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In Pursuit of a Youth Life-Purposefulness Program

Dwelling on youth Life-Purposefulness, this paper explores how to enhance youth’s readiness for future economies. The detailed case study examines how life-purposefulness could be built and facilitated in different youths’ status, i.e. graduating youth, graduated, job-seekers, unemployed and youth that are not happy with their achievements, or current status.The research questions how the technique followed by the ‘International Inspiration Economy Project (IIEP) youth summer program’ contributes to the capacity of youth participants’ life-time inspiration and legacy. The two years’ program experience is evaluated in the way they are set-up. The content analysis from literature is reflected in the IIEP program delivery, including the setup of the five phases of the life-purposefulness program conducted. A framework that targets to enhance youth’s capacity to leave a differentiated outcome and minimise their zero-status is proposed to cover the literature gap. The researcher argues that the involvement of youth in socio-economic projects during their search for a purpose would create a differentiation in their life-time contribution. The implications for the program and its framework, along with the paper limitations and perspectives for future empirical research, is suggested.
Aural Rehabilitation of Children with Cochlear Implants

Aural Rehabilitation of Children with Cochlear Implants Sung-Hye Park and Dong-Jin Lee Hearing Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Sacred-Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea Congenitally deaf children who receive cochlear implants at a young age have the potential to achieve nearly normal language development. As the developmental effects of a profound hearing loss are multiple, cochlear implants have been applied to ever younger children in an attempt to promote a more normal level of developmental learning through audition. However, rehabilitaion therapists must realize that intensive and long-duration auditory-verbal education is required postoperatively to achieve this goal. Two children with auditory rehabilitation for about 5 months after the operation were evaluated to examine how auditory perception would improve. Both cases showed benefits of aural rehabilitation. After the cochlea implant surgical operation, aural rehabilitation is reguired and education for natural language development should be run parallel accordingly.
Do we always need a difference? Testing equivalence in a blended learning setting

ABSTRACT Evidence-based research is becoming increasingly important in educational research. Calculation and test methods available in statistical software packages such as SPSS and STATA are widely used. To evaluate teaching innovations such as blended learning against classical classroom settings, for example, previous studies have mainly applied inference methods such as the t-test or variance analyses. The problem with these methods is that they test for the difference. A non-significant result does not automatically mean equivalence of the treatments examined, which is why we propose the use of equivalence testing. This paper introduces the equivalence test as complementary to the classical t-test and briefly discusses other approaches based on confidence intervals and Bayesian methods. As an example, the introduction of a blended learning format to a Bachelor's degree programme is used to demonstrate the procedure and discuss the results of conducting an equivalence test. By combining tests for difference and equivalence successfully, it was possible to arrive at more informative statistical statements: Whereas a t-test alone only produced results for three out of 22 courses, a t-test and an equivalence test in combination yielded statistically confirmed statements for 12 out of 22 courses.
The Role of Organizational Trust and JOY in Organization’s Strategic Behaviour

Abstract The concepts of Organizational Trust (OT) and JOY have changed substantially both denotatively and conceptually over the span of past years. This article reveals the insights, understands and explores the conundrum of OT and JOY. The study involves breaking down the transient sentiment of JOY and traces the impact it shares on OT. We endeavour to break down applicable arbiters and arbitrators that may impact JOY and association trust. It is found that consumers trust less without JOY and buy less without OT. This implies that retailers should put in a constant effort into JOY, which would lead to clear market understanding of their customers demand and taste. Along these lines, the connection among Organization Trust and JOY can be described as commonly affecting a consumer’s feelings and experiences by focusing on the positive and negative events. The use of a survey method handles the moderating impact of OT on repurchase intentions of customers. Early exists of customers direct an impact on repurchasing adversely.
Exploring the factor structure and psychometric properties of an acculturation and resilience scale with culturally and linguistically diverse adolescents

