bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Absorptive capacity: A process and structure approach
Authors: Vasconcelos Ana Cristina , Martins Jorge Tiago , Ellis David , Fontainha Elsa
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study is to understand and explain different dimensions of absorptive capacity and the strategies used in practice to realise it. The theoretical and conceptual contribution of the study lies in the adoption of a dual process and structure approach, aiming at identifying, respectively, how learning takes place and what learning takes place. The study is based upon a case study research design to explore the manifestation of absorptive capacity processes and its relationship to knowledge structures in four company case studies. The findings of the research indicate that knowledge acquisition, transformation and integration involve successive iterations of codification, abstraction and diffusion of knowledge in relation to product concepts, process requirements and problem-solving approaches. This relates to the capability to adopt, simultaneously, different trajectories in terms of knowledge exploration and knowledge exploitation strategies. The combined adoption of these different strategies enables both strategic and operational flexibility and underlies the successful realisation of absorptive capacity.
Popular conceptions of democracy and democratic satisfaction in China
Authors: Zhai Yida
Published: May 2018

Evaluating attitudes to democracy in an authoritarian political system is complex. Several surveys suggest that the majority of Chinese people feel satisfied with the level of democracy in China. In explaining this intellectual puzzle, this study addresses how different understandings of democracy influence satisfaction with the state of democracy. This study also investigates the relationships between liberal democratic values and popular conceptions of democracy, and between liberal democratic values and satisfaction with democracy. The results show that Chinese citizens who view elections and political rights as essential to democracy are dissatisfied with the current state of democracy. People who hold liberal democratic values are also dissatisfied with the current state of democracy. In other words, popular conceptions of democracy make a difference in the people’s satisfaction with the democratic level in China. With a rise in the population adhering to procedural conceptions of democracy, satisfaction with the level of democracy in China may decline in the future.
Transmission of Religiosity From Parent to Child: Moderation by Perceived Parental Depression and Anxiety
Authors: Stearns Melanie , McKinney Cliff
Published: May 2018

Although parents have a strong influence on their children’s religiosity, little research has been conducted on how different parental anxiety and depressive problems affect the transmission of religiosity. The current study asked emerging adults to report on the religiosity and internalizing behaviors of their mothers and fathers as well as their own religiosity. Structural equation modeling was used to measure whether perceived parental internalizing problems, parent gender, and participant gender moderated the relationship between parental and emerging adult religiosity. Results indicated that the interaction terms between perceived maternal religiosity and both depressive and anxiety problems were significant only for females. Participant gender did not suggest a three-way interaction among variables, though parent gender did as the interaction term between maternal religiosity and both anxiety and depressive problems were significantly stronger than paternal ones.
Gender Division of Household Labor in China: Cohort Analysis in Life Course Patterns
Authors: Luo Meng Sha , Chui Ernest Wing Tak
Published: May 2018

Using hierarchical age–period–cohort growth curve models, this study assesses changes in gender disparities in housework time across Chinese adults’ life course and across different birth cohorts. The results revealed three key findings. First, inconsistent with convergence theory, the Chinese family is still a male-dominated but male-absent family, with women still doing the majority of domestic work and showing no signs of decline with age. Second, as they age, Chinese women and men present diverging tendencies toward time spent on housework: Women tend to dedicate more time to it, and men less, resulting in a widening gender gap in housework with age. Third, although recent cohorts present lower levels of housework time than previous cohorts, this is because men from recent cohorts are doing less housework, while their female counterparts are doing almost as much as women from earlier cohorts.
Emotional Availability Scale Among Three U.S. Race/Ethnic Groups
Authors: Derscheid Della J. , Fogg Louis F. , Julion Wrenetha , Johnson Mary E. , Tucker Sharon , Delaney Kathleen R.
Published: May 2018

This study used a cross-sectional design to conduct a subgroup psychometric analysis of the Emotional Availability Scale among matched Hispanic ( n = 20), African American ( n = 20), and European American ( n = 10) English-speaking mother–child dyads in the United States. Differences by race/ethnicity were tested ( p < .05) among (a) Emotional Availability Scale dimensions with ANOVA, and (b) relationships of Emotional Availability Scale dimensions with select Dyadic Parent–Child Interaction Coding System variables with Pearson correlation and matched moderated regression. Internal consistency was .950 (Cronbach’s α; N = 50). No significant differences in the six Emotional Availability Scale dimension scores by race/ethnicity emerged. Two Dyadic Parent–Child Interaction Coding System behaviors predicted two Emotional Availability Scale dimensions each for Hispanic and African American mother–child dyads. Results suggest emotional availability similarity among race/ethnic subgroups with few predictive differences of emotional availability dimensions by specific behaviors for Hispanic and African American subgroups.
The party politics of Euroscepticism in times of crisis: The case of Greece
Authors: Vasilopoulou Sofia
Published: May 2018

