scholarly journals Polish Students Are Feeling Better and Better. A Research Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-216
Author(s):  
Aneta Przepiorka ◽  
Agata Błachnio
Keyword(s):  
Research Report ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

Abstract The study aimed to test how Polish students assess their average mood. The research was based on American and Polish studies conducted several years ago. In the U.S. study, students rated their mood as better than usual, while the Polish students in the 1990s rated theirs as worse than usual. Participants in our study were 82 people (mean age M = 20 years, SD = 1.21). For 30 consecutive days they rated their mood using a 7-point scale. It turned out that the participants tended to rate their mood on a given day as the same as the average one. These results are different from those obtained for Polish students several years ago.

American-European Relations in U. S. World History Textbooks, 1921-2001

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Martin Alm
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
World History ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Democratic Tradition ◽  
American Society ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The U.S ◽  
English Heritage ◽  
Better Than

This article studies U.S. views of the historical relationship between the U.S. and Europe as conceived during the 20th century. This is examined through U.S. World history text books dating from 1921 to 2001. The textbooks view relations within a general teleological narrative of progress through democracy and technology. Generally, the textbooks stress the significan ce of the English heritage to American society. From the American Revolution onwards, however, the U.S. stands as an example to Europe. Beginning with the two world wars, it also intervenes directly in Europe in order to save democracy. In the Cold War, the U.S. finally acknowledges the lea ding role it has been assigned in the world. Through its democratic ideals, the U.S. historically has a spe cial relationship with Great Britain and, by the 20th century, Western Europe in general. An American identity is established both in conjunction with Western Europe, by emphasizing their common democratic tradition, and in opposition to it, by stressing how the Americans have developed this tradition better than the Europeans, creating a more egalitarian and libertarian society. There is a need for Europe to become more like the U.S., and a Europe that does not follow the American lead is viewed with suspicion.

Using 10-K Text to Gauge Financial Constraints

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Bodnaruk ◽  
Tim Loughran ◽  
Bill McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Financial Constraint ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Low Correlation ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Firm Attributes ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

AbstractMeasuring the extent to which a firm is financially constrained is critical in assessing capital structure. Extant measures of financial constraints focus on macro firm characteristics such as age and size, variables highly correlated with other firm attributes. We parse 10-K disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) using a unique lexicon based on constraining words. We find that the frequency of constraining words exhibits very low correlation with traditional measures of financial constraints and predicts subsequent liquidity events, such as dividend omissions or increases, equity recycling, and underfunded pensions, better than widely used financial constraint indexes.

scholarly journals Both Freud and Hoffman are Right: Anxious-Aggressive and Empathic Dimensions of Guilt

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itziar Etxebarria ◽  
Pedro Apodaca
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Nested Models ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of the study was to confirm a model which proposed two basic dimensions in the subjective experience of guilt, one anxious-aggressive and the other empathic, as well as another dimension associated but not intrinsic to it, namely, the associated negative emotions dimension. Participants were 360 adolescents, young adults and adults of both sexes. They were asked to relate one of the situations that most frequently caused them to experience feelings of guilt and to specify its intensity and that of 9 other emotions that they may have experienced, to a greater or lesser extent, at the same time on a 7-point scale. The proposed model was shown to adequately fit the data and to be better than other alternative nested models. This result supports the views of both Freud and Hoffman regarding the nature of guilt, contradictory only at a first glance.

Black Parents as Achievement Socialization Agents for Black Girls

2018 ◽  
pp. 762-773
Author(s):  
Jemimah L. Young ◽  
Jamaal R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Black Parents ◽  
Academic Identities ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Socialization Agents ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

The achievement socialization of Black girls is highly dependent upon the interactions within their sphere of socialization. Black gender socialization patterns may build an academic resilience in Black women that gives them the capacity to navigate the U.S. educational system substantially better than their male counterparts. In this chapter, the authors describe how parents and teachers can leverage the racial, disciplinary, and academic identities of Black girls to increase their performance in mathematics. This chapter equips teachers and parents with explicit tools to build on the trends observed in prior research. These tools can help parents and teachers build bridges to mathematics success for Black girls.

RMB Exchange Rate Forecasting Model Based on Exponential Smoothing and Gray Correlation

2013 ◽  
Vol 401-403 ◽  
pp. 1480-1483
Author(s):  
Bing Xiang Liu ◽  
Yan Wu ◽  
Xiang Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Exponential Smoothing ◽  
Exchange Rate Forecasting ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Rmb Exchange Rate ◽  
Gray Correlation ◽  
Correlation Factors ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

This paper through the establishment of a Holts linear trend exponential smoothing model, make use of SPSS Clementine for 2005-2010 analysis and forecast of RMB against the U.S. dollar exchange rate, the predicted curve is better than the expectations of the prediction accuracy. To further analyze the dynamic changes of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, method of gray correlation factors that affect the exchange rate is used

The Stolz and ASME-AGA Orifice Equations Compared to Laboratory Data

1979 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Error ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Laboratory Results ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Ratio Range ◽  
Better Than

