Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Perceptions of Organizational Politics Research: Past, Present, and Future

Research examining the influence of perceptions of organizational politics (POPs) is currently at a nexus—capable of recognizing its previous contributions but also with an eye toward the future. Scholars credit much of the maturation over the past 30 years to Ferris, Russ, and Fandt’s seminal model. Despite the ever-increasing number of publications attributed to this topic, and model, opportunities to bridge and expand the current research base remain plentiful. We begin this review by differentiating POPs from political behavior and constructs considered overlapping conceptually. We then describe the evolution of two models responsible for guiding POPs research and conclude our review by summarizing meta-analytic studies investigating antecedents and outcomes of POPs. Doing so allows us to identify gaps currently impeding development and to recommend relevant approaches to extend research. Following this review, we introduce event systems theory as a guiding framework for integrating and expanding the knowledge base. This structure allows scholars to recast POPs as a discrete phenomenon capable of being evaluated in terms of its novelty, disruption, and criticality. Theoretically, this approach allows for greater precision in identifying causes and consequences of POPs, and it provides insight into how such perceptions emerge and evolve. Last, we discuss future research opportunities intended to improve understanding of this pervasive phenomenon, and we encourage much-needed future research examining the dynamics of POPs in contemporary work settings.
Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Affected by Drip Irrigation Methods and Fertilization Practices in a Pomegranate Orchard

Knowledge of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics under different irrigation practices in pomegranate orchards is novel and essential to develop sustainable production systems. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of high-frequency drip irrigation and different rates of N fertilizer on C and N distribution in the soil and N uptake by pomegranate fruit and leaves. The main treatments were surface drip irrigation (DI) and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI), and the sub-treatments used were three initial N rates (N1, N2, and N3). As trees grew larger, the N application rate increased. From 2013–2015, trees received the following rates of N: 62–113 (N1), 166–263 (N2), or 244–342 kg/ha (N3). Soil and leaf total C (TC) and N (TN), soil dissolved organic C (DOC), soil nitrate (NO3−), and total N uptake by fruit were evaluated between 2012 and 2015. Soil samples were collected to 120 cm depth at 15 cm increments. DI resulted in higher concentrations of TN, TC, NO3−, and DOC in the upper 75 cm depth than SDI. The N3 treatment resulted in higher concentrations of TN, TC, NO3−, and DOC under both DI and SDI. Neither DI nor SDI at the N1 or N2 levels increased TN and NO3− concentrations at 105–120 cm soil depth, indicating reduced leaching risk using high-frequency drip irrigation. Higher N uptake by fruit was observed in SDI than in DI in 2014 and 2015, and in N2 and N3 treatments compared with N1 in 2013 and 2014. The data indicate that the application rate at 166–263 kg/ha (N2) provided sufficient N for a 4–6-year-old pomegranate orchard and that high-frequency SDI is a promising technology for achieving higher N use efficiency and minimizing leaching loss of NO3− and DOC.
Improvement of polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity of Syrian myrtle berries (Myrtus communis L.) hydro-alcoholic extracts using flavoring additives

Myrtle berries extracts were prepared using hydro-alcoholic solvent at different concentrations of alcohol ranging from 50 to 80% (v/v). Cloves and cinnamon were used as flavoring additives in different mixtures (myrtle berries; myrtle berries and cinnamon; myrtle berries and cloves; myrtle berries, cinnamon, and cloves) in order to enhance the phenolic content and the antioxidant activity of the liqueur. Total phenolic content was assessed by Folin-Ciocalteau assay, and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay was used to evaluate the total antioxidant activity. The highest content of polyphenols reached 7.82 g/100 g DW after 60 days of myrtle berries and cloves mixture maceration in 50% hydro-alcoholic solution, and the antioxidant efficacy of this mixture was the highest with 80.02% of DPPH scavenging activity. In conclusion, adding cloves to the myrtle berries liqueur will provide the best yield of extracted bioactive compounds with the best antioxidant activity which will affect positively the vital properties for these liqueurs.
Building entry loss and capacity evaluation of a UAV‐to‐indoor dual‐polarised MIMO channel