This article traces the trajectory of party Euroscepticism in Greece drawing upon theories of issue competition. It demonstrates that the economic dimension of the multiple crises facing the European Union (EU) contributed to a Eurosceptic shift in public opinion, the electoral success of Eurosceptic parties, new parties populating the Europhile end of the spectrum, and the formation of a coalition government united not by ideological affinity but by a common Eurosceptic and anti-austerity agenda. Mainstream parties maintained their pro-EU agendas and challenger parties offered both pro- and anti-EU policy options to the electorate. The prospect of power resulted in the progressive softening of Euroscepticism among challenger parties. EU issue salience was relatively high across the party system and remained so during the crisis. Although Greek parties justified their pro- and anti-EU attitudes using a number of frames, economic arguments were prevalent at the height of the crisis and challenger parties of the left intensified their claims of the EU interfering in national politics. The findings have implications for our understanding of the evolving nature of Euroscepticism and the ways in which it may feature in domestic party politics.
A collaborative system to improve knowledge sharing in scientific research projects
Authors: Julpisit Attipa , Esichaikul Vatcharaporn
Published: May 2018

As knowledge sharing is important for every sector, it should be encouraged among team members. Particularly, scientific research projects usually involve knowledge-intensive teams that require members to share various knowledge forms while working together. Although several collaborative systems exist on different platforms, the system features required to improve knowledge sharing between researchers are insufficient. A collaborative system, the Research Collaboration System, designed and developed based on identified collaborative activities and the SECI model, is evaluated by two scientific research projects. Preliminary results show that this system could serve all major research activities of scientific research projects and enhance knowledge sharing.
Collaborating in the Absence of Trust? What Collaborative Governance Theory and Practice Can Learn From the Literatures of Conflict Resolution, Psychology, and Law
Authors: Getha-Taylor Heather , Grayer Misty J. , Kempf Robin J. , O’Leary Rosemary
Published: May 2018

Trust is often touted as both an element of success and an outcome of interest in collaboration research, usually without defining the term or acknowledging the possibility of collaborating when trust is diminished or absent. This article broadens our theoretical understanding of the concept of trust, and the ability to collaborate in the absence of trust, by looking at it through the lenses of conflict resolution, psychology, and law. The disciplines examined in this article emphasize diverse approaches to examining trust on the interpersonal, interorganizational, and regime levels. While agreeing that trust is an asset, these disciplines also offer practical strategies for collaborating when trust is diminished or absent. Drawing on the theory and literature of conflict resolution, psychology, and law, we offer the following definition of collaborative trust: Collaborative trust is an individual perception that is the product of one’s assessments, experiences, and dispositions, in which one believes, and is willing to act on, the words, actions, and decisions of others. This can include a reliance on principles, rules, norms, and decision-making procedures that articulate collective expectations.
Trait Mindfulness: A Multifaceted Evaluation
Authors: Polizzi Craig , Gautam Ashwin , Lynn Steven Jay
Published: May 2018

Scant studies have addressed the relations of an array of variables related to trait mindfulness in the context of a single investigation. We tested 800 (67.9% females, 31.3% males, .6% other, and .3% missing) undergraduate participants to evaluate three hypotheses: (a) increased positive affect, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, acceptance, mysticism, transliminality, emotion regulation, and resilience would be related to increased trait mindfulness; (b) decreased negative affect, neuroticism, trait anxiety, behavioral avoidance, depression, and psychopathy would be associated with increased trait mindfulness; and (c) emotion regulation and resilience would demonstrate the strongest relations with trait mindfulness. All variables correlated significantly with trait mindfulness in the hypothesized directions, except for mysticism. Regression analyses revealed that emotion regulation, resilience, neuroticism, openness, conscientiousness, and behavioral avoidance all uniquely related to trait mindfulness. Enhanced emotion regulation and resilience alone accounted for more than 50% of variance in trait mindfulness.
Comprehensive theory of differential kinematics and dynamics towards extensive motion optimization framework
Authors: Ayusawa Ko , Yoshida Eiichi
Published: May 2018

This paper presents a novel unified theoretical framework for differential kinematics and dynamics for the optimization of complex robot motion. By introducing an 18×18 comprehensive motion transformation matrix, the forward differential kinematics and dynamics, including velocity and acceleration, can be written in a simple chain product similar to an ordinary rotational matrix. This formulation enables the analytical computation of derivatives of various physical quantities (e.g. link velocities, link accelerations, or joint torques) with respect to joint coordinates, velocities and accelerations for a robot trajectory in an efficient manner ([Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the number of the robot’s degree of freedom), which is useful for motion optimization. Practical implementation of gradient computation is demonstrated together with simulation results of robot motion optimization to validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework.
Early or late cranioplasty following decompressive craniotomy for traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Zheng Feng , Xu Hao , von Spreckelsen Niklas , Stavrinou Pantelis , Timmer Marco , Goldbrunner Roland , Cao Fang , Ran Qishan , Li Gang , Fan Ruiming , Zhang Qiang , Chen Wei , Yao Shengtao , Krischek Boris
Published: May 2018

