Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Climate strength as a moderator of the relationship between person -organization fit and job performance

iv Acknowledgements I would like to sincerely thank all of the individuals who have been a part of my graduate career. First and foremost, many thanks to Nick Vasilopoulos who has been a valuable mentor since day one of the program. I am grateful for his support and instruction over the past years, and I look forward to continuing to work together in the future. I would also like to thank my co-director, Lynn Offermann, and the rest of my committee members for their beneficial feedback and interest in my research – it is much appreciated! Two additional individuals warrant special recognition, as data collection would not have been possible without them. A hearty thank you goes to Adam Malamut and David Van Rooy for allowing me the opportunity to work with their organization to collect data. Not all graduate students have the organizational resources available to research the exact topic they have been thinking about over years of study, and I am grateful for their interest and support. Finally, I would also like to thank my friends and colleagues who have been a tremendous source of support during my time at GW – Abstract of Dissertation Climate Strength as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Person-Organization Fit and Job Performance Although meta-analytic evidence suggests that a greater fit between the person and the organization (P-O fit) is significantly related to a variety of positive work attitudes and 2003), the relationship between P-O fit and job performance has been inconsistent. In fact, Arthur and his colleagues argue that the lack of meta-analytic support should warrant the exclusion of P-O fit in selection because only criteria directly related to the job (i.e., job performance, not work attitudes) are deemed as appropriate criteria for selection (Civil dissertation sought to explore this inconsistency by proposing and testing a mediated moderation model where the relationship between P-O fit and job performance is both moderated by climate strength and mediated by organizational commitment. The results indicate that P-O fit did not have any significant relationships with the study variables. However, organizational commitment was significantly related to perceptions of organizational climate quality as well as job performance. Although the proposed model was not supported, there are several methodological limitations for how P-O fit was conceptualized and measured that may be threats to construct validity. These limitations and other explanations for the findings are discussed.
Space vector modulation of a seven-phase voltage source inverter

A generalized multi-phase space vector theory is considered for developing the space vector modulation of a seven-phase voltage source inverter. The modulation is based on the control of the voltage vector in the first d-q plane, imposing to be zero the voltage vectors in both the second and the third d-q planes. The proposed switching pattern includes one-leg commutation at a time, with the possibility to share the zero voltage between the two null vectors. The maximum value of the modulation index for sinusoidal balanced output phase voltages is carried out. The theoretical analysis is confirmed by numerical simulations
NADP-Isocitrate Dehydrogenase fromPseudomonas nautica: Kinetic Constant Determination and Carbon Limitation Effects on the Pool of Intracellular Substrates

ABSTRACT Variations of intracellular concentrations of isocitrate and NADP+ were measured throughout all growth phases of the marine bacterium Pseudomonas nautica. The intracellular isocitrate concentration tracked the intracellular protein concentration throughout all phases of growth. It rapidly increased in early exponential phase to a maximum and fell to nearly zero in parallel with pyruvate exhaustion in the culture medium. The intracellular NADP+ and protein concentrations increased in parallel during the exponential phase but were poorly correlated. Even after carbon exhaustion, the intracellular NADP+concentration stayed high, as did protein levels. The results demonstrated that the intracellular isocitrate concentration, but not the intracellular NADP+ concentration, was affected by the carbon availability in the culture. They also suggest that, because of its variability, isocitrate, but not NADP+, plays the larger role in the control of the respiratory CO2production rate (RCO2). From initial rate studies, bisubstrate Michaelis constants and the dissociation constant were determined for NADP+-specific isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) from P. nautica. These studies support the hypothesis that the mechanism of IDH’s activity involves the ordered addition of the substrates,d-isocitrate and NADP+. Furthermore, the results support the use of a bisubstrate enzyme kinetic equation to model RCO2 in P. nautica.
Can the Same Politician Help and Hurt the Evaluations of Another Politician? The Role of Categorization on the Elicitation of Assimilation and Contrast Effects in the Mexican Political Context

Two studies investigated the effects of bringing a highly controversial politician to mind on the evaluations of another politician in the Mexican political context. We took advantage of the dynamic nature of the Mexican political context in which politicians often threaten to leave or actually leave their political parties, influencing the categorization process. We hypothesized that the same controversial politician could elicit assimilation and contrast effects on the evaluations of another politician, depending on whether both political figures were treated as lateral categories or members of the same superordinate category. Study 1 found support for the predicted contrast effects but only among those who did not classify both political figures as members of the same political party. Study 2 found support for the expected interexemplar assimilation effects but only among those who classified both political figures as members of the same political party. The theoretical and applied implications of our results were discussed.
It Takes Two to be Literate: Literacy Interactions Between Parent & Child

