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THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION, JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB DISCIPLINE TOWARD EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE OF PT. BUMA PERINDAHINDO AT LNG TANGGUH SITE, TELUK BINTUNI REGENCY, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA

The Effect of Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Work Discipline on Employee Performance at PT. Buma Perindahindo at LNG Tangguh Site, Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni – Papua Barat. This study aimed to examine on partially and simultaneously the effects of motivation (X1), job satisfaction (X2), work discipline (X3) on the employee performance (Y) at PT. Buma Perindahindo LNG Tangguh site, West Papua. The samples were taken as many as 97 employees selected by saturated sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaire while data analysis used multiple linear regression. Partially result this study proved that motivation (X1) have a significant effect on employee performance (Y) for 14.3 %, job satisfaction (X2) have a significant effect on employee performance (Y) for 10.6%, while work discipline (X3) gave an insignificant effect on employee performance (Y) for 3.8%. Simultaneously result Motivation (X1), job satisfaction (X2), work discipline (X3) have a significant effect on employee performance (Y) for 26.3%. Article visualizations:
Understanding Information Systems Continuance Intention: A Five-Factor Model of Personality Perspective

Personality traits have rarely been used to discussed the phenomenon under information systems context, especially not in the emerging topic of IS continued usage. IS continuance gained prominence because it is seem as the key indicator to the successfulness of information systems. This study explores and proposed a model to connect personality traits to IS continued usage through the introduction of five-factor model into IS continuance model. The preliminary surveys of 65 students of a public university were examined using structural equation modeling analysis. The initial results shown some promising support for the effect of personality traits especially the factor of agreeableness on IS continuance. Keyword: IS continuance, personality, five-factor model
Optimization of the Energy Consumption of a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Related Carbon Dioxide Compression Processes

It is likely that the future availability of energy from fossil fuels, such as natural gas, will be influenced by how efficiently the associated CO2 emissions can be mitigated using carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). In turn, understanding how CCS affects the efficient recovery of energy from fossil fuel reserves in different parts of the world requires data on how the performance of each part of a particular CCS scheme is affected by both technology specific parameters and location specific parameters, such as ambient temperature. This paper presents a study into how the energy consumption of an important element of all CCS schemes, the CO2 compression process, varies with compressor design, CO2 pipeline pressure, and cooling temperature. Post-combustion, pre-combustion, and oxyfuel capture scenarios are each considered. A range of optimization algorithms are used to ensure a consistent approach to optimization. The results show that energy consumption is minimized by compressor designs with multiple impellers per stage and carefully optimized stage pressure ratios. The results also form a performance map illustrating the energy consumption for CO2 compression processes that can be used in further study work and, in particular, CCS system models developed to study performance variation with ambient temperature.
Wetland information extraction of the East Dongting Lake using mean shift segmentation

Wetlands are a natural complex formed by the interaction of land and water systems. They play an irreplaceable role in biodiversity conservation, control of global climate change, water purification and mitigation of flood disaster. Thus, extracting information of wetlands has become very important. Recent years the rapid development of high spatial resolution remote sensing technology provides great potential for improvement of data sources and advancing methods for quantitative acquisition and analysis of wetland information. It is well known that object-oriented method is a relatively new technology for landscape segmentation. Although there are some reports in application of object-oriented analysis for extraction of wetland information in China, there is still a lack of studies on the impacts of used segmentation techniques on accuracy of classification. In this study, an excellent image region segmentation method which appeared in the recent years, called mean shift segmentation algorithm, was used to extract the information of wetland in the East Dongting Lake of China and the obtained results were compared with those from a conventional segmentation algorithm provided by ENVI EX. The assessment of the results was conducted using four kinds of quantitative indicators and based on the accuracy of interpretation. The results showed that the conventional segmentation algorithm was unable to provide the accurate segmentation results in delineation of wetland areas. Integrating the edge detection information of NDVI and the mean shift segmentation algorithm not only could make it possible segmentation of shallow water bodies, but also could lead to much better classification results than using the traditional method and the mean shift segmentation alone.
Diagnostic importance of faecal markers in long-term monitoring of anti-TNF-α therapy in primary responders with Crohn’s disease

