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Transforming the Organizations in Thai Public Sector into Learning Organizations: An Explanatory Case Study Research

บทคดยอ บทความวจยนรายงานถงผลการวจยทแสดงใหเหนถงขอแนะนำในการพฒนาองคกรในสวนราชการไทยไปสองคกรแหงการเรยนร วธการวจยทใชคอการสมภาษณ (semi-structured interviewing) โดยผใหสมภาษณเปนผเชยวชาญและผบรหารระดบสงในองคกรตางๆทเชยวชาญและมประสบการณทางดานการสรางวฒนธรรมการเรยนรในองคกร และการจดการความรในองคกร ขอแนะนำหลกในการพฒนาองคกรไปสองคกรแหงการเรยนรมดงตอไปน กลาวคอ 1) การสรางสำนกของบคลากรในองคกรใหเหนถงความสำคญของการพฒนาองคกรไปสองคกรแหงการเรยนร 2) การทผนำแสดงบทบาทเพอใหสอดคลองตอการเรยนรของบคลากรในองคกร 3) การบรหารทรพยากรบคคลทสอดคลองตอการเรยนรของบคลากรในองคกร 4) การจดการความรอยางมประสทธภาพและประสทธผล 5) การสรางวสยทศนรวม ซงรายละเอยดของแตละขอแนะนำหลก รวมทงการบรหารจดการและการประเมนผลการพฒนาองคกรแหงเรยนรจะไดกลาวไวในบทความวจยฉบบน คำสำคญ : การบรหารทรพยากรบคคล การบรหารจดการความร ผนำ องคกรแหงการเรยนร วสยทศนรวม Abstract This paper reports the research findings that generate concrete guidelines on how to transform organizations within the Thai public sector into learning organizations. The research method employed was semi-structured interviewing. Interviewees were experts and top management people who had experience in creating a learning culture and managing knowledge in organizations. The key suggestions concerning the transformation are: 1) to establish an awareness in transforming the organization into a learning organization, 2) to put in place the roles of leaders as corresponds to learning, 3) to manage human resources as corresponds to learning, 4) to have knowledge efficiently and effectively managed, and 5) to create a shared vision. Details on ‘how to’ under each of these suggestions – how to administer and how to evaluate – are provided. Keywords : Human Resources Management, Knowledge Management, Leaders, Learning Organization, Shared Vision
Exchange Rate Dynamics, Expectations, and Monetary Policy

This paper re-investigates the implications of monetary policy rules on changes in exchange rate, in a risk-adjusted, uncovered interest parity model with unrestricted parameters, emphasizing the importance of modeling market expectations of monetary policy. I use consensus forecasts as a proxy for market expectations. The analysis on the Deutsche mark, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, and the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar from 1979 to 2008 shows that, through the expectations of future monetary policy, Taylor rule fundamentals are able to forecast changes in the exchange rate, even over short-term horizons of less than two years. Furthermore, the market expectation formation processes of short-term interest rates change over time and differ across countries, which contributes to the time varying relationship between exchange rates and macroeconomic fundamentals, together with the time varying currency risk premia and exchange rate forecast errors.
Mean-square performance of a convex combination of two adaptive filters

Combination approaches provide an interesting way to improve adaptive filter performance. In this paper, we study the mean-square performance of a convex combination of two transversal filters. The individual filters are independently adapted using their own error signals, while the combination is adapted by means of a stochastic gradient algorithm in order to minimize the error of the overall structure. General expressions are derived that show that the method is universal with respect to the component filters, i.e., in steady-state, it performs at least as well as the best component filter. Furthermore, when the correlation between the a priori errors of the components is low enough, their combination is able to outperform both of them. Using energy conservation relations, we specialize the results to a combination of least mean-square filters operating both in stationary and in nonstationary scenarios. We also show how the universality of the scheme can be exploited to design filters with improved tracking performance.
Canopy Venom: Proteomic Comparison among New World Arboreal Pit-Viper Venoms

