Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“Catch me if you can?”: A psychological analysis of managers' feedback seeking

Purpose – This paper aims to locate managerial feedback‐seeking in a self‐regulation model in which self‐motivational considerations are uppermost. It seeks to use a qualitative psychological approach to address the question of when, what, how, from whom and why is feedback sought in a performance contingent managerial setting. Design/methodology/approach – Using Kelly's Repertory Grid technique, ten managers reflected systematically on their feedback seeking in an organizational context. A grounded theory framework was used to identify higher‐order cross‐case constructs. Findings – Managers sought performance feedback when they perceived uncertainty and difficulty in the pursuit of their managerial functions and were minded of their need to develop their management skills. Consistent with the instrumental model, feedback seeking was highly goal‐oriented and self‐affirmative in pursuit of increased managerial competence. However, the finding that adds most to the understanding on both an empirical and theoretical level is in showing how managers sought their feedback remotely, and from largely external sources, to reconcile development needs with self‐protective considerations (i.e. image and ego‐costs) in relation to subordinates and peers. These findings have implications for understanding feedback seeking as a multi‐dimensional highly self‐motivated process. Research limitations/implications – Qualitative research uses small samples and this limits their empirical generalizability; however, the paper's findings link with previous work indicating potential for hypothesis generation and theoretical development. Originality/value – Questions are raised about whether managers feel able to seek performance feedback for learning and development purposes, without feeling threatened in their capability and worth as managers. The paper argues that the environment most conducive to feedback seeking is one in which managers feel “psychologically safe” rather than defensive about their capability.
CESifo Working Paper No . 708 STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND ENDOGENOUS WORKER RECALL PROBABILITIES

In this paper we investigate the incentives of unemployed workers to wait for a recall when recall probabilities are endogenously determined by the waiting decisions of others. Because of a positive externality that arises when workers seek new employment, an excessive number of workers choose to wait for a recall, and structural adjustment is slow. We also find that a small reduction in the unemployment benefits, or introducing a small cash bonus for workers that get a new job, may have no e.ect on unemployment in some cases, while eradicating significant levels of unemployment in other cases. Our analysis suggests that the government may face a Samaritan’s Dilemma if it can influence the recall probability of workers, and that multiple equilibria may exist in a game involving both workers and an unemployment-averse government. Furthermore, we explore a link to the war of attrition literature, showing that the Bulow and Klemperer (1999) ”one too many”-result may not hold if there is uncertainty concerning when the game ends. JEL Classification: D83, J64, R23.
Faculty members' viewpoints about the present and the ideal teacher evaluation system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the most important strengths and weaknesses of the present evaluation system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences and achieve the main factors to improve this system. Method: It was a mixed method study design in two separate and sequential phases. The first phase was a qualitative step applying a document analysis method to interpret the present situation and the second was a quantitative phase applying a three dimensional questionnaire to collect teachers’ viewpoints for improving the system. Results: The findings indicated that the present system had 3 strengths versus 7 weaknesses. The quantitative phase demonstrated that the comprehensive and mixed evaluation method was preferred as the best method of evaluation, followed by self evaluation, students` output and students’ evaluation of teachers. Other findings showed that %95.7 of faculty members were in favor of “using the result for correcting teachers’ practice”. %88.4 of the participants found “secret feedback of evaluation results” and %86.3 the students` comments as the best options. %95.8 mentioned that transmitting the concepts by teachers as the most appropriate question. Conclusion: It seems that the mixed method evaluation is the only way ending in complete feedback of teaching quality and matches 360 degree evaluation. So it is important to correct and review the students’ forms along with designing other tools for assessing managers, peers and colleagues and also designing log books and observation sheets, etc. to achieve a comprehensive and mixed package of evaluation. Keywords: Teacher evaluation, Medical faculty, Mixed evaluation method
Two New Species of Pseudomonas: P. oryzihabitans Isolated from Rice Paddy and Clinical Specimens and P. luteola Isolated from Clinical Specimens

