Showing papers by "Lei Wang published in 2010"
TL;DR: The authors found that Chinese exhibited greater dialectical thinking and emotional complexity than did Euro-Americans, and cultural differences in emotional complexity were mediated by a direct measure of dialecticism (Dialectical Self Scale).
Abstract: Emotional complexity (the co-occurrence of positive and negative affect) is more prevalent in East Asian than North American cultures. Although researchers have attributed this robust finding to dialectical thinking (tolerance of contradiction), this hypothesis has not been experimentally tested. In this study, dialectical thinking about salient life events was manipulated among mainland Chinese and Euro-American participants, and increased dialectical thinking led to greater emotional complexity. Moreover, Chinese exhibited greater dialectical thinking and emotional complexity than did Euro-Americans, and cultural differences in emotional complexity were mediated by a direct measure of dialecticism (Dialectical Self Scale).
132 citations
TL;DR: Aggregate scores were generalizable across gender, age, and relationship groups and showed convergence with culture-level scores from previous studies of self-reports and observer ratings of adults, but they were unrelated to national character stereotypes.
Abstract: We examined properties of culture-level personality traits in ratings of targets (N = 5,109) aged 12 to 17 in 24 cultures. Aggregate scores were generalizable across gender, age, and relationship groups and showed convergence with culture-level scores from previous studies of self-reports and observer ratings of adults, but they were unrelated to national character stereotypes. Trait profiles also showed cross-study agreement within most cultures, eight of which had not previously been studied. Multidimensional scaling showed that Western and non-Western cultures clustered along a dimension related to Extraversion. A culture-level factor analysis replicated earlier findings of a broad Extraversion factor, but generally resembled the factor structure found in individuals. Continued analysis of aggregate personality scores is warranted.
72 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the moderating effect of Zhong Yong on the relationship between perceived creativity and innovation behavior in Chinese companies and found that for people higher on Zhong-yong, their creativity was not correlated with innovation behavior; for people less immersed in Zhong yong, this correlation is significant.
Abstract: The present study examined the moderating effect of Zhong Yong on the relationship between perceived creativity and innovation behaviour in Chinese companies. A total of 273 paired questionnaires were collected with employee self-rated creativity and Zhong Yong and supervisor-rated innovation behaviour. The results show that for people higher on Zhong Yong, their creativity was not correlated with innovation behaviour; for people less immersed in Zhong Yong, this correlation is significant. This finding provides a new insight into the effects of Zhong Yong on the creativity-innovation behaviour transformation processes. The implications for future research are also discussed.
68 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated how task domain moderated sex differences in framing effects and found that females exhibited stronger responses to negative frames while males did not show significant framing effects in different task domains.
59 citations
01 Jun 2010
TL;DR: This article examined properties of culture-level personality traits in ratings of targets (N=5,109) ages 12 to 17 in 24 cultures and found that these traits were generalizable across gender, age, and relationship groups.
Abstract: We examined properties of culture-level personality traits in ratings of targets (N=5,109) ages 12 to 17 in 24 cultures. Aggregate scores were generalizable across gender, age, and relationship groups and showed convergence with culture-level scores from previous studies of self-reports and observer ratings of adults, but they were unrelated to national character stereotypes. Trait profiles also showed cross-study agreement within most cultures, 8 of which had not previously been studied. Multidimensional scaling showed that Western and non-Western cultures clustered along a dimension related to Extraversion. A culture-level factor analysis replicated earlier findings of a broad Extraversion factor but generally resembled the factor structure found in individuals. Continued analysis of aggregate personality scores is warranted.
55 citations
TL;DR: CYP3A4*1G was found to be associated with the change in total PANSS scores (Kruskal—Wallis test, P = 0.021), which was not significant on adjusting for multiple testing.
Abstract: In this study, we examined the relationships between plasma concentrations of risperidone and 9-hydroxyrisperidone and polymorphisms of CYP3A4. All 130 schizophrenia patients (45 men, 85 women, age 15—60 years) who met DSM-IV criteria were given risperidone for 8 weeks. Clinical efficacy was determined using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). CYP3A4*1G was found to be associated with the change in total PANSS scores (Kruskal—Wallis test, P = 0.021), which was not significant on adjusting for multiple testing. Our study has, for the first time, conducted a genetic association study of the CYP3A4 gene with risperidone response. Further studies on larger groups and on the effects of the longer term risperidone treatment are needed to confirm these results.
35 citations
TL;DR: The new La 8 Fe 28 B 24 -, La 15 Fe 77 B 8 -and La 17 Fe 76 B 7 -type alloys have multiphase structures including LaNi 5, La 3 Ni 13 B 2 and (Fe, Ni) phases.
22 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the crystal structure of the BiFeO3 ceramic was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to be a rhombohedral perovskite with a space group of R3c.
