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Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice (6 th Ed.)

The Fifth Edition builds on the success of its prior four editions, adding new material and new topics, with more than 150 new references. The text continues to focus on providing a clear, understandable, up-to-date text that covers the core material of the field while including the most cutting-edge topics, including technology, internationalization, skilled labor shortages, and occupational health psychology.
Perception vs. Reality: An Investigation of the Misperceptions concerning the Extent of Peer Novel Drug Use

Misperceptions of peer substance use have previously been implicated as significant influences on individual use of both alcohol and illicit drugs. However, research on perceived social norms and related interventions are typically limited to binge drinking and marijuana and no empirical studies have explored misperceptions related to “novel drugs. ” The present study explored the extent of use and perceptions of use among a college sample (N = 2,349) for three categories of novel drugs: synthetic cannabinoids (Spice, K2, Mr. Miyagi, Pot-Pourri, etc.), synthetic cathinones (commonly known as “bath salts”), and Salvia divinorum. Results indicate that overall perceived use was significantly higher than actual reported use. The frequency of overestimation of peer use was particularly large for the emerging drugs when compared to alcohol and marijuana. This finding is concerning as these misperceptions have the potential to influence students toward experimentation with these substances and suggests that a possible target for intervention is misperceptions of emerging novel substances.
Biased games on random boards

In this paper we analyze biased Maker‐Breaker games and Avoider‐Enforcer games, both played on the edge set of a random board G ∼ G ( n , p ) . In Maker‐Breaker games there are two players, denoted by Maker and Breaker. In each round, Maker claims one previously unclaimed edge of G and Breaker responds by claiming b previously unclaimed edges. We consider the Hamiltonicity game, the perfect matching game and the k‐vertex‐connectivity game, where Maker's goal is to build a graph which possesses the relevant property. Avoider‐Enforcer games are the reverse analogue of Maker‐Breaker games with a slight modification, where the two players claim at least 1 and at least b previously unclaimed edges per move, respectively, and Avoider aims to avoid building a graph which possesses the relevant property.
Input-to state stability with respect to boundary disturbances for the 1-D heat equation

In this work the 1-D heat equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions and disturbances at both boundaries is studied. It is shown that it is possible to obtain ISS estimates in various norms. Due to the lack of an ISS Lyapunov functional for boundary disturbances, the proof methodology uses (i) an eigenfunction expansion of the solution, and (ii) a finite-difference scheme. The obtained estimates of the gains of the disturbances are exact, in the sense that constant disturbances lead to equilibrium profiles for which the norms are exactly equal to the estimated gains. The ISS estimate for the sup-norm leads to a refinement of the well-known maximum principle for the heat equation.
Effects of in vitro selenium addition to the semen extender on the spermatozoa characteristics before and after freezing in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of in vitro supplementation of selenium on fresh and frozen spermatozoa quality of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) bulls. Five healthy buffalo bulls (5 ejaculates from each bull) were used. Each ejaculate was diluted at 37 ˚C with tris-based extender containing 0 (control), 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 µg mL-1 sodium selenite and the sperm motility and viability were evaluated at 0 (T0) (immediately after dilution), 60 (T1) and 120 (T2) min after diluting semen. In the second step, semen samples were diluted with tris-egg yolk-glycerol extender containing the same amounts of sodium selenite, cooled to 4 ˚C, equilibrated and semen parameters (motility, viability, membrane integrity and DNA damage) were estimated. Then, the semen was packed in 0.5 mL French straws and frozen in liquid nitrogen. Later, the semen was thawed and analyzed for the same parameters, as well as total antioxidant capacity. Results showed that addition of 1 and 2 µgmL-1 selenium to the semen extender significantly increased the sperm motility of fresh and equilibrated semen compared to the control without affecting other parameters. However, in frozen-thawed semen, extenders containing 1 and 2 µg mL-1 selenium significantly improved sperm motility, viability, membrane integrity and semen total antioxidant capacity and also resulted in lower DNA damaged sperms. In this study selenium supplementation of semen extender of 4 and 8 µg mL-1 had deleterious effects on sperm parameters as early as the samples were prepared for freezing.
AtNPF2.5 Modulates Chloride (Cl−) Efflux from Roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

