Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The New HR Analytics: Predicting the Economic Value of Your Company's Human Capital Investments

CONTENTS PREFACE xi CONTRIBUTORS xvii PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS 1 CHAPTER ONE Disruptive Technology: The Power to Predict 3 CHAPTER TWO Toward Analytics and Prediction 8 Why Analytics Is Important 17 Measuring What Is Important, by Luis Maria Cravino Strategic Human Capital Measures: Using Leading HCM to Implement Strategy, by Stephen Gates and Pascal Langevin From Business Analytics to Rational Action, by Kirk Smith PART TWO: THE HCM:21(r) MODEL 45 CHAPTER THREE Scan the Market, Manage the Risk 47 How to Improve HR Processes 56 The Intersection of People and Profits: The Employee Value Proposition, by Joni Thomas Doolin, Michael Harms, and Shyam Patel More Than Compensation: Attracting, Motivating, and Retaining Employees, Now and in the Future, by Ryan M. Johnson "Best in Brazil": Human Capital and Business Management for Sustainability, by Rugenia Pomi CHAPTER FOUR The New Face of Workforce Planning 85 How to Put Capability Planning into Practice 94 Scenario Planning: Preparing for Uncertainty, by James P. Ware Quality Employee Engagement Measurement: The CEO's Essential Hucametric to Manage the Future, by Kenneth Scarlett Truly Paying for Performance, by Erik Berggren The Slippery Staircase: Recognizing the Telltale Signs of Employee Disengagement and Turnover, by F. Leigh Branham CHAPTER FIVE Collapsing the Silos 141 How They Are Applying It 153 Roberta Versus the Inventory Control System: A Case Study in Human Capital Return on Investment, by Kirk Hallowell The Treasure Trove You Already Own, by Robert Coon Waking the Sleeping Giant in Workforce Intelligence, by Lisa Disselkamp CHAPTER SIX Turning Data into Business Intelligence 182 How to Interpret the Data 192 Predictive Analytics for Human Capital Management, by Nico Peruzzi Using Human Capital Data for Performance Management During Economic Uncertainty, by Kent Barnett and Jeffrey Berk Using HR Metrics to Make a Difference, by Lee Elliott, Daniel Elliott, and Louis R. Forbringer PART THREE: THE MODEL IN PRACTICE 215 CHAPTER SEVEN Impacting Productivity and the Bottom Line: Ingram Content Group, by Wayne M. Keegan 217 CHAPTER EIGHT Leveraging Human Capital Analytics for Site Selection: Monster and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, by Jesse Harriott, Jeffrey Quinn, and Marie Artim 224 CHAPTER NINE Predictive Management at Descon Engineering, by Umair Majid and Ahmed Tahir 240 CHAPTER TEN Working a Mission-Critical Problem in a Federal Agency, by Jac Fitz-enz 259 CHAPTER ELEVEN UnitedHealth Group Leverages Predictive Analytics for Enhanced Staffing and Retention, by Judy Sweeney 265 PART FOUR: LOOKING FORWARD 271 CHAPTER TWELVE Look What's Coming Tomorrow 273 Views of the Future: Human Capital Analytics 276 APPENDIX: THE HCM:21(r) MODEL: SUMMARY AND SAMPLES 301 INDEX 333 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 000
Testing Character Evolution Models in Phylogenetic Paleobiology

Macroevolutionary inference has historically been treated as a two-step process, involving the inference of a tree, and then inference of a macroevolutionary model using that tree. Newer models blend the two steps. These methods make more complete use of fossils than the previous generation of Bayesian phylogenetic models. They also involve many more parameters than prior models, including parameters about which empiricists may have little intuition. In this Element, the authors set forth a framework for fitting complex, hierarchical models. The authors ultimately fit and use a joint tree and diversification model to estimate a dated phylogeny of the Cincta (Echinodermata), a morphologically distinct group of Cambrian echinoderms that lack the fivefold radial symmetry characteristic of extant members of the phylum. Although the phylogeny of cinctans remains poorly supported in places, this Element shows how models of character change and diversification contribute to understanding patterns of phylogenetic relatedness and testing macroevolutionary hypotheses.
Structural analysis, design and control by the virtual distortion method