: This study presents building entry loss and capacity results obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-to- indoor narrowband dual-polarised multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) channel measurement campaign. Six different measurement scenarios were carried out with the transmitter (Tx) located on a low altitude platform (LAP) and the receiver (Rx) at various floors and distances from the external windows of a multi-storey building. An analytic and simple procedure is proposed for the calculation of entry loss. The results reveal that there is a strong dependence on the propagation geometry and the orientation of the receiver with respect to the moving LAP transmitter. The processed data for both entry loss and capacity indicate a two-state process that is closely related to the Tx–Rx relative azimuth and elevation angle. The average entry loss levels vary from 33 to 50 dB. The overall ergodic capacity varies between 3.1 and 4.1 b/s/Hz with insignificant variations with the floor level and the distance from the window. Finally, the K-factor of the channel lies below 6 dB tending to decrease with higher elevation angles.
REER Imbalances and Macroeconomic Adjustments: Evidence from the CEMAC Zone

The European Monetary Union (EMU) crisis holds special lessons for existing monetary unions. We assess the behaviour of real effective exchange rates (REERs) of members of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community zone with respect to their long-term equilibrium paths. A reduced form of the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate model is estimated for associated misalignments. Our findings suggest that for majority of countries, macroeconomic fundamentals have the expected associations with the exchange rate fluctuations. The analysis also reveals that only the REER adjustments of Cameroon and Gabon are significant in restoring the long-term equilibrium in the event of a shock. The Cameroonian economic fundamentals of terms of trade, government expenditure and openness have different long-term relations with the REER in comparison to those of other member states. There is no need for an adjustment in the level of the peg based on the present quantitative analysis of REER paths. JEL: F31, F33, F42, F61, O55
‘Skipping the quality abracadabra’: academic resistance to quality management in Finnish higher education institutions and quality managers’ strategies to handle it

ABSTRACT A crucial factor for the success of quality management is support from academic staff. However, previous research indicates ‘academic resistance’ to quality management. This article analyses the present state of academic resistance in Finnish universities, the reasons behind it and quality managers’ strategies to handle it. The data come from responses to an open question asked in the context of a quantitative survey (n = 110) and from semi-structured interviews with persons in both the academic and quality management fields (n = 12). The findings suggest that different kinds of resistance exist, which arise for practical, systemic, cultural and administrative reasons. Subtle forms of resistance, like avoidance, are especially common. While they display understanding for resistance and use it as a feedback instrument, quality managers have two main strategies to handle it: first, by constantly demonstrating the benefits of quality management and second, through linguistic adaption, namely the avoidance of terms associated with ‘quality’.
PENGARUH KINERJA KEUANGAN DAN KONDISI MAKROEKONOMI TERHADAP PEMBIAYAAN BERMASALAH BPR SYARIAH DI INDONESIA

This study is to evaluate the bank performances and macroeconomic conditions to the NPF. Internal factors consist of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Financing to Deposits Ratio (FDR), Return on Assets (ROA), operating income operating expenses (BOPO), dummy Loan to Value (LTV) and Profit and Loss Sharing (PLS). While the external factors are IHK, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and BI rate/BI7DRR. This research uses the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. The research sample is the monthly BPR Syariah data in Indonesia from January 2010 to June 2018. The results are variable NPF, CPI, GDP, BI rate, CAR, BOPO, LTV and PLS long-term cointegration to NPF. While the long term results of CPI, GDP, CAR, FDR, and PLS affect the NPF.
Reducing Stigma in Mental Health Through Digital Storytelling

The authors present the use of digital storytelling with two populations that have been consistently shown to be at increased risk for developing mental health disorders: veterans and firefighters. Despite efforts to increase access to evidence-based mental health programs, stigma remains a major barrier to care. AboutFace and Firefighters Helping Firefighters are two DST resources designed to help recognize the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health symptoms, and to encourage help-seeking. These web-based video galleries introduce the viewer to 70+ peers who have experienced PTSD and have received formal treatment. These sites use the shared bonds of service to educate and help normalize common reactions that they may have due to the stressful nature of their occupations. Visitors to the site can “meet” peers and hear how mental illness has affected them through unscripted, authentic personal stories and can learn about common symptoms, struggles regarding decisions to seek care, and detailed descriptions of what treatment was like.
An evaluation of scale-specific predictive systems

Predictions of excess market returns with market proxies seem to have hump-shaped behavior, as found by Bandi, Perron, Tamoni, and Tebaldi (2019). Firstly, Bandi et al. (2019) found that traditional predictive systems are tightly restricted and a novel predictive framework is developed. Time series are decomposed into scale specific components, each allowing for processes operating at specific frequencies. With the components, new predictive regressions are applied to decimated components (filtered observations). Their work is replicated and extended. Bandi et al. (2019) use observations exclusively from the U.S. In this paper, the framework is applied to different markets, namely the Asian-Pacific and European markets. Lastly, the framework is expanded, allowing for more freedom in the explanatory and predicted variables. This is found to have a positive impact on predictive power, up to an R2 of 99.6%. Although, it is also found that the scale-specific predictive systems are often not able to generate reliable results.
Solution by numerical methods of the heat equation in engineering applications. A case of study: Cooling without the use of electricity

