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Does the Balinese Tri Hita Karana Culture Affect the Adoption and Usage of Information Technology Systems

Hotel Information System (HIS) is defined as technological implementation in developing information for hotel industry. HIS is intended to increase operational efficiency, time efficiency, and improvement in service to guest. It is especially important as a strategic weapon to compete in the hotel industry. This study is intended to examine factors influencing the willingness to adopt and implement HIS, and conditions that facilitate the adoption and willingness to adopt and implement UTAUT model of technology-based AIS. The study is conducted in T ri H ita K arana cultural context as a substitute for social construct in original UTAUT model. Data are collected using questionnaire-aided survey to gather opinions of knowledge workers. This research uses purposive sampling and each hotel are represented by three knowledge workers. Total respondents in this study are 143 individuals on hotels in Bali. Data are further analyzed using partial least square. Results of the study empirically support UTAUT model in T ri H ita K arana culture context as organizational socio-cultural factor. Results of the analysis shows performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and socio-cultural factor affect intention to adopt and use. Facilitating conditions and intention to adopt and use affect adoption and implementation of AIS based IT. Gender moderates performance expectancy and socio-cultural factor to intention to adopt and use. Also, age moderates performance expectancy to intention to adopt and use AIS based IT in Bali. Key words: AIS based IT adoption and usage, UTAUT Model, Tri Hita Karana , and socio-cultural factor.
The 48 Layer COMMA-LIM Model : Model description , new Aspects , and Climatology

Zusammenfassung COMMA-LIM (Cologne Model of the Middle Atmosphere Leipzig Institute for Meteorology) ist ein 3D-mechanistisches Gitterpuktsmodell, welches sich von ca. 0 bis 135 km in logarhitmischen Druckkordinaten z = H ln(p=p0) erstreckt, wobei H=7 km und p0 den Referenzdruck am unteren Rand bezeichnet. Die vertikale Au  osung von COMMA-LIM wurde auf 48 Schichten erhoht. Zugleich wurde die Beschreibung des Strahlungsprozesses verbessert, zusammen mit den Beitragen zur Temperaturbilanz durch atmospharische Wellen und Turbulenz. Weitere Veranderungen betre en die numerische Realisation der horizontalen Di usion und des Filterproblems. Die Beschreibung ist unterteilt in den dynamischen Teil und die Strahlungsbetr age. Die jahreszeitlichen Klimatologien werden vorgestellt und diskutiert.
Transformational Leadership and Teaching Assistants ’ Self-Efficacies

The overall purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership behaviors of faculty supervisors and the graduate teaching self-efficacies of graduate teaching assistants. Quantitative data were collected on three surveys including a demographic survey, MLQ form 5x (only transformational leadership items), and Graduate Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale (GTSES). The statistical tests carried out were regression, multiple regression, and logistic regression along with descriptive statistics. Findings showed none of the transformational leadership behaviors (i.e., idealized influence behavior, idealized influence attribute, inspirational motivation, individualized consideration, and intellectual stimulation) of faculty supervisors were statistically significant predictors of graduate assistant teaching self-efficacies. There was a positive statistically significant relationship between number of years as a TA and teaching self-efficacy [p = . 008], Teaching selfefficacies of the TAs significantly predicted their satisfaction as a TA [(Hosmer & Lemeshow) x = 3.762, p = . 807]. Transformational leadership behaviors of faculty supervisors predicted the satisfaction of TAs graduate teaching assistants [Model x(1) = 41.03, p < . 05].
Financial behavior, confidence, risk preferences and financial literacy of university students

Abstract This study investigates determinants of financial behavior (FB) of university students at a university in South Africa. It examines whether financial behavior, confidence, time preferences, risk preferences and financial literacy perceptions of university students differ by financial literacy level. Data were gathered via a questionnaire that included personal information, FB, financial perceptions and financial knowledge responses as well as a multiple price list (MPL) risk preferences and time preferences experiment tasks. A convenient total sample of 191 students (females = 53%) participated in the study. A t-test analysis showed that FB, risk preferences, confidence levels, time preferences and financial literacy perceptions of university students significantly differed by financial literacy level. Our results show that university students with low financial literacy levels are more overconfident, risk loving and impatient; such FB is synonymous with major causes of financial crises across the world. An OLS regression model analysis showed that the risk preferences index, financial literacy perception index and confidence significantly influenced the FB of categorized university students. The risk preference index significantly influenced debt FB of categorized university students. In order to understand the FB of university students, one should take cognizance of their preferences, financial knowledge, confidence and personal characteristics.
Metallicity of M dwarfs - III. Planet-metallicity and planet-stellar mass correlations of the HARPS GTO M dwarf sample

