Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cross-Cultural Examination of the Tripartite Model With Children: Data From the Barretstown Studies

The Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C; Laurent et al., 1999) and the Physiological Hyperarousal Scale for Children (PH-C; Laurent, Catanzaro, & Joiner, 1998) were administered to a group of 240 children from European countries to determine their utility in examining the tripartite model of anxiety and depression (L. A. Clark & Watson, 1991) in a cross-cultural sample. Most of the children (n = 196) had been diagnosed with a medical illness; the remainder were siblings of these youngsters (n = 44). Only slight variations were noted in items between this sample and samples from the United States. Despite these minor differences, 3 distinct scales measuring the positive affect, negative affect, and physiological hyperarousal constructs of the tripartite model were identified. These findings illustrate that the PH-PANAS-C provides a useful measure of the tripartite model in a cross-cultural sample of youth. The findings also demonstrate that the tripartite model is generalizable to a cross-cultural milieu.
Learning to innovate collaboratively with technology : exploring strategic workplace skill webs in a telecom services firm in Tehran

This thesis explores innovation and learning within the context of an entrepreneurial new technology based firm (NTBF), operating in the creative sector of telecommunications valueadded services located in Tehran, Iran, along with a partner in London, UK. Whilst backgrounding the socioeconomic and geopolitical characteristics of the operating environment, and historical antecedents of independence and self-sufficiency, plus chronic sanctions within the economy, the argument focuses on the interplay between intermediated learning via strategic ‘skill webs’ leading to innovation. Drawing on innovation and workplace learning corpus, collaborative innovation with technologies is organised as a competitive action in an unstable and unpredictable market: learning and skill enhancement in firms provides the stabilisers to remain and compete in the market. It is the juxtaposition of learning and innovation in service-innovation/-delivery design, while utilising pervasive and emerging telecoms technologies that provides the empirical base for this research. Conceptually, an emergent type of distributed learning, entitled as ‘DEAL’ (Design, Execute, Adjust and Learn) model, by enabling knowledge brokerage facilitated by ‘skill webs’, is identified and explored. This then acts as an analytical tool to examine the empirical elements which are in the form of longitudinal organisational ethnography on site visit waves, spanning 2004 to 2013, focusing on project learning breakthroughs and cul-de-sacs as observed by learning episodes, often utilising informal networks and skill webs in technical and non-technical tasks. The case study findings within a conceptual model has implications for learning and education policy, and upskilling in firms located where regional clustering is not apparent. Furthermore, extrapolating on the theoretical and empirical inquiry and exploring policy vistas, emphasising the hybridised and socio-cultural nature of the innovation processes in transitional economies, the thesis highlights the paramount nature of NTBFs’ inquiry-based learning capabilities, and distributed interprofessional judgement formation evolving in an incremental and contextdependent manner, duly shaping the sustainability of learning to innovate.
CVC Funding and Technological Evolution: Corporate Investor Power over the Syndicate and Technological Influence of New Venture’s Inventions

How the interaction of incumbents and new ventures drives economic growth has been at the center of attention since early Schumpeter’s work. In this paper, we focus on whether corporate investment moves the technological position of the new venture toward the technological frontier or not. In particular, we argue that CVC acquisition of power over the syndicate facilitates the transfer of capabilities to the new venture and that in turn helps the new venture to generate more influential inventions. Based on semiconductor industry data from 1985 to 1995 and after accounting for selection on the CVC investment process, our regression results show that the power of the CVC over the syndicate is associated to new venture’s inventions with more influence on the evolution of technology. In addition, the effect decreases when power is derived from older investments. This suggests a “honeymoon effect,” where the transfer of technological capabilities and support for the new venture wears out as time goes by. Our graphical analysis also found evidence of transfer of technological capabilities from the corporation to the new venture. This transfer is mostly associated to CVC power over the syndicate. While less frequent, we also found evidence of the transfer of technological capabilities from new venture to corporation. Interestingly, we did not find strong evidence of transfer of technological capabilities when CVC investors do not hold leadership position in the syndicate.
Impact of Core-self Evaluation and Job Satisfaction on Turnover Intentions: a Study of Indian Retail Sector

Attrition is the major problem in the Indian Retail Industry which experienced the attrition rate of 19.4% in FY 2016 according to KPMG Annual Compensation Trends Survey 2017-18. The focus of these organizations is to reduce turnover by focusing on the underlying factors leading to turnover intentions and actual turnover. The present study was conducted to explore the effect of job satisfaction and core self-evaluation on turnover intentions. The purpose of the study was also to see if core self-evaluation (CSE) moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions. The study was conducted using structured questionnaires for measuring the above-mentioned variables. The sample of the study was 347 salespersons from various retail organizations working in Delhi and NCR. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that both job satisfaction and CSE were negatively related to turnover intentions. Also, CSE was found to moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions such that the relationship was stronger for the employees with low core self-evaluation. The present study has important implications for policy makers in the retail sector. Managers should use strategies to increase job satisfaction in order to curb high attrition in this sector. They must be aware of the moderating role played by personality attributes in the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions.
Delivery truck drivers’ professional commitment profiles: customer facing matters

