bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Validation of cooperative and competitive interactive tasks in dominant and subordinate sibling pairs.
Authors: Hernandez-Pena Lucia , Hoppe Wiebke , Koch Julia , Keeler Charlotte , Waller Rebecca , Habel Ute , Sijben Rik , Wagels Lisa
Published: April 2023

Siblings strongly influence each other in their social development and are a major source of support and conflict. Yet, studies are mostly observational, and little is known about how adult sibling relationships influence social behavior. Previous tasks exploring dynamically adjusting social interactions have limitations in the level of interactivity and naturalism of the interaction. To address these limitations, we created a Cooperative Tetris puzzle-solving Task (CoTT) and an interactive version of the Chicken Game task (ICG). We validated these two tasks to study cooperative and competitive behavior in real-time interactions (N = 56). Based on a dominance questionnaire (DoPL), sibling pairs were clustered into pairs that were both low in dominance (n = 7), both high in dominance (n = 8), or one low and one high in dominance (n = 13). Consistent with our hypothesis, there were significantly more mutual defections, less use of turn-taking strategies, and a trend for reduced success in solving the CoTT puzzles together among high dominance pairs compared to both other pair types. High dominant pairs had also higher Machiavellian and hypercompetitiveness traits and more apathetic sibling relationships. Both tasks constitute powerful and reliable tools to study personality and relationship influences on real and natural social interactions by demonstrating the different cooperative and competitive dynamics between siblings.
Predicting Reading Fluency Growth from Grade 2 to Age 23 with Parental and Child Factors
Authors: Khanolainen Daria , Psyridou Maria , Eklund Kenneth , Aro Tuija , Torppa Minna
Published: April 2023

PurposeReading fluency establishes the basis for strong literacy skills needed for academic success. We aim to trace how reading fluency develops from childhood till adulthood and identify factors that influence this development. MethodApproximately 200 Finnish families participated in the study. The dataset included children’s reading fluency assessments (in Grades 2, 3, and 8 and at age 23), their self-reports, and parental questionnaires. For data analysis, a latent growth curve model that included cognitive, motivational, and parental predictors was constructed.ResultsSignificant variations in both developmental rates and adult outcomes of reading fluency were found. The developmental rate was predicted by rapid automatized naming (RAN), letter knowledge and the formal home literacy environment (HLE) (measured in kindergarten), and reading motivation (measured in elementary school). The adult outcome (fluency at age 23) was predicted by RAN, letter knowledge, the formal HLE, and parental dyslexia. Further, those who had parents with resolving reading difficulties were more likely to follow a resolving trajectory themselves compared with those whose parents had persistent reading difficulties. ConclusionOur findings offer novel insights into how reading fluency develops into adulthood and identify key areas for future research to better understand the mechanisms behind reading fluency development.
A Practical Guide to EEG Hyperscanning in Joint Action Research: From Motivation to Implementation
Authors: Zamm Anna , Loehr Janeen D. , Vesper Cordula , Konvalinka Ivana , Kappel Simon L. , Heggli Ole Adrian , Vuust Peter , Keller Peter E.
Published: April 2023

Developments in cognitive neuroscience have led to the emergence of hyperscanning, the simultaneous measurement of brain activity from multiple people. Hyperscanning holds promise for the study of social cognition, including joint action, because of its potential to capture neural processes that occur within and between people as they coordinate actions toward a shared goal. Skeptical voices have, however, questioned the utility of hyperscanning based on concerns regarding interpretability of inter-brain measures and lack of a unifying theoretical approach. Here, we provide a practical guide for researchers considering using hyperscanning to study joint action and seeking to mitigate these concerns. We focus specifically on EEG hyperscanning, which is widely available and optimally suited for capturing fine-grained temporal dynamics of action coordination. Our guidelines cover questions that are likely to arise when planning a hyperscanning project, ranging from whether hyperscanning is appropriate for answering one’s research questions to considerations for study design, dependent variable selection, data analysis, and visualization. Our perspective is that benefits of hyperscanning can be maximized, and interpretability issues mitigated, if joint action researchers follow clear guidelines – including those provided here – to carefully consider the theoretical implications of their research design choices and other methodological decisions.
Searching near and far: the attentional template incorporates viewing distance
Authors: Gayet Surya , Battistoni Elisa , Thorat Sushrut , Peelen Marius
Published: April 2023

