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Human Resources Field Performance Evaluation in the Medical Center of Hasheminejad Based on the EFQM Excellence Model and Presenting Appropriate Solutions

Achieving organizational goals depend on the ability of its human resources; so improving the performance of staffs are undeniable need for organizations and for achieving this goal, performance evaluation is an appropriate tool. Vital health services, limited resources and the importance of quality in service, have doubled the need to monitor the performance of this sector and among different models of evaluation, the Ministry of Health has identified the EFQM model more desirable. The present study evaluated the field performance based on the EFQM Excellence Model of Hasheminejad human resources center and presenting appropriate solutions. The current study was a descriptive survey, and statistical population were 30 senior managers that have been selected by census. Data collection, workshop method standard by standard tools of EFQM model, had the scoring matrix and data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Normal distribution of data was demonstrated by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. One sample T-test showed that the average score for all sub organizations and personnel-related measures, had significant differences in the EFQM model with a good rating. The organization should pay more attention to the criteria of staff field so that by providing efficient and effective programs in the field of human resources, improved fields of center to be provided.
N ov 2 01 5 Energy balance and the origin of metabolic scaling

Fernando J. Ballesteros, Vicent J. Martinez, Bartolo Luque, Lucas Lacasa and Andrés Moya 1 OAUV, Parque Cient́ıfico de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia (Spain). Departamento de Matemática Aplicada y Estad́ıstica ETSI Aeronauticos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid (Spain) 3 School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, E14NS London (UK) 4 Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Parque Cient́ıfico de la Universidad de Valencia, Valencia (Spain).
The Problem With Islands Comparing Mysticisms In Iceland And Faroe Islands

Through the analysis of spiritualist and christian mysticisms, this paper is bringing to comparison the two opposite religious orientations that have been distinctively accepted, followed and diffused in Iceland (modern esotericism) and Faroe Islands (Protestant asceticism). Historical circumstances and external interactions give some clues for the understanding of these orientations. But the question is also to wonder in which way those orientations might be «culturally based», that is to say referring to some long term features on the one hand, participating to a process that agents have acknowledged and/or created consciously on the other? Taking into account that the two types of mysticisms (Spiritualist/Christian) are usually referring to different modes of social organisation (free individual users on a network / communitarian within the sect), the author aims to reverse the magnifying glass effect of islands case studies into a heuristic tool in understanding modern esotericism and Christian asceticism within the Nordic world. 1
CHITINASE-LIKE PROTEINS AS PROMISING MARKERS IN CANCER PATIENTS

In the present review we collected the main studies regarding the role of chitinase-like proteins (CLPs), belonging to the family of Glyco_18 domain-containing proteins, in different cancers. In humans, 3 chitinaselike proteins have been identified: YKL-40 (CHI3L1), YKL-39 (CHI3L2) and stabilin-1-interacting chitinase-like protein (SI-CLP). CLPs are produced by several types of cells and combine the properties of cytokines and growth factors. The high levels of CLPs were identified in the circulation of the patients with inflammatory diseases and various types of tumors. We highlighted the main known functions of CLPs in normal and pathological conditions, their contribution to metastasis development, angiogenesis, invasion and other processes in cancer, the correlation of the levels of CLPs with tumour progression. Our data also contribute to the understanding of question how CLP could be useful for cancer patient benefit.
Shock waves, rarefaction waves, and nonequilibrium steady states in quantum critical systems

We reexamine the emergence of a universal nonequilibrium steady state following a local quench between quantum critical heat baths in spatial dimensions greater than one. We show that energy transport proceeds by the formation of an instantaneous shock wave and a broadening rarefaction wave on either side of the interface, and not by two shock waves as previously proposed. For small temperature differences the universal steady state energy currents of the two-shock and rarefaction-shock solutions coincide. Over a broad range of parameters, the difference in the energy flow across the interface between these two solutions is at the level of 2%. The properties of the energy flow remain fully universal and independent of the microscopic theory. We briefly discuss the width of the shock wave in a viscous fluid, the effects of momentum relaxation, and the generalization to charged fluids.
An investigation into teacher participation in deci sion making in public secondary schools in Kenya: a case of baringo distr ict