ABSTRACT The profession of truck driver has undergone significant changes over the past decades, yet this profession is unsung and short-staffed. In this context we raise the question of delivery truck drivers’ relationship to their occupation. Are delivery drivers committed to their job? Do they accept the increasing customer relationship requirements of the trade? An exploratory research, based on 203 questionnaires administered to French drivers, allowed us to identify four types of delivery driver profiles, with different levels and forms of professional commitment: the enthusiasts, the frustrated, the independents and the well-advised. Each group has its own representation of the occupation and embraces its requirements in a more or less favourable manner. Focusing on intrinsic job features as determinants of professional commitment, this research provides Human Resource managers with suggestions on how to attract, select and train future delivery drivers.
Nonholonomic path planning of space robots

The authors discuss the nonholonomic mechanical structure of a space robot and its path planning. The conservation of angular momentum works as a nonholonomic constraint, whereas the conservation of linear momentum is a holonomic one. In this framework a vehicle with a 6-DOF (six-degree-of-freedom) manipulator is described as a nine-variable system with six inputs. This implies the possibility of controlling the vehicle orientation as well as the joint variables of the manipulator by actuating the joint variables only if the trajectory is carefully planned, although both the variables and the trajectory cannot be controlled independently. In planning a feasible path, a system than consists of a vehicle and a 6-DOF manipulator can be treated as a 9-DOF kinematically redundant system. The nonholonomic mechanical structure of the space vehicle/manipulator system is shown, and a path planning scheme for nonholonomic systems using Lyapunov functions is proposed. <<ETX>>
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Chronic Combat-Related PTSD: A Case Report of Five Veterans

ABSTRACT Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy has been found efficient in reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mostly among rape victims, but has not been explored in combat-related PTSD. Five patients with severe chronic PTSD, unresponsive to previous treatment (medication and supportive therapy) are described. Patients were evaluated with the PTSD Symptom Scale–Interview, and Beck Depression Inventory, before and after 10–15 sessions of PE therapy. All five patients showed marked improvement with PE, with a mean decrease of 48% in PTSD Symptom Scale–Interview score and 69% in Beck Depression Inventory score. Moreover, four patients maintained treatment gains or kept improving 6–18 months after the treatment. The results suggest that PE was effective in reducing combat-related chronic PTSD symptoms.
The Effects of Applied Negative Bias Voltage on Structure and Optical Properties of α-C:H Films

— Hydrogenated amorphous carbon ( a -C:H) films have been synthesized by a radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (rf-PECVD) technique with different bias voltage from 0.0 to -0.5 kV. The Raman spectra displayed the polymer-like hydrogenated amorphous carbon (PLCH) film with 0.0 to -0.1 and a -C:H films with -0.2 to -0.5 kV of bias voltages. The surface chemical information of all films were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) technique, presented to C-C ( sp 2 and sp 3 ) and C-O bonds, and relative carbon (C) and oxygen (O) atomics contents. The O contamination had affected on structure and optical properties. The true density of PLCH and a -C:H films were characterized by X-ray refractivity (XRR) method, showed the result as in the range of 1.16-1.73 g/cm 3 that depending on an increasing of bias voltage. The hardness was proportional to the true density of films. In addition, the optical properties i.e. refractive index ( n ) and extinction coefficient ( k ) of these films were determined by a spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) method that give formation to in 1.62-2.10 ( n ) and 0.04-0.15 ( k ) respectively. These results indicated that the optical properties confirmed the Raman results as presenting the structure changed with applied bias voltage increased.
In vitro characterization of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 reveals a novel cleavage pattern, cytosolic localization and induction by highlight