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of early (<3 months) cranioplasty (CP) and late CP (>3 months) on post-operative complications in patients receiving decompressive craniotomy (DC) for traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods

The Cochrane Library, PubMed and EMBASE databases were systematically searched for studies published prior to May 21, 2017. A meta-analysis examined post-operative overall complication rates, infection rates, subdural fluid collection and operating times according to early and late CP.

Results

Of the initial 1675 references, five studies, all cohort, involving a total of 413 patients, were selected for the review. There was no difference between early and late CP in post-operative overall complication rate (RR=0.68, 95%CI [0.36, 1.29]) and the post-operative infection rate (RR=0.50, 95%CI [0.20, 1.24]) in patients receiving DC for TBI. However, there was a significant difference in post-operative subdural effusion (RR=0.24, 95%CI [0.07, 0.78]) and mean operative time (mean difference = −33.02 min, 95%CI [−48.19, −17.84]) both in favour of early CP.

Conclusions

No differences were found between early and late CP in post-operative overall complications and procedural related infections in patients receiving DC for TBI, but early CP reduced the complication of subdural effusion and the mean operating time. These findings need to be confirmed by large, randomised controlled trials.
Reparative histories: tracing narratives of black resistance and white entitlement
Authors: Bergin Cathy , Rupprecht Anita
Published: May 2018

The reinvigoration of forms of white supremacy in the US and Europe has sharply delineated the connections between occluded racialised pasts and contemporary race politics in ways which make reparative history an urgent concern. This article argues that contemporary struggles over the politics of memorialisation telegraph more than a debate over contested histories. They are also signs of how the liberal narrative of ‘trauma’ and healing no longer suffices as a way of marginalising the history of radical black agency. Building on the research by the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project, the article focuses on the incendiary year of 1831 and on a moment of collision – between black resistance and white entitlement. It situates a hitherto overlooked aborted slave uprising in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, within its multiple radical Caribbean, Atlantic and British contexts as a way of disrupting the distance between histories confined to ‘there’ and those confined to ‘here’. The article explores how the link between slavery and capitalism can be connected concretely to the black claim made on the nature of that emancipation as a way of further developing the concept of reparative history.
Development and biological validation of a cyclic stretch culture system for the ex vivo engineering of tendons
Authors: Raimondi Manuela Teresa , Laganà Matteo , Conci Claudio , Crestani Michele , Di Giancamillo Alessia , Gervaso Francesca , Deponti Daniela , Boschetti Federica , Nava Michele M , Scandone Chiara , Domeneghini Cinzia , Sannino Alessandro , Peretti Giuseppe M
Published: May 2018

Introduction:

An innovative approach to the treatment of tendon injury or degeneration is given by engineered grafts, made available through the development of bioreactors that generate tendon tissue in vitro, by replicating in vivo conditions. This work aims at the design of a bioreactor capable of applying a stimulation of cyclic strain on cell constructs to promote the production of bioartificial tissue with mechanical and biochemical properties resembling those of the native tissue.

Methods:

The system was actuated by an electromagnet and design specifications were imposed as follows. The stimulation protocol provides to scaffolds a 3% preload, a 10% deformation, and a stimulation frequency rate set at 0.5, 1, and 2 Hz, which alternates stimulation/resting phases. Porcine tenocytes were seeded on collagen scaffolds and cultured in static or dynamic conditions for 7 and 14 days.

Results:

The culture medium temperature did not exceed 37°C during prolonged culture experiments. The applied force oscillates between 1.5 and 4.5 N. The cyclic stimulation of the engineered constructs let both the cells and the scaffold fibers align along the strain direction in response to the mechanical stimulus.

