Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stimulating Strategically Aligned Behaviour Among Employees

Strategically aligned behaviour (SAB), i.e. employee action that is consistent with the company's strategy, is of vital importance to companies. This study provides insights into the way managers could promote such behaviour among employees (who can be managers as well) by stimulating employee motivation, by informing employees, and by stimulating the development of their capabilities. The results of surveys conducted in three organizations suggest that, first, perceived efforts by management aimed at motivating and informing employees (both managers and non-managers), and at developing their capabilities, each are related to SAB. Second, among the perceived efforts to stimulate motivation among employees, providing a rationale for the strategy and an open communication climate have a stronger relationship with SAB than participation in decision making and supportiveness. Third, the perceptions of the different types of managerial effort are related to each other. For this reason, the efforts have direct as well as indirect relationships to SAB. Fourth, each of the perceived efforts seems to be complementary to the others, in the sense that the relationship of one type of effort to SAB is stronger when other types of effort are perceived to be higher.
Water Budget Assessment for a Typical Watershed in the Karak Plateau , Jordan

Being located mainly in an arid environment, Jordan suffers from chronic water problems that exacerbats further with time. The average volume of precipitation falling on the country as a whole is around 8 billion m3annually, with a value ranging from a minimum of less than 5 billion m3 in very dry years to a maximum of 17 billion m3 in wet years (Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2012). The water shortage in the country will deteriorate further in the near future due to the steady growth of population resulting from natural growth and forced immigration, and also due to climatic changes towards warmer and drier conditions (e.g., Zhang et al., 2005; Oroud, 2008; Menzel et al., 2009; Sowers et al., 2011). A large fraction of the renewable water resources in Jordan is generated in the mountainous areas due to the relatively good amount of precipitation falling there compared to the rest of the country. The mountainous region where the average annual precipitation exceeds 200 mm represents ~ 10% of the total area of the country. Detailed calculations by the author of isohyets using GIS indicate that this region receives on average ~32% of the total precipitation falling on the country as a whole, and generates more than 65% of the renewable water resources. Most watersheds in Jordan suffer from a lack of any type of meteorological and/or hydrological measurements, and where such measurements exist they are usually of poor quality, and in most cases the flood records do not reflect precipitation events. For instance, the Karak Plateau recorded, on the 22/23 of March, 1991, a significant amount of precipitation randing from 160 mm in Rabba to 245 mm in the city of Karak, causing a massive flooding in all wadies draining the plateau, yet the average daily discharges of Wadi Mujib, Wadi Karak, Wadi Numera and Wadi Ibin Hammad, for the 23, 24, 25 of March, 1991, as provided by archives of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2001, were 0.038, 0.274, 0.061, and 0.19 m3/ second, respectivel! Unfortunately, such erroneous “records” are implemented in calibrating models and in planning dams, culverts, and bridges. The deficiency and/or very poor quality of such measurements, in most catchments along with the poor knowledge of the fluvial processes controlling rainfallrunoff dynamics, have led to serious miscalculations of the capacity of dams, bridges and culverts constructed over many catchments in this region. For example, the maximum storage capacity design of both the Wadi Walla and the Wadi Mujib Dams were seriously underestimated, being 8 and 36 million m3, respectively. During their operational period, which started around 10 years ago, the volume of overflow during flooding events exceeded the volume of water stored behind them. To reduce the flood water lost from the Wala Dam, the MWI implemented a plan in 2014 to increase the dam’s
The changing status of the Common Crane in the UK

The Common Crane Grus grus was a familiar part of the UK avifauna up until the sixteenth century, although there is more evidence of a regular wintering population than widespread breeding. The species became extinct, probably through overexploitation, with the last evidence of breeding in England in 1542. Cranes subsequently became rare in the UK, but since the 1950s have become increasingly regular passage migrants. Two subadult Cranes, which arrived in the Norfolk Broads in autumn 1979, stayed and eventually bred there in 1981, and Cranes have bred in the Broads every year since. Population growth to 1997 was slow, mainly because of poor productivity, but since then success has improved and the number of pairs has increased steadily. Elsewhere, one pair has bred in Yorkshire since 2002, while up to three pairs have nested in the Fens of East Anglia since 2007. In 2010, there were 13-14 breeding pairs (which fledged eight young), three non-breeding pairs and a wintering population of c. 50 birds in the UK. It is unclear whether the new populations arose from emigration from the Broads or from continental Europe. The Common Crane remains a rare breeding species in the UK, but should continue to colonise new areas if present trends continue. It is not yet known whether one or more of the following factors - habitat availability, predation, human disturbance, collision risk - will constrain population growth.
Issues in Quantifying Variability From a Dynamical Systems Perspective