A B ST R A C T Participatory decision making is a management style which can be identified as a motivator which can lead to increased productivity in organizations. The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher participation in decision making in secondary schools in Baringo district. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The study population comprised of 42 secondary schools, all the Head teachers, class teachers and teachers in these schools. The sample comprised 13 schools selected through simple random sampling, 13 Head teachers and class teachers who were purposively selected while 104 teachers were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data collection instruments comprised of questionnaire with closed and open ended questions and semi structured interview schedules. Data was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The major findings of the study were that teachers were not involved in decision making as they desired; that most head teachers viewed participatory decision making negatively and indifferently; that teachers were willing to take part in decision making and that there are a combination of factors that hinder effective teacher participation in decision making.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Neutrophil cell death : mechanisms and regulation

Neutrophil apoptosis constitutes a way of managing neutrophil-mediated reactions. It allows coping with infections but avoiding overt bystander tissue damage. Using digitonin-based subcellular fractionation and Western blotting, we found that spontaneous apoptosis of human neutrophils (after -20 h of culture) was associated with translocation of two proapoptotic Bcl2 homologues Bid and Bax to the mitochondria and truncation of Bid, with subsequent release of Omi/HtrA2 and Smac/DIABLO into the cytosol. These events were accompanied by processing and increased enzymatic activity of caspase-8, -9, and -3. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)-mediated reduction in apoptosis coincided with inhibition of all these reactions. The G-CSF-induced effects were differentially dependent on newly synthesised mediators. Whereas inhibition of Bax targeting to the mitochondria and inhibition of caspase activation by G-CSF were dependent on protein synthesis, Bid truncation and redistribution were prevented by G-CSF irrespective of the presence of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. Apparently, the observed Bid changes were dispensable for neutrophil apoptosis. Although the regulators of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) Omi/HtrA2 and Smac/DIABLO were released into the cytosol during apoptosis, we did not observe cleavage of X-linked LAP, which suggests that another mechanism of LAP deactivation is involved. Together, our results support an integrative role of the mitochondria in induction and/or amplification of caspase activity and disclose that G-CSF may act by blocking Bid/Bax redistribution and inhibiting caspase activation.
Enzyme replacement therapy in paediatric patients affected by Anderson-Fabry disease leads to improvement in arterial elasticity, but not normalization

Introduction: Increase in blood pressure, probably due to an impairment in arterial elasticity, is frequent in patients affected by Anderson-Fabry disease (FD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate arterial distensibility in a group of children or adolescent with FD before and after enzyme replacement therapy and compare after enzyme replacement therapy findings with those of healthy controls (C). Material and methods: Sixteen FD patients were recruited (87.5% male; mean age at diagnosis: 13.5 ± 1.5 years; mean age at study: 15.7 ± 2.1 years; mean treatment length: 2.2 ± 0.6 years). Arterial distensibility was evaluated by means of the previously validated non-invasive QKd 100-60 method, coupled with a 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Results: FD subjects before therapy vs after therapy – systolic ABPM: p < 0.05; diastolic ABPM: p < 0.05; mean ABPM: p < 0.05; QKd 100-60 : p < 0.009. FD subjects after therapy vs C – systolic ABPM: p < 0.01; diastolic ABPM: p < 0.03; mean ABPM: p < 0.02; QKd 100-60 : p < 0.04. Conclusions: Impaired arterial distensibility in paediatric FD patients implies an early vascular involvement even in these still so young subjects. Enzyme replacement therapy resulted in a significant improvement in arterial elasticity when compared with before treatment findings, but was not able to normalize it. It may explain the differences in ABPM levels.
EFFECT OF ANEMIC HYPOXIA ON FREE FATTY ACID CONTENT IN RAT BRAIN MITOCHONDRIA

