Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Moderating effects of employee gender and organizational tenure in competency-performance relationships

This study investigates the moderating effect of two socio-demographic variables which are employee gender and organizational tenure in competency-performance relationship. Data was gathered from 210 Malaysian employees at the Department of Agriculture. To test the moderating effects, two hypotheses were raised and tested. Theoretical model and hypothesis in this study were tested using moderated multiple regression (MMR) analysis. Results revealed that there are no moderating effects for gender. In other word, gender did not moderate the relationship between competency and performance. However organizational tenure significantly affected the relationships between competency and performance; where by the relationship was stronger for longer tenured employees. Results would provide information for managers to improve the employees’ performance. Key words: Competency, performance, gender, tenure, moderated multiple regressions.
The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map

Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Remembrance of places past: a history of theories of space / Chapter 2 - Spatial behaviour / Chapter 3 - Anatomy / Chapter 4 - Physiology / Chapter 5 - Introduction to the lesion review / Chapter 6 - Exploration / Chapter 7 - Discrimination and maze learning / Chapter 8 - Aversively motivated behaviour / Chapter 9 - Operants: the limited role of the locale system / Chapter 10 - Reactions to reward change / Chapter 11 - Maintenance behaviours / Chapter 12 - Stimulation studies / Chapter 13 - Long-term memory / Chapter 14 - An extension of the theory to humans / Chapter 15 - The amnesic syndrome
Do you remember the day of your graduation ceremony from junior high school?: A factor structure of the Memory Characteristics Questionnaire1

: Autobiographical memory refers to the recollection of experiences from an individual's life. Johnson, Foley, Suengas, and Raye (1988) developed a Memory Characteristics Questionnaire (MCQ) to examine several qualitative characteristics of autobiographical memories such as sensory, affective, and contextual details. In the present study, we attempted to determine the factor structure of the MCQ. We asked 1183 participants to rate actual autobiographical memories using the MCQ. On the basis of the factor analyses of the MCQ, we obtained eight factors: (a) clarity, (b) retrospective recollection, (c) time information, (d) overall impression, (e) sensory experiences, (f) spatial information, (g) bizarreness, and (h) events before and after. This factor structure is generally consistent with previous studies that have investigated the factor structure of the MCQ.
Assessment of Noise Annoyance and its Effects on Healthcare Staff Based on Sound Pressure Level and Annoyance Scale

Noise is a common and widespread problem in workplaces. Noise can lead to hearing loss, hypertension, nervous and mental disorders, annoyance and stress, sleep disturbance, negative impact on productivity and working capacity. The undesirable effects of noise on an individual or group are called annoyance. Some personal and social characteristics can affect on annoyance. This study was aimed to assess the level of noise pollution in some hospitals in Qom, central Province of Iran and study its effects on nurses’ psychological and physiological responses. The sound levels were measured using a sound level meter and the noise annoyance was assessed through a valid and reliable questionnaire. The noise annoyance index was finally defined based on variables measured by the questionnaire and its correlation with equivalent sound level at different frequencies. Besides, the major noise sources in different wards of the hospitals, the relationship between noise annoyance and demographic and personal characteristics and the effects of noise on sleep disturbance were analyzed. Based on results the average noise level in some hospitals was higher than the national standard in Iran (45 dB (A)). Moreover, in some wards, nurses have experienced different ranges of noise annoyance with obvious signs of it. The finding also indicated that there was a significant relationship between sleep disturbance and noise annoyance ( p <0.001). Nurses believed that the noise of patients’ families was the most annoying sound source. According to the annoyance index, noise pollution in hospitals can cause psychological effects on staff and be associated with annoyance.
Evidence for a Six-transmembrane Domain Structure of Presenilin 1*