Central and South American pitvipers, belonging to the genera Bothrops and Bothriechis, have independently evolved arboreal tendencies. Little is known regarding the composition and activity of their venoms. In order to close this knowledge gap, venom proteomics and toxin activity of species of Bothriechis, and Bothrops (including Bothriopsis) were investigated through established analytical methods. A combination of proteomics and bioactivity techniques was used to demonstrate a similar diversification of venom composition between large and small species within Bothriechis and Bothriopsis. Increasing our understanding of the evolution of complex venom cocktails may facilitate future biodiscoveries.
Apparent Prevalence of Beef Carcasses Contaminated with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Sampled from Danish Slaughter Cattle

Presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in beef has been reported as a public health concern because asymptomatically infected cattle may contain MAP in tissues that are used for human consumption. Associations between MAP carcasses contamination and animal characteristics such as age, breed, production type, and carcass classification were assessed. Cheek muscles from 501 carcasses were sampled cross-sectionally at a Danish abattoir and tested for presence of viable MAP and MAP DNA by bacterial culture and IS900 realtime PCR, respectively. Cheek muscle tissues from carcasses of two dairy cows were positive by culture whereas 4% of the animals were estimated with ≥10 CFU/gram muscle based on realtime PCR. Age was found to be associated with carcass contamination with MAP. The observed viable MAP prevalence in beef carcasses was low. However, detection of MAP and MAP DNA in muscle tissues suggested that bacteremia occurred in slaughtered cattle.
Photometric Calibration of the ACS CCD Cameras

The absolute flux calibration of the standard WFC and HRC filters is derived from the available constraining observations of spectrophotometric standard stars. Values for the encircled energy (EE) of one arcsec radius relative to an infinite aperture radius are derived for hot stars and compared to the EE for cooler stars. The sensitivity degradation for the five year ACS lifetime is defined and used to correct the ACS photometry before deriving revised quantum efficiency (QE) curves for the CCD detectors. F850LP observations of red stars with WFC are made consistent with F850LP photometry for hotter stars by decreasing the WFC QE curve longward of 9400Å. Broad band QE changes with a maximum of 2.3% for WFC are also included in the revised QE curves for both CCD cameras. Revisions of the average filter transmissions of up to 4% are required to bring both broad and narrow band photometry into exact agreement with synthetic photometry from the primary white dwarf (WD) stars. The remaining inconsistencies between WD and cooler star photometry are discussed but not resolved because of the limitations of the present data set. Until these discrepancies are resolved, the transfer of the fundamental WD absolute flux calibration to cooler types of F8-G0 should be regarded as uncertain by at least 2% in the 7000-10000Å range. HST flux calibrations for spectral types cooler than G may have even larger errors.
Bootstrapped Self Training for Knowledge Base Population

A central challenge in relation extraction is the lack of supervised training data. Pattern-based relation extractors suffer from low recall, whereas distant supervision yields noisy data which hurts precision. We propose bootstrapped self-training to capture the beneﬁts of both systems: the precision of patterns and the generalizability of trained models. We show that training on the output of patterns drastically improves performance over the patterns. We propose self-training for further improvement: recall can be improved by incorporating the predictions from previous iterations; precision by ﬁltering the assumed negatives based previous predictions. We show that even our pattern-based model achieves good performance on the task, and the self-trained models rank among the top systems.
The interaction of private intergenerational transfers types

The rapid ageing of the population, particularly in the developed world, accentuates the importance of both the family and of private intergenerational transfers, whether this be due to the longer periods of coexistence resulting from longer life expectancy or the threat posed to the very sustainability of the welfare state. While the magnitude of intergenerational transfers is well documented, and the motives underlying them have received broad attention, we focus on a much less studied topic: the way the different forms of private transfers – time, money and space - interact with each other. In order to understand the complete effects of decisions, the costs and benefits to donors and recipients of transfers, it is crucial to take into account the full set of options for family transfers. We survey the literature to ascertain current knowledge on the extent to which a) the provision of one form of intergenerational family transfer is related to the provision of another form by the same person; b) the modes adopted by different generations are interrelated. We then put forward suggestions for future research and conceptual refinement.
The Discrimination Power of Dependency Structures in Record Linkage