Introduction Monitoring the response to biological treatment in Crohn’s disease (CD) is a very important element of the therapeutic optimisation. Aim To evaluate the usefulness of measuring calprotectin, lactoferrin, and myeloperoxidase in stool as markers of long-term clinical and endoscopic response to anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNF) treatment in CD. Material and methods The studied group consisted of 35 CD patients treated with anti-TNF-α antibodies. Clinical activity was evaluated using Crohn’s Disease Activity Index (CDAI), and the exacerbation of endoscopic changes was evaluated using a Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s Disease (SES-CD). The concentration of calprotectin, lactoferrin, and myeloperoxidase was measured using the ELISA method. All measurements were performed three times – before, after 3 months, and after a year of therapy. Results During anti-TNF treatment the concentrations of all measured faecal markers decreased significantly in relation to baseline values. We observed a significant correlation at all time-points: before the therapy, after 3 months, and 12 months after starting the therapy, between the concentration of calprotectin and SES-CD, calprotectin and CDAI, as well as between lactoferrin and SES-CD, and lactoferrin and CDAI. Myeloperoxidase correlated with both SES-CD and CDAI only after 1 year of treatment. Conclusions Faecal calprotectin and lactoferrin are valuable markers of clinical and endoscopic activity of CD in patients treated with anti-TNF antibodies. They are useful in monitoring the response to treatment. The usefulness of myeloperoxidase in this respect remains controversial.
On the dimension of resonance and characteristic varieties

We study codimension one foliations on complex projective spaces Pn associated to nontrivial resonance varieties of (complex projective) hyperplane arrangements. Using methods from theory of foliations we obtain certain upper bounds on the dimensions of those varieties as functions of n. Equivalently this gives upper bounds on the number of completely reducible fibers of pencils of hypersurfaces of Pn. We obtain similar bounds for the dimensions of the characteristic varieties of the arrangement complements.
Cigarette smoke extract reduces VEGF in primary human airway epithelial cells

Reduced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lungs of severe emphysema patients. Airway epithelial cells (AEC) are exposed to various environmental insults like cigarette smoke and bacterial infections, but their direct effect on VEGF production in well-differentiated primary human AEC remains unclear. The current authors determined the effect of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) alone and in combination with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) on VEGF production in well-differentiated primary normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) and small airway epithelial cells (SAEC) in air–liquid interface cultures. Secretion and expression of VEGF were determined by ELISA and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. Cell growth, apoptosis, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 and protein kinase (PK)C signalling pathways were evaluated to further dissect VEGF regulation under CSE treatment. CSE significantly reduced VEGF secretion in NHBE and SAEC. In SAEC, Mp alone significantly increased the VEGF, while the presence of CSE attenuated Mp-induced VEGF production. While ERK inhibitor reduced VEGF secretion only in NHBE, a PKC inhibitor significantly decreased VEGF secretion in both NHBE and SAEC. In conclusion, direct cigarette smoke extract exposure significantly reduced vascular endothelial growth factor production in well-differentiated primary human airway epithelial cells, in part through modifying extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and protein kinase C signalling pathways.
Practice of hot abdominal compression among parturient women at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Background: Completeness and timeliness of immunization ensures optimal immune response and protection from vaccine-preventable diseases. This study aimed at assessing completeness and timeliness of immunization among children aged 12 to 23 months in Alakahia, Rivers State. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study amongst 440 children selected using cluster sampling technique. A validated structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was administered. Two focus group discussions (FGDs) held with 14 purposively selected mothers of study participants using a topic guide. Descriptive statistics involved frequency and percentages for categorical, and mean and standard deviation for continuous variables. Inferential statistics was done using chi-square with p-value of < 0.05 accepted as significant. Thematic content analysis was done for the FGDs Results: Mean age of participants was 20 months (± 6 months). A total of 232 (52.7%) and 128 (29.1%) mothers had secondary and tertiary education, respectively. Coverage was highest for BCG 405 (92.1%) and lowest for measles and yellow fever vaccines 322 (73.2%). Out of 215 children whose cards were seen, 164 (76.3%) were completely immunized. Pentavalent-1 was the most timely immunization 267 (67.3%) while measles and yellow fever were the least-timely 130 (40.4%). Mother’s education was a significant factor associated with timeliness (p<0.001). Lack of adequate knowledge about immunization and absence of social and economic resources emerged as major barriers. Conclusion: High immunization rates do not necessarily imply timeliness of vaccination. The researchers advocate for interventions improving access to information, maternal education and other identified barriers to immunization timeliness and completeness. Keywords: Childhood Immunization, Timeliness, Completeness, South-South, Nigeria
Automatic Speech Recognition: Reliability and Pedagogical Implications for Teaching Pronunciation

This study examines the reliability of automatic speech recognition (ASR) software used to teach English pronunciation, focusing on one particular piece of software, FluSpeak, as a typical example. Thirty-six Korean English as a Foreign Language (EFL) college students participated in an experiment in which they listened to 15 sentences that appeared in FluSpeak and recorded their voices, repeating sentence by sentence. The ASR software analysis of their production was then compared to pronunciation scores determined by native English speaking (NES) instructors. Although the correlation coefficient for intonation was nearly zero, indicating that ASR technology is still not as accurate as human analysis, the software may be very useful for student practice with aspects of pronunciation. The paper suggests a lesson plan for teaching English pronunciation through ASR software.
Symptomatic Early Congenital Syphilis: A Common but Forgotten Disease