The aim of the present investigation was to establish the changes of the level of free fatty acids (FFA) in mitochondria from hypoxic rat brains. Twenty male Wistar rats at the age of three months were subjected to sodium nitriteinduced anaemic hypoxia. Mitochondrial fraction was isolated and lipids were extracted. The free fatty acid content was measured by gas-liquid chromatography. In the mitochondria of hypoxic brains, we found 1.6-fold increase of total FFA and increases of the individual FFA. Our results also showed that mitochondria tended to have higher concentrations of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids.
La Evacuación de los Hospitales de Cairns Durante al Devastador Ciclón Tropical Yasi Resumen

On February 2, 2011, Tropical Cyclone Yasi, the largest cyclone to cross the Australian coast and a system the size of Hurricane Katrina, threatened the city of Cairns. As a result, the Cairns Base Hospital (CBH) and Cairns Private Hospital (CPH) were both evacuated, the hospitals were closed, and an alternate emergency medical center was established in a sports stadium 15 km from the Cairns central
Disappearing Internal Capital Markets: Evidence from Diversified Business Groups in Korea

This paper examines how the onset of a financial crisis affects the operation of internal capital markets among firms within a diversified business group. We find that active internal capital markets within Korean business groups (chaebols) attenuate the financial constraints of the group-affiliated firms, allowing them to make efficient capital allocations during the early 1990s. However, these markets barely function after the financial crisis of 1997. Instead, we observe public debt markets serving as a substitute for internal capital markets. Our results suggest that chaebol firms' coordinated attempts to achieve healthier financial structures in the wake of the crisis have taken place at the expense of investment efficiency.
STAPH for Species Identification of Clinical Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza Strip Nahed

Staphylococcal species, notably, coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS), are considered important causative agents of health-care associated infections (HAI) associated with catheters and implanted medical devices. The increasing incidence of CoNS in HAI confirms the need for an accurate and simple identification method at the species level. Recently, matrixassisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was introduced as a useful and simple method for the rapid identification of CoNS. In this study we compared MALDI-TOF MS, VITEK-2 and ID32STAPH for phenotypic identification of CoNS at species level. Eighty one clinical isolates of CoNS representing six species that were collected from different clinical samples were analyzed. All CoNS isolates were tested for catalase, PastorexTM, coagulase, nuc and mecA genes. Our results showed correct species identification by MALDI-TOF MS which was obtained in 98.8% in comparison to 96.3% and 75.3% correct identification for the VITEK-2 and ID32STAPH respectively. Only one strain was identified by MALDI-TOF MS at the genus level. In addition, MALDITOF MS identified staphylococci to subspecies level including Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus and subsp. hominis; S. saprophyticus subsp. saprophyticus. S. auricularis was only identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. There were 60 (74.1%) methicillin resistant CoNS (MRCoNS) that showed mecA positive. Using MALDI-TOF MS technique, we were unable to discriminate between MR-CoNS and MS-CoNS, because the topology of dendrogram generated from the spectra of MR-CoNS and MSCoNS strains were almost the same. These findings confirm the value of MALDI-TOF MS as simple, accurate and rapid method for phenotypic identification of clinical CoNS isolates.
Ownership concentration in privatized firms: The role of disclosure standards, auditor choice, and auditing infrastructure

We rely on a unique data set to estimate the impact of disclosure standards and auditor-related characteristics on ownership concentration in 190 privatized firms from 31 countries. Accounting transparency can help alleviate the agency conflict between minority investors and controlling shareholders, which is evident in the extent of ownership concentration, since the expropriation of corporate resources hinges on these private benefits remaining hidden. After controlling for other country-level and firm-level determinants, we find weak (no) evidence that extensive disclosure standards (auditor choice) reduce ownership concentration. In contrast, we report strong, robust evidence that ownership concentration is lower in countries with securities laws that specify a lower burden of proof in civil and criminal litigation against auditors, consistent with Ball's [2001] predictions. Collectively, our research implies that minority investors worldwide value legal institutions that discipline auditors in the event of financial reporting failure over both the presence of a Big 5 auditor and better disclosure standards. Re-estimating our regressions on a broad sample of western European public firms provides similar evidence on all of our predictions. Copyright University of Chicago on behalf of the Institute of Professional Accounting, 2006.
Correlation between chemical profiles of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) var. Panniyur-1 collected from different locations