The accumulation of high concentrations of chloride (Cl−) in leaves can adversely affect plant growth. When comparing different varieties of the same Cl− sensitive plant species those that exclude relatively more Cl− from their shoots tend to perform better under saline conditions; however, the molecular mechanisms involved in maintaining low shoot Cl− remain largely undefined. Recently, it was shown that the NRT1/PTR Family 2.4 protein (NPF2.4) loads Cl− into the root xylem, which affects the accumulation of Cl− in Arabidopsis shoots. Here we characterize NPF2.5, which is the closest homolog to NPF2.4 sharing 83.2% identity at the amino acid level. NPF2.5 is predominantly expressed in root cortical cells and its transcription is induced by salt. Functional characterisation of NPF2.5 via its heterologous expression in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and Xenopus laevis oocytes indicated that NPF2.5 is likely to encode a Cl− permeable transporter. Arabidopsis npf2.5 T-DNA knockout mutant plants exhibited a significantly lower Cl− efflux from roots, and a greater Cl− accumulation in shoots compared to salt-treated Col-0 wild-type plants. At the same time, NO3− content in the shoot remained unaffected. Accumulation of Cl− in the shoot increased following (1) amiRNA-induced knockdown of NPF2.5 transcript abundance in the root, and (2) constitutive over-expression of NPF2.5. We suggest that both these findings are consistent with a role for NPF2.5 in modulating Cl− transport. Based on these results, we propose that NPF2.5 functions as a pathway for Cl− efflux from the root, contributing to exclusion of Cl− from the shoot of Arabidopsis.
Sea level rise in the Arctic Ocean

About 60 tide‐gauge stations in the Kara, Laptev, East‐Siberian and Chukchi Seas have recorded the sea level change from the 1950s through 1990s. Over this 40‐year period, most of these stations show a significant sea level rise (SLR). In light of global change, this SLR could be a manifestation of warming in the Arctic coupled with a decrease of sea ice extent, warming of Atlantic waters, changes in the Arctic Ocean circulation, and an increase in coastal erosion and thawing of permafrost.
Incomplete recovery of endplate potential amplitude while intermittently activating rat soleus neuromuscular junctions in situ

Studies dealing with neuromuscular transmission efficacy typically employ continuous patterns of activation to demonstrate decrements in endplate potential (epp) amplitude. Recent evidence from rat diaphragm muscle has shown that including periods of quiescence to the stimulation protocol allows epp amplitude to recover between series of contractions. Whether similar recovery occurs in rat hindlimb muscle is unknown. In this study, we have measured declines in epp amplitude in rat soleus muscle during trains of stimulation evoked either continuously (10 s) or intermittently (400 ms repeated every second), using an in situ approach. As in diaphragm, we found that rest periods within the intermittent trains significantly improved neuromuscular transmission efficacy. However, unlike the diaphragm, epp amplitude recovery was incomplete even by the second train in the intermittent protocols, recovery being frequency‐dependent and ranging from 40 to 50%. The results suggest that the kinetics of epp amplitude rundown and recovery may be muscle‐specific, and should be considered when evaluating situations in which neuromuscular transmission efficacy may be altered. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Muscle Nerve 26: 810–816, 2002
Reflections on reflective learning in professional formation

Abstract Reflective learning is a standard and largely unquestioned pedagogy of initial in-service professional education. This case study problematises the processes of reflective learning and examines the constraints on beginning professionals' reflection. The paper outlines a theoretical framework to enable understanding of the nature of reflective learning and examines situated learning theory as a heuristic for understanding the contextual constraints on reflection. I present detailed evidence of beginning professionals' reflective learning, derived from qualitative practitioner research, evidencing the extent and depth of the beginning professionals' reflective learning. The paper then examines the contexts of the professionals' reflective learning and highlights certain constraints on reflection. I draw conclusions regarding the interplay of context and agency in professionals' reflective learning and develop suggestions for adult education practice.
From cholera to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine development

It was shown earlier that immune responses against cholera toxin (CT) as well as Vibrio cholerae lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or whole bacterial cells (WC) were protective and that these different antibody specificities co-operated synergistically for protection against experimental cholera. Similarly, antibodies against the heat-labile toxin (LT) and major colonization factors (CFs) of enterotoxingenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) co-operated synergistically for protection against LT-producing ETEC expressing homologous CFs. Studies in humans revealed that repeated oral antigen administration was optimal in inducing intestinal immune responses. Based on these findings oral inactivated vaccines consisting of toxin antigen and whole cells, i.e. the licensed recombinant cholera B subunit (rCTB)-WC cholera vaccine Dukoral®, and candidate ETEC vaccines have been developed. In different trials the rCTB-WC cholera vaccine has provided very high (85-100%) short term protection, which was significantly higher than that induced by the WC component alone, whereas rCTB-WC and WC alone provided comparable (50-60%), long term protection. An oral ETEC vaccine consisting of rCTB and formalin-inactivated E. coli bacteria expressing major CFs was shown to be safe and immunogenic in adults and children in different countries. The vaccine also induced significant protection against non-mild ETEC diarrhoea, i.e. diarrhoea interfering with daily activity in American travellers but not against ETEC diarrhoea in young children in Egypt. Against this background, a modified ETEC vaccine consisting of recombinant E. coli strains overexpressing the major CFs and a more LT like hybrid toxoid (LCTBA) has been developed. This vaccine will be tested soon alone and together with a mucosal adjuvant, i.e. dmLT, in clinical trials.
Does culture affect evaluation expressions