According to theories of visual search, observers generate a visual representation of the search target (the ‘attentional template’) that guides spatial attention towards target-like visual input. In real-world vision, however, objects produce vastly different visual input depending on their location: your car produces a retinal image that is ten times smaller when it’s parked fifty compared to five meters away. Across four experiments, we investigated whether the attentional template incorporates viewing distance when observers search for familiar object categories. On each trial, participants were pre-cued to search for a car or person in the near or far plane of an outdoor scene. In ‘search trials’, the scene reappeared and participants had to indicate whether the search target was present or absent. In intermixed ‘catch-trials’, two silhouettes were briefly presented on either side of fixation (matching the shape and/or predicted size of the search target), one of which was followed by a probe-stimulus. We found that participants were more accurate at reporting the location (Exp. 1&2) and orientation (Exp. 3) of probe-stimuli when they were presented at the location of size-matching silhouettes. Thus, attentional templates incorporate the predicted size of an object based on the current viewing distance. This was only the case, however, when silhouettes also matched the shape of the search target (Exp 2). We conclude that attentional templates for finding objects in scenes are shaped by a combination of category-specific attributes (shape) and context-dependent expectations about the likely appearance (size) of these objects at the current viewing location.
Leveraging Performance and Feedback-seeking Indicators from an Online Platform for Early Prediction of Students’ Learning Outcomes
Authors: Ober Teresa , Cheng Alison , Carter Matthew , Liu Cheng
Published: April 2023

BACKGROUND: Students’ tendencies to seek feedback is associated with improved learning. Yet how soon this association becomes robust enough to make predictions about learning is not fully understood. Such knowledge has strong implications for early identification of students at-risk for underachievement via digital learning platforms.OBJECTIVES: We sought to understand how early in the academic year students’ end-of-year learning outcomes could be predicted by their performance and feedback-seeking behaviors within a digital learning platform. We analyzed data collected at different time points in the academic year and across different cohorts of students within the context of high school advanced placement (AP) Statistics courses. METHODS: High school students enrolled in AP Statistics spanning three academic years between 2017-2020 (N=726; Mage=16.72 years) completed 3-4 homework assignments, each 2-3 months apart. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Across the three cohorts, and even as early as the first assignment, a model consisting of demographic variables (gender, race/ethnicity, parental education), assignment performance, and interaction with the score report explained significant variation in students’ final course grades (R2=.314-.412) and AP exam scores (kappa=.583-.689). Students’ assignment performance was positively associated with end-of-year learning outcomes. Students who more frequently checked their score reports tended to receive better learning outcomes, though not consistently across cohorts. IMPLICATIONS: These findings further an understanding of how students’ early performance and feedback-seeking behaviors within a digital learning platform predict end-of-year learning outcomes.
Emotional responses to climate change in Norway and Ireland: cross-cultural validation of the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE)
Authors: Marczak Michalina , Wierzba Małgorzata , Kossowski Bartosz , Marchewka Artur , Rios Roxanna Morote , Klöckner Christian Andreas
Published: April 2023

There is an increasing research interest in emotional responses to climate change and their role in climate action and psycho-social impacts of climate change. Recently, addressing a gap in methods, Marczak et al. (2022) developed the Inventory of Climate Emotions (ICE), a measure of eight distinct emotional responses to climate change. Yet, the ICE was developed in a single cultural context only (Poland), and its concurrent validity was tested using a limited set of variables. Here, we contribute to the scientific debate about emotional responses to climate change with original quality-controlled data from the general populations in Norway (N = 491) and Ireland (N = 485). We first confirm the 8-factor structure of the Norwegian and English versions of the ICE via confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Next, we demonstrate a high degree of cross-cultural measurement invariance of the ICE across Norway, Ireland and Poland. In the final step, we corroborate and extend the nomological span of climate emotions, showing that they are differentially linked to climate change perceptions, mitigation policy support, various socio-demographics, loneliness and alienation, as well as to environmental activism and the willingness to renounce one’s own immediate self-interests in favour of the natural environment. Overall, this research presents evidence for the structural, cross-cultural and concurrent validity of the ICE. Moreover, it provides tools and an informed basis for cross-cultural research on emotional responses to climate change.
Neuroticism facets and mortality risk in adulthood: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Authors: Butler Marta , Turiano Nicholas A , Buckley Laura , McGeehan Máire , O'Súilleabháin Páraic S
Published: April 2023

ObjectiveThis systematic review sought to comprehensively summarize the research investigating the association between facets of neuroticism and mortality risk. MethodsA systematic review of prospective cohort studies utilizing rigorous reporting methods was conducted. Six electronic bibliographic databases, MEDLINE [Ovid], Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and SCOPUS, were searched for eligible studies using keywords encompassing personality traits and mortality. Articles from inception to January 2023 were reviewed. The risk of bias was assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.ResultsFive of the 2,358 identified studies met the inclusion criteria for extraction. Included studies had 333,853 participants, of whom 3.25% died. Participants ages at baseline ranged from 20 to 102, and 54% were female. Four of the five studies reported statistically significant associations between facets of neuroticism and mortality risk. Impulsiveness was found to potentially have a protective effect when controlling for demographic and health information. Conflicting findings were reported for the facets related to anxiety and vulnerability. One study found that the 'worried-vulnerable' facet was protective of mortality risk. The remaining two studies found that the vulnerability and 'pessimistic, anxious, depressive' facet was associated with mortality in models adjusted for demographic information. ConclusionsThe findings of this systematic review suggest that various facets related to neuroticism may be associated with an increased or decreased risk of mortality risk, highlighting the variability in this field. Based on the findings, recommendations are provided to improve the quality and comparability of future cohort studies focusing on personality facets and mortality risk.Keywords: Personality, Neuroticism, Facet, Mortality, Systematic Review, Big Five
Hydrochemical characterization of the Ramsar-listed Koshi Tappu Wetland, Nepal
Authors: Neupane Shristi , Pant Ramesh Raj , Thapa Lal B , Shah Deep Narayan , Gautam Birendra , Adhikari Barsha , Khanal Barsha , Acharya Anueva , Bishwakarma Kiran , Adhikari Saroj
Published: April 2023

