Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A second look at the first result of Landesman-Lazer type.

We discuss some results concerning periodic and almot periodic solutions of ordinary differential equations which are precursors of a result on weak solutions of a semilinear elliptic boundary due to E. M. Landesman and the author. It is observed that in the earliest of these, if one looks for periodic solutions instead of almost peridic solutions, then the conditions can be relaxed. Let g : R→ R be a continuous function and assume that the limits g(±∞) = lim s→±∞ g(s) exist and are finite, and that ∀ξ ∈ R, g(−∞) < g(ξ) < g(∞). In [3], E.M. Landesman and the author considered the boundary-value problem ∆u + λku+ g(u) = h(x) in D (1.1) u ∣∣ ∂D = 0 , where D is a bounded domain in R, h ∈ L(D), and λk is a simple eigenvalue of −∆. It was shown that if φk is an eigenfunction corresponding to λk, D = {x ∈ D : φk(x) > 0}, and D− = {x ∈ D : φk(x) < 0}, then the condition g(−∞) ∫
THE EFFECT OF AUDITOR COMPETENCE, INDEPENDENCE, AUDIT EXPERIENCE, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP AGAINST AUDITOR PROFESSIONALISM AND ITS IMPLICATION ON AUDIT QUALITY.

Shivangi Mathur. This study aims to analyze and explain 1) Relationship of auditors competences, auditor independence, audit experience, organizational culture, and leadership. 2) the auditors competences, auditor independence, audit experiences, organizational culture, and leadership directly in the professionalism of auditors. 3) the effect of auditors competences, auditor independence, audit experience, organizational culture, and leadership are directly or indirectly on audit quality. 4) Direct effect of professionalism auditor to audit quality.
Negative priming in the SRT task: Learning of irrelevant sequences is enhanced by concurrent learning of relevant sequences

We investigated negative priming (NP) in sequence learning, as demonstrated by Cock, Berry, and Buchner (2002). The NP effect in sequence learning refers to the observation that Serial Reaction Time performance becomes impaired when participants respond to a sequence they were previously ignoring. In Experiment 1, we established a NP effect with a complex second-order conditional sequence structure. Experiment 2 showed that NP occurs even when the irrelevant sequence is not synchronised with the relevant sequence. However, the results of Experiment 3 demonstrated that NP was absent when participants did not concurrently respond to a relevant sequence, while being exposed to the irrelevant sequence. These findings indicate that NP extends over complex forms of sequence learning, but requires concurrent learning of relevant sequences. We suggest that NP and the enhancement of (the expression of) learning of irrelevant sequences by concurrent learning of relevant sequences is guided by attentional processes.
Magnetohydrodynamics dynamical relaxation of coronal magnetic fields - III. 3D spiral nulls

Context. The majority of studies on stressed 3D magnetic null points consider magnetic reconnection driven by an external perturbation, but the formation of a genuine current sheet equilibrium remains poorly understood. This problem has been considered more extensively in two dimensions, but lacks a generalization into 3D fields. Aims. 3D magnetic nulls are more complex than 2D nulls and the field can take a greater range of magnetic geometries local to the null. Here, we focus on one type and consider the dynamical non-resistive relaxation of 3D spiral nulls with initial spine-aligned current. We aim to provide a valid magnetohydrostatic equilibrium, and describe the electric current accumulations in various cases, involving a finite plasma pressure. Methods. A full MHD code was used, with the resistivity set to zero so that reconnection is not allowed, to run a series of experiments in which a perturbed spiral 3D null point was allowed to relax towards an equilibrium via real, viscous damping forces. Changes to the initial plasma pressure and other magnetic parameters were systematically investigated. Results. For the axisymmetric case, the evolution of the field and the plasma is such that it concentrates the current density into two cone-shaped regions along the spine, thus concentrating the twist of the magnetic field around the spine, leaving a radial configuration in the fan plane. The plasma pressure redistributes to maintain the current density accumulations. However, it is found that changes in the initial plasma pressure do not significantly modify the final state. In the cases where the initial magnetic field is not axisymmetric, an infinite-time singularity of current perpendicular to the fan is found at the location of the null.
Influence of Wet and Dry Season on Milk Composition of Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Tunisia

