Is Milkman a superhero like Batman? Constituent morphological priming in compound words

In the present study, we examined morphological decomposition of Basque compound words in a series of masked priming lexical decision experiments. In Experiment 1, Basque compound words could be briefly preceded by other compounds that shared either the first or second constituent, or by unrelated noncompound words. Results showed a significant priming effect for words that shared a constituent, independently of its position. In Experiment 2, compound words were preceded by other compound words that shared one of their constituents, but in a different lexeme position (e.g., the first constituent of the compound that acted as a prime was the second constituent of the compound that acted as a target). Results again showed a constituent priming effect (i.e., location in the string is not necessary for priming to occur). In Experiment 3, we demonstrated that these priming effects were not due to mere form overlap: pairs of noncompound words that shared either the beginning or the ending chunk did not produce a priming effect. Taken together, the present results converge with previous data on orthographic/morphological priming and provide evidence favouring early morphological decomposition.     

Housing Conditions and Adolescents’ Socioemotional Well-being: An Empirical Examination from China

Applied Research in Quality of Life - This paper examines the association between housing and adolescents’ socioemotional well-being in China using a large nationally representative dataset...     

Influence of Positive Parenting Styles on Self-Regulated Learning in Chinese Adolescents Testing the Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem

Applied Research in Quality of Life - The positive parenting styles and the self-esteem of the parents are two factors that affect Self-regulated learning (SRL). Moreover, the variable of...     

道德型领导如何减少下属非道德行为:领导组织化身和下属道德效能的作用

道德型领导对下属非道德行为的负向影响已得到了证实,但二者关系的边界条件和作用机制还不明朗。基于社会学习理论,文章首先引入领导组织化身(SOE)概念,考察它在道德型领导与下属非道德行为间的调节作用;在此基础上引入下属道德效能概念,解释SOE具体是如何发挥调节作用的。以237名员工为研究对象,结果表明:(1)SOE在道德型领导与下属非道德行为之间有正向调节作用;(2)这种调节作用是通过下属道德效能的中介而实现的,即对SOE不同的下属来说,道德型领导对其道德效能有不同影响,从而对非道德行为的作用强度有所差异。     

Inversion domain boundary in a ZnO film

Transmission electron microscopy has been used to investigate the (1100) and (1103) inversion domain boundaries in a ZnO film prepared by molecular beam epitaxy. The inversion domain was revealed by dark-field images and confirmed by convergent-beam electron diffraction. Interacting with a (0002) stacking fault, the inversion domain boundary in the (1100) plane alters its orientation from the [0001] direction and climbs on the (1103) plane to release the strain energy. These features are characterized and analysed by high-resolution electron microscopy and the geometric phase method. The findings are significant for understanding the formation and propagation of inverse domain boundaries in epitaxial ZnO films.     

Simultaneous determination of thin-film inertia and shear stiffness using thickness-twist and face-shear modes of an AT-cut quartz resonator

We propose the use of thickness-twist (TT) and face-shear (FS) vibration modes of an AT-cut quartz crystal plate resonator for simultaneous determination of the inertia and stiffness of a thin film deposited on a crystal surface. A theoretical analysis using Mindlin's first-order theory for crystal plates is performed to demonstrate the idea. Expressions for the stiffness ratio and mass ratio between the thin film and the resonator are presented in terms of frequency shifts of FS and TT modes, which are experimentally measurable. A numerical example is given.     

A piezoelectric gyroscope based on thickness-shear modes of an AlN bimorph with inclined c-axes

We propose a new structure for piezoelectric gyroscope application. It consists of a two-layered plate of AlN with inclined c-axes. Through a theoretical analysis, it is shown that when the plate is electrically driven into thickness-shear (TSh) vibration in one direction and is rotating about the plate normal, the rotation causes a TSh vibration in a perpendicular direction with an electrical output which can be used to measure the angular rate of the rotation. Since AlN can be made into thin film devices much smaller than conventional crystal acoustic wave devices, the proposed gyroscope can be made much smaller than existing piezoelectric gyroscopes. The structure can also work with other crystals of class 6mm such as ZnO and polarized ceramics.