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at product reviews from a cross‐cultural perspective. Product reviews are potentially an influential form of marketing communication, as well as a predictor of sales performance. With Hofstede's typology as a backdrop, the basic proposition of this study is that collectivistic cultural values place more emphasis on giving face to others, even in impersonal social environments, resulting in them giving more positive product reviews than their individualistic counterparts.Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses content analysis of Chinese and American computer game reviews to test the hypotheses.Findings – The results showed that Chinese reviews use fewer negative comments and give higher final ratings for the same set of products than their American counterparts. In addition, Chinese reviews showed a lower consistency between their evaluative comments and their final ratings. Also confirmed is a common belief that final ratings are a summary of the evalua.
Repeated cocaine effects on learning, memory and extinction in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis

SUMMARY The persistence of drug addiction suggests that drugs of abuse enhance learning and/or impair extinction of the drug memory. We studied the effects of repeated cocaine on learning, memory and reinstatement in the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Respiratory behavior can be operantly conditioned and extinguished in Lymnaea, and this behavior is dependent on a critical dopamine neuron. We tested the hypothesis that repeated cocaine exposure promotes learning and memory or attenuates the ability to extinguish the memory of respiratory behavior that relies on this dopaminergic neuron. Rotating disk electrode voltammetry revealed a Km and Vmax of dopamine uptake in snail brain of 0.9 μmol l-1 and 558 pmol s-1 g-1 respectively, and the IC50 of cocaine for dopamine was approximately 0.03 μmol l-1. For operant conditioning, snails were given 5 days of 1 h day-1 immersion in water (control) or 0.1 μmol l-1 cocaine, which was the lowest dose that maximally inhibited dopamine uptake, and snails were trained 3 days later. No changes were found between the two groups for learning or memory of the operant behavior. However, snails treated with 0.1 μmol l-1 cocaine demonstrated impairment of extinction memory during reinstatement of the behavior compared with controls. Our findings suggest that repeated exposure to cocaine modifies the interaction between the original memory trace and active inhibition of this trace through extinction training. An understanding of these basic processes in a simple model system may have important implications for treatment strategies in cocaine addiction.
Development of InAlN/GaN HEMTs Power Devices in S-Band

We report on AlInN/GaN HEMTs fabricated using 0. 7µm gate length on SiC substrate by Low Pressure Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy. Static and pulsed DC characteristics show a maximum dc transconductance of 275mS/mm and drain current of 0.9A/mm. Small signal characterizations show Ft and Fmag of 15 and 40 GHz respectively. Load-pull power measurements were performed at S-Band. At 3.5 GHz, an output power of 13W (41.2dBm) corresponding to 6.6W/mm of power density with a PAE of 70% is reached in pulse mode on 2mm devices. 19.2mm power dies allow us to achieve an output power of 56W with 54% of PAE at 2 GHz. To our knowledge, this result represents the highest output power ever reported for AlInN-based HEMT technology.
Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study

Introduction Remote video consultations between clinician and patient are technically possible and increasingly acceptable. They are being introduced in some settings alongside (and occasionally replacing) face-to-face or telephone consultations. Methods To explore the advantages and limitations of video consultations, we will conduct in-depth qualitative studies of real consultations (microlevel) embedded in an organisational case study (mesolevel), taking account of national context (macrolevel). The study is based in 2 contrasting clinical settings (diabetes and cancer) in a National Health Service (NHS) acute trust in London, UK. Main data sources are: microlevel—audio, video and screen capture to produce rich multimodal data on 45 remote consultations; mesolevel—interviews, ethnographic observations and analysis of documents within the trust; macrolevel—key informant interviews of national-level stakeholders and document analysis. Data will be analysed and synthesised using a sociotechnical framework developed from structuration theory. Ethics approval City Road and Hampstead NHS Research Ethics Committee, 9 December 2014, reference 14/LO/1883. Planned outputs We plan outputs for 5 main audiences: (1) academics: research publications and conference presentations; (2) service providers: standard operating procedures, provisional operational guidance and key safety issues; (3) professional bodies and defence societies: summary of relevant findings to inform guidance to members; (4) policymakers: summary of key findings; (5) patients and carers: ‘what to expect in your virtual consultation’. Discussion The research literature on video consultations is sparse. Such consultations offer potential advantages to patients (who are spared the cost and inconvenience of travel) and the healthcare system (eg, they may be more cost-effective), but fears have been expressed that they may be clinically risky and/or less acceptable to patients or staff, and they bring significant technical, logistical and regulatory challenges. We anticipate that this study will contribute to a balanced assessment of when, how and in what circumstances this model might be introduced.
Status and habitat use of the California black rail in the southwestern USA