Nepal abounds a vast array of freshwater bodies, from sub-tropical lowlands to glacier-fed highlands with varying water quality. This study evaluated the spatial variations in water quality at the Koshi Tappu Wetland, the first Ramsar site of Nepal, located in the eastern Tarai region within the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. Nineteen water quality parameters were chosen and analyzed from twenty-one different sampling points within the wetland. Parameters including pH, EC, TDS, turbidity, and DO were analyzed on-site, whereas HCO3-, Cl-, NH4+, NO3-, SO42- PO43-, K+, TH, Ca2+, Mg2+, CaH, MgH, Na+, and Fe3+ were analyzed in the laboratory. Multivariate methods such as hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis (CA) and principal component analysis (PCA), and geochemical indices such as piper and mixing diagrams were applied to assess the spatial variation in water quality. Findings indicated Ca2+ as the principal cation and HCO3- as the principal anion regulating the hydrochemistry of the wetland. Based on CA, three spatial clusters were observed, which depicted variations in chemical composition with the PCA results highlighting the primary contamination sources and controlling factors of the sampling locations with 84.13% of the total variance. Findings from the PCA and ionic relationship analyses elucidated that the hydrochemistry of the Koshi Tappu wetland is mainly controlled by carbonate weathering processes with a minor contribution of silicate weathering and anthropogenic activities.
Start-Up and Perceived Entrepreneurial Intention of Master-Level Students of Management
Authors: Pokhrel Sagar
Published: April 2023

Various circumstances may influence the entrepreneurial intent of students. The likelihood that a student will engage in entrepreneurial action in the future depends on their entrepreneurial intention. The major goal of the study is to comprehend how master's level management students from Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City's entrepreneurial purpose is influenced by attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, entrepreneurship education, and personality features. Distribution of survey questionnaires to respondents at several master's level management colleges in Butwal is how the basic data for this study was obtained. Of the 271 successful responses, 271 were considered in the analysis. Every variable is subjected to Cronbach's alpha reliability test, which ensures high-reliability results. In this study, multiple linear regression analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient are used to analyze the observed independent variables (i.e. attitude towards behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, entrepreneurship education, and personality traits). The association between each factor and entrepreneurial intent is important. The study's findings show that most master's level management students are planning to participate in entrepreneurial projects in the future, which is positive. To raise student knowledge of career options as entrepreneurs, policymakers and academics must get involved early in the process of providing entrepreneurship education. To increase students' motivation, family, friends, and relatives must be encouraged to provide structural support.
Role of Social Media in Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
Authors: Sharma Bhagawoti
Published: April 2023

Social networking is an Internet-based technology that helps its users to promote and modification of health-related behaviour. College students can use social media for many reasons, such as accessing health information, as a source of health education, and finding and sharing health information. The study aimed to find out the existing social media use situation and to analyze the facilitating and impeding factors of social media use among college students for health promotion and behavior change. This study was based on a cross-sectional research design. A total of 409 Bachelor level college students were included in the study from three colleges of the Banke district colleges by using a multistage sampling method. The data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed them using SPSS version 20. This study found that 29.4 percent of respondents used Facebook for health communication, and 26.7 percent of respondents used Facebook for watching health -related videos, texts and images . Similarly, the majority of the respondents (79.5%) pointed out that knowledge and skills as one of the motivating / influencing factors of social media use. Based on the present study results, college students use social media to understand and share health information.
राजवंशीहरूको आफ्नो भाषाप्रतिको भाषिक अभिवृत्तिको विश्लेषण
Authors: भण्डारी पुष्पादेवी
Published: April 2023