Analysis of Initial Stresses and Deformations Caused by Virtual Distortions. Nonlinear Structural Analysis, Truss Structures. Nonlinear Structural Analysis, General Skeletal Structures and 2D Continuum. Analysis. Optimal Structural Design. Optimal Prestress (Passive Control). Active Structural Control. References.
How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything

From a text message to a war, from a Valentine's rose to a flight or even having a child, How Bad are Bananas? gives us the carbon answers we need and provides plenty of revelations. By talking through a hundred or so items, Mike Berners-Lee sets out to give us a carbon instinct for the footprint of literally anything we do, buy and think about. He helps us pick our battles by laying out the orders of magnitude. The book ranges from the everyday (foods, books, plastic bags, bikes, flights, baths.) and the global (deforestation, data centres, rice production, the World Cup, volcanoes, .) Be warned, some of the things you thought you knew about green living may be about to be turned on their head. Never preachy but packed full of information and always entertaining.
Detecting Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in Daily Life Using Photoplethysmography Data

Objective: Photoplethysmography (PPG) enables unobtrusive heart rate monitoring, which can be used in wrist-worn applications. Its potential for detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) has been recently presented. Besides AF, another cardiac arrhythmia increasing stroke risk and requiring treatment is atrial flutter (AFL). Currently, the knowledge about AFL detection with PPG is limited. The objective of our study was to develop a model that classifies AF, AFL, and sinus rhythm with or without premature beats from PPG and acceleration data measured at the wrist in daily life. Methods: A dataset of 40 patients was collected by measuring PPG and accelerometer data, as well as electrocardiogram as a reference, during 24-hour monitoring. The dataset was split into 75%–25% for training and testing a Random Forest (RF) model, which combines features from PPG, inter-pulse intervals (IPI), and accelerometer data, to classify AF, AFL, and other rhythms. The performance was compared to an AF detection algorithm combining traditional IPI features for determining the robustness of the accuracy in presence of AFL. Results: The RF model classified AF/AFL/other with sensitivity and specificity of 97.6/84.5/98.1% and 98.2/99.7/92.8%, respectively. The results with the IPI-based AF classifier showed that the majority of false detections were caused by AFL. Conclusion: The PPG signal contains information to classify AFL in the presence of AF, sinus rhythm, or sinus rhythm with premature contractions. Significance: PPG could indicate presence of AFL, not only AF.
Total improvement management : the next generation in performance improvement

Introduction. Adapting to the Changing Times. Making Change Happen. What is Total Improvement Management. The Improvement Process. Why Measure? Activity 1: Upper Management Commitment. Activity 2: Business Plans. Activity 3: Environment Change Plans. Activity 4: Change Management Plans. Activity 5: Customer Partnerships. Activity 6: Quality Systems. Activity 7: Management Participation. Activity 8: Team Problem Solving. Activity 9: Individual Excellence. Activity 10: Business Processes. Activity 11: Product/Service Processes. Activity 12: Supplier Partnerships. Activity 13: Measurements. Activity 14: Systems Assurance. Activity 15: Rewards and Recognition. Total Quality Management Overview--Jack Snyder. Total Production Management Overview--APC Jack Gleason. Total Cost Management Overview--Marcus Harwood. Total Technology Management Overview--IEEE. Summary.
STABILITY OF CURVED PLATE GIRDERS-P2

THIS REPORT IS THE SECOND PART OF AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE STRENGTH OF HORIZONTALLY CURVED STEEL GIRDERS WITH THIN-WALLED OPEN SECTIONS. INCLUDED ARE RESULTS FROM SIX STATIC LOAD TESTS CONDUCTED ON TWO HORIZONTALLY CURVED, WELDED PLATE GIRDER SPECIMENS. EACH SPECIMEN WAS 15 FEET LONG WITH A DOUBLY SYMMETRIC CROSS-SECTION HAVING 6 X 3/8 IN. FLANGES FLAME CUT OT A NOMINAL RADIUS OF 50 FEET AND AN 18 IN. DEEP WEB SHEARED FROM 11 GAGE SHEET MATERIAL. FULLDEPTH TRANSVERSE WEB STIFFENERS WERE USED ON ONE SPECIMEN WHILE THE OTHER HAD CUT-SHORT STIFFERERS THEREBY ALLOWING A COMPARISON OF STIFFENER TYPES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOR. THE TESTS WERE DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THREE TYPES OF FAILURE MODES IN CURVED, OPEN-SECTION GIRDERS: 1) BENDING FAILURE IN A CONSTANT MOMENT REGION, 2) WEB BUCKLING FAILURE IN A REGION OF HIGH SHEAR AND 3) COMBINED BENDING AND SHEAR FAILURE. TESTS RESULTS ARE COMPARED TO CALCULATED RESULTS BASED ON SIMPLE ANALYTICAL METHODS. CONCLUSIONS ARE REACHED REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF WARPING STRESSES AND STIFFENER TYPE ON THE STRENGTH AND BEHAVIOR OF CURVED PLATE GIRDERS. /FHWA/
Jurnal