Mutations in genes encoding presenilin 1 and presenilin 2 account for the majority of cases of early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease. The presenilins have been localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi, but which of the multiple hydrophobic segments of the polypeptide chain span the lipid bilayer is unclear. To address this question, we have constructed a series of chimeric molecules in which a topologically neutral reporter protein (a C-terminal fragment of prolactin) containing three artificial glycosylation sites is fused to presenilin 1 following each of the 10 potential transmembrane domains identified in hydrophobicity plots. We have expressed these chimeras by translation in reticulocyte lysate containing canine pancreatic microsomes and by synthesis in transfected COS cells. Based on utilization of the glycosylation sites and sensitivity of the reporter to protease digestion, we provide evidence that presenilin 1 has six transmembrane segments with the N and C termini in the cytoplasm. This model provides important clues to the potential functions of different parts of the presenilin molecule and how these might relate to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Evidence for a protective response by the gill proteome of rainbow trout exposed to X‐ray induced bystander signals

The bystander effect occurs when cells which are not directly exposed to radiation, but which receive signals from irradiated cells, respond as though they were irradiated. An X‐ray induced bystander effect has been demonstrated in rainbow trout gills. Therefore, a proteomic comparison was made of gills from X‐ray treated trout and trout exposed to X‐ray induced bystander signals. 2‐D gel analysis revealed X‐ray exposure increased the expression of the cancer related protein annexin II. The proteomic changes associated with the bystander effect differed from those associated with direct radiation exposure. Expression of a hemopexin‐like protein, Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI) and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) were increased. These proteins possess protective properties against reactive oxygen damage (a component of the bystander signal), regulate epithelial polarity and prevent lactate acidosis, respectively. There was also evidence for an increase in chromosome 1 SR‐like CTD‐associated factor (SCAF) protein turnover, which could suggest the protective response is transcriptionally regulated. The freshwater fish gill is a polarised barrier, separating against an external hypotonic environment. Since the maintenance of epithelial polarity is vital to gill function, these bystander effect proteomic changes could collectively protect the structural, functional and intracellular integrity of gill epithelia.
Lessons From Genetically Engineered Animal Models I . Physiological studies with gastrin in transgenic mice

Wang, Timothy C. , and Graham J. Dockray. Lessons From Genetically Engineered Animal Models. I. Physiological studies with gastrin in transgenic mice. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 40): G6–G11, 1999. —The role of gastrin in the regulation of gastrointestinal growth and acid secretion has been addressed through recent studies involving transgenic and knockout mice. The role of gastrin as a key modulator of parietal cell function and gastric acid secretion has been confirmed through studies in mice deficient in either gastrin or the gastrin/CCK-B receptor. However, although gastrin-deficient mice show no changes in gastric proliferation, they do show reduced colonic proliferation, and rates of colonic proliferation are increased in transgenic mice overexpressing glycine-extended gastrin or progastrin. This themes article highlights recent progress in our understanding of the biology of gastrin through studies in genetically modified mice.
Specific Smell Dysfunctions in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

The present study assessed odour threshold, discrimination and identi fi cation in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) pa- tients. We administered the Snif fi n’ Sticks Extended Test (Burghart Messtechnik GmbH, Wedel, Germany) to 50 RRMS female patients and to 50 matched control subjects. Also, the number and the volume of MRI-visible demyelinating plaques within the inferior frontal and temporal lobes (IFTL complex), were quanti fi ed in a patient subgroup. The results indicated that up to 34% of the RRMS sample exhibited hyposmia, but none of the MS patients could be considered functionally anosmic. Odour identi fi cation and general olfactory performance signi fi cantly decreased with respect to the patients’ age. No signi fi cant correlations between olfactory scores and the number and the volume of plaques within the IFTL complex were found. These fi ndings suggest that some speci fi c forms of olfactory dysfunction do exist in MS patients and that the correlation between olfactory dysfunctions and structural brain damage might not be as strict as previously suggested.
Small cell carcinomas in gastrointestinal tract: immunohistochemical and clinicopathological features

