Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
BI Norwegian Business School – Thesis Applicant Faking in Personality Measurements

5 Introduction . 6 Theoretical Background . 8 Design of Personality Measurements . 8 Normative measurements . 8 Ipsative measurements . 9 Two measures of the same construct . 10 Applicant Faking . 11 How can faking behavior occur? 12 Coping with faking . 14 Content and Predictability of Personality Measurements . 16 Method . 17 Sample . 19 Instruments . 19 NEO-FFI . 19 IPIP-MFC . 19 IPIP-Likert . 21 Procedure . 21 Experimental Condition 1: Control . 22 Experimental Condition 2: Selection . 22 Experimental Condition 3: Warning . 22 Results . 23 Hypothesis 1a: There are positive and high correlations between sametraits in the IPIP-Likert and IPIP-MFC, and consistent correlations across all experimental conditions . 23 Hypothesis 1b: There are positive and a high correlation between sametraits in the NEO-FFI and of both IPIP measures, but these are highest between the NEO-FFI and IPIP-Likert . 24 Hypothesis 2a: Mean scores of all traits in the IPIP-Likert and IPIP-MFC increase in the selection condition compared to the control condition, and there is a significant difference between the groups . 26 GRA 19003 Master Thesis 4 Hypothesis 2b: IPIP-MFC is less inflated by the selection condition than IPIP-Likert . 30 Hypothesis 3a: Mean scores of traits in IPIP-Likert and IPIP-MFC are lower in the warning condition than in the selection condition and significantly different from each other . 31 Hypothesis 3b: IPIP-MFC is less inflated by the warning condition than IPIP-Likert . 32 Hypothesis 4: The IPIP-MFC predicts admission to the Officer Candidate School better than the IPIP-Likert in the selection group, and IPIP-MFC predicts more consistent than IPIP-Likert across all conditions . 33 Discussion . 35 Limitations . 38 Future Research . 39 Conclusion . 40 References . 41 Appendix Appendix A: Preliminary Thesis Report Appendix B: Personality Questionnaires of NEO-FFI, IPIP-Likert, and IPIP-MFC Appendix C: SPSS Output of MANOVA and Planned Contrast Comparison GRA 19003 Master Thesis
Title: Psychopathy and procrastination: Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy and its relations to active and passive procrastination Author: Elżbieta Sanecka Citation style: Sanecka Elżbieta. (2020). Psychopathy and procrastination: Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy and its relation

The present study examined the relationships between potentially adaptive andmaladaptive aspects of psychopathy distinguished within the triarchic model (i.e., boldness, meanness and disinhibition) and two types of procrastination, reflecting its functional and dysfunctional aspects (i.e., active procrastination and passive procrastination). Additionally, the potential mediating mechanisms underlying these associations were investigated. The results revealed that the three components of the triarchic model of psychopathy were related to different forms of procrastination in distinct ways. In particular, active procrastination displayed a positive link to boldness and meanness, whereas passive procrastination was found to be positively related to disinhibition and negatively to boldness. Furthermore, two parallel multiple mediation analyses demonstrated the mediating effects of individual difference variables (i.e., impulsiveness, negative affectivity, general self-efficacy) on these relationships. As hypothesized, impulsiveness and negative affectivity partially mediated the association between disinhibition and passive procrastination, while self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between boldness and active procrastination. The paper concentrated on the theoretical implications of these findings for understanding how different psychopathy-related traits are related to different aspects of procrastination.
FEATURES OF TELEROENTGENOGRAPHIC INDICES DETERMINED BY THE METHODS OF BJORK, SASSOUNI, JARABAK AND KIM (SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ANALYSIS)