Tenaga pendidik merupakan suatu aspek yang uta dalam dunia pendidikan karena pendidiklah yang menjalankan proses pembelajaran dengan hal itu di perlukan adanya pengelolahan yang baik terhadap pendidik dan tenaga pendidik itu sendiri serta Tenaga pendidik adalah suatu anggota yang atau tenaga yang melaksanakan suatu proses pembelajaran yang bertugas dalam mendidik dan melakukan bimbingan dan pelatihan seperti guru, dosen, dan fasilator lainnya yang untuk mengembangkan potensi-potensi peserta didik dan dapat menunjang penyelenggaraan dalam pendidikan.
AN IMPACT IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION

Evaluation is essential to planning and implementing effective develop- ment programs. The resource limitations, multidimensionality of develop- ment program impacts, cultural barriers between evaluators and those impacted, and the diversity of settings in which evaluations must be con- ducted arc serious constraints on the use of traditional research methods to evaluate development programs. Similar constraints are faced in con- ducting most social impact assessments. We suggest that a method of impact identification that makes use of experts, including the people ef- fected by a project, can be used in development project evaluation. The method, which is based on the noniinal group technique, is described, as are some of its applications in Latin America and the Caribbean. We conclude iiy considering directions for future development and the relationship be- tween planning, evaluation, and impact assessment. Copyright 1988 by The Policy Studies Organization.
CampusGuiden: Indoor Positioning, Data Analysis and Novel Insights

A positioning system enables a mobile device to determine its position, and makes the position of the device available for position-based services such as navigation, tracking or monitoring. The fact that GPS satellite-based positioning systems cannot be deployed for indoor use, the mobility of people and the multi-path effects of the building geometry raise new challenges for indoor positioning systems (IPS). Nowadays public areas such as hospitals, train stations or universities have WLAN technology deployed. WLAN-based positioning systems reuse the existing WLAN infrastructures in indoor environments, cutting down the cost of the services. These systems can also be more easily and quickly set-up if the objects to locate are equipped with WLAN technology. Campusguiden is a multi-platform application for indoor campus positioning that works integrated with an existing infrastructure. It uses both techniques to guide the user from his actual position to anywhere else inside the Gloshaugen campus, GPS for outdoor and the Wi-Fi network for indoor. Campus Guide is an umbrella term that includes a central server and a Java application that the end users download and run from their mobile devices. This application has been developed by Wireless Trondheim, and provides a framework for coarsely tracking the indoor location of Gloshaugen campus students and employees. The student will start understanding the data at his disposal. After that, he will split the dump file according to the different kind of requests it contains. And with the location and guide demands, he will make the properly requests to the server obtaining the paths that were followed. The student then will draw a graph of all the possible paths between the points of interest, assigning a weight to each path according to the times it has been used. In this graph he will analyze the data in search for patterns such as of user mobility, traffic bottlenecks and popular paths. In addition to extracting these patterns, the student will also create an expressive visualization of the results. Depending on the insights derived, the student will look into possible business opportunities arising from this knowledge.
Validation of test protocols for assessing motorcycle protective clothing using real world crash investigation

This paper presents the methodology developed and preliminary data from a study designed toinvestigate the adequacy of testing protocols included in the European Standard for motorcycleprotective clothing, EN13595. The study is being conducted as an adjunct to an ongoing Austroadsfunded in-depth study of motorcycle crashes. The Austroads study includes examination of thecrashed motorcycle, crash scene and interview with the rider. In this study, the clothing worn bythe rider during a crash is examined and the clothes collected for later testing of the protectivecapacity using standard laboratory tests. Kinematic analysis of each crash is used to determine theriders’ motion and observe the location of impacts to the riders’ body during a crash. Equipmentthat is capable of testing the abrasion resistance of motorcycle clothing is being constructed andvalidated. The clothing worn by motorcyclists involved in crashes collected during the Austroadsfunded study will be tested using this equipment and the clothing performance will be comparedwith injury outcomes. This paper presents preliminary results for the first 20 cases to demonstratethe methodology being employed to investigate the adequacy of the abrasion resistancerequirements of EN13595. The results of this work will be of interest to those developing programsto enhance or monitor the quality of protective clothing available to motorcyclists.
NEW TO THE ROAD. YOUNG DRIVERS AND NOVICE DRIVERS: SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS?