Abstract: Multiferroic BiFeO3 was fabricated via a high pressure of 5GPa at 900 degrees C. The crystal structure of the BiFeO3 ceramic was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) to be a rhombohedral perovskite with a space group of R3c. The temperature dependence of XRDs was collected down to 5K under ambient pressure that showed no structure phase transition. The structural evolution of BiFeO3 under high pressures up to 56.6GPa was studied at room temperature using a diamond anvil cell combined with synchrotron radiation XRD. A possible phase transition was proposed at around 10GPa. The bulk modulus was estimated to be B0=97.3(7)GPa in the low-pressure range.
17 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the phase transition from ambient hexagonal to orthorhombic structure with space group Pbnm was investigated using an angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction technique in a diamond anvil cell.
Abstract: The high-pressure-induced structure transition in multiferroic hexagonal TmMnO3 (h-TmMnO3) has been investigated using an in situ angle-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction technique in a diamond anvil cell. The experimental results show that the phase transition from ambient hexagonal to orthorhombic structure with space group Pbnm begins around 10.2 GPa. The Rietveld refinement method was used to determine the lattice parameters and lattice compressibility of the h-TmMnO3 compound from 0.8 to 28.6 GPa. The pressure evolution of average bond distances and bond angles between the Mn and O atoms in the ab-plane was obtained. The magnetic properties under different pressures as well as their effect on multiferroic properties are discussed using extrapolations from the empirical relation of magnetic order versus rare-earth ionic radius.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the magnetic field was applied parallel and perpendicular to the tape surface and the effects of acetone doping on the Jc anisotropy were studied, and it was found that the acetone-doped tapes not only improved Jc in high fields, but also decreased the anisotropic ratios Γ = J c ‖ / J c ⊥.
Abstract: MgB2/Fe tapes were prepared by in situ powder-in-tube process with acetone doping. The magnetic field was applied parallel and perpendicular to the tape surface and the effects of acetone doping on the Jc anisotropy were studied. It is found that the acetone doping not only improved Jc in high fields, but also decreased the anisotropy ratios Γ = J c ‖ / J c ⊥ . In comparison to pure samples, the anisotropy ratios Г for acetone-doped samples was decreased to 1.5 from 3.9 at 4.2 K and 10 T. The decreases of anisotropy ratios Г for acetone-doped tapes may be attributed to the small MgB2 grain sizes and the disorder induced by C substitution of B site.
10 citations
TL;DR: The structural and physical properties of the layered Yb2Fe3O7 have been extensively investigated in this paper, showing that the replacement of Lu3+ by the magnetic Yb3+ ion in this layered system could result in visible effects on the low-temperature magnetic properties: the ferrimagnetic phase transition temperature decreases and an additional magnetic anomaly possibly attributed to antiferromagnetic coupling between Yb and Fe layers appears at around 50 K.
Abstract: The structural and physical properties of the layered Yb2Fe3O7 have been extensively investigated. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations at room temperature reveal the presence of diffuse zigzag-type streaks at 1/3(h h l) running along the c* axis direction, suggesting the presence of a charge ordered state with a shorter coherence length in comparison with that in Lu2Fe3O7. The measurements of magnetization demonstrate that the replacement of Lu3+ by the magnetic Yb3+ ion in this layered system could result in visible effects on the low-temperature magnetic properties: the ferrimagnetic phase transition temperature decreases and an additional magnetic anomaly possibly attributed to antiferromagnetic coupling between Yb and Fe layers appears at around 50 K. Analysis of the dielectric properties shows that the Yb2Fe3O7 material in general has a large dielectric constant of about 5000 at room temperature, and a broader relaxation time distribution in comparison with ErFe2O4.
TL;DR: The revised Psychological Work Maturity Scale for use in Chinese organizations had acceptable reliabilities, convergent and criterion-related validities, and was shown to be an appropriate measure of psychological work maturity in Chinese employees.
Abstract: Psychological work maturity is an important concept in situational leadership theory. The present research revised the Psychological Work Maturity Scale for use in Chinese organizations. Three samples of full-time employees (Ns = 205, 266, and 283) from different companies and industries participated in the present study. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that a single-factor structure fit the data. The scale had acceptable reliabilities, convergent and criterion-related validities, and was shown to be an appropriate measure of psychological work maturity in Chinese employees. Maturity differences in several demographic variables were not found, but employees with longer tenure in Sample 2 scored higher on maturity, which shows that psychological work maturity may be dependent on personal development in the interaction with the varying situational factors, especially in the work domain. Implications for research and practice on psychological work maturity in China are discussed.
TL;DR: In this article, a directionally solidified Ni-base superalloy during exposure at 1173 K for 24,000 h was measured by electronic probe microanalysis (EPMA) and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) technique.
01 Jan 2010
Journal Article•
TL;DR: While Professor Sun has stated that other experimental data presented in the paper are reliable, the lead author has agreed to Professor Sun’s request for the article to be retracted.
Abstract: NeuroReport 2010, 21:907 The lead author Professor Xinghuai Sun has retracted this paper [1]. Figure 1f–h, were generated from a single picture generated under control conditions, but marked intentionally as for control and experimental groups, respectively. This was also the case for Fig. 1i–k. While Professor Sun has stated that other experimental data presented in the paper are reliable we have agreed to Professor Sun’s request for the article to be retracted.