scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural, Exploratory Study of Students' Reluctance to Attend Office Hours

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-29
Author(s):  
Yassir Semmar
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
College Major ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Credit Hours ◽  
Course Characteristics ◽  
Insight Into

The purpose of this study is to gain a better insight into the reasons that make Qatar University students reluctant to attend professors’ office hours. Factor analysis was first conducted to reveal the components underlying this reluctance; Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was then employed to analyze the effects of gender, GPA, credit hours completed, year of enrollment, and college/major on those factors. Results indicated that professor's competence and demeanor, course characteristics, students' social skills, attitudes/motivation, time conflict/communication style, students' apprehension as well as their physical/emotional state were all related to their reluctance to attend office hours. Moreover the predictor variables of gender, GPA, and credit hours completed had significant effects on several of those seven reluctance factors.

Across Culture Communication Style Choices in Western and British Culture in The Leap Year movie.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nargis - ◽  
Imtihan - Hanim
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
High Culture ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
British Culture

The different cultures, power distance could be the obstacle in intercultural communication. The aim of this research to identify the types of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice between British and American in the Leap Year movie. The researchers attempt to reveal kinds of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice between Declan as British and Anna as American for three days. This Qualitative research method analyses data of utterances and are classified into four types of Cross-Cultural Communication Style Choice. The result shows that there are 356 utterances of Anna and Declan. for three days. Anna has 204 utterances with 44,3 % direct style and indirect 5,8 %.. Declan uses 155 utterance with 37 % and 12 % indirect style. British tend to use more indirect styles in expressing their intention to save the interlocutor’s face.Meanwhile, American use direct styles to reveal their intentions as they belong to the high culture communication.Key words: across culture communication,direct style, indirectstyle

The utility of a new method of movement therapy on responsiveness, movement, and emotional state in a psychogeriatric population: an exploratory study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Or Maoz ◽  
Meirav Tal‐Margalit ◽  
Amit Hadad ◽  
Rachel Rosenzweig ◽  
Daniel Tomer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Movement Therapy ◽  
New Method

scholarly journals Development of a measure of kindness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna E. Youngs ◽  
Miroslava A. Yaneva ◽  
David V. Canter
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Psychometric Instrument ◽  
Smallest Space Analysis ◽  
Item Questionnaire

AbstractIn the spirit of the growing developments in positive psychology, there is an increasing interest in how kind people are to each other. Yet, this area lacks any strong psychometric instrument. An initial exploratory study demonstrated that a 40-item questionnaire, completed by 165 people, revealed distinct aspects of kindness when subjected to multivariate analysis. A subsequent study is reported, using the structure of the exploratory results to further clarify the conceptual framework (Study 1). The revised 45-item questionnaire was administered to 1039 individuals from the general British population. Smallest Space Analysis of the variables, supported by Factor analysis, confirmed the hypothesis of two facets to kindness, the psychological source of the action (from principles or empathy), and the form of expression (through psychological involvement or following social prescription. It also revealed an additional general, core kindness, labelled Anthropophilia. Reliable scales derived from the combinations of the two elements from each facet were identified: Affective-Socially Prescribed; Affective-Proactive; Principle-Socially Prescribed and Principle-Proactive. Intercorrelations between the scales revealed that they measure different modes of kindness. Comparisons between male and female respondents provided external validity for the questionnaire. Study 2 (N = 251) reported that the scales measure independent dimensions when correlated with similar and dissimilar concepts.

Death and Disposal Locations of Serial Homicides: The Effect on Recovery Timeframes

2021 ◽  
pp. 108876792110068
Author(s):  
Brendan Chapman ◽  
Cody Raymer ◽  
David A. Keatley
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Disposal Site ◽  
Time Since Death ◽  
Forensic Evidence ◽  
Hostile Environments ◽  
Case Data ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Homicide Case

Many factors affect the solvability of homicides, including body disposal location and time between death and recovery. The aim of this exploratory study was to probe a number of spatiotemporal variables for trends across a subset of solved homicide case data from 54 North American serial killers, active between 1920 and 2016 (125 solved cases) to identify areas for further research. We investigated murder site and body disposal site as location variables with eight subcategories across eight discrete time series, seeking insight into how these factors may affect the early stages of an investigation and (therefore by inference) solvability. The findings showed that bodies recovered after 48 hours are more likely discovered outdoor while those discovered within 24 hours, within the victim’s residence. This has implications for the ability to recover forensic evidence when bodes are located after a prolonged time since death as well as in more hostile environments.

scholarly journals Surrogate minimal depth as an importance measure for variables in random forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (19) ◽  
pp. 3663-3671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Seifert ◽  
Sven Gundlach ◽  
Silke Szymczak
Keyword(s):  
Variable Selection ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Importance Measure ◽  
Surrogate Variables ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
Minimal Depth ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Causal Variables

