No Strong Evidence of Stereotype Threat in Females: A Reassessment of the Meta-Analysis

Recently, Picho-Kiroga (2021) published a meta-analysis on the effect of stereotype threat on females. Their conclusion was that the average effect size for stereotype threat studies was d = .28, but that effects are overstated because the majority of studies on stereotype threat in females include methodological characteristics that inflate the apparent effect size. In this response, I show that Picho-Kiroga et al. (2021) committed fundamental errors in their meta-analysis that undermine confidence in the article and warrant major corrections. But even if the data were not flawed, the conclusion that Picho-Kiroga et al. (2021) should have reached is that their results are most consistent with a population effect size of zero. There is no compelling evidence that stereotype threat is a real phenomenon in females.

RWLMod—Potential Model to Study Plant Tolerance in Drought Stress Conditions

Rationale: Water loss by evaporation is a normal physiological process, in order to regulate plant temperature. Under conditions of thermal and water stress, water loss is accelerated compared to normal conditions, and the response of plants is variable. In extreme cases, it can lead to wilting and death of plants. It was found that the phenomenon of water loss behaved as a pattern in different plant species, given by two functions, logistics (first part of water loss) and hyperbola (second part of water loss) in relation to a moment m, at which the rate of water loss (RWL) has reached its maximum value. Method: We studied the water loss process for a series of plant samples on different plant species (Picea abies L., H. Karst; Juniperus communis L.; Pinus silvestris L.; Thuja occidentalis L.; Lamium purpureum L.; Veronica hederifolia L.), measuring the rate of weight loss (RWL) in controlled conditions. The drying of the samples was done in identical conditions (thermo-balance, 100 °C, standard temperature for drying the plant samples) with the real-time recording of the drying time simultaneously with the water loss rate (RWL) from the plant samples. The exposure time varied, depending on each species sample, and was approximately 1000 s. Results: The experimental data was recorded at intervals of every 10 s, during the entire drying period. RWL values varied from 0.024 to 0.054 g/min at the beginning of the drying process and reached maximum values after 70–100 s, having values between 0.258 g/min and 0.498 g/min. During the drying period, this indicator presented different graphic evolutions, difficult to be described with a single function. The first segment was described by a logistic function, and the second was described by a hyperbola, resulting in a model (RWLMod) which described the real phenomenon. This model and theoretical calculation were used to quantify the water loss in a time interval and, compared with empirical dates, no significant differences were observed, which indicated an increased degree of accuracy regarding the use of this model. Recommendation and novelty of work: The novelty of the work is given by the obtained model (RWLMod), which makes possible the description of RWL over the entire time interval, and ensures a good fit with the real data. It recommends the method and model in studies of plant behaviour under stress in relation to different influencing factors.

Patung Dewa Ruci Dalam Perspektif Budaya Bali

Statue is one form of fine arts which is known as the aesthetic experience which come out from the forms of three dimension. Ruci /Nawa Ruci is the form of God or Ida Shang Hyang Widhi in a form of one and only. The Ruci statue has an aesthetic appearance physically. The Ruci statue is a complete group, the united of one figure to another figure from point of view form structure and the existence of statue composition. The Ruci statue has functions: sacred function, ritual/ceremony function, religious aesthetic function. The Ruci statue is symbolize as a snake or dragon in the ocean wave which describe all commitment of human life in the real world which always bring the flows of human life uncertain. Bhima who is known as a micro cosmos figure or as a human being who looking for his true self and wants to find himself. Ruci/ Acintya represent in the statue is presented the sense of “Me” belong to every human life. So that the real phenomenon of Ruci statue is about dialog between soul (atma) with the highest soul (paramatma)in order to find out the real meaning.

INCREASING TREND OF BRAND CONSUMPTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON YOUTH’S SOCIAL IDENTITY

Purpose of the Study: The present research examined the effects of brand consumption on the social identity of youth. Methodology: In this study, the researcher used a quantitative research approach; and survey research method was used, the questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection. A sample of 385 students was chosen by using a convenient sampling technique. In this study, researchers used SPSS for data analysis. Principal Findings: The findings show that brand consumption has a positive relationship with social identity. Major findings show that brand consumption has negative relation with the overall well-being of respondents. Findings also show that the main purchased item was apparel brands. Applications of the study: This study can be helpful in better understanding of youth’s attitude towards brands consumption and its effects on their social identity. Novelty/Originality of this study: People make their choices every day and consumer studies seek to know these choices. Differentiating brand consumption as a real phenomenon, this research aims to examine the increasing trend of brand consumption and its effects on youth’s social identity. Despite of the increasing demand for luxury brand products in the modern era, a few types of research have been concluded to find out the link between luxury brands consumption and youth social identity. To better understand the brand consumption’s effect on youth’s social identity; this research inspected the social identity of youth in details.