प्रस्तुत लेख ‘राजवंशीहरूको आफ्नो भाषाप्रतिको भाषिक अभिवृत्तिको विश्लेषण’ शीर्षकमा केन्द्रित छ । यस लेखमा समाजभाषावैज्ञानिक पद्धतिमा आधारित भएर राजवंशीहरूको भाषिक जीवन्तता, बहुभाषिक स्थिति, भाषिक प्रयोग र अभिवृत्तिको अवस्था के कस्तो रहेको छ ? भनी खोजी गर्ने प्रयास गरिएको छ । यसै क्रममा मिश्रित (गुणात्मक तथा परिमाणात्मक) अनुसन्धान ढाँचा अवलम्बन गरी राजवंशीभाषी वक्ता, उक्त भाषाका अध्येता, भाषा संस्कृतिको संरक्षण र संवद्र्धनमा सम्लग्न अभियान्ताहरूसँग प्रत्यक्ष भेटघाट गरी प्राथमिक र द्वितीयक दुवै स्रोतबाट तथ्याङ्कहरू सङ्कलन गरिएको छ । प्राथमिक तथ्याङ्क अन्तर्गत निर्मित प्रश्नावली, अन्तर्वार्ता र सम्बन्धित पक्षहरूसँग प्रत्यक्ष÷अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा सहभागी भएर सङ्कलन गरिएको छ भने द्वितीयक स्रोत अन्तर्गत सम्बन्धित निकाय, तथ्याङ्क विभाग, विभिन्न पत्रपत्रिका, लेख रचनाहरू आदिबाट लिइएको छ । सङ्कलित तथ्याङ्कबाट विभिन्न थिम एवम् आशय निर्माण गरी प्राप्त नतिजालाई गुणात्मक र परिमाणात्क रूपमा मिश्रित ढाँचामा प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ । यो लेख भाषाका अध्येताहरूले राजवंशी भाषाका भाषिक जीवन्तता, भाषाप्रयोगको स्थिति र भाषिक अभिवृत्तिका बारेमा जानकारी लिन, आदिवासी तथा जनजातिहरूका भाषिक अवस्थाका बारेमा अध्ययन गरी भाषाका संरक्षण र संवद्र्धनका लागि योजना निर्माण गर्न, अदिवासी समुदायमा मातृभाषा शिक्षणका लागि पाठ्यक्रम निर्माण र पाठ्यपुस्तक लेखनमा सहयोग पु¥याउन, राज्यलाई मातृभाषाहरूका संरक्षण, संवद्र्धन र विकासका लागि भाषिक नीति र योजना निर्माण गर्न र यस विषयमा चासो राखी अध्ययन अनुसन्धान गर्न चाहने अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूलाई समेत प्रत्यक्ष अप्रत्यक्ष रूपमा सहयोग पु¥याउनको लागि उपयोगी हुने छ ।
Understanding History, Building Trust, and Sharing Appraisal Authority: Engaging Underrepresented Student Groups through Culture Centers
Authors: Ballard Jessica , Bertram Cara
Published: April 2023

Appraisal of student records is an essential part of building a complete narrative of a university’s history. Within this process, it is important to capture the experiences of underrepresented student groups. A rich source of documentation of both student life and campus diversity comes from the records produced by university cultural student clubs, cultural houses, and sororities and fraternities with historically BIPOC membership. The formation, activities, and dissolution of cultural student organizations can help to shape an understanding of a university’s demographic, social, and political history. Working with and building relationships with organization advisors and student members is important for forming good appraisal decisions about the records they produce. This article examines two case studies of appraisal projects involving the Ethnic Student Center at Western Washington University and the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It also includes an analysis of the appraisal of records of cultural student organizations and discusses the importance of working with stakeholders and understanding ownership of records.
Archival Accessioning. Edited by Audra Eagle Yun. [Review]
Authors: Aaron Haley E.
Published: April 2023

Accessioning is an essential component of collections management, establishing a baseline of legal, physical, and intellectual control over each collection held by an archival repository. However, the theory and practice of archival accessioning remains largely overlooked in professional literature. Archival Accessioning seeks to address this gap through a robust introduction to the history and principles of accessioning and a collection of thoughtful case studies.
The Digital Archives Handbook: A Guide to Creation, Management, and Preservation. Edited by Aaron D. Purcell. [Review]
Authors: Cleary Thomas
Published: April 2023

The Digital Archives Handbook, edited by Aaron D. Purcell, PhD, professor and director of Special Collections at Virginia Tech, is a collection of essays aimed at archivists responsible for establishing and maintaining policies and procedures to address digital materials. The book provides guidance on the place and scope of digital materials within the current archives and special collections landscape. Students training for archival careers will also find the book a useful overview of the impact of digital technologies on the archives profession and will learn some of the common terminology archivists use and issues that arise in the context of digital archives management.
A Comparative Review on Iron Deficiency Anemia among Children and Long-Term Strategy
Authors: Mohamed Moulana Seyida Afreen Seyid , Muahmed Musthafa Muhamed Muneeb , Sanjeev Rajavarthani , Mohamed Moulana Seyida Himaya Seyid , Thassim Marikar Faiz Mohideen Mohamed
Published: April 2023

