Published in Trauma, violence & abuse
An increasing number of studies have examined the relationship between child maltreatment and self-esteem. In this study, we assess the magnitude of this association through a meta-analytic approach. Four English databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, and Web of Science), three Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang...
Published in The British journal of educational psychology
Loneliness during adolescence has adverse consequences for mental health, education and employment outcomes. Yet, we know little about common correlates of loneliness among adolescents, making intervention work difficult. In this study, we (1) explore individual-, school- and country-level correlates of loneliness to help identify potential interve...
Published in Omega
NOR (Natural Organic Reduction) is the four-to-six-week process of composting a human corpse into soil. While to the general public, NOR may sound like a biologically-sound, basic, holistic answer to the question of body disposition, death care industry professionals know it is not nearly that simple. With NOR recently legalized in New York, major ...
This paper is the directions for a high school French world language curriculum at the novice-low level. The curriculum covers 20 class periods, or four weeks, and it uses a variety of pedagogical techniques and technologies to help students quickly learn and retain French vocabulary and grammar. Each class period is 40 minutes. The lessons use a v...
Scarcity appeals in marketing have long captured the attention of scholars and practitioners, yet we know little about their effectiveness across different cultures. Drawing on cultural differences (i.e., self-concept, need for uniqueness, and susceptibility to normative influence), the authors investigated the impact of culture on the effectivenes...
Published in Psychological reports
Recent research indicates that wearing the hijab reduces the attractiveness of female faces perceived by practicing Muslim men and women in their native Muslim country (the United Arab Emirates). The purpose of the current research was to develop this finding to investigate whether other aspects of person perception are also affected when women wea...
Wood is a complex cellular material due to its heterogeneity and variability. The first level of variability lies within the species itself, which governs the organization of its specific wood structure. However, within the same species and with the same genetic background, each tree has its unique growth and wood formation patterns. These patterns...
Published in Lexicographica
The aim of this paper is to investigate the use of the word culture in selected co-texts and contexts with negative connotations in the OED online
Published in Lexicographica
In an increasingly multilingual and multicultural society, many different cultures meet and often merge with one another. The true meaning of the word ‘culture’, what it precisely denotes, and how much it can be described through languages have long been points of discussion. This paper shows how linguistic and cultural exchange and metalexicograph...
A 19-year-old woman with pain and injection in the right eye showed spotty corneal infiltration and radiating linear opacity. Suspicious of Acanthamoeba keratitis, corneal scraping, and the soft contact lens were sent to in-house clinical laboratory to culture successfully Acanthamoeba on Sabouraud dextrose agar plate painted with heat-treated dead...
