Cognitive Style as a Factor in Accounting Students\u27 Performance on Multiple Choice Examinations

Using 59 final year accounting students as subjects and multiple regression analysis, this paper tests the hypothesis that accounting students\u27 performance on multiple choice examinations is related to field dependence cognitive style. Results support the hypothesis and suggest that in evaluating student performances in multiple choice examinations, accounting academics should bear in mind that the scores on these examinations may be partly a function of students\u27 cognitive style. This finding has implications for the use of multiple choice examinations in classroom evaluations

catena-Poly[[[diaqua­nickel(II)]-di-μ-glycine] dichloride]

In the polymeric title complex, {[Ni(C2H5NO2)2(H2O)2]Cl2}n, the NiII atom lies on an inversion center and is in a distorted octa­hedral NiO6 configuration, with four carboxyl­ate O atoms from four zwitterionic glycine mol­ecules forming the equatorial plane and two water O atoms occupying the axial positions. The Cl− counterions lie in the inter­stices. The NiII complexes are linked into polymeric sheets parallel to the bc plane. These sheets are then further connected into a three-dimensional network by O—H⋯O, O—H⋯Cl and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, together with weak C—H⋯O inter­actions

Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA

CITATION: Watson, R., et al. 2016. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 11:13, doi:10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9.The original publication is available at https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.comENGLISH SUMMARY : Meeting abstracts.https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9Publisher's versio

Ready 2 read

Launched in January 2023, Ready 2 Read is a campaign aiming to empower Singaporean parents with primary school children, aged 6 to 12 years old, to encourage their child to read more for leisure. Given Singaporean children's high device usage rate for entertainment and their declining reading rates, it is becoming increasingly vital to inculcate a love for reading in primary school-aged children, as they are at an age when they start developing language comprehension and interests (Tham, 2022; Ng, 2022). Additionally, our highly competitive academic landscape already associates reading with academics rather than leisure (Majid, 2018). Although initiatives encouraging reading in primary school children exist, Singapore lacks leisure reading initiatives that target parents, who are influential in developing reader-friendly homes. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), we targeted significant predictors of behaviour such as attitude and perceived behavioural control to boost parents’ intention to provide their child with access to books and identify their reading interests. Ready 2 Read sought to provide practical tips, clear misconceptions and answer queries with the Expert Q&A series through our social media channels, website, and infographics at public libraries. We directly provided parents with skills and resources through our Ready 2 Read Kit, disseminated through our Ready 2 Read Booths. Through post-campaign evaluation, Ready 2 Read successfully achieved all output objectives and obtained a significant 7.61% increase in parents’ intention to encourage their child to read more for leisure along with 237 pledges from the community.Bachelor of Communication Studie

Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) compared to submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (STER) for treatment of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Background and study aims Submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection (STER) is being increasingly performed for treatment of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), while STER has been limited by close dissection within tunnel and risking breach of tumor capsule. Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) allows resection of GIST with margins to prevent recurrence. This study aimed to compare EFTR against STER for treatment of gastric GIST. Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed clinical outcomes of patients with gastric GIST who received either STER or EFTR. Patients with gastric GISTs < than 4 cm were included. Clinical outcomes including baseline demographics, perioperative and oncological outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results From 2013 to 2019, 46 patients with gastric GISTs were treated with endoscopic resection, 26 received EFTR and 20 received STER. Most of the GISTs were in the proximal stomach. There was no difference in operative time (94.9 vs 84.9 mins; P = 0.401), while endoscopic suturing was applied more for closure after EFTR (P < 0.0001). Patients after STER had earlier resumption of diet and shorter hospital stay while there was no difference in adverse event rate between two groups. The en-bloc resection rate for EFTR was significantly higher than for STER (100 % vs 80 %; P = 0.029), while there was no difference in the local recurrence. Conclusions This study demonstrated that although patients who received EFTR had longer hospital stays and slower resumption of diet compared to those who underwent STER, EFTR achieved a significantly higher rate of en-bloc resection compared to STER for treatment of gastric GIST

Three-layered hollow fiber (HF) membrane and its modification to enhance wetting resistance for membrane distillation (MD)

A three-layered hollow fiber (HF) membrane exhibiting enhanced permeability and wet-resistance was fabricated using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene) (PVDF-CTFE) simultaneously for membrane distillation (MD). The inner, outer, and middle layers of the membrane were prepared using a macrovoid structure of PVDF-CTFE, the finger-like structure of PVDF, and thin spongelike structure, respectively. The size of the macrovoid in the inner layer was enlarged and the permeability was enhanced using the polytetrafluoroethylenes (PTFE) as additive. However, the PTFE did not significantly change the liquid entrance pressure (LEP) of the membrane. The LEP and hydrophobicity of the inner layer of HF was increased by grafting pentafluorostyrene (PFS). The prepared membranes were characterized via several analytical tools, and the performance was evaluated using the vacuum MD (VMD) process. With 10% of PTFE, the size of the internal macrovoid increased, thus improving the flux to 137%. When PFS was grafted on the inner layer, the contact angle (CA) and liquid entry pressure (LEP) values increased to 117 and 154%, respectively, that showed an improvement in the wetting resistance. This study showed that the three-layered structure designed using the PTFE and PFS as an additive and grafting, respectively, were successfully fabricated to improve the wetting resistance and permeability. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved