Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The relationships among Job performance , personality , competence and customer loyalty-A case study of car salesperson

The relationships between job performance and personality had been widely studied in literature. However, the focus of personality was lacking. The present paper includes personality aspects in the study, trying to explore the effects of personality and job performance on business performance and customer loyalty. There are more and more car dealers put competence into human resource management in practices. Data were collected from random customers of Ford-Right Co., Ltd., a Ford Car dealer in southern Taiwan. The research framework was tested with a series of regression analyses. In doing so, the relationships among research variables were investigated. The results show that both competence and sale-person personality have positive effects on job performance and customer loyalty is the more influencing factor. Based on our findings, conclusions and implications for management are presented. Key-words: personality, competence, job performance, relationships, Ford-Right, customer loyalty
Psychometric and Faciometric Support for Observable Facial Feminization in Gay Men

ABSTRACT Though male homosexuality appears to be evolutionarily paradoxical, phenotypic feminization has been offered as a route for three current models positing a genetic basis for male homosexuality. We tested whether facial feminization is observable in gay men in two studies. In Study 1, using two composite images of gay and of heterosexual men, naive participants (N = 308) rated the “gay” face more highly on stereotypically feminine traits and actual femininity and the “heterosexual” face more highly on stereotypically masculine traits and actual masculinity. In Study 2, faciometrics of 428 Internet images of gay (N = 219) and heterosexual men were analyzed along six sexually dimorphic ratios. The faciometrics of gay men were more feminine, both in gestalt terms and for five of the six individual traits. The studies offer objective support for a more feminized facial phenotype in gay males that is difficult to explain through cultural or behavioral cues.
Succinylcholine and Decamethonium: Comparison of Depolarization and Desensitization

Both succinylcholine (SCh) and decamethonium (C10) cause depolarization, or phase I block, and desensitization, or phase II block. Using a frog nerve—muscle preparation in vitro, the authors evaluated the relative capabilities of SCh and C10 to cause the two types of block. Indirectly stimulated muscle mounted on a myograph can produce similar records of tension output vs. time following bath application of both SCh and C10. Curves obtained with SCh at 3.75 µM, 12.5 µM, and 25 µM, and with C10 at 25 µM, 75 µM, and 150 µM concentrations were comparable. Using this 1:6 concentration ratio of SCh to C10 in studies of transmembrane potential in single cells, it was found that SCh caused greater and more sustained depolarization than C10. Even when SCh concentrations were increased so as to be equimolar, with C10, SCh caused greater depolarization and less desensitization. Compared with SCh, C10 has a limited depolarization capability which cannot be overcome by increasing its concentration. Finally, the desensitization caused by C10 is more difficult to reverse than that caused by SCh.
Current Concepts in Hepatobil iary Surgery

Hepatobiliary surgery in dogs and cats may be used to investigate or treat various conditions of the liver and biliary tract including persistent hepatic disease, hepatic abscessation, hepatic mass lesions, gallbladder mucocele, cholecystitis, biliary leakage, and extrahepatic biliary obstruction. Surgical procedures performed include hepatic biopsy, partial hepatectomy, cholecystotomy, cholecystectomy, cholecystoenterostomy, and choledochotomy. Although liver transplantation is not currently performed clinically in dogs and cats, information gleaned from its use in research dogs has provided valuable information to the clinical veterinary surgeon. Knowledge of the anatomy of the liver and biliary tract helps minimize complications associated with hepatobiliary surgery.
Monte Carlo refinement of rigid‐body protein docking structures with backbone displacement and side‐chain optimization

Structures of hitherto unknown protein complexes can be predicted by docking the solved protein monomers. Here, we present a method to refine initial docking estimates of protein complex structures by a Monte Carlo approach including rigid‐body moves and side‐chain optimization. The energy function used is comprised of van der Waals, Coulomb, and atomic contact energy terms. During the simulation, we gradually shift from a novel smoothed van der Waals potential, which prevents trapping in local energy minima, to the standard Lennard‐Jones potential. Following the simulation, the conformations are clustered to obtain the final predictions. Using only the first 100 decoys generated by a fast Fourier transform (FFT)‐based rigid‐body docking method, our refinement procedure is able to generate near‐native structures (interface RMSD <2.5 Å) as first model in 14 of 59 cases in a benchmark set. In most cases, clear binding funnels around the native structure can be observed. The results show the potential of Monte Carlo refinement methods and emphasize their applicability for protein–protein docking.
Relationship between transformational leadership styles with psychological empowerment