A record-linkage process brings together records from two files into pairs of two records, one from each file, for the purpose of comparison. Each record represents an individual. The status of the pair is a “matched pair” status if the two records in the pair represent the same individual. The status is an “unmatched pair” status if the two records do not represent the same individual. The record-linkage process is governed by an underlying probabilistic process. A record-linkage rule infers the status of each pair of records based on the value of the comparison. The pair is declared a “link” if the inferred status is that of a matched pair, and it is declared a “non-link” if the inferred status is that of an unmatched pair. The discrimination power of a record-linkage rule is the capacity of the rule to designate a maximum number of matched pairs as links, while keeping the rate of unmatched pairs designated as links to a minimum. In general, to construct a discriminatory record-linkage rule, some assumptions must be made on the structure of the underlying probabilistic process. In most of the existing literature, it is assumed that the underlying probabilistic process is an instance of the conditional independence latent class model. However, in many situations, this assumption is false. In fact, many underlying probabilistic processes do not exhibit key properties associated with conditional independence latent class models. The paper introduces more general models. In particular, latent class models with dependencies are studied and it is shown how they can improve the discrimination power of particular record-linkage rules.
Neuroanatomy of the equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle: surgical implications.

REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Studies are required to define more accurately and completely the neuroanatomy of the equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle as a prerequisite for developing a neuroprosthesis for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy. OBJECTIVES To describe the anatomy, innervation, fibre types and function of the equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle. METHODS Thirty-one larynges were collected at necropsy from horses with no history of upper airway disease and 25 subjected to gross dissection. Thereafter, the following preparations were made on a subset of larynges: histochemical staining (n = 5), Sihler's and acetylcholinesterase staining for motor endplates (n = 2). An additional 6 larynges were collected and used for a muscle stimulation study. RESULTS Two neuromuscular compartments (NMC), each innervated by a primary nerve branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, were identified in all larynges. Stimulation of the lateral NMC produced more lateral displacement of the arytenoid cartilage than the medial NMC (P<0.05). The medial NMC tended to rotate the arytenoid cartilage dorsally. Motor endplates were identified at the junction of the middle and caudal thirds of each NMC. If fibre type grouping was present it was always present in both NMCs. CONCLUSIONS The equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle has 2 distinct muscle NMCs with discrete innervation and lines of action. The lateral NMC appears to have a larger role in increasing cross-sectional area of the rima glottidis. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE This information should assist in planning surgical reinnervation procedures and development of a neuroprosthesis for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy.
A Structural Model to Investigate Factors Affect Patient Satisfaction and Revisit Intention in Jordanian Hospitals

By measuring to what extent hospitals meet or exceed patient's expectations, hospital managers can determine the needed service design and delivery improvements that contribute to patient satisfaction and revisit intention. It is necessary to evaluate quality of health care services from patient perspective. This research investigates the factors, including hospital performance, hospital stay, hospital facilities, interaction with patients, service quality, and patient security culture, that affect significantly patient satisfaction and revisit intention in Jordanian hospitals using structural equation modeling. Data were collected from five main hospitals. The results showed that hospital performance has no significant effect on patient satisfaction and revisit intention. This result indicates that the patients are facing troubles in admission, registration, waiting time, and response time for results of medical tests. Also, the hospital stay, hospital facilities, service quality, and patient security culture are found significantly important in achieving patient satisfaction and revisit intention. Further, the interaction with patients' requirements and needs significantly related to service quality and hospital stay. These results shall provide policy and planning manager a great assistance in determining the factors that improve hospital performance, maintain quality medical services, and plan future improvements in the design and development of medical health care services in Jordan.
Even one-dimensional mobility increases ad hoc wireless capacity

