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Entrepreneurs' experience, expertise, and the performance of technology-based firms

This study investigates the relationship between the experience of founders and the performance of their firms. Previous research has reported mixed evidence of a relationship between entrepreneurs' experience and their firms' performance. It is argued that this mixed evidence is due to the mediating influence of experientially acquired expertise. The study focuses on the extent to which expertise mediates between experience and firm performance, and on the relationship between distinct types of experience and distinct forms of expertise. The analyses are based on data collected from a sample of 43 owner-founded and operated biotechnology and telecommunication firms. >
Arc-Induced Long-Period Gratings

Abstract The electric arc technique allows the inscription of long-period gratings (LPGs) virtually in all types of fibers, including non-photosensitive fibers, the case of non-Ge–doped photonic crystal fibers being of particular interest. LPGs written in standard fibers using this technique have shown a high thermal stability. Also, the resistance to γ-radiation of LPGs arc-induced in pure-silica-core fibers is being assessed and the achieved results are very promising. We have also demonstrated that the combination of arc-induced LPGs and UV-induced fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) leads to sampled FBGs that are able to address sensing functionalities with enhanced performance. Therefore, as a result of their properties, gratings induced by arc-discharges can find a wide range of applications in optical communications as well as in fiber sensing.
BOTANICAL STUDIES ON SOME GENERA OF MIMOSACEAE AND CAESALPINIACEAE II – SEED FEATURES

The morphological, physico–mechanical and anatomical seed characters, in addition to seed surface sculptures appearance by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) of 4 species belong to 3 genera within Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae were studied. The first family represented by Leucaena leucocephala Lam. De Wit. , while the second represented by Delonix regia Bogor ex Hook and two species of genus Bauhinia; B. variegata L. and B. alba Buch-Ham. The aim of this study was to distinguish the taxonomic relationships between these species and to confirm the results already obtained from the first paper published on the morphological and ultrastructural features of leaves of the same species. From the morphological result, it could be stated that both species of genus Bauhinia are more close to each other than to the other studied species. They shared many similar morphological characters; i.e. testa surface topography, hilum width, seed shape and seed colour. The physico-mechanical and anatomical characters were not taxonomically sharp enough to differentiate between the studied species, because there are some overlapping in the measurements already calculated. From the SEM on seed testa surface result, it is worthy to mention that there are three patterns for the seed testa, each characterized one of the studied genera, i.e. ocellate characterizes testa of B.variegata and B. alba, granulate for Dolenix regia and aculeate for L. Leucocephala. All the above mentioned seed characters; morphological, physico-mechanical, anatomical and SEM on seed surface were coded and applied in numerical analysis by using a Single Linkage Clustering technique, which represents the similarity or dissimilarity between the studied species in a form of dendrogram. reflecting the taxonomic relationships between these species.
Overall Prevalence and Prevalence Compared among Psoriasis Treatments of Onychomycosis in Patients with Nail Psoriasis and Fungal Involvement

Background Whether nail psoriasis can increase the risk of onychomycosis is still being debated, and data relating to the prevalence of onychomycosis among psoriasis patients receiving different treatments is limited. Objectives To investigate the overall prevalence and prevalence compared among psoriasis treatments of onychomycosis in patients with nail psoriasis and fungal involvement. Methods A prospective study of three groups of nail psoriasis being treated with only topical medication, methotrexate, or biologics (25 patients per group, 150 nails) was conducted at Siriraj Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand) during November 2018 to September 2020. Demographic data, psoriasis severity, and nail psoriasis severity were recorded. The nail most severely affected with psoriasis on each hand was selected for mycological testing. Potassium hydroxide, periodic acid-Schiff stain, and fungal culture were performed. Results The prevalence of onychomycosis in nail psoriasis was 35.3%. Among the treatment groups, the prevalence of onychomycosis was significantly higher in the methotrexate group than in the topical treatment and biologic treatment groups (p = 0.014). Candida spp. was the main causative organism, followed by Trichophyton rubrum. Thumb was most commonly affected (59.3%). The most common abnormality of the nail matrix and the nail bed was pitted nail (71.3%) and onycholysis (91.3%), respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed diabetes, wet-work exposure, and methotrexate treatment to be predictors of onychomycosis. Conclusions Several factors, including psoriasis treatment, were shown to increase the risk of onychomycosis in nail psoriasis. Further research is needed to determine whether biologic agents, especially interleukin-17 inhibitors, can increase risk of onychomycosis and Candida infection/colonization of the nails.
The unresolved question on COVID‐19 virus origin: The three cards game?