The goal of this research is to analyze the relationship between transformational leadership and psychology empowerment of employees in the Islamic Azad Universities, Mazandaran province. The research is a descriptive correlation study. The statistical community is all employees in Islamic Azad universities in five cities of Mazandaran include tonekabon, chalos, sari, neka, behshahr. The cluster random sampling based on geographical area. Method of this research is based on Morgan ̓s table and the number of 256 people was determined. For collecting data and needed information, the library and field methods were used. Data collection tools and information in this study is two questionnaires: Spritzer ̕ s Psychological empowerment questionnaire (1995) and Bass and Avolio ̕ s transformational leadership questionnaire (2000). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results showed that there is the positive relationship between psychological empowerment and transformational leadership style (p<0/01). In addition, regression analysis showed that the predictor variables, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration and motivation are the most important role in predicting psychological empowerment (p<0/01). [Syed Leila Hosseini Tabaghdehi, Javad khalatbari. Relationship between transformational leadership styles with psychological empowerment. Life Sci J 2013;10(1s):461-469] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite. com. 75
EFFICACY OF COW URINE AS A PLANT GROWTH ENHANCER AND EVALUATION OF ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA

AimNumerous plants and animal origin resources have been reported to have antimicrobial activity and can enhance plant growth also. The present research work was undertaken to investigate the antimicrobial activity of cow urine against gram negative bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila and also to determine efficiency of cow urine as a plant growth enhancer. MethodsThe antimicrobial activity of various concentrations (0, 100, 300, 500, 700 & 1000μl) of fresh cow urine and photo activated urine was determined by spectrophotometric method. The pot culture method was also performed to find out the efficacy of various concentrations of cow urine (0%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% & 5%), on growth of gourd and brinjal plants. Each pot containing seeds was watered two times a day with different concentrations of cow urine and the control pots were watered only with tap water. After 25 days’ various parameters were determined such as plant height, shoot length, root length, number of leaves and branches to detect the plant progress. Result & DiscussionThe results indicated that fresh cow urine with highest concentration has better antimicrobial activity as compared to photo activated urine with highest concentration. The effect of cow urine on plant growth was also evaluated with Lagenaria siceraria (gourd) and Solanum melongena (brinjal) plants, it was seen that plant height, number of leaves and number of branches of gourd and brinjal was increased by increasing the concentration of cow urine and length of time. Conclusion-Thus we concluded that the cow urine possesses antimicrobial activity and also have favorable impact on the production of gourd and brinjal plants. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research SJIF Impact Factor 8.074 Volume 8, Issue 6, 1555-1562. Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105 Article Received on 21 March 2019, Revised on 11 April 2019, Accepted on 01 May 2019, DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20196-14985 *Corresponding Author Runa Paul Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius’ College (Autonomous), Jabalpur, (M. P). Runa et al. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research www.wjpr. net Vol 8, Issue 6, 2019. 1556
Volatility-of-Volatility Risk Darien Huang

We show that time-varying volatility of volatility is a significant risk factor which affects both the cross-section and the time-series of index and VIX option returns, above and beyond volatility risk itself. Volatility and volatility-of-volatility movements are identified in a model-free manner from the index and VIX option prices, and correspond to the VIX and VVIX indices in the data. The VIX and VVIX have separate dynamics, and are only weakly related in the data. Delta-hedged returns for index and VIX options are negative on average, and are more negative for strategies which are more exposed to volatility and volatility-of-volatility risks. In the time series, volatility and volatility of volatility significantly predict delta-hedged returns with a negative sign. The evidence in the data is consistent with a no-arbitrage model which features time-varying market volatility and volatility-of-volatility factors which are priced by investors. In particular, volatility and volatility of volatility have negative market prices of risk, so that investors dislike increases in volatility and volatility of volatility. ∗Darien Huang (darienh@wharton.upenn.edu) and Ivan Shaliastovich (ishal@wharton.upenn.edu) are at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: (215) 746-0005. We thank Franklin Allen, Luca Benzoni, João Gomes, Mete Kilic, Krishna Ramaswamy, Scott Richard, Nikolai Roussanov, Anders Trolle, Amir Yaron, Hao Zhou, and seminar participants at Wharton, the 2014 European Finance Association Meeting in Lugano, and the 2014 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in Taipei for their comments and suggestions. Shaliastovich thanks the Jacobs Levy Equity Management Center for Quantitative Financial Research, the Rodney White Center, and the Cynthia and Bennett Golub Endowment for financial support
2 ADVANCES IN SKELETAL MUSCLE FUNCTION ASSESSMENT

