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The Active Ingredients of Semantic Naming Treatment: Evidence From Mandarin-English Bilingual Adults With Aphasia.

Following the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) framework, the current study investigated the active ingredients in the modified semantic feature analysis (mSFA) targeting either noun or verb retrieval in Mandarin-English bilingual adults with aphasia (BWA). Twelve Mandarin-English BWA completed mSFA treatment for nouns and verbs. Eight of them completed both noun and verb treatment, while four completed either type of treatment. Performance in each step was scored and analyzed using mixed-effects modeling. Then, regression was performed to estimate the effect of treatment performance on the accuracy of naming probes for trained and semantically related items in both treated and untreated languages. Participants demonstrated significant improvements in all treatment steps during both noun and verb treatment, yet the effect varied depending on the trained word category and treatment language. Moreover, all treatment components contributed significantly to the treatment outcomes. Better treatment performance in spontaneous naming was significantly associated with improved naming accuracy of the trained items in noun mSFA, while better treatment performance in spontaneous naming, feature analysis, and sentence production was significantly associated with enhanced naming of the semantically related untrained items in noun mSFA. Importantly, performance in all treatment steps of both noun and verb mSFA significantly predicted naming accuracy in the untreated language. Findings provided strong evidence of the potential active ingredients of semantic-based naming therapy in Mandarin-English BWA and highlighted the importance of examining treatment ingredients within the RTSS framework. https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.28003292.

What is the state of play? A nursing and midwifery workplace satisfaction survey across five local health districts

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period have exacerbated workforce challenges for nurses and midwives. The increasingly complex nature of healthcare, combined with rising workloads and staff attrition highlights the need for initiatives that improve workplace satisfaction and retention. In response, mentoring programs aimed at enhancing job satisfaction and retention are being increasingly implemented. Aims This study sought to measure the workplace satisfaction of nurses and midwives across five New South Wales local health districts, utilising data captured from a wider study investigating the implementation of the Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Mentoring program. Design An exploratory, mixed methods study using purposive sampling was employed. Methods A secondary analysis of a modified version of the Nursing Workplace Satisfaction Questionnaire, was used to quantify intrinsic, extrinsic, and relational workplace satisfaction constructs among nursing and midwifery staff. Open ended questions included in the survey were thematically analysed using methods developed by Braun and Clarke (2022). Results Between June–October 2023, n = 106 participants returned the survey. Differences between intrinsic (items 2 & 5), extrinsic (item 9) relational (items 13-15) constructs were observed for health districts, Aboriginality, age, and professional role characteristics (P < 0.05). Five qualitative themes emerged from the data: Helping people is the priority; Teams make a difference to my workplace satisfaction; Managers impact my satisfaction; Scope and recognition; and Organisational factors. Conclusions Overall, our findings indicate noticeable differences in workforce satisfaction and retention across various factors, including workforce areas, Aboriginality, age, and professional roles. For these groups, initiatives aimed at improving satisfaction and retention should prioritise fostering teamwork and a sense of belonging, as these elements have significant impact on job satisfaction for nurses and midwives and provide valuable guidance for nursing leaders. Impact statement This study identifies that teamwork and belongingness impact workplace satisfaction for nurses and midwives.

Medical students attitudes towards patients with disability: a scale validation study

BackgroundDisparities in health outcomes among persons with disabilities (PWD) are influenced by preventable factors including negative attitudes and discriminatory practices of healthcare professionals and the limited training of medical students in working with PWD.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to validate the “Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards Patients with Disabilities” (MSA-PWD) scale among Lebanese medical students and identify associated factors.MethodA scale validation study was conducted as part of the standard internal evaluation process at the medical school, using a cross-sectional design based on a qualitative content validity process, involving students from years 1 to 4. The study included questions from previous tools, and others encouraging students to reflect on their encounters with PWD and share their insights. Statistical procedures were applied to assess the reliability and validity of the tool, including construct validity, convergent validity, known-group validity, and trend analysis.ResultsAfter a careful selection of the related items, the MSA-PWD scale demonstrated high construct validity and internal consistency, along with good convergent validity and known-group validity. Factor 1 of the scale was able to differentiate between different enrollment years of medical students, correlating with the self-assessment tool for confidence in dealing with PWD and clinical experience scenarios.ConclusionThe “Medical Students’ Attitudes Towards Patients with Disabilities” scale validated in this study is a comprehensive instrument that can distinguish between different medical school enrollment classes. The newly developed scale was valid, and reliable.

