On the Panculturality of Self-Enhancement: Self-Enhancement Promotes Psychological Adjustment in the U.S. and China

Few studies have provided an examination of the academic component of acculturation. This study sought to extend the work in this area by examining factors impacting academic adjustment of international students in the US and compare results to factors of psychological adjustment. Predictors of academic adjustment were investigated with a sample of 122 international students. Hierarchical regressions revealed length of stay in the U.S., English proficiency, and help-seeking predicted academic adjustment, whereas age and attachment to the university community predicted psychological adjustment. Psychological adjustment was associated with acculturation strategy and cultural distance. Results suggest the need for targeted support interventions to facilitate psychological and socio-cultural adjustment in each domain.

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Psychological Challenges Among Older Adults with Early Stage Dementia: A Narrative Literature Review

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igab046.2758 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 748-749

Author(s):

Mijin Jeong

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Early Stage ◽

Life Course Perspective ◽

Future Research ◽

Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽

Narrative Literature Review ◽

Development Of Identity ◽

The U.S

Abstract Due to rapid expected growth in the population of older adults with dementia, exploring the issues and experiences related to early stage dementia (ESD) is a fundamental step toward helping individuals adjust to their diagnosis and transition into treatment. The purpose of this paper is to review the extant literature regarding how older adults adjust to and cope with the onset of dementia through major situations and difficulties. A narrative approach was applied to review 120 articles focused on ESD that were published in the U.S. and other western countries between 1995 to 2020. There were four apparent themes in the literature, which align with key chronological experiences related to ESD: diagnosis of dementia; stigma related to dementia; the development of identity with ESD; and social and service-related experiences of older adults with ESD. Stigma related to dementia was a powerful risk factor that hindered psychological adjustment to ESD. Varied cultural perspectives on dementia and a lack of knowledge of dementia symptoms among diverse older adults and their families were also major risk factors. In the U.S., there was a lack of literature, especially around the development of identity with dementia and older adults’ perspectives on available services, Also, there were insufficient U.S.-based studies that explored the challenges of psychological adjustment among racial and ethnic minority groups. Future research could benefit from taking a life course perspective to assess ESD within the context of one’s life and examine challenges associated with ESD across all four themes to promote empowerment.

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The stability of psychological adjustment among donor-conceived offspring in the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study from childhood to adulthood: differences by donor type

Fertility and Sterility ◽

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.012 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nicola Carone ◽

Nanette K. Gartrell ◽

Esther D. Rothblum ◽

Audrey S. Koh ◽

Henny M.W. Bos

Keyword(s):

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Family Study ◽

Donor Type ◽

The Stability ◽

The U.S ◽

Lesbian Family

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Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Automotive Industry. By James M. Rubinstein. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. Pp. ix, 401. $45.00.

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050703542358 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 910-913

Author(s):

ANTHONY PATRICK OBRIEN

Keyword(s):

Automotive Industry ◽

Johns Hopkins University ◽

Innovation And Change ◽

The U.S

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Historical Introduction

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100077670 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 2-5

Author(s):

R. D. Heidenreich

Keyword(s):

Electron Emission ◽

Secondary Electron ◽

Secondary Electron Emission ◽

50Th Anniversary ◽

Secondary Emission ◽

Wave Nature ◽

Nobel Prize In Physics ◽

Primary Electrons ◽

The U.S ◽

Mutual Agreement

This program has been organized by the EMSA to commensurate the 50th anniversary of the experimental verification of the wave nature of the electron. Davisson and Germer in the U.S. and Thomson and Reid in Britian accomplished this at about the same time. Their findings were published in Nature in 1927 by mutual agreement since their independent efforts had led to the same conclusion at about the same time. In 1937 Davisson and Thomson shared the Nobel Prize in physics for demonstrating the wave nature of the electron deduced in 1924 by Louis de Broglie.The Davisson experiments (1921-1927) were concerned with the angular distribution of secondary electron emission from nickel surfaces produced by 150 volt primary electrons. The motivation was the effect of secondary emission on the characteristics of vacuum tubes but significant deviations from the results expected for a corpuscular electron led to a diffraction interpretation suggested by Elasser in 1925.

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Variations in Surface Textures of Quartz Sand using Electron Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100069466 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 494-495

Author(s):

Eugene J. Amaral

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Glass Industry ◽

Glass Slide ◽

Distilled Water ◽

Early Paleozoic ◽

Secondary Effects ◽

Surface Textures ◽

High Silica ◽

Sand Deposit ◽

The U.S

Examination of sand grain surfaces from early Paleozoic sandstones by electron microscopy reveals a variety of secondary effects caused by rock-forming processes after final deposition of the sand. Detailed studies were conducted on both coarse (≥0.71mm) and fine (=0.25mm) fractions of St. Peter Sandstone, a widespread sand deposit underlying much of the U.S. Central Interior and used in the glass industry because of its remarkably high silica purity.The very friable sandstone was disaggregated and sieved to obtain the two size fractions, and then cleaned by boiling in HCl to remove any iron impurities and rinsed in distilled water. The sand grains were then partially embedded by sprinkling them onto a glass slide coated with a thin tacky layer of latex. Direct platinum shadowed carbon replicas were made of the exposed sand grain surfaces, and were separated by dissolution of the silica in HF acid.

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The Effects of Estradiol on Chronically Damaged Human Fallopian Tubes: A SEM Study

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100119934 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 648-649

Author(s):

A. Toledo ◽

G. Stoelk ◽

M. Yussman ◽

R.P. Apkarian

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Epithelial Cell ◽

Secretory Cell ◽

Estrogen Therapy ◽

Fallopian Tubes ◽

Cell Surfaces ◽

Proliferative Phase ◽

Cyclic Patterns ◽

Sem Study ◽

The U.S

Today it is estimated that one of every three women in the U.S. will have problems achieving pregnancy. 20-30% of these women will have some form of oviductal problems as the etiology of their infertility. Chronically damaged oviducts present problems with loss of both ciliary and microvillar epithelial cell surfaces. Estradiol is known to influence cyclic patterns in secretory cell microvilli and tubal ciliogenesis, The purpose of this study was to assess whether estrogen therapy could stimulate ciliogenesis in chronically damaged human fallopian tubes.Tissues from large hydrosalpinges were obtained from six women undergoing tuboplastic repair while in the early proliferative phase of fheir menstrual cycle. In each case the damaged tissue was rinsed in heparinized Ringers-lactate and quartered.

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Antitrust: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms FTC Jurisdiction but Vacates Scope of Analysis on CDA Policy

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1017/s1073110500012912 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 197-198

Author(s):

Joseph R. Zakhary

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Federal Trade Commission ◽

Ninth Circuit ◽

Court Of Appeals ◽

For Profit ◽

Rule Of Reason ◽

Antitrust Analysis ◽

Business Financing ◽

The U.S

In California Dental Association v. FTC, 119 S. Ct. 1604 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that a nonprofit affiliation of dentists violated section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (1998), which prohibits unfair competition. The Court examined two issues: (1) the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) jurisdiction over the California Dental Association (CDA); and (2) the proper scope of antitrust analysis. The Court unanimously held that CDA was subject to FTC's jurisdiction, but split 5-4 in its finding that the district court's use of abbreviated rule-of-reason analysis was inappropriate.CDA is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local dental societies. It boasts approximately 19,000 members, who constitute roughly threequarters of the dentists practicing in California. Although a nonprofit, CDA includes for-profit subsidiaries that financially benefit CDA members. CDA gives its members access to insurance and business financing, and lobbies and litigates on their behalf. Members also benefit from CDA marketing and public relations campaigns.

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