Two new Pseudomonas species which were isolated from rice paddy and clinical specimens (groups Ve-2 and Ve-1) are described. Strains of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans sp. nov. are yellow-pigmented, oxidase-negative, nonsporeforming, gram-negative, polarly monotrichously flagellated, rod-shaped organisms with deoxyribonucleic acid base compositions ranging from 63.9 to 65.6 mol% guanine plus cytosine, ubiquinone Q-9, major cellular fatty acids consisting of C18:1 acid, C16:0 acid, and C16:1 acid, and 3-hydroxy acids consisting of 3-OH-C10:0 acid and 3-OH-C12:0 acid. Strains of this species were isolated from rice paddy and clinical specimens (group Ve-2). The type strain of this species is strain KS0036 (= L-1 = AJ 2197 = IAM 1568 = JCM 2952). Strains of Pseudomonas luteola sp. nov. are yellow-pigmented, oxidase-negative, nonsporeforming, gram-negative, polarly multitrichously flagellated, rod-shaped organisms with deoxyribonucleic acid base compositions ranging from 55.4 to 55.9 mol% guanine plus cytosine, ubiquinone Q-9, major cellular fatty acids consisting of C18:1 acid, C16:0 acid, and C16:1 acid, and hydroxy acids consisting of 3-OH-C10:0 acid and 3-OH-C12:0 acid. Strains of this species were isolated from clinical specimens (group Ve-1). The type strain of this species is strain KS0921 (= G. L. Gilardi 4239 = IAM 13000 = JCM 3352).
Alternative protein sources in nutrition and metabolism of jundiá: in nature and demucilaged linseed meal

Este estudo avaliou o crescimento e efeitos metabolicos da substituicao parcial da fonte proteica de origem animal pelos farelos de linhaca in natura (FL) e demucilada (FLD) na dieta de juvenis de jundia (Rhamdia quelen). Apos a demucilagem, os niveis de proteina bruta aumentaram e houve reducao da fibra soluvel do farelo de linhaca. Durante sete semanas, 240 juvenis de jundia foram criados em sistema de recirculacao de agua e alimentados ate a saciedade aparente com as seguintes dietas: dieta controle (farinha de carne e ossos e concentrado proteico de soja como as principais fontes proteicas); 17%FL (17% da proteina bruta do farelo de linhaca em substituicao da farinha de carne e ossos); 17% FLD (17% da proteina bruta do farelo de linhaca demucilada em substituicao da farinha de carne e ossos); 35%FLD (35% da proteina bruta do farelo de linhaca demucilada em substituicao da farinha de carne e ossos). Ao final do experimento, peso e comprimento total e padrao nao diferiram entre os tratamentos, porem menores valores de conversao alimentar foram encontrados no grupo controle. Em relacao as repostas metabolicas, os animais alimentados com 35%FLD apresentaram maiores niveis de glicose e colesterol no plasma, porem triglicerideos, albumina, proteinas totais e os parâmetros bioquimicos do figado (glicogenio, glicose, lactato, proteina, aminoacidos, amonia) nao foram alterados entre os tratamentos. Os resultados demonstraram que tanto o farelo de linhaca in natura como o demucilado podem ser utilizados na dieta de jundias sem comprometer os parâmetros metabolicos e de peso final.
The pelvic musucJature of the dinosaur Hypsilophodon (Reptilia: Ornithischia)

Evidence is provided to show that: 1) the prepubic process, diagnostic of an ornithischian, did not provide the main support for the abdomen; 2) the abdomen was large and extended ventral to the pelvic girdle with a strong M. rectus abdominis that was not functionally replaced by the lateral abdominal muscles; 3) either the M. pubo-tibialis or the ventral part of the M. puboischio-femoralis internus originated on the lateral surface of the prepubic process. An important femoral protractor, the anterior part of the M. pubo-ischio-femoralis externus, had to be functionally replaced before the pubis changed position to lie close to the ischium in ornithischians and birds. This was accomplished by the development of a long anterior process to the ilium with the differentiation of a large M. ilio-tibialis 1. The lateral curvature of the anterior process of the ilium enabled it to clear the adjacent ribs and improved the mechanical position of part of the M. dorsalis trunci, the M. ilio-tibialis 1 and the dorsal part of the M. pubo-ischio-femoralis internus. A third dorsal muscle to the femur, the M. ilio-trochantericus, was differentiated in Hypsilophodon. The well-developed depression at the base of the fourth trochanter was the main insertion area of the M. caudifemoralis longus. The large size of the fourth trochanter of the ornithopod femur lengthened the moment arm of the M. caudifemoralis brevis during the initial part of femoral retraction; its pendant form resulted from stresses imposed by part of the M. gastrocnemius which originated on the tendon connecting the trochanter to the fibula. POSTILLA 131: 64 p. 15 MAY 1969.
Universals and specifics of the structure and hierarchy of basic human values in Vietnam

background The article presents the first assessment of the structure and hierarchy of values using the Schwartz theory in Vietnam. Given the near-universal prevalence of the structure of values, we expected this to be found in Vietnam as well. Regarding the hierarchy of values, we expected the hierarchies in the Vietnamese samples to be quite different from the pan-cultural baseline because of Vietnam’s traditional culture.
Recovery from Bushfires: The Experience of the 2003 Canberra Bushfires three Years After

