Do wars abroad affect attitudes at home?

Can foreign conflicts affect attitudes in nonbelligerent countries? A large literature studies the effects of conflicts and wars on countries that are directly involved, without considering the potential consequences for other nonbelligerent countries that might nevertheless be threatened. To address this question, we examine how the Russian invasion of Ukraine affected 12 economic and political attitudes using survey data covering eight European countries. We use a natural experiment whereby the timing of the invasion overlapped with the fieldwork of a cross-national individual-level survey in these eight countries.

Sex differences in the association between vitamin D and prediabetes in adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background/objectives: Vitamin D status has been shown to be associated with prediabetes risk. However, epidemiologic evidence on whether sex modulates the association between vitamin D and prediabetes is limited. The present study investigated sex-specific associations between vitamin D and prediabetes.

Anthropometric and DXA-derived measures of body composition in relation to pre-diabetes among adults.

Introduction: Abdominal obesity is the most common risk factor of pre-diabetes and diabetes. Currently, several types of indices are used for the determination of visceral fat-related abdominal obesity. To better understand the effect of the different adiposity indices, we sought to evaluate the association of different adiposity measurements, assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and pre-diabetes.

Modeling long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and oil price declines on Gulf oil economies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been detrimental on hydrocarbon-overdependent Gulf states. The effects of the unprecedented oil price declines and substantial COVID-relief packages on Gulf economies are critical, as they can become enduring and foundational if the energy transitions accelerate to meet the Paris Agreement targets. Thus, this study assesses the impacts of the pandemic on the long-term economic sustainability of Gulf economies, using illustrations from Kuwait using the economy-wide WAFRA Applied General Equilibrium (WAFRAGE) Model applied to Kuwait (WAFRAGE-KWT Model).

Compliance with the first UK covid-19 lockdown and the compounding effects of weather.

The effectiveness of containment measures has been shown to depend on both epidemiological and sociological mechanisms, most notably compliance with national lockdown rules. Yet, there has been growing discontent with social distancing rules during national lockdowns across several countries, particularly among certain demographic and socio-economic groups. Using a highly granular dataset on compliance of over 105,000 individuals between March and May 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK), we find that compliance with lockdown policies was initially high in the overall population during the earlier phase of the pandemic, but that compliance fell substantially over time, especially among specific segments of society.

Prevalence of Prediabetes and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Kuwaiti Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of prediabetes and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) according to fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h plasma glucose (PG) during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among a sample of Kuwaiti adults. In addition, associations of prediabetes and undiagnosed T2DM with sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) were assessed.

Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolled 1238 subjects aged 18-65 years who reported no prior history of DM.

Assessment of rice and wheat production efficiency based on data envelopment analysis.

Global warming, energy consumption (EC), and food safety have caused an increase of focus regarding agricultural crop productivity with a principal focus on CEs from crop farming. This study analyzes Pakistan, India, and China's rice and wheat production rating through the CCR and SBM DEA framework. The recorded rice (0.

The Gendered Biopolitics of Sex Selection in India.

After China, India has the most skewed sex ratio at birth. These two Asian countries account for about 90 to 95% of the estimated 1.2 to 1.

Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education: Evidence from G20 countries.

The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in a drastic alteration to billions of individuals' emotional, physical, mental, social, and financial status. As of July 21, 2020, there had been 14.35 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 0.

Nexus between corporate social responsibility and firm's perceived performance: evidence from SME sector of developing economies.

The objective of this study is to understand the impact of corporate social responsibility on firm performance and measure the difference of this impact on local and foreign companies. The data collected from 83 companies were based on questionnaires of small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs of Pakistan in two times and each time within 2 months. The literature analysis method and structural equation theory are used to do the research.

Clustering students into groups according to their learning style.

This method article aims to use group technology to classify engineering students at classroom level into clusters according to their learning style preferences. The Felder and Silverman's Index Learning Style (ILS) was used to evaluate students' learning style preferences. Students were then grouped into clusters based on the similarities of their learning styles preferences by using clustering algorithms, such as complete clustering.

Cross-country analysis of correlation between protection of women's economic and social rights, health improvement and sustainabledevelopment.