JobFormer: Skill-Aware Job Recommendation with Semantic-Enhanced Transformer

Job recommendation aims to provide potential talents with suitable job descriptions (JDs) consistent with their career trajectory, which plays an essential role in proactive talent recruitment. In real-world management scenarios, the available JD-user records always consist of JDs, user profiles, and click data, in which the user profiles are typically summarized as the user's skill distribution for privacy reasons. Although existing sophisticated recommendation methods can be directly employed, effective recommendation still has challenges considering the information deficit of JD itself and the natural heterogeneous gap between JD and user profile. To address these challenges, we proposed a novel skill-aware recommendation model based on the designed semantic-enhanced Transformer to parse JDs and complete personalized job recommendation. Specifically, we first model the relative items of each JD and then adopt an encoder with the local-global attention mechanism to better mine the intra-job and inter-job dependencies from JD tuples. Moreover, we adopt a two-stage learning strategy for skill-aware recommendation, in which we utilize the skill distribution to guide JD representation learning in the recall stage, and then combine the user profiles for final prediction in the ranking stage. Consequently, we can embed rich contextual semantic representations for learning JDs, while skill-aware recommendation provides effective JD-user joint representation for click-through rate (CTR) prediction. To validate the superior performance of our method for job recommendation, we present a thorough empirical analysis of large-scale real-world and public datasets to demonstrate its effectiveness and interpretability.

Development and Validation of a "Stress and Coping Assessment Tool Associated with Maintaining Oral Health among Children with Special Health-care Needs".

In our routine pediatric dental practice, many of us encounter parents and caretakers of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) who complain about the difficulties they face in daily tooth brushing of their children. Some parents may have to accept defeat as their children face overwhelming medical conditions to cater to; ultimately leading to paradigm shift of oral hygiene leading to increase of dental caries and gingival problems. To develop and validate a comprehensive tool that can help us in assessing parent related stressors and coping factors with regard to maintenance of oral hygiene of their children. Data related to stress and coping factors encountered during maintenance of oral hygiene of their children and their experiences during the child's dental treatment (if any) were collected from parents of CSHCN. Validation and feedback from content evaluation panel experts were done. A comprehensive assessment tool with 45 items (29 stresses related items and 16 coping related items) was developed after validation. We could develop and validate a 'Stress and Coping Assessment Tool associated with maintaining Oral health among Children with Special health care needs' - abbreviated as "SCATOCS" with a hope to benefit and manage oral health care to the referred population.

Psychometric performance of tools to measure internalized drug use stigma among people who use drugs and people on medication-assisted treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BackgroundPeople who use drugs (PWUD) and people who use medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to treat opioid use disorder face severe stigma. Stigma may manifest in delayed health-seeking behaviors, which adversely affects health and increases disease risk. Few validated measures assess internalized drug use stigma or MAT disclosure concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the performance of internalized drug use stigma scales and characterizes the prevalence of these stigmas among PWUD and people who use MAT in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey among 250 PWUD and 251 MAT clinic clients. Internalized drug use and MAT disclosure concerns were measured using scales adapted to the Tanzanian context. We conducted exploratory factor analysis to identify latent constructs and evaluate reliability of the scales. We then used confirmatory factor analysis to assess construct validity and reliability. ResultsThe six-item internalized drug use stigma scale (IDUSS) was unidimensional, reflected acceptable goodness-of-fit, and acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.79). The eight-item internalized drug use stigma scale for people using MAT (IDUSS-MAT) was bidimensional. Allowing error terms of related items to covary improved goodness-of-fit. The IDUSS-MAT demonstrated acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.79). Among PWUD and MAT clinic clients, higher levels of stigma were associated with increased depression and reduced social support and quality of life. ConclusionsBoth the IDUSS and IDUSS-MAT demonstrated good construct validity and acceptable reliability. These validated scales provide the foundation for collecting data to inform the development of stigma reduction interventions in Tanzania and among similar Sub-Saharan populations of PWUD and the tools needed to assess those interventions.