The study of the capacity of wireless ad hoc networks has received significant attention. Gupta and Kumar (see IEEE, Transactions on Information Theory, vol.46, no.2, p.388-404, 2000) considered a model in which n nodes are randomly located in a disk of unit area and each node has a random destination node it wants to communicates to. They showed that as the number of nodes n increases, the throughput per source and destination (S-D) pair goes to zero like 1//spl radic/n even allowing for optimal scheduling and relaying of packets. The nodes are however assumed to be fixed. Grossglauser and Tse (see IEEE INFOCOM, Anchorage, Alaska, p.1360-1369, 2001) considered an alternative model in which the nodes are mobile, and they showed that in sharp contrast to the fixed node case, the throughput per S-D pair can actually be kept constant even as the number of nodes scales. This performance gain is obtained through a multiuser diversity effect. In the mobility model considered by Grossglauser and Tse, the trajectory of each node i is an independent, stationary and ergodic random process X/sub i/(t) with a uniform stationary distribution on the unit disk. Intuitively, this implies that a sample path of each node "fills the space over time". This mobility model is unrealistic in many practical settings. A natural question that arises is then how strongly the throughput result of Grossglauser et al. depends on this mobility model. We show in this paper that the throughput result of Grossglauser et al. still holds even when nodes have much more limited mobility patterns. Specifically, we consider a model in which each node i is constrained to move on a single-dimensional great circle G/sub i/ on the unit sphere. Each node moves randomly along its own circle. The throughput capacity of such a network of course depends on the configuration of the great circles. Our main result is that if the locations of the great circles are chosen randomly and independently, then for almost all configurations of such great circles, the throughput per S-D pair can be kept constant as the number of nodes increases. Thus, although each node is restricted to move in a one-dimensional space, the same asymptotic performance is achieved as in the case when they can move in the entire 2-D region.
Exploring the Factors of Innovation Rejection

Computer systems cannot improve organisational performance if they aren’t adopted. There has been much research into why and how systems are adopted by organisations and individuals, however the area is still unable to explain the adoption phenomenon completely. At the same time, innovation rejection, as a topic, has been largely ignored in the research literature. This paper aims to develop a list of factors which affect innovation rejection and documents an initial attempt to develop a research model that describes technology rejection. This section of the study explores the research literature for factors that affect rejection. The results show rejection factors at the environment, the organisation, the workgroup and the system levels. However, there is very little evidence of factors at the adoption process level. This could be an interesting area for further research.
Classroom Observation and Value‐Added Models Give Complementary Information About Quality of Mathematics Teaching

We developed the UTeach Observation Protocol (UTOP), which provides a systematic way to organize observations about teachers and students in a classroom, and provides numerical ratings of classroom quality in multiple dimensions. Through the Measures of Effective Teaching project we obtained UTOP ratings and comments on 982 videos of grades 4-8 mathematics classrooms. We also obtained results for each teacher in the videos from value-added models, which use changes in student test scores to evaluate teachers. We studied the connections between the UTOP ratings and the value-added model ratings. We were surprised by many findings. For example, the particular classroom attributes that lead to the largest student test score gains at sixth grade lead to the lowest test score gains at fifth grade. Our main conclusion is that classroom observation and value-added models supply complementary and separately valuable information on what happens in classrooms. Neither one nor the other can be used in isolation, nor does averaging the results together retain enough information. In the best classrooms, both observation results and student test-score gains are favorable. Note: This material will appear as a chapter in a research volume on the Measures of Effective Teaching project. It is reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc. We are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for funding that enabled us to carry out this work. Partial funding for the development and pilot studies of the UTOP were provided by the National Science Foundation through a Noyce Scholarships grant, DUE-0630376. Inclusion of the UTOP in the MET project was organized by the National Math and Science Initiative in cooperation with Laying the Foundations, partially funded by the Carnegie Corporation. We particularly thank John Winn, Matthew Valerius, and Christy Hovanetz for their assistance. We also thank members of the original UTOP pilot team, including: Mary Walker, Larry Abraham, Prerna Arora, Shasta Ihorn, and Jessica Gordon. The opinions expressed in this chapter are the responsibility of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the National Science Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, National Math and Science Initiative, or Carnegie Corporation.
THE INFRARED SPECTRA OF VERY LARGE IRREGULAR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs): OBSERVATIONAL PROBES OF ASTRONOMICAL PAH GEOMETRY, SIZE, AND CHARGE