Today, technical experts in Europe and the U.S. are debating the merits of conducting new orifice flowmeter tests, establishing the effects of upstream disturbance and conducting other programs to improve orifice flowmetering accuracy. ISO has adopted a new “Universal” orifice equation proposed by J. Stolz. With over 1,000,000 orifice flowmeters in use today, any change in the coefficient value is of major concern. There are now two equations for calculating flange tap coefficients, the ASME-AGA equation and the ISO equation. They differ in form, predict different coefficients, and have different overall uncertainties (tolerance value). This paper presents a comparison between actual laboratory data and these two equations. The data were obtained in two high accuracy laboratories on flange tap orifice flowmeters fabricated by different manufacturers to AGA or ASME recommendations. Data plate dimensions were used in all calculations, and conformity to ASME or AGA requirements was the responsibility of the manufacturer. For this reason it is believed that the analysis more nearly represents what the user can expect if the in-site installation approached that of the laboratory. Results indicate that over the same beta ratio range the ISO (or Stolz) equation form is significantly better than the present ASME-AGA form. The overall uncertainty (or tolerance), although smaller than the ASME-AGA, is still ± 1 percent because of a 0.4 percent systematic error. Results of work by Miller-Kneisel, using data from three different laboratories, are presented to indicate that ±0.5 percent remains achievable; for betas up to 0.7 using the ISO (Stolz) equation form with modified coefficients.

scholarly journals Relative Governance and the Global Cross-Listing Decision: Extending the Bonding Hypothesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Stephen Paul Ferris ◽  
Min Yu Liao
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Private Benefits ◽  
Private Benefits Of Control ◽  
Cross Listing ◽  
Bonding Hypothesis ◽  
Investor Protections ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

Using a comprehensive set of cross-listings, we extend the bonding hypothesis by developing what we term as the  relative bonding hypothesis. We hypothesize that firms seek the advantages of stronger investor protections by listing in countries whose governance is relatively better than its own. This means that firms can achieve bonding without listing in the U.S and that the governance advantages of bonding are not only for ADRs. We find that firms are more likely to choose a cross-listing destination if the host country has better governance than the home country, except those firms from countries whose managers enjoy greater private benefits of control. We also find that there is valuation premium even when cross-listing occurs  outside of the U.S. The premia are even stronger if the host country has better governance than that of the home country. We conclude that although bonding might explain the existence of ADRs, relative bonding helps to explain the extensive cross-listing which occurs outside of the U.S. 

Research Report: Improving Multiplication Skills

1985 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Marilyn N. Suydam
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Mathematics Assessment ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Research Report ◽  
The Third ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
Better Than

Did you hear that students' knowledge of multiplication basic facts improved decidedly between the second national mathematics assessment in 1978 and the third assessment in 1982 (NAEP 1983)? Average scores of nine-year-olds rose from 60 percent to 66 percent, ranging from 70–85 percent on easier facts to 50–60 percent on harder facts. Fourth graders performed about forty percentage points better than third graders. By age thirteen. scores were 90 percent or above on both assessments. That's the good news. The bad news is that results were not as good for conceptual, computational. or problem-solving items.

scholarly journals Do Chinese-focused U.S. listed SPACs perform better than others do?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-248
Author(s):  
Gimede Gigante ◽  
Giovanni Maria Guidotti
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Stock Exchanges ◽  
Similar Time ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
China Market ◽  
Business Combination ◽  
Market Focus ◽  
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Better Than

The extraordinary growth of China from the early 2000s until now made it one of the biggest economies in the world. Over the years, more and more Chinese companies merged with the U.S. listed special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) to become public and attract foreign capital. This paper examines the differences between this specific subsample of SPACs focused on completing a merger with a business located in China among those listed on the U.S. Stock Exchanges and the other U.S. listed SPACs. The intent is to verify whether the sample differs from the rest of the market in their main characteristics, have better, equal, or worse prospects of completing a merger, and offer better, equal, or worse returns to investors. 329 SPACs were identified, of which 41 targeting Chinese businesses. Logistic regression is performed to understand whether the China market focus influences the chances of consuming a business combination. Moreover, two different models (event study approach and buy-and-hold approach) are implemented to assess the share performances of the two subsamples. The conclusions that stem from the obtained results are that China-focused SPACs differ consistently from the rest of the market in certain features but need similar time to identify a target and close the deal. Focusing on China seems to be beneficial for the SPAC’s prospects of closing a deal, being statistically significant at a 10% level. Last, a portfolio composed of the sample SPACs’ shares overperforms the non-China one in both the short and long terms. Acknowledgment The authors would like to thank their brilliant student, Mr. Daniele Notarnicola, for the precious support given during the review of the paper.

scholarly journals Millennial’s Political Activism

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Sam Talman
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Party Identification ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Major Party ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Politically Active ◽  
Active Generation ◽  
The U.S

Political activity is a telling behavior about a generation, influencing how policy makers in the U.S. do their jobs and how budgets are set. A generation without any political activity risks missing out on benefits from activity, while an active generation may help shape the institutions and traditions in a political culture. There are significant challenges to measuring individual political activity, and the question isn’t simply “how politically active are you?” A tool traditionally used to address this challenge is a seven- point scale based on the correlation between an individual’s party identification and political activism. This measurement allows polltakers to label themselves as strong or weak for either major party, independent leaning Republican/Democrat or truly independent. For a deeper look, scholars can gauge political activism by examining a number of sub-levels of activism, rather than relying simply on a seven-point scale. Social identity has become an important way to measure levels of partisanship and interest amongst the citizenry. 

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