Good Partner Research Articles

Mutual cooperation gives you a stake in your partner's welfare, especially if they are irreplaceable.

Why do we care so much for friends-much more than one might predict from reciprocity alone? According to a recent theory, organisms who cooperate with each other come to have a stake in each other's well-being: A good cooperator is worth protecting-even anonymously if necessary-so they can be available to cooperate in the future. Here, we present three experiments showing that reciprocity creates a stake in a partner's well-being, such that people are willing to secretly pay to protect good cooperative partners, if doing so keeps those partners available for future interaction. Participants played five rounds of a cooperative game (Prisoner's Dilemma) and then received an opportunity to help their partner, without the partner ever knowing. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were more willing to help a cooperative partner if doing so kept that partner available for future rounds, compared to when the help simply raised the partner's earnings. This effect was specific to cooperative partners: The type of help mattered less for uncooperative partners or for recipients that participants did not directly interact with. In other words, an ongoing history of reciprocity gave people a stake in their partner's good condition but not their partner's payoff. Experiment 3 showed that participants had less stake in their partners if those partners could be easily replaced by another cooperator. These findings show that reciprocity and stake are not separate processes. Instead, even shallow reciprocity creates a deeper stake in a partner's well-being, including a willingness to help with zero expectation of recognition. Future work should examine how one's stake in partners is affected by ecological factors that affect the gains of cooperation and the ease of finding new partners. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

한족 중국인 유학생의 한국에서의 창업경험에 관한 질적연구

This study examines the motivation and experience of Han Chinese students who started a business in Korea. For this purpose, we interviewed three Han Chinese students who had experience starting a business in Korea with an investment visa and analyzed their experiences through narrative inquiry. As a result of the study, the background of Han Chinese students studying abroad to start a business were ‘not an only child’, ‘market insight’, ‘love for Korea and opportunity for high income’ and ‘being influenced by parents who run a business’, and the process of starting a business was revealed as ‘courage and persistence not to give up’, ‘good partner’, and ‘active efforts to solve problems’. Difficulties in the process of starting a business in Korea include ‘visa and legal difficulties,’ ‘cultural and language barriers,’ ‘physical and mental limitations,’ and ‘competition and betrayal.’ The meaning and growth through entrepreneurial experience include ‘the importance of employee education,’ and ‘discovering the value of sharing’, ‘regret over over-consumption’, and ‘growth after starting a business’. This study examined the unique entrepreneurship experiences of Han Chinese students in Korea, which is progressing toward becoming a multicultural society. It is significant as it promotes the activation of entrepreneurship among all foreigners and encourages the improvement of related policies and systems in the future.

You can travel AND have a career as a practice partner. And don't forget being a mum too!

Embracing whatever was thrown her way, Laura Bowen proved that a successful career and travel were good partners; not stopping there she sold the practice and went on to win the Clipper Round the World yacht race.

A study on design and moving behavior of meal partner robots that can perform eating behavior expression

Dining with people improves our lives and brings a lot of benefits. Nonetheless, many people are compelled to eat by themselves due to the current social situation. We believe that robots can be good meal partners. In this paper, we describe the developed meal partner robots called Mamoru'21 and Mamoru'22. The design of these robots is inherited from a robot for watching over elderly people. Based on previous research that robot's eating behavior expression can improve the mealtime experience, they can perform motions that mimic eating and present food images by monitors. In the first experiment, we confirmed the developed robot could improve the co-eating experience compared to a conventional small humanoid robot, and investigated the keywords for preferable hardware design, such as ‘smaller than a child.’ In the second experiment, we studied the effects of the robot's moving around during mealtime. As a result, no statistically significant negative effects of robot movement during meals were observed in the developed robot's capability. Though this study has some limitations such as shorter experimentation time compared to regular meals, it contributes some insights and knowledge into the behavior and design of meal partner robots.