Variability is a critical aspect of a dynamical systems analysis. Because there are a number of numerical techniques that can be used in such an analysis, the calculation of variability has several issues that must be addressed. The purpose of this paper is to present a variety of quantitative methods for investigating variability from a dynamical systems perspective. The paper is divided into two major sections covering discrete and continuous methods. Each of these sections is subdivided into two sections. Within discrete methods, we discuss, first, the calculation of the discrete relative phase from a time-series history of two parameters and, second, the use of return maps. Using continuous methods, we present procedures for using angle-angle plots in the evaluation of relative phase. We then discuss the use of phase plots in the calculation of the continuous relative phase. Each of these methods presents unique problems for the researcher and the method to be used is determined by the nature of the question asked.
Implications of Tax Policy for Innovation and Aggregate Productivity Growth

The quantitative implications of income taxation for innovation and aggregate productivity growth are evaluated in the context of a Schumpeterian model of innovation-led growth. In the model, innovation comes from entrant firms creating new products and from incumbent firms improving own existing products. The model embodies key features of the U.S. government sector: (i) an individual income (labor income, dividends, and capital gains) and (ii) corporate tax; (iii) a consumption tax; and (iv) government purchases. The model is further restricted to fit observations for the post-war U.S. economy. The results suggest that endogenous movements in TFP constitute a quantitatively important channel for the transmission of tax policy to real GDP growth. Endogenous market structure plays a key role in the propagation of tax shocks.
Modular p-adic L-functions attached to real quadratic fields and arithmetic applications

Let f ∈ Sk0+2(Γ0(Np)) be a normalized N -new eigenform with p N and such that ap 6= pk0+1 and ordp (ap) < k0 + 1. By Coleman’s theory, there is a p-adic family F of eigenforms whose weight k0 + 2 specialization is f . Let K be a real quadratic field and let ψ be an unramified character of Gal(K/K). Under mild hypotheses on the discriminant of K and the factorization of N , we construct a p-adic Lfunction LF/K,ψ interpolating the central critical values of the Rankin L-functions associated to the base change to K of the specializations of F in classical weight, twisted by ψ. When the character ψ is quadratic, LF/K,ψ factors into a product of two Mazur-Kitagawa p-adic L-functions. If, in addition, F has p-new specialization in weight k0 + 2, then under natural parity hypotheses we may relate derivatives of each of the Mazur-Kitagawa factors of LF/K,ψ at k0 to Bloch-Kato logarithms of Heegner cycles. On the other hand the derivatives of our p-adic L-functions encodes the position of the so called Darmon cycles. As an application we prove rationality results about them, generalizing theorems of Bertolini-Darmon, Seveso, and Shahabi.
Wine consumption in China : Cultural globalization with Regional Differences

◦Purpose. The aim is to explore the perception of foreign wines in China as Western products. This paper assumes that wine is concerned by the indigenization of cultural globalization according to regional ideologies and practices. ◦Design/methodology/approach. Our study focuses on foreign wines and Chinese market. We worked on a qualitative study of 40 Chinese consumers. Interviews were carried out in Chinese and translated into English by a Chinese professor. We focus on both local and foreign wine perception and we decided to compare consumers from Shanghai with those from Beijing. ◦Findings: This study highlights the preference for foreign wines over local wines and its regional reasons. We show that foreign wines have a substantial advantage compared with local wines both in Beijing and Shanghai. However Beijing consumers explain this more by cultural and social reasons, whilst consumers from Shanghai focus more on intrinsic quality and the promotion of brands. ◦Practical implications: The results show the enigma of the Chinese wine market. Most in the wine industry will agree that China is a ripe market but which requires some level of wine acculturation to reach its full potential. Western wine producers have spent a lot of money on educating Chinese consumers about their products and will be required to do so for many years to come. To limit this costly operation, wine producers have to consider the Chinese market as several markets and select regions very carefully.
Effect addition Al2O3 on the (A.C, D.C) Electrical Properties of Ethylene-Alpha Olefin Copolymer