Background and Aim The Canberra Bushfires were one of the largest single day natural disasters in Australian history. A group of researchers from across disciplines and sectors (Universities and Government) undertook a major project to study the experiences of people directly affected by the fires in the recovery process. The research team was interested in the longer term recovery experience (approximately three years following the event). The paper briefly outlines the research process, provides an overview of the findings on people's bushfire experiences, health and wellbeing, and views on what helped in individual and community recovery. Methods Sixteen hundred households that had been registered with the Bushfire Recovery Centre were surveyed. Five hundred questionnaires were returned and forty people interviewed. The survey consisted of 126 items. The survey took between 40 to 70 minutes to complete and the response rate was 32%. Results Many respondents experienced substantial property losses as a result of this bushfire (74% reported structural loss or damage to dwellings), and 78% of people recalled that they felt a threat of death or injury to themselves or significant others during the fires. The majority of respondents were positive about their health and wellbeing. A considerable number of individuals reported ongoing health and psychosocial problems related to the bushfires. Respondents commented on what helped in the recovery process. Conclusion With adequate support many people may not experience lasting negative outcomes for their health, mental health or wellbeing in the years following a bushfire disaster. However, continuing adverse effects on health and wellbeing are expected in the context of a high degree of loss, threat to life, and life stressors. Long term support is required for those experiencing ongoing health and psychosocial problems related to the bushfire. Given the diversity of experiences post-disaster a range of recovery responses are required over a period of years to support community and individual needs.
The Role of Belief in Making a Difference in Enhancing Attachment to a Charity Sport Event

Charity sport events provide charitable organizations with a mechanism to communicate the mission of the charity to a large participant base, while fostering a meaningful event experience for event participants. This research examines the relationship among motives for charity sport event participation, participant belief in making a difference, and attachment to the event. In making this examination, an online questionnaire was administered to participants in the 2007 Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) LIVESTRONG Challenge (N = 568). Through structural equation modeling, the results demonstrate that belief in making a difference mediates the relationship between social and charity motives and attachment. Suggestions are made for marketing communication, highlighting belief in making a difference via rituals, symbols, and social media to assist in attracting and retaining participants.
Dynamical 3-Space: neo-Lorentz Relativity

The major extant relativity theories - Galileo's Relativity (GaR), Lorentz's Relativity (LR) and Einstein's Special Relativity (SR), with the latter much celebrated, while the LR is essentially ignored. Indeed it is often incorrectly claimed that SR and LR are experimentally indistinguishable. Here we show that (i) SR and LR are experimentally distinguishable, (ii) that comparison of gas-mode Michelson interferometer experiments with spacecraft earth-flyby Doppler shift data demonstrate that it is LR that is consistent with the data, while SR is in conflict with the data, (iii) SR is exactly derivable from GaR by means of a mere linear change of space and time coordinates that mixes the Galilean space and time coordinates. So it is GaR and SR that are equivalent. Hence the well-known SR relativistic effects are purely coordinate effects, and cannot correspond to the observed relativistic effects. The connections between these three relativity theories has become apparent following the discovery that space is an observable dynamical textured system, and that space and time are distinct phenomena, leading to a neo-Lorentz Relativity (nLR). The observed relativistic effects are dynamical consequences of nLR and 3-space. In particular a proper derivation of the Dirac equation from nLR is given, which entails the derivation of the rest mass energy mc^2
Non-Euclidian metrics and the robust stabilization of systems with parameter uncertainty

This paper considers, from a complex function theoretic point of view, certain kinds of robust synthesis problems. In particular, we use a certain kind of metric on the disk (the "hyperbolic" metric) which allows us to reduce the problem of robust stabilization of systems with many types of real and complex parameter variations to an easily solvable problem in non-Euclidian geometry. It is shown that several apparently different problems can be treated in a unified general framework. A new result on the gain margin problem for multivariable plants is also given. Finally, we apply our methods to systems with real zero or pole variations.
Cooperative breeding and density regulation in small island populations of the Seychelles warbler

1. Variation in survival, a major determinant of fitness, may be caused by individual or environmental characteristics. Furthermore, interactions between individuals may influence survival through the negative feedback effects of density dependence. Compared to species in temperate regions, we have little knowledge about population processes and variation in fitness in tropical bird species. 2. To investigate whether variation in survival could be explained by population size or climatic variables we used capture-recapture models in conjunction with a longterm dataset from an island population of the territorial, cooperatively breeding, Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). The lack of migration out of the study population means that our results are not confounded by dispersal. 3. Annual survival was high, both for adults (84%) and juveniles (61%), and did not differ between the sexes. Although there was significant variation in survival between years, this variation could not be explained by overall population size or weather variables. 4. For territorial species, resource competition will mainly work on a local scale. The size of a territory and number of individuals living in it will, therefore, be a more appropriate measure of density than overall population density. Consequently both an index of territory quality per individual (food availability) and local density, measured as group size, were included as individual covariates in our analyses. 5. Local density had a negative effect on survival; birds living in larger groups had lower survival probabilities than those living in small groups. Food availability did not affect survival. 6. Our study shows that, in a territorial species, although density-dependent effects might not be detectable at the population level they can be detected at the individual territory level the scale at which individuals compete. These results will help provide a better understanding of the small scale processes involved in the dynamics of a population in general, but in particular, in tropical species living in relatively stable environments. Chapter 2
N o v 2 0 0 9 A TOPOLOGICAL SEPARATION CONDITION FOR FRACTAL ATTRACTORS