Navigating Conflicting Ideals of Masculinity: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Male Partners of Women with Vulvodynia

ABSTRACT Vulvodynia, a long-term genital pain disorder with a high lifetime prevalence, profoundly impacts both the affected women and their partners. However, the experiences of these partners have been under-researched. Using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis, this qualitative study explored the experiences of male partners of women with vulvodynia. In individual interviews with seven men (20–32 years), four themes were identified: “Trying to be a good and caring partner,” “Fear of sexual and emotional rejection,” “Feelings of insecurity and being misled,” and “Keeping up the façade.” Despite efforts to support their partners, the men often faced rejection, leading to insecurities about their attractiveness, the relationship’s future, and their ability to conform to social expectations. They coped by concealing insecurities from their partners and overemphasizing traditional masculinity among peers. We discuss these results using sexual script theory, suggesting that gendered sexual scripts play a significant role in relationships with vulvodynia, with prevailing cultural assumptions regarding masculinity challenging men’s ability to be simultaneously caring and sexual. As a result, the men found themselves negotiating two contrasting ideals associated with masculine behavior: those of good caregiver and assertive, virile sexual partner. Our research suggests that male partners of women with vulvodynia tend to be left alone to deal with the resulting ambivalence and distress. Supporting these men could benefit both parties in managing vulvodynia.

Bond Formation at C8 in the Nucleoside and Nucleotide Purine Scaffold: An Informative Selection.

This paper presents methods for the introduction and exchange of substituents in a nucleobase and its nucleosides and nucleotides with emphasis on the C8-position in the purine skeleton. The nucleobase is open for electrophilic and nucleophilic chemistry. The nucleophilic chemistry consists mainly of displacement reactions when the C8-substituent is a good leaving group such as a halogen atom. The heteroatom in amines, sulfides, or oxides is a good nucleophile. Halides are good reaction partners. Metal-promoted cross-coupling reactions are important for carbylations. Direct oxidative metalation reactions using sterically hindered metal amides offer chemo- and regio-selectivity besides functional tolerance and simplicity. The carbon site is highly nucleophilic after metalation and adds electrophiles resulting in chemical bond formation. Conditions for metal-assisted reactions are described for nucleobases and their glycosides.

Abstract CT266: Initial efficacy of surufatinib plus sintilimab and IBI310 for patients with high-grade advanced-neuroendocrine neoplasm: A multicenter, single arm phase 2 stud

Abstract Background: High-grade advanced-neuroendocrine neoplasm (HG-NEN) are more aggressive and have worse prognosis. Surufatinib (SUR, a selective VEGFRs; FGFR1; and CSF-1R inhibitor). Ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) plus nivolumab (anti-PD-1) has been recommended for extrapulmonary and non-pancreatic NEC if the disease progresses following chemotherapy by the NCCN guidelines for neuroendocrine tumors. Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that SUR is a good partner of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). In this study, we present findings of SUR combined with Sintilimab (SIN, anti-PD-1) and IBI310 (IBI, anti-CTLA-4) for HG-NEN patients (pts). Methods: Pts with histologically confirmed HG-NENs who resistant or intolerant to standard treatment were included in the study. Enrolled pts received SUR (250 mg, qd, po, q3w) combined with SIN (200 mg, d1, i.v.gtt, q3w) and IBI (1 mg/kg, d1, i.v.gtt, q6w). The primary endpoint was ORR per RECIST 1.1. The second endpoints were PFS, DCR, safety and OS. Results: By Dec 29, 2023, 14 pts were enrolled and available for efficacy assessment. Median age, 53 yrs (range 22- 66); male, 71.4%; ECOG PS 1, 50%; GEP-NEN, 57.1%; NEC, 71.4%; Median ki-67 index, 65% (range 25%-90%); liver metastases, 57.1%. 85.7% pts received prior systemic therapy (50% 1L and 35.7% ≥2L). Confirmed ORR was 28.6% and DCR 76.8%. Median PFS was 4.15 months. Among 9 pts with ≤1 prior systemic regimens, confirmed ORR and DCR were 44.4% and 88.9%, respectively, with a median PFS of 4.5 months. Out of 14 pts, all experienced some form of treatment- emergent events (TEAEs), with only 3 participants (21.4%) reporting grade 3 TEAEs. These included manageable events like increased bilirubin, immune pancreatitis, gastric retention, and increased amylase, each with a 7.1% incidence. No grade 4 TEAEs or new safety signals occurred. Conclusion: Surufatinib combined with Sintilimab and IBI310 showed a potential antitumor activity and a tolerable safety profile, providing an additional treatment option for pts with high-grade NEN. Citation Format: Panpan Zhang, Yakun Wang, Jie Li, Lin Shen, Ming Lu. Initial efficacy of surufatinib plus sintilimab and IBI310 for patients with high-grade advanced-neuroendocrine neoplasm: A multicenter, single arm phase 2 stud [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 2 (Late-Breaking, Clinical Trial, and Invited Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(7_Suppl):Abstract nr CT266.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND INTENTIONS AMONG STUDENTS OF SA’ADATU RIMI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION KUMBOTSO KANO

