The objective of this study was to analyze the internal structure and reliability of the Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) among Mexican university students. A total of 458 students participated (women = 69.9%; mean age = 27.76 years; SD = 4.41 years). The SSS was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). Regarding the results, the original five-dimension model obtained favorable fit indices with ESEM, but the student-teacher interactions and student-student interactions dimensions overlap with each other; therefore, a four-dimension model was evaluated, which presented better psychometric evidence. The reliability of the scores and the construct shows acceptable levels. It is concluded that the SSS has adequate psychometric properties.
While dual-phase xenon time projection chambers have driven the sensitivity toward weakly interacting massive particles at the GeV/c(2) to TeV/c(2) mass scale, the scope for sub-GeV/c(2) dark matter particles is hindered by a limited nuclear recoil energy detection threshold. One approach to probe for lighter candidates is to consider cases where they have been boosted by collisions with cosmic rays in the Milky Way, such that the additional kinetic energy lifts their induced signatures above the nominal threshold. In this Letter, we report first results of a search for cosmic ray-boosted dark matter (CRDM) with a combined 4.2 metric ton/yr exposure from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment. We observe no excess above the expected backgrounds and establish world-leading constraints on the spin-independent CRDM-nucleon cross section as small as 3.9 x 10(-33) cm(2) at 90% confidence level for sub-GeV/c(2) masses.