This study investigated the effect of season (wet and dry) on milk composition of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). Milk samples representing the wet and dry seasons were analyzed for total solids (TS), fat (F), solids-non-fat (SNF), ash, crude protein (CP), nitrogen soluble at pH 4.6 (SN), mineral content (MC) and casein fraction (CnF). Camel milk had higher (P 0.05) in the two seasons. The concentrations of Mg, Na and K were affected by season while the concentrations of Ca and Cl were not. The results from the present study indicate that the increase of milk CnF observed in the wet season was not due to the increase in β-casein and α1-casein contents. Among caseins, the κ-casein and α2-casein fractions did not differ between the two seasons. Conversely, milk from summer camels showed higher contents of αs1-casein and β-casein. It was concluded that the effects of season on the chemical composition of camel milk may impact the processing characteristics of camel milk.
Practical Criticism and the Social Sciences of Management

As we are reminded by the strong programme in the sociology of science, the processes by which ideas come to be counted as knowledge may have little to do with their intrinsic merits. Particularly in the social sciences and more particularly still in those social sciences relating to management, the absence of any analogue to Kuhnian anomaly enables certain favoured texts to circulate within the influence networks of academia, accumulating authority and creating alliances until certain of them achieve quasi-foundational status. Since these are the social mechanics of fashion, there is no more point in asking why the received ideas of an academic network are as they are than there is in asking why that which is in fashion is fashionable. Within this socially constructed reality there is a fusion of power and knowledge which places normative limits on the field of enquiry such that the questioning of certain foundational ideas and texts, even on the basis of empirical findings, is taken to symptomize not an active mind or an interesting piece of research but a failure of understanding (e.g. Sosteric, 1996: 305-6, O’Doherty and Willmott, 2001: 468).
Observer error in identifying species using indirect signs: analysis of a river otter track survey technique

Observer Error in Identifying Species Using Indirect Signs: Analysis of a River Otter Track Survey Technique. (May 2006) Jonah Wy Evans, B.A., Prescott College Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Jane M. Packard Indirect signs of species presence (e.g., tracks, scats, hairs) are frequently used to detect target species in occupancy, presence/absence, and other wildlife studies. Indirect signs are often more efficient than direct observation of elusive animals, making such signs well suited for long-term and broad-scale monitoring programs. However, error associated with misidentification of indirect signs can be high, and should be measured if meaningful inferences about population parameters are to be made. This study addressed the need for systematic approaches to estimate and minimize variation due to observer error in identifying indirect signs. I reanalyzed data from 4 replicates of a presence/absence survey of northern river otters (Lontra canadensis) that had been conducted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (1996-2003). Sixteen observers had recorded tracks at sample points under bridges (n = 250) distributed throughout 27 counties in the Piney-Woods ecoregion of east Texas. My objectives were to 1) determine if observers were a source of bias in the survey, 2) estimate the proportion of error associated with track identification skill, and 3) evaluate the use of an international certification procedure that measured observer tracking skill. The null hypothesis that
Zur Notwendigkeit des Corporate Portfolio Management: Eine Würdigung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung der letzten vier Jahrzehnte

Obwohl wenige grose Unternehmen Ein-Produkt Organisationen sind, widmet die wissenschaftliche Forschung dem Management von Mehr-Produkt Portfolien erstaunlich wenig Aufmerksamkeit. Trotz einer Vielzahl von Arbeiten im Umfeld der Diversifikations- und M&A-Forschung wird dem Corporate Portfolio Management (CPM) und CPM Instrumenten seit den 1980er Jahren kaum Beachtung geschenkt, wie unsere kritische Bestandsaufnahme der einschlagigen Veroffentlichungen im strategischen Management und verwandten Disziplinen offenbart. Es stellt sich die Frage: Warum ist das so? Wir untersuchen zwei Grunde fur eine solche Geringschatzung - der begrundete Verdacht einer okonomischen Unterlegenheit der Unternehmensdiversifikation sowie die mogliche Unangemessenheit von CPM Instrumenten - und skizzieren eine Reihe von Anregungen im Hinblick auf praktische Implikationen und zukunftige Forschungsaktivitaten.
Cross-Cultural Equivalence of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form: An Australian and South African Comparison