One deaf child’s developing literacy from the age of two to the age of five is described as it shapes and is shaped by adult scaffolding. Literacy activities taped once a month over the three years were analyzed for (1) type of activity, (2) adult strategies to engage and support the child in gaining literacy, (3) strategies used by the child to engage and seek adult support, and (4) cohesive devices used in the adult-child dialogue.
New strategies for treatment of heart failure with aldosterone antagonists and the risk of hyperkalaemia

Since the publication of The Randomized Aldactone Study (RALES) in 1999, the association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and spironolactone has been largely used for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). Although this study had shown a diminished morbimortality in patients with CHF that are treated with spironolactone and ACE inhibitors and a low risk (2%) of development of severe hyperkalaemia, other clinical studies have shown higher rates of hyperkalaemia and serious adverse clinical events culminating in death. Therefore, the identification of risk factors for the development of hyperkalaemia in CHF patients, close monitoring of serum potassium and determination of renal function before and after the initiation of combined therapy or after a dose increment, should be routinely performed. It is strongly recommended that these drugs be initiated in low doses and that the increment in dose should only occur after considering all safety issues.
How Can We Account for Intersectionality in Quantitative Analysis of Survey Data? Empirical Illustration for Central and Eastern Europe

Qualitative research in political science and sociology commonly explores intersectionality, but practical methodological guides for the quantitative researcher are few. I examine methodological challenges in testing intersectionality theory by comparing and contrasting two most frequently used statistical approaches to the quantitative analysis of intersectional demographics: the unitary, or additive approach and the multiplicative approach. To illustrate these approaches I use the European Social Survey (2006) and focus on gender, ethnicity, and class, and their intersections, to explain soft political protest in Central and East European countries. Logistic regression with dichotomous explana-tory variables, including multiplicative interaction terms and their main effects, is an acceptable way to explore variants of intersectionality theory and related hypotheses regarding cumulative disadvantage. The findings warrant the following guidelines for cross-national quantitative analysis of intersectionality: (1) multiplicative interaction terms are the best available way to measure an intersection as an identity beyond the sum of its parts; (2) because intersectionality frequently calls for more than two variables, care must be taken with the interpretation of main effects and higher and lower order interaction terms; and (3) each inter-section has time- and space-specific consequences. Accounting for inter-sectionality in the quantitative analysis of large cross-national survey data sets is an opportunity to advance the intersectionality paradigm.Key words: intersectionality, gender, ethnicity, social class, methods, interaction termsASK, 2008, nr 17, strony 85–100Copyright by ASK, ISSN 1234–9224Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii PAN), Warszawa, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, e-mail: dubrow.2@osw.edu.
Explicating the Moral Responsibility of the Advertiser: TARES as an Ethical Model for Fast Food Advertising

In adopting a deontological lens to assess message ethicality, this study identifies and explicates the ethical dimensions of fast food advertising through five principles of the TARES framework of persuasion ethics. In moral weight, fast food—with its high calories and low nutritional value—is negatively prejudiced. A deontological-ethical perspective, by focusing on the quality of the advertising message, shifts the focus from the product to a more measured deliberation about the moral responsibility of fast food advertisers to reposition them as moral agents who are accountable for their messages. A content analysis of 380 television and print ads for fast food in Singapore shows that few ads met the TARES's expectations. Ads targeting children and teenagers are associated with lower message ethicality than ads targeting adults and the general audience, lending empirical support to the literature critical of fast food advertising's insidious approach of targeting the young.
Life satisfaction and self-efficacy in patients affected by a first stroke living in Kuwait: A two-phase study

Life satisfaction and self-efficacy are important aspects of stroke rehabilitation. Previous research focuses on Western stroke survivors, neglecting the stroke experience in the Middle East. This research was conducted in Kuwait and entailed both quantitative and qualitative phases to obtain a more comprehensive, clinically relevant understanding of self-efficacy and life satisfaction during stroke rehabilitation in this culture. The aims were to: 1) investigate the relationships between self-efficacy and life satisfaction in female patients affected by stroke (Phase 1); and 2) explore health professionals' views regarding the importance of self-efficacy and possible strategies for enhancing self-efficacy during rehabilitation, through semi-structured interviews (Phase 2). Significant correlations were found between patients' general self-efficacy, and psychosocial adaptation self-efficacy following stroke. Self-efficacy (both general and psychosocial adaptation) showed significant correlations with life satisfaction post-stroke. Health professionals (more than half of whom were physiotherapists) recognised the importance of self-efficacy within stroke rehabilitation and identified five main ways to increase self-efficacy during stroke rehabilitation. These were to: 1) motivate and encourage patients; 2) provide more education about stroke and rehabilitation; 3) identify change; 4) offer a high-quality environment and therapy; and 5) set goals. In conclusion, psychosocial self-efficacy was identified as having a stronger relationship to life satisfaction compared with general self-efficacy within this sample of Kuwaiti female patients. Health professionals suggested various strategies for enhancing self-efficacy and thereby life satisfaction post-stroke during the rehabilitation process in Kuwait. Despite the collectivist culture of Kuwait, the findings indicate that the patient's own confidence and sense of responsibility for progress may be relevant to rehabilitation.
Acromyrmex octospinosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) management. Part 1: Effects of TRAMIL's insecticidal plant extracts.