California black rails (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) occur in two disjunct regions: the southwestern USA (western Arizona and southern California) and northern California (Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay area). We examined current status of black rails in the southwestern USA by repeating survey efforts first conducted in 1973–1974 and again in 1989, and also examined wetland plant species associated with black rail distribution and abundance. We detected 136 black rails in Arizona and southern California. Black rail numbers detected during past survey efforts were much higher than the numbers detected during our more intensive survey effort, and hence, populations have obviously declined. Plants that were more common at points with black rails included common threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens), arrowweed (Pluchea sericea), Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii), seepwillow (Baccharis salicifolia), and mixed shrubs, with common threesquare showing the strongest association with black rail presence. Plant species and non-vegetative communities that were less common at points with black rails included California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus), southern cattail (Typha domingensis), upland vegetation, and open water. Black rails were often present at sites that had some saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima), but were rarely detected in areas dominated by saltcedar. We recommend that a standardized black rail survey effort be repeated annually to obtain estimates of black rail population trends. Management of existing emergent marshes with black rails is needed to maintain stands of common threesquare in early successional stages. Moreover, wetland restoration efforts that produce diverse wetland vegetation including common threesquare should be implemented to ensure that black rail populations persist in the southwestern USA.
D‐lactate as an early marker of intestinal ischaemia after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at risk of developing colonic ischaemia after surgery. It is difficult to diagnose this ischaemia at an early stage. D‐lactate is produced by intestinal bacteria after ischaemia. L‐lactate is released in increased amounts during hypoxia by anaerobic metabolism. This study investigated both variables as a marker for intestinal ischaemia in patients with a ruptured AAA.
Regular-expression derivatives re-examined

Abstract Regular-expression derivatives are an old, but elegant, technique for compiling regular expressions to deterministic finite-state machines. It easily supports extending the regular-expression operators with boolean operations, such as intersection and complement. Unfortunately, this technique has been lost in the sands of time and few computer scientists are aware of it. In this paper, we reexamine regular-expression derivatives and report on our experiences in the context of two different functional-language implementations. The basic implementation is simple and we show how to extend it to handle large character sets (e.g., Unicode). We also show that the derivatives approach leads to smaller state machines than the traditional algorithm given by McNaughton and Yamada.
Principles and Practice of Criminalistics: The Profession of Forensic Science

Introduction The Evolution of Forensic Evidence Overview-A Unifying Paradigm of Forensic Science The Origin of Evidence-Divisible Matter and Transfer The Recognition of Physical Evidence Classification, Identification, and Individualization-Inference of Source Association and Reconstruction-Inference of Contact Good Field Practice-Processing a Crime Scene Good Laboratory Practice-Establishing Validity and Reliability Good Forensic Practice-Obligations of the Analyst Communicating Results-Where Science Meets the Law Ethics and Accountability-The Profession of Forensic Science.
Alterations in the blood glucose, serum lipids and renal oxidative stress in diabetic rats by supplementation of onion (Allium cepa. Linn)

This study examined the anti-diabetic effect of onion (Allium cepa. Linn) in the streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into normal rats fed control diet or supplemented with onion powder (7% w/w) and diabetic rats fed control diet or supplemented with onion powder. Diabetes was induced by a single injection of STZ (60 mg/kg, ip) in citrate buffer. The animals were fed each of the experimental diet for 5 weeks. Blood glucose levels of rats supplemented with onion were lower than those of rats fed control diet in the diabetic rats. Onion also decreased the total serum lipid, triglyceride, and atherogenic index and increased HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio in the diabetic rats. Glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase activities were high in the diabetic rats compared to normal rats and reverted to near-control values by onion. These results indicate that onion decreased blood glucose, serum lipid levels and reduced renal oxidative stress in STZ-induced diabetic rats and this effect might exert the anti-diabetic effect of onion.
AC transport losses calculation in a Bi-2223 current lead using thermal coupling with an analytical formula

When a superconductor is fed with an alternating current, the temperature rise created by the losses tends to reduce the current carrying capacity. If the amplitude of the current exceeds the value of the critical current, then the losses become particularly high and the thermal heating considerable. In this paper, a numerical and an analytical model which allow to estimate AC transport losses are presented. These models, which use the expression of I/sub c/(T) and n(T), are available for any applied current (below and above I/sub c/). The results are compared and the validity of the analytical model is considered. Then, the analytical formula allows to easily obtain the thermoelectric balance point of the system, when the losses and the temperature do not vary any more. Moreover, a maximum value of the current transport, beyond which the balance point does not exist, is detected. Indeed, when this maximum value is exceeded, the system is not stable and, say, superconducting current leads may quench.