Emotion Studies ： Directions in History, Science and Humanities

Human emotions constitute a complex interaction of biological and culturalcues.　These are interpreted by an individual’s mind and body, and may or maynot manifest through behavior.　The paper briefly reviews the study of emotion,or affect, as it has evolved through the history of the West.　The focus is on aninterdisciplinary overlapping of humanities, arts, sciences, and philosophy.　Withadvances in scientific fields such as neuroscience, complemented by strongerscholarship in social, psychological, and cultural studies, the most recent affectiveturn might be the stepping off point for the emergence of a sustainable affectivescience.　The paper touches on a selection of theories and arguments headed in thatdirection.Articl

Comparing Conflict Management and Avoiding among Ethnic Chinese, Japanese, and Americans ： Interpersonal and Organizational Settings

This paper presents an introduction to cross-cultural studies on interpersonal and organizational conflict styles. 　It addresses the typologies of collectivist-individualist and interdependent-independent, focusing on two styles of conflict management in particular: integrating and avoiding.　The studies under review primarily concern participants identified as Chinese or Japanese.　Other Asians, as well as Americans, are also reviewed for the purpose of comparison.　At the same time, in discussions about East versus West, or group-values versus individual-values, several researchers suggest not to overgeneralize.　Whether evaluating cross-culturally or intra-culturally, the research and opinions covered in this paper, and elsewhere, convey interactions that are far more complex in real life than such dichotomies as Asian/non-Asian or individual/collective.Articl

Japanese Company Presence in News on the Web ： Graphical Study of English Language Markets

The study addresses the presence of Japanese companies in online English news markets globally.　The primary instrument is graphical representation, based on searches conducted in the News on the Web (NOW) corpus. Unique keyword identifiers and quantifiable assessment point to word-frequency presence across 15 English language news markets.　The study is a data treatment of recent history, and is just as much about assessing Japanese business presence as it is about the methods deployed to conduct the research.　The study follows a type of historical science approach.Articl

Improving the Clinician-Client Relationship in Children’s Speech-Language Treatment: An Exploratory Online Training Study

Introduction: Clinician-client relationships impact treatment outcomes in speech-language pathology. Training clinicians to improve these relationships might therefore improve treatment outcomes but has not been examined in the field. This study is a preliminary investigation of whether training student clinicians can enhance clinician-client relationships in children’s speech-language treatment. Methods: The study followed a single-subject multiple baseline design. Five graduate student clinicians completed a web-based training on clinician-client relationships, which was implemented as a series of three modules discussing goals, tasks, and bond. The training’s impact on the student’s relationships with their child clients was examined through weekly ratings completed by the students, their supervisor, and some parents and children. Intervention effects were measured by visual analysis of baseline versus intervention phases and by Tau-U effect sizes. Results: Visual analyses supported change in just under half the possible opportunities, but improvements in the relationship were also present in many of the baseline phases. Tau-U effects that corrected for baseline trend reached significance in 18 of 29 instances, providing support for the effects of the intervention. Conclusions: This study provides initial evidence that clinician-client relationship training can be effective for speech-language pathology graduate students. Clinician-client relationship training is a promising area for future investigation

New genera and species of early Tertiary palynomorphs from Gulf Coast

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