BACKGROUND Leaf-cutting ants are considered to be one of the most important pest species of the New World. Until now, control strategies against these leaf-cutting ants have mainly been synthetic chemicals. The aim of the present study was to test the action of several plant extracts quoted as an example by TRAMIL participative surveys for their insecticidal properties on adult major workers of Acromyrmex octospinosus. Three tests were used to that end: contact toxicity, repellent test and ingestion bioassay. Six traditional plant uses recommended by interviewed people in surveys were tested: (1) maceration of Mammea americana fresh crushed seeds; (2) decoction of Nerium oleander fresh leaves; (3) Nerium oleander dried leaf water juice; (4) decoction of Nicotiana tabacum dried leaves; (5) Trichillia pallida dried leaf water juice; (6) decoction of Rollinia mucosa dried seeds. RESULTS Two plant extracts with contact toxicity (Mammea americana and Nicotiana tabacum), six plant extracts with repellent activity and four plant extracts with ingestion toxicity (Mammea americana, Nicotiana tabacum and both extracts of Nerium oleander) were found. CONCLUSION The data presented in this study showed that plant extracts cited by TRAMIL ethnopharmacological surveys have the potential to control the leaf-cutting ant, Acromyrmex octospinosus. In particular, the Mammea americana extract, with its natural low repellent effect and its high toxicity by ingestion, and Nerium oleander extracts, with their natural delay action, are possibly the best extracts for the control of these ants.
Relationships among Spectator Gender, Motives, Points of Attachment, and Sport Preference

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among gender, type of sport, motives, and points of attachment to a team for spectators of selected intercollegiate sports. The significant MANOVA results indicated that gender explained 2% of the variance in motives and 3% of the variance in points of attachment; type of sport explained 4% and 7% of the variance in motives and points of attachment, respectively. A canonical correlation analysis suggested three significant and meaningful variates, which together showed a shared variance between motives and points of attachment in excess of 70%. This suggests that collegiate marketers and managers might want to design their marketing communications to emphasize the relationships among motives and points of attachment rather than trying to segment their fan and spectator base by gender or by type of sport.
Reading, Hearing, and Seeing Poetry Performed

The study investigated the differences between reading a poem, listening to a poem, and watching a live poetic performance. Stimulus materials included three poems with positive and three with negative themes written by Michelle Hilscher. The 32 participants, including an equal number of males and females in psychology and literature, completed a General Poetry Questionnaire (GPQ) to indicate their experiences and impressions of poetry coming into the study. Following the presentation of each poem, participants answered 14 5-point scale questions in a Poetry Reception Questionnaire (PRQ) which captured cognitive and emotional nuances of poetry reception, and one open-ended question where the participants wrote freely about the poem's meaning. A factor analysis of the GPQ distinguished primarily between participants' responsiveness to the stylistic features and subject matter of poetry. A factor analysis of the PRQ identified global absorption, interpretive engagement, and narrative representation as the primary activities involved in responses to the six poems. A factor analysis of qualitatively derived meaning categories (MC) contrasted an elaboration of style and metaphor as opposed to subject matter and story line. Analyses of variance showed that respondents preferred to read poetry as compared to hearing, or seeing it performed live. By reading poetry themselves, participants were able to explore and interpret the literary devices in poetry in an independent and creative manner, whereas participants who experienced a live performance seemed constrained in their ability to be actively involved in their experience of poetry and therefore found the poetry less engaging.
ROVIBRATIONAL QUENCHING RATE COEFFICIENTS OF HD IN COLLISIONS WITH He

