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Public knowing of risk and children's independent mobility

submitted by ftamin 12 hours ago

Risk is major factor that influences parent decision-making about whether they let their children go places by themselves. However, there is a paucity of research about how risk is conceived. This ...

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Please confirm what I inferred: On the Korean inferential-evidential marker -napo-

submitted by friidamzn 13 hours ago

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the semantics of the Korean inferential evidential marker -napo- (-na ‘whether’ and po- ‘see’> -napo-), which had not received much attention in...

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Why Do Spouses Hide Income?

submitted by ClintonZa 23 hours ago

This paper proposes a simplified model of intrahousehold decision making where cooperative and noncooperative behavior are not mutually exclusive. Individuals choose the optimal share of income the...

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The Plurilingual Lounge: Creating new worldviews through social interaction

submitted by rozon44 1 day ago

This article describes the Plurilingual Lounge as a method for teaching language and culture through natural interactions. Fantini's (1995) theory of “Language, Culture, and Worldview” and Asti...

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Intersectional Identities and Conceptions of the Self: The Experience of Transgender People

submitted by weji 1 day ago

Transgender people in the United States change genders in relation to androcentric, heterocentric, and middle-class whitenormative cultural narratives. Drawing on ethnographic data primarily with t...

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Meaning of Political Controversy in the Classroom: A Dialogue Across The Podium

submitted by fvw64 1 day ago

The abstract value of academic freedom is enjoyed (or not) in concrete settings, as interactional and emergent experiences. We examine classroom political controversy in our experiences, understand...

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Subcultural Identity Work in Social Movements: Barriers to Collective Identity Changes and Overcoming Them

submitted by somonih 1 day ago

Over time, social movements must contend with a vast array of forces that can lead to changes in the movement's collective identity. As such changes may impact the alignment of movements and their ...

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(Mis)Understanding Abortion Regret

submitted by troglodyta 1 day ago

The debate about abortion regret rests on competing assumptions about women's attachment to pregnancy. Antiabortion claimants argue women always attach to pregnancy (inevitably regretting abortion)...

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Reframing the Biotechnology Debate: The Deconstructive Efforts of the Council for Responsible Genetics

submitted by kmohnkin 1 day ago

We demonstrate the analytical utility of social movement theory for understanding the framing efforts of the anti-biotechnology movement. We content-analyzed electronic and printed documents from t...

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A Field Study on the Impact of Variations in Short-Term Memory Demands on Drivers' Visual Attention and Driving Performance Across Three Age Groups

submitted by LuiJusti 3 days ago

The aim of this study was to assess sensitivity of visual attention and driving performance for detecting changes in driver cognitive workload across different age groups. : The literature shows mi...

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Above-Real-Time Training (ARTT) Improves Transfer to a Simulated Flight Control Task

submitted by xbb 3 days ago

The aim of this study was to measure the effects of above-real-time-training (ARTT) speed and screen resolution on a simulated flight control task. : ARTT has been shown to improve transfer to the ...

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Effect of Touch Screen Button Size and Spacing on Touch Characteristics of Users With and Without Disabilities

submitted by bhorads423 3 days ago

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of button size and spacing on touch characteristics (forces, impulses, and dwell times) during a digit entry touch screen task. A secondary objec...

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Auditory Perception of Motor Vehicle Travel Paths

submitted by frobrerhype 3 days ago

These experiments address concerns that motor vehicles in electric engine mode are so quiet that they pose a risk to pedestrians, especially those with visual impairments. : The "quiet car" issue h...

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Sensitivity of Physiological Measures for Detecting Systematic Variations in Cognitive Demand From a Working Memory Task: An On-Road Study Across Three Age Groups

submitted by jovidhart 3 days ago

To assess the sensitivity of two physiological measures for discriminating between levels of cognitive demand under driving conditions across different age groups. : Previous driving research prese...

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The Epidemiology of Slips, Trips, and Falls in a Helicopter Manufacturing Plant

submitted by ogranamest 3 days ago

The purpose of this evaluation was to evaluate the causes and costs of slips, trips, and falls (STFs) in a helicopter manufacturing plant. : STFs are a significant portion of the total industry inj...

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