Conclusion:

We designed a pulsatile strain bioreactor for tendon tissue engineering. The in vitro characterization shows a preferential cell alignment at short time points. Prolonged culture time, however, seems to influence negatively on the survival of the cells indicating the need of further optimization concerning the culture conditions and the mechanical stimulation.
Descriptive Phenotype of Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Males With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: Lee Angela J. , Buckingham Edward T. , Kauer Aaron J. , Mathews Katherine D.
Published: May 2018

Increased rates of clinically significant internalizing disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression) have been demonstrated in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and a Duchenne muscular dystrophy neuropsychiatric syndrome has been suggested. Although symptoms of depression are widely recognized, some of the other internalizing symptoms are less frequently identified. Through a retrospective chart review of 107 males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, we identified 15 patients with obsessive compulsive disorder spectrum symptoms; 11 of those also had anxiety symptoms. Many of these patients received selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment, commonly noting improvement in symptoms. Here we describe the clinical features of several patients in detail to facilitate early recognition and consideration for treatment for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and internalizing psychiatric symptoms. The results of this cohort showed a significantly increased rate of obsessive compulsive disorder spectrum symptoms (14%) compared to the general population.
Same-Sex Family Networks and Groups
Authors: Álvarez-Bernardo Gloria , García-Berbén Ana Belén
Published: May 2018

Same-sex families are exposed to a process of discrimination that is the result of the heteronormative construction of parenthood. These discriminatory situations originate both on the structural level (legislation and social campaigns) and in the family and surrounding social environment. Having access to social networks and support groups becomes an alternative for many of the families that have to confront these discriminatory processes. The objective of this work is to learn the meaning and functions that these networks and groups have for same-sex families. Qualitative research was undertaken through semistructured interviews of 21 Spanish same-sex families. The results show that the families interviewed have a positive evaluation of these networks and groups and that they turned to them in search of support, to build a collective identity, and to increase their levels of well-being and satisfaction. Considering these positive effects, social workers should promote the creation of, and participation in, these types of networks and groups.
Bullying and Attitudes Toward Masculinity in Croatian Schools: Behavioral and Emotional Characteristics of Students Who Bully Others
Authors: Gereš Natko , Orpinas Pamela , Rodin Urelija , Štimac-Grbić Danijela , Mujkić Aida
Published: May 2018

Prevention of bullying is paramount to creating a positive and welcoming school environment. This study compared the following characteristics reported by students who had perpetrated bullying in Croatian schools and those who did not: gender, type of school, family wealth, negative emotionality, behaviors that may compromise health, and endorsement of traditional masculinity. Within the framework of the “Croatian Adolescent Masculinity Study,” second and third grade students of secondary schools (equivalent to tenth and eleventh grade in the United States) in the city of Zagreb ( N = 4,072) completed a cross-sectional, paper-and-pencil survey. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted separately for males and females to identify constructs associated with bullying perpetration. More males (12.7%) than females (5.8%) perpetrated bullying. Compared to students who did not report bullying others, significantly more students, who perpetrated bullying reported feeling sad or hopeless, having suicidal ideation, carrying a weapon, missing school because of feeling unsafe, drinking alcohol, getting inebriated, being victims of bullying, and endorsing traditional masculinity norms. The proportion of males reporting bullying others did not vary by type of school; females were more likely to perpetrate bullying in predominantly male and mixed-gender vocational schools. Bullying prevention interventions should address the complexity of problems associated with bullying others. Students who reported bullying others were more likely to participate in other harmful behaviors and have emotional problems. Endorsement of traditional masculinity norms should be further researched in other cultures and included in investigations of bullying perpetration, given its association with increased bullying among male and female students.
Looking at Whales: Narration and the Organization of Visual Experience
Authors: Grahame Peter R.
Published: May 2018

While interest in visual representations of animals is well established in visual sociology, this article explores another set of possibilities connected with practices of looking at animals. In particular, I examine the social organization of visual experience in whale watching, with a focus on the role of narration. Using detailed transcriptions of whale watch narration as data, I argue that naturalists produce publicly witnessed trip sightings by coordinating what can be seen in the water with understandings of whales as objects of scientific research and environmental concern.
Open Judicial Data: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Marković Marko , Gostojić Stevan
Published: May 2018

Open data gained considerable traction in government, nonprofit, and profit organizations in the last several years. Open judicial data increase transparency of the judiciary and are an integral part of open justice. This article identifies relevant judicial data set types, reviews widely used open government data evaluation methodologies, selects a methodology for evaluating judicial data sets, uses the methodology to evaluate openness of judicial data sets in chosen countries, and suggests actions to improve efficiency and effectiveness of open data initiatives. Our findings show that judicial data sets should at least include court decisions, case registers, filed document records, and statistical data. The Global Open Data Index methodology is the most suitable for the task. We suggest considering actions to enable more effective and efficient opening of judicial data sets, including publishing legal documents and legal data in standardized machine-readable formats, assigning standardized metadata to the published documents and data sets, providing both programmable and bulk access to documents and data, explicitly publishing licenses which apply to them in a machine-readable format, and introducing a centralized portal enabling retrieval and browsing of open data sets from a single source.
An APPetite for APPs: A Comparison of Heavily Reliant and Light Reliant App Users on Political Activity and Media Reliance
Authors: Kaye Barbara K. , Johnson Thomas J.
Published: May 2018