Out-of-Distribution Detection with Memory-Augmented Variational Autoencoder

This paper proposes a novel method capable of both detecting OOD data and generating in-distribution data samples. To achieve this, a VAE model is adopted and augmented with a memory module, providing capacities for identifying OOD data and synthesising new in-distribution samples. The proposed VAE is trained on normal data and the memory stores prototypical patterns of the normal data distribution. At test time, the input is encoded by the VAE encoder; this encoding is used as a query to retrieve related memory items, which are then integrated with the input encoding and passed to the decoder for reconstruction. Normal samples reconstruct well and yield low reconstruction errors, while OOD inputs produce high reconstruction errors as their encodings get replaced by retrieved normal patterns. Prior works use memory modules for OOD detection with autoencoders, but this method leverages a VAE architecture to enable generation abilities. Experiments conducted with CIFAR-10 and MNIST datasets show that the memory-augmented VAE consistently outperforms the baseline, particularly where OOD data resembles normal patterns. This notable improvement is due to the enhanced latent space representation provided by the VAE. Overall, the memory-equipped VAE framework excels in identifying OOD and generating creative examples effectively.

RANCANG BANGUN UI/UX APLIKASI E-COMMERCE BERBASIS FRAMEWORK CODEIGNITER MENGGUNAKAN MODEL LEAN USER EXPERIENCE

In today's era, some people require more specialized marketplaces for selling items such as driving equipment or automotive-related products. Individuals need consignment services to sell their driving gear like helmets, driving jackets, and other related items. Many people face difficulties in finding suitable and secure storage spaces for their belongings. This study explores the rapid expansion of internet usage, which has spurred the emergence of new business models, notably online marketplaces for buying and selling goods. The research focuses on developing a simple yet effective online store platform, particularly tailored for sellers at the Indonesian Helmet Shop. Employing the prototype method, this research constructs the application through various modeling techniques including use case diagrams, class diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams. The primary objective is to create a lightweight, web-based marketplace application that enhances the transaction process between consignment providers and consumers. Preliminary findings suggest that the application facilitates efficient user interactions and transactions. However, further development is required in the areas of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) to ensure greater consumer satisfaction and engagement. This study underscores the potential of tailored digital solutions in optimizing e-commerce platforms, particularly in specialized market sectors.

DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

The aim of this study was to develop a critical thinking test for B.Ed. trainees. The developmentalresearchmethod was used for the construction of the test. A sample of 238 and 276 trainees were selected purposively from the various B.Ed. colleges affiliated to DAVV, Indorefor the preliminary tryout and establishing the reliability of the test respectively. Most of the Critical Thinking Tests are constructed in the foreign countries and some of tests are constructed in Indian context, but the test which are constructed in Indian context, emphasis is given on aspects related to Process of Thinking, Product of Thinking, in one tool whereas in another tools Interpretation, Analysis, Evaluation, Inference, Explanation and Self - regulation related items were included. In these tools dimensions like facts, opinion, induction-deduction reasoning are not included, so investigators decided to construct a Critical Thinking Skill Test for assessing the B.Ed. trainees Critical Thinking Skill. Content validity /face validity was used for the validation of the assessment and test-retest method was used for establishing the reliability of the test. The result showed the test was validly developed with the reliability coefficient 0.91.

Pilot study of parental alienation items in the adverse childhood experiences scale

BackgroundAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Parental Alienation (PA)are forms of adverse events negatively affecting children globally. The current study was to identify a revised ACEs measure that includes a screening item for PA. MethodsA total of 231 undergraduate students, ages 18 to 37, were surveyed for this analysis. A factor analyses was performed to identify what PA item, out of four, would correlate most strongly with existing ACEs scale items. Convergent and divergent validity was assessed. An exploratory factory analyses was conducted to identify factor structure of scale items and a confirmatory factory analysis of extracted factors was used to assess model fit. ResultsOver half (60 %) of the sampled population reported at least one ACEs item. All four PA items were significantly correlated with converging constructs (r = 0.68, p < .01). Out of four PA items, one PA item significantly outperformed the other three items in relation to convergent validity and was used to create a new ACEs-PA scale item (r = 0.33, p < .01). A two factor solution was identified with the new PA item loading, accounting for 35 % of the variance, explaining more variance in both outcomes (R2 = 0.43 and R2 = 0.16) than the original ACEs scale when comparing the adjusted R2 values (R2 = 0.35 and R2 = 0.13).Limitations This study used participant self-reporting methods subjecting it to retrospective bias. ConclusionWithin the population, the new PA item factored significantly with existing ACEs, suggesting the capture of an additional adverse childhood experience.