Objective: The goal of this study is to assess the correlation between protection of women's economic and social rights (WESR), health improvement and sustainable development.

Methods: A cross-country analysis of 162 countries was employed to assess development, health and human rights of the countries by measuring associated variables. Data sets for the health, human rights and economic and social rights of these countries were from 2004 to 2010.

Learning style preferences of architecture and interior design students in Saudi Arabia: A survey.

This method article examines the Felder and Soloman's (1999) Index of Learning Styles (ILS) questionnaire in the context of Saudi Arabian higher education. Specifically, it aims at exploring the learning styles preferences among the students in Interior Design and Architecture program. Clustering approach is used by grouping students based on the similarities measure of their learning style.

Does teaching qualification matter in higher education in the UK? An analysis of National Student Survey data.

This article investigates the relationship between the teaching quality and student satisfaction in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom (UK). 121 universities were randomly selected for this data article. The findings reveal that a higher percentage of Higher Education Academy (HEA) qualification among universities' staff is positively associated with higher ratings of student satisfaction.

The Relationship of Religiosity and Marital Satisfaction: The Role of Religious Commitment and Practices on Marital Satisfaction Among Pakistani Respondents.

The sociology of religion focuses on an individual's social and married life. This research performed the first focalized examination of the influence of spirituality and religiosity on the marital satisfaction of Pakistani Muslim couples and how religious commitment and religious practice strengthens the relationship of married couples. This study incorporates the Kansas Marital Satisfaction scale (KMSS), the Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10) and the Religious Practice scale to measure marital satisfaction.

Does a Good Firm Breed Good Organizational Citizens? The Moderating Role of Perspective Taking.

Although some previous studies have examined the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on employees in an organization, they have mainly focused on employees' perceptions or attitudes rather than behaviors. However, in that employees' behaviors are the direct outcome of the perceptions or attitudes and critically affect organizational outcomes, we need to investigate the impact of CSR on employees' behaviors. Based on the context-attitude-behavior framework, we investigate the underlying process of the association between CSR and employees' behavior with a moderated mediation model.

Data falsification and question on academic integrity.

In this commentary, we argue that plagiarism is not a new problem in academic publishing and data falsification in recent times has received a great attention globally. Due to lack of literature, the objective of this study is to evaluate data falsification and academic integrity. Accordingly, the study presents the academic misconduct (Falsification/Fabrication of data and Concerns/Issues About Data) case of Professor James E.

Student satisfaction in the Russell Group and Non-Russell Group Universities in UK.

Undeniably, student satisfaction in higher education is one of the important key factors for university ranking and league table. Accordingly, this article describes the student satisfaction data between Russell Group and Non-Russell Group universities in United Kingdom (UK). The data includes 19 Russell Group and 102 Non-Russell Group universities.

Health professional-patient communication practices in East Asia: An integrative review of an emerging field of research and practice in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Mainland China.

Objective: To provide an integrative review of literature on health communication in East Asia and detail culturally-specific influences.

Methods: Using PRISMA model, search of PubMed, PsychInfo, Web of Knowledge, ERIC and CINAHL databases were conducted for studies between January 2000 and March 2017, using the terms 'clinician/health professional-patient', 'nurse/doctor-patient, 'communication' and 'Asia'.

Results: 38 studies were included: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The effect of chronic conditions and multi-morbidity on self-assessed health in Russia.

Aims: Chronic disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality globally, representing 68% of all recorded deaths. The incidence of chronic disease and multiple chronic disease is rising across the world, but relatively little is known about the impact of multi-morbidities on the life experiences of those individuals who encounter them. In this paper, we examine and quantify the relationship between chronic illness, multi-morbidity and the individual self-assessed health of the Russian population using individual-level Russian data and a novel quantitative technique.

Too many and too few: The paradoxical case of physicians in the Russian Federation.

There is a paradox characterising the Russian health workforce. By international standards, Russia has a very high number of physicians per capita but at the same time is confronted by chronic real shortages of qualified physicians. This paper explores the reasons for this paradox by examining the structural characteristics of health workforce development in the context of the Soviet legacy and the comparative performance of other European countries.