Abstract Motivation It has been shown that the machine learning approach random forest can be successfully applied to omics data, such as gene expression data, for classification or regression and to select variables that are important for prediction. However, the complex relationships between predictor variables, in particular between causal predictor variables, make the interpretation of currently applied variable selection techniques difficult. Results Here we propose a new variable selection approach called surrogate minimal depth (SMD) that incorporates surrogate variables into the concept of minimal depth (MD) variable importance. Applying SMD, we show that simulated correlation patterns can be reconstructed and that the increased consideration of variable relationships improves variable selection. When compared with existing state-of-the-art methods and MD, SMD has higher empirical power to identify causal variables while the resulting variable lists are equally stable. In conclusion, SMD is a promising approach to get more insight into the complex interplay of predictor variables and outcome in a high-dimensional data setting. Availability and implementation https://github.com/StephanSeifert/SurrogateMinimalDepth. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

scholarly journals Literature Focus Units as a Means of Exploring the Refugee Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Hwang ◽  
Betty Coneway
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
New School ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Refugee Literature ◽  
Refugee Experience ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
A Current

<p>Changes in the nation’s demographics, a current focus on immigration, and the world’s refugee crisis require educators to explore positive ways to assist students and families in transition. This article suggests using refugee literature to help ease children into the new school environment. Books associated with the refugee theme are organized using the literature focus unit framework. Four specific children’s literature titles are highlighted within the piece; however, the suggested books and activities are provided as a model to assist teachers in gaining new insight into how they can use cross-cultural communication to explore the refugee experience. We propose that through this exemplar unit, teachers can learn about authentic instructional approaches that may help them meet the multicultural needs of a variety of diverse student groups.</p>

scholarly journals New Insight into the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Three Distinct Hoof Conformation Traits in UK Commercial Sheep Flocks

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Best ◽  
Janet Roden ◽  
Kate Phillips ◽  
Alison Z. Pyatt ◽  
Malgorzata C. Behnke
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Prospective Studies ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Time Points ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

Lameness in sheep continues to be a global health, welfare and economic concern. Damaged, misshapen or overgrown feet have the potential to cause lameness either directly, or indirectly. There is a lack of understanding of the predisposing factors for different hoof conformation traits in sheep. Our exploratory study aimed to investigate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, three distinct hoof conformation traits relating to the sole and heel, hoof wall, and hoof wall overgrowth. Feet of 400 ewes from four UK commercial sheep farms were inspected at four time points across 12 months. For each conformation trait, a four-point ordinal system was used to score each individual claw, and foot-level scores were calculated. We present 92.4% of foot-level observations to be affected by ≥1 conformation traits. Whilst hoof conformation traits were correlated to some degree, a unique set of sheep-, foot- and farm-level factors were associated with each distinct conformation trait. We provide, for the first time, key insight into the multifaceted and multifactorial aetiology of hoof conformation in sheep, building upon previous landmark studies. Our results inform hypotheses for future prospective studies investigating the risk factors for adverse hoof conformation in sheep.

scholarly journals What is happiness: a cross-cultural research into present-day associations

2021 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
Irina N. Kabanova ◽  
Anna M. Gorokhova ◽  
Elena G. Nozhevnikova ◽  
Ekaterina V. Vaseneva
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Dynamic Character ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
French And English ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Insight Into

The article under consideration is aimed at cross-cultural quantified associative mapping of the universal concept “happiness” and shaping the hierarchy of its cornerstone axiological constituents as perceived by Russian, French and English linguosocieties within the framework of the global pandemic reality. “Happiness” has been subject to transdisciplinary investigation since ancient times due to its dynamic character and ambiguity. The concept of “happiness”, although psychologically ingrained and biologically predetermined, can change significantly based on different outer and inner factors. It demonstrates an undeniable potential for multiple perceptions, various patterns of ethnic-specific and highly personalized verbalization, requiring unification and analysis of different sociocultural stimuli that trigger off this or that row of associations. The authors provide keen insight into the semantics of the concept and its static lexicographic axiological paradigm in the Russian, French and English languages. Three associative surveys were carried out through Google-forms to estimate the degree at which the “static projection” of “happiness” is relevant nowadays in pandemic-shaken societies as well as collect free associations, manually contrast the data and establish parallels and peculiarities within up-to-date Russian, French and English (American) visions of “happiness”. The survey results testify to the fact that “health”, “family”, “peace” and “freedom” are universally recognized constituents of “happiness” while certain elements prove to be ethnic-specific and arise due to concrete social circumstances.

scholarly journals A Content Analysis of Blog Posts on Angry Library Patrons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Iris Marigold Operario
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Problem Library ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Blog Posts

<p>Research Problem: This exploratory study looks into what is written in blogs regarding angry library patrons. It aims to provide insight on angry library patrons by identifying the themes/issues in the blog posts, the reasons for anger of the library patrons, and to describe the characteristics of the blog post authors. Methodology: A qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the blog posts. The blog search engine Google Blogs was used to search for the relevant blog posts. A sample of 92 individual and organisational blog posts were read and analysed. Results: Three main themes emerged in the analysis of the blog posts: 1) the causes of anger which can either be library-related or due to other patrons; 2) how anger was displayed; and 3) the sentiments of the library staff members towards angry patrons. The blog authors mostly come from North America and have a library background. Implications: Analysing these blog posts provides further insight into angry library patrons which might not otherwise be found in existing anger studies in a library setting and problem library patron research. Uncovering what is said in the blogosphere about angry library patrons will give a picture of a wide range of anger issues which may be relevant for library staff members as they try to better understand angry library patrons. While this study was not able to retrieve as much blog posts from an angry library patron’s perspective as originally planned, a study noting the key difference of opinions between angry library patrons and library staff members could be investigated in the future</p>

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