The physical model proposing the explanation of the phenomenon of cooling without electricity consists of a pot-in-pot refrigerator. This device consists of an external porous ceramic pot in which a smaller waterproof pot containing the material to be cooled. The space between the pots is filled with wet sand. The cooling effect in the device is produced by the evaporation of water, the heat transfer from the material to the sand and the influence of the air. An experimental model of the cooling effect investigates the influence of the main physical parameters and an analytical model of the heat transfer was proposed as a result of the experiments. In this article the analytical model of the heat transfer of a pot-pot refrigerator is solved by explicit and implicit numerical methods. The numerical solutions were compared with the analytical solution and it was observed that in the case of the explicit and implicit method, the results fit very well with the expected evolution system. Finally, a new way to continue the research is proposed.
Response of Total and Eddy Kinetic Energy to the Recent Spinup of the Beaufort Gyre

The Beaufort Gyre in the Arctic Ocean has spun up over the past two decades in response to changes of the wind forcing and sea ice conditions, accumulating a significant amount of freshwater. Here a simulation performed with a high-resolution, eddy-resolving model is analyzed in order to provide a detailed description of the total and eddy kinetic energy and their response to this spinup of the gyre. On average, and in contrast to the typical open ocean conditions, the levels of mean and eddy kinetic energy are of the same order of magnitude, and the eddy kinetic energy is only intensified along the boundary and in the subsurface. In response to the strong anomalous atmospheric conditions in 2007, the gyre spins up and the mean kinetic energy almost doubles, while the eddy kinetic energy does not increase significantly for a long time period. This is because the isopycnals are able to flatten and the gyre expands outwards, reducing the potential for baroclinic instability. These results have implications for understanding the mechanisms at play for equilibrating the Beaufort Gyre and the variability and future changes of the Arctic freshwater system.
Challenges in implementing clinical governance: A qualitative study in Yazd, Iran

Background: Clinical Governance is considered as a system or strategy to improving performance standards and quality of healthcare services. Objective : To explore barriers in implementing clinical governance and propose related solutions in Teaching Hospitals of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Design : A qualitative study. Setting : Hospitals affiliated to Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd, Iran. Subjects : Thirteen participants selected among clinical governance executives of under study hospitals and members of clinical governance office in curative deputy of the University. Results : Eight major challenges in implementing clinical governance were identified including inadequate staff, unsupportive culture, inappropriate training, lack of financial and physical resources, weaknesses in management performance, inadequate monitoring and lack of regulation. To facilitate successful implementation of the programme, appropriate infrastructure, managers’ commitment, supporting culture and adequate knowledge were proposed. Conclusion: Managers and policy makers can accelerate clinical governance implementation by identification and elimination of barriers to remedy existing challenges and improve quality of healthcare services.
Forwards dynamics of non-autonomous dynamical systems: Driving semigroups without backwards uniqueness and structure of the attractor

We investigate the forwards asymptotic dynamics of non-autonomous differential equations. Our approach is centred on those models for which the vector field is only defined for non-negative times, that is, the laws of evolution are not given, or simply not known, for times before a given time (say time \begin{document}$ t = 0 $\end{document} ). We will be interested in the cases for which the 'driving' (time shift) semigroup has a global attractor in which backwards solutions are not necessarily unique. Considering vector fields in the global attractor of the driving semigroup allows for a natural way to extend vector fields, defined only for non-negative times, to the whole real line. These objects play a crucial role in the description of the asymptotic dynamics of our non-autonomous differential equation. We will study, in some particular cases, the isolated invariant sets of the associated skew-product semigroup with the aim of characterising the global attractor. We develop an example for which we derive decomposition for the global attractor of skew-product semigroup from the characterisation of the attractor of the associated driving semigroup.
Structure of dimeric full-length human ACE2 in complex with B0AT1

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the surface receptor for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), directly interacting with the spike glycoprotein (S protein). ACE2 is also suggested to be the receptor for the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which is causing a serious epidemic in China manifested with severe respiratory syndrome. B0AT1 (SLC6A19) is a neutral amino acid transporter whose surface expression in intestinal cells requires ACE2. Here we present the 2.9 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of full-length human ACE2 in complex with B0AT1. The complex, assembled as a dimer of ACE2-B0AT1 heterodimers, exhibits open and closed conformations due to the shifts of the peptidase domains (PDs) of ACE2. A newly resolved Collectrin-like domain (CLD) on ACE2 mediates homo-dimerization. Structural modelling suggests that the ACE2-B0AT1 complex can bind two S proteins simultaneously, providing important clues to the molecular basis for coronavirus recognition and infection.
The Effect of Financial Integration on Economic Convergence in Europe