This study investigated whether the repeated use of an active recovery (ACT) program is beneficial for promoting recovery of muscle function during an intensive training phase in elite Olympic weightlifters. Using a crossover design, eight competitive weightlifters (7 male; 1 female) from the German national Olympic team participated in a two-day microcycle, comprising of four high-intensity training sessions, with either ACT or passive recovery (PAS) following the session. Barbell velocity during the clean pull, countermovement jump (CMJ) height, muscle contractile properties using tensiomyography (TMG), creatine kinase activity (CK), muscle soreness (DOMS) and perceived overall recovery and stress were measured. After termination of the microcycle, the sport-specific performance during all clean pull intensities (85% 1RM, ACT: Effect size (ES) = -0.20, PAS: ES = -0.50; 90% 1RM, ACT: ES = -0.29, PAS: ES = -0.35; 95% 1RM, ACT: ES = -0.41, PAS: ES = -020; P > 0.05) decreased. Both CK (ACT: ES = 2.11, PAS: ES = 1.41; P = 0.001) and DOMS (ACT: ES = 1.65, PAS: ES = 2.33; P = 0.052) considerably increased. Similarly, ratings of perceived recovery and stress were adversely affected in ACT and PAS, whereas changes in CMJ height and TMG muscle contractile properties remained trivial in both conditions. No practically meaningful differences in changes of the outcome measures were found between ACT and PAS, however there were variable individual responses to ACT. In conclusion, the short-term implementation of an individualized ACT program does not seem to enhance recovery from training-induced fatigue more effectively than PAS. However, because of the inter-individual variability in responses to ACT, it may be beneficial at the individual level.
NEW INVASIVE INSECT PESTS RECENTLY REPORTED IN SOUTHERN ROMANIA

This work presents the results of the field survey in 2016 referring to invasive insect pests newly recorded from the Southern Romania. Five non-European insect species, belonging to Hemiptera and Lepidoptera Orders damaging diverse plants were identified, as follows: three polyphagous species in Auchenorrhyncha group, Orientus ishidae, Phlogotettix cyclops and Acanalonia conica; one true bug species Leptoglossus occidentalis harmful to conifer seeds, and one leaf miner species Phyllocnistis vitegenella pest to grapevine. In this work we included summarized data related to some aspects of species origins, distribution in Europe and Romania and preference to the host plants.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME , BURNOUT , JOB SATISFACTION

Objectives: Over the last 20 years, tertiary institutions have been subjected to several changes. This has resulted in increased workloads for academics. Some academics have started to experience symptoms that are related to chronic fatigue syndrome and burnout. Researchers, however, cannot agree whether the 2 syndromes are two sides of the same coin or actually 2 separate constructs. This study that was conducted at a tertiary institution in South Africa therefore aimed to determine if these constructs accounted for the evidence of the same syndrome within an academic setting or if they were 2 separate, distinguishable constructs. However, since job satisfaction and social support play a role in the poor physical and psychological health experienced by individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome or burnout, it was decided to also include these 2 constructs into the investigation. Age was also incorporated because it had dissimilar relationships with burnout and chronic fatigue syndrome. Material and Methods: The participants completed the following questionnaires via an online survey: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptom Inventory, the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, the Overall Job Satisfaction Scale and the Social Support Scale. The data was used for constructing a structural equation model. Results: Job satisfaction was found to be a strong predictor of burnout. The number of symptoms indicative of chronic fatigue syndrome reported by the participants proved to be a relatively strong significant predictor of burnout. Age did not yield any significant relationship with any of the constructs. Conclusions: The results indicated that chronic fatigue and burnout should be perceived as 2 distinguishable constructs in the academic context. It should be noted, however, that some overlap exists between them. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(1):75 – 85
Equivalent pore radii of hydrophilic foliar uptake routes in stomatous and astomatous leaf surfaces--further evidence for a stomatal pathway.

Foliar uptake pathways for hydrophilic solutes were studied by the analysis of co-uptake of 15N-labelled urea, NH4+ or NO3- and 13C-labelled sucrose across leaf surfaces of various plant species. Uptake of N (y) and sucrose (x) were strongly correlated. Curvilinear regression revealed significantly positive intercepts with the y-axis indicating the involvement of a sucrose-excluding pathway consisting of small pores with radii <0.5 nm. Depending on plant species, N source, leaf side and aperture of stomata, these small pores accounted for 6-62% of total N uptake. Regression analysis revealed that in stomatous leaf surfaces of Vicia faba L. , Coffea arabica L. and Prunus cerasus L. , the remaining N uptake occurred via another pathway with an estimated average pore radius (r(P)) greater than 20 nm. This is two orders of magnitude greater than previous estimations of cuticular r(P), indicating that this pathway, which was only found in stomatous leaf surfaces, was probably not located in the cuticle but at the surfaces of the stomatal pores. In astomatous leaf surfaces of C. arabica and Populus x canadensis Moench, average r(P) was 2.0 and 2.4 nm, respectively, which is four to eight times larger than previous estimations of cuticular r(P). These results indicate that for polar solutes, the size exclusion limits of plant surfaces can be considerably larger than previously estimated. The far-reaching implications of these findings are discussed.
Interracial contact and constructions of racial inequality and justice in post-apartheid South Africa