Interference in Japanese Learning by First-Year Students of Hospitality Department in State Polytechnic Of Bali

The second-language learning process is often constrained by the influence of mother tongue or first language-Acquisition learners, which is called interference. Interference is principal language irrelevance in bilingual due to one or more language to be introduced or Speech Communication. Based on its phenomenon, students of State Polytechnic of Bali are considered passive interference learners, putting their mother tongue (Javanese and Balinese) elements and Indonesian Language in Japanese consciously or intuitively. This study aims to disclose the type of interference by the hospitality program students for those studying Japanese in State Polytechnic of Bali and explain its factors. The method used is Descriptive Qualitative, which is concerned with taking document field notes and literature Review to represent the real phenomenon of passive Interference types. The population in this study were all students in State Polytechnic of Bali in Japanese class. In contrast, the sample was taken from the results of purposive sampling based on their 100% attendance. There were about 65 first-year or second Semester students in Japanese Class and showed their Interferences. The study results showed that about 75 Passive Interference has commonly occurred in grammatical cases, such as phonetics, morphology, and syntax. Moreover, the occurrence factors of Passive Interference are distinctive Phonetic Features, The Language pattern differences between Mother Tongues (Local Languages) – Japanese, and lack of Japanese Language Proficiency skills and its dictions.

Interference in Japanese Learning by First-Year Students of Hospitality Department in State Polytechnic Of Bali

The second-language learning process is often constrained by the influence of mother tongue or first language-Acquisition learners, which is called interference. Interference is principal language irrelevance in bilingual due to one or more language to be introduced or Speech Communication. Based on its phenomenon, students of State Polytechnic of Bali are considered passive interference learners, putting their mother tongue (Javanese and Balinese) elements and Indonesian Language in Japanese consciously or intuitively. This study aims to disclose the type of interference by the hospitality program students for those studying Japanese in State Polytechnic of Bali and explain its factors. The method used is Descriptive Qualitative, which is concerned with taking document field notes and literature Review to represent the real phenomenon of passive Interference types. The population in this study were all students in State Polytechnic of Bali in Japanese class. In contrast, the sample was taken from the results of purposive sampling based on their 100% attendance. There were about 65 first-year or second Semester students in Japanese Class and showed their Interferences. The study results showed that about 75 Passive Interference has commonly occurred in grammatical cases, such as phonetics, morphology, and syntax. Moreover, the occurrence factors of Passive Interference are distinctive Phonetic Features, The Language pattern differences between Mother Tongues (Local Languages) – Japanese, and lack of Japanese Language Proficiency skills and its dictions.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARITY STRATEGY IN MODERN HIGHER EDUCATION

The relevance of this article is conditioned by socio-economic, innovative and educational transformations in the life of Ukraine, as well as by globalization and European integration processes focused on the integration of our state with the world community, a new interpretation of education as a socio-cultural and axiological phenomenon, the transience and changeability of modern society which objectively cause changes in the vectors of development of all levels of education in the direction of introducing the ideas of interdisciplinary approach in the format of interdisciplinary integration. The purpose of the article is to highlight the essence of the strategy of interdisciplinarity and the areas of its implementation at a modern university. The following research methods have been used: analysis of scientific literature and educational programs, synthesis, comparison, systematization of scientific sources; definitional analysis. The article deals with the objective determinants that condition the feasibility of introducing multidisciplinary strategy in modern higher education. The essence, kinds, types and format of interdisciplinarity have been highlighted. The levels of implementation of interdisciplinary approach in modern higher education have been found out, namely, methodological (a set of scientific paradigms and approaches), scientific and theoretical (the emergence of new interdisciplinary scientific branches); practical (interdisciplinary educational programs for applicants of various levels of education). The article proves scientific and educational potential of multidisciplinarity and its priorities: the interaction of various branches of scientific knowledge in the study of the same object while focusing on their own subject; creating conditions for the implementation of links between different sciences; integration of scientific concepts, theories, information, facts, methods, in order to obtain new, coherent knowledge about the real phenomenon of education; it contributes to the resolution of the contradiction between the disparate assimilation of knowledge and the need for its synthesis.

Modeling the COVID-19 Pandemic Dynamics in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

During the abrupt outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health system of most of the world’s nations has been tested. However, it is the concern of governments and other responsible entities to provide the correct statistics and figures to take any practicable necessary steps such as allocation of the requisite quarantine operations, calculation of the needed number of places in hospitals, determination of the extent of personal security, and determining the degree of isolation of infectious people, among others. Where the statistical literature supposes that a model governs every real phenomenon, once we know the model, we can evaluate the dilemma. Therefore, in this article, we compare the COVID-19 pandemic dynamics of two neighboring Arabic countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, to provide a framework to arrange appropriate quarantine activities. A new generalized family of distributions is developed to provide the best description of COVID-19 daily cases and data on daily deaths in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Some of the mathematical properties of the proposed family are studied.

Low-temperature nucleation anomaly in silicate glasses shown to be artifact in a 5BaO·8SiO2 glass

For over 40 years, measurements of the nucleation rates in a large number of silicate glasses have indicated a breakdown in the Classical Nucleation Theory at temperatures below that of the peak nucleation rate. The data show that instead of steadily decreasing with decreasing temperature, the work of critical cluster formation enters a plateau and even starts to increase. Many explanations have been offered to explain this anomaly, but none have provided a satisfactory answer. We present an experimental approach to demonstrate explicitly for the example of a 5BaO ∙ 8SiO2 glass that the anomaly is not a real phenomenon, but instead an artifact arising from an insufficient heating time at low temperatures. Heating times much longer than previously used at a temperature 50 K below the peak nucleation rate temperature give results that are consistent with the predictions of the Classical Nucleation Theory. These results raise the question of whether the claimed anomaly is also an artifact in other glasses.