In the present work, the effect of the addition of Al2O3 on some electrical properties of Ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer has been studied. For such a purpose, many samples have been prepared by adding Al2O3 on the Ethylene-Alpha Olefin by different weight percentages (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 0.10) w.t% by using casting method. The experimental results showed that the electrical properties measured at room temperature. The results showed that the D.C and A.C electrical conductivity of (Ethylene-Alpha Olefin-Al2O3) Composites copolymer is increased with the increasing of the weight percentages of Al2O3.
Facing up to Facebook: politicians, publics and the social media(ted) turn in New Zealand

Social media have an increasingly important place in the lives of citizens, and their potential to expand the reach of communication messages beyond individual networks is attractive to those looking to maximise message efficiency. The influence of Facebook in Obama’s 2008 campaign success galvanised many politicians into taking it seriously as a campaign tool. Our study explored the Facebook wall posts (1148 in total) of New Zealand Members of Parliament (MPs) leading up to the 2011 general election to determine posting behaviours and differences. Among other things, we found that women posted more frequently than men and that Labour MPs posted more than their National counterparts. Additionally, most politicians do not invite dialogue with readers of their posts, rarely get involved in comment threads and mostly take a monologic approach, using Facebook as a way of broadcasting information rather than as a medium enabling two-way flow. In other words, same old, same old.
Effect of Particle Size on the Wear Resistance of Alumina-Filled PTFE Micro- and Nanocomposites

It was long supposed that the ability of hard particle fillers to reduce the wear rate of unfilled PTFE (typically ∼ 10− 3 mm 3 /Nm) by an order of magnitude or more was limited to fillers of microscale or greater, as nano-fillers would likely be encapsulated within the large microscale PTFE wear debris rather than disrupting the wear mechanism. Recent studies have demonstrated that nano-fillers can be more effective than microscale fillers in reducing wear rate while maintaining a low coefficient of friction. This study attempts to further elucidate the mechanisms leading to improved wear resistance via a thorough study of the effects of particle size. When filled to a 5% mass fraction, 40- and 80-nm alumina particles reduced the PTFE wear rate to a ∼ 10−7 mm 3 /Nm level, two orders of magnitude better than the ∼ 10−5 mm 3 /Nm level with alumina micro-fillers at sizes ranging from 0.5 to 20 μm. Composites with alumina filler in the form of nanoparticles were less abrasive to the mating steel (stainless 304) countersurfaces than those with microparticles, despite the filler being of the same material. In PTFE containing a mixture of both nano- and micro-fillers, the higher wear rate microcomposite behavior predominated, likely the result of the continued presence of micro-fillers and their abrasion of the countersurface as well as any overlying beneficial transfer films. Despite demonstrating such a large effect on the wear rate, the variation of alumina filler size did not demonstrate any significant effect on the friction coefficient, with values for all composites tested additionally falling near the μ = 0.18 measured for unfilled PTFE at this study's 0.01 m/s sliding speed.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in southern Iraq: clinico-pathologic patterns and risk stratification

There was no local or nation-wide data on the patterns of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) in Iraq. This study was undertaken to determine the clinical and pathologic characteristics and risk stratification of GISTs in Iraqi patients over a nine years’ period. This is a retrospective descriptive study. Medical notes and histopathological reports of patients with confirmed diagnosis of GIST between January 2007 and August 2015 were reviewed for age, gender, tumor location, CD117 status, tumor stage, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) risk classification. Fortyseven patients were included in the study. Mean age at time of diagnosis was 57 years (range 29 to 85 years), and male to female ratio was 1:1. Most common sites of involvement of GISTs were stomach (21/47), and jejunum/ ileum (16/47). Immunohistochemistry for CD117 was positive in 33 cases. Out of the 47 cases, 4 were locally advanced and 15 were metastasized. The most common site for metastasis was liver (53%) followed by pulmonary (40%) and retroperitoneum (7%). Risk stratification was done for only 41 cases; 61% were stratified as high risks group, 12% belonged to intermediate risk category, while the rest 27% were stratified as very low and low risk groups. While the epidemiological patterns of GIST from Iraq resembles those from elsewhere, the disease was more advanced in Iraqi patients when compared to Western countries. At the time of diagnosis, majority of our cases were stratified under high-risk category.
Relativistic mean-field interaction with density-dependent meson-nucleon vertices based on microscopical calculations