This research aims to identify the effect of financial integration on economic convergence. In the first part of this research a theoretical framework is constructed to analyze the developments of both concepts in the euro area over the research period 1990-2017. Classical economic theory predicts that high factor mobility within an area leads to convergence. On the other hand, theories are discussed which explain the possible negative effects of financial integration on convergence. In the empirical part of the research it is observed that until approximately 2009 the countries in the sample both converged and became more financially integrated. From 2009 onwards, which coincides with the beginning of the Great Recession, both trends get reversed. The direct effect of financial integration on β- and σ-convergence is measured by linear equations that measures convergence complemented with variables for financial integration and an interaction term. In the case of σ-convergence financial integration seems to have a positive effect on convergence. Regarding β-convergence the most remarkable outcome of the linear regression model is that financial integration has an inhibitory effect on economic growth, but this effect dampens when the initial level of wealth is already high. This implies that financial integration has a counteracting effect on convergence since it hurts weaker economies disproportionally. This effect is however only observed over the whole sample period 1990-2017 and is not observed when the sample period is divided into smaller sub-samples. Much caution is therefore needed when making claims about this effect, but the result admits cause to further research.
Psychosocial aspects of cancer care for Indigenous Australians

A growing body of research has reported significant disparities in cancer outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, in part a result of factors relating to the accessibility, acceptability and effectiveness of health services. Although these disparities are starting to be addressed, relatively little attention has been directed towards identifying and focusing on the psychosocial aspects of cancer for Indigenous patients, a critical component in improving cancer care and outcomes. This thesis reports on the development of a new Supportive Care Needs Assessment Tool for Indigenous People (SCNAT-IP) and presents the first research on factors affecting the prevalence of unmet support needs, distress and quality of life (QOL) in a cohort of Indigenous adult cancer patients in Queensland, Australia. The main research findings were: 1. Current supportive care needs tools do not meet the needs of Indigenous people with cancer with regard to factors such as language, culture and customs. 2. The newly developed SCNAT-IP improves acceptability, relevance and face validity for Indigenous-specific concerns. 3. The prevalence of these patients’ unmet support needs is high, especially in the psychological and practical need domain. 4. The use of the SCNAT-IP in the usual cancer care setting is feasible and acceptable to users. 5. Health-related QOL is lower among Indigenous cancer patients compared to other Australians. Several factors are associated with a higher median QOL score and with the relative odds of having ‘excellent’ health-related QOL. 6. Clinically-significant distress among the Indigenous cancer patients studied is consistent with levels identified in the existing literature. Some socio-demographic and clinical characteristics are associated with higher median distress score and with the relative odds of having clinically-significant distress. These findings have implications for clinical practice and can be used to improve the management and care of Indigenous adults with cancer and to inform targeted policy development.
Spherical Cavity Expansion Approach for the Study of Rigid-Penetrator’s Impact Problems

In recent years, Spherical Cavity Expansion (SCE) theory has been extensively utilized to model dynamic deformation processes related to indentation and penetration problems in many fields. In this review, the SCE theory is introduced by explaining the different mathematical features of this theory, its solution, and a potential application to model the penetration of a rigid penetrator into a deformable target. First, a chronologically literature review of the most common models used to study this kind of penetration problems is introduced, focusing on the SCE theory. Then, the engineering model of penetration is presented using the SCE approach. The model is then compared and validated with some FE numerical simulations and with previous penetration results. It is concluded that this engineering model based on the SCE theory can be utilized to predict the projectile deceleration and penetration depth into the semi-infinite and finite targets impacted by rigid penetrators.
Hubungan Ekspansi Jaringan Kantor dan Kinerja Keuangan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Aset Bank Syariah

This study tests Islamic banks in Indonesia for the period 2015 – May 2019 which aims to prove the influence of bank office network expansion and bank financial performance which is proxied by the ratio of CAR, BOPO, NOM and ROA to the growth of Islamic bank assets. The strategy of expanding the bank office network and achieving the performance of Islamic banks will have an impact on the growth of assets owned by the bank. This relationship analysis is basically to examine the extent of the relationship between bank expansion and bank ratios to the growth rate of assets. With a 5% significance level, it is obtained that NOM and ROA do not have a significant effect on asset growth.