Along with H2, HD has been found to play an important role in the cooling of the primordial gas for the formation of the first stars and galaxies. It has also been observed in a variety of cool molecular astrophysical environments. The rate of cooling by HD molecules requires knowledge of collisional rate coefficients with the primary impactors, H, He, and H2. To improve knowledge of the collisional properties of HD, we present rate coefficients for the He–HD collision system over a range of collision energies from 10−5 to 5 × 103 cm−1. Fully quantum mechanical scattering calculations were performed for initial HD rovibrational states of j = 0 and 1 for v = 0–17 which utilized accurate diatom rovibrational wave functions. Rate coefficients of all Δv = 0, −1, and −2 transitions are reported. Significant discrepancies with previous calculations, which adopted a small basis and harmonic HD wave functions for excited vibrational levels, were found for the highest previously considered vibrational state of v = 3. Applications of the He–HD rate coefficients in various astrophysical environments are briefly discussed.
Die rol van die kerk as ondersteuningsnetwerk — Die verwantskap tussen psigo-sosiale klimaat, kerklike betrokkenheid en sielkundige welsyn

The role of the church as a supportive network: The relationship between psycho-social climate, church involvement and psychological well-being. The aim of the present study was to determine whether mere involvement in church activities is enough to perceive the church as supportive, or whether the church should possess certain qualities before it is experienced as being supportive. The concept of psycho-social climate was used as a conceptual frame of reference to study the characteristics of the church. Two hundred and fourteen members of 10 different congregations completed a battery of questionnaires designed to measure their involvement in the church, their perception of the psycho-social climate of the church and their level of psychological well-being. No relationship between church involvement and psychological well-being could be found. On the other hand the analysis of the relationship between the dimensions of church climate and psychological well-being produced a number of significant correlations. Step-wise multiple regression analysis confirmed that the psycho-social dimensions of order/clarity, social concern, stability and activity were significant predictors of level of psychological well-being. The obtained relationship was interpreted as confirmation of the impact that the psycho-social environment has on individual functioning.
Contact between Looked after Children and Their Parents: A Level Playing Field?

Contact between looked after children and their parents has assumed in recent years a much higher profile than ever before, as have judgements about its merits. Important decisions regarding the continuation of contact and the granting of care, placement or adoption orders now rely heavily on evidence of its likely benefits to the child. Yet, as John Triseliotis asserts in this article, there is a dearth of empirically-based theory and of agreed criteria and guidelines when making judgements about whether there should be any contact at all, its frequency and the assessment of its quality.
Die modulierte Schreckreaktion bei Zahnbehandlungsphobie

Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Zahnbehandlungsphobie ist eine spezifische Phobie, die mit Vermeidung der Zahnbehandlung und dadurch schwerwiegenden Folgen fur die Zahngesundheit einher geht. Zahnarzte gaben an, Zahnbehandlungsphobiker nur ungern behandeln zu wollen, wobei einer der Grunde die erhohte Schreckhaftigkeit dieser Patienten war, die das Unfallrisiko bei der Behandlung erhoht. Fragestellung: Kann bei Zahnbehandlungsphobikern bei phobiebezogenen Hintergrundreizen eine uberhohte modulierte Schreckreaktion nachgewiesen werden? Methoden: 90 Zahnbehandlungsphobikern und 30 Kontrollprobanden wurden Zahnbehandlungsgerausche und – als Kontrollbedingung – Vogelgesang dargeboten, wobei nach jeweils drei von ihnen ein Schreckreiz erfolgte. Zusatzlich zur EMG-Lidschlussreaktion auf den Schreckreiz, wurden die Herzratenreaktion (HR) und die elektrodermale Aktivitat (EDA) auf die Hintergrundreize erfasst. Ergebnisse: Zahnbehandlungsgerausche wurden von beiden Gruppen als angsterregender einge.
Exploring emotional responses to computationally-created music.

In two experiments, we explored whether individuals could be induced to believe that musical works written by human composers were computer-created and whether this perception would in turn influence their emotional and evaluative responses to the music. Results revealed that a clear majority of participants could be convinced that classical music selections that were actually written by expert human composers and performed by a computer were instead entirely computer-generated. Additionally, whereas there were reliable differences in participants’ affective responses to expressively happy versus sad songs, these responses were not reliably influenced by whether they believed the music selections presented had been composed and/or performed by the computer rather than by a human being. This held true even for individuals assessed as higher in music empathy as well as those with more extensive musical training. Together, the results suggest that emotional responses to music do not require, nor are they necessarily moderated in their valence or intensity by empathy with a perceived human agent.
Understanding the Meaning of Acadie

Acadie's existence has long been debated. This article analyzes the ideological discourse of New Brunswick francophones in an effort to elucidate what is understood by the term Acadie. The author presents three Acadian discourse periods and a typological framework that have served to define Acadie in academic literature. Focussing on data collected as part of a larger project on Acadian identity, the author validates this framework through qualitative analyses, proving the existence of ideological diversity in that province that led francophones to interpret the term Acadie differently. The author concludes by postulating that Acadie is perhaps best understood as a co-linguistic community located within the Maritime provinces whose founding members are francophones and whose heritage can be traced back to the 1755 Expulsion.