We consider finite systems of contractive homeomorphisms of a complete metric space, which are non-redundant on every level. In general this separation condition is weaker than the strong open set condition and is not equivalent to the weak separation property. We prove that this separation condition is equivalent to the strong Markov property (see definition below). We also show that the set of N -tuples of contractive homeomorphisms, which are nonredundant on every level, is a Gδ set in the topology of pointwise convergence of every component mapping with an additional requirement that the supremum of contraction coefficients of mappings be strictly less than one. We give several sufficient conditions for this separation property. For every fixed N -tuple of d × d invertible contraction matrices from a certain class, we obtain density results for N -tuples of fixed points which define N -tuples of mappings non-redundant on every level.
Rap music and street consciousness

In this first musicological history of rap, Cheryl L. Keyes traces the genre from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican dance-hall tradition, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of hip-hop lifestyle and culture.Rap music, according to Keyes, is a forum that addresses the political and economic disfranchisement of black youths and other groups, fosters ethnic pride, and displays culture values and aesthetics. Blending popular culture with folklore and ethnomusicology, Keyes offers a nuanced portrait of the artists, themes, and varying styles reflective of urban life and street consciousness.Drawing on the music, lives, politics, and interests of figures including Afrika Bambaataa, the "godfather of hip-hop, " and his Zulu Nation, Grandmaster Flash, Kool "DJ" Herc, MC Lyte, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Public Enemy, and The Last Poets, the book challenges outsider views of the genre. It also draws on ethnographic research done in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and London, as well as interviews with performers, producers, directors, fans, and managers.Keyes's vivid and wide-ranging analysis covers the emergence and personas of female rappers and white rappers, the advent of rap music videos, and the existence of gangsta rap, Southern rap, acid rap, and dance-centered rap subgenres. Also considered are rapper-turned-mogul phenomenons such as Queen Latifah; the multimedia empire of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; the cataclysmic rise of Death Row Records; East Coast versus West Coast tensions; the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Christopher "The Notorious B.I. G. " Wallace; and the unification efforts of the Nationof Islam and the Hip-Hop Nation.
Computer time optimization in Extensive Air Shower simulations.

The computation time used by the Extensive Air Showers (EAS) simulators is an important variable to be considered when generating shower simulated libraries. The thinning method implemented in the EAS simulator codes has been a fundamental tool when the computational resources were limited, nevertheless at present the computers allows to perform more calculations in a shorter time. Computer tools are such that the use of thinning nowadays is an option that can be avoided and one can perform simulations without it, achieving the totality of the information generated along the EAS development. This, anyway, imply the use of the maximum calculation time, on the other hand, it is always more efficient to have the option that allows a less time consuming, useful for example in the first stages of an EAS simulation analysis. It thus arise, naturally, the question about what is the optimal thinning that should be applied to perform the required EAS simulation, minimizing computer error and fluctuations. We present an analysis of the convergence of the fluctuations of the observable of interest as a function of the thinning used, which allows to find the suitable thinning value and the number of simulated EAS needed in order to get the required observables with a value that guarantee the minimization of its artificial fluctuations. We prove that the computation time can be optimized in a controlled way that allows to know which are the minimum numbers of EAS to average, the thinning value to be considered, which will allow to obtain a convergent value of the desired physical observable related to the fluctuations between EAS.
Application of Thermodynamic Databases to the Evaluation of Surface Tensions of Molten Alloys, Salt Mixtures and Oxide Mixtures

The authors discuss the application of thermodynamic solution databases, which have been constructed so far to calculate thermodynamic properties and phase diagrams, to the evaluation of surface tensions of molten alloys, salt mixtures and oxide mixtures. In particular, the relationship between the excess Gibbs energy in the bulk phase and that in the surface phase which are used in Butler's equation for surface tension was derived for molten ionic solutions as well as molten alloys. In this work, the surface tensions of some liquid binary alloys, various molten salt mixtures, which mainly consist of alkali cations and halide anions, and some molten oxide mixtures, in particular binary silicate systems, were calculated and compared with experimental values.