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How does the CSR engagement of CEO ’ s relate to TBL performance under the condition of a decentralized organizational structure ? An example of the largest German stock-listed corporations

Recently there has been a broad discussion with regards to Corporate Social Responsibility, its general purpose, and how it is publicly disclosed. The responsibilities for the engagement in CSR activities have been primarily vested with the CEO of organizations. Previous studies suggested an existing link between CEO’s CSR Engagement and TBL Performance. The dissertation aimed to explore the relationship between the CEO’s CSR Engagement and TBL Performance and to investigate the role of a decentralized organizational structure in this relation. A quantitative research approach in the form of archival data was carried out to measure CEO CSR Engagement and Decentralization of the 50 largest German stock-listed corporations by analyzing annual financial reports. Also, to measure total TBL Performance, media disclosure of the 50 largest German stock-listed corporations in the German newspaper Handelsblatt was analyzed. The results of the study showed that increased levels of the aspect Stakeholder Responsibility (a component of CEO CSR Engagement) positively impacted TBL Performance. Also, the study results indicated that a low level of Decentralization positively moderated the relationship between the aspect External Risk and Engagement (a component of CEO CSR Engagement) and TBL Performance. The dissertation extends already existing CEO leadership literature and measures organizational sustainability performance based on the concept of the Triple Bottom Line. Also, the application of organizational structure of Decentralization as a moderator between CEO CSR Engagement and TBL Performance contributes to already existing literature. By applying factor analysis to the CEO CSR related aspects to objectify the gathered data, this dissertation contributes methodologically.
Factors affecting loan repayment behaviour in Tanzania : Empirical evidence from Dar es Salaam and Morogoro regions

This paper examines factors affecting loan repayment behaviour in Tanzania because experiences show that many financial institutions still are facing poor loan recovery. Convenience sampling technique was used in the selection of 100 sample size. Data were collected using administered questionnaire. Moreover, descriptive statistic was used in data analysis. Results show that the uttermost factors like interest rate, grace period, profitability, moral hazard, electricity rationing, and economic stability have strong effects in stimulating loan repayment behaviour in Tanzania. It is, therefore, concluded that government intervention is important. And also, financial institutions should assess credit risk management adequately using collateral, condition, characters, capacity and capital measurement to control delinquency rate. Appropriate policy on the institution framework was recommended to improve loan repayment behavior in Tanzania.
Hydroseek: an ontology-aided data discovery system for hydrologic sciences

Search engines have made considerable contributions to the overall web experience. However locating scientific data remains a problem since databases are not readily accessible by search engine bots. Considering different temporal, spatial and thematic coverage of different scientific data repositories, especially for interdisciplinary research it is typically necessary to work with multiple data sources. Today integration of hydrologic data sources are mostly at the level of content aggregation by providing links to several data providers on a web page. However being able to query multiple databases simultaneously is a feature that has been sought after since the first data repositories; USGS' National Water Information System (NWIS) and EPA's Storage and Retrieval System (EPA STORET) came online. This study examines the current state of hydrologic data availability and dissemination in the US. It identifies the data accessibility problem and suggests a data discovery mechanism named Hydroseek as a solution. Hydroseek enables querying multiple hydrologic data repositories through a single interface and effectively combines spatial, temporal and thematic aspects of search in order to make it possible to discover more of the desired data in less time. It provides a unified view despite heterogeneity issues within and among data repositories, allows data discovery using keywords which eliminates the need to know source specific parameter codes, improves data browsing capabilities by incorporating data classification based on conceptual hierarchy and has an interface design capable of providing access to a large data inventory without overwhelming the user. System's performance was evaluated based on statistical analysis of a user study in which users were asked to perform a certain data retrieval task using currently available systems and Hydroseek .
The Influence of Parenting Styles and Gender on Academic Performance of Senior High School Students in Effutu Municipality of Ghana

Ficus Gyasi Department of Interdisciplinary Studies College of Technology Education, Kumasi University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Email: ficusmy@hotmail.com Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the influence of parenting styles and gender on the academic performance of senior high school students in the Effutu Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. The design was a cross-sectional survey design conducted among students in two senior high schools. A total of 260 students were drawn from two senior high schools in Winneba through a multi-stage sampling technique. Baumrind (1991) parenting style instrument which has a reliability coefficient of 0.79 was used to measure the perception of students about their parents’ style of parenting. The results of the study showed that male students significantly perform better than the females students. The study also revealed that there is no statistically significance difference between females and males with authoritarian parents. The study recommended among others that senior high schools schools should create the enabling environment that will ensure that students succeed in their chosen fields of study. Additionally, the schools should create an enabling environment that would provide the students with warmth and nurturance, set academic expectations of maturity and control to help improve their performance.
Caractérisation des particules ferrugineuses dans la Seine avec le magnétisme environnemental