The ongoing discussion about the real origin of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) feeds acrimonious debates. Where did SARS‐CoV‐2 come from? Was SARS‐CoV‐2 transmitted in the wild from an animal to a person before exploding in Wuhan or was it an engineered virus that escaped from research or a laboratory in Wuhan? Right now, we still don't know enough whether SARS‐CoV‐2 is human‐made or not, and lab‐leak theories remain essentially speculative. Many recent studies have pointed out several plausible scenarios. Anyhow, currently, even if suspicions by some about the possibility of lab‐leak hypothesis still remain, the consensus view is that the pandemic probably started from a natural source and, to determine the real origin of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, further research is needed.
Intelligent fading memory for high maneuvering target tracking

In this paper, a new fuzzy fading memory (FFM) is developed in order to aid a modified input estimation (MIE) technique and to enhance its performance in tracking high maneuvering targets. The MIE has been introduced recently and performs well in tracking low and medium maneuvering targets. However, this method does not represent desirable accuracy in tracking high maneuvering or jerking targets. In fact, this trouble is originated in mismodeling the target acceleration dynamics. An effective approach to cope with different modeling uncertainties is fading memory. However, conventional fading memory method suffers from some deficiencies leading to surplus fading information in non-maneuvering mode or incomplete compensation in high maneuvering situations. To overcome these difficulties, an intelligent fading memory is presented in this paper. Simulation results prove the efficiency of proposed method in tracking high maneuvering targets.
Optimize Performance

The O-Optimize performance phase of the VECTOR process is where implementation occurs. In this chapter, the authors tell the story of a child learning how to do a basketball layup as a concrete example for everything that is required in this phase. Additionally, the authors unpack the psychology of working toward a goal, the power of data, and why feedback and progress monitoring are essential during this phase. Finally, there are practical suggestions for how to do the work as a virtual coach during this phase, including questions to ask and how video-based observations play a key role for the coach and coachee to stay focused on the goal.
A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Mindfulness and Meditation Research from 1900 to 2021

This study comprehensively summarizes research in the field of meditation, especially mindfulness meditation from 1900 to 2021, by analyzing the knowledge map through CiteSpace and VOSviewer software. Using “mindfulness *” or “meditation *” as the topic, articles included in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index were searched in the web of science core database, resulting in the selection of 19,752 articles. Over half a century ago, Deikman published the field’s first article in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease in 1963, and publications have soared in subsequent decades. The USA is in the core position in terms of global collaboration, total publication numbers, and total citations. The Mindfulness journal ranked first for the most published articles and citations. “The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being,” written by Brown and Ryan, was the most cited article. Mindfulness, meditation, depression, intervention, stress reduction, stress, and anxiety are the top co-occurrence keywords. The timeline of cluster analysis discloses that before 2010, hypertension, cancer, mindfulness, generalized anxiety disorder, and other topics received great attention. In the decade since 2010, scholars have shown interest in meta-analysis, attention, and self-assessment, and keen attention to mindfulness-based interventions. These findings provide an important foundation to direct future research.
Numerical Investigation of Oil Gas Separation with the Use of VOF CFD

In this research paper, a numerical study regarding gas-oil separation is presented. Employing the geometry of a classic separator used by the NRDI for Gas Turbines COMOTI and a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, the computational domain was defined. To perform the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) investigation, the mesh was created with the ANSYS Meshing tool, and the ANSYS CFX was employed as a solver. The computational domain was split into 5 subdomains, 3 were fluid and 2 were defined as porous media. The volume porosity, loss model, and permeability were set up. In terms of turbulence flow, the standard k–ε model was adopted. The results of the numerical calculations in terms of oil volume fraction and streamline profiles were used to analyze the separator configuration. The results show that the numerical investigation with the VOF (Volume of Fluid Method) - CFD model is capable of analyzing the performance of a two-phase separator equipped with two demisters-porous media.
Does school socioeconomic composition matter more in some countries than others, and if so, why?

ABSTRACT International research has consistently found that the socioeconomic segregation of schools may worsen inequalities in schooling outcomes through the socioeconomic compositional effect. This study examines whether the socioeconomic compositional effect varies between developed countries and potential mechanisms by which national schooling systems moderate its effect. The results suggest that the socioeconomic compositional effect does vary between developed countries and that national differences in its size were partially explained by policies of tracking age and the proportion of students that attend public schools. We conclude schooling systems in developed countries would require substantial reform to reduce the detrimental effects of school composition on disadvantaged students.
Toxoplasma gondii exploits the host ESCRT machinery for parasite uptake of host cytosolic proteins