The contact hypothesis holds that interaction between members of different groups tends to improve intergroup relations, particularly if contact occurs under certain ideal conditions (Allport, 1954). The hypothesis has had a long career in social psychology, marked by periods of scepticism and hope, uncertainty and confidence. Although acknowledging its potential benefits, early reviews pointed to the erratic and context specific effects of contact, the difficulty in establishing the ideal conditions for contact in ordinary settings, and the failure of interpersonal attitude changes to generalise to intergroup attitudes (e.g. Amir, 1969; Stephan, 1978; Hewstone & Brown, 1986). More recently, however, the literature has entered a buoyant and optimistic phase in its development, epitomised by Pettigrew and Tropp’s landmark reviews (e.g. Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006; Tropp & Pettigrew, 2006). Based on comprehensive meta-analyses of the contact literature, Pettigrew and Tropp have concluded that: (1) contact improves prejudice in the overwhelming majority of cases; (2) its effects often generalise beyond the immediate contexts of interaction to shape the wider patterning of intergroup attitudes; (3) such effects are facilitated by, but not necessarily contingent upon, situational factors such as equality of status between participants; and (4) that they hold not only for ethnic and racial prejudices, but also for other forms of prejudice (e.g. homophobia, ageism and xenophobia). Although they concede that contact has a more beneficial impact on the majority group prejudice than on minority group prejudice, and that its effects on affective measures of prejudice are stronger than its effects of cognitive measures of prejudice, Pettigrew and Tropp present a robust case for its general efficacy as a means of transforming intergroup prejudice in divided societies. This sentiment has been echoed by a number of other commentators. The contact hypothesis is now firmly established as “. one of psychology’s most effective strategies for improving intergroup relations” (Dovidio, Gaertner & Kawamaki, 2003, p. 5) and is widely commended as the definitive example of how social psychology can inform public policy.
INTERACTION BETWEEN HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS AND INSECT DIVERSITY USING GROUND BEETLES ( COLEOPTERA : CARABIDAE ) AND ANTS ( HYMENOPTERA : FORMICIDAE ) WITHIN A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL HABITATS

Heterogenous agroecosystems have the capacity to maintain high insect diversity despite alterations due to human activities. The distribution of carabid beetles and ants within a variety of habitat mosaics was monitored at two climatically distinct locations. Both insect Families were monitored to compare community similarities between habitats, within and between the two sampling locations. Species occurrences were significantly different between the two locations (p<0.05), with distinct patterns of distribution, resulting in high dissimilarity between locations and habitats sampled. While the lowveld had highest populations and diversity of both ants and carabid beetles in unmanaged habitats, the middleveld had high carabid beetle diversity in managed habitat and populations in unmanaged habitat, while ant populations and diversity were highest in an unmanaged habitat. Although the two locations had no carabid beetle species in common, they had a few ant species in common. Due to their abundance, diversity and relation to management, both insect Families have the potential to be used as indicators in the locations assessed.
Speciation Dynamics of Arsenic in Tailing Heap Leachates at an Abandoned Uranium-mining Site

The fate and effect of arsenic in mine water is influenced by its interaction with other ions, the physicochemical conditions of the water and biological process involving macrophytes and micro-organisms, which determine the actual speciation of arsenic. In view of this, we investigated the migration and speciation of inorganic arsenic in mine water discharged from a spring of leachates from a uranium-tailing heap to a wetland pond in ZobesMechelgrün in south-west Saxony in Germany. The field studies were complimented with laboratory investigation of the role of co-existing cations, also the impact of micro-organisms in the speciation dynamics of arsenic in surface mine water has been considered. Therefore, this article reports the findings, which highlight the interchanging of speciation status of inorganic arsenic in the aquatic system. Further, it reveals that availability of oxygen alone is not enough for oxidation of As III to As V.
A sparse factor analysis model for high dimensional latent spaces

Inducing sparsity in factor analysis has become increasingly important as applications have arisen that are best modeled by a high dimensional, sparse latent space, and the interpretability of this latent space is critical. Applying latent factor models with a high dimensional latent space but without sparsity yields nonsense factors that may be artifactual and are prone to overfittiing the data. In the Bayesian context, a number of sparsity-inducing priors have been proposed, but none that specifically address the context of a high dimensional latent space. Here we describe a Bayesian sparse factor analysis model that uses a general three parameter beta prior, which, given specific settings of hyperparameters, can recapitulate sparsity inducing priors with appropriate modeling assumptions and computational properties. We apply the model to simulated and real gene expression data sets to illustrate the model properties and to identify large numbers of sparse, possibly correlated factors in this space.