Aims. The aim of this work is the study of the planet-metallicity and the planet-stellar mass correlations for M dwarfs from the HARPS GTO M dwarf subsample. Methods. We use a new method that takes advantage of the HARPS high-resolution spectra to increase the precision of metallicity, using previous photometric calibrations of [Fe/H] and effective temperature as starting values. Results. In this work we use our new calibration (rms = 0.08 dex) to study the planet-metallicity relation of our sample. The wellknown correlation for giant planet FGKM hosts with metallicity is present. Regarding Neptunians and smaller hosts no correlation is found but there is a hint that an anti-correlation with [Fe/H] may exist. We combined our sample with the California Planet Survey late-K and M-type dwarf sample to increase our statistics but found no new trends. We fitted a power law to the frequency histogram of the Jovian hosts for our sample and for the combined sample, fp = C10 α[Fe/H] , using two different approaches: a direct bin fitting and a Bayesian fitting procedure. We obtained a value for C between 0.02 and 0.04 and for α between 1.26 and 2.94. Regarding stellar mass, an hypothetical correlation with planets was discovered, but was found to be the result of a detection bias.
Rethinking Grade Retention and Academic Redshirting: Helping School Administrators Make Sense of What Works.

In this article, the authors discuss two interventions deployed to remediate low performing students. The rst is grade level retention in which a student is required to repeat a given grade due to lack of academic or social progress. The second is academic redshirting in which a parent voluntarily delays the entrance of her child into kindergarten to allow the child more time to grow and develop. The article has three goals: (a) to compare the predictors of students who are retained to the characteristics of students who are academically redshirted, (b) to synthesize current research regarding grade retention and academic redshirting, and as a result of this synthesis, (c) to provide educators with recommendations for practice when faced with retention or redshirting decisions. note: This manuscript has been peer-reviewed, accepted, and endorsed by the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) as a signi cant contribution to the scholarship and practice of education administration. In addition to publication in the Connexions Content Commons, this module is published in the International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, Volume 6, Number 1 (January March, 2011), ISSN 2155-9635. Formatted and edited in Connexions by Theodore Creighton and Brad Bizzell, Virginia Tech and Janet Tareilo, Stephen F. Austin State University. ∗Version 1.1: Mar 20, 2011 3:15 pm GMT-5 †http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://www.ncpeapublications. org http://cnx.org/content/m37212/1.1/ Connexions module: m37212 2
Thyroid autoimmunity and pemphigus vulgaris: Is there a significant association?

application, 29 participants preferred the side where SPF 85 sunscreen was applied, versus six that preferred SPF 50 side; 21 participants had no preference (P 1⁄4 .007). A debate exists as to the value of additional protection provided by very high SPF sunscreens, but higher SPF formulations have documented advantages. FDA sunscreen SPF testing requires an application density of 2 mg/cm. In this controlled environment, the marginal in vitro protection provided by high SPF sunscreens may be only 2% to 4%. Sunscreen is typically applied at 20% to 50% of the rated amount, and the actual effective SPF falls by the square root of the underapplication density ratio. Therefore, higher SPF sunscreens have a margin of safety that typically gives the user at least an effective SPF 15 level of protection. It has been suggested that higher-SPF products have the potential for less usage because of their thicker formulation. In this study, however, blinded subjects significantly preferred the SPF 85 formulation. Very high SPF sunscreens may provide more effective protection at the cellular level. Cesarini et al showed that there were fewer sunburn cells (regarded as markers for UV radiationeinduced damage to DNA) in fair-skinned individuals using sunscreens with SPFs higher than 15. Because altered DNA is thought to be the effector of photocarcinogenesis, more effective higher SPF sunscreens should therefore theoretically offer better protection from skin cancer. In our study, we have shown that a sunscreen with an SPF higher than 50 (SPF 85) significantly outperformed an SPF 50 sunscreen in providing better sunburn protection. The current FDA proposal to cap sunscreen SPF labeling at 501 may deprive consumers of the ability to accurately select the higher SPF formulations that may be needed in highUV environments.
IMPACTS OF HIPPODAMIA VARIEGATA (COL.: COCCINELLIDAE) PREDATION AND APHIDIUS COLEMANI (HYM.: BRACONIDAE) PARASITISM ON MYZUS PERSICAE NICOTIANAE (HEM.: APHIDIDAE)