The present study examined the reliability, content and construct validity, and cultural equivalence of the short form of the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDMSE-SF). In response to calls to conduct studies using the measure with high school-age samples, data were gathered from two samples of high school students, one from Australia and one from South Africa. The findings were in accord with earlier studies in that they failed to find five factors. Three factors were found with each sample; however, these factors were different in each sample and different from those reported in samples of U.S. college students, suggesting cross-cultural differences in the construct. The authors suggest that a more parsimonious version of the CDMSE-SF is possible, the CDMSE-SF does not adequately reflect its theoretical origins, and cultural equivalence cannot be assumed.
Learners' access to tools and experience with technology at the University of the South Pacific: Readiness for e-learning

Technology in higher education has become exceedingly popular and useful; however, a digital divide generally applies to the use of technology in education in many developing countries. The Pacific Island countries differ in their technological capacities and infrastructure, with the Fijian capital Suva being most technologically and infrastructurally advanced compared with other towns in Fiji and in other Pacific Island countries. This led the researchers to investigate access to e-learning tools and experience with technology amongst a group of 92 students, ranging from 18 to over 55 years of age, enrolled in postgraduate courses in education at the University of the South Pacific. A survey consisting of questions on age, gender, qualification, professional experience, ethnicity and access to and experience with technology was carried out for one cohort. The findings indicate an encouraging level of readiness for e-learning.
Population genetics of Bulgarian brown hares Lepus europaeus: allozymic diversity at zoogeographical crossroads

Allozymic variability of 157 brown hares Lepus europaeus (Pallas, 1778) from eight sampling localities in Bulgaria was studied by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis of 50 putative structural gene loci. The present data were compared to an adjusted data set of brown hares from central Europe (Austria), published earlier, in order to test the hypothesis of increased genetic diversity in brown hares from the southeastern European zoogeographical crossroads region, a possible refuge for brown hares during the last glaciation period. No new polymorphic locus was detected, and only one new allele occurred at a low frequency in the Bulgarian hares. Nevertheless, two estimators of genetic diversity (average expected heterozygosity, Shannon-Weaver information index) where slightly higher in Bulgarian hares than in central European hares. In contrast, some alleles found earlier in various parts of central Europe did not occur in the Bulgarian samples. The latter finding suggests that gene pools of central European brown hares might have received gene flow from other parts of Europe during their postglacial (re-)colonization process. This accords to an alternative hypothesis of postglacial colonization of central Europe from both southeastern and southwestern refuges.
Organizational context and innovation ambidexterity: Is creativity the missing link?

Creativity might be a prerequisite of technological innovation or an element of it. This article seeks to extend both prior studies that analyse which organizational contexts foster innovation ambidexterity without considering creativity and research that demonstrates a mediating effect of creativity on organizational performance without accounting for innovation ambidexterity. An empirical study of 307 French firms reveals that creativity is a missing link between the organizational context and ambidexterity, a result with interesting implications relative to the prerequisites for creativity and innovation ambidexterity. Managers thus should implement an organizational context that encourages creativity, rather than directly emphasising innovation ambidexterity.
Simulating realistic spatial structure for forest stands : a mimetic point process.

