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Developing the Corporate Global Leadership Bench Strength through Transformational Leaders

Developing the global leadership bench strength by advancing the global leadership competencies of high potential employees is a critical concern for Multinational Corporations (MNCs), to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Accordingly, the main purpose of this paper is to emphasize the role of line managers transformational leadership in developing the global leadership competencies of their respective subordinates, with the theoretical support of the transformational leadership theory. For the above purpose, data were collected from line manager-high potential dyads, using a structured questionnaire developed using well accepted, standard measures. Upon completion of preliminary analyses, the hypothesis was tested. From the regression analyses, it was found that there is a major impact of line manager's transformational leadership in the development of global leadership competencies of high potential subordinates. This finding is consistent with the transformational leadership theory and other empirical studies in the area and suggests the development of line manager's transformational leadership competencies for the purpose of developing the global leadership bench strength in MNCs.
Therapeutic Ef fi cacy of a Novel Nanosomal Docetaxel Lipid Suspension Compared With Taxotere in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Drug delivery systems are widely used to reduce toxicity of drugs and enhance the quality of a patient’s life. Nanosomal docetaxel lipid suspension (NDLS) is formulated based on an aqueous lipid delivery system. Patients with breast cancer were not required to be premedicated before administration of NDLS. Docetaxel administered using this delivery system also improves the response rate compared with commercially available docetaxel drug. Background: Nanosomal docetaxel lipid suspension formulation was developed to eliminate ethanol and polysorbate 80 from the currently used docetaxel (Taxotere) drug for treatment of cancer patients. NDLS clinical safety and efficacy was evaluated and compared with Taxotere at 75 mg/m in metastatic breast cancer patients. Patients and Methods: A total of 72 patients were randomized in a ratio of 2:1 (NDLS:Taxotere). Patients treated with NDLS were not premedicated with corticosteroids as required with solvent-based Taxotere. Disease status and tumor response was assessed after every 2 cycles of treatment using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 guidelines through cycle 6. Results: Overall therapeutic response (complete þ partial) rate in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with NDLS and Taxotere were 35.5% and 26.3%, respectively, indicating better response in patients treated with NDLS. Patients in the NDLS group were not premedicated but the safety results of NDLS were found to be comparable with Taxotere. Conclusion: NDLS formulation with no premedication provides an alternative treatment option for breast cancer patients. Clinical Breast Cancer, Vol. 14, No. 3, 177-81 a 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The prediction of the progress of labor using the Friedman Curve in Primiparous Thai women

Currently around the world including Thailand assessment of labor progress is generally undertaken using cervical dilation and the Friedman Curve, a graph for recording labor progress or the duration of time in the fi rst stage of labor and it is used to identify potential of a safe vaginal delivery, developed by Emanuel A. Friedman and was published in the year 1955 [1,2]. However, the progress of the active phase of labor in women (n = 1,329 primiparous women) is longer than in the past, according to the results of monitoring cervical dilation and duration using the Friedman Curve [3]. For over 50 years, the duration of labor in the fi rst stage of labor has been increasing, with a median of 2.6 hours longer in nulliparous and 2 hours in multiparous especially during cervical dilation of 4-6 cm [4]. Also, in one study (n = 97 primiparous women) there was little difference of time in the fi rst stage of labor compared to time according to the Friedman Curve [5]. A review literature also reported that the lowest-yet-normal linear cervical dilation rate approximates 0.5 cm/hr for low risk primiparous women with spontaneous onset of labor [6], which does not support the quality of the Friedman Curve. However, one study showed that the duration of labor from a cervical dilation of 4-10 cm became shorter when age of the women increased from 20 to 40 years old both in primiparous and multiparous women [7].
Dividend clientele, new insights, and new questions: the Brazilian case

