Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Outcomes of Autonomous Workgroups: A Long-Term Field Experiment

A quasi-experimental design was used to study the long-term effects of implementation of autonomous workgroups in a manufacturing environment. Results indicated a substantial and lasting effect on employees' intrinsic job satisfaction, a more temporary effect on extrinsic job satisfaction, and no consequences for work motivation or performance. At an organizational level, however, improvements in productivity were made possible through elimination of supervisory positions; and contrary to prediction, labor turnover increased.
Global Sexual Diversity Politics and the Trouble with LGBT Rights

This chapter responds to the challenge state homophobia poses to LGBT rights in its invocation of a “gay menace. ” It engages the limits of a rights-based discourse in achieving security for sexual and gender minorities under threat: first, as homophobia is marshalled as a tool of statecraft and then as LGBT rights and identities are bound geotemporally by the historically specific context to which they responded. These two efforts demonstrate the need for an approach sensitive to the practical conditions faced within specific political contexts. The chapter’s argument addresses the political incommensurability of LGBT rights in the context of authoritarian and illiberal states and the danger of associating sexual and gender liberation with autocracy. It considers the consequences of a “gay menace” and of “rights”-claiming in response as both are bounded in geotemporal terms, then dislocated from history, culture, and politics as they become modular. Finally, the chapter asks what a global sexual and gender minority politics might look like through claims around capabilities tied to global civil society that foster collective self-actualization instead of “human rights” or “security” tied to authoritarian or fickle states.
Problem-solving challenges: operating a campus food pantry to improve student success

ABSTRACT As of June 2018, over 640 college campuses were registered with the College and University Food Bank Alliance, an organization that supports campuses currently operating or interested in opening a pantry. However, a dearth of research exists that examine how campus pantries function: what unique challenges do campus pantries face and how do pantry staff creatively address these challenges? In October 2016, researchers collected qualitative data during a problem-solving workshop at a daylong summit of 28 pantry representatives from 16 Michigan college campuses. Pantry staff documented their biggest challenges and then collectively brainstormed solutions. Researchers used consensus qualitative research coding procedures to generate common themes. Four overarching themes, and 11 sub-themes, emerged out of the 51 challenges and 117 solutions generated by participants: (1) infrastructure and resources, (2) operating within university systems, (3) building and sustaining partnerships, and (4) data, research, and assessment. The challenges and solutions generated by participants reflect the distinctiveness of campus pantry work relative to community-based pantries and underscore challenges and potential best practices of operating a pantry within a university system. These findings help campus administrators and pantry staff anticipate and address food security as an increasingly necessary strategy for student success and educational equity.
Development of a Stages of Change Model for Sun Exposure

A model of readiness to reduce sun exposure was developed and tested using factor analytic, structural modeling, and cluster analytic techniques, and employing double cross-validation procedures. This model is based on the stages of change model developed by Prochaska & DiClemente (1983) which posits that people pass through a series of stages in their attempts to change behavior: Precontemplation (not intending to change); Contemplation ( seriously considering change); Action (actively engaged in change); and Maintenance (successfully sustained change). A 35-item questionnaire measuring the four stages of change was administered to 595 participants in a worksi te health promotion program. Six competing measurement models were compared and a four factor correlated model corresponding to the four stages of change was found to provide the best fit to the data. These analyses also resulted in a short and reliable 16 item measure of sun exposure behavior and intentions. Item factor loadings were high (median= .82). Internal consistency (alpha) coefficients for the four stages of change scales were also very good (.80 to .89). Cluster analyses of the four scales resulted in eight distinct profiles similar to those obtained in previous analyses of the stages of change in other problem areas. These developmental findings suggest that the stages of change model, productive in other areas of health behavior, can be adapted to problems of sun exposure and skin cancer prevention. ii
Evaluating a flipped intermediate Spanish course through students and instructor’s perceptions

Oregon State University, US nvjaramillo@hotmail.com This case study examined students’ and their instructor’s perceptions and experiences in a flipped intermediate Spanish course which aimed to leverage class time for more interactive and communicative tasks to increase the use of language. Through student surveys and instructor interviews, this study found contrastive perspectives between the students’ and instructor’s experiences. Results from student surveys showed that their perceptions were lower but positive at the end of the course when compared to the start of the course. In contrast, the instructor had mixed perceptions before and after the course. Discussion of these contrastive perceptions and experiences are presented, as well as of online tasks and classroom activities. In addition, implications are presented in light of increasing our understanding of the affordances that flipped learning offers for language learning, learners’ agency, and instructor’s support.
Assessment of the Educational Benefits Produced by Peer Learning Activities in Cybersecurity