Anotation. The purpose of this work is to analyze the current scientific literature on the features and use of cephalometric analysis methods of lateral teleroentgenograms by Bjork, Sassouni, Jarabak and Kim methods. The analysis is based on a review of current literary sources for 2010-2019, using scientometric databases eLIBRARY.RU, PubMed and Web of Science. An analysis of the literature on Bjork, Sassouni, Jarabak and Kim methods indicates that in order to effectively introduce them into the practice of orthodontists in Ukraine, it is necessary to determine the characteristics of teleroentgenographic indices for each of them for the local population, considering age and gender.
A correlational survey to assess the level of stress, coping strategies, and quality of life of female cancer patients related to chemotherapy induced alopecia in Amala Cancer Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala

Background: Chemotherapy induced alopecia (hair loss) is a common side effect of the chemotherapy regimen. As hair is considered as an important aspect of human identity, loss of hair leads to development of stress and has negative consequences on various aspects of quality of life (QOL) and uses different coping strategies to deal with stress and improve the QOL. The aim of the study to assess the level of stress, coping strategies and QOL of female cancer patients due to chemotherapy induced alopecia and its relationship with each other and to determine association with selected demographic characteristics. Material and Methods: A correlational survey was carried out on 100 female cancer patients with chemotherapy induced alopecia who were admitted in the inpatient department of oncology. Structured rating scale and interview technique were used for assessing the level of stress, coping strategies and QOL of female cancer patients with chemotherapy induced alopecia. Results: The overall mean score of level of stress, coping strategies and QOL were 45.5±9.76, 41.32±5.89 and 42.49±7.38 respectively. Majority of patients (78%) had moderate level of stress, (94%) were using effective coping strategies and (83%) had good quality of life. Findings revealed that there was a significant negative correlation (r=-0.66) between level of stress and coping strategies, a significant high negative correlation (r=-0.91) between level of stress and quality of life at and a significant positive (r=+0.64) correlation between coping strategies and quality of life. There was a significant association between selected factors such as age (χ 2 = 36.08), education (χ 2 = 11.71), family support (χ 2 = 20.54), social support (χ 2 = 19.13) and marital status (χ2 = 17.29) and level of stress. Coping strategies were significantly associated with economic status (χ 2 = 10.38), frequency of chemotherapy (χ 2 =17.28) and cycles of chemotherapy (χ 2 = 12.72) and a significant association between the QOL and age(χ 2 = 12.49) and education (χ 2 = 9.68) at p<0.05 level. Conclusion: Majority of patients had moderate level of stress and were using effective coping strategies and had good quality of life. Health professionals must provide health teaching about the side effects to the patients who were receiving chemotherapy so that they can be prevented from psychological stressors and cope with the symptoms effectively and improve the quality of life. Self care guide prepared by the researcher help the patient to deal with the problems of the chemotherapy induced alopecia.
Antimicrobial Activity of Fungal Extract of The Aspergillus flavus from Hiri Island, North Maluku to Pathogenic Bacteria

Antibacterial compounds from sponge association fungi are one of the alternatives to search for new antibiotics against resistant bacteria. This study aims to explore the secondary metabolites potential from sponge association fungi as MDR pathogens antibacterial and to cultivate these fungi using a variety of cultivation media. TE-BO-09.1. Isolate can inhibit 3 bacteria, K. pneumoniae, B subtilis, and S. aureus, but is not able to inhibit E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Cultivation using standard media of Malt Extract Agar (MEA) and media modified from fish broth (M1, M2) and cassava infusion (M3, M4) produce secondary metabolites with varying quantities and antimicrobial activity. The inhibition zone of the produced extract with 500 μg/disc concentration ranged from 7.14 to 10.32 mm. The strongest potential was shown by ethyl acetate extract from isolates cultured with M2 (9 days cultivation), of which is able to produce 10.32 mm inhibition zones against S. aureus and methanol extracts from isolates cultured with M4 (6 days cultivation), and able to produce 10.05 mm inhibition zones against K. pneumoniae. In conclusion, the fungus Aspergillus flavus can be culture using fish broth added glucose and cassava infusion water added peptone media to potentially produce antibacterial compounds against MDR pathogens.
Interval-Valued Pythagorean Hesitant Fuzzy Set and Its Application to Multiattribute Group Decision-Making

Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy sets are widely watched because of their excellent ability to deal with uncertainty, imprecise and vague information. This paper extends Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy environments to interval-valued Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy environments and proposes the concept of interval-valued Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy set (IVPHFS), which allows the membership of each object to be a set of several pairs of possible interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy elements. Furthermore, we develop a series of aggregation operators for interval-valued Pythagorean hesitant fuzzy information and apply them to multiattribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problems. Then, some desired operational laws and properties of IVPHFSs are studied. Especially, considering an interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy element (IVPHFE) is formed by several pairs of interval values, this paper proposes the concepts of score function and accuracy function in the form of two interval numbers which can retain interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy information as much as possible. Then, the relationship among these operators is discussed by comparing the interval numbers. Eventually, an illustrative example fully shows the feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of the proposed approach.
SOLENT THAMES RESEARCH FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ASSESSMENT THE NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE

1.2 The nature of the evidence It is often claimed that linear projects such as pi pelines or major roads provide a novel perspective on the past. They cannot represent a 'random sample' o f archaeological observations because each element does not have the same chance of being sele cted. Instead, their course is essentially arbitrar y and bears no obvious relationship to the geography of any particular period. For that reason the results of monitoring these developments are often surprising, and it is those surprises that provide a stimulus for rethinking archaeological orthodoxies. Regions prove to have been settled where few sites had been known before; rich burials are found outside the small concentrations on which the literature had been based; new kinds of monument ar e revealed and familiar forms occur in unfamiliar settings. It is not the most obvious way of conducting research, but sometimes the results of this work offer a perspective out of which new a pproaches to the past can develop.
Protest Participation Experiences and Media Uses in Urban Protests: A Conceptualization and Empirical Examination

The current study investigates multiple dimensions of individual participants’ protest participation experiences (PPEs) and identifies different clusters involved in candlelight protests in South Korea. An online survey was conducted with 225 participants who attended at least one of the candlelight protests demanding President Park’s impeachment that were held in South Korea over a span of 27 weeks in 2016 and 2017. We found that protest participants’ experiences could be classified into five categories: independent, entertaining, reflective, solidary, and distributive. Based on these five PPEs, we identified three clusters of participant groups in the candlelight protests: carnivalesque, consumerist, and autonomous/critical. The three groups were different not only in terms of their PPEs but also their media use patterns and sociodemographic characteristics.
Face recognition using HOG features

- Face recognition on the robot system is under challenging environments due to the motion blur, illumination change, inaccurate face detection caused by the movement of the person and the robot. In this paper, we concentrate on the problems caused by imperfect face normalization. This paper introduces the recognition method using HOG descriptors. The method also adopts GIC as a preprocessing method. We show the effectiveness of the proposed method on PF01 and ETRI-HRI Database acquired using the robot in uncontrolled environment.
Effects of two different educational movie concepts regarding failure management on the acquisition of new manual abilities for dental students: A pilot study

The main goal of this pilot study is to evaluate if two different educational movie concepts regarding the failure management provide a statistically significant difference in the acquisition of manual abilities (in this case bending of a triangular clasp) for dental students. The participants of this study were dental students (n=57) from the 7th semester of the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main. Before the beginning of the study, the individual manual ability of the study participants has been assessed in the form of a pretest (Pret), based on the HAM-Man (with a scale from 0= very poor to 6= very good).
A snapshot of teachers' knowledge and teaching behaviour with regard to developing self-regulated learning