Le fer et ses composes, notamment les (oxyhydr)oxydes, sont presents dans la nature et produits par les activites anthropiques. Ce caractere ubiquiste du fer et sa sensibilite aux conditions environnementales en fait un excellent traceur de sources et de processus.Cette these a pour objectif de tracer l’impact de l’Homme sur les matieres en suspension (MES) de la Seine a partir des proprietes magnetiques de sa fraction ferrugineuse en utilisant les outils et methodes du magnetisme environnemental.Un echantillonnage des MES a permis de couvrir le cours de la Seine et ses affluents durant differents contextes hydrologiques. Des analyses ont ete conduites sur ces MES afin de caracteriser les particules ferrugineuses magnetiques et d'examiner leurs relations avec les conditions environnementales dans lesquelles elles se sont formees et/ou ont evolue.La magnetite apparait comme l’oxyde dominant et montre une forte affinite avec la fraction fine des MES et ses proprietes magnetiques peuvent etre utilisees pour decrire la charge sedimentaire de la Seine et les phenomenes de remise en suspension.Des augmentations de tailles et de concentration de magnetites sont associees a l’urbanisation et aux activites industrielles. Les variations spatiales entre amont et aval des confluences et les variations temporelles montrent que le cours d’eau joue un role dans les mecanismes d’accumulation, transport et dilution de ces particules.
The Effect of Iodophor Post-Milking Teat Disinfection on Iodine Content in Goat Milk. In: Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine-Vol. 73-N°4-Dec. 2018

Ovadia, Y.S. ,1* Chris Sabastian, C. ,2 Dahl, L. ,3 Troen, A.M.1 and Mabjeesh, S.J. 2. 1 Nutrition and Brain Health Laboratory, School of Nutritional Sciences; Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition; Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment; the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, yaniv.ovadia@mail.huji. ac.il 2 Department of Animal Science, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot, 76100, Israel. sameer.mabjeesh@mail.huji. ac.il 3 Marine Research Institute (IMR) PO Box 1870 Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, Norway. lisbeth.dahl@hi.no.
LATENT CLASS CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF DRIVER ATTITUDES TOWARDS 1 RISKY DRIVING IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND : IS THERE A RURAL 2 CULTURE OF UNSAFE DRIVING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR ? 3 4

44 The vastly higher rate of highway death experienced by rural residents, compared to urban and suburban 45 residents, could be at least partially explained by the presence of a “rural culture” characterized by bad 46 attitudes towards dangerous driving behaviors. This paper describes the application of a method of 47 behavioral analysis borrowed from the field of market research, designed to apply a statistically-based 48 model to the task of segmenting the driving population based on the similarities of drivers’ attitude and 49 beliefs structures. 50 A survey of over 1,000 residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and 51 Massachusetts was conducted to study the driving behaviors and attitudes of New England residents. The 52 study explored the frequencies of risky driving behaviors and attitudes to better understand the driving 53 culture of the targeted areas. 54 The work described in this paper used latent class cluster analysis to identify segments of the 55 driving population which exhibit distinct patterns of attitudes and behavior. The analysis identified four 56 distinct segments, two of which correspond with extremes of attitudes, behaviors and outcomes and two 57 of which are more nuanced. However, rural residents tend to fall more predominantly in the segments that 58 exhibit the attitudes, behaviors and outcomes associated with safe driving. Thus, the analysis decidedly 59 does not find evidence of a rural culture of unsafe driving. If anything, this study finds the reverse; that is, 60 rural residents tend toward segments that exhibit attitudes and behaviors that support safer driving and 61 have better self-reported outcomes. 62
Differential Effects of Two Contemplative Practice-based Programs for Health Care Professionals

espanolEl objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la eficacia diferencial de dos intervenciones para mejorar la calidad de vida de profesionales de atencion primaria de Mallorca: un programa de reduccion del estres basado en mindfulness (MBSRt) y un entrenamiento en cultivo de la compasion (CCT). Participaron 50 profesionales, el 81% de los cuales eran mujeres. Se evaluo mindfulness, empatia, auto-compasion y calidad de vida profesional. Los resultados mostraron efectos estadisticamente significativos de los programas para la mejora del mindfulness, la empatia, la auto-compasion y la calidad de vida profesional, con un efecto diferencial sobre dos dimensiones del mindfulness, actuar con autoconciencia y no reaccionar a la experiencia interna y la dimension de burnout de la calidad de vida profesional, en todos los casos a favor del entrenamiento MBSR. El estudio concluye que este tipo de intervenciones es adecuado para la mejora de las variables senaladas, con mayor eficacia de los programas MBSR en este tipo de participantes. EnglishThe aim of the study was testing the differential effectiveness of two interventions to improve Majorcan primary care professionals’ quality of life: Mindful-Based Stress Reduction Training (MBSRT) and Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT). 50 professionals participated in the study; 81% were women. We evaluated mindfulness, empathy, self-compassion, and professional quality of life. Results showed statistically significant effects of the programs on the improvement of mindfulness, self-compassion, and professional quality of life, and differential effects on two dimensions of mindfulness, acting with awareness and non-reacting to inner experience, and on the dimension of burnout of the professional quality of life, in all the cases favoring the MBSRT group. The study concludes that this type of interventions is adequate to improve the aforementioned variables, with better efficacy of the MBSRT for this type of participants.
Effects of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on the Cross-sectional Areas of the Lumbar Multifidus and Psoas Major Muscles of Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease

Purpose: To evaluate, in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD), the efficacy of using spinal stabilizing exercises for the reversal? of atrophy of the multifidus and psoas major, reductions in pain and disability, and for increases in paraspinal muscle strength. Methods: Nineteen patients diagnosed with DDD participated for 10 weeks in a spinal stabilization exercise program. Pain and disability were measured before and after exercise using, respectively, a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Paraspinal muscular strength in four directions was evaluated using CENTAUR. Both before and after exercise we used computed tomography (CT) too measure cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of both the left and right multifidus and the psoas major at the upper & lower endplate of L4. Results: After 10 weeks of a spinal stabilization exercise program, pain was significantly decreased from 5.7±0.9 to 2.5±0.9 (p<0.01); the ODI score decreased from 16.7±4.9 to 7.3±3.1. Paraspinal muscle strength was significantly increased (p<0.01) and the CSAs of the left and right multifidus and psoas major muscles were significantly increased (p<0.01). Conclusion: Spinal stabilization exercise is effective in reversing atrophy in DDD patients, in reducing pain and disability, and in increasing paraspinal muscle strength. It is an effective treatment foro aiding rehabilitation in these cases.
Emergence of suburban employment centres in German metropolitan regions : Impacts on commuter traffic , 1987-2007

1 ABSTRACT Over the past decades metropolitan areas became inc reasingly decentralised. The relocation of workplac es to suburban places has given rise to the emergence of 'new' employment centres, which generally reflect t he multicentric nature of an urban landscape. The lite rature frequently claims that the formation of such centres shortens average commuting distances as people tend to relocate near or even within subcentres. Our re sults suggest that the majority of people did not come cl oser to their jobs, as the average journey-to-work distances significantly lengthened over time. Moreo ver, we can not find decreasing shares of suburb-to -corecity commutes, making us argue that factors other t an intrametropolitan jobs-housing-proximities stro ngly influence where employees reside.
A P ] 2 0 O ct 2 01 0 ENERGY-CRITICAL NLS WITH QUADRATIC POTENTIALS

We consider the defocusing Ḣ-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation in all dimensions (n ≥ 3) with a quadratic potential V (x) = ± 1 2 |x|. We show global well-posedness for radial initial data obeying ∇u0(x), xu0(x) ∈ L. In view of the potential V , this is the natural energy space. In the repulsive case, we also prove scattering. We follow the approach pioneered by Bourgain and Tao in the case of no potential; indeed, we include a proof of their results that incorporates a couple of simplifications discovered while treating the problem with quadratic potential.
Growth and nutrient uptake of Paraserianthes falcataria ( L . ) as affected by carbonized rice hull and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi grown in an artificially copper contaminated soil

Potential heavy metal soil-plant transfer due to the disposal of high metal wastes, land application of fertilizers and pesticides and mining activity posed a serious threat to both the environment and human health. Hence, there is a need to limit heavy metal transfer from soil to plant through phytoremediation. This study examines the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and carbonized rice hull (CRH) application on selected soil chemical properties, plant growth, biomass production, P and Cu uptake of Paraserianthes falcataria grown on soils artificially polluted with Cu. A pot experiment with a total of eight treatment combinations from four different levels of Cu (0, 50, 100, 200 ppm) and two amendment types (unamended, amended (2% CRH + AMF)) was conducted. Results revealed that CRH and AMF inoculation significantly (p < 0.01) increased soil organic carbon (OC) by 17% and soil K by 28% while soil pH reduced by 8% compared to the unamended pots. Shoot and total dry matter production increased by 18% and 13% respectively in plants amended with CRH and AMF under increasing Cu rates. Plant dry biomass in CRH and AMF amended pots were positively correlated with soil pH (p < 0.05; r = 0.976) and tissue P uptake (p < 0.01; r = 0.992). Tissue P concentration significantly reduced by 17% with CRH and AMF inoculation while tissue P uptake was comparable across treatments. Cu concentration and Cu uptake in CRH and AMF in plants were reduced by 23% and 12% respectively, over unamended Cu-treated pots. Results demonstrated the potential of CRH and AMF to improve plant health even if grown under the Cu-stressed soil.
DTI and ESWAN sequences are effective for the early diagnosis of Parkinson ’ s disease

