Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Exploring the organizing of work for creative individuals : the paradox of art and business in creative industries

The purpose of this research is to explore the issue of organizing work for creative individuals, particularly to explore the influence of creativity on emergence of creative companies and to understand the way of managing creative individuals from those companies. The emergence of creative companies is investigated from the motivational perspective, especially the intrinsic motivation and inner drive. The management aspect is studied from the perspective of both managers and employees. Prior literature on creativity demonstrates that creativity has become an important element of human existence. Most of the creativity research has been done on individual creativity, organizational creativity, creative processes, motivation and social influences on creativity. Despite the recent tendency to study creativity from various perspectives, few scholars have approached this phenomenon from the perspective of emergence of creative companies. This study examines that and explores the motivational aspects of creativity seen from the angle of the paradox between art and business. Creativity and motivation in creative companies are contemplated with a case study method. The empirical context of the research is creative industries: games, films, visual and performing arts. The results of this study show that motivational features of creativity (love and passion to create, curiosity, desire to create, choice to be creative) have an influence on creative individuals from the perspective of emergence of new creative companies. The analysis further indicates the importance of acknowledgement of creativity and creative work of individuals in games industries. The new concept of ”the need to be creative” is introduced in this research in the context of a new product or idea being created. In addition, this research concludes that there is a paradox between creative freedom and control when managing creative individuals. This study shows that both of those elements are critical managing practices in the creative companies. Based on theories of creativity and management combined with empirical analysis of film companies, this research also suggests that managing of creative individuals is focused on allowing creative freedom at work while providing control by the manager as well as providing the right work-life balance in creative work settings.
Shock-induced plasticity and phase transformation in single crystal magnesium: an interatomic potential and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations

An effective and reliable Finnis–Sinclair (FS) type potential is developed for large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of plasticity and phase transition of magnesium (Mg) single crystals under high-pressure shock loading. The shock-wave profiles exhibit a split elastic–inelastic wave in the [0001]HCP shock orientation and a three-wave structure in the [10-10]HCP and [-12-10]HCP directions, namely, an elastic precursor, a followed plastic front, and a phase-transition front. The shock Hugoniot of the particle velocity (U p) vs the shock velocity (U s) of Mg single crystals in three shock directions under low shock strength reveals apparent anisotropy, which vanishes with increasing shock strength. For the [0001]HCP shock direction, the amorphization caused by strong atomic strain plays an important role in the phase transition and allows for the phase transition from an isotropic stressed state to the product phase. The reorientation in the shock directions [10-10]HCP and [-12-10]HCP, as the primary plasticity deformation, leads to the compressed hexagonal close-packed (HCP) phase and reduces the phase-transition threshold pressure. The phase-transition pathway in the shock direction [0001]HCP includes a preferential contraction strain along the [0001]HCP direction, a tension along [-12-10]HCP direction, an effective contraction and shear along the [10-10]HCP direction. For the [10-10]HCP and [-12-10]HCP shock directions, the phase-transition pathway consists of two steps: a reorientation and the subsequent transition from the reorientation hexagonal close-packed phase (RHCP) to the body-centered cubic (BCC). The orientation relationships between HCP and BCC are (0001)HCP ⟨-12-10⟩HCP // {110}BCC ⟨001⟩BCC. Due to different slipping directions during the phase transition, three variants of the product phase are observed in the shocked samples, accompanied by three kinds of typical coherent twin-grain boundaries between the variants. The results indicate that the highly concentrated shear stress leads to the crystal lattice instability in the elastic precursor, and the plasticity or the phase transition relaxed the shear stress.
Performance of Spectral Photon-Counting Coronary CT Angiography and Comparison with Energy-Integrating-Detector CT: Objective Assessment with Model Observer

Aims: To evaluate spectral photon-counting CT’s (SPCCT) objective image quality characteristics in vitro, compared with standard-of-care energy-integrating-detector (EID) CT. Methods: We scanned a thorax phantom with a coronary artery module at 10 mGy on a prototype SPCCT and a clinical dual-layer EID-CT under various conditions of simulated patient size (small, medium, and large). We used filtered back-projection with a soft-tissue kernel. We assessed noise and contrast-dependent spatial resolution with noise power spectra (NPS) and target transfer functions (TTF), respectively. Detectability indices (d’) of simulated non-calcified and lipid-rich atherosclerotic plaques were computed using the non-pre-whitening with eye filter model observer. Results: SPCCT provided lower noise magnitude (9–38% lower NPS amplitude) and higher noise frequency peaks (sharper noise texture). Furthermore, SPCCT provided consistently higher spatial resolution (30–33% better TTF10). In the detectability analysis, SPCCT outperformed EID-CT in all investigated conditions, providing superior d’. SPCCT reached almost perfect detectability (AUC ≈ 95%) for simulated 0.5-mm-thick non-calcified plaques (for large-sized patients), whereas EID-CT had lower d’ (AUC ≈ 75%). For lipid-rich atherosclerotic plaques, SPCCT achieved 85% AUC vs. 77.5% with EID-CT. Conclusions: SPCCT outperformed EID-CT in detecting simulated coronary atherosclerosis and might enhance diagnostic accuracy by providing lower noise magnitude, markedly improved spatial resolution, and superior lipid core detectability.
Superprism phenomena in photonic crystals: toward microscale lightwave circuits