Although ab initio calculations of relativistic Brueckner theory lead to large scalar isovector fields in nuclear matter, at present, successful versions of covariant density functional theory neglect the interactions in this channel. A new high-precision density functional DD-MEδ is presented which includes four mesons, σ , ω, δ, and ρ, with density-dependent meson-nucleon couplings. It is based to a large extent on microscopic ab initio calculations in nuclear matter. Only four of its parameters are determined by adjusting to binding energies and charge radii of finite nuclei. The other parameters, in particular the density dependence of the meson-nucleon vertices, are adjusted to nonrelativistic and relativistic Brueckner calculations of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter. The isovector effective mass m ∗ − m ∗ derived from relativistic Brueckner theory is used to determine the coupling strength of the δ meson and its density dependence.
Poles of Painlevé IV Rationals and their Distribution

We study the distribution of singularities (poles and zeros) of rational solutions of the Painleve IV equation by means of the isomonodromic deformation method. Singularities are expressed in terms of the roots of generalised Hermite $H_{m,n}$ and generalised Okamoto $Q_{m,n}$ polynomials. We show that roots of generalised Hermite and Okamoto polynomials are described by an inverse monodromy problem for an anharmonic oscillator of degree two. As a consequence they turn out to be classified by the monodromy representation of a class of meromorphic functions with a finite number of singularities introduced by Nevanlinna. We compute the asymptotic distribution of roots of the generalised Hermite polynomials in the asymptotic regime when $m$ is large and $n$ fixed.
On π-hyperbolic knots and branched coverings

We prove that, for any given n > 2, a π-hyperbolic knot is determined by its 2-fold and n-fold cyclic branched coverings. We also prove that a 2π/m-hyperbolic knot which is not determined by its m-fold and n-fold cyclic branched coverings, 2 < m < n, must have genus (n− 1)(m− 1)/2. Mathematics Subject Classification (1991). Primary 57M25; Secondary 57M12.
Structure and statistical properties of plasmoids in Jupiter's magnetotail

Plasmoids and other reconnection‐related signatures have been observed in Jupiter's magnetotail through analysis of magnetic field and energetic particle data. Previous studies have established the spatial distribution and recurrence period of tail reconnection events, and identified the location of a statistical X‐line separating inward and outward flow. Here we present new analysis focusing specifically on 43 plasmoid signatures observed in magnetometer data in order to establish the average properties and internal structure of Jovian plasmoids. We present statistics on the observed plasmoid length scale, duration, radial position, and local time distribution. On average, the observed plasmoids have a ~3 RJ radial extent and ~7 min duration and result in the closure of ~4–8 GWb of open flux from reconnection of open field lines in the postplasmoid plasma sheet. We also determine the amount of mass released and the magnetic flux closed in order to understand the role of tail reconnection in the transport of mass and flux in Jupiter's magnetosphere. The observed plasmoid properties are consistent with a mass loss rate of ~0.7–120 kg/s and a flux closure rate of ~7–70 GWb/d. We conclude that tail reconnection and plasmoid release is an important method of flux transport at Jupiter but likely cannot account for the mass input from Io, suggesting that additional mass loss mechanisms may be significant. Finally, we examine the plasmoid interior structure through minimum variance analysis and find that most plasmoids lack a core field and are better described by magnetic loops rather than flux ropes.
Psychological Wellbeing in Three Groups of Skilled Immigrants to New Zealand

The present study sought to investigate the current levels of psychological wellbeing in three immigrant groups to New Zealand. In addition, we sought to determine whether aspects of the acculturation process were related to mental health outcomes. This is a cross-sectional study from the fifth wave of annual in-depth interviews with three groups of recently arrived skilled immigrants from India, the People's Republic of China and South Africa. Interviews focused on international contacts and the migration of relatives and friends, housing, language, qualifications and employment, and social participation. Participants were also asked about health difficulties, homesickness, and whether they felt settled in New Zealand. The SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire (Ware, 1997), assessed the respondent's functional status and wellbeing in relation to four health concepts: vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional health, and general mental wellbeing. The immigrant group differed significantly from the New Zealand population on only one of the four mental health scales, Vitality, with immigrants reporting higher levels. Different acculturation factors were found to predict different mental health subscales in regression analyses. Gender, home contact and health difficulty explained 22% of the unique variance in Vitality; employment status and health difficulty explained 18% of the variance in Social Functioning; health difficulty significantly contributed to the explained variance (14%) in the Role limitations due to emotional health subscale; gender, home contact and health difficulty explained 27% of the variance in the Mental Health subscale. There was little evidence for lower levels of psychological wellbeing for the three immigrant groups compared to the general New Zealand population, nor for differences between the three groups. However, results highlight the importance of differential predictors in the understanding of psychological health in migrant groups.