Congenital syphilis is a severe, disabling infection often with grave consequences seen in infants. It occurs due to the transmission of the disease from an infected mother to the unborn infant through the placenta. This long forgotten disease continues to affect pregnant women resulting in perinatal morbidity and mortality. The continuing prevalence of this disease reveals the failure of control measures established for its prevention. We put forth a case of symptomatic congenital syphilis presenting with skeletal manifestations at birth, a rare finding in literature. The report stresses upon the importance of implementing the World Health Organization's recommendation that all pregnant women should be screened for syphilis in the first antenatal visit in the first trimester and again in the late pregnancy.
Multiplicative equations over commuting matrices

We consider the solvability of the equation and generalizations, where the A{sub i} and B are given commuting matrices over an algebraic number field F. In the semigroup membership problem, the variables x{sub i} are constrained to be nonnegative integers. While this problem is NP-complete for variable k, we give a polynomial time algorithm if k is fixed. In the group membership problem, the matrices are assumed to be invertible, and the variables x{sub i} may take on negative values. In this case we give a polynomial time algorithm for variable k and give an explicit description of the set of all solutions (as an affine lattice). The special case of 1 x 1 matrices was recently solved by Guoqiang Ge; we heavily rely on his results.
The Effect of Different Training Modes on Serum Apelin and Pain Threshold in Morphine-Dependent Rats

Background: Apelin has recently been identified as an analgesic agent and a novel neuropeptide. On the other hand, it has been shown that exercise can lead to reduced pain in morphine-dependent patients. Objectives: Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate apelin and pain threshold changes in healthy and morphine-dependent rats in response to two exercise paradigms. Materials and Methods: In this study, 30 healthy and 30 morphine-dependent rats were used. Morphine-dependent and healthy rats were divided into six groups: 1, a control (healthy) group; 2, a healthy endurance group; 3, a healthy strength-training group; 4, an addicted control group; 5, an addicted endurance group; 6, an addicted strength-training group. Then, the training groups performed aerobic and strength training for eight weeks. After the training program, the tail flick and formalin tests were used to assess pain. Apelin was also measured by ELISA. Results: Regardless of the type of exercise, exercise significantly increased the apelin serum levels in healthy rats. The apelin levels significantly increased in the morphine-dependent rats compared with the healthy control group. Endurance, unlike strength training, significantly increased apelin in the serum compared to the addicted control group. The training led to pain relief in the morphinedependent rats and returned it to the healthy control group level. The Pearson correlation showed a reverse significant correlation between the serum apelin level and the tail flick test in the morphine-dependent rats. Conclusions: The results showed that endurance training reduced pain by increasing apelin in morphine-dependent rats. Therefore, it is suggested that this type of training be considered for the morphine-dependent patients for pain relief.
THE INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT POLICY AND NGOS ON CAPTURING PRIVATE INVESTMENT

Our paper applies new institutional economics theory to a unique data set of the world‘s low-income economies to examine the association between host governments‘ social policies and their ability to attract foreign direct investment. We add to this another new data set to explore the direct and indirect role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the business-society-government interface. We find that a host government‘s social inclusion policies are strongly associated with a country‘s FDI inflows. NGOs, however, obtain no statistically significant indirect effect on this relationship and only weak statistical significance as a direct influence on FDI inflows. Despite these mixed results, the findings of this exploratory study suggest future directions of research of interest to policy makers and business scholars.
Magnetic field reversals and galactic dynamos

We argue that global magnetic field reversals similar to those observed in the Milky Way occur quite frequently in mean-field galactic dynamo models that have relatively strong, random, seed magnetic fields that are localized in discrete regions. The number of reversals decreases to zero with reduction of the seed strength, efficiency of the galactic dynamo and size of the spots of the seed field. A systematic observational search for magnetic field reversals in a representative sample of spiral galaxies promises to give valuable information concerning seed magnetic fields and, in this way, to clarify the initial stages of galactic magnetic field evolution.
A novel pairing scheme to reduce error propagation in an amplify and forward multi-way relay network

In this paper, we propose a novel user pairing scheme to reduce the error propagation in an amplify and forward (AF) based multi-way relay network (MWRN). We consider a user pairing scheme, where, a common user is chosen based on its average channel gain to form pairs with every other user in the MWRN. We show that choosing the common user as the user with the minimum average channel gain reduces the contribution of the interference components from the common user's signal in the extracted signals of other users. This leads to better bit error rate (BER) performance for all other users. For the common user, the BER improves at high SNR but it degrades at low SNR. The results show that the proposed pairing scheme outperforms the existing pairing scheme in terms of average BER of different users at high SNR.
In vitro plant regeneration system for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): effect of N6-benzylaminopurine and adenine sulphate