The superprism phenomenon, the dispersion of light 500 times stronger than the dispersion in conventional prisms, was demonstrated at optical wavelengths in photonic crystals (PC's) fabricated on Si. Drastic light-beam steering in the PC's was achieved by slightly changing the incident wavelength or angle. The scanning span reached 50/spl deg/ with only a 1% shift of incident wavelength, and reached 140/spl deg/ with only a 14/spl deg/ shift of the incident angle at wavelengths around 1 /spl mu/m. The propagation direction was quantitatively interpreted in terms of highly anisotropic dispersion surfaces derived by photonic band calculation. The physics behind this demonstration will open a novel field called photonic crystalline optics. The application of these phenomena promises to enable the fabrication of integrated microscale lightwave circuits (/spl mu/LC's) on Si with large scale integrated (LSI)-compatible lithography techniques. Such /spl mu/LC's will allow more efficient use of wavelength resources when used in wavelength multiplexers/demultiplexers or dispersion compensators by enabling lower loss and broader bandwidth.
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WORKLOAD AND WORK STRESS ON JOB SATISFACTION WITH MOTIVATION AS INTERVENING VARIABLE

This study aims to analyze the impact of workload and work stress on job satisfaction with the motivation of a solution to the intervention of the nurse team covid-19 Maluku Southeast. Data collection was carried out through the distribution of questionnaires to 33 nurses. As for the method used in this study, there are modeling research methods using partial analysis tools at least square. The findings of this study are: The workload is not proven to have a negative and significant effect on motivation, work stress is not proven to have a negative but significant impact on motivation, the workload is not proven to have a negative and significant impact on job satisfaction, the work stress is proven to have a negative but insignificant effect on job satisfaction, the motivation proven to have a positive and significant impact on job satisfaction, Workloads have not proved to affect work satisfaction through motivation, work stress has proved to affect work satisfaction through motivation. The author suggests that research on job satisfaction can use variables other than workload, job stress, and motivation to reveal other contributions outside of these variables.
Ion-induced sustained high current condition in a bipolar device

Observation of an ion-induced sustained high current condition ("high current anomaly") in a bipolar device, that is similar but not identical to latchup, is reported. Both high current anomaly and single event upset test results are presented for the AD9048 test device. Photon emission microscopy was used to locate the site of the high current anomaly. A model of the triggering mechanism based on the results so obtained is described. >
Assessing the effectiveness of a faculty instructional development program part 2: teaching and learning styles

This paper discusses the effectiveness of the Faculty Instructional Development Program in the College of Engineering at San Jose State University, in meeting its objective to "introduce, promote, and implement a variety of teaching methods that address the diverse learning styles of our students". Engineering students show strong preferences in active, sensing, visual and inductive learning. On the other hand, traditional teaching styles tend to favour reflective, intuitive, verbal and deductive learning styles. A faculty survey was conducted to study the teaching styles of our faculty. The results show that the Faculty Instructional Development Program has indeed a strong impact in sensitising our faculty to the need for variety of teaching methods. This is important for three reasons. First, students do not learn effectively when a course is presented entirely in ways opposite to their preferred learning styles. Second, students do not develop as balanced learners when a course is presented entirely in ways that favour only their preferred learning styles. Third, research has shown that traditional teaching methods cannot produce engineering graduates capable of meeting the demands likely to be placed on them in the coming decades.
Measuring the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s Leisure and Sport during the 2020 Lockdown

This research evaluates the effect of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic on sport Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and consumer expenditure in the leisure sector in the United Kingdom (UK). The leisure sector is divided into leisure at home and away from home, examining in this way the different patterns that emerged because of the national lockdown in 2020. The effect on sport GDP is examined using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) surveys and the UK Sport Satellite Account (SSA). The study found that, because of its reliance on human contact, sport GDP is likely to decline by more than twice the rate of the overall economy. Furthermore, this finding is consistent with the 2020 consumer expenditure on leisure that shows increases in spending on home leisure but also a huge decline in spending on out-of-home entertainment. The decline in GDP is extremely likely to put pressure on profit margins and hence threaten the survival of private enterprises, raising issues of sustainability under conditions of a pandemic. Increases in long-term public funding for reducing sport inequalities should be considered along with short-term relief packages for the sport sector. Additional policy suggestions are offered to address these issues.
Planning Corruption or Corrupting Planning?