Toxoplasma gondii is a master manipulator capable of effectively siphoning the resources from the host cell for its intracellular subsistence. However, the molecular underpinnings of how the parasite gains resources from its host remain largely unknown. Residing within a non-fusogenic parasitophorous vacuole (PV), the parasite must acquire resources across the limiting membrane of its replicative niche, which is decorated with parasite proteins including those secreted from dense granules. We discovered a role for the host Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport (ESCRT) machinery in host cytosolic protein uptake by T. gondii by disrupting host ESCRT function. We identified the transmembrane dense granule protein TgGRA14, which contains motifs homologous to the late domain motifs of HIV-1 Gag, as a candidate for the recruitment of the host ESCRT machinery to the PV membrane. Using an HIV-1 virus-like particle (VLP) release assay, we found that the motif-containing portion of TgGRA14 is sufficient to substitute for HIV-1 Gag late domain to mediate ESCRT-dependent VLP budding. We also show that TgGRA14 is proximal to and interacts with host ESCRT components and other dense granule proteins during infection. Furthermore, analysis of TgGRA14-deficient parasites revealed a marked reduction in ingestion of a host cytosolic protein compared to WT parasites. Thus, we propose a model in which T. gondii recruits the host ESCRT machinery to the PV where it can interact with TgGRA14 for the internalization of host cytosolic proteins across the PV membrane (PVM). These findings provide new insight into how T. gondii accesses contents of the host cytosol by exploiting a key pathway for vesicular budding and membrane scission.
Participation in and progress through new apprenticeships

A greater focus on developing technical skills in secondary schools is required to draw more young Australians into apprenticeships, according to John Ainley and Matthew Corrigan. Their study examined the characteristics and completion rates of participants in New Apprenticeships drawing on the experiences of a group of young Australians who were in Year 9 in 1995, focusing on those who had participated in a traditional apprenticeship or traineeship up until the end of 2003.
Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Wastewater for Reuse as Process Water—A Case Study

The aim of this work was to purify mixed wastewater from three different production processes in such a manner that they could be reused as process water. The maximum allowed concentrations (MAC) from the Environmental Standards for emissions of substances released into surface water were set as target concentrations. Wastewaters contained solid particles, sodium, aluminium, chloride, and nitrogen in high amounts. Quantitatively, most wastewaters were generated in the production line of alumina washing. The second type of wastewater was generated from the production line of boehmite. The third type of wastewater was from regeneration of ion exchangers, which are applied for feed boiler water treatment. The initial treatment step of wastewater mixture was neutralisation, using 35% HCl. The precoat filtration followed, and the level of suspended solids was reduced from 320 mg/L to only 9 mg/L. The concentrations of ions, such as aluminium, sodium and chlorides remained above the MAC. Therefore, laboratory reverse osmosis was applied to remove the listed pollutants from the water. We succeeded in removal of all the pollutants. The concentration of aluminium decreased below 3 mg/L, the sodium to 145 mg/L and chlorides to 193 mg/L. The concentration of nitrate nitrogen decreased below 20 mg/L.
Conceptualisations of positive mental health and wellbeing among children and adolescents in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Mental illnesses are the leading causes of global disease burden. The impact is heightened in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) due to embryonic care systems and extant barriers to healthcare access. Understanding children and adolescents' conceptualisations of mental health wellbeing in these settings is important to optimize health prevention and promotion initiatives.
Antifungal Susceptibility of Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus ochraceus, and Fusarium graminearum to Ganoderma lucidum Extract

Background: Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known fungus that has been widely used in traditional medicine around the world, especially in East Asia, due to its various health promotion properties. Recently, researchers have drawn attention to the biologically active compounds found in this fungus, and this fungus has become very popular due to its pharmaceutical properties. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal properties of the Iranian strain of G. lucidum as a natural antifungal agent against harmful filamentous fungi common in the food industry. Methods: Three filamentous fungi, including Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus ochraceus, and Fusarium graminearum, were used in this study for the antifungal evaluation of ethanolic, hydroalcoholic, and two aqueous extracts of G. lucidum with different concentrations by the broth microdilution method. Results: The results showed that only the ethanolic and hydroalcoholic extracts completely inhibited the growth of A. flavus at 2 and 3.5 mg/mL, respectively. Also, no antifungal activity was observed for the aqueous extract for all the three studied fungi. In addition, A. flavus was found to be more sensitive to G. lucidum extracts compared to the two other studied fungi. Conclusions: The ethanolic extract of G. lucidum was effective on A. flavus and can be used as a natural antifungal agent to prevent the growth of this harmful filamentous fungus.
Exploring Predictors of eHealth Literacy Among Older Adults: Findings From the 2020 CALSPEAKS Survey

