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Goals and Their Associations with Beliefs about Success in and Perceptions of the Purposes of Physical Education

This study examined the relationship of students' goal orientation to their beliefs about what leads to success in physical education and perceptions of the purposes of physical education. High school students {N = 144,78 females and 66 males) completed a modified version of the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire and measures of beliefs and perceived purposes specific to physical education class. Results indicated that students high in task orientation were significantly more likely to believe that success is achieved through intrinsic interest/effort/cooperation than were those low in task orientation. High ego-oriented students believed that success is achieved when students possess high ability more so than low ego-oriented students. The high task/low ego students were most likely to reject the notion that success in physical education occurs when students know how to use deceptive tactics and were less likely to perceive that an important function of physical education is to provide an easy class. Surveys of young people's physical activity and fitness levels indicate that many students are far from being optimally motivated to patticipate in regular physical exercise (Corbin & Pangrazi, 1992; Simons-Morton et al., 1990). Other investigations have shown that there is a reduced likelihood of young people adopting active lifestyles as adults if they fail to do so in their childhood and adolescent years (Blair, 1992). A recognized function of physical education programs in many schools is to foster physical activity and teach the value of lifetime fitness. Thus, the importance of conducting research that sheds light on optimizing involvement in physical education among children and adolescents is evident. Nicholls (1984, 1989) has formulated a goal perspective theory of achievement motivation that seeks to explain how motivation can be maximized among all students, regardless of ability levels. Nicholls's research has focused on the classroom setting, although Duda and others (Duda, 1992; Roberts, 1992) have
Detection of genetically modified food in digesta and organs of rats fed transgenic potato

Consumers have many difficulties in avoiding genetically modified (GM) products due to the ubiquitous presence of GM crops produced worldwide (Buzoianu et al., 2012). Although regulatory agencies issued precise frameworks for adoption of transgenic crops, concerns about the safety of transgenic products still remain (Walsh et al., 2011). Among the most discussable aspects of transgenic crops are toxicity and allergencity (Dona and Arvanitoyannis, 2009). However, the risk of horizontal transfer of transgens from such products is also raised (Świątkiewicz et al., 2011). The probability of horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes used in the process of producing transgenic crops can induce antibiotic resistance in the human/ animal gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiota and soil microflora (Nielsen et al., 1998; Kosieradzka et al., 2010). Therefore, the evaluation of potential risk related to consumption of recombinant protein and DNA is a substantial part of studies on the ABSTRACT. Transgenic potato plants harbouring cry1Ab gene, resistant to potato tuber moth, were used to examine the persistence of recombinant DNA and proteins in the digesta, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) tissues and visceral organs of rats in a 90-day feeding trial. Native plant DNA (chloroplastic gene, cp) and fragments of cry1Ab, nptII and nos promoter were tracked in rat organs and tissues by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Although complete sequences (1200 bp) of cry1Ab gene and its decreased size (400 bp) were detected in the rat diets, the presence of these sequences was not confirmed by PCR analysis in the GIT contents of rats fed diets containing transgenic potato. Moreover, the 400 bp sequence of the nptII gene and 300 bp of the nos promoter were detected in the caecum, stomach and rectum contents of some rats fed transgenic potato; however, these sequences were not detected in all rats. Immunoassay showed that Cry1Ab protein is detectable in the GIT contents of rats fed transgenic potato, but quantitative assay by ELISA confirmed that the Cry1Ab protein was partially degraded (80.3–83.7% digestibility) after passing through the GIT. Similarly, ELISA assay of NPTII showed that the protein can be digested (76.8–84.36% digestibility) in the GIT. So, although ingested native and recombinant DNA and protein did not totally degrade in the GIT, it can be indicated that there is no need for concern about the effects of recombinant cry1Ab and nptII genes and their products on animals and humans. Received: 21 May 2017 Revised: 26 September 2017 Accepted: 28 May 2018
Predicting Directional Changes in the UK Interest Rate: The Usefulness of Information from the Taylor Rule Versus a Wider Alternative

We consider an experiment where we use the Taylor rule information set, inflation and the output gap, to predict the directional change in monetary policy for the United Kingdom 1992 - 2003. To do this we use a multinomial logit limited dependent variable approach, where the next rate change could be ‘upwards’, ‘downwards’ or ‘no change’. These predictions are compared to the actual outturn, and evaluated against a wider information set, using in-sample and out-of-sample prediction tests. Although the Taylor rule offers a useful summary of ex post monetary reactions its information generates poor predictions of the direction of change compared to a wider information set.
Adoption of Precision Agriculture Technology Bundles on Kansas Farms

The Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA) is an organization affiliated with Kansas State University that maintains a database of annual production and financial data on Kansas farms stretching back to 1973. The KFMA surveyed farms, beginning in fall of 2015, on the adoption, utilization, and abandonment of ten precision agriculture technologies. The technologies examined in the survey included yield monitor (with and without GPS), lightbar guidance, automated guidance system, automated section control, variable rate application (fertilizer and seed), and precision soil sampling. Given the advancements in precision agriculture technology it is important to identify how older, obsolete technologies have been abandoned and/or replaced by newer ones. This study uses a sample of 348 farm-level observations to identify patterns of adoption, upgrading, and abandonment of precision agriculture technology on Kansas farms. This study identifies a farm’s conditional probability of adopting technology given previous adoption of other technologies. Additionally, sequential probabilities were estimated to provide insight on the order, or sequence, of adoption.
POSITIVE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND POSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES

treating mental disorders. In terms of methodology, we have to mention Pinel and his moral treatment, the approach of the psychogenic hypothesis by Freud, the contribution of phenomenology by Brentano and Husserl, and existentialism by Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Jaspers, as well as the invaluable contribution of Pavlov with his experimental work on conditioned reflexes and its subsequent influence on Russian reflexology. Other methodologies deserve special mention, such as what has been called the antechamber of behavioral therapy (Kazdin, 1978) and its implementation in the 1960s with the progress made in South Africa by Wolpe, in the United States by Skinner, and in England by Eysenck, Rachman and the whole Maudsley Hospital group. All of these forerunners laid the groundwork for the development of the current evidencebased psychological treatments, fundamental tools in the field of clinical psychology. Since then, and throughout the twentieth century, numerous studies have been conducted showing the effectiveness of certain psychological procedures for the treatment of various mental disorders. Some important authors have been Wolpe, Kelly, Lazarus, Skinner, Rachman, Marks, Beck, Seligman, Mahoney, Barlow, Salkovskis, Clark, etc., and their work has led to the consolidation of what today is called cognitive-behavioral therapy, the dominant trend and the one that has achieved the most prestige in the field of clinical psychology. However, despite this progress, the question arises: is it possible to improve this discipline? The answer is a resounding “yes”, and we will focus on this in the current paper. On the one hand, we will discuss what it has meant to take into account the contributions of positive psychology and its crystallization in what is known as positive clinical psychology (PCP). On the other, we will describe the incorporation of information and communications technology (ICT) in everyday clinical practice. Based on these developments, we present a new field of study that attempts to strengthen ties and build bridges among all of them: the field of positive technologies (PT). POSITIVE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND POSITIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Insper and NOVA School of Business and Economics Double Degree Masters in Economics Program

Abe, Bruno Jordan Orfei. Brazilian Equity Risk Premium Analysis: A Macroeconomic Approach. Master’s Thesis – Insper, São Paulo, 2015 and NOVA School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, 2015. This research studies the role of fluctuations in the aggregate consumption-wealth ratio cay proposed by Lettau and Ludvigson (2001) as a predictor of stock returns in the Brazilian economy. Using quarterly data, evidence for predictability of asset growth was found with an ? ̅? of near 27% and a highly significant coefficient as expected, in contrast to absence of statistical evidence for predictability of stock returns or excess returns. Regressions containing those fluctuations also resulted in worse ? ̅? For the data used, dividend yield was not capable of showing predictive power also. The predictability of the returns on the Brazilian economy is not rejected but data fails to show the expected results. Finding macroeconomic data that represent the same agent was a big obstacle. After testing many different datasets and different model specifications, data still failed to show any explanatory power over returns or excess returns.
The information content of cashflows in the context of dividend smoothing

This paper aims to investigate the information content of cash flows in the context of dividend smoothing. Unlike previous studies, we propose a novel partial adjustment model based on cash flows, and compare it to Lintners (1956) model. The results show that UK firms smooth their cash flows and that cash flows are the key determinant of dividend policy. Moreover, our proposed dividend partial adjustment model has a lower adjustment coefficient than Lintners model, suggesting that our estimates are much closer to reality. The results are consistent across different measures of cash flows.
Pb2+ Biosorption by Pretreated Fungal Biomass

The effect of pretreatment on the Pb 2+ biosorption capacity of fungal biomasses, Aspergillus versicolor, Metarrhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae, and Penicillium verrucosum, was investigated. For this purpose, the biomasses were subjected to physical treatments such as heat and autoclaving, and chemical treatments such as sodium hydroxide, formaldehyde, gluteraldehyde, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, commercial laundry detergent, orthophosphoric acid and dimethyl sulfoxide. Dimethyl sulfoxide, hydrogen peroxide and gluteraldehyde increased biosorption of Pb 2+ in comparison with the A. versicolor live biomass. M. anisopliae var. anisopliae biomass pretreated with hydrogen peroxide, gluteraldehyde, commercial laundry detergent, dimethyl sulfoxide and formaldehyde significantly improved biosorption of Pb 2+ in comparison with live biomass. Pretreatment with all methods of P. verrucosum increased biosorption of Pb 2+ in comparison with live biomass. The maximum biosorption capacity of A. versicolor biomass subjected to dimethyl sulfoxide was 30.6 mg g -1 .
Effect of retreating sea ice on Arctic cloud cover in simulated recent global warming