Abstract Problem, research strategy, and findings Here we illuminate the often overlooked, yet pernicious impacts of corruption in planning. We used a sequential mixed-methods approach, inclusive of a survey of 82 planning practitioners in Ghana and semistructured interviews with 17 of these survey respondents, to investigate planners’ experiences of corruption. We found that incentives for corrupt behaviors, structured by the particularities of planning culture, are necessary but insufficient to unpack corruption in planning, both in and outside of sub-Saharan Africa. Personal values and coercion also play roles in incentivizing corruption. We also learned that practitioners rely on social coping mechanisms to resist corruption, which speaks broadly to practitioners monitoring themselves when institutional corruption controls seem weak or nonexistent within a planning culture. Further research across planning cultures is called for to develop planning curricula and practices that can help students and professional planners understand and resolve corruption and other moral dilemmas specific to their planning contexts. Takeaway for practice Practitioners, educators, and students must better understand corruption and how it complicates planning. This understanding requires examining how workplace norms and cultures (re)produce coercion among practitioners, especially among gender, ethnic/racial, and other minority practitioners. Planning schools, professional associations, and workplaces must respond to these corruption realities by purveying context-sensitive anticorruption competencies to students and practitioners.
THE IMPACT OF SAFETY CULTURE ON WORKER MOTIVATION AND THE ECONOMIC BOTTOM LINE

In an effort to reduce injury rates, the U.S. safety industry is urging employers to invest in safety culture. Gilbert’s (1978) model of performance engineering may provide guidance for design of culture related interventions. Model testing focused on three contextual variables—communication, resource availability, and incentives—and effects on safety motivation (n = 316). Incentives, which mediated the indirect effects of communication and resource availability, was shown to exert significant influence on safety motivation. A between-group ANOVA was also conducted (n = 19) to determine predictive value of the model relative to injury costs; however no significant relationships were found. Study findings indicate that continued investigation of Gilbert’s (1978) theory as a universal model of safety culture is warranted.
Effect of train dynamics on seismic response of steel monorail bridges under moderate ground motion

This study is intended to investigate the seismic response of steel monorail bridges using three‐dimensional dynamic response analysis. We particularly consider monorail bridge–train interaction when subjected to ground motion that occurs with high probability. A monorail train car with two bogies with pneumatic tires for running, steering and stabilizing wheels is assumed to be represented sufficiently by a discrete rigid multi‐body system with 15 degrees of freedom (DOFs). Bridges are considered as an assemblage of beam elements with 6 DOFs at each node. Modal analysis is used for dynamic response analysis under moderate earthquakes. The seismic response of an advanced monorail bridge that adopts a simplified structural system and composite girders is investigated through comparison with seismic responses of a conventional bridge. The acceleration response of a monorail train is also calculated to investigate the effect of structural types of bridges on the train's dynamic response during earthquakes. Results show that the seismic responses of the advanced bridges are greater than those of the conventional monorail bridge because of the simplified structural system and increased girder weight that is attributable to composite girders of the advanced bridge. Moreover, the train on the advanced bridge shows greater dynamic response than that on the conventional bridge. Observations reveal that the dynamic monorail train system acts as a damper on the monorail bridge. That fact shows that the existing design, which considers a train as additional mass, yields a conservative result. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
E-cooperative problem solving as a strategy for learning mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic

The aim of the article is to present the benefits of cooperative learning in mathematics in distance teaching conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In longitudinal studies, six math teachers formed a collaborative network and developed scenarios for three projects to be implemented by students on an educational platform. During their eight-week implementation, the principles of cooperative learning, using the methodical implications of the self-determination theory (SDT) have been followed. Mathematical problems were solved using the capabilities of the Teams platform. Among students (N = 104) from five sixth grades of primary school who took part in the study, measurements of social-emotional skills were carried out using the Distance Learning Climate questionnaire (DLC-21), designed for the study. The students have shown a high level of mathematical performance (84.8%), the significant increase of the relatedness to the group and the significant decrease in a sense of situational fear. The results also indicate a high level of students' sense of competence and satisfaction associated with the implementation of mathematical projects. The obtained results should be included in further research on the effectiveness of distance mathematics teaching methods.
The effect of thermal treatment on device characteristic and reliability for sub-100-nm CMOSFETs