This report is presented in five parts. Part One, "Young Driver Accidents: Changes in the Magnitude of the Problem," reviews past literature on young driver accident risk, summarizes several of the key findings from a 1981 study on the young driver problem, and examines changes in the magnitude of the problem in Canada over the past decade. Part Two, "Why Are Young Drivers Overrepresented in Collisions? ," reviews the explanations that have been offered for the overrepresentation of young people in road crashes and the perspectives taken in studying the possible causes of the higher accident risk experienced by young drivers. Part Three, "The Relationship of Age and Experience to Collision Involvement," begins where the preceding section left off with a review of the published literature that has examined the relative contribution of age-related factors and experiential ones to collisions. The contemporary significance of this issue is underscored by an examination of trends in licensing and crash involvement among newly licensed drivers. Also examined are shifts in demographics resulting in a greater proportion of newly licensed drivers that are older and female. Contemporary data are then analyzed in an attempt to disentangle the effects of age- and driving-related factors in collisions. Part Four, "Countermeasures For New and Young Drivers and Their Effectiveness," catalogues on an international scale the wide range of new and young driver loss reduction countermeasures. The primary emphasis is on pre- and at-licensing programs. Programs currently in place in Canada and other countries are briefly described, and the available scientific evidence on their effectiveness in reducing crashes involving their intended target audience are reviewed. Part Five, "Summary and Implications," reviews the key findings in terms of the central issue--the extent to which the higher crash risk experienced by young drivers reflects factors unique to youthful individuals or results from factors common to all newly licensed operators.
NOISE AND NUISANCE FROM ROAD HUMPS

The problems of noise and nuisance from vehicles passing road sections with road humps are addressed. Road humps are used on a big scale in Denmark as a tool to reduce speed and improve traffic safety. Therefore it is important to have knowledge about the consequences on noise and nuisance to those living along the road. For the first time noise, nuisance and driving pattern have been studied on the humps typically used in Denmark. The study shows speed reductions on road sections with humps. The noise is measured as SEL and as LAFmax by the humps and on a road section between two humps. The noise is reduced in both positions. The highest reduction is found near the road humps. But questionnaires show that neighbours feel more annoyed near the humps than between the humps. For the covering abstract see ITRD E107776.
Modified Bunnell suture versus bundle-to-bundle suture for acute Achilles tendon rupture: A prospective comparative study of patients aged <45 years

Background: This study was performed to compare the operative outcome between percutaneous repair (modified Bunnell suture) and open repair (bundle-to-bundle suture) for treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture.Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients who underwent surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture were evaluated. Thirty-six patients were treated by the bundle-to-bundle suture technique (Group A), and 36 patients were treated by the modified Bunnell suture technique (Group B). Functional examination included measurement of the calf muscle circumference and performance of the single-leg heel-rise test. The length and diameter of the Achilles tendon were compared between the injured and uninjured sides using magnetic resonance imaging. The number of single-leg heel rises (height of >5 cm) performed within 15 s was compared between the injured and uninjured sides. The ankle joint range of motion was also recorded. The Achilles tendon total rupture score (ATRS), American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot scale score, and visual analog scale (VAS) pain score were used to evaluate the clinical outcome after a minimum 12-month postoperative follow-up period.Results: In total, 61 patients were followed up. The mean follow-up time was not significantly different between Group A (23.73 ± 2.81 months) and Group B (22.61 ± 3.96 months). However, there were significant differences in the heel-rise test (Group A, 1.74 ± 0.96; Group B, 2.37 ± 1.42) and length of the Achilles tendon (Group A, 11.98 ± 1.64 cm; Group B, 11.11 ± 1.74 cm). The calf circumference of the injured side was significantly larger in Group A than B (p = 0.043). The cross-sectional diameter of the Achilles tendon after open repair was significantly different from that after percutaneous repair. There were no significant differences in the ATRS, AOFAS score, or VAS score at the final follow-up between the two groups. One patient in Group A had delayed wound healing, which resolved in about 40 days.Conclusions: Both suture methods described in this report can provide good clinical results. The bundle-to-bundle suture technique is more effective for restoration of the Achilles tendon length and muscle function. This method is safe, effective, and worthy of promotion.
The Game Production Handbook

