarities and knowing one's partner. Conclusion Employers should facilitate positive peer communication among paramedics while considering the communication preferences described in this study. This could help to reduce rates of mental distress and disorders in paramedics.
Metacognition in Psychology

How has the concept of metacognition been used within basic and applied psychological research? We begin our answer by presenting a broad definition of metacognition, a historical overview of its development and its presence in research databases. To assess which function and facets are most frequently addressed within each of the sub-disciplines, we present results from separate literature searches. We then review how metacognition has been defined and empirically explored within selected sub-disciplines in terms of typical research questions, conceptual definitions, how the concept has been measured, and examples of interesting findings and implications. We identify similarities, inconsistencies, and disagreements across fields and point out areas for future research. Our overall conclusion is that it is useful to consider metacognition as a broad umbrella concept across different domains and across basic and applied research. Nonetheless, we recommend that researchers be more specific and explicit about their approach and assumptions whenever using metacognition in their research.
Sense of Place and Feelings of Safety: Examining Young Adults’ Experiences of their Local Environment using Mobile Surveys

This study aims to examine feelings of safety and the correlates to feelings of decreased worry toward crime within individuals’ proximate environments. Data from adults living in Southeast Queensland (N = 72) were collected using a mobile application. Findings of a thematic analysis of these data suggest that safety perceptions are primarily driven by (a) physical features of the proximate environment, (b) social characteristics of a place, and (c) location familiarity or awareness. This study concludes with a discussion of how these themes may be leveraged to develop more focused fear–reduction strategies that involve modifying features of the physical environment, improving social characteristics of place and increasing knowledge/awareness of place.
Health-related maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States

ABSTRACT This study examines maternal practices of immigrant Muslim mothers in the United States to understand how they share their health values with their American Muslim adolescent daughters. The maternal practices were studied in the context of each family's and especially the mother's religious and cultural values. Further, the influence of religion, culture of origin and acculturation on immigrant Muslim mothers' values and thus maternal practices in the United States was examined. Using a criterion sampling strategy, 11 immigrant Muslim mothers and their American Muslim adolescent daughters who were born and raised in the United States were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, coded, and analysed using a phenomenological approach. Mothers in this study showed that their health values were shaped by Islam, culture origin and the acculturation factor. Mothers shared health values with their adolescent daughters by being available, monitoring their health behaviours, engaging in healthy communication with them, and modelling healthy behaviours. Understanding these maternal factors will help create effective health education to support immigrant Muslim mothers serve as a protective factor for their adolescent daughters, help them make healthy choices, and follow healthy behaviours within Muslim communities in the United States.
Depression, perceived discrimination, and racial barrier awareness as predictors of offending for Black women

Abstract The lived experiences of Black people are often characterized by racism and race discrimination, but the experiences of Black women are uniquely intensified by multiple intersecting marginalities (i.e., race, class, gender, etc.) that collectively function as areas of discrimination. Recognizing this, the present study explores whether perceptions of discrimination and racial barrier awareness leads to offending behavior above the influence of depressive factors. Findings from this study suggest that depressive factors alone marginally account for variances in offending behavior, but when paired with racial barrier awareness, significantly account for variances in offending behavior. Perceptions of discrimination, however, did not account for any variance.
Phenomenology in five music education journals: Recent use and future directions

The purpose of this comparative case study is to explore the recent use of phenomenological inquiries in music education articles published in five selected journals listed in Thomson Reuters Web of Science between 2012 and 2015. The five music education journals are The British Journal of Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Journal of Research in Music Education and Music Education Research. An interpretative philosophical worldview and a qualitative research design informed this research. By employing a constant comparative method and analysing 480 articles, the findings of this study revealed that phenomenological inquiry is the third most preferred strategy of inquiry by music education researchers. A heuristic model was developed as an interpretive tool to analyse the data. Although phenomenology is a strategy of inquiry that has a lot to offer music education, several concerns emerged over the quality and proper use as some studies evinced deficiencies regarding the clarity of the research design and disclosure of research procedures.