Determining the minimum data set of geriatric assessment at the Iran primary health care referral system: shifting from fragmentation to integration care for older people

BackgroundGeriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional process that disrupts the primary health care (PHC) referral system. Accessing consistent data is central to the provision of integrated geriatric care across multiple healthcare settings. However, due to poor-quality data and documentation of GA, developing an agreed minimum data set (MDS) is required. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a GA-MDS in the PHC referral system to improve data quality, data exchange, and continuum of care to address the multifaceted necessities of older people.MethodsIn our study, the items to be included within GA-MDS were determined in a three-stepwise process. First, an exploratory literature search was done to determine the related items. Then, we used a two-round Delphi survey to obtain an agreement view on items to be contained within GA-MDS. Finally, the validity of the GA-MDS content was evaluated.ResultsSixty specialists from different health geriatric care disciplines scored data items. After, the Delphi phase from the 230 selected items, 35 items were removed by calculating the content validity index (CVI), content validity ratio (CVR), and other statistical measures. Finally, GA-MDS was prepared with 195 items and four sections including administrative data, clinical, physiological, and psychological assessments.ConclusionsThe development of GA-MDS can serve as a platform to inform the geriatric referral system, standardize the GA process, and streamline their referral to specialized levels of care. We hope GA-MDS supports clinicians, researchers, and policymakers by providing aggregated data to inform medical practice and enhance patient-centered outcomes.

A study of the core semantic features of the radical “zou走” in Chinese characters

This study focuses on Chinese characters with the radical “ zou 走,” positing that specific semantic features among zou’s semantic features play a central role in their core meanings. The objective is to elucidate the core semantic features observed within the group of characters incorporating zou as a radical. According to the findings, characters with the zou radical can primarily be categorized into two semantic fields: “motion” and “movement,” with a total of 17 related semantic items identified. These generated semantic items appear to differentiate each meaning item due to factors of focus, akin to creating a new lexicon. The core semantic features were derived as [ + Motion][ + Action][+Tool (feet)]. Thus, it is discernible that characters with the zou radical are all related to actions involving feet, indicating motion.

Interwoven Lives: The Impact of Social Support and Behavioral Changes on Health Behaviors among the Chinese Residents

Objectives: It is found that there is a growing level of mortality among people with diabetic diseases. However, factors like social support and positive behavior change tend to play a substantial role in dealing with such mental worries. Methods: Based upon the given thoughts, this research examines the impact of social support and behavioral changes on health behavior in the form of diabetic health worries. For this purpose, the study will collect the sample using the survey questionnaire technique. A sample of 357 respondents has empirically been analyzed by applying advanced statistical techniques, such as testing for the reliability and validity of the latent constructs and relative items, discriminant validity, and structural equation modeling techniques. Results: The study findings confirm that the latent constructs are significantly represented by the latent items of social support, behavioral changes, and health behaviors, respectively. Moreover, the findings through structural equation modeling reveal a significant and productive impact of social support and behavioral changes in improving the health behaviors like low mental worries of and diabetes. Conclusion: The study provides some meaningful policy implications in determining how the role of social support and behavioral changes would be reflected in the form of low diabetic health worries. Besides, a few limitations have also been expressed.

Comprehensive Analysis of Crucial m6A-Related Differentially Expressed Genes in Psoriasis

