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    Do Two Weeks in a Learning Camp after Ninth Grade Make a Difference? Experiences of Demotivated Boys with an Increased Risk of School Dropout

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    School dropout may have important negative consequences for the individual as well as for society. Because school grades in lower secondary education are essential for the completion of upper secondary school, remotivating demotivated ninth graders with an increased risk of dropping out seems vital. This study focuses on the experiences of Norwegian ninth grade boys at a learning camp aimed at preventing school dropout through increasing school engagement, learning, and well-being before tenth grade. We interviewed 17 of the 29 participants in one particular camp to study their experiences and analyze how they were related to the theoretical underpinning of the camp. The participants described the learning camp as a motivation boost, focusing on experiences with academic progress and increased self-regulation, factors aligning with central theoretical underpinnings of the intervention. The participants placed “connecting with others”, as in peers and teachers, among the top two factors that contributed to their re-motivation, well-being, and academic progress.publishedVersio

    Predicting the shear capacity of composite steel plate shear wall with the application of RSM

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    This research aims to predict the maximum shear capacity of Composite Steel Plate Shear Walls (CSPSWs) through nonlinear Finite Element (NLFE) analyses and Response Surface Method (RSM). The variables are concrete thickness and compressive strength, steel infill plate thickness, and yield stress. A parametric study was performed on CSPSW comprising a concrete layer on one side of the infill plate and the corresponding models having the concrete layer between the two plates. The results show that RSM is a reliable practice for precisely predicting the maximum shear capacity of the studied models. Furthermore, comparing the RSM results with those acquired by Linear Regression (LR) indicated that RSM is more accurate than LR. Moreover, in the models with the internal concrete layer, the concrete contributed more to the shear capacity of the specimens, and this difference expands with an increase in the thickness of the concrete layer.publishedVersio

    Caught in Observation: Sublime tableaux morts in Female Serial Killer Narratives

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    This chapter examines the emotional and cognitive reader engagement in contemporary female serial killer narratives and the constitutive role of the reader as ‘serial spectator’ by means of two case in point analyses. Chelsea G. Summers’ novel "A Certain Hunger" (2020) pointedly reflects on the interplay of delight and distress that comes with this role. The reader’s role as a serial spectator also often finds its mirror image within a storyworld. An extreme case of such ‘mirroring’ can be observed in the book and television series "Killing Eve" (2017–2020 and 2018–2020). In this narrative, an investigator and ‘her’ killer are becoming increasingly obsessed and entangled with each other. Both Summers’ novel and "Killing Eve" utilize an aesthetic framing of violence in form of so-called tableaux morts to ‘recalibrate’ the dynamics of their recipients’ distance and proximity to the storyworld throughout the course of the narration. They allow the reader/viewer to experience the dynamics of distant observation and visceral involvement—and the ambiguity of pleasure and distress that comes with the role of an ‘entangled observer.’acceptedVersio

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