The ubiquity of mobile devices and the apps that power them has spurred concerns that they are contributing to the decline in news media use. Mobile devices, however, have been credited with spurring political participation. In its examination of app-reliant individuals, this study found that reliance on apps positively predicts political participation, and respondents who rely heavily on mobile apps for political information are more politically active than light app users on six of the seven measures of nononline participation and three of the six measures of online political activity. Heavy-reliant users also rely more heavily on all six online-only media tested than light app users and rely more heavily on broadcast television news, CNN, and news magazines. Data were collected from October 31, 2016, through November 2, 2016, from 644 respondents of a national online panel.
Attitude determination sensor for low Earth orbit satellite based on Lorentz force
Authors: Rezaei Mohsen , Raissi Kamran , Hashemi Mehne Hamed , Norouzi Yaser
Published: May 2018

Spacecraft attitude determination is a crucial task in attitude control subsystems. It provides the necessary feedback to close the control loop. Several sensors such as star trackers, Sun sensors, and horizon sensors are used for this purpose. The development of other methods can help control engineer with newer options to design their systems. Here, an innovative sensor for determining the attitude of a spacecraft is presented. The proposed sensor measures the Lorentz force vector due to the interaction between the magnetic field of the Earth, and the high linear velocity of the spacecraft. This sensor is composed of three series of orthogonal variable capacitors. The capacitors are connected in parallel to increase the total capacitance. The capacitors have movable plates which actuated by alternating current with specific frequency. Due to very high speed of spacecraft relative to magnetic field of earth in low orbit, the Lorentz force is exerted on the charges of the capacitor plates. The plates have same velocity as the spacecraft does. The applied Lorentz force to the plates affects their motion so that the harmonic can be seen in the output. Measuring the amplitude of the mentioned harmonic results in measurement of a component of the Lorentz force in the direction of capacitors. Installing the three capacitors orthogonally can measure the three rectangular components of the Lorentz force. This vector will be in the body frame of the spacecraft. The two-plate and three-plate capacitor are the two different proposed mechanisms and their performance is compared. Once the Lorentz force is known as a vector in the body frame, it can be applied along with data from another sensor to determine the attitude of the spacecraft. Based on simulation results, achievable resolution is better than 3°, which can be improved by further research.
The Transgendered Devotee: Ambiguity of Gender in Devotional Poetry
Authors: Bhattacharya Rima
Published: May 2018

The concept of ‘identity’ often becomes convoluted within the tradition of bhakti (devotion of god). This article engages in a comparative study of two of Lord Krishna’s devotees, each from a different gender group, in order to determine if gender divisions remain constant or change with the emerging emotions of bhakti. The article claims that the works of the early bhakti poets evince several instances of queer identity that history and modern Indian homophobia seek to erase. To understand such complexities, the article uses the queer theory, whose main project is to explore the contested categorisation of gender and sexuality. According to the queer theory, identities are not fixed, categorised or labelled, but composed instead of a variety of constituents which often cannot be characterised systematically. The objective of the article is to reveal both Mirabai and Surdas as sexual subjects who are culturally dependent and historically specific.
Women’s Studies in Praxis: Dr Neera Desai’s Contribution towards Developmental Work for Rural Women in Udwada, South Gujarat
Authors: Patel Vibhuti
Published: May 2018

Dr Neera Desai personified combination of both theory and praxis in women’s studies that sees itself as an academic discipline to improve women’s status through knowledge construction, teaching and training, documentation, research, and action. She founded Centre for Rural Development (CRD) in SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai to take the learning of women’s studies to transform women’s reality through feminist activism. CRD began its work among rural women in Udwada village of Paradi Taluka in Valsad District of Gujarat by baseline survey to identify the needs of the community. Economic programmes were initiated along with consciousness raising on reasons of subordinate status of women. Involvement of women’s rights activists and women’s studies scholars ensured dialogues on vision, mission, goals, objectives methods of mobilisation and issues to be taken up by the CRD. The interface between macroeconomic changes in the post reform period after 1991. The new industrial belt established in South Gujarat took away young women as industrial workers. In 2013, the SNDTWU authorities decided to give away the CRD to a corporate house to administer as a Corporate Social Responsibility. Nevertheless, women workers and office bearers of the CRD, mentored by Neeraben continue to be active in the development sector as trainers, CBOs, consultants, researchers, writers, elected women representatives in local self-government bodies, social workers in CSR activities and continue to uphold the ethos of CRD. Now they talk in terms of gender sensitisation, practical and strategic gender needs, gender planning and gender budgeting.
Reading Neera Desai: A Journey Straddling Women’s Studies and the Women’s Movement in India
Authors: Agnihotri Indu
Published: May 2018

