Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Organizational commitment and job satisfaction : a study with municipal civil servants

This study aims to analyze the relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction among civil servants of city halls. The theoretical platform that was used to approach organizational commitment was based on the model of Meyer and Allen (1991), validated in Brazil by Medeiros and Enders (1998). Regarding job satisfaction, the construct of Siqueira (1995, 2008) was used. For research development, the quantitative approach was chosen, being the data collected using research instruments derived from scales validated for these constructs. The methods used in the comparison of averages were t test and Anova, and in the evaluation of relationships, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling. The associations between the constructs showed that affective dimension of commitment shows a significant relation with satisfaction. In the same way, but with a negative relation, the normative dimension also shows relation with job satisfaction, indicating the higher the normative commitment of employees, the lower their satisfaction. As for the instrumental dimension, there was no relation with satisfaction. The results showed that civil servants of city halls feel satisfied when they are affectively committed and dissatisfied if their commitment is only to comply with norms.
Effects of Cattle Stocking Rates on Nematode Communities in South Florida

Abstract Ranch management practices aimed at cattle and pasture vegetation have the potential to impact other animals as well, including nontarget organisms. Soil-inhabiting nematodes are often used as bioindicators of nontarget effects because of their widespread occurrence and their diverse trophic habits and lifestyles. The effect of cattle stocking rates on nematode communities present in the soil was examined at the MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Center in south-central Florida. Nematode abundance and richness (genera per sample) were not affected (P > 0.10) by cattle grazing in 2 different pasture types (tame grass and native) over three seasons. In general, populations of most nematodes showed strong seasonal responses, varying in numbers from year to year, possibly related to soil moisture levels. In comparison, the cattle stocking rates typically used in south-central Florida had little effect on soil nematodes, which were abundant nontarget organisms in this system.
Evaluation of Clinical Measures and Different Criteria for Diagnosis of Adult-onset Still’s Disease in a Chinese Population

Objective. To determine the value of clinical measures in diagnosis of adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD), and to identify the optimal set of proposed classification criteria, in a Chinese population. Methods. A total of 70 patients with AOSD and 140 non-AOSD inpatients with fever were retrospectively identified at Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, from January 2003 to December 2009. Clinical measures and 4 sets of diagnostic criteria (Yamaguchi, Calabro, Cush, and Reginato) were evaluated by sensitivity, specificity, positive/negative predictive value (PPV, NPV), and positive/negative likelihood ratio (PLR, NLR) for diagnosis of AOSD. Results. In our series, higher sensitivity included hyperpyrexia (temperature ≥ 39°C, 94.29%), arthralgia (80.0%), polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) ≥ 75% (84.29%), serum ferritin ≥ 2-fold the upper normal value (90.0%), negative antinuclear antibodies (85.29%), and rheumatoid factor (84.38%); while higher specificity included transient erythema (98.57%), sore throat (85.0%), leukocytes ≥ 15,000/mm3 (87.86%), and PMN ≥ 85% (85.0%). Rash, arthralgia, and sore throat were found to have better sensitivity and specificity (PLR 3.29–4.86). Leukocytes ≥ 10,000/mm3, PMN ≥ 80%, and serum ferritin ≥ 5-fold the upper normal limit were set as critical points. The Reginato criteria set had the highest specificity, 99.29%. The Yamaguchi set had the highest sensitivity, 78.57%, with a better accuracy of 87.14%. Conclusion. The Yamaguchi diagnostic criteria had better accuracy in Chinese patients. Indicators such as rash, arthralgia, sore throat, leukocytes ≥ 10,000/mm3, PMN ≥ 80%, and serum ferritin ≥ 5-fold the upper normal limit were helpful for diagnosis of AOSD. We recommend using these indicators in combination instead of alone.
TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER STRUCTURE OVER SPARSELY-DISTRIBUTED ROUGHNESS

Experiments were performed on a surface consisting of sparsely-distributed rigid circular cylinder roughness elements to examine the effects of sparseness on turbulence structure. Measurements were made using both twocomponent LDV and wide-field planar PIV techniques. The mean velocity profile in defect form conforms to outer-layer similarity. The streamwise and wall-normal turbulence intensities appear to exhibit outer-layer similarity for y > 3ks. However, the Reynolds shear stress is consistently higher compared to smooth-wall as well as other rough-wall data. The higher shear stress appear to be linked with strong ejection events that characterise the outer region of the flow. Twopoint spatial correlations of both streamwise and wall-normal velocity fluctuations indicate that the turbulent structures in the outer region are coherent over much larger streamwise distances compared to smooth and other rough-wall cases. These results point to the fact that sparseness plays an important role in the outer-layer structure of turbulent boundary layers over rough walls.
Shallow-Water Brachycnemic Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) from Taiwan: A Preliminary Survey