The effect of post-thermal annealing after halo implantation on device characteristic and reliability of sub-100-nm CMOSFETs was investigated. We found that the control of annealing time is more efficient than that of annealing temperature with respect to improving the hot-carrier-induced degradation. The best result of device performance and reliability was obtained by a post-thermal annealing treatment performed at medium temperatures (e.g., 900/spl deg/C) for a longer time (>1 min).
Wearable technologies, brand community and the growth of a transhumanist vision

ABSTRACT By enabling users to digitally monitor their health and behaviour, wearable technologies foster the perspective of the quantified self, a cultural phenomenon emphasising personal improvement through self-tracking. This vision, in turn, provides a basis for new forms of social engagement. In this netnographic study, we explore a brand community for users of the Fitbit wearable device. Our analysis reveals two structural dynamics – material agency and quantitative anchoring – which create a foundation for what we label ‘accidental transhumanism’, a transitional movement towards a transhumanist vision based on self-quantification, self-extension, and integration with technology. We further highlight the social engagement mechanisms, including motivating empowerment, friendly rivalry, and trusting engagement, that are built upon this foundation. Leveraging these findings, we theorise a novel model of the interaction of consumers and system artefacts in socio-technical assemblages. We refer to this novel phenomenon of brand community centred on self-quantification as quantified self-in-community, and consider both the beneficial and potentially deleterious impacts that it presents.
Geomorphological Analysis of Xilokastro Fault, Central Gulf of Corinth, Greece

The Gulf of Corinth is a rapidly opening area with high seismicity associated with extensive building collapses, destruction of cities, and even the deaths of inhabitants. Rapid residential development, especially in the southern part of the Gulf of Corinth, and the construction of crucial technical infrastructures necessitate understanding the activity across crustal-scale faults that host devastating earthquakes. The evolution of landforms affected by fault action is a dominant issue in geological science. In the present study, was selected the 20 km long Xilokastro pure normal fault. In this fault, we apply eight geomorphological indices in footwall catchments that drain perpendicular to its trace. In total, more than 5000 measurements were made in 102 catchments. The determination of geomorphological indices requires the construction of morphological profiles either perpendicular to the faults or perpendicular to the main tributaries of the drainage basins under consideration through the use of the geographical information systems (ArcGIS platform). Τhe application of these indices along catchments draining the Xilokastro fault scarp show high active tectonics. Its high activity is evidenced by the high values of the length-slope index near the fault trace, the low values of the width to height ratio index, the strong asymmetry of the drainage basins, especially in the overlapping zones between its segments, and the elongated shape of the drainage basins. This study supports the idea that the application of a single morphometric index is unable to reflect the distribution of active tectonics across faults, which makes inevitable the systematic comparison of a series of tectonic morphometric indices from which a new combined index emerges (Iat). The Iat classifies the Xilokastro fault in the high degree of activity at a rate of 75% of its length.
Laparoscopic surgery: an effective and safe surgical method of pediatric inguinal hernia repair

Purpose Inguinal hernia (IH) repair is very commonly performed in children. While open repair (OR) is the standard approach, laparoscopic repair is increasingly used. This study was aimed to investigate safety and feasibility of laparoscopic repair of pediatric IH compared to OR. Methods We retrospectively enrolled 105 pediatric patients with IH repair between January 2011 and October 2019. The laparoscopic procedures performed were laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC), and three-port mini-laparoscopic repair (TLR). The OR was performed as per usual technique. Results Thirty-nine patients underwent OR, 16 LPEC, and 50 TLR. The preoperative laterality of IH was 45 patients (42.9%) on the right side, 50 (47.6%) on the left side, and 10 (9.5%) on both sides. It was, however, diagnosed postoperatively in 27 patients (25.7%) on the right side, 38 (36.2%) on the left side, and 40 (38.1%) on both sides. Of the 63 patients who presented with unilateral IH in the laparoscopic groups, 32 (50.8%) had synchronous contralateral patent process vaginalis (PPV) which were simultaneously repaired. This was significantly more common in children under 3 years of age. Operative time in unilateral or bilateral repair was significantly shorter in the laparoscopic repair groups (p < 0.001). Ipsilateral recurrence was not observed in any group. Metachronous contralateral IH occurrence was not significantly different between groups. Conclusion Laparoscopic IH repair may have benefit in terms of shorter operation time and diagnosis of unpredicted contralateral PPV compared to OR.