Background: One of the most prevalent dietary disorders in the world is iron deficiency anemia (IDA) which impacts people of all ages, genders, and physiological categories. In the current situation, iron fortification in food is seen as a long-term, cost-effective, and sustainable technique.Scope and approach: The ideal mix of iron form and food carrier, as wellas the food circumstances in which it is consumed, are critical. Combining iron with a bioavailability booster and avoiding interactions with iron inhibitors are suggested. As a result, this paper provides a thorough examination of the high prevalence of IDA, its various causes, absorption of haem and non-haem iron, and bioavailability,in addition to iron fortification strategies.Results: Ascorbic acid and meat components in animal tissue are the most prominent enhancers of iron absorption in diets. Polyphenols, phytates, and calcium are the utmost potentinhibitors of iron absorption. Additional approaches to minimize iron uptake from diets may include changes in diet that lower iron consumption and reduce iron bioavailability.Conclusion: Food fortification is a viable technique for lowering anemia prevalence. The combination of iron fortificants and food vehicles should be harmless, agreeable, and ingested by the target population for an effective fortification program.It should also have no negative impact on the ultimate product’s acceptance and stability. Novel food fortification techniques may lead to the development of new approaches to treating iron deficiency and anemia.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 07 No. 02 April’23 Page: 106-116
Relationship Between Premature Rupture Of Membranes And Caesarean Section Delivery Analytical Observational Study at Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital Semarang
Authors: Nur Intan Yulice Soraya , Sholeh Mohammad Akbarrudin , Subiyanto Mutiara Delia
Published: April 2023

Background: Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a rupture of the membranes before delivery which poses a serious threat in the form of an increased risk of cesarean delivery. The risk of greater morbidity and mortality needs to be considered in cesarean delivery compared to vaginal delivery.Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between premature rupture of membranes and delivery by cesarean section at Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital, Semarang.Methods: This research is an analytic observational study with a cross sectional research design. The population of this study was pregnant women with inpatient deliveries at the Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital, Semarang in 2018-2020. The study sample size was 50 patients. The research instrument used medical records from the Obstetrics and Gynecology section at Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital, Semarang. The sampling technique of this study is a non-probability sampling technique with purposive sampling method and meets the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were analyzed by Chi Square Test (X2).Results: The results of the study from a total of 50 samples obtained were 19 patients (38%) with PROM, of which 10 were delivered by cesarean section (52.6%) and 9 patients had vaginal delivery (47.4%). Patients who did not experience PROM were 31 patients (62%) of which 26 were delivered by cesarean section (83.9%) and 5 patients delivered vaginally (16.1%). The results of the Chi Square test (X2) obtained a significance value or Asymptotic Significance (2-sided) of 0.039.Conclusion: The conslusion of this study is that there is a relationship between premature rupture of membranes and delivery by cesarean section.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 07 No. 02 April’23 Page: 128-132
Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fracture; A Case Series of 5 Patients
Authors: Kahar Johan Abdul , Ab Ghani Muhammad Najmi
Published: April 2023

Femoral shaft fractures are very common following trauma in adults and sometimes the patient may have an ipsilateral neck of femur fractures too. Unfortunately, the neck of femur fractures may be missed. The challenge lies in detecting and properly managing the neck of femur fracture in the presence of a femoral shaft fracture. We share our experience in treating 5 patients with ipsilateral neck and shaft of femur fractures and discuss the learning points in regards to diagnosis and treatment of this condition.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 07 No. 02 April’23 Page: 188-194
Reflections on Empowerment Evaluation: Learning from Experience
Authors: Fetterman David M.
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Empowerment evaluation (EE) is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. It employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Although it can be applied to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures, the focus is usually on programs. A wide range of programs use EE, including substance abuse prevention, indigent health care, welfare reform, battered women’s shelters, adolescent pregnancy prevention, individuals with disabilities, doctoral programs, and accelerated schools. This approach has been institutionalized within the American Evaluation Association since its introduction in 1993 and is consistent with the spirit of the standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. Empowerment evaluation has become a worldwide phenomenon, its acceptance in part a function of timing. Evaluators were already using forms of participatory self-assessment or were prepared to use it because it represented the next logical step. Funders and clients were focusing on program improvement and capacity building. A critical match between people and common interests was made with an underlying and often implicit commitment to fostering self-determination. Widespread use of this evaluation approach was also a result of its appearance on the Internet.
Organizational Development and Evaluation
Authors: Patton Michael Quinn
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article explores some of the opportunities open to evaluators as organizational development practitioners and the particular competencies and comparative advantages evaluators can bring to such initiatives. Examples include: (1) making systems connections between program culture and organizational culture (and therefore between program effectiveness and organizational effectiveness); (2) organizational mission fulfillment assessment (in contrast to and in relation to program goal attainment); (3) results-oriented, reality-testing leadership development as an organizational development effort to enhance the appropriate, effective, and ongoing use of outcomes evaluation at senior organizational levels; (4) reflective practice and action research built on evaluation logic and processes for organizational development; (5) knowledge management for learning organizations through identification and use of high quality (empirically supported and triangulated) lessons learned; (6) evaluation facilitation as a way of enhancing organizational communications; (7) process uses of evaluation for organizational learning and capacity building; and (8) developmental evaluation as a form of organizational development in teams.
System-Wide Program Assessment with Performance Indicators: Alberta’s Performance Funding Mechanism
Authors: Boberg Alice , Barnetson Bob
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article outlines the development and implementation of performance indicators (PIs) and performance funding in Alberta’s higher education system. Subsequently, the model of organizational functioning that underlies performance funding is made explicit. Finally, this article explores the effectiveness of performance funding at increasing goal attainment based upon the literature and our emerging experience.
A Benefit for Everyone: Family-Researcher Collaboration in the Mental Health Field
Authors: Boydell Katherine M. , Jadaa Darryle-Anne , Trainor John
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article outlines the benefits of family member involvement at all stages of mental health research. As an integral aspect of a longitudinal study of family self-help/mutual aid organizations, family members participated as advisors, researchers, and knowledge translators. Their participation served to improve the research design, inform the research questions, enhance the quality of the data, and assist in knowledge translation. Reciprocal benefits to the family members include increased research capacity, self-esteem and empowerment, financial remuneration, and a sense of ownership in the research. Innovative methodologies that consider families as full participants in all aspects of ongoing program evaluation research are recommended.
Creating Inclusive Workplaces: Employing People with Psychiatric Disabilities in Evaluation and Research in Community Mental Health
Authors: Eastabrook Shirley , Krupa Terry , Horgan Salinda
Published: April 2023