With the Internet continuously being used as a means of providing health education and promotion to the public, consumers are increasingly going online to gather pertinent health information. However, disparities exist with regards to consumers’ ability in finding, evaluating, and applying online health information (collectively referred to as eHealth literacy). Identifying these disparities may elucidate which segments of the population would benefit from targeted eHealth literacy interventions and ways to adapt online health promotion materials. This study uses data from the 2020 CALSPEAKS survey to identify disparities in eHealth literacy among older adults aged 65+ residing in California, USA (N = 237). eHealth literacy is self-assessed using the previously validated 8-item eHEALS questionnaire. Ordinary least squares regression analyses are performed on individual eHEALS items and on a summed eHealth literacy score, with demographic and technology use-related characteristics as predictors. Results show that the strongest and most consistent predictors of eHealth literacy include education, frequency of Internet use, and breadth of Internet activities regularly performed. Findings suggest that those seeking to increase eHealth literacy specifically among older Californians may benefit from tailoring their interventions and online health promotion materials towards those with less education and those with less Internet experience.
An Anechoic Wind Tunnel for the Investigation of the Main-Rotor/Tail- Rotor Blade Vortex Interaction

The interaction of a helicopter's main rotor tip vortex with the tail rotor is an important source of noise and vibration, yet it is still poorly understood. An important limiting case is the orthogonal blade vortex interaction (OBVI) where a three-dimensional vortex structure is cut by the tail rotor blade. It has been discovered that the blade unsteady surface pressures during OBVI are controlled by the tip vortex axial flow component. Recent aerodynamic testing of the OBVI confirming this result is reviewed along with a description of an anechoic wind tunnel for aero-acoustic OBVI research. The design of a new wind tunnel contraction and a single bladed rotor rig are also discussed.
Healthcare providers perception of therapeutic patient education efficacy according to patient and healthcare provider characteristics

Objectives Therapeutic patient education improves numerous health and psychological outcomes in patients with chronic diseases. However, little is known about what makes a therapeutic patient education intervention more effective than another one. This study aims to identify in healthcare professionals the perceived determinants of therapeutic patient education efficacy at the individual level. Methods Semi-structured individual interviews have been conducted with healthcare professionals (HCP, n=28, including 20 nurses) involved in therapeutic patient education programs (n=14) covering various chronic conditions (kidney and cardiovascular diseases, chronic pain, diabetes, etc.). A thematic content analysis following an inductive approach was used (Nvivo.11 software). Results Five themes were retrieved for patient characteristics: understanding and education, personality, readiness and motivation, social environment, and misinformation and beliefs. Four themes were retrieved for healthcare professionals’ characteristics: medical knowledge, appropriate attitude and relational skills, pedagogical skills, and training. Discussion Patient personality is rarely discussed in the literature. Patients who are introverted, lack curiosity, or are not compliant might benefit from specific therapeutic patient education practices or formats. All these potential determinants regarding patients and healthcare professionals should be routinely assessed in future studies about therapeutic patient education efficacy to understand precisely what makes an intervention successful.
Correlation of MTAP Immunohistochemistry With CDKN2A Status Assessed by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization and Clinicopathological Features in CNS WHO Grade 2 and 3 Meningiomas: A Single Center Cohort Study.

CDKN2A homozygous deletion has occasionally been reported in atypical and anaplastic meningiomas and is considered as one of the genetic alterations commonly involved in their recurrence and malignant progression. Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) immunohistochemistry is a promising surrogate marker for CDKN2A homozygous deletion in different cancers but has not been examined in meningiomas. We performed CDKN2A FISH and MTAP immunohistochemistry on specimens from 30 patients with CNS WHO grade 2 (n = 27) and 3 (n = 3) meningiomas, including specimens from primary and recurrent tumors and then determined whether MTAP immunohistochemistry correlated with CDKN2A homozygous deletion and clinicopathological features. CDKN2A homozygous deletion was detected in 12% (3/26) of CNS WHO grade 2 and 67% (2/3) of CNS WHO grade 3 meningiomas; 3 cases exhibited temporal and/or spatial heterogeneity. MTAP loss was in excellent concordance with CDKN2A homozygous deletion (sensitivity; 100%, specificity; 100%). MTAP loss/CDKN2A homozygous deletion correlated with cellular proliferation (mitotic rate; p = 0.001, Ki-67 labeling index; p = 0.03) and poor prognosis (overall survival; p = 0.01, progression free survival; p < 0.001). Thus, MTAP immunostaining can be a surrogate marker for CDKN2A homozygous deletion in meningiomas, and MTAP loss/CDKN2A homozygous deletion may be an important prognostic factor for meningiomas.
New Compact Model for Induced Gate Current Noise

Accurate compact modeling of induced gate noise is a prerequisite for RF CMOS circuit design. Existing models underestimate the induced gate noise for short-channel devices. In this paper, a new model is introduced, based on an improved Klaassen-Prins approach, which accurately accounts for velocity saturation. The model accurately describes noise without fitting any additional parameters.