This article attempts a re-reading of Neera Desai’s Woman in Modern India, to trace the evolution of her thoughts on women’s condition in India and the emerging women’s movement. It engages with the pioneering scholar’s efforts to identify the ‘oppressive institutional and ideological legacy’, which held back women’s rights and the achievement of the goals that the freedom struggle had upheld. Desai took note of material conditions and diverse regional and historical contexts as well as the efforts by women’s organisations to contend with the social reality. The linkages with social reform and political movements for change were central to Desai’s understanding of efforts to address their concerns, even as these were located within international efforts to advance women’s rights. Desai’s quest lead her to explore a Feminism going beyond ‘puff, powder and Poshak Parishads …’ as a step towards a direct confrontation with the forces opposing women’s rights. This in turn posited her in opposition to stalwarts from the women’s movement, who demarcated their activism from identification with a ‘feminist’ label. Is that a settled debate today or is there need for a continued engagement with ideological issues within the women’s movement? This key question emerges as a bigger challenge in contemporary India as the women’s movement is sought to be subsumed within the limited framework of the politics of feminism sidetracking, if not altogether erasing, mass based perspectives of mobilizing for change.
Improving the Student Experience: Learning From a Comparative Study of International Student Satisfaction
Authors: Ammigan Ravichandran , Jones Elspeth
Published: May 2018

This article evaluates the degree to which international students are satisfied with different dimensions of their university experience, namely, their arrival, living, learning, and support service experiences. Using quantitative survey research methods based on data from the International Student Barometer (ISB), the study evaluates the experience of over 45,000 degree-seeking, undergraduate international students at 96 different institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Multiple regression analyses indicated that all four dimensions of satisfaction were positively associated with students’ overall university experience, and the article reveals which of the four is the most influential. To the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first time that a comparative meta-analysis of ISB data across institutions in the three chosen countries has been undertaken. Key implications are discussed for how university administrators, practitioners, and researchers might best allocate resources to support and enhance the experience of international students, leading to more effective institutional recruitment and retention strategies. The study also offers a baseline for future research on international student satisfaction.
Mobile Citizens: Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Users Desire and Pursue Cross-State Moves
Authors: Grossman Brian R.
Published: May 2018

This article provides empirical evidence that Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) users with physical disabilities both express desire for, and engage in steps to, move across states, driven primarily by opportunity. These opportunities include employment, schooling, and proximity to social support. Grounded theory techniques were used to explore transcripts from interviews with 18 HCBS users with physical disabilities. Findings are presented as a series of trajectories that connect opportunity with plans for, or action taken to engage in, cross-state moves. The move stories offered by participants illustrate that for Medicaid HCBS users with physical disabilities, opportunity may be dreamed, missed, delayed, or pursued. Stories depicting each of these four opportunity arcs are provided. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of recognizing the agency of Medicaid HCBS users as they wish to pursue opportunities across states, as well as the structural barriers presented by interstate variation and intrastate confinement. Suggestions are offered to advance research, policy, and practice to honor the dignity and self-determination of Medicaid HCBS users with physical disabilities as they consider opportunities across states.
An Exploratory Study on the Köhler Effect and Flow in Long-term Exergaming
Authors: Lee Seungmin , Myers Nicholas D. , Park Taiwoo , Hill Christopher R. , Feltz Deborah L.
Published: May 2018

Background. One way to motivate people to exercise is to create a motivating social context, such as group exercise, due to social comparison opportunities. However, typical group exercise is not always easy for those who have problems in scheduling or social physique anxiety. Software-generated partners (SGPs) could offer a solution because they have advantages over human partners.

Aim. This exploratory study examined the psychological state of flow under Köhler paradigm over a 24-week exergame with different types of SGPs: Individual Control (IC), Always Superior Partner (AWS), and Not Always Superior Partner (NAS).

Method. The experiment was a 3 (Type of the partner) × 3 (Time blocks) factorial design. Fifteen participants engaged in the experiment. A multivariate multiple regression with type of SGPs predicting flow state at the second and third block was conducted.

Results. Participants with an NAS partner had significantly higher flow state, as compared to participants under IC, at both blocks. Participants with an AWS partner had approximately equal flow state, as compared to participants under IC, at both blocks.