Aims To test the incidence of the expression of the immunohistochemical markers that aid diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract small cell carcinoma (GI-SmCC) and to evaluate the incidence of mixed endocrine–exocrine carcinomas in GI-SmCC. Methods Immunohistochemical studies of three antibodies against epithelial markers (CK8, AE1/AE3, EMA), four neuroendocrine differentiation markers (synaptophysin (Syn), neuron specific enolase (NSE), neuronal cell adhesion molecules (CD56), chromogranin A (CgA)), and a transcription factor (thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1)) were performed. The incidence of non-endocrine carcinoma component was evaluated in 42 GI-SmCCs (11 in the oesophagus, 15 in the stomach, 15 in the colon, and 1 in the small intestine). Results The percentages of GI-SmCC with positive immunoreactivity were: CK8 92.9%, AE1/AE3 76.2%, EMA 71.4%, Syn 100%, NSE 100%, CD56 90.5%, CgA 61.9%, TTF-1 21.4%. The low molecular weight cytokeratin CK8 is more commonly expressed in GI-SmCC than is the expression of AE1/AE3 or EMA. Synaptophysin and NSE are expressed in all GI-SmCCs studied. Non-endocrine carcinoma components were demonstrated in 8 patients (4 in the oesophagus and 4 in the stomach). Conclusion In detecting GI-SmCC, epithelial marker CK8 is more sensitive than AE1/AE3 or EMA, and neuroendocrine differentiation markers synaptophysin and NSE are the most useful markers. TTF-1 positivity is not uncommon in GI-SmCC, but cases with negative TTF-1 staining may indicate an extra-pulmonary primary. Non-endocrine carcinoma components were demonstrated in about 30% of oesophagus and stomach SmCC; the neoplasms should be diagnosed as mixed endocrine–exocrine carcinoma.
Organizational Attractiveness for Prospective Applicants: A Person-Organisation Fit Perspective

Ce travail s'attache a determiner lesquelles de quatre dimensions organisationnelles objectives sont a l'origine de l'attirance exercee par les organisations sur de futurs candidats. Il cherche aussi a preciser dans quelle mesure les facteurs de personnalite du Big Five interferent avec certaines de ces caracteristiques organisationnelles. Pour ce faire, 359 etudiants en fin d'etudes d'ingenieur et de management (masculins a 71 % et d'un âge moyen de 22,4 ans) ont lu de courtes descriptions d'organisations. Ces descriptions renvoyaient a quatre dimensions organisationnelles, a savoir la taille de l'entreprise, le degre d'internationalisation, les systemes de remuneration et le niveau de centralisation. Les etudiants devaient mentionner si l'organisation les attirait. En outre, ils s'auto-evaluaient a travers un inventaire de personnalite. Les resultats montrent que les futurs candidats sont plus attires par les organisations multinationales, decentralisees, de taille moyenne ou grande. Il est egalement apparu que certaines caracteristiques personnelles modifient les effets des dimensions organisationnelles sur l'attirance. Par example, le facteur sens des responsabilites (conscientiousness) agit sur l'impact de la taille de l'organisation, les sujets presentant un sens des responsabilites eleve se montrant plus attires par les grandes organisations. Le facteur ouverture d'esprit modifie les effets de l'internationalisation, les individus haut situes sur l'ouverture d'esprit etant davantage seduits par les multinationales.
Bisexuals in Relationships: Uncoupling Intimacy from Gender Ontology

A dominant notion that homosexuality and heterosexuality give meaning to bisexuality already exists. But no one has explored the meaning that bisexuality might accrue with regard to monosexuality. Because bisexuals were never fully recognized within queer theory, the homosexual–heterosexual binary opposition continues to be the primary understanding of difference. Further, within queer theory, the idea of intimacy seems to be attributed to a gendered ontology, that is, the regulation of gender representation as the point of departure for understanding sexual identities. This circular understanding of gender as a reflection of intimacy is predicated on monosexual desires. Drawing on Clare Hemming's critical location of the bisexual middle ground, this article shifts the focus away from gender ontology, to argue for a theory of relationships that problemizes monogamy as a heterosexual norm (and indeed the idea of gay marriage as a way of normalizing bi- and homosexual desire in heterosexual terms). However, the idea that bisexuals are often seen as nonmonogamous is also questioned, as if there were any organizations of desire connected to a specific set of pleasures. This article is based on in-depth interviews with bisexual women in Sweden between 2000 and 2004 and also highlights the “partnership law” from 1995 and gender neutral marriage in 2009.
Nuclear Localization of NADPH:Cytochrome c (P450) Reductase Enhances the Cytotoxicity of Mitomycin C to Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells

Overexpression of endoplasmic reticulum-localized NADPH: cytochrome c (P450) reductase (NPR) in Chinese hamster ovary cells increases the hypoxic/aerobic differential toxicity of the mitomycins. Because considerable evidence indicates that DNA cross-links are the major cytotoxic lesions generated by the mitomycins, we proposed that bioactivation of the mitomycins in the nucleus close to the DNA target would influence the cytotoxicity of these drugs. The simian virus 40 large T antigen nuclear localization signal was fused to the amino-terminal end of a human NPR protein that lacked its membrane anchor sequence. Immunofluorescent imaging of transfected cell lines expressing the fusion protein confirmed the nuclear location of the enzyme. Regardless of the oxygenation state of the cell, mitomycin C (MC) cytotoxicity was enhanced in cells with overexpressed NPR localized to the nuclear compartment compared with cells overexpressing an endoplasmic reticulum localized enzyme. Enhanced cytotoxicity in cells treated under hypoxic conditions correlated with increases in genomic DNA alkylations, with more MC-DNA adducts being formed when the enzyme was expressed closer to its DNA target. No change was observed in the hypoxic/aerobic differential toxicity as a function of enzyme localization. These findings indicate that drug efficacy is increased when the subcellular site of drug activation corresponds to its site of action.
Accents of Dutch

Abstract. This experimental study deals with the perception of regionally colored accents of Standard Dutch (from Groningen, Friesland, Limburg, Zuid-Holland, and West-Flanders) as compared to 'pure' Standard Dutch. Three different aspects were investigated: speech-based personality impression, perceived linguistic divergence, and geographic identifiability. Listeners originated from different parts of the Netherlands. As for personality impression, speakers of 'pure' Standard Dutch were perceived to be significantly more dominant (arrogant, self-assured, and active) than accented speakers from Groningen, Friesland, Limburg, and West-Flanders, and they received significantly higher ratings on the integrity dimension (reliable, fair, and education) than accented speakers from Limburg. No other significant differences (e.g. related to social attractiveness) were found. With respect to linguistic divergence, the speakers from the south (Limburg and West-Flanders) were perceived to have significantly stronger and more homogeneous accents than the speakers from the north (Groningen and Friesland) and the west (Zuid-Holland). Finally, the geographic origin of the speakers from Limburg appeared to be the easiest to identify and that of the speakers from West-Flanders and Groningen the most difficult.
Growth and intraspecific competitive abilities of the dioecious Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) in varied flooding regimes1

Abstract The contribution of sexual dimorphism to male-biased colony ratios observed in field populations of the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia was investigated. Growth characteristics and intraspecific relative competitive abilities were determined for first-year male and female L. melissifolia plants grown at varied densities and receiving three flooding treatments. In the no-flooding and 30-day-flooding treatments, stem height, stem diameter, and total leaf area for male plants were significantly greater than that of higher density male plantings and of female plants without respect to density. In both male and female plants, stem growth ceased and leaves were abscised in response to flooding. Although density effects in combination with hydrologic regime influenced intersexual competition, male-bias from competitive exclusion was not indicated. Growth characteristics for male plants grown alone suggest potential for greater interspecific competitive abilities than that of female plants. Therefore, male plants may be better adapted for colonizing suitable habitat, thus contributing to male-biased colony ratios observed in naturally occurring populations.
Bayesian Analysis of Multivariate Stable Distributions Using One-Dimensional Projections

In this paper we take up Bayesian inference in general multivariate stable distributions. We exploit the representation of Matsui and Takemura (2009) for univariate projections, and the representation of the distributions in terms of their spectral measure. We present efficient MCMC schemes to perform the computations when the spectral measure is approximated discretely or, as we propose, by a normal distribution. Appropriate latent variables are introduced to implement MCMC. In relation to the discrete approximation, we propose efficient computational schemes based on the characteristic function.
Accounting students' approaches to group-work