The tobacco aphid (Myzus persicae nicotianae) is a cosmopolitan pest and one of the major pests of tobacco. Due to its damaging potential, particularly as a vector of virus diseases, management of M. persicae nicotianae relies heavily on chemical control. However, due to insecticide resistance development and ever-stringent regulations on plant protection products in external markets in the First World, it is now clear that an integrated pest management approach which encourages natural enemy activity is needed. This study evaluated the effectiveness of two of the most commonly found tobacco aphid natural enemies in the country, the ladybird beetle, Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the parasitoid, Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as biological control agents of the tobacco aphid. The biology of H. variegata and its aphid predation rates, A. colemani parasitism rate, intraguild predation of the parasitoid by the ladybird, and the effects of some common aphicide sprays on the ladybird were studied. The egg and larval-pupal periods of H. variegata were 2.6 and 12-17 days, respectively. Hippodamia variegata 1 st instar larvae could not survive on tobacco leaves due to impeded movement by sticky exudates from leaf trichomes making them less effective in controlling the tobacco aphid. Adult ladybrids, however, proved to be the most effective. A female ladybird had a daily predation rate of 30.2 aphids compared to the male which consumed 5.5 aphids per day. The adult male + female and adult female + 3 rd instar larva combinations were equally capable of suppressing tobacco aphid populations as was the female alone. Aphidius colemani developmental period ranged from 12 to 15 days with a mean percent adult emergence of 48.3% and a sex ratio of 1:0.9 (male: female). Adult female lifespan averaged 1.8 days with daily parasitism rate of 10.8 aphids on day 1 and 5 aphids on day 2. Ladybird predation of A. colemani-parasitized aphids occurred during the early stages of parasitoid development but significantly decreased with time after parasitization. Aphicides used for tobacco aphid control
Hedge funds as shareholder activists from 1994-2005

Recently, the mainstream media have paid considerable attention to hedge funds behaving as agents of corporate change. We study this phenomenon using a unique dataset of hedge fund activism for the period 1994-2005, and find strong evidence that hedge fund activists improve both short-term stock performance and long-term operating performance of their targets. The most dramatic changes in performance accrue to targets of aggressive activism, especially when the activists seek corporate governance changes and reductions in excess cash. Additionally, hedge funds themselves benefit from activism: the risk-adjusted annual performance of hedge funds practicing aggressive activism and/or seeking changes in corporate governance is about 7-11% higher than for non-activist hedge funds and hedge funds pursuing less aggressive activism. These results imply that hedge funds can facilitate long-lasting changes in corporate governance, cash flows, and operating performance that benefit target firm shareholders and hedge fund investors alike.
The Effectiveness of Teaching Vocabulary by Using Cartoon Film toward Vocabulary Mastery of EFL Students

This article investigates the suitable media to develop students’ vocabulary in elementary level is audio visual media especially cartoon film media, the problems of the study are: (1) How is the students’ score before using cartoon film media? (2) How is the students’ score after using cartoon film media? (3) How is the effectiveness of using cartoon film media on the students’ vocabulary mastery? This research conducts experimental design; it is pre-experimental design in the form of one–group pre–test and post– test. The instruments were used are pre–test, treatment, and the post–test. The analysis technique of data analysis used t–test statistical analysis. The use of cartoon film media will be significant if t count > t table. Data analysis shows that t count > t table (5,20 > 1,71), so H0 is rejected or Ha is accepted. Based on the research finding, the researchers conclude that (1) the students’ mastery on vocabulary before being taught by using cartoon film media can be seen from the result of pre – test, there are 15 students get excellent result, there are 2 students get good result , there are 4 students get enough result , there are 3 students get less result and 1 student get low result . It means that there are 32% students who get low score. (2) The students’ mastery on vocabulary after being taught by using cartoon film media can be seen from the result of post – test, there are 19 students get excellent result, there are 5 students get good result and there is 1 student get enough Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics e-ISSN: 2502-6062, p-ISSN: 2503-1848 2016, Vol. 1 (1)
A summary of results in modeling plaque formation and development, cochlea mechanics and vestibular disorders

In this review we present scientific results from three EC FP7 projects: ARTREAT, SIFEM and EMBALANCE. The title of FP7 ARTREAT project was: Multi-level patient-specific artery and atherogenesis model for outcome prediction, decision support treatment, and virtual hand-on training. Researchers from the University of Kragujevac and BioIRC participated in this project. The original method for plaque formation and development was developed and validated on the pilot study patients for coronary and carotid arteries in EU clinical centers. Another FP7 project was SIFEM with the title: Semantic Infostructure interlinking an open source Finite Element tool and libraries with a model repository for the multi-scale Modelling and 3d visualization of the inner-ear. Мethodology for cochlea model with tapered and rectangular basilar membrane with passive and active model was developed. The main part of EMBALANCE FP7 project was modelling of vertigo diseases. Threedimensional biomechanical model of semi-circular canals was described with full 3D fluidstructure interaction of particles, wall, cupula deformation and endolymph fluid flow. The model is compared with clinical data and nystagmus measurement on the vertigo patients.
Urological Survey Uro-Science Re : Cell Adhesion . Mechanical Strain Induces E-Cadherin-Dependent Yap 1 and b-Catenin Activation to Drive Cell Cycle Entry

available at http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih. gov/pubmed/26023140 Editorial Comment: Activation of Yap1 and b-catenin may be a master regulator for cell cycle reentry and progression through S phase following mechanical strain and an underlying mechanism for regulation of homeostasis in adult tissues. Additionally extracellular E-cadherin engagement and b-catenin represent critical regulators of quiescence and strain induced proliferation in multicellular assemblies. Thus, cell-cell junctions are not only mechanically responsive structural scaffolds, but also signaling centers that coordinate transcriptional responses to externally applied force.
STOCHASTIC INTEGRALS WITH RESPECT TO L´ EVY PROCESSES AND INFINITELY DIVISIBLE DISTRIBUTIONS