Abstract Objective The present study adapted the recently developed adult Acculturation and Resilience Scale to be used with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents. The factor structure and psychometric properties of the adapted scale were explored. The adapted scale was used to examine how CALD adolescents' acculturation and resilience is impacted by their demographics. Method The 27‐item Acculturation and Resilience Scale for adults was adapted to increase its appropriateness for CALD youth. Adolescents (N = 233) from a specialist CALD school completed a questionnaire with the help of interpreters. Results The exploratory factor analysis indicated a 19‐item scale, Acculturation and Resilience Scale for Adolescents (AARS‐A) with a three‐factor structure: Acculturation Host, Acculturation Heritage, and Resilience. The revised scale had sound internal consistency and convergent and divergent validity. Girls, compared to boys, emerged as more integrated in the new society. Further, those who reported higher English language proficiency and had a permanent visa status highlighted integration through a strong link with their own culture and the host society. Conclusion AARS‐A is a promising scale, which can be used with CALD adolescents to measure positive aspects of acculturation and resilience. Future directions and implications are discussed.
Funds of knowledge for scholars: Reflections on the translation of theory and its implications

Abstract This paper investigates the roots of Funds of Knowledge, looking at how a collection of theories, ideologies and methods were brought together by diverse actors at one historical moment to launch an educational brand with remarkable power. At the same time, I reflect on how my own understanding of funds of knowledge theory has evolved through my training and practice as a teacher and, later, as an educational researcher. Finally, I discuss how this historical and biographical exploration can shed light on the way that theories evolve as they are translated across disciplines, texts, and contexts.
The Interpretive-Sensory Access Theory of Self-Knowledge: Simplicity and Coherence with Surrounding Theories

The interpretive-sensory access (ISA) theory of self-knowledge claims that one knows one’s own mind by turning one’s capacity to know other minds onto oneself. Previously, researchers mostly debated whether the theory receives the most support from the results of empirical research. They have given much less attention to the question whether the theory is the simplest of the available alternatives. I argue that the question of simplicity should be considered in light of the well-established theories surrounding the ISA theory. I claim that the ISA theory then proves to be the simplest. I reply to objections to this claim related to recent developments in this area of research: the emergence of a unified transparency theory of self-knowledge and the relative establishment of the predictive processing theory.
The Relationship Between Stress and Cognitive Functioning

Exposure to stress can negatively impact cognitive functions. The effects can depend on one’s health behaviors and mental health status. Participants in this study completed various surveys asking about their mental health status, their physical activity level, and other important information such as whether or not they take part in mindful meditation practices. In addition, they were randomly separated in two groups: a stress group who experienced the stressful version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST; Kirschbaum, Pirke, & Hellhammer, 1993), and a control group who experienced a non-stressful version of TSST. Participants then completed a Stroop task on a computer program, where the participants were asked to say the color of the word, rather than the word itself (Stroop, 1935). The participants’ reaction time and number of errors made were recorded. It was found that participants in the stress group reported higher levels of state anxiety and state depression than participants in the control group, as well as increased heart rate following the TSST. While previous studies have shown that when presented with threat words on the Stroop task, anxious participants are more likely to have a slower reaction time and have an increased amount of errors, participants in the present study’s stress group did not exhibit this pattern of behavior.
Discrimination by whom? : Unraveling the effect of experiences of discrimination on depression of multi-ethnic children and adolescents in Korea

ABSTRACT Using the National Survey of Multicultural Families 2015, we examine the mediation effect of self-esteem and the effects of discrimination from different sources on young people’s depression, and we account for the importance of geographic area. The results indicate that peer discrimination has an adverse effect on depression among multi-ethnic children and adolescents in both urban and rural areas. Further, discrimination from neighbours affects self-esteem and depression among those in rural areas, and discrimination by strangers is strongly associated with depression among urban-residing children and adolescents. Based on such findings, implications for social work practice are provided.
When the world ends: Study of #fakewesteros twitter fan community during the final season of game of thrones

#FakeWesteros is an online fan community that originated on Twitter when the worldwide blockbuster television series Game of Thrones (GoT) aired its first season in 2011. Fans from around the world live‐tweeted episodes as a role‐playing activity, assuming the identity of a character from the series in their tweets. This poster will present an analysis of this practice during the 2019 airing of the final season of GoT. Preliminary results reveal how fans responded to the controversial last episodes, demonstrating how Twitter was used to express their thoughts and feelings regarding the characters, the narrative and its creators. Findings indicate how this innovative use of the digital space represents evolving forms of information sharing. Findings inform ongoing research into the information‐based practices of fans and provides new insights into the evolution of online communities, particularly how loyalty to a shared identity can extend bonds beyond fandom.
Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation: The Take Control Course

Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation provides clinicians with a user-friendly roadmap for delivering a brief, transdiagnostic group therapy that can be used for patients suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, and a range of other related mental health problems. This is supplemented by over an hour of training videos hosted on the book’s companion website, visually demonstrating how to effectively implement the therapy. The book introduces the empirical research that has led to a greater emphasis on transdiagnostic treatment approaches, and details how to implement each phase of the therapy, supported by clinical examples to make practical application easier.
Investigating the most applied Head Teachers’ Leadership Style in Motivating Teachers: The Case of Secondary Education Teachers in Kitwe District, Zambia

The purpose of the study was to investigate the most applied head teachers’ leadership styles in motivating teachers’ in secondary schools of Kitwe district, Zambia. The study was conducted using descriptive survey. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 22 head teachers and 210 teachers respectively to participate in the study. Questionnaire instruments with likert scale questions were used as research tools in collecting data from teachers and head teachers. To test reliability of the instruments, data set on the questionnaires were subjected to chronbach`s alpha (α) test statistics using statistical package for social sciences version.20 (SPSS 20). Data collected from the participants were quantitatively analyzed and presented into tables using SPSS 20. The results for this study show that head teachers frequently apply democratic leadership style as they allow teachers to express their feelings about how things should be done and they put suggestions made by staff members into operation. It is recommended that head teachers in secondary schools of Kitwe district should equally apply all the three leadership styles (democratic, laissez-faire and autocratic) without favoring only one type of leadership style. (184 words).
CATARACT SURGERY IN PSEUDOEXFOLIATION SYNDROME

Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome is an age-related systemic disorder with major ocular manifestations. It is characterized by the production and deposition of fibrillogranular amyloid-like extracellular material within many ocular tissues. Pseudoexfoliation is also a risk factor for glaucoma and also correlated to an increased incidence of cataract formation. Cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation is connected with many complications and presents challenges that require careful preoperative planning and intraoperative care to ensure safe surgery and successful postoperative outcome. Zonular weakness and poor pupillary dilation are the two major risk factors for surgical complications and poor visual acuity after surgery. With proper preparation and the use of specialized adjunctive devices, phacoemulsification is the preferred procedure of cataract extraction in this group of patients. Postoperatively, patients require frequent and detailed follow-up to monitor for complications such as intraocular pressure rise, inflammation and intraocular lens dislocation. In conclusion, with appropriate preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care, the risk of complications can be minimized and favorable outcomes may be achieved in cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
Wykorzystanie analizy transakcyjnej w badaniach mediów społecznościowych

The Big Data technology allows for a simultaneous analysis of a huge number of words and phrases in Internet entries. An appropriate selection of keywords may allow for obtaining results similar to survey research, but on a much larger scale than it is usually possible. The theory of transactional analysis allows for creating a psychological portrait of the Internet user, which is based on the analysis of his/her speech content. The present article constitutes an attempt to use the language of transactional analysis in the study of social networks.
Absolute Pitch Acquisition as Memory System with Its' Musical Executive Function from Cognitive Neuropsychological Perspective

Absolute (perfect) pitch is defined as the ability to identify and categorize a musical pitch - tone frequency by its name in the musical equal temperament tuning system without an external reference tone. Â Â The article presents absolute pitch process as long-term working semantic musical memory with musical executive function included in musical practical activity, with the description of similarities between music and language structure in music cognitive neuropsychology studiesâ€™ evidence, as a background for cognitive neuropsychological possibilities of its generally available development. The article describes methodological assumptionsâ€™ content of empirically developed aural behavioral psychological memory training method â€˜absolute pitch ecological practical activityâ€™ (APEPA) for childhood and youth age, based on working memory span, aural cognitive learning ability in music education and performance activity, in cognitive music neuropsychology field. Â
Between ritual and information: Three phases of Norwegian news audiences’ sense-making of the election of Donald Trump

This article investigates sense-making processes of news audiences when faced with destabilizing global events. The destabilizing event is Trump’s 2016 election win, which we study from the perspective of audiences far removed: in the Nordic region. Asking how we can understand shifts in the balance between the informational and ritual aspects of news over time, we study how journalism matters when ordinary practices are suddenly uprooted, and in the gradual return to everyday life. Based on the analysis of extensive qualitative material, we formulate three successive phases of Norwegian news audiences’ reactions to the election: annoying circus far away, world-shattering shock and regained stability. We underline not only shared experiences but also nuances which we link to differences in media use routines, levels of interests in news as well as resources for the sense-making of politics. Our findings contribute to the scrutiny of news use in everyday life and at times of political upheaval, and add an audience perspective to research on Trump and the media.
Back to the future: Considerations in use and reporting of the retrospective pretest