Abstract. This study investigates the effect of sea ice reduction on Arctic cloud cover in historical simulations with the coupled atmosphere–ocean general circulation model MIROC5. Arctic sea ice has been substantially retreating since the 1980s, particularly in September, under simulated global warming conditions. The simulated sea ice reduction is consistent with satellite observations. On the other hand, Arctic cloud cover has been increasing in October, with about a 1-month lag behind the sea ice reduction. The delayed response leads to extensive sea ice reductions because the heat and moisture fluxes from the underlying open ocean into the atmosphere are enhanced. Sensitivity experiments with the atmospheric part of MIROC5 clearly show that sea ice reduction causes increases in cloud cover. Arctic cloud cover increases primarily in the lower troposphere, but it decreases in the near-surface layers just above the ocean; predominant temperature rises in these near-surface layers cause drying (i.e., decreases in relative humidity), despite increasing moisture flux. Cloud radiative forcing due to increases in cloud cover in autumn brings an increase in the surface downward longwave radiation (DLR) by approximately 40–60 % compared to changes in clear-sky surface DLR in fall. These results suggest that an increase in Arctic cloud cover as a result of reduced sea ice coverage may bring further sea ice retreat and enhance the feedback processes of Arctic warming.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATIVE THEORETICAL REVIEW

The Employee Engagement construct is gradually receiving the attention of academic scholars. Companies that understand the conditions that enhance Employee Engagement will have accomplished something that competitors will find very difficult to imitate. In the light of past research studies, this paper is an attempt to operationalise the definition of Employee Engagement & to discuss various outcomes of Employee Engagement, to differentiate Employee Engagement from other constructs, to analyze the measurement issues of Employee Engagement, to present an overview on researching Employee Engagement and to conclude and recommend for better Employee Engagement in organizations.
A Kad Prototype for Time Synchronization in Real-Time Automation Scenarios

In this paper, a prototype to synchronize the Peer-to-Peer network Kad is presented. The approach bases on a deterministic algorithm, which is required for hard real-time applications, to synchronize the network in a decentralized manner. Existing industrial Ethernet solutions include and support real-time capable machine-to-machine communication in automation scenarios. However, the coordination of the communication and the synchronization to achieve hard real-time are managed by a central instance, leading to deficient resilience and scalability. Additionally, a centralized or hierarchical synchronization is required to enable the communication per se. The presented decentralized synchronization instead benefits from nodes helping to synchronize the network and bases on the decentralized structured Peer-to-Peer network Kad. However, the higher the number of helping nodes the higher is the time deviation on the nodes of the network, which contrary results in a higher time error. Therefore, a trade-off between synchronization performance and time error has to be determined to meet predefined constraints depending on the application scenario. Moreover, the individual clock drift of every device needs to be considered to define necessary re-synchronization intervals of the network. Theoretical values are compared to the measured values determined in experiments with 15 nodes. As a result of these experiments, the measured synchronization performance, which is the time needed to synchronize the complete network, confirms the theoretical worst case values. The result is a running prototype system, which is able to synchronize the network with a high performance in a decentralized manner.
Regional effects of terrorism on tourism: Evidence from three Mediterranean countries

A consumer-choice model developed by Enders, Sandler and Parise (1992) is utilized to study the regional effects of terrorism on competitors’ market shares in tourism sector where involved countries enjoy significant tourism activities but are subject to high frequency of terrorist attacks. The theoretical model is tested for three Mediterranean countries, namely Greece, Israel, and Turkey, for the period from January 1996 to December 1999, using the seemingly unrelated regression model. Italy is used as a control variable in estimations, acting as a proxy for tourist activities in the rest of the Mediterranean region and providing an additional destination for tourists to visit. Evidence indicates that the tourism industry in Israel and Turkey are more sensitive to terrorism incidents than in Greece. There are also significant regional contagion effects of terrorism. We find that a higher level of terrorist incidents in Greece is associated with an increase in the relative market share of Israel in the region, while terrorism in Israel benefits Turkey’s market share. We also document evidence that the location (urban versus rural) and the intensity of terrorist incidents play an important role in the decision-making process of tourists for choice of destinations. Policy implications of our findings are also discussed.
Running head: COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM

word count: 135 Word count main text: 6470 Word count notes, tables, references: 2695 Running head: COLLECTIVE NARCISSISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM 2 Abstract Two studies examined the relationship between collective narcissism an emotional investment in an unrealistic belief about the greatness of an in-group (Golec de Zavala et al., 2009) and anti-Semitism in Poland. The results indicate that this relationship is simultaneously mediated by (a) a belief that the in-group is constantly threatened by hostile intentions of other groups (Polish siege beliefs; Bar-Tal & Antebi, 1992) and (b) a belief that the Jews are a particularly threatening out-group because they secretly aim to dominate the world (the conspiracy stereotype of Jews; Bergmann, 2008; Kofta & Sędek, 2005). The results corroborate previous findings that collective narcissism is linked to increased sensitivity to intergroup threat and with intergroup hostility. The sensitivity to intergroup threat is composed of beliefs about vulnerability of the in-group and hostility of the out-group.
Loop migration of adult European Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus Linnaeus, 1758) through the Central-Eastern Mediterranean

Abstract This study provides the first systematic survey of spring and autumn migration of adult European Honey Buzzards (Pernis apivorus) along the Central-Eastern Mediterranean flyway. Observations were done in 2007 and 2008 over the island of Antikythira (southern Greece), located 33 km NW of Crete. A total of 135 birds were counted during spring, 101 in 2007 and 34 in 2008. During post-reproductive movements, the passage of 2479 individuals was reported, 1131 in 2007 and 1348 in 2008. During both years an evident peak during the last ten-days of August occurred. These results clearly show differential spring and autumn migration of adult European Honey Buzzards through this region. Historical data concerning prevailing winds were used to reconstruct general wind patterns in the Central-Eastern Mediterranean region. It showed north-northwesterly winds between southern Greece and Libya during both spring and autumn, but very weak (<10 km/h) during the first period. We discuss two hypotheses to explain why the spring visible migration was so scarce: 1) a narrow migratory loop, with the European Honey Buzzards using a direct path between Libya and Peloponnesus during spring, bypassing Antikythira, and 2) a loop migration on a greater scale, involving a detour via the Bosphorus/Dardanelles' Strait and/or the Central Mediterranean, that would allow the European Honey Buzzards to minimise the water crossing but increasing the overall migration distance. In the light of previous studies on this species, the first hypothesis seems to be much more reliable than the second one.
Scalar, electromagnetic, and gravitational self-forces in weakly curved spacetimes

We calculate the self-force experienced by a point scalar charge, a point electric charge, and a point mass moving in a weakly curved spacetime characterized by a time-independent Newtonian potential. The self-forces are calculated by first computing the retarded Green's functions for scalar, electromagnetic, and (linearized) gravitational fields in the weakly curved spacetime, and then evaluating an integral over the particle's past world line. In all three cases the self-force contains both a conservative and a nonconservative (radiation-reaction) part. The conservative part of the self-force is directly related to the presence of matter in the spacetime. The radiation-reaction part of the self-force, on the other hand, is insensitive to the presence of matter. Our result for the gravitational self-force is disturbing: a radiation-reaction force should not appear in the equations of motion at this level of approximation, and it should certainly not give rise to radiation antidamping. The last section of this paper attempts to make sense of this result by placing it in the context of the post-Newtonian N-body problem.
The continuous or categorical effects for HH vs. HL and HH vs. LH in lexical pitch accent contrasts of Korean

The current research examines whether pitch contour shapes in North Kyungsang pitch accent contrasts provide a phonetic dimension for phonological discreteness in a mimicry task. Two pitch accent continua resynthesized were created for HH vs. HL and HH vs. LH. To confirm a phonetic dimension for accounting for pitch accent categories in North Kyungsang Korean, the mimicries of speakers of two dialects (i.e., North Kyungsang & South Cholla) were compared. One of the findings showed that, for North Kyungsang speakers, the range of mean f0 peak times was a phonetic dimension undergoing a continuous shift within a stimulus continuum for both HH vs. HL and HH vs. LH. On the other hand, for South Cholla speakers, there were no apparent shifts around categorical boundaries for either HH vs. HL or HH vs. LH. Regarding individual mimicries on f0 peak timing, there are many variations. For HH vs. LH, three North Kyungsang speakers showed a discrete pattern reflecting a shift in phonological categories, but for HH vs. HL, there was no such distinction showing a categorical shift, though there were statistically significant differences for two speakers. Interestingly, one of the North Kyungsang speakers showed a continuous phonetic dimension for both HH vs. HL and HH vs. LH. Lastly, the f0 valley timing did not exhibit a discrete or gradient phonetic dimension for speakers of either dialect. On the basis of these results, what is interesting is that the tonal target such as high tone in North Kyungsang pitch accent categories within the autosegmental-metrical (AM) theory may be realized within individual cognitive systems for representing the interaction of perception and production.