Conclusions. Possible reasons for flow perceptions with different types of SGPs over time were discussed in terms of programming SGPs and flow theory.
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Changing the Dominant Narrative About (and In) Research Institutions
Authors: Asarta Carlos J. , Bento Regina , Fornaciari Charles J. , Lund Dean Kathy , Arbaugh J. B. (Ben) , Hwang Alvin
Published: May 2018

Despite calls for and advances in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) over the years, research-intensive institutions have a persistent reputation as preferring and demanding Boyer’s “scholarship of discovery” at the expense of SOTL work. In this article, we challenge the dominant narrative that research-focused institutions—the Carnegie “R1”and “R2”—do not engage in or value SOTL research in business and management education (BME). In a previous empirical study, we found evidence that a surprising proportion of R1 and R2 schools are already creating and disseminating innovative and impactful BME work. Using diffusion of innovations theory, we argue that those institutions can provide leadership due to their BME work, and examine what this might mean in terms of the prospects for diffusion of BME research among all research-intensive institutions. Due to external stakeholder pressures for excellent, evidence-based instruction, we assert that institutions that do subordinate SOTL to discipline-based scholarship will be forced to reframe their research portfolios. We end the article with solutions for how faculty could include BME work within their overall research efforts and challenge institutions to reconsider how BME scholarship may help them craft a more inclusive research narrative.
Food System Field Experience: STEM Identity and Change Agency for Undergraduate Sustainability Learners
Authors: Goralnik Lissy , Thorp Laurie , Rickborn Alissa
Published: May 2018

Background: Experiential STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning increases STEM identity and belongingness in STEM communities. Experiential food systems education affects change agency and intention to effect change. But little work explores experiential STEM learning in field-based contexts. Purpose: Our project describes curricular and co-curricular experiential learning implemented programmatically, a novel context; these field-based interventions affect STEM identity and change agency, both largely unstudied experiential education outcomes. Methodology/Approach: Introductory sustainability studies students complete 1 hr/week on field-based teams (e.g., raising bees, growing produce). Many extend participation as a co-curricular activity. We gave 2015 introductory students ( N = 62) a pre–post survey to explore STEM identity and change agency. We also collected 2016 co-curricular Pig Team learning reflections ( N = 10). Findings/Conclusions: Survey: A paired t test was run on numeric responses using R (v. 3.4.2). Significant ( p < .0055) gains were found for all questions. Reflections: We conducted an emergent qualitative content analysis, identifying four STEM identity– and change agency–related categories. Implications: A programmatic commitment to experiential learning through paired curricular and co-curricular activities can have meaningful impacts on STEM identity and change agency, facilitating student ability to act purposefully on behalf of sustainability.
Grounded Theory in Practice: Novice Researchers’ Choice Between Straussian and Glaserian
Authors: M. Alammar Fahad , Intezari Ali , Cardow Andrew , J. Pauleen David
Published: May 2018

Novice researchers face challenges in applying grounded theory and choosing between its two historical approaches—Glaserian and Straussian. Although much has been discussed regarding the differences between the Glaserian and Straussian approaches, these differences can confuse early researchers, leading to the flawed use of grounded theory in management and organizational research. Using three case studies (a PhD graduate, a PhD candidate, and a PhD supervisor) in a management and organizational research context, this article illustrates these key differences and provides guidance for researchers in choosing between them. By providing examples and commentary, this article aims to help researchers to choose and apply the most appropriate form of grounded theory within the field of management and organizational research.
The Role of Team Regulatory Focus and Team Learning in Team Radical and Incremental Creativity
Authors: Li Ci-Rong , Lin Chen-Ju , Liu Jing
Published: May 2018

This study explores team-level mechanisms linking team regulatory focus and team creativity. Drawing on the team self-regulation perspective and regulatory fit theory, the mediating roles of team exploratory and exploitative learning and the moderating effect of team bureaucracy were examined. Team-level analyses conducted on data captured from the leaders and members of 135 teams. The results showed that team exploratory learning mediates the relationship between team promotion focus and team radical creativity, whereas team exploitative learning mediates the relationship between team prevention focus and incremental creativity. Furthermore, the team bureaucratic context, including centralization and formalization, moderated the indirect relationship between team regulatory focus and team creativity. The findings improve understanding of why team regulatory focus differentially contributes to team radical and incremental creativity. The findings also provide meaningful insight into the role of team bureaucracy in the team regulatory focus–team creativity relationship.
Associations Between Daytime Sleepiness, Psychological Symptoms, Headache, and Abdominal Pain in Schoolchildren
Authors: Gustafsson Marja-Liisa , Laaksonen Camilla , Salanterä Sanna , Löyttyniemi Eliisa , Aromaa Minna
Published: May 2018