363 Shallow-Water Brachycnemic Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) from Taiwan: A Preliminary Survey James D. Reimer1,2,*, Masami Obuchi1, Yuka Irei3, Takuma Fujii3, and Yoko Nozawa4 1Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Rising Star Program, Transdisciplinary Research Organization for Subtropical Island Studies (TRO-SIS), Univ. of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan 2Marine Biodiversity Research Program, Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan 3Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Marine Science, Univ. of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan 4Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
Motor phenotypes, medication and mood: further associations with impulsive behaviours in Parkinson's disease.

BACKGROUND Dopaminergic drugs are the primary risk factor for Impulse Control Behaviours (ICB) in Parkinson's disease (PD), others being early-onset disease and gender. OBJECTIVE This report further explores ICB symptom relationships with motor and mood phenotypes, the complex relationship with dopaminergic medications, and hypothesizes a model with potential clinical implications. METHODS Data from 500 PD patients were analyzed. Hypersexuality, gambling and shopping behaviour were assessed using selected questions from the Minnesota Impulsive Disorders Interview questionnaire. Local questions assessed hobbyism. Motor characteristics considered were akinetic-rigid/gait disturbance (PIGD) and 'non-PIGD' phenotypes, motor severity, motor progression, and presence/absence of motor fluctuations. Other variables included anxiety, depression, current levodopa and agonist use, age, gender and cognition. RESULTS Overall, ICB symptom frequency was 17.8%. There was no relationship between PIGD/non-PIGD motor phenotypes and ICB symptoms. Those with ICB symptoms had higher total combined levodopa/agonist equivalent intake, but not current agonist-only equivalent intake. ICB symptoms were reported by 23.1% of those taking combined levodopa and agonist compared to 19.2% on agonist monotherapy and 11.6% levodopa monotherapy. Compared with non-ICB patients, patients with ICB symptoms were more likely to show an anxious mood phenotype, reported more motor fluctuations, and were younger. CONCLUSIONS Both PIGD and non-PIGD phenotypes are equally affected. Dose-related risk applies to total anti-parkinsonian medication and not just current agonist-only. Anxious mood phenotypes may carry increased risk. A role of anxiety, either as a marker of risk, indirect causal factor, or maintaining factor is incorporated into a preliminary model. We discuss implications for clinical management.
Role of Accounting Information in Assessing Stock Prices in Bangladesh

This paper seeks to explore the relationship between share prices and the value-relevance of accounting information. The basic Ohlson (1995) valuation model has been used to conduct the research using a sample of 93 companies from six broad industries listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh. The adjusted (R²) and estimated regression coefficients of accounting variables are tested in this model. Results report that both Earnings per Share (EPS) and Book Value (BV) have influential power in determining share prices. But, results of the individual effect of EPS and BV to determining share price indicate that the EPS played an increasingly considerable role in projecting share prices than that of BV. Thus, EPS has become more informative to equity investors in predicting the share prices.
Verification of Statistical-Dynamical Downscaling in the Alpine Region

A statistical-dynamical downscaling procedure for global climate sirnulations is verified for the greater Alpine region. This procedure links global and regional model simulations using frequencies of large-scale weather types in order to derive the regional climate corresponding to a given global climate. The results from multi-year global simulations or large-scale analyses are classified into a set of large-scale weather types. Regional model simulations are carried out once for each class. The model output fields are weighted with the frequencies of the corresponding weather type to give the regional climate. As downscaling procedures transmit errors in the global climate simulation to the regional scale, the verification of the statistical-dynamical procedure is based on large-scale observational data, in our case a decade of daily ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts) analyses. The downscaled results are compared with local observations for the same decade. The verificat.ion shows that the downscaling procedure is able to reproduce cl~matological features of the observed regional distributions of wind and temperature. However, the downscaled regional distribution of precipitation exhibits major deficiencies. Possible reasons are discussed and further improvements of the statistical-dynamical downscaling procedure are previewed.
Lessons from the EMU for Asian Regional Integration: An Economic Perspective

ABSTRACT Critical costs and benefits of creating an EMU-like structure in Asia are identified. Analyzing the EU, we pay particular attention to two kinds of economic benefits and costs that do not appear much in conventional economic analysis. First, there are benefits and costs of harmonization in different areas including the monetary area. Second, giving up sovereignty within a policy area can provide many countries with a kind of insurance against domestic institutional, legal, and political weaknesses. Although we emphasize economic arguments it is necessary to recognize that the EU is very much a politically motivated project. Politics may well be the biggest obstacle to an EMU-like monetary system in Asia. Conditions in Asia require consideration of alternatives to a monetary union since there exist disparate economic and political systems that may well prove impossible to fully integrate.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 EDL933 has a strong virulence to Bama miniature pigs by injection and fails to colonize to their gastrointestinal tracts.

Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 from commercially grown pigs has been reported. Furthermore, the E. coli O157:H7 colonized model of pig has been established and E. coli O157:H7 could be transmitted from infected donor pigs to naive pigs directly and indirectly. In the present study, we want to know whether any E. coli O157:H7 strain can colonize to the alimentary tract of pig and the virulence of E. coli O157:H7 to pig by injection. Bama miniature pig was infected withE. coli O157:H7 EDL933 strain orally, but the organism could not be recovered from the feces and did not cause any tissue damage. Nevertheless, this pathogen introduced serious clinical symptoms and pathological injuries by injection, especially the nervous system and the injected pig exhibited severe neurological symptoms, including synclonus tremens, ataxia, head-pressing and recumbency, etc. The pig did not excrete urine and feces and the abdomen became tympanous. These data suggested that only certain E. coli O157:H7 strains could colonize to the GIs of pigs involved mechanisms that related to various factors. However, the organism has strong virulence to pig by injection mode and it is a risky pathogen to human health. Key words: Escherichia coli O157:H7, bama miniature pig, colonization, inoculation, pathological injury.
Determinants of FDI Flows to Developing Countries: An Empirical Study on the MENA Region

Many studies have provided evidence that foreign direct investment (hereafter FDI) can convey great advantages to host countries and can have important positive effects on their development efforts and economic growth. This paper contributes to the extant literature by providing evidence on the main determinants of FDI inflows and exploring the hindering factors that may have a negative influence on FDI and consequently economic growth. Our focus is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the period 2006 to 2013, a period of great economic and political turbulence and uncertainty. To conduct this study, regression with time series data on stationary and dynamic variables was done using random effect panel data analysis. Availability of resources, market openness, human capital, infrastructure, political stability, lagged FDI, are all used to determine which of these factors are significant determinants of FDI. We find that infrastructure, human capital, lagged FDI and market openness are the significant determinants of FDI in the MENA region. Our results suggest that FDI for MENA is primarily market based. Hence, MENA region nations should strive to utilize these determinants to improve the competitive environment and attract FDI flow. Our findings would be of use to market participants, regulators and policy makers as they support the view arguing that MENA region is an important trade hub and thus should remove all trade barriers and restrictions to capitalize on their strategic location in the world to facilitate trade to Europe, Africa and Asia.
INDIVIDUAL ANTECEDENTS of EMOTIONAL LABOUR in AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Emotional labour is the display of organizationally desired emotions by employees during service interactions. Emotions are the last phenomenon, employees may incorporate to the labour process. Workers are expected to display some appropriate emotions to the customers, especially in service sector. There are individual antecedents of emotional labour as; gender, age, marital status, education, experience, and it’s assumed that these antecedents create a difference. The aim of this study is determining the individual antecedents of emotional labour through a research held in airline industry.
Species diversity of lepidopteran stem borer parasitoids in cultivated and natural habitats in Kenya

Field surveys were conducted during 2005 to 2007 to assess the species diversity of stem borer parasitoids in cultivated and natural habitats in four agroecological zones in Kenya. In total, 33 parasitoid species were recovered, of which 18 parasitized six stem borer species feeding on cereal crops, while 27 parasitized 21 stem borer species feeding on 19 wild host plant species. The most common parasitoids in cultivated habitats were Cotesia flavipes Cameron, Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron), Pediobius furvus Gahan and the tachinid Siphona sp. , whereas in natural habitats, Siphona sp. was the most common. The majority of parasitoids were stenophagous species; only five species –Cotesia sp. , Enicospilus ruscus Gauld and Mitchell, Pristomerus nr. bullis, Sturmiopsis parasitica (Curran) and Syzeuctus ruberrimus Benoit – were monophagous. In both cultivated and natural habitats, parasitoid species diversity was highest on the most dominant stem borers Busseola spp. and Chilo spp. On cereal crops, parasitoid diversity was highest on maize and among wild host plants, it was highest on Setaria spp. The ingress‐and‐sting attack method was the most common strategy used by parasitoids in both habitats. In all agroecological zones, parasitoid species diversity was significantly higher in natural than in cultivated habitats. Furthermore, the majority of parasitoid species were common to both cultivated and natural habitats. It was concluded that natural habitats surrounding cereal crops serve as refugia for sustaining the diversity of stem borer parasitoids from adjacent cereal fields.
Treating depression: what patients want. Findings from a randomized controlled trial in primary care