This paper studies the effect of entrepreneurship education on the development of entrepreneurship intentions among students of Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education Kumbotso Kano. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted. Primary data collection method was used in which self-administered questionnaires were distributed to a total sample of 188 respondents selected from the target population of 366 students. The study found out that majority of the respondents reported high perception or understanding on; importance of entrepreneurship to both society and individual, personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship education enhanced their skills to develop business plans, but majority of the respondents revealed low perception or understanding on; attitudes of entrepreneurs, environmental assessment and financial preparation for entrepreneurial ventures. On the other hand, majority of the respondents reported high intention that they preferred to be their own bosses than to have a secured job, to make money and create their own businesses, but majority of the respondents revealed low intention of creating a new firm, low intention to start their own businesses after graduation, low intention to work together with good partners to start a new business, low intention to start their own businesses if financial support is secured. Finally, further analysis employing correlation and a linear regression analysis reveals that entrepreneurship education is positively and statistically significant in increasing entrepreneurship intention among the students. The study recommended that students should be encouraged to learn attitudes of entrepreneurs, environmental assessment and financial preparation for entrepreneurial ventures.

Couples in the Qur'an (Comparative Study of the Interpretation of Ash-Sya'rawi and Hamka)

In general, many people think that a spouse must be (commensurate), as Allah says in Q.S. an-Nur verse 26, women are bad for bad men, good women for good men. But in the reality of life it is not all so, there are bad women get good male partners, and good women get bad male partners. Judging from the context of the verse, there are indeed differences in interpretation among the interpreters. Because of these differences in interpretation, in this study the author used a comparative method or the so-called comparison method. This research is new and different from the previous because there has been no research that discusses and compares the interpretation of ash-Sha'rawi and Hamka in Q.S. an-Nur verse 26 and looks for what are the factors behind the difference in interpretation between the two. After analysis, in his tafseer ash-Sha'rawi related the verse to a partner. He said that the verse is the same as Q.S. an-Nur verse 3, that a person will be paired with another person who is equal to himself. While Hamka in his tafseer explains that the verse relates to the hadith al-Ifk (fake news). This verse was revealed to clear the bad accusation against 'Aisha, i.e. accused of having an affair with S{afwan ibn al-Mu'at}t}al. For it is impossible for 'Aisha, a very noble wife of the Prophet, to commit such a filthy deed as alleged.

Administrators’ perspectives on organizational environmental factors facing 4-H youth development

4-H is the largest youth development organization in the United States and is the youth development program of the Land-Grant University’s Cooperative Extension system. A qualitative study of 13 4-H Program Leaders and seven Cooperative Extension Directors was conducted to explore the perspectives Extension Administrators hold about the organizational environmental factors facing the 4-H program. Data were analyzed using a qualitative open coding methodology. Five themes emerged from the study in response to the identified environmental factors: 1) key components of the traditional club model need to be ensured in all programming conducted; 2) the need to develop a club programming matrix to help county-level staff manage the impact and their workload; 3) good partners will expand the 4-H programs’ capacity; 4) increased involvement of first generation youth and families is needed; and 5) intentional marketing and raising awareness of the “new 4-H brand.” Adaptation poses important questions, challenges, and opportunities for the 4-H program. Because administrators represent a national population of Administrators, these insights can inform youth organizations in the United States and internationally.

Membangun Kesetaraan Gender Dalam Keluarga Karier

This writing seeks to explain how the role of the couple in building gender-based partnerships in the household. This writing uses a socio-cultural approach. Where, gender equality is not limited to the differences between men and women. However, how can the two of them build an equal relationship without marginalizing one another, especially women. In the area of ​​families who have careers or workers, the realization of gender equality can be achieved in various ways, especially the compromise of both partners to achieve their goals or aspirations together in the household. In fact, for now the working spouse has been able to start building a partnership with a good partner to realize the welfare of his family. This can be achieved by understanding each function and then making it happen by building good communication with your partner. Keywords: gender equality, family, career

Kebijakan Dana Pemberdayaan 1% PT. Freeport Indonesia kepada Suku Amungme dan Kamoro Melalui LPMAK