Background: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and multifactorial inflammatory cutaneous disorder that involves genetic and epigenetic factors. N6-methyladenosine methylation (m6A) is the most prevalent RNA modification implicated in various diseases; however, its role in psoriasis still needs to be further explored. We aimed to explore the mechanisms underlying the effects of m6A in psoriasis pathogenesis, prompting new therapeutic targets. Methods: Three psoriasis-related datasets, including GSE155702, GSE109248, and GSE142582, were collected. Differentially m6A methylated genes (DMGs) between psoriasis lesions of psoriasis patients and healthy skin controls were identified from the GSE155702 dataset, and corresponding Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and the common DEGs between the two groups were screened from the GSE109248 and GSE142582 datasets; the expression and interactions of the m6A regulators were analyzed. The m6A levels of total RNAs and the protein expression levels of METTL3, WTAP, ALKBH5, FTO, and METTL14 in imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasiform lesions were evaluated. Results: 66 significantly upregulated and 381 significantly downregulated m6A peaks were identified, corresponding to 414 genes which were particularly associated with cell and tissue development processes and cell cycle related items. 271 common DEGs were identified, associating with keratinocyte differentiation, epidermis development, cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, and fatty acid metabolic processes. 15 crucial m6A related differentially expressed genes were obtained after the intersection of the DMGs and common DEGs, including NEU2, GALNT6, MTCL1, DOC2B, CAMK2N1, SNTB1, RNF150, CGNL1, CCDC102A, MEOX2, EEF2K, OBSCN, SLC46A2, CCDC85A, and DACH1. In addition, we found that m6A methylation and these five m6A regulators were both upregulated in psoriatic lesions. Conclusions: It revealed that psoriasis pathophysiological processes encompass m6A epigenetic alterations, and that m6A alterations may specifically influence cell proliferation and neural regulation, and closely associated with osteoarticular involvement and metabolic syndrome in psoriasis.

Sociodemographic determinants of HPV vaccine awareness, uptake, and intention among parents of adolescents in France 2021-22

ABSTRACT Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage was <50% in France in 2022 and even lower among socially disadvantaged populations. We aimed to evaluate socio-demographic determinants of HPV vaccine awareness, uptake, and intention among parents of adolescents, and related attitudes and knowledge items. Parents of adolescents attending middle schools across France, who participated in a randomized trial responded to an anonymous baseline survey, conducted between November 2021 and February 2022. We used logistic regression models adjusting for a child’s age and sex to explore sociodemographic determinants (including at-home multilingualism, occupational categories, local deprivation index and urbanity) of HPV vaccine awareness, uptake, and intention. Among the 1889 participants from 61 schools, parents working as factory workers/farmers had significantly lower odds of vaccine awareness compared to executives/professionals, both if they reported (OR = 0.07; 0.03–0.15) or not (OR = 0.20; 0.11–0.36) speaking also another language than French at home. Parents in lower occupational categories with multilingual families were less likely to have the intention to vaccinate their child (OR = 0.19; 0.07–0.56). Recent physician visit or vaccine offer was strong positive determinants of awareness, uptake and intention. A substantial gradient across occupational categories was observed for attitudes and knowledge around HPV vaccine usefulness, safety, and accessibility. This study confirms the disparities on HPV vaccine uptake in France and provides insight into mechanisms of social disparities in HPV vaccine awareness, access and intention.

Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and pre-testing of neighborhood environment walkability scale for adults-abbreviated (NEWS-A): Arabic NEWS-A

BackgroundImproving neighborhood walkability is critical for sustainable and livable urban development and is associated with increased physical activity. The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated (NEWS-A) is a tool for assessing neighborhood walkability among adults. Currently, no Arabic version is available for this important walkability scale.ObjectiveTo translate the NEWS-A to Arabic, culturally adapt, and pre-test it for adults.MethodsThe NEWS-A was translated and culturally adapted using Cross-cultural Survey Guidelines and then pre-tested using 65 households selected randomly from the neighborhoods of three districts in Riyadh. After answering the survey, 55 participants took part in a semi-structured cognitive interview, which sought their understanding of the words in the Arabic questionnaire, the clarity of each item, and their suggestions for improvement.ResultsTranslation and adaptation of NEWS-A to Arabic resulted in adding two items (mosque and healthcare center) to section B of the scale (stores, facilities, and other things in your neighborhood) and one related item to section C (access to services). The total individual items became 57 instead of the original 54 items in the English version. Also, we added “ATM machine” to item 14 (Bank/credit union) in section B. In addition, the overall results of the cognitive interview showed that most of the participants understood the intended meaning of the questionnaire (99.5%). Further, 99.8% of the respondents stated that the items were not difficult to comprehend, while 100% of the sample indicated that the sentences were comfortable and not sensitive to them.ConclusionTranslating, adapting, and pre-testing the NEWS-A resulted in retaining all the original items and adding three additional items. The Arabic NEWS-A provides an important tool for future research on neighborhood environment walkability among adults.

