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The Impact of Green Intellectual Capital on Sustainable Performance Case Studies in Educational Organizations

Intellectual capital (IC) has become one of the most valuable resources of an organization. As awareness of sustainable practices increases, a new concept emerges: Green Intellectual Capital (GIC). However, research on GIC is still scarce, especially when discussing its relationship with sustainable organizational performance in educational organizations. Through a case study conducted on all universities in the North Sulawesi region, this study aims to assess how the organization’s internal stakeholders understand the concepts of GIC, sustainability, and sustainable performance and to better understand the effects of GIC on economic, social, environmental and sustainable organizational performance. Evidence shows that stakeholders do not understand the concept of GIC and only emphasize the environmental dimension of the concept of sustainability and sustainable performance. Furthermore, it was found that the organization’s sustainable performance is inﬂuenced by all components of GIC, namely Green Human Capital (GHC). Green Structural Capital (GSC) and Green Relational Capital (GRC). This study contributes to the development of different but complementary research areas namely Intellectual Capital, education and sustainability. This research has important managerial implications for educational organizations that are concerned with organizational performance within the scope of education. Generalization to the next research should only be done theoretically. it was found that the organization’s sustainable performance is inﬂuenced by all components of GIC namely Green Human Capital (GHC). Green Structural Capital (GSC) and Green Relational Capital (GRC). This study contributes to the development of different but complementary research areas namely Intellectual Capital, education and sustainability. This research has important managerial implications for educa-tionalorganizationsthatareconcernedwithorganizationalperformancewithinthescopeofeducation
Observation of Ice Crystals in Supercooled Fog

In cloud physics, it is very important to study the phase change in clouds from supercooled droplets to ice crystals and to observe whether or not the snow crystals coexist with supercooled droplets. The author made the observation of ice crystals in a supercooled fog at Asahigawa from January through March 1967. When ice crystals coexisted with supercooled fog, ice crystals of dendritic type, side plane type and irregular type were observed, the mean size