Customary rights owners, investors and the state are working groups that must uphold the principles of justice in PTFI's mining business, the state, the Amungme and Kamoro communities are working partners in mining exploration in Mimika, Papua. Profit sharing between parties I, II and III is regulated in a humane work agreement and no injustice should occur. However, the problem is that customary landowners only receive a partnership trust budget (social budget), which varies annually. For example, from 1994-2003 or 23 years of existence, the social budgeting distribution from PTFI amounted to 1.3 billion US dollars (managed by LPMAK). Partnership budget distributions of $634 and $662 million also occurred (managed by PTFI's Non Community Affair Dept.). Trust and partnership budget reached USD 437.3 in 2006 and 2007 increased to USD 480.3 also distributed by PTFI. Decreased, reaching USD 400.0 in 2010. This research has both academic and practical purposes. It is useful for socially just budget distribution. Then, the methodology used is descriptive qualitative. Data collection was done through direct and indirect interviews. Samples, data analysis and management were conducted on the Amungme and Kamoro tribes as customary rights owners in Mimika, Papua. Research findings; PTFI, the state, the Amungme and Kamoro communities are not good partners in the mining business in Mimika, Papua.

Visible-Light-Irradiated Multicomponent Reactions of Aliphatic Amines, Propiolate Acid Esters, and CF3 SO2 Na for Accessing β-CF3 Enamines.

A novel one-pot two-step multicomponent reaction has been achieved for the preparation of β-CF3 enamines by using different aliphatic amines, propiolates, and CF3 SO2 Na as starting material. In this protocol, various aliphatic amines including primary amines, cyclic or acyclic secondary amines were demonstrated to be good coupling partners, and different β-CF3 enamines were obtained in moderate to good yields. Among them, the primary aliphatic amines only gave pure (E)-β-CF3 enamines as products. The synthetic utility of the MCRs strategy was further demonstrated by mild conditions, gram-scale synthesis and natural sunlight-induced protocol. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that this trifluoromethylation of C(sp2 )-H involves radical process.

Manganese/Cobalt Bimetallic Relay Catalysis for Divergent Dehydrogenative Difluoroalkylation of Alkenes

AbstractThe involvement of manganese radical for halogen atom transfer (XAT) reactions has been esteemed as one reliable method but encountered with limited catalytic models. In this paper, a novel bimetallic relay catalysis of Mn2(CO)10 and cobaloxime has been developed for divergent dehydrogenative difluoroalkylation of alkenes using commercially available difluoroalkyl bromides. A wide range of structurally diverse terminal, cyclic and internal alkenes as well as tetrasubstituted alkenes are found to be good coupling partners to deliver difluoroalkylated allylic products and difluoromethylated cyclic products, accompanied with the production of H2 as the by‐product. This bimetallic relay strategy features broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions and excellent functional group compatibility. Its success represents an important step‐forward to expedite the construction of a rich library of difluoroalkylated products.

Price, Consumer Expectations, Policy Impact on the Automobile Industry in the United States Empirical Evidence from 2005 to 2020

Automobiles are good partners for the American people to live and work with, and the automobile industry has made remarkable contributions to the economic development of the United States. In this paper, the development level of the automobile industry is measured by the annual sales volume. With the help of economic demand determination theory, through the combination of qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis, it is found that prices, policies, and consumer expectations will impact automobile sales volume and then affect the development level of the automobile industry. This paper can provide a reference for the decision-making of government, automobile enterprises, and consumers.

China-Malaysia Relations and The Belt and Road Initiative

Malaysia and China are good neighbors and good partners across the sea. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various fields have achieved fruitful results. Thanks to the solid foundation laid by Malaysia and China, the Belt and Road Initiative has achieved remarkable results, benefiting both countries. Both countries are committed to promoting regional and international peace, stability, and development, and will continue to jointly advocate multilateralism and oppose trade protectionism and unilateralism. This paper explores the friendly relations between China and Malaysia from the perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative by reviewing and analyzing the achievements made in the political, economic, and cultural fields in the cooperation between China and Malaysia.

Can military executives become good business partners? An analysis from a vendor-customer perspective

A good business partner is the foundation of stable development. Because of the enterprising quality of soldiers and the increasing number of military executives, the question of whether it can make suppliers feel “secure” and customers “thirsty for milk” in the transaction has aroused widespread concern but has yet to be explored in theory. This study found that enterprises with military executives have lower trade credit because enterprises with military executives will repay the arrears of suppliers and support the downstream customers in time. Even when the cash flow of an enterprise with military executives is not abundant, it will also form trade credit support for downstream customers and maintain timely payment to upstream suppliers. However, when the board size is large, the individual characteristics of military executives will be significantly restricted. The extended study found that the imprinting characteristics of military executives did not change over time.