This paper analyzes the dividend clientele effect and the signaling hypothesis in the Brazilian stock market between 1996 and 2000. During this period, the dividend tax was zero and the capital gains tax varied between zero and 10%. Brazilian firms face two information regimes, which allow us to test the signaling hypothesis. From a sample of 394 observations studied, 39% show a first ex-dividend day stock price higher than the price on the last cum-dividend day. The market price is higher for unanticipated dividends but, even with pre-announced dividends, stock prices are higher than the expected level, which is inconsistent with the clientele hypothesis. We also find evidence of a positive abnormal volume around the unanticipated dividend date, which is consistent with the signaling hypothesis, but no abnormal trading volume around pre-announced dividend dates. Our findings are inconsistent with the clientele hypothesis but provide support for the signaling hypothesis.
MACRO IMPLICATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD FINANCE Preliminary and Incomplete ∗

Our paper examines the impact of heterogeneous trading opportunities on the distribution of asset shares and wealth in an equilibrium model. We distinguish between “passive” traders who hold fixed portfolios of equity and bonds, and “active” traders who adjust their portfolios to changes in the investment opportunity set. In the presence of non-participants, the fraction of active traders is critical for asset prices, because only these traders respond to variation in state prices and hence help to clear the market, not the fraction of agents that participate in asset markets. We develop a new method for computing equilibria in this class of economies. This method relies on an optimal consumption sharing rule and an aggregation result for state prices that allows us to solve for equilibrium prices and allocations without having to search for market-clearing prices in each asset market. In a calibrated version of our model, we show that the heterogeneity in trading opportunities allows for a closer match of the wealth and asset share distribution as well as the moments of asset prices.
Type III secretion : The bacteria-eukaryotic cell express Luı́s

Type III secretion (T3S) is an export pathway used by Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria to inject bacterial proteins into the cytosol of eukaryotic host cells. This pathway is characterized by (i) a secretion nanomachine related to the bacterial flagellum, but usually topped by a stiff needle-like structure; (ii) the assembly in the eukaryotic cell membrane of a translocation pore formed by T3S substrates; (iii) a non-cleavable N-terminal secretion signal; (iv) T3S chaperones, assisting the secretion of some substrates; (v) a control mechanism ensuring protein delivery at the right place and time. Here, we review these different aspects focusing in open questions that promise exciting findings in the near future. 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies.
Farmers' Perception of Climate Change a Case Study in Swaziland

This study was designed to establish farmers’ perception on climate change and weather variability and its impacts on input investments, crop yields and food security. The study was conducted in the Middleveld of Swaziland were three constituencies were selected within the region. Three communities were selected spatially from each constituency. Purposive sampling was used to select 30 households from each community to make a sample size of 270 households. Information was collected from heads of households using a questionnaire and information obtained from focus group discussions with elders in the communities. The results showed that farmers perceived climate change and weather variability correctly although some perceived rainfall conditions at the beginning of the farming season incorrectly. Farmers’ perception on rainfall influences their investment decisions. When good rains are perceived, they invest more and vice versa. Poor input investment influences yields and contributes to food insecurity. The study concluded that farmers’ perception of climate change and weather variability, in particular rainfall, influence investment decision and the resulting crop yield and food insecurity. Therefore, this study recommends that local government should provide accurate weather forecasting to farmers on time before the onset of every farming season as well as to give them relevant meteorological advice that will help them make informed farming options in each farming season.
Thermodynamic length , time , speed , and optimum path to minimize entropy production