Abstract: People with psychiatric disabilities face barriers to employment both in the larger community and within the mental health system itself. Strategies used to affirmatively employ people with psychiatric disabilities as research personnel in an evaluation of community mental health services are described in this article. Our goal was to address two critical issues in the provision and evaluation of mental health services: the importance of meaningful work and productivity in the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities, and obtaining valid and reliable data regarding the effectiveness of community mental health services. A three-phase methodology for developing affirmative employment opportunities is presented, consisting of three components: affirmative planning, affirmative support, and affirmative rigour and method. The methodology is intended as a guide to assist evaluators and researchers in fulfilling the vision of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act.
The Use of the Multnomah Community Ability Scale as a Program Evaluation Tool
Authors: Durbin Janet , Dewa Carolyn S. , Aubry Tim , Krupa Terry , Rourke Sean , Foo Emily
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The Multnomah Community Ability Scale (MCAS) is a standardized measure of functioning of people with mental illness living in the community. This study assessed feasibility and utility of the MCAS for routine outcome monitoring of clients enrolled in intensive community support programs. Burden related to training and administration was assessed and scale properties were evaluated, using data collected from a multisite community mental health evaluation initiative. Minimum effort was required to achieve good inter-rater reliability and administer the measure. The validity of the MCAS for measuring change in community functioning in new program clients was supported. However, MCAS ratings for ongoing clients were stable. Future studies can assess the relevance of the MCAS for measuring improvement in this client group.
Planning for Multi-Site Ethics Review
Authors: Dewa Carolyn S. , Gold Jennifer
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article is a brief report that draws on the literature and interviews with CMHEI investigators to explore the challenges of obtaining research ethics board approval for multi-site studies. It goes on to suggest how the complexity of multi-site approval could be addressed in terms of study budget, staff time, and study timelines.
Évaluation des coûts des services de soutien en santé mentale communautaire
Authors: Blouin Mariette , Aubry Tim , Angus Douglas
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Despite the high level of expressed interest in assessing costs of health and social services in program evaluation, the application of methodologies to estimate costs still remains relatively rare. The research note describes the application of a methodology developed in England to comprehensively cost health and social services. Using an assessment of services and supports consumed by 90 clients of a community mental health agency in Ottawa, Ontario, the different stages of the methodology are described. Results show the average annual total costs of services and supports used by the clients to be $24,878 per year ($68 per day), with a wide range variability associated with total costs of services for the different clients. The challenges of using this costing methodology in program evaluation are discussed.
Gauging Alignments: An Ethnographically Informed Method for Process Evaluation in a Community-Based Intervention
Authors: Lee Bonnie K. , Lockett Donna , Edwards Nancy
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Community-based projects feature multidimensional interventions and interactions within unpredictable contexts. Process evaluations can shed light on variability in outcomes across sites and the reasons why some project outcomes fall short of expectations. The authors present an ethnographically informed study of the interactive project components in a pilot community-based falls prevention project that was implemented in 4 communities across Canada. Ethnographic descriptions and analyses of alignments between multilevelled project components allowed the researchers to better understand the mechanisms of project evolution at each site and variations in project momentum, mobilization, and sustainability across sites. Primary data sources consisted of project teleconference transcripts triangulated with log notes, field notes, and interviews. Descriptions and analyses of alignments may be instrumental to process evaluation. Project adjustments could then be made accordingly in propelling progress toward program objectives, informing program decisions, and in making sense of variability in program outcomes. Further exploration and operationalization of the alignment concept is recommended to advance knowledge about how to conduct process evaluations of complex interventions.
Contribution Analysis Applied: Reflections on Scope and Methodology
Authors: Dybdal Line , Nielsen Steffen Bohni , Lemire Sebastian
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article investigates contribution analysis, an analytical tool invented by John Mayne, from both a theoretical and an operational perspective. Despite the substantial attention that contribution analysis has received, few studies appear to have applied it in practice. The article discusses the broadened scope of contribution analysis by analyzing its theoretical and methodological tenets, and examines its practical applicability in relation to two evaluations. The authors find that contribution analysis has much to offer the current theory-based evaluation landscape, but that further elaboration of the theoretical and methodological framework of contribution analysis is also needed.
Queering Sexual and Gender Citizenship in (Anarcho-)Feminist Zines in Post-Socialist Poland
Authors: Dynda Barbara
Published: April 2023

