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This longitudinal investigation tracked the progression of students’ expectancy for success, task value, and perceived cost in the context of physical education throughout an academic year. The study...
View ArticleIntergenerational relations and well-being among older Middle Eastern/Arab...
This study aimed to examine the consequences of COVID-19 socialization restrictions on familial and social support systems of older Middle Eastern/Arab immigrants in Michigan, home to the largest,...
View ArticleEconomic freedom determinants across U.S. states: A Bayesian model averaging...
This study examines the potential determinants of state-level economic freedom for a panel of the 50 U.S. states from 1994 to 2020. To address model uncertainty in the identification of robust...
View ArticleIndividualism, economic freedom, and the development of the shadow economy
To better understand the relationship between formal institutions, culture, and the size of the shadow economy, this paper considers the impact of pro-market institutions and cultures of...
View ArticleAn analytical approach for offshore structures considering soil-structure...
This paper presents an advanced analytical approach for the design and analysis of fixed offshore structures with soil structure interaction considered. The proposed methodology involves conducting...
View ArticleEmulsion polymerization process: Effects of particle nucleation mechanism on...
The properties of acrylic-styrene latex (ASL) were investigated using two different nucleation methods by changing the sequence of addition of components, without changing the overall composition of...
View ArticleInternational monetary spillovers to frontier financial markets: Evidence...
This paper investigates international monetary spillovers to stock prices in Bangladesh, a frontier market that has been excluded from prior studies in the literature. Using daily stock price data for...
View ArticleFamily support of older caregivers: Factors influencing change in quality of...
Understanding factors that can improve the quality of life (QOL) of older caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is important in broadening participation in family...
View ArticleDoes board gender diversity affect firms' expected risk?
Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of board gender diversity on firms' forward-looking risk, as perceived by both the firm's management and its investors. The authors seek to understand...
View ArticleWetted ramps selectively block upstream passage of adult sea lampreys
Dams fragment stream habitats and fishways around dams typically serve few species that are strong swimmers or jumpers. We tested a prototype wetted ramp designed to allow upstream passage of...
View ArticleCareer enhancement strategies, supportive work relationships and subjective...
Purpose Our study examines the impact of career enhancing strategies (CES), supportive work relationships and family-work conflict (FWC) on subjective career success.Design/methodology/approach The...
View ArticleExpert opinions on thermal discomfort related to idiopathic scoliosis orthoses
IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate expert opinions regarding the current status of and mitigation solutions for thermal discomfort associated with the use of...
View ArticleLifting as they climb: Black women Buddhists and collective liberation
"Lifting as They Climb is a love letter of freedom and self-expression from six Black women Buddhist teachers, conveyed through the voice of one of the many women who has benefitted from their wisdom....
View ArticleTwitter chats as an alternative to discussion boards in graduate nursing courses
Background: Health care is increasingly dependent on technology and social media for communication. Nurse educators are tasked with developing a nursing workforce equipped with digital literacy to...
View ArticlePlacing African American museums in the American tourism landscape
According to the Association of African American Museums (AAAM), there are more than 200 African American history and cultural museums—or other sites with substantial African American collections such...
View ArticleThe Venus Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model (V-GITM): A coupled...
This paper introduces the new Venus global ionosphere-thermosphere model (V-GITM) which incorporates the terrestrial GITM framework with Venus-specific parameters, ion-neutral chemistry, and radiative...
View ArticleRandomized controlled trial comparing simulation modalities in first year...
Background: This study explored differences in knowledge, skill, and confidence, of first -year baccalaureate nursing students (N = 104) who completed either a low-fidelity simulation (control group,...
View ArticleWhite adipose tissue remodeling in Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)...
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a fungal wildlife disease of bats that has caused precipitous declines in certain Nearctic bat species. A key driver of mortality is premature exhaustion of fat reserves,...
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