Carotenoid oxygenases catalyse the cleavage of C‐C double bonds forming apocarotenoids, a diverse group of compounds, including retinoids and the precursors of some phytohormones. Some apocarotenoids, like β‐ionone (C13), are ecologically important volatiles released by plants and cyanobacteria. In this work, we elucidated the activity of the Nostoccarotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (NosCCD, previously named NSC1) using synthetic and cyanobacterial substrates. NosCCD converted bicyclic and monocyclic xanthophylls, including myxoxanthophylls, glycosylated carotenoids that are essential for thylakoid and cell wall structure. The products identified revealed two different cleavage patterns. The first is observed with bicyclic xanthophylls and is identical with that of plant orthologues, while the second is novel and occurs upon cleavage of monocyclic substrates at the C9‐C10 and C7′‐C8′ double bonds. These properties enable the enzyme to produce a plenitude of different C10 and C13 apocarotenoids. Expression analyses indicated a role of NosCCD in response to highlight stress. Western blot analyses of Nostoc cells revealed NosCCD as a soluble enzyme in the cytosol, which also accomodates NosCCD substrates. Incubation of the corresponding fraction with synthetic substrates revealed the activity of the native enzyme and confirmed its induction by highlight.
Chronic systemic hypoxia promotes LNCaP prostate cancer growth in vivo

Solid tumors contain underperfused regions where hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α (HIF‐1α) over‐expression induces hypoxia adaptation and cell proliferation. We test the hypothesis that systemic hypoxia promotes prostate cancer growth in vivo and examine HIF‐1α centrality in this effect.
Poor Women's Livelihoods and Access to Public Services

This study is part of a 2014-2020 longitudinal study series that aims to study the lives of poor women across five themes, namely access to social protection, employment, women migrant workers, maternal and reproductive health, and violence against women (specifically domestic violence). by studying the lives of poor women in five districts in Indonesia (deli serdang, cilacap, timor tengah selatan, kubu raya, and pangkajene and its archipelago), this study developed a preliminary picture of the lives of poor women in relation to the five themes. the access of fhf to government social protection programs in general is lower than that of mhf. meanwhile, the choice of employment for poor women is affected by local natural resources, the economic activity of their place of residence, and their education level. women migrant workers generally work in the informal sector that do not require special education and skills, and these women have a weak legal position that puts them in a vulnerable position which leads to the violation of their rights and harassment by employers. poor women's understanding of maternal and reproductive health is highly influenced by their level of education and also the availability of public facilities. study area communities still have low awareness in regards to violence act against women, and domestic violence is still a taboo issue to discuss; thus, reporting levels are still low. a thorough understanding of the characteristics of women's poverty and fhf is the key to design a social protection agenda that is able to alleviate poverty among women. keywords: poor women's access, poverty, women
An investigation of subjective operational biases in steering tasks evaluation

The steering law is an excellent performance model for trajectory-based tasks, such as drawing and writing in GUIs. Current studies on steering tasks focus on the effect of system factors (i.e. path width and amplitude) on the movement time and steering law's related applications. We conducted a series of experiments to further explore the effect of different operational biases (bias speed or accuracy) on steering completion time and standard deviation for two steering trajectory shapes, i.e. a straight steering task and a circular steering task, and then establish a new model accommodating system and subjective factor in steering tasks. Empirical results showed that the new model is more predictive and robust than the traditional steering law.
Bioconversion of biomass: a case study of ligno-cellulosics bioconversions in solid state fermentation

Lignocellulosic residues obtained from crops cultivation form useful sources to be used as substrate for bioconversion processes. Sugarcane bagasse, which is a complex substrate obtained from the processing of sugar cane, is an important biomass among such sources. Due to its abundant availability, it can serve as an ideal substrate for microbial processes for the production of value added products. This paper reviews recent developments on biological processes developed on production of various products in solid state fermentation using sugarcane bagasse as the substrate and describes production of protein enriched feed, enzymes, amino acid, organic acids and compounds of pharmaceutical importance, etc. through microbial means.
Reliability of isokinetic measurements of hip muscle torque in young boys.

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of measurements of hip muscle torque obtained with the Cybex II isokinetic dynamometer from healthy young boys. Twenty-nine healthy boys, aged 6 to 10 years, were tested two times at one- to two-week intervals. Torque of the hip flexors and extensors and the hip abductors and adductors was assessed at angular velocities of 30 degrees and 90 degrees/sec. The torque generated by each muscle group at 30 degrees/sec was similar to the torque generated at 90 degrees/sec. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to determine test-retest reliability for measurements of each of the muscle groups at both angular velocities. The ICCs were higher for hip flexion and extension than they were for hip abduction and adduction. The highest ICC (ICC = .84) was found for hip extension at 90 degrees/sec. The ICCs for hip abduction and adduction at both angular velocities were less than . 60. Factors that possibly contributed to the relatively low reliability in hip abduction and adduction are discussed.
Estabilidad del horizonte de programación en la aplicación de heurísticas al problema del ELSP con Coproducción Deliberada