Peer learning activities may represent a solution to several problems in the cybersecurity education field. Peers have the potential to engage students in was that instructional staff do not. Effective peer learning activities may also aid the scalability of cybersecurity degree programs, which is critical given the shortage of qualified instructional staff and immense need for qualified security professional graduates from degree programs. This paper presents cybersecurity peer learning activities conducted at the North Dakota State University and assesses them using a student survey. It demonstrates the efficacy of these activities for increasing students’ technical skills and excitement about the topics of the peer learning activities.
Bordering on sociocultural boundaries and diversity: negotiating Filipino identities in a Hong Kong multi-ethnic school

ABSTRACT This article illustrates the interface of ethnic identities and a multi-ethnic learning environment in a predominantly Chinese society. Hong Kong – whilst reputed as an Asian international city – has displayed reticence in promoting multicultural initiatives and inclusiveness at a policy level. In this context, this study draws on a sociocultural perspective and interviews with a group of ethnic minority Filipino secondary school students. The interview data point to juxtapositions of ethnic identities with reference to students’ interactions with peers from same and different ethnic groups, ethnic in-group practices, and a schooling discourse that reflects Chinese language expectations and recognition of cultural diversity. The analysis, as a result, specifies how schooling experiences in this case become grounds for identity tensions in being a Filipino and a Hong Kong person. These tensions caution against tacit sociocultural relations in learning environments resulting from school-initiated multicultural practices without broader and explicit policy support for culturally diverse student population.
The impact of language attrition on language teaching: the dynamics of linguistic knowledge retention and maintenance in multilingualism

Language attrition has become a vibrant theme as it has implications for theoretical linguistics, including, for example, the organization of linguistic information in the brain and language processing. Insights from this area also have impact on the study of second language (L2) development and can feed the area of language teaching. Once language attrition may be of value for the study of language retention and maintenance, it can contribute to language teaching with long lasting results, more effective planning and syllabus design. In this perspective, as studies exploring L2 attrition are still limited, this article provides a synthesis of research on the area. By drawing from the Dynamic Model of Multilingualism and from the Threshold Hypothesis, it also explores the implications L2 attrition research has for language teaching with a view to establishing more informed language practices and policies.
Formal variation does not affect morphological processing: evidence from Italian

Psycholinguistic research on morphological processing has not always provided convergent evidence on the way allomorphic relationships are perceived during lexical access. In the present study we propose to further investigate this issue by focusing on Italian deverbal nominalizations in -tura and -zione and their relationship with two potential bases of derivations. Results from a masked priming study showed similar facilitation effects when riparato ‘repaired’ and riparare ‘to repair’ were presented as primes for the recognition of the target riparazione ‘repair’. Similarly, such effects also emerged when targets such as illusione ‘illusion’ were preceded by the transparent form illuso ‘deluded’ and the more opaque illudere ‘to delude’, indicating no significant difference between primes exhibiting non-predictable allomorphy and more transparent ones. Implications for lexical access are discussed and reasons to prefer a word-based semantically informed model are provided.
Spontaneous Alveolar Bone Loss Development by Alloxan-induced Diabetes Mellitus in Rats

Diabetes mellitus is associated with the occurrence and severity of alveolar bone loss. This study evaluated the effect of alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus on the percentage of remaining periodontal bone support (PBS) and periodontal bone loss (PBL) in adult rats. Twenty female rats were injected with alloxan diluted at 0.2% in a 0.05 M citrate buffer, pH 4.5 (150 mg/kg, i.p.) and eight of them became diabetic. The glycaemic indexes were investigated weekly. After 42 days, the rats were euthanized and left mandibles were radiographed to measure the PBS. The same left mandibles were defleshed and stained and PBL was evaluated morphometrically by measuring the distance between the cementoenamel junction and alveolar bone crest. The comparison between the diabetic and control groups showed that the induced diabetes provoked statistically lower percentage of PBS and higher periodontal bone destruction (p<0.05). In conclusion, the induction of diabetes mellitus in adult rats may cause alveolar bone loss and reduce the remaining periodontal bone support.
The instance-based multilevel security model (IBMSM)