Black pepper ( Piper nigrum L.) is known for its intrinsic quality. The volatile oil and pungent compounds are the two main components of black pepper. In the present study, dried berries of black pepper variety, Panniyur-1 were collected from eleven locations and subjected to variability studies for primary and secondary metabolites. A significant location wise variation was obtained for both primary and secondary metabolites. Variability was profound in essential oil, oleoresin, piperine, total phenol, crude fibre, starch, total fat and bulk density. A clear altitudinal variation was observed in βcaryophyllene and total phenol. These two constituents were low at high elevations (>500 mean sea level (MSL)) and high at plains. Similarly, monoterpenes like thujene, α-pinene, sabinene, limonene, αphellandrene and linalool were relatively high at higher altitudes compared to plains. Total phenol, essential oil, piperine and oleoresin showed positive correlation with each other and also with crude fibre and total fat, but negatively correlated with bulk density and starch. Bulk density showed positive correlation with starch and negative correlation with all other constituents. There was a positive correlation between crude fibre and total fat. The study established that there was variability in aroma quality with respect to altitudes and it correlates differently with different constituents. This is the first report regarding altitudinal variation and correlation among metabolites of black pepper berries.
‘ Speaking ’ and ‘ silence ’ in the memoirs of Petronella

This article examines the memoirs the Afrikaans-speaking de/colonial subject, Petronella van Heerden, and the formation of her dissident and counter normative identity to hegemonic Afrikaner nationalist and colonial discourses, as narrated in specifically Kerssnuitsels (1962) and Die 16e Koppie (1965). These memoirs serve as one example of South African women’s struggles for equality ‘in a divided colonial culture’ (Showalter 1981:ix) and in subsequent periods following Afrikaner de/colonisation (1910–1961). 1 I conduct a feminist reading of these texts, but as I will illustrate, the very nature of Van Heerden’s self-representation calls for a queer reading and an examination of what Judith Butler (2005:2–40) describes as the ethical difficulties or ‘failure’ of ‘giving an account of oneself’. Structurally, this article is divided into two main analytical sections that highlight a paradox in Van Heerden’s self-representation: the subject’s depiction and voicing of the development and realisation of her feminist consciousness, and the ‘opacity’ (p. 40) of her narration of the self that guides a queer reading. I propose that Van Heerden’s ‘quest’ (Gilbert & Gubar 2000:76) for self-definition, in the post-South African War context of a ‘scarred’ nation (re) inventing itself, was (in)formed by an opposition to the dominant ideologies of the political and cultural arena at the time of her publications, especially since ‘Afrikaner nationalism [became] synonymous with white male interest, white male aspirations and white male politics’ (McClintock 1995:369). During this time (especially from 1961 onwards), prime minister Verwoerd and his
SCORCH. II. Radiation-hydrodynamic Simulations of Reionization with Varying Radiation Escape Fractions

In the Simulations and Constructions of the Reionization of Cosmic Hydrogen project, we present new radiation-hydrodynamic simulations with updated high-redshift galaxy populations and varying radiation escape fractions. The simulations are designed to have fixed Thomson optical depth τ ≈ 0.06, consistent with recent Planck observations, and similar midpoints of reionization 7.5 ≲ z ≲ 8.0, but with different ionization histories. The galaxy luminosity functions and ionizing photon production rates in our model are in good agreement with recent HST observations. Adopting a power-law form for the radiation escape fraction , we simulate the cases for a8 = 0, 1, and 2 and find a8 ≲ 2 in order to end reionization in the range of 5.5 ≲ z ≲ 6.5 to be consistent with Lyα forest observations. At fixed τ and as the power-law slope a8 increases, the reionization process starts earlier but ends later with a longer duration Δz and the decreased redshift asymmetry Az. We find a range of durations 3.9 ≲ Δz ≲ 4.6 that is currently in tension with the upper limit Δz < 2.8 inferred from a recent joint analysis of Planck and South Pole Telescope observations.
Heat Transfer Analysis for Preliminary Design of Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Liners