In the persisting South African education crisis, low quintile schools are known for their lack of adequate resources, poorly trained teachers who lack content and pedagogical knowledge, overcrowded classrooms, and a lack of parental support. I used a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive design to explore South African low quintile school teachers’ knowledge of self-regulated learning as well as their perceptions of how they develop self-regulated learning in learners. I conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 purposively and conveniently selected Grade 8 secondary school teachers. The participants hold positive beliefs about self-regulated learning but lack pedagogical knowledge to develop this. They also experience departmental pressure regarding curriculum coverage, assessment, and administration that inhibits their time to do so. The participants perceive their efforts to develop self-regulated learning as being weighed down because this is not a priority at school, with high pass rates in the Annual National Assessment and Senior Secondary School Certificate examinations taking precedence. Future research needs more classroom-based studies to determine how teachers might start to become more skilful at teaching self-regulated learning skills since the development of this is not an automatic process but needs to be supported in learners.
Adsorption Study of Malachite Green Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Cu/M3+ (M3+=Al, Cr) Layered Double Hydroxide

Layered double hydroxide (LDH) Cu/Al and Cu/Cr had been used as adsorbent of malachite green (MG) in aqueous solution. The properties of Cu/Al and Cu/Cr LDHs were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, surface area analysis (BET) and FTIR spectroscopy. Adsorption study of MG was achieved at pH 9. Adsorption of MG follows the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Langmuir isotherm was suitable for adsorption of MG on both LDH with a maximum adsorption capacity of 59.52 mg/g. The thermodynamic study indicated that the adsorption process is physisorption, spontaneous, and endothermic process. Adsorption of MG onto LDHs involve the acid-base interaction between adsorbent and adsorbate.
Strategic action fields of digital transformation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to capture the collective understanding of digital transformation (DT) across Swiss businesses and establish a reference framework based on the strategic action field (SAF) theory. Design/methodology/approach A number of Swiss associations provided their databases for an online survey. The large sample includes 2,590 participants from 1,854 organisations and delivered over 4,200 descriptions of DT, categorised into seven SAFs. A cross tabulation of SAF combinations by firm size identified 127 possible SAF combinations which constitute the common understanding of DT. Findings The data set allowed the identification of SAFs and the conceptualisation of DT based on a shared understanding. Drivers of digital transformation are: process engineering, new technologies and digital business development, supported by digital leadership and culture, the cloud and data, customer centricity and digital marketing. Research limitations/implications For practitioners, the study provides the SAFs that should be considered for DT strategies. For academic scholars, a unique data set has allowed the study of DT by analysing action field combinations, revealing a nuanced constellation of SAFs. Limitations are the focus on Swiss organisations and a convenience sample for collecting the analysed data. Originality/value For the first time, the shared understanding of DT in Swiss businesses – based on SAFs – has allowed a conceptualisation of DT in order to provide guidance to businesses managers and employees.
Autophagy Modulated by Inorganic Nanomaterials

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, inorganic nanomaterials (NMs) have been widely applied in modern society. As human exposure to inorganic NMs is inevitable, comprehensive assessment of the safety of inorganic NMs is required. It is well known that autophagy plays dual roles in cell survival and cell death. Moreover, inorganic NMs have been proven to induce autophagy perturbation in cells. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of inorganic NMs-modulated autophagy is required for the safety assessment of inorganic NMs. This review presents an overview of a set of inorganic NMs, consisting of iron oxide NMs, silver NMs, gold NMs, carbon-based NMs, silica NMs, quantum dots, rare earth oxide NMs, zinc oxide NMs, alumina NMs, and titanium dioxide NMs, as well as how each modulates autophagy. This review emphasizes the potential mechanisms underlying NMs-induced autophagy perturbation, as well as the role of autophagy perturbation in cell fate determination. Furthermore, we also briefly review the potential roles of inorganic NMs-modulated autophagy in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Effects of copper ions on malachite sulfidization flotation