1 Game Production Overview. 2 Roles on the Team. 3 Formal Production Processes. 4 Legal Information. 5 Developer and Publisher Relationships. 6 Hiring and Retaining Talent. 7 Teams. 8 Effective Communication. 9 Voiceover. 10 Music. 11 Motion Capture. 12 Cinematics. 13 Outsourcing. 14 Marketing and Public Relations. 15 Concept. 16 Game Requirements. 17 Game Plan. 18 Production Techniques. 19 Production Cycle. 20 Making Builds. 21 Software Ratings. 22 Localization. 23 Testing. 24 Code Releasing. 25 Postmortems. 26 Closing Kits. GLOSSARY.
Proteomics analysis of Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded tissues in the investigation of prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the leading causes of death in men worldwide. The molecular features, associated with the onset and progression of the disease, are under vigorous investigation. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are valuable resources for large-scale studies, however, their application in proteomics is limited due to protein cross-linking. In this study, the adjustment of a protocol for the proteomic analysis of FFPE tissues was performed which was followed by a pilot application on FFPE PCa clinical samples to investigate whether the optimized protocol can provide biologically relevant data for the investigation of PCa. For the optimization, FFPE mouse tissues were processed using seven protein extraction protocols including combinations of homogenization methods (beads, sonication, boiling) and buffers (SDS based and Urea-Thiourea based). The proteome extraction efficacy was then evaluated based on protein identifications and reproducibility using SDS electrophoresis and high resolution LC-MS/MS analysis. Comparison between the FFPE and matched fresh frozen (FF) tissues, using an optimized protocol involving protein extraction with an SDS-based buffer following beads homogenization and boiling, showed a substantial overlap in protein identifications with a strong correlation in relative abundances (rs=0.819, p <0.001). Next, FFPE tissues (3 sections, 15μm each per sample) from 10 patients with PCa corresponding to tumor (GS=6 or GS≥8) and adjacent benign regions were processed with the optimized protocol. Extracted proteins were analyzed by GeLC-MS/MS followed by statistical and bioinformatics analysis. Proteins significantly deregulated between PCa GS≥8 and PCa GS=6 represented extracellular matrix organisation, gluconeogenesis and phosphorylation pathways. Proteins deregulated between cancerous and adjacent benign tissues, reflected increased translation, peptide synthesis and protein metabolism in the former, which is consistent with the literature. In conclusion, the results support the relevance of the proteomic findings in the context of PCa and the reliability of the optimized protocol for proteomics analysis of FFPE material.
Improving Safety Culture: A Practical Guide

The Concept of Safety Culture. THE IMMEDIATE LEVEL OF EFFORT. Effective Leadership for Developing a Safety Culture. Methods of Evaluating and Integrating Organisational Systems. Developing Risk Control Systems. THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF EFFORT. Integrating Management Information Systems. Safety Management System Auditing. THE ULTIMATE LEVEL OF EFFORT. Safety Propaganda and Safety Training. Measuring Safety Climate. Improving Behavioural Safety. Additional Reading. Index.
The Effect of Fiscal Decentralization on The Human Development Index and Its Components: A Panel Data Study

: Most countries worldwide in recent decades, particularly developing and transition countries, have implemented decentralization in their governance structures. The main purpose of decentralization is the idea that local government can deliver local needs and preferences to their communities more accurately. However, some researchers argue that decentralization has its limitations and point out an optimal fiscal decentralization size. This paper investigates the effect of fiscal decentralization on the human development index and its components by using panel data between the period 2000 to 2010 from 49 countries. Using robust OLS and Fixed Effect methods, results suggest that the revenue measure of fiscal decentralization has a significant and positive effect on the human development index. Furthermore, results show that this effect is non-linear may diminish once the degree of fiscal decentralization crosses a threshold