basic motivation of multilevel database systems is to share data from different security levels. However, current models have to rapidly store some information in different security levels to protect signal channel. Leakages could also occur when current models deal with the null values. In this research we propose a novel security model, the instance-based multilevel security model to solve the current problems. The proposed work includes defining the model, extending the SQL operation to the model and comparing the model with the current models in three areas, complexity, efficiency and reliability, and to point out the advantages of the proposed model in each area.
Husbands’ migration: increased burden on or more autonomy for wives left behind?

ABSTRACT Migration of men has important influences on reshaping family and gender roles in left-behind wives. However, it is unclear whether husbands’ out-migration increases the burden on or creates autonomy for left-behind wives. Using new data from Nepal, we examine the associations of husband’s out-migration and remittance status with the work burden and autonomy of left-behind wives’. Results of our multi-level multivariate analyses show that the number of months a husband migrated internationally during the last year is significantly associated with an increase in participation in farming activities for the left-behind wives. Husband’s out-migration and remittance status are also associated with an increase in wives’ number of daily activities outside the home, and leisure activities and media use. In sum, husbands’ out-migration might be good and bad for women, by increasing the burden on wives while also promoting their freedom of movement, leisure activities and media use. Importantly these findings are net of wives’ individual background characteristics, household characteristics and community context measures.
Attitudes and motivations for studying STEM courses and pursuing a STEM career

Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is responsible for the great innovations that make our world a better place to live. Studies in the US have revealed that advancements in STEM have accounted for more than half of economic growth in the later part of the 20th century (Jobs for the Future, 2005). Despite the considerable research interest, an insight into student choices and influences primarily has focused on a single underlying factor (Tyson, Lee, Borman, & Hanson, 2007). Using the theoretical framework of self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977), the current research took a holistic approach of students’ motivations and career aspirations in the STEM field. This was achieved by investigating if tertiary educational experiences, socioeconomic and cultural background influenced students’ motivation and career aspirations in STEM. Surveys were administered to first and final year STEM students (N=1200) at an Australian university that measured students’ general self-efficacy, subject specific self-efficacy, career aspiration, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds while further insight of their motivations and career goals were sought with one-on-one interviews (N=15). Analysis of the survey data indicates students’ high school subject experiences and parental guidance influenced their initial choice in studying a STEM course at university. Furthermore, interviews revealed the important role academics play in motivating students to continue studying a STEM course and pursuing a STEM related career.
Authenticity and its relationship with theory of planned behaviour: Case of Camino de Santiago walk in Spain

ABSTRACT This study aims to understand the relationships between authenticity and the constructs of theory of planned behaviour (TPB), namely, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and behavioural intention, of pilgrims who participated in the Camino de Santiago walk in Spain. A survey involving 400 respondents was conducted and structural equation modelling was employed in analysing the data. Results revealed positive relationships between authenticity and attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. Attitude and subjective norms had a positive and significant relationship with behavioural intention, whereas perceived behavioural control showed an insignificant relationship with behavioural intention. Authenticity mediated by the TPB constructs positively influenced the behavioural intention of pilgrims. Findings of this study provide an improved understanding of how authenticity interacts with attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control, thereby influencing the behavioural intention to walk the St. James Way. Thus, this study contributes to an improved insight into the impact of authenticity on pilgrims’ behavioural intention.
The Ability of Hospital Staff to Recognise and Meet Patients’ Spiritual Needs: A Pilot Study