Semantic structures facilitate threat memory integration throughout the medial temporal lobe and medial prefrontal cortex

Emotional experiences can profoundly impact our conceptual model of the world, modifying how we represent and remember a host of information even indirectly associated with that experienced in the past. Yet, how a new emotional experience infiltrates and spreads across pre-existing semantic knowledge structures (e.g., categories) is unknown. We used a modified aversive sensory preconditioning paradigm in fMRI (n= 35) to investigate whether threat memories integrate with a pre-established category to alter the representation of the entire category. We observed selective but transient changes in the representation of conceptually related items in the amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and occipitotemporal cortex following threat conditioning to a simple cue (geometric shape) pre-associated with a different, but related, set of category exemplars. These representational changes persisted beyond 24h in the hippocampus and perirhinal cortex. Reactivation of the semantic category during threat conditioning, combined with activation of the hippocampus or medial prefrontal cortex, was predictive of subsequent amygdala reactivity toward novel category members at test. This provides evidence for online integration of emotional experiences into semantic categories, which then promotes threat generalization. Behaviorally, threat conditioning by proxy selectively and retroactively enhanced recognition memory and increased the perceived typicality of the semantic category indirectly associated with threat. These findings detail a complex route through which new emotional learning generalizes by modifying semantic structures built up over time and stored in memory as conceptual knowledge.

Moderating Effect Of Employee Service Quality And Mediating Impact Of Experiential Marketing in UAE Entrepreneurial Sector

Considersing the organizational success, employees performance has been accepted as among the fundamental role players. However, several organizational factors like abusive supervision, job stress, turnover intention, and agile leadership have been accepted as among the most critical determinants of such performance outcomes. The objective of this research is to investigate the moderating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationships between abusive supervision, job stress, turnover intention, and agile leadership with employee performance in public firms in the UAE. A valid sample of 211 respondents from the public sector firms in UAE has been collected. The present study applies the measurement model and structural model assessment using the Smart PLS version 4.0. The findings confirm the presence of the internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the latent constructs when examined through their relative items. Moreover, the structural equation modelling reveals that there is a significant impact of agile leadership, abusive supervision, and job stress on the employee performance among the public firms of UAE. Additionally, the findings state that there is a significant moderating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationship between agile leadership and employee performance, between abusive supervision and employee performance, and between job stress and employee performance, respectively. Based upon the given findings, several policy implications have also been suggested for the policymakers specifically at the public firms in UAE.

Moderating Effect of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship Between Employee Performance and Its Determinants: A Case of Entrepreneurial Firms in UAE

Considering the organizational success, employees performance has been accepted as among the fundamental role players. However, several organizational factors like abusive supervision, job stress, turnover intention, and agile leadership have been accepted as among the most critical determinants of such performance outcomes. The objective of this study is to assess the moderating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationships among abusive supervision, job stress, turnover intention, and agile leadership on employee performance in public firms in the UAE. A valid sample of 211 respondents from the public sector firms in UAE has been collected. The present study applies the measurement model and structural model assessment using the Smart PLS version 4. The findings confirm the presence of the internal consistency reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the latent constructs when examined through their relative items. Moreover, the structural equation modelling reveals that there is a significant impact of agile leadership, abusive supervision, and job stress on the employee performance among the public firms of UAE. Additionally, the findings state that there is a significant moderating effect of perceived organizational support on the relationship between agile leadership and employee performance, between abusive supervision and employee performance, and between job stress and employee performance, respectively. Based upon the given findings, several policy implications have also been suggested for the policymakers specifically at the public firms in UAE.

Development of the Japanese Version of the Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3 (TOSCA-3): A Study among Student and Parent Population.

The Test of Self-Conscious Affect-3 (TOSCA-3) is a scenario-based measure of self-conscious emotions. We aimed to create an abridged version of the TOSCA-3 that is appropriate for Japanese populations and has a good fit with the data, as well as validate its subscales. The TOSCA-3 was distributed to (a) a university student population (n = 512: Study 1) and (b) a parent population (n = 260: Study 2). In both studies, items with factor loading < 0.33 were deleted one by one to select culturally appropriate scenarios for each of the six domains of self-conscious emotions. In Study 1, self-conscious emotions were correlated with the other correlates. Most of the final models showed a good fit with the data. In Study 1, the six domains of self-conscious emotions showed correlations with depression and related items, dispositional coping styles, experiences in childhood, ego function, borderline and narcissistic personality traits, and adult attachment styles, almost in the expected fashions. The TOSCA-3 is a useful tool to measure self-conscious emotions among Japanese student and parent populations if a few culturally inappropriate scenarios are deleted.