A method for regeneration of the commercially important common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) using N 6 -benzylaminopurine(BAP) and adenine sulphate (AS) was established. Embryogenic axes of the Costa Rican common bean cultivars Bribri, Brunca, Guaymi, Huetar and Telire were cultured on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 100 mgl -1 myo-inositol, 1 mgl -1 thiamine, 30 gl -1 sucrose, BAP (0, 5 and 10 mgl -1 ), AS (0, 20 and 40 mgl -1 ) and 8 gl -1 agar. Regardless of the concentration of BAP and AS in the induction medium, the number of shoots and leaves differed significantly among the common bean cultivars evaluated. The higher average of shoots was obtained for Brunca > Telire > Bribri > Guaymi > Huetar. Moreover, independently of the cultivar, the induction medium supplemented with 5 mgl -1 BAP and 20 or 40 mgl -1 AS resulted in the higher average of shoots formation. Culture of Bribri, Brunca, Guaymi, Huetar and Telire embryogenic axes on induction medium supplemented with different BAP and AS resulted in a differential response. Successful acclimatization of common bean in vitro plants were achieved in the greenhouse, and plants appeared morphologically normal. The regeneration system developed in this investigation for this important crop could be a useful tool for the genetic modification through mutagenesis or genetic transformation.
Vagueness at every order : the prospects of denying

A number of arguments purport to show that vague properties determine sharp boundaries at higher orders. That is, although we may countenance vagueness concerning the location of boundaries for vague predicates, every predicate can instead be associated with precise knowable cut-off points deriving from precision in their higher order boundaries. I argue that this conclusion is indeed paradoxical, and identify the assumption responsible for the paradox as the Brouwerian principle B for vagueness: that if p then it’s completely determinate that either it’s vague whether p, or p. Other paradoxes which do not appear to turn on B turn instead on some subtle issues concerning the relation between assertion, belief and higher order vagueness. In this paper a B-free picture of assertion, knowledge and logic is outlined which is completely free of higher order precision. A class of realistic models containing counterexamples to B and a number of weakenings of B are introduced and its logic is shown to support vagueness at every order. A novel framework for thinking about the semantic apparatus in the presence of metalinguistic vagueness is also developed. In this framework the vague metatheoretic vocabulary is part of the object language and can readily be applied to itself.
Learning Agility in Context: Engineers’ Perceptions of Psychologically Safe Climate on Performance

Learning Agility in Context: Engineers’ Perceptions of Psychologically Safe Climate on Performance Lauren Catenacci-Francois Organizations are changing faster than ever underscoring the importance of being learning agile— that is, learning new concepts and skills quickly while integrating learnings from past experiences to new situations in order to be successful (Mitchinson & Morris, 2012). Learning agility has been a topic of interest for almost two decades, and while research to date has demonstrated a positive relationship between learning agility and various performance outcomes (Dries, Vantilborgh, & Pepermans, 2012; Lombard & Eichinger, 2000; Smith, 2015), it remains to be seen whether certain contextual variables enhance, diminish, or altogether change learning agility’s positive impact on performance (DeRue, Ashford, & Myers, 2012). This research examined organizational climate rooted in psychological safety as a contextual factor, or moderator, and how it influences when learning agility leads to high performance. While learning agility and psychologically safe climate were not significant predictors of performance, a marginally significant interaction revealed that when an organization’s climate is perceived as low in psychological safety, those who score lower on learning agility perform worse than highly learning agile individuals. However, counterintuitive findings suggest than when the organization’s climate is perceived as high in psychological safety, those who score lower on learning agility outperform those who score higher on learning agility. Exploratory and post-hoc analyses are used to better understand the data and the organizational context in which the results occurred. Directions for future research are discussed along with implications for organizations.
Image‐based Aging Using Evolutionary Computing

Aging has considerable visual effects on the human face and is difficult to simulate using a universally‐applicable global model. In this paper, we focus on the hypothesis that the patterns of age progression (and regression) are related to the face concerned, as the latter implicitly captures the characteristics of gender, ethnic origin, and age group, as well as possibly the person‐specific development patterns of the individual. We use a data‐driven framework for automatic image‐based facial transformation in conjunction with a database of facial images. We build a novel parameterized model for encoding age‐transformation in addition with the traditional model for face description. We utilize evolutionary computing to learn the relationship between the two models. To support this work, we also developed a new image warping algorithm based on non‐uniform radial basis functions (NURBFs). Evolutionary computing was also used to handle the large parameter space associated with NURBFs. In comparison with several different methods, it consistently provides the best results against the ground truth.