Heat Transfer Analysis for Preliminary Design of Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber Liners Nikhil Sharma Masters of Applied Sciences Graduate Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Toronto 2015 The objective of this thesis was to assess numerical techniques that can be utilized to predict gas turbine combustion chamber liner temperature in preliminary design. There are three main aspects of liner temperature prediction that were explored: (1) hot gas temperature prediction; (2) radiation modelling; and (3) cooling technology modelling. Reactor networks, zonal method along with simple one/two-dimensional models were picked for the these three factors. Preliminary tests for zonal method very low run time with results showing accurate trends. Reactor Networks provided valid trends for combustor outlet temperatures; further validation would be required to assess its capability to predict local temperature. One/two-dimensional models for cooling technologies were tested potential benefits over empirical correlations were discussed. Additional validation would be required for all the sub modules to be integrated into a larger Preliminary Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (PMDO) tool for gas turbine combustion chambers.
Debt-Constraints or Incomplete Markets? A Decomposition of the Wealth and Consumption Inequality in the U.S

The large wealth and consumption inequality in the U.S. is usually attributed to two market frictions: debt constraints and incomplete markets. Recent literature has argued that debt constraints are the critical friction while market incompleteness plays only a secondary role. We evaluate the independent role of debt constraints versus market incompleteness to explain U.S. inequality. We introduce full insurance opportunities in a standard model of inequality along the lines of Aiyagari (1994). Debt constraints are the only friction in such model. We find that for a quite standard calibration of the income process, that of Heaton and Lucas (1996), debt constraints alone can explain none of the observed inequality. The reason is that the U.S. capital stock would be enough to secure all required contingent debts if markets were completed. Using various non-standard calibrations, we find that debt constraints can play an important role to explain inequality but still market incompleteness remains as the main friction. In particular, debt- constrained models cannot account for the large wealth dispersion and wealth concentration in the top tail of the distribution in the U.S.
Antitermination in bacteriophage l The structure of the N 36 peptide-boxB RNA complex

The solution structure of a 15-mer nutRboxB RNA hairpin complexed with the 36-mer N-terminal peptide of the N protein (N36) from bacteriophage l was determined by 2D and 3D homonuclear and heteronuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. These 36 amino acids include the arginine-rich motif of the N protein involved in transcriptional antitermination of phage l. Upon complex formation with boxB RNA, the synthetic N36 peptide binds tightly to the major groove of the boxB hairpin through hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions forming a bent a helix. Four nucleotides of the GAAAA pentaloop of the boxB RNA adopt a GNRA-like tetraloop fold in the complex. The formation of a GAAA tetraloop involves a loop-closing sheared base pair (G6-A10), base stacking of three adenines (A7, A8, and A10), and extrusion of one nucleotide (A9) from the loop, as observed previously for the complex of N(1±22) peptide and the nutLboxB RNA [Legault, P., Li, J., Mogridge, J., Kay, L.E. & Greenblatt, J. (1998) Cell 93, 289±299]. Stacking of the bases is extended by the indole-ring of Trp18 which also forms hydrophobic contacts to the side-chains of Leu24, Leu25, and Val26. Based on the structure of the complex, three mutant peptides were synthesized and investigated by CD and NMR spectroscopy in order to determine the role of particular residues for complex formation. These studies revealed very distinct amino-acid requirements at positions 3, 4, and 8, while replacement of Trp18 with tyrosine did not result in any gross structural changes.