In this study, the effects of copper ions (Cu2+) on the sulfidization (Na2S) flotation of malachite was investigated using micro-flotation experiments, zeta-potential measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, adsorption experiments, and Materials Studio simulation. The results indicated that the flotation recovery of malachite decreased after the pretreatment of the mineral particles with Cu2+ ions prior to the addition of Na2S. The results for zeta-potential measurements and XPS analysis revealed that less sulfide ion species in the pulp solution transferred onto the mineral surface, the sulfidization of malachite surface weakened. The adsorption amount of collector on the mineral surface decreased, and this finding was confirmed by the results of the zeta-potential and adsorption experiments. Materials Studio simulation revealed that the adsorption energy of HSions and C4H9OCSSions on malachite surface increased after the adding of Cu2+ ion. The competitive adsorption made Cu2+ ions depress sulfidization flotation of malachite, the dissolution of mineral surface affected the adsorption of reagents on it, and decreased the floatability of malachite.
The influence of CEO compensation on firm performance and its relation to economic growth

This paper examines the link between CEO compensation and firm performance and its relation to economic growth on the non-financial EuroNext 100 firms from the period 2009-2016. This study uses two different models to estimate the relationship, namely fixed effects panel-data and ArellanoBond linear dynamic panel-data where firm performance is lagged (t-1). Moreover, the compensation is divided into cash compensation and equity-based compensation and firm performance is measured using accounting-based measures (ROE & ROA) and a market-based measure (Tobin’s Q). The empirical results show that there is a significant positive relationship between cash compensation and the accounting-based measures for both models. Furthermore, CEO compensation and firm performance are also significantly positively related to economic growth based on the accounting-based measures for both models.
Polyp Detection Rate as a Surrogate for Adenoma and Sessile Serrated Adenoma/Polyp Detection Rates

Introduction: Quality measures for colonoscopy such as adenoma detection rate (ADR) have been proposed to be surveilled for ensuring minimum standards. However, its direct measurement is time consuming and often neglected. Extrapolating ADR and other quality measures from polyp detection rate (PDR) can be a pragmatic alternative. Objective: To determine quotients for estimating ADR and sessile serrated adenoma/polyp detection rate (SSA/P-DR) from PDR in an Australian cohort. Methods: Consecutive adult patient colonoscopies during a 1-year period were retrospectively assessed in a single Australian tertiary endoscopy center. Adenoma detection quotient (ADQ) and SSA/P detection quotient (SSA/P-DQ) were defined as the division of ADR and SSA/P-DR by PDR, respectively. The primary outcome was the number of procedures to achieve a stable cumulative ADQ and SSA/P-DQ. Secondary outcomes included evaluation of ADQ and SSA/P-DQ in different subsets. Results: In total, 2,657 colonoscopies were performed by 15 endoscopists in 2016. The ADR, SSA/P-DR, and PDR found were 32.2, 6.7, and 47.3%, respectively. The ADQ and SSA/P-DQ values found were 0.68 and 0.14, respectively. After approximately 500 procedures, both ADQ and SSA/P-DQ became stable. Interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the prediction of ADR from ADQ was excellent for all endoscopists that performed >177 procedures in that year (ICC 0.84). Conclusions: ADQ and SSA/P-DQ values were consistent when over 500 procedures were analyzed. ADQ had an excellent correlation with ADR when >177 procedures per endoscopist were evaluated.
A rapid herpetofaunal assessment of Nosy Komba Island, northwestern Madagascar, with new locality records for seventeen species

A rapid assessment of the herpetofauna on the offshore island of Nosy Komba, northwestern Madagascar, found six species of amphibian and 26 species of reptile. Seventeen of these species have not previously been recorded on the island, to the best of our knowledge. The list of newly recorded species includes mostly nocturnal animals such as Uroplatus henkeli, Paroedura oviceps, Lycodryas granuliceps and Geckolepis maculata, suggesting that previous surveys on the island were undertaken during the day. Our findings raise the island’s currently known herpetofaunal species count to 38, being represented by nine amphibian and 29 reptile species. This paper expands upon the currently modest amount of information available for the small island’s herpetological composition and reveals the need for stricter protection of its forests in the future. The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge on the herpetofauna of Nosy Komba and help future environmental management to protect this unique insular fauna and flora.