Results on two topics on stochastic integrals with respect to Levy processes and infinitely divisible distributions are surveyed. The first topic is on the distributions of Poissonian exponential integrals with four parameters, which are stationary distributions of some generalized Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes. The classification of the distributions is made according to infin- itely divisible or not infinitely divisible and according to quasi-infinitely divisi- ble or not quasi-infinitely divisible. Their classification according to absolutely continuous or continuous-singular is pursued. The second topic is on the trans- formation of infinitely divisible distributions via improper stochastic integrals of non-random functions with respect to Levy processes. Related subclasses and sequences of subclasses of the class of infinitely divisible distributions are studied. The results on the first topic are by Lindner and Sato (2009, 2011) and those on the second are by several papers of Barndorff-Nielsen, Jurek, Maejima, and Sato. 1. Basic facts
The effectiveness of phytase in broiler diets in improving production performances and bone features.

The possibilities of use of microbial phytase in maize/soybean meal diets for broilers from 21 to 42 days of age with different dietary total and available phosphorus (TP and AP) levels were investigated. A 22-day experiment was carried out on 240 Arbor Acres broilers of both sexes divided into six groups. The broilers were given diets with 0.43%, 0.23% or 0.10% AP, with or without phytase supplementation. During the experiment, health status and mortality, physical, chemical and morphological bone characteristics were investigated. Reduction of the mineral source of P from the diet increased mortality and health problems. Addition of phytase decreased mortality and alleviated negative effects of dicalcium phosphate exclusion. Histological, physical and chemical analysis of broiler tibia indicates that the extent and significance of changes depend on P deficiency and phytase addition. Phytase efficacy was greater in diets with a reduced level of dicalcium phosphate.
Charmonium in medium: From correlators to experiment

We set up a framework in which in-medium charmonium properties are constrained by thermal lattice quantum chromodynamics and subsequently implemented into a thermal rate equation enabling the comparison with experimental data in heavy-ion collisions. Specifically, we evaluate phenomenological consequences for charmonium production originating from two different scenarios in which either the free or the internal energy are identified with the in-medium two-body potential between charm and anticharm quarks. These two scenarios represent J/{psi}'melting temperatures' of approximately 1.25T{sub c} ('weak binding') and 2T{sub c} ('strong binding'), respectively. Within current uncertainties in dissociation rates and charm-quark momentum spectra, both scenarios can reproduce the centrality dependence of inclusive J/{psi} yields in nuclear collisions at the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) reasonably well. However, the 'strong-binding' scenario associated with the internal energy as the potential tends to better reproduce current data on transverse momentum spectra at both SPS and RHIC.
Parallel cascades: New ways to describe noise transfer in medical imaging systems

A generalized approach to describing transfer of the noise power spectrum through medical imaging systems has been developed over the past several years in which image-forming processes are represented in terms of a cascade of amplified point processes. Until recently, this approach has been restricted to serial cascades only. Here we develop a generalized expression for the cross covariance of amplified point processes and an expression for the cross spectral density for widesense stationary conditions. These results extend the generalized transfer-theory approach to include the description of more complex image-forming processes involving parallel cascades of quantum amplification processes. This parallel-cascade approach is used to develop a theoretical expression for noise-power transfer in a simple radiographic screen that includes the effect of characteristic x-ray reabsorption. The result confirms earlier work by Metz and Vyborny, who showed that reabsorption increases image noise and decreases the detective quantum efficiency at low spatial frequencies. Use of the transfer-theory approach facilitates a straightforward generalization to many new digital imaging systems including conventional angiographic and active-matrix flat-panel systems. © 2001 American Association of Physicists in Medicine. @DOI: 10.1118/1.1405842 #
Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Institutional Quality: Evidence from Developing Countries

This paper investigates the impact of decentralization on institutional quality. Institutional quality is measured using three indicators i.e. corruption, law and order situation and democratic accountability. While fiscal decentralization is expressed in sub-national forms of revenue and expenditure decentralization. The study uses panel data of 31 developing countries covering the time period of 1984 to 2012 and estimates a fixed effect model with instrumental variable (IV). This paper finds that revenue decentralization deteriorates institutional quality while expenditure decentralization improves it. Furthermore, institutions could be improved in terms of decrease in corruption, improvement in law and order and democratic accountability if developing countries lay more emphasis on trade openness and democracy.