The present study is to investigate the properties of modifications in substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta in early stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD) by quantitatively analyzing fractional anisotropy (FA) and T2* values of SN pars compacta. Twenty patients diagnosed with early PD from March 2012 to February 2013 were included in the present study. A 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system with an eight-channel head coil was used to obtain images. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and enhanced T2 star weighted angiography (ESWAN) sequences were conducted. FA and T2* values were separately measured and statistically analyzed. Compared with control, the values of FA and T2* in rostral, middle, and caudal areas of SN were decreased significantly in subjects who were diagnosed with early PD. Moreover, no significant difference in T2* value was observed between groups or within any group. Compared with T2*, FA values in the rostal area of SN pars compacta were decreased significantly, being a potential values in the early diagnosis of PD. The present study demonstrates that FA values are more sensitive and accurate than T2* values in identifying PD, and are more valuable in the early diagnosis of PD compared with T2* values. With the improvement of MRI technology and continuous understanding of PD, new MRI technology will play crucial roles in the diagnosis of early PD.
A Two Stage Constraint Based Hybrid Dependency Parser for Telugu

In this paper we present a two stage constraint Telugu dependency parsing. We define the two stages and show how different Telugu constructions are parsed at appropriate stages. The division leads to selective identification and resolution of specific dependency relations at the two stages. We then discuss the ranking strategy that makes use of the S-constraints to give us the best parse. A detailed error analysis of the output of core parser and the ranker helps us to flesh out the current issues and future directions.
Antiproliferative and antiangiogenic effects of metformin on multidrug-resistant MCF-7 cells

Epidemiological analyses have demonstrated that there is a positive correlation between increased risk of malignant neoplasms and long-term diabetes. Human studies have showed that metformin might have activity against several types of neoplastic diseases including breast cancer. Therefore, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the anti-cancer effects of metformin. The effect of metformin treatment on the growth of multi-drug resistant breast cancer cell in vitro was evaluated first. The effect of metformin treatment on tumor growth and tumor angiogenesis in vivo was further investigated using Xenograft breast tumor models, which were established by injecting MCF-7/ADR’ cells into 6-week-old female BALB/c nude mice. We found that 1 or 2 μM, but not 0.1 or 0.5 μM, metformin inhibited MCF-7/ADR’ cells proliferation in vitro. Furthermore, systemic injections of metformin dose-dependently inhibit tumor growth in vivo, which was associated with increased tumor necrosis and decreased tumor angiogenesis. Finally, systemic injections of 120 mg/kg metformin increased caveolin-1, but not caveolin-2 expression in tumor cells. Taken together, these results suggested that metformin likely inhibits the proliferation of MCF-7/ADR’ cells, and suppress the tumor angiogenesis via promoting the expression of caveolin-1, which has been indicated in the process of tumor angiogenesis.
The long-term outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after intraoperative autotransfusion : a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

There still exits the controversy whether autotransfusion could be used during the cancer surgery. Our aim is to evaluate the long-term effects of intraoperative autotransfusion on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library databases were searched for cohorts comparing intraoperative autotransfusion with allogeneic transfusion in patients with HCC. Three outcome indicators including cancer recurrence, the three-year recurrence free survival and three-year mortality were compared. A total of 1175 patients from eight cohort studies were included and separated into autotransfusion group (AT group) and non-autotransfusion group (non-AT group). There wasn’t a significant difference in recurrence free survival (RR=1.18, 95% CI 1.03-1.36, I2=43.8%) between two groups. But a slight preponderance were observed in AT group when evaluating the cancer recurrence and the death (RR of the cancer recurrence=0.85, 95% CI 0.71-1.02, I2=0.0%; HR of mortality =0.80, 95% CI 0.58-1.11, I2=0.0%). So, our analysis showed that intraoperative autotransfusion will not increase the risk of cancer recurrence and mortality on patients with HCC, and proved the safety of autotransfusion in liver cancer surgery.
Rigidity of representations of hyperbolic lattices $\Gamma

If $\Gamma<PSL(2,\mathbb{C})$ is a lattice, we define an invariant of a representation $\Gamma\to PSL(n,\mathbb{C})$ using the Borel cohomology class of $PSL(n,\mathbb{C})$ in degree three. We show that the invariant is bounded and its maximal value is attained by conjugation of the composition of the lattice embedding with the irreducible complex representation $PSL(2,\mathbb{C})\to PSL(n,\mathbb{C})$.