The recent development of individual based and spatially explicit models raises the question of how to simulate relevant initial states for these models, and more particularly how to simulate realistic spatial structures. This is especially true for forest stand modelling. In this paper, we first review briefly the main simple steps in the simulation of forest stands with realistic spatial structure : (i) spatial structure analysis and ecological interpretation, (ii) expert simulation through classical point processes and ad hoc values of the parameters, and (iii) precise fitting of a spatial structure model using L(r) and L12(r) functions as criterion. We illustrate the advantages and limits of these steps on a real forest stand in mixed Oak - Scots pine forest near Orleans (France). We then propose a specific method - a mimetic point process - in order to simulate spatial structures similar to real patterns. This point process is based on a generalised Gibbs process, whose global cost function directly depends on the difference between the real measured values of L(r) and L12(r) functions, and the corresponding values computed on the simulated pattern at each iteration of the algorithm. We applied this method on a mixed Oak - Scots pine forest stand, and thus obtained an improved simulated pattern, that can be used as initial state for individual based forest growth models. We finally discuss the limits of this method, and its possible use to facilitate the valorisation of individual based models in the community of forest management. (Resume d'auteur)
Effect of Phosphorylation and Copper(II) or Iron(II) Ions Enrichment on Some Physicochemical Properties of Spelt Starch

This paper provides an assessment of the effect of saturation of spelt starch and monostarch phosphate with copper or iron ions on selected physicochemical properties of the resulting modified starches. Native and modified spelt starch samples were analyzed for selected mineral element content using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS). Thermodynamic properties were measured using DSC, and pasting properties by RVA. Flow curves of 5% pastes were plotted and described using the Herschel-Bulkley model. The structure recovery ratio was measured. AAS analysis established the presence of iron(II) and copper(II) ions in the samples of modified starches and that potassium and magnesium ions had leached from them. In comparison to unfortified samples, enriching native starch with copper(II) ions decreases value of all temperatures of phase transformation about 1.3-2.7 °C, but in case of monostarch phosphates bigger changes (2.8-3.7 °C) were observed. Fortified native spelt starch with copper(II) ions caused increasing the final viscosity of paste from 362 to 429 mPa·s. However, presence iron(II) ions in samples caused reduced its final viscosity by 170 (spelt starch) and 103 mPa·s (monostarch phosphate). Furthermore, enriching monostarch phosphate contributed to reduce degree of structure recovery of pastes from 70.9% to 66.6% in case of copper(II) ions and to 59.9% in case of iron(II) ions.
Listening to boys in kindergarten talking about school

The perspectives of boys on their experience in school during kindergarten have not been explored in any significant way. Still missing in the literature is critical interpretive research on young, male children’s early schooling experiences and the implications for the academic outcomes of these students. There is evidence that some boys do not perform well in secondary school (West, 1999; Coulter, 2003; Martin, 2003) and this is predictable as early as the first year of formal schooling (Barrett, 1989; Alexander et el., 1993; Rimm-Kaufmann & Pianta 2000). This study adds to the literature by seeking the views of boys in kindergarten classes about what schooling means to them. A goal of this study is to understand the complex world of the lived experience of being a boy in kindergarten, from the point of view of boys who live it (Schwandt, 1998) so a qualitative, interpretive approach to the subject matter is used. Uncommon in other studies of young children, the hermeneutic phenomenological perspective of the philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer (2004) and a process of analysis proposed by Max van Manen (1990) provide the framework, using a mixed methodology derived from diverse sources. Data is generated primarily by conducting individual semi-structured interviews with fourteen boys in kindergarten classes in three schools in New South Wales. This data is interspersed with excerpts from the researcher’s retrospective reflective journal covering more than forty years of teaching. In keeping with the philosophical stance of Gadamer, these statements help to illuminate the personal position and bias of the researcher. Field notes that evaluate the processes and the techniques used to collect information from young children, supplement the primary data. Interpretation of the transcripts generated by conversations with the participants shows school routines and rules figure prominently in the boys’ views of school life, and play and friends, are important features of the school day. The boys say learning is work , and it is generally conducted using a pencil and paper. This study contributes to research on what school means to young boys and what factors engage or alienate young male students in school. It demonstrates links between these views and current education policy and classroom practice. The study provides insights into the effectiveness of various research techniques used with young children. Three scaffolding techniques were used to support the interview process, including the boys drawing a picture of school life and talking
SATISFACTION WITH BUSINESS-TO-EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR

Marketing the products of other companies within an individual company intranet can benefit both employees and the company itself. This study examines the dimensions of satisfaction with a business‐to‐employees (B2E) benefit system and the linkages between satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Structural equation modeling of data shows that convenience, delivery, interface, accuracy, price and security are factors that affect employee satisfaction with the B2E benefit system. Price is more important to the satisfaction of males than females. Significant, positive relationships were found between satisfaction and OCB. Perceived organizational support plays a stronger mediating role in leading to OCB for females than it does for males.
Short-Term Versus Long-Term Impact of Managers: Evidence from the Football Industry

Studies into the impact of top manager change on organization performance have revealed inconsistent findings. Using longitudinal data over a 12-year period on football organizations, we test for the short-term and long-term effects of manager change in comparison to the tenures of incumbent top managers. We find that long incumbent tenures are associated with performance far above the average. But when looking at change events, contrary to theoretical expectations, we find that change in the short term leads to a brief reprieve in poor performance only for performance to deteriorate in the long term as underlying weaknesses once again take hold. Our findings reveal the illusion of a short-term reprieve and the long-term consequences of this illusion. We map several implications for research and practice from our work.
Existence of Positive Solutions For A Fourth-Order 3 p-Laplacian Boundary Value Problem ∗

7 This article is concerned with the existence of positive solutions of a fourth8 order p-Laplacian boundary value problem. Based on a priori estimates achieved 9 by utilizing Jensen’s integral inequalities for convex and concave functions, we 10 use fixed point index theory to establish the existence of positive solutions for the 11 above problem. 12
Potensi Pengembangan Gerabah Bali dan Dampaknya Pada Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Pariwisata di Bali (Studi Kasus Gerabah Desa Adat Kapal, Kecamatan Mengwi,Kabupaten badung-Bali

Bentuk gerabah seakan tidak lekang oleh jaman, bentuknya tidak berubah dari masa ke masa dan diturunkan secara turun temurun. Inilah yang menarik untuk diteliti karena sebenarnya gerabah yang diproduksi oleh Desa kapal Kecamatan Mengwi Bali, sesungguhnya memiliki potensi untuk dikembangkan dan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan kepariwisataan di Bali selain untuk memenuhi untuk kebutuhan upacara adat dan upacara keagamaan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengungkapkan nilai estetis pada gerabah Desa Kapal dan untuk mengetahui potensi pengembangannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metoda kualitatif dengan pendekatan estetis dan pendekatan kebudayaan. Hasil dari penelitian ini nilai-nilai estetis gerabah terdapat pada unsur-unsur bentuk, bidang, tekstur, dan warna dimanfaatkan sebagai sarana upacara keagamaan dan upacara adat yang memiliki potensi untuk dapat dikembangkan agar juga dapat memenuhi kebutuhan pariwisata di Bali.
Genetic variability, shell and sperm morphology suggest that the surf clams Donax marincovichi and D. obesulus are one species

The taxonomy of two sympatric surf clams Donax marincovichi Coan, 1983 and Donax obesulus Reeve, 1854, inhabiting the coastal Humboldt Current Upwelling System is revisited. Because both species are exploited by artisanal fisheries, it is essential to verify that they are indeed distinct species that have to be managed separately. In this study, both taxa were sampled across their shared distributional area and specimens were indentified according to their respective morphological characteristics. Although width/height and height/length ratios revealed significant differences within sampling areas, the two morphotypes were frequently incongruent for taxonomically important morphometric parameters. In addition, they showed no significant mitochondrial genetic differentiation within or among populations and exhibited indistinguishable sperm ultrastructure. We conclude that the two morphotypes do not represent distinct species and should be included together under D. obesulus.