One strike and you’re a lout: Cherished values increase the stringency of moral character attributions

Moral dilemmas are inescapable in daily life, and people must often choose between two desirable character traits, like being a diligent employee or being a devoted parent. These moral dilemmas arise because people hold competing moral values that sometimes conflict. Furthermore, people differ in which values they prioritize, so we do not always approve of how others resolve moral dilemmas. How are we to think of people who sacrifice one of our most cherished moral values for a value that we consider less important? The “Good True Self Hypothesis” predicts that we will reliably project our most strongly held moral values onto others, even after these people lapse. In other words, people who highly value generosity should consistently expect others to be generous, even after they act frugally in a particular instance. However, reasoning from an error-management perspective instead suggests the “Moral Stringency Hypothesis,” which predicts that we should be especially prone to discredit the moral character of people who deviate from our most deeply cherished moral ideals, given the potential costs of affiliating with people who do not reliably adhere to our core moral values. In other words, people who most highly value generosity should be quickest to stop considering others to be generous if they act frugally in a particular instance. Across two studies conducted on Prolific (N = 966), we found consistent evidence that people weight moral lapses more heavily when rating others’ membership in highly cherished moral categories, supporting the Moral Stringency Hypothesis. In Study 2, we examined a possible mechanism underlying this phenomenon. Although perceptions of hypocrisy played a role in moral updating, personal moral values and subsequent judgments of a person’s potential as a good cooperative partner provided the clearest explanation for changes in moral character attributions. Overall, the robust tendency toward moral stringency carries significant practical and theoretical implications.

The Qur’an and Islamic Legal Perspectives on Child Protection

This article seeks to examine the perspective of Islamic law on child protection issues, by specifically comparing the teachings of Islamic law on child protection with the Child Protection Law no. 23 of 2002 in Indonesia. This research was based on a literature review with a descriptive analytical and comparative approach being taken. Among the main conclusions in this study are inter alia, that Islamic law provides the best protection for children when compared to conventional domestic legislation and international conventions on child protection. In the Indonesian context, even though the Child Protection Law no. 23 of 2002 has been enacted, there are still many deficiencies in the articles that can be perfected by observing Islamic teachings. The rights of children in Islam start from the time of forming a family, by choosing a good life partner, and it is prohibited to for a spouse to commit adultery as this can devastate the couple and the children if there are any. Furthermore, Islam also protects children before birth by giving them the right to live and it vehemently opposes and prohibits abortion and promotes the obligation to provide nafaqah (financial support a husband must provide for his wife during marriage and for a time after divorce), for pregnant women. After a child is born, Islam also provides protection by providing material and immaterial rights for children. In addition, Islam also provides protection for children in special conditions, such as children who are adopted and children with disabilities.

Factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes among pregnant women: baseline results from a cluster-randomized trial in rural Ethiopia

Ethiopia has implemented maternity waiting homes over the last several decades; however, its utilization is low. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with knowledge of and attitude towards maternity waiting homes among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia. The baseline survey was conducted from September 15 to October 30, 2022, in rural Southern Ethiopia. Survey data were collected from 320 women in their second trimester of pregnancy. The data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25. The mean age of the participants was 27.79 (SD ± 6.242) years. Nearly two-thirds (57.5%) of the participants had no formal education and more than three-fourths (72.5%) were housewives. Only approximately one-fourth (23.75%) of the participants used maternity waiting homes. Furthermore, 33.75% had good knowledge, 28.75% had favorable attitudes, and around one-fourth (26.25%) had good male partner involvement. Age group 30 to 39 years (AOR 4.78, 95% CI 1.12–20.36), household income (AOR 6.41, 95% CI 2.78–14.81), having pregnancy intention (AOR 2.63, 95% CI 1.21–5.73), and history of obstetric complications (AOR 6.72, 95% CI 2.81–16.07) were significantly associated with good knowledge about maternity waiting homes. Similarly, age group 30 to 39 years (AOR 4.23, 95% CI 1.14–15.65), household income (AOR 7.12, 95% CI 3.26–15.55), having pregnancy intention (AOR 2.57, 95% CI 1.21–5.47), and history of obstetric complications (AOR 5.59, 95% CI 2.30–13.59) were significantly associated with favorable attitudes towards maternity waiting homes. Providing health education and promoting male partner participation through educating couples may improve women’s access to maternity waiting homes.