The mid-infrared (IR) spectra of six large, irregular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with formulae (C84H24–C120H36) have been computed using density functional theory (DFT). Trends in the dominant band positions and intensities are compared to those of large, compact PAHs as a function of geometry, size, and charge. Irregular edge moieties that are common in terrestrial PAHs, such as bay regions and rings with quartet hydrogens, are shown to be uncommon in astronomical PAHs. As for all PAHs comprised solely of C and H reported to date, mid-IR emission from irregular PAHs fails to produce a strong CCstr band at 6.2 μm, the position characteristic of the important, class A astronomical PAH spectra. Earlier studies showed that inclusion of nitrogen within a PAH shifts this to 6.2 μm for PAH cations. Here we show that this band shifts to 6.3 μm in nitrogenated PAH anions, close to the position of the CC stretch in class B astronomical PAH spectra. Thus, nitrogenated PAHs may be important in all sources and the peak position of the CC stretch near 6.2 μm appears to directly reflect the PAH cation to anion ratio. Large irregular PAHs exhibit features at 7.8 μm but lack them near 8.6 μm. Hence, the 7.7 μm astronomical feature is produced by a mixture of small and large PAHs while the 8.6 μm band can only be produced by large compact PAHs. As with the CCstr, the position and profile of these bands reflect the PAH cation to anion ratio.
Internet Safety and Security Surveys - A Review

This report gives a review of investigations into Internet s afety and security over the last 10 years. The review covers a number of surveys of Internet usage, of In ternet security in general, and of Internet users’ awareness of issues related to safety and se curity. The focus and approach of the various surveys is considered, and is related to more gen ral proposals for investigating the issues involved. A variety of proposals for how to improve le vels of Internet safety and security are also described, and they are reviewed in the light of stud ies of motivational factors which affect the degree to which such proposals are successful. Th e report concludes with a summary of areas in which more research appears to be needed. ii Internet Safety and Security Surveys Internet Safety and Security Surveys iii
PROBLEMS WITH POST KEYNESIAN PRICE THEORY A MARXIST PERSPECTIVE

This article looks critically at the Post Keynesian theory of price. It is argued that underlying this theory is a view of the economy from the perspective of the entrepreneur, and it is this perspective that causes Post Keynesians to have a flawed understanding of prices. Specifically, it causes Post Keynesians to have an essentially circuitous and, in the final instance, vacuous explanation of prices. In a nutshell, Post Keynesians end up explaining prices by prices and, in the final instance, the value of money.
Spatial filtering and single-trial classification of EEG during vowel speech imagery

With the purpose of providing assistive technology for the communication impaired, we propose a control algorithm for speech prostheses using vowel speech imagery. Electroen-cephalograms were recorded in three healthy subjects during the performance of three tasks, imaginary speech of the English vowels /a/ and /u/, and a no action state as control. Speech related potentials were visualized by grand averaging in the time domain. Feature data was obtained by filtering the time series data using optimal spatial filters designed through the common spatial patterns method. Resultant feature vectors were classified using a nonlinear support vector machine. Overall classification accuracies ranged from 68 to 78%. Results indicate significant potential for the use of vowel speech imagery as a speech prosthesis controller.