Daytime sleepiness and different symptoms are common problems affecting health and well-being of schoolchildren. This population-based cohort study included 568 children who were followed from ages 10 to 15 years. Daytime sleepiness, headache, abdominal pain, and psychological symptoms (depression, irritability or bad temper, nervousness, anxiety, and dejection) were assessed by self-administered questionnaires. The prevalence of frequent daytime sleepiness was 13% at the ages of 10 and 12 years and increased significantly up to 24% at the age of 15 ( p < .0001). Daytime sleepiness as well as psychological symptoms were positively associated with headache and abdominal pain from ages 10 to 15 years. Headache in girls at the ages of 10 predicted the occurrence of headache at the age of 15. School nurses and other professionals need to understand the importance of a holistic evaluation of sleep and different symptoms in children. There is also a need for interventions targeting several co-occurring symptoms.
Measuring Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Behavior Using the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders in Middle School Students
Authors: Erickson Megan , Gresham Frank
Published: May 2018

Universal screening serves to identify students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties while their behavior is still amenable to treatment. However, there are few universal screeners available for middle school students who may be at heightened risk for developing emotional and behavioral difficulties due to major academic and social challenges. The Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD), often considered the gold standard for behavior screeners, was recently validated for use in middle schools. However, there is little research on the reliability and validity of the SSBD for screening middle school students and the differences among teachers of different academic subjects. The purpose of this study was to extend the previous research validating the SSBD assessing its technical adequacy and sensitivity in middle school students among teachers of different academic subjects. Results indicated that the SSBD provided reliable and valid evidence for identifying at-risk middle school students. This study provided evidence that the SSBD identified internalizing and externalizing students with a similar degree of accuracy.
Assessing the Relationship between Economic News Coverage and Mass Economic Attitudes
Authors: Boydstun Amber E. , Highton Benjamin , Linn Suzanna
Published: May 2018

Do economic performance and economic news coverage influence public perceptions of the economy? Efforts to assess the effects are hampered by the interrelationships among the variables. In this paper, we bring to bear a more careful accounting of available economic variables than previous studies have used. We find that both media tone and economic attitudes are strongly related to actual economic performance. Moreover, after taking into account the economy itself, a substantial relationship between media tone and economic attitudes persists. Given that economic attitudes influence a wide variety of political outcomes, this finding carries important normative and political significance.
The Contribution of Religiosity to Ideology: Empirical Evidences From Five Continents
Authors: Caprara Gian Vittorio , Vecchione Michele , Schwartz Shalom H. , Schoen Harald , Bain Paul G. , Silvester Jo , Cieciuch Jan , Pavlopoulos Vassilis , Bianchi Gabriel , Kirmanoglu Hasan , Baslevent Cem , Mamali Catalin , Manzi Jorge , Katayama Miyuki , Posnova Tetyana , Tabernero Carmen , Torres Claudio , Verkasalo Markku , Lönnqvist Jan-Erik , Vondráková Eva , Caprara Maria Giovanna
Published: May 2018

The current study examines the extent to which religiosity account for ideological orientations in 16 countries from five continents (Australia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Greece, Finland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States). Results showed that religiosity was consistently related to right and conservative ideologies in all countries, except Australia. This relation held across different religions, and did not vary across participant’s demographic conditions (i.e., gender, age, income, and education). After controlling for basic personal values, the contribution of religiosity on ideology was still significant. However, the effect was substantial only in countries where religion has played a prominent role in the public sphere, such as Spain, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, and Turkey. In the other countries, the unique contribution of religiosity was marginal or small.
Assessment of Cognitively Stimulating Activity in a Spanish Population
Authors: Morales Ortiz Manuel , Fernández Aaron
Published: May 2018

Theoretical models of active ageing and cognitive reserve emphasize the importance of leading an active life to delay age-related cognitive deterioration and maintain good levels of well-being and personal satisfaction in the elderly. The objective of this research was to construct a scale to measure cognitively stimulating activities (CSA) in the Spanish language. The sample consisted of a total of 453 older persons. The scale was constructed from a list of 28 items and validated using structural equation models. The scale obtained showed a negative correlation with age and a positive correlation with education and physical activity. Using hierarchical regression models, CSAs were found to have a significant effect on attention when controlling for the effect of age and education. Likewise, a significant interaction between age and CSA was found on the measure of episodic memory. The validated CSA scale will enable the relationships between changes in cognitive functions and stimulating activities to be studied.
Tracking Neuronal Connectivity from Electric Brain Signals to Predict Performance
Authors: Vecchio Fabrizio , Miraglia Francesca , Rossini Paolo Maria
Published: May 2018

The human brain is a complex container of interconnected networks. Network neuroscience is a recent venture aiming to explore the connection matrix built from the human brain or human “Connectome.” Network-based algorithms provide parameters that define global organization of the brain; when they are applied to electroencephalographic (EEG) signals network, configuration and excitability can be monitored in millisecond time frames, providing remarkable information on their instantaneous efficacy also for a given task’s performance via online evaluation of the underlying instantaneous networks before, during, and after the task. Here we provide an updated summary on the connectome analysis for the prediction of performance via the study of task-related dynamics of brain network organization from EEG signals.