This three-wave longitudinal study was set out to examine the interplay between individual characteristics (social standing in the classroom) and descriptive and injunctive classroom norms (behavior and attitudes, respectively) in explaining subsequent bullying behavior, defined as initiating, assisting, or reinforcing bullying. The target sample contained fourth- to sixth-grade students (n = 2...

This study (a) compared native Finns and immigrant children with respect to different forms of peer victimization and (b) tested whether intrapersonal (e.g., depression) and interpersonal (e.g., peer rejection) sample was drawn from the first phase of a large intervention evaluation project, KiVa, in Finland, composed of 4,957 native Finns (51% girls), 146 first-generation immigrants (48% girls...

CD44 variant isoforms (CD44v) are generated by alternative splicing of the nuclear RNA resulting in the expression of additional protein domains in the extracellular region of the CD44 standard molecule (CD44s). In multiple myeloma (MM), CD44 mediates binding of tumor cells to stroma and regulates interleukin-6 production. To evaluate the role of CD44v isoforms in MM, CD44v expression was analy...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of three isometric knee extension strength measurements (IKE) made with a hand-held dynamometer (HHD) and a belt of healthy elderly living in the community as subjects. [Subjects] The subject cohort consisted of 186 healthy elderly people, aged 65 to 79 years, living in local communities. [Methods] IKE of the leg subjects used t...

The well-known 3V architectural paradigm for Big Data introduced by Laney (2011) provides a simplified framework for defining the architecture of a big data platform to be deployed in various scenarios tackling processing of massive datasets. While additional components such as Variability and Veracity have been discussed as an extension to the 3V model, the basic components (Volume, Variety, a...

Background One rationale for including patient global assessment (PtGA) in Boolean remission is that PtGA ≤1 reduces the probability of joint findings outside 28 joints and complements limitations 28-joint count [1]. Meanwhile, criterion has been questioned, leading to establishment Boolean2.0 or proposal 3V-remission [2-3]. However, significance as a complement forgotten. Objectives This study...

We propose an approach for the excitation of polariton Tamm states with a controllable nontrivial topology. The polaritons emerge at interface two binary one-dimensional photonic crystals belonging to ${C}_{3v}$ point group, exciton resonance within their matching band gaps. external magnetic field applied in Faraday geometry endows dispersion nonreciprocity: it lifts degeneracy between opposit...