Retrospective pretests ask respondents to report after an intervention on their aptitudes, knowledge, or beliefs before the intervention. A primary reason to administer a retrospective pretest is that in some situations, program participants may over the course of an intervention revise or recalibrate their prior understanding of program content, with the result that their posttest scores are lower than their traditional pretest scores, even though their understanding or abilities have increased. This phenomenon is called response-shift bias. The existence of response-shift bias is undisputed, but it does not always occur, and use of the retrospective pretest in place of a traditional pretest often introduces new problems. In this commentary, I provide a brief overview of the literature on response-shift bias and discuss common pitfalls in the use and reporting of retrospective pretest results, including a failure to consider multiple factors that may affect all test scores, as well as claims that retrospective pretests are less biased than traditional pretests, provide more accurate estimates of effects, and are necessarily superior to traditional pretests in program evaluation. I comment on the article by Little et al. (2019) in this issue in light of the literature on retrospective pretests and discuss the need for a theoretical framework to guide research on response-shift bias. The goal of the commentary is to provide readers with an informed and critical lens through which to evaluate and use retrospective pretest methods.
School sector and satisfaction: evidence from a nationally representative sample

ABSTRACT Access to private schools and public charter schools might improve parent and student satisfaction through competitive pressures and improved matches between educators and students. Using ordered probit regression analysis and a nationally representative sample of 13,436 students in the United States in 2016, I compare satisfaction levels of parents and students by school sector. I find that public charter schools and private schools outperform traditional public schools on six measures of parent and student satisfaction. Respondents with children in private schools also tend to report higher levels of satisfaction than respondents with children in public charter schools. These results tend to support the theory that access to public charter and private schools could lead to higher levels of satisfaction for families and students. However, although several control variables are included in the analytic models, the results may still be affected by selection bias.
Effects of acanthopanax senticosus injection on the brain tissue,beta-endorphin in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage

Objective To explore the effects of various doses of acanthopanax senticosus(AS) injection on the pathological changes of the brain tissue,the content of beta-endorphin(β-EP) in brain tissue after intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH),and to provide theory reference for ICH treated by AS injection clinically.Methods ICH rats models were established by injecting collagenase into their brain.The brain water content was determined with the wet and dry weight method;the pathological changes of brain tissue were observed by electron-microscopy;the content of β-EP in brain tissue were determined with radioimmunoassay.Results(1) The brain water content in the great and middle dose group were significantly lower than that in control group at the 3rd and 7th day after treatment(P0.01);that in great and middle dose group were significantly lower than that in small dose group(P0.01);and that in small dose group was markedly lower than that in control group(P0.05) at the 7th day. (2) Electron-microscopy showed that chromatins gathered to the rim of nucleus in most nerve gliocytes,mitochondria were swollen,vacuoles were formed and had decreased crests in most neurocytes and nerve gliocytes around the hematoma in the control group at the 7th day,but it couldn′t be seen evidently in the middle dose group on the same time. (3) The content of β-EP in brain tissue:three treated groups were significantly higher than that in control group(P0.01)at the 1st day after treatment,but that in great and middle dose group were significantly lower than that in control group(P0.01) and that in great dose group was lower than that in small group(P0.01)at the 3rd and 7th day after treatment.Conclusions(1) AS injection can obviously relieve the brain edema and block the apoptosis of brain cells of the ICH rats having remedial effect for ICH rats with optimal therapeutic effect at the great dosage within permission. (2) AS injection may have an effect just like a blocking agent of β-EP acceptor.
Academic Emotions Experienced by Academically High-Achieving Females Who Developed Disordered Eating

Previous studies have not examined the academic emotions experienced by academically high-achieving females with disordered eating. In this qualitative study, 14 academically high-achieving adult females who developed disordered eating in high school were interviewed. A content analysis of the interview transcripts revealed both the academic emotions and the emotions associated with eating described by participants. The participants reported strong positive and negative academic emotions, including some unexpected emotions, such as feeling loved by teachers when they did well academically. The findings suggested that these academically high-achieving females appeared to be seeking the strong positive emotions associated with academic achievement, on which their self-worth was contingent. Most participants also described positive emotions associated with eating or controlling eating.