The article analyzes concepts of sexual and gender citizenship emerging in feminist, lesbian, and queer zines in post-socialist Poland. It focuses on oral history interviews and discourses manifested in the following zines: Łechtaczka (Clitoris), girlz get united! ( ggu!) and Lesbijki i Geje Międzynarodowa wymiana Przyjaźni ( Lesbian & Gay Hospitality Exchange International, L/GHEI).

After contextualizing the Polish anarcho-feminist zine scene, this article analyses how post-socialist transnational discourses developed within underground publications. By focusing on ggu! and L/GHEI, it argues that feminist and queer zines reconceptualized sexual and gender citizenship while disrupting binary divisions (such as national/foreign, Eastern post-socialist/Western never-socialist geographies)—from both the anarchist and assimilationist perspectives. The article focuses then on a locally distributed zine: the lesbian-queer Łechtaczka. This publication shows how grassroots concepts of sexual and gender citizenship challenged those imposed by the Polish church–state system, as well as those harbored by misogynistic and homophobic groups of the punk scene.

This article ends by highlighting how the analysis of ggu!, L/GHEI, and Łechtaczka allows us to see the complexity of identities and networks emerging in grassroots feminist communities and understand the complicated nature of discourses concerning the local and global reconceptualization of sexual and gender citizenship.
The Impact of the Online Project-Based Learning on Students’ Communication, Engagement, Motivation, and Academic Achievement
Authors: Al-Bahadli Khansa Hassan , Al-Obaydi Liqaa Habeb , Pikhart Marcel
Published: April 2023

Purpose. Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered environment that emphasizes a dynamic classroom approach. It is founded on the idea that students gain a deeper understanding by actively tackling difficulties and issues from the real world. Students gain knowledge in a subject by devoting a significant amount of time to researching and solving a challenging question or interesting issue. 
Methods & Procedure. PBL was used in online classes during the pandemic of COVID-19. The study concentrated on projects that were created by students themselves under the guidance of teachers with the aim of determining their impact on their communication, engagement, motivation, and academic accomplishment in L2 acquisition context. The sample of the study that consisted of 100 EFL college students deployed this methodology in their weekly lectures.
Results. The results show that PBL can have some positive effect on the entire spectrum of parameters under consideration as well as have a substantial impact on communication, engagement, motivation, and academic performance in online education. The findings clearly show that PBL can be a useful methodology for L2 acquisition and can provide students with various challenging activities and topics that increase their motivation and engagement, and thus, academic achievement.
Influence of the fertiliser system on the soil nutrient regime and onion productivity
Authors: Kuts Oleksandr , Kokoiko Vasyl , Paramonova Tetiana , Mykhailyn Volodymyr , Syromiatnykov Yurii
Published: April 2023

Modern approaches to optimising the nutrition of vegetable plants often have low efficiency and negatively affect various components of the agrobiocoenosis (soil, microbiota). In this regard, the purpose of the study was to determine the influence of various fertiliser systems on the yield and quality of onions in irrigated vegetable-fodder crop rotation, changes in the main agrochemical and microbiological parameters of the soil. The study was conducted in the laboratory of agrochemical research and quality of products of the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing of NAAS of Ukraine. Research methods: long-term stationary field experiment; laboratory determination of agrochemical and microbiological parameters of soil and biochemical composition of bulbs; statistical data processing. It is determined that a significant increase in the content of nitrate nitrogen in the arable soil layer is provided by the use of mineral fertilisers, mobile compounds of phosphorus and potassium – mineral and systems. The use of mineral fertilisers leads to an increase in the number of fungi in the soil rhizosphere and a decrease in the potential activity of nitrogen fixation, which worsens the microbiological activity of the soil. The application of organic fertilisers in combination with mineral fertilisers leads to an increase in the number of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms and potential nitrogen-fixing activity, which improves soil fertility. The use of organo-mineral and mineral fertiliser systems leads to an increase in the yield of onions by 6.6-8.6 t/ha or 41.3-53.8%. When using biologised nutrition optimisation systems, the yield increases by 19.4-23.8%. The maximum level of onion yield is indicated for the introduction of organo-mineral fertiliser systems(63 t/ha of humus + randomly N45P45K45; 36 t/ha of humus + locally N45P45K45); causing an increase in yield by 8.2-8.6 t/ha.There is a certain pattern of a decrease in the dry matter content in bulbs and an increase in the nitrate content undervarious fertiliser systems. The research materials are of practical value for the implementation of nutrition optimisationsystems aimed at both sustainable growth in the yield of vegetable products and maintaining the level of soil fertilityof vegetable agrobiocoenoses
Assessment of growth and development of cowpea varieties based on phenological and morphological observations
Authors: Bobos Iryna , Komar Oleksandr , Fedosiy Ivan
Published: April 2023