1 ROGLE. Departamento de de Organizacion de Empresas. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. Camino de Vera, s/n 46022. Valencia. pivicar@omp.upv. es , jpgarcia@omp.upv. es, jamarin@omp.upv. es, jugarsa@omp.upv. es Departamento de Organizacion de Empresas. Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieria Industrial de Barcelona. Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya. Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028. Barcelona. manel.mateo@upc.edu
Networks, Start-Up Capital and Women's Entrepreneurial Performance in Africa: Evidence from Eswatini

This paper analyzes the role of networks in access of women entrepreneurs to start-up capital and firm performance in Eswatini, a country with one of the highest female unemployment rates in Africa. The paper first shows that higher initial capital is associated with better sales performance for both men and women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs start their firms with smaller start-up capital than men and are more likely to fund it from their own sources, which reduces the size of their firm and sales level. However, women with higher education start their firms with more capital than their less educated counterparts. Moreover, women who receive support from professional networks have higher initial capital, while those trained in financial literacy more often access external funding sources, including through their networks.
ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON TURKEY’S HOTEL COMPANIES

Absorptive capacity plays a key role in determining a firm’s capability to access and make use of external knowledge. It also refers to the ability to locate new ideas and to incorporate them into an organization’s processes, and this is widely seen as a major contributor to organizational performance. It includes organizational routines and strategic processes by which a firm acquires, assimilates, transforms, and exploits knowledge. In this study, absorptive capacity was examined in terms of hotel operations in Turkey. The study aimed at uncovering the effects of the dimensions of absorptive capacity (acquire, assimilate, transform, exploit) on firm performance and determining if there was a difference in the dimensions of absorptive capacity according to the hotel’s star and hotel age. Data were collected using a questionnaire and 124 applicable questionnaires were gathered at the end of the study. According to results of regression analysis, it was found that the dimensions of acquire, assimilate and adoption of absorptive capacity had a significant effect on firm performance. In contrast to expectations, no significant effect of the transform dimension of absorptive on firm performance was determined. Anova analysis was used to determine whether if there was a difference in the dimensions of absorptive capacity according to the hotel’s star and hotel age. According to the analysis results, no difference was detected.
Aberrant positivity for CD 79 a in erythroid lineage cells

Aberrant expression of CD79a has been reported in neoplastic cells in peripheral T cell lymphoma, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia (especially those with t(8;21)). In this report, we document the first report of CD79a positivity in erythroid precursor cells in bone marrow. In all, we document this finding in five of 18 re-staging bone marrow trephine samples in patients of lymphoma treated with chemotherapy (one index case and 17 additional validation cases). It is important to appreciate this finding especially in rituximab treated patients where one tends to rely on CD79a to identify minimal marrow disease.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Investment Decisions in Listed Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an inexorably critical issue for economic agents everywhere throughout the world, due to regularly developing attention to all the aspects of firm’s activities and their relationships with stakeholders. Likewise in rising economies like Nigeria, the quantity of firms that take part in intentional corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports (e.g. supportability reports, natural reports, ecological and social reports or corporate social duty reports) is expanding. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on investment decisions in listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study employed a panel methodology, and the results show a positive and significant relationship between CSR and investment decisions of stakeholders in manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Overall, these results suggest that improved CSR investment benefits shareholders which would promote positive performance in investment level in the firm and also improved firm performance. The study recommends that CSR activities should be connected to the corporate processes of value creation, i.e., CSR is exclusively designed as an instrument for improved performance. Original Research Article Wisdom et al.; JEMT, 21(4): 1-12, 2018; Article no.JEMT. 40844 2
Cross-linguistic tendencies and durational contrasts in geminate consonants: an examination of Guinaang Bontok geminates

In Guinaang Bontok, there is a phonological contrast between singletons and geminates in all consonants (/p t k ? b d g m n ŋ l s w j/) (Reid 1963, 1973; Thurgood 1997). All phonological geminates except for the oral voiced stop geminates are phonetically long consonants (Reid 1963), allowing a phonological distinction which is primarily based on phonetic duration for nasals, fricatives, liquids, glides and voiceless stops. In a cross-linguistic examination of geminates (Thurgood 1993), there were more languages listed as examples for having stop and nasal geminates than for glide geminates, and it was suggested that alveolar was the cross-linguistically preferred place of articulation for geminate consonants. In this study, it was hypothesized that the cross-linguistically less common length contrasts, such as the length contrasts in glides, were phonetically less clear than the more common ones, such as contrasts between short and long stop and nasal consonants. Similarly, it was hypothesized that contrasts in the cross-linguistically common place of articulation (i.e. alveolar) is phonetically clearer than less common contrasts (e.g. velar). In order to test these hypotheses, duration measurements were conducted on single and geminate consonants in Guinaang Bontok. The average durational contrast between short and long glides was smaller than the contrast in stop and nasal consonants. The hypothesis was therefore partially supported.