In addition to the Riemannian metricization of the thermodynamic state space, local relaxation times offer a natural time scale, too. Generalizing existing proposals, we relate a th rmodynamictime scale to the standard kinetic coefficients of irreversible thermodynamics. The notion of thermodynamic speed is generalized to higher dimensions. Criteria for minimum entropy production in slow, slightly irreversible processes are discussed. Euler–Lagrange equations are derived for optimum thermodynamic control for fixed clock time period as well as for fixed thermodynamic time period. It is emphasized that the correct derivation of the principle of constant thermodynamic speed, proposed earlier by others, requires the entropy minimization at fixed thermodynamic time instead of clock-time. Most remarkably, optimum paths are Riemannian geodesics which would not be the case had we used ordinary time. To interpret thermodynamic time, an easy-to-implement stepwise algorithm is constructed to realize control at constant thermodynamic speed. Thermodynamic time is shown to correspond to the number of steps, and the sophisticated task of determining thermodynamic time in real control problems is achieved by measuring ordinary intensive variables. ©1996 American Institute of Physics. @S0021-9606 ~96! 50447-2#
Gendering dynamic capabilities in micro firms

Gender issues are well-researched in the general management literature, particular in studies on new ventures. Unfortunately, gender issues have been largely ignored in the dynamic capabilities litera­ture. We address this gap by analyzing the effects of gender diversity on dynamic capabilities among micro firms. We consider the gender of managers and personnel in 124 Ukrainian tourism micro firms. We examine how a manager’s gender affects the firm’s sensing capacities and investigate how it moderates team gender diversity’s impact on sensing capacities. We also investigate how person­nel composition impacts seizing and reconfiguration capacities. We find that female managers have several shortcomings concerning a firm’s sensing capacity but that personnel gender diversity increa­ses this capacity. Team gender diversity has positive effects on a firm’s seizing and reconfiguration abilities. Our study advances research on gender diversity and its impact on firm capabilities and illustrates its relevance for staffing practices in micro firms.
Real and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management in the Pre‐ and Post‐IFRS Periods: Evidence from China

The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of both accrual‐ and activities‐based earnings management for Chinese A‐share firms surrounding the adoption of substantially IFRS‐convergent accounting standards. Since 2007, all listed A‐share firms in China have been required to comply with a new set of accounting standards that have substantially conformed to IFRS. The new reform also produced a set of new auditing standards and internal control reporting requirements. Based on a sample of 4,050 firm‐year observations from 2002 to 2011, we find that Chinese firms in the post‐IFRS period (2007–2011) are less likely to engage in accrual‐based earnings management. The magnitude of discretionary accruals also declines after IFRS adoption. In response, we see firms turning to real activities manipulation as a substitute for upward earnings management. The reduction in accrual‐based earnings management could stem from higher quality accounting standards associated with IFRS adoption and/or concurrent changes in the governance regimes introduced with the IFRS mandate. A further analysis, however, indicates that the benefits of IFRS adoption in curbing upward accrual‐based earnings manipulation are not evenly distributed across firms. Specifically, the benefit diminishes for firms that are controlled by Chinese central or local governments, are located in less developed regions, and that have weak financial performance and therefore subject to delisting status. We also find that the benefit is less pronounced for manufacturing firms than for their non‐manufacturing counterparts.
Posterior surgery may be the best option for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy : a comparative study in China

The present study was conducted with aims of evaluating the efficacy and safety of three surgical procedures in the treatment of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). A total of 182 CSM patients were selected and assigned into the anterior surgery group (n = 71), posterior surgery group (n = 55) and anteriorposterior surgery group (n = 56). Various parameters including Pavlov ratio (PR), range of motion (ROM), cervical curvature index (CCI), cord signal change (CSC), Square (S), and incidence of adverse reactions or complications were recorded. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to determine the intensity of pain right after surgery and after a period of 3 years. The modified Japanese orthopaedic association scale (mJOA) was employed in order to evaluate the efficacy. The patients in the anterior surgery group presented with a lower incidence of adverse reaction and complications, decreased VAS scores, as well as increased long-term rate of pain relief 3 months after the surgery in comparison with patients in the posterior surgery group and the anterior-posterior surgery group after surgery (p < 0.05). Based on the results of the imaging examination, the imaging indexes among the three groups showed a significant improvement 6 months after surgery as compared to the indexes before surgery (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the anterior surgery group had a higher PR and wider ROM than the other two groups 6 months after surgery (p < 0.05). The aforementioned findings highly indicated that the treatment of CSM with anterior surgery can lead to better efficacy and postoperative results in comparison with posterior surgery or combined anterior-posterior surgery.
Effect of seed treatment and foliar spray of thiourea on growth, yield and quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) under different irrigation levels