Objectives: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to determine the understanding of spirituality and spiritual care among clinical and non-clinical staff caring for people with chronic and terminal conditions. Background: As health care moves towards a more person-centred approach, spiritual care has become more important in patients’ care. Recent evidence shows positive associations between addressing patient spiritual needs and health outcomes. Methods: We administered an adapted Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS), used by the Royal College of Nursing, to hospital and community-care staff (n = 191) in Sydney, Australia. This survey examines perceptions of spiritual care and participant abilities to meet patients’ spiritual needs. Results: The response rate to the SSCRS survey was 84 of 191 eligible participants (44%). Agreement was high on items describing talking to and observing patients and their loved-ones to identify spiritual needs (mean – 90%). However agreement was low concerning items describing the use of data collection tools and talking with colleagues to identify patients’ spiritual needs (mean – 43%). Participants recognised patients’ spiritual needs (mean – 86%), but when asked if they were able to meet these spiritual needs, only 13% (n = 11) stated they were always able to do so. Hence, there was strong agreement on actions for guidance and support for staff dealing with patients’ spiritual and religious issues (n = 71, 85%) and that spiritual care education and training is required (n = 64, 76%). Conclusion: We have identified strong agreement of the importance of delivering spiritual care but uncertainty in the ability to recognise and meet spiritual needs of patients by clinical and non-clinical hospital staff. Our results also show that spiritual care training for hospital staff is now required. Therefore, evidence-based models of spiritual care education and training require further study.
Content and language integrated learning in English as a foreign language: A European perspective

1 This study investigates the effects of English-medium CLIL on EFL proficiency in three European countries. Seven mainstream grammar schools spread across the Netherlands, Germany and Italy participated with a total of 263 pupils aged 12 to 16. Several language skills, viz. receptive vocabulary, idioms, grammar and text comprehension were measured by means of written tests in a pre/posttest design and the use of control groups. The first test was held when the experimental classes were all at the start of the CLIL intervention in secondary education; the second test two years later. Each of the three countries participated with two CLIL classes and two mainstream classes as control groups. The results show that CLIL classes had better EFL skills from the start: they outperformed the mainstream groups at both test rounds. However, gain scores varied per country and the apparent head start of CLIL pupils makes it difficult to interpret EFL results.
Predicting GPAs with Executive Functioning Assessed by Teachers and by Adolescents Themselves

Executive functions (EFs) show promise as important mediators of adolescent academic performance. However, the expense of measuring EFs accurately has restricted most field-based research on them to smaller, non-longitudinal studies of homogeneous populations with specific diagnoses. We therefore monitored the development of 259 diverse, at-risk students’ EFs as they progressed from 6th through 12th grade. Teachers completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) for a random subset of their students. At that same time, those same students completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Self Report (BRIEF-SR) about themselves; teachers generally reported stronger EFs in students than students reported in themselves. Results further indicated that both BRIEF and BRIEF-SR Global Executive Composite (GEC) scores—measures of overall executive functioning—significantly predicted overall GPAs more than was already predicted by students’ gender, IEP status, and eligibility for free/reduced school lunch. BRIEF (teacher) scores were better predictors and contributed more to predictive accuracy than the BRIEF-SR (student) scores; BRIEF scores even added additional predictiveness to a model already containing BRIEF-SR scores, while the reverse did not hold. This study provides evidence for valid use of BRIEF and BRIEF-SR GEC scores to predict middle and high school GPAs, thereby supporting practitioners use for this purpose within similar, diverse, at-risk populations. The study also illuminates some of the EF development for this population during adolescence.
Humeral Shortening Osteotomy Combined With Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Superior Humeral Migration With Acromial Fracture

Fixed superior humeral migration in the setting of a chronic rotator cuff tear is a difficult problem to manage. A reverse total shoulder arthroplasty can restore shoulder function, but the degree of humeral lengthening caused by the procedure places considerable tension on the deltoid and the surrounding neurovascular structures. This can result in neurological compromise, poor joint function, and acromial fracture. The authors present a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty combined with humeral shortening osteotomy. This technique allows independent control of the correction of the joint center of rotation and the tension in the deltoid, rotator cuff remnants, and surrounding neurovascular structures.
Intersectionality: From Theory to Practice

Intersectionality as a framework and praxis has gathered significance in law and the social sciences over the past 20 years. This article begins by reviewing how intersectionality has been conceptualized, as well as the implications of varying definitions attributed to intersectionality. We then explore applications of intersectionality, first in research that focuses on uncovering processes of differentiation and systems of inequality across a range of topics, including reproductive rights, colonization, religion, immigration, and political behavior. After examining these processes and systems, we turn to a second research approach that focuses on categories of difference and between-category relationships. We find that despite different views on conceptualization, application, and implications, intersectionality may nevertheless open new avenues of inquiry for scholars as well as opportunities for transformative coalition building in social movements and grassroots organizations.