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A Chinese tale of three regions: a century of China in thousands of films

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022
Over the past 70 years, because of their different historical and social contexts, the film industries of China’s three regions, namely mainland China, Taiwan, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), have exhibited distinct characteristics
Zhuo Chen, Wen Ma, Wei Guo, Yunsong Chen
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“Economic man” in cross-cultural perspective: Behavioral experiments in 15 small-scale societies [PDF]

, 2005
Researchers from across the social sciences have found consistent deviations from the predictions of the canonical model of self-interest in hundreds of experiments from around the world.
Alvard, Michael, Barr, Abigail, Bowles, Samuel, Boyd, Robert, Camerer, Colin, Ensminger, Jean, Fehr, Ernst, Gil-White, Francisco, Gintis, Herbert, Gurven, Michael, Henrich, Joseph, Hill, Kim, Marlowe, Frank W., McElreath, Richard, Patton, John Q., Smith Henrich, Natalie, Tracer, David   +16 more
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Learning from Asiana 214--Minimizing Strike/Rollover for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2018
Following the crash of Asiana flight 214 on July 6, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided a recommendation to the Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group (ARFFWG) to develop best practices to avoid strike/rollover of ...
Mary K Gorman, Elizabeth Hendel, Douglas Mikutel, Rita I. Herron, Duane Kann   +4 more
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Fatigue In Collegiate Aviation

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2019
Flight training has received little attention in fatigue research. Only transfers of knowledge gained in commercial and military aviation have been applied to general aviation without bridging the gap to the training environment.
Erik Levin, FLAVIO COIMBRA MENDONCA, Julius Keller, Aaron Teo   +3 more
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The impact of social network change and health decline: a qualitative study on experiences of older adults who are ageing in place

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Older adults prefer to age in place. Social network change and health decline challenge ageing in place, as stressors that make age-related advantages disappear. The aim of this study was to explore social network change and health decline and
Willeke Vos-den Ouden, Leonieke van Boekel, Meriam Janssen, Roger Leenders, Katrien Luijkx   +4 more
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Comparing the Distraction of Cell Phone Conversations to In-Person Conversations on a Simulated Commercial Flight

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2018
The purpose of the study was to determine the difference in participants’ attention to announcements and compliance with safety behaviors when talking on a cell phone and when talking face-to-face in a simulated commercial flight.
Tianhua Li, Andrew R. Dattel
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Interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of alcohol use disorders in a general hospital department: a mixed-method study

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Interdisciplinary collaborations (i.e., where various disciplines work coordinated and interdependently toward shared goals) are stated to yield higher team effectiveness than multidisciplinary approaches (i.e., where various disciplines work ...
Nathalie Kools, Guus G. Dekker, Brenda A. P. Kaijen, Bert R. Meijboom, Rob H. L. M. Bovens, Andrea D. Rozema   +5 more
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An Examination of Airlines Employees' Perceptions of Sustainability, Green Business Behaviors and Employees' Views on Corporate Reputation

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace
Purpose: The increase in environmental pollution due to the depletion of natural resources has attracted the attention of society and businesses, and the importance of sustainability has increased. In this direction, enterprises have started to carry out
Seda Mumlu Karanfil, Büşra Karakuş
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Aircraft interior and seat design: priorities based on passengers’ opinions

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2022
Comfort is an important factor for passengers in the selection of airlines, and electric propeller aircraft will be an important element of future sustainable aviation.
Peter Vink, Gerbera Vledder, Yu Song, Britta Herbig, Anna Sophie Reichherzer, Neil Mansfield   +5 more
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Utilizing Cultural Dimensions Theory to Assess Singaporean Student Attitude Toward Online Course Assignments in an Aeronautical University

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace
This research revealed Singaporean student perception regarding online learning content and assignments based on Hofstede’s Theory of Cultural Dimensions.
Nicole Bier, John "Keith" Wilson, Cheryl Kam Jia Ying, Bettina M Mrusek   +3 more
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