The search and selection of cowpea varieties with optimal economic characteristics is a key factor in the development of cultivation technologies to increase yields. The purpose of the study was to determine the phenological and morphological characteristics of cowpea varieties and establish the relationship between economically valuable indicators and weather conditions. The leading approaches to studying this problem are field method – to assess the growth and development of cowpea varieties; statistical – to conduct variance and correlation analysis of the assessment of morphological features and economically valuable indicators of cowpea. Five cowpea varieties were studied: Groik (Israel), Kafedralna (Ukraine), Gasson (Vietnam), American improved (USA), and U-Cha-Kontou (China). It was found that the duration of phenological phases of cowpea varieties depended on weather conditions. Varieties of cowpea were characterised by early maturation periods for the sum of effective temperatures of 192.0-207.5°C and precipitation of 30.54-31.65 mm. Earlier maturation periods were the varieties American improved, Kafedralna, Gasson with the duration of the period from germination to the beginning of harvesting ripeness of the pod – 58-62 days and the duration of the period from germination to biological ripeness of seeds – 92-94 days. For the vegetable industry, bush varieties Kafedralna and U-Cha-Kontou with a plant height of 48.5-54.9 cm were promising, which formed tender long beans with a weak parchment layer (22.8-23.6 cm). Groik and Gasson varieties proved valuable for growing seedlings due to the small light-coloured seeds with a plant height of 61.8-100.5 cm and the formation of a large number of short beans on the plant (12.8-15.6 cm). A strong relationship between morphological features and economically valuable indicators of cowpea has been established. The average bean yield had a direct strong relationship with the total number of beans per plant (r=0.93) and a strong inverse relationship with the length of the bean (r=-0.88). As the length of the beans increased, the average yield of beans and the number of beans on the plant decreased, as evidenced by a strong inverse relationship between these indicators (r=-0.93). The materials of the paper are of practical value for increasing the species diversity of vegetable crops and improving the provision of valuable food products to the population
¡Plátano mexicano en riesgo!... Las principales amenazas cuarentenarias de las musáceas
Authors:   Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Ibarra Enrique ,   Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Aguirre Salado Carlos Arturo , Mora Aguilera Gustavo ,   Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P, México,   Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillos, Texcoco, Estado de México.
Published: April 2023

El objetivo del presente estudio es mostrar la condición fitosanitaria en un contexto espacial de las principales amenazas cuarentenarias para el plátano mexicano. Se consideraron las características y condición fitosanitaria de la Fusariosis de las Musáceas (FocR4T), la Marchitez Bacteriana del Plátano (BXW) y el Cogollo Racimoso del Banano (BBTV), como enfermedades prioritarias señaladas por el Organismo Nacional de Protección Fitosanitaria Mexicano (SENASICA). Bajo el enfoque de la “Segunda ley de Tobler”, se analizó la superficie/producción de plátano en el mundo, la condición del estatus fitosanitaria (presente) de las amenazas cuarentenarias respecto a la república mexicana y en escala mayor (a nivel municipal) se demostró la condición espacial la superficie sembrada y producción de plátano en México. Se obtuvo un escenario de la condición productiva de los países plataneros (superficie sembrada y producción), en escala regional se determinó la existencia de dos territorios próximos a México con presencia de FocR4T a 1,800 y 2,500 Km de distancia y un tercero con estatus oficial presente de BBTV a 4,200 km. En complemento, se obtuvo la distribución espacial de los municipios con presencia de hospedantes de importancia económica. Se concluye que México mantiene actividades preventivas sustentadas técnica y científicamente ante el posible ingreso de FocR4T, BXW y BTTV, a través del Programa de Vigilancia Epidemiológica Fitosanitaria de plagas cuarentenarias del plátano. Los resultados permiten poner en un plano espacial y actual el riesgo fitosanitario que representan las amenazas cuarentenarias para el sistema producto plátano, considerándose un insumo que permite coadyuvar en la toma de decisiones estratégicas ante riesgos fitosanitarios como los patógenos antes descritos.