The evaluation of eudaimonic well-being in adolescence is hampered by the lack of specific assessment tools. Moreover, with younger populations, the assessment of positive functioning may be biased by self-report data only, and may be more accurate by adding significant adults' evaluations. The objective of this research was to measure adolescents' well-being and prosocial behaviours using self...

Many studies have been done on expert-rated crowdsourcing contests but few have examined crowd-rated contests in which winners are determined by the voting of the crowd. Due to the different rating mechanisms, determinants for winning may be different under two types of contests. Based on previous studies, we identify three types of winning determinants: expertise, submission timing, and social...

This paper introduces a very simple way to evaluate low stress shearing properties of woven fabrics with the advantages of simplicity and easy accessibility. A 200-gram load is applied on small portion of the sample instead of applying the load overall width of the fabric. As a result, buckling of the fabric will happen and the loading-unloading curve will show the behavior of the fabric during...

OBJECTIVE The true prevalence of smoking among characters portrayed in the movies is unknown. This study examines this prevalence objectively. DESIGN The top 10 movies on the weekly box office charts were reviewed. Whether or not the top five characters in these movies smoked, was documented. It was determined prior to the start of the study that 300 male characters and 300 female characters ...