Objec2ve : To highlight clinical and socio-demographic factors associated with pa9ents' preference in the treatment of depression, we conducted a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) comparing the eﬃcacy of Se-lec9ve Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Interpersonal Counseling (IPC) in pa9ents with a major depressive episode. Methods : Pa9ents, recruited from a psychiatric consulta9on service in the primary care se:ng, were asked to express their preference for the type of treatment before randomiza9on to one of the two interven9on arms. Severity of depressive symptoms and func9onal impairment were assessed us-ing the 21-item Hamilton Ra9ng Scale for Depression (HDRS) and the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS), respec9vely. Results : 170 pa9ents were evaluated, 87 (51.2%) pa9ents expressed their preference for IPC and 83 (48.8%) for SSRIs. Depression severity and treatment preference showed signiﬁcant correla-9ons. Preference for IPC was related to mild depression and greater func9onal impairment, while pa9ents with moderate or severe depression were more likely to prefer medica9on. Remission rates and func9onal level were not related to treatment preference at the end of the study. Conclusion : Treatment preference is a cri9cal factor, inﬂuenced by clinical and socio-demographic characteris9cs and further studies are needed to improve its clinical relevance.
Dairy productivity growth, efficiency change and technological progress in Victoria

The research in this paper considers the question of the possible sources of total factor productivity (TFP) change in the Victorian dairy sector between 2007–08 and 2010–11. The analysis explores the components of TFP growth for a sample of dairy enterprises in Victoria using farm monitor data collected by the Department of Primary Industries Victoria (DPI). Specifically, the research considers the contributions of technological progress and technical efficiency changes to TFP growth using the Malmquist index based on a decomposition of TFP change. The productivity estimates are compared to financial measures of farm performance and to qualitative farm performance assessments made by DPI field staff.
Social assistance - no, thanks? Empirical analysis of non-take-up in Austria 2003

Based on the comparison of detailed micro-data (EU-SILC), official figures on recipients and expenditure as well as potential entitlements simulated with the tax/benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD, the paper estimates the size of non-take-up of monetary social assistance benefits in Austria in 2003. To account for likely measurement errors both in the reported income data as well as in the simulation of household needs, participation rates are calculated for various scenarios of the underlying parameters. I find that more than half of all households potentially entitled to the benefit do not claim. The determinants of non-take-up analysed in different regression models controlling for possible endogeneity of independent variables – significant higher participation rates inter alia in case of higher amounts entitled to, a non-employed head, living in Vienna – confirm hypotheses derived from theoretical models of take-up related to pecuniary determinants, information and administration costs as well as psychological costs. JEL Classification: D31, H31, H53, I38
Estimating Sampling Errors in Large-Scale Temperature Averages

A method is developed for estimating the uncertainty (standard error) of observed regional, hemispheric, and global-mean surface temperature series due to incomplete spatial sampling. Standard errors estimated at the grid-box level [SE2 5 S2(1 2 r)/(1 1 (n 2 1)r)] depend upon three parameters: the number of site records (n) within each box, the average interrecord correlation (r) between these sites, and the temporal variability (S2 )o f each grid-box temperature time series. For boxes without data (n 5 0), estimates are made using values of S2 interpolated from neighboring grid boxes. Due to spatial correlation, large-scale standard errors in a regionalmean time series are not simply the average of the grid-box standard errors, but depend upon the effective number of independent sites (Neff) over the region. A number of assumptions must be made in estimating the various parameters, and these are tested with observational data and complementary results from multicentury control integrations of three coupled general circulation models (GCMs). The globally complete GCMs enable some assumptions to be tested in a situation where there are no missing data; comparison of parameters computed from the observed and model datasets are also useful for assessing the performance of GCMs. As most of the parameters are timescale dependent, the resulting errors are likewise timescale dependent and must be calculated for each timescale of interest. The length of the observed record enables uncertainties to be estimated on the interannual and interdecadal timescales, with the longer GCM runs providing inferences about longer timescales. For mean annual observed data on the interannual timescale, the 95% confidence interval for estimates of the global-mean surface temperature since 1951 is 60.128C. Prior to 1900, the confidence interval widens to 60.188C. Equivalent values on the decadal timescale are smaller: 60.108C (1951‐95) and 60.168C (1851‐1900).