A field experiment was conducted during the rabi 2011-2012 at research farm, College of Horticulture, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) to study the effect of seed treatment and foliar spray of thiourea on growth, yield and quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) under different irrigation levels. The experiment consist three irrigation levels (in main plots) viz., (I 1 -one, I 2 -three and I 3 -six irrigations) and six thiourea treatments (in sub plots) viz., (T 1 -Control, T 2 -Thiourea 500 ppm seed treatment for 4 hours, T 3 -Thiourea 1000 ppm seed treatment for 4 hours, T 4 -Thiourea 500 ppm foliar spray at vegetative and flowering stages, T 5 -Thiourea 500 ppm seed treatment for 4 hours + Thiourea 500 ppm foliar spray at vegetative and flowering stages and T 6 -Thiourea 1000 ppm seed treatment for 4 hours + Thiourea 1000 ppm. foliar spray at vegetative and flowering stages). Both irrigation levels and thiourea treatments significantly influenced the growth, yield and quality attributes of coriander. Irrigation level I 3 and thiourea treatment T 6 resulted in significant higher plant height at 90 DAS, number of branches plant -1 , fresh weight of leaves plant -1 , dry weight of leaves plant -1, days taken to harvest, number of umbels plant -1 , number of umbellets umbel -1 , number of seeds umbel -1 , test weight, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield, chlorophyll content of leaves, essential oil content of seeds and net return. However days to 50 % flowering was non significantly affected by thiourea treatments. Maximum harvest index and cost: benefit ratio was also found with Irrigation level I 3 and thiourea treatment T 6.
Universitet Phenomenology of GeV-scale heavy neutral leptons

We review and revise phenomenology of the GeV-scale heavy neutral leptons (HNLs). We extend the previous analyses by including more channels of HNLs production and decay and provide with more refined treatment, including QCD corrections for the HNLs of masses O(1) GeV. We summarize the relevance of individual production and decay channels for different masses, resolving a few discrepancies in the literature. Our final results are directly suitable for sensitivity studies of particle physics experiments (ranging from proton beam-dump to the LHC) aiming at searches for heavy neutral leptons.
Mass propagation of Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss through in vitro culture

Protocol for mass propagation of Bambusa bamboos (L.) Voss was developed through in vitro culture. Nodal segments containing pre-existing axillary bud, after surface sterilization, were inoculated on liquid Murashige and Skoog’s (MS) basal medium containing different concentrations and combinations of cytokinins (BAP, TDZ and Kn). The highest direct shoot induction (90%) was obtained in the MS liquid medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l BAP and 1.0 mg/l TDZ with maximum average number of shoots (3.14 ± 0.06) per explant. Highest shoot multiplication (16.58 ± 0.24 shoots per culture) with highest average shoot length (9.21 ± 0.13 cm) was obtained when in vitro raised shoots were cultured in gelrite gelled MS medium in conjunction with 2.0 mg/l BAP and 1.0 mg/l TDZ. Incorporation of 10% coconut water with 4% sucrose in the above mentioned medium resulted satisfactory shoot growth and development with an average 26.7 ± 0.60 shoots per culture. For root induction, in vitro raised shoots were divided into clumps of 4-5 shoots in each clump and transferred onto both liquid and gelled half-strength MS medium containing different concentrations and combinations of auxins (IBA and NAA). Maximum rooting (86.67%) was achieved in half-strength of MS medium fortified with 2.5 mg/l IBA and 2.5 mg/l NAA with an average 8.72 ± 0.42 root per shoot. The rooted plantlets were then transferred to polybags containing garden soil, sand and compost mixture with 1:1:1 ratio. After a month the hardened plantlets were then transferred to the larger pots containing garden soil and compost with 1:1 ratio for sufficient growth and finally transplanted to the field. In this process, the highest 100% survivability was recorded from well-established rooted plantlets. The regenerated plants showed well developed root and shoot systems in field condition. Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 5 (2): 15-26, 2016 (December)
Insider Trading on Swedish Multilateral Trading Facilities