Employers and universities emphasize the need for students to be able to work in groups and be good team members, yet there is often limited understanding of what this involves and how it might be developed. This paper examines how students studying an accounting for management subject made sense of working in a group. Six different approaches to group-work are found. They range from a view that group-work gets in the way of learning to a view that the group provides a collaborative mechanism which ensures knowledge grows and develops through interactive debate and stimulation. The paper considers the implications for teaching accounting through groupwork.
[Risk factors for poor prognosis in children with severe adenovirus pneumonia].

OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors for poor prognosis of severe adenovirus pneumonia (SAP) in children. METHODS The clinical data of 189 children with SAP were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the risk factors for poor prognosis. RESULTS The univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the patients with hemoglobin <90 g/L, plasma albumin <30 g/L, C-reactive protein >30 mg/L, procalcitonin >10 ng/mL, alanine aminotransferase >100 U/L, or aspartate aminotransferase >100 U/L had poor prognosis (P<0.05), and that those with congenital dysplasia of the airway, acute respiratory distress syndrome, circulatory complications, electrolyte and acid-base disturbance, or more than three complications also had poor prognosis (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Poor prognosis of severe adenovirus pneumonia in children is associated with anemia, low serum albumin, inflammatory response, concurrent multiple complications and underlying lung diseases.
WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT THE EVOLUTIONARY ASSOCIATION OF SELF‐FERTILIZATION AND DISPERSAL?

A few years after Baker’s seminal paper (1955), Carlquist (1966) stated that “if dioecious stocks immigrated to the [Hawaiian] islands, Baker’s law must be in part abandoned”. One year later, this led Baker to clarify his view in a famous paper published in the pages of Evolution (Baker 1967). More than 50 years after Baker’s seminal paper, the commentary by Jeremiah Busch (2011) demonstrates that Baker’s ideas are still debated in the field of plant mating systems. In this article, Busch discusses the discrepancies that arise between Baker’s verbal predictions (Baker 1955, 1967) and our model predictions (Cheptou and Massol 2009; Massol and Cheptou 2011), even though pollination heterogeneity is at the heart of both theories. Our theoretical models (Cheptou and Massol 2009; Massol and Cheptou 2011) did not aim at formalizing Baker’s law per se. Because the literature dealing with dispersal/mating system trait association is replete with references to Baker’s arguments, we are aware that our predictions will naturally be judged with regard to Baker’s law, but we think it is important to clarify that we analyzed the evolutionary consequence of spatio-temporal variation in populations of a simple metapopulation, rather than Baker’s law. Busch (2011) does not present an opposition to our metapopulation arguments and we think that the two points of view do not conflict. In the light of Busch’s commentary, we endeavor to clarify some issues associated with Baker’s ideas, especially focusing on the rationale behind Baker’s arguments and its derivatives. We have identified three points that may help to clarify the debate surrounding the veracity of Baker’s law and the association of outcrossing traits and dispersal traits in organisms. Because empirical data on selfing and dispersal have been discussed elsewhere (e.g., Price and Jain 1981; Barrett 1996; Van Kleunen et al. 2008), we will not review them here, focusing instead on logical arguments.
Category salience and organizational identification

The aim of this study was to examine (1) the effects of increased salience on three work-related identities (i.e. career, school and occupation), (2) whether these effects had an impact on extra-role behaviours, and (3) whether identification mediated these effects. Standardized questionnaires were completed by 464 schoolteachers concerning identification with the focuses career, school, and occupation as well as scales measuring work extra-role behaviours. The questionnaire was administered under four experimental conditions. As expected, teachers identified more strongly with their schools when their school-type was made salient; they identified more strongly with their occupation when they were told that they were compared with other professional groups. Higher salience of the school membership identity was associated with higher levels of self-reported extra-role behaviours on behalf of the school. This effect was mediated by school identification.