Title Insider Trading on Swedish Multilateral Trading Facilities Seminar date 2017-05-31 Course BUSN79: Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors Harald Johansson and Sebastian Berlin Supervisor Susanne Arvidsson Five key words Insider trading, Abnormal returns, MTF, Sweden, MAR Purpose The purpose of the thesis is to examine how insider transactions affect the share prices of stocks traded on Swedish MTFs. Furthermore, the authors intend to investigate which factors have the strongest impact on share price. Methodology Quantitative method in an event study framework. Multiple regressions used to determine potential relationships between independent and dependent variables. Theoretical framework Existing theories as well as previous international and domestic evidence of stock performance associated with insider transactions. Conclusions Insiders engaging in transactions in firms listed on Swedish MTFs generate abnormal returns. 3 INSIDER TRADING ON SWEDISH MTFS
Analysis of Tinto’s student integration theory in first-year undergraduate computing students of a UK higher education institution

Purpose Retention is one of the key performance indicators in university quality assurance processes. The purpose of this paper is to identify the causes leading to low retention rates for first-year undergraduate computing students in a UK higher education institution (HEI). Design/methodology/approach The study applies Tinto’s student integration theory, and connects it with the behavioural patterns of students. Data were collected from 901 students using Pascarella and Terenzini’s questionnaire (integration scales). This data were combined with student enrolment information and analysed using the structural equation modelling technique. Findings The study results indicate that Tinto’s student integration theory is useful in analysing student retention, but this accounts for only a modest amount of variance in retention. Nevertheless, important relationships amongst student’s initial and later academic goals and commitments have been identified through this new approach to analysing retention. The largest direct effect on retention was accounted for by initial goals and institutional commitments, followed by later goals and institutional commitments. In addition, the results show that academic and social integration constructs can have an influence on the student retention processes. When all, or some, of these relationships are operating towards students’ benefits, appropriate services or programmes, such as student support systems, can have their maximum benefits. Originality/value The authors mapped behavioural-related retention factors using a learning community lens. The study explored students’ social and learning experiences within the context of a UK HEI by employing Tinto’s model. This is the first time the model has been tested in this context.
Bundling and Nonlinear Pricing in Telecommunications

This paper studies bundling and price discrimination by a multiproduct firm selling internet and phone services in an imperfect information setting. I derive the optimal selling mechanism, and provide primitive conditions under which different bundling strategies arise, such as component pricing, pure bundling, semi-mixed bundling and mixed bundling. I show that the model structure is nonparametrically identified. I then propose a three-step semiparametric estimation procedure involving a new regression spline estimator under both monotonicity and bound restrictions. An illustration on China Telecom data shows that mixed bundling is beneficial to both the firm and the consumer relative to component pricing.
Active Learning on Graphs via Meta Learning

Active learning (AL) for semi-supervised node classiﬁcation aims to reduce the number of labeled instances by selecting only the most informative nodes for labeling. The AL algorithms designed for other data types such as images and text do not perform well on graph-structured data. Although a few heuristics-based AL algorithms have been proposed for graphs, a principled approach is lacking. We propose MetAL, an AL al-gorithm that selects unlabeled items that directly improve the future performance of a graph neural network (GNN) model. We formulate the AL problem as a bilevel optimization problem. Based on recent work in meta-learning, we compute the meta-gradients to approximate the impact of unlabeled instances on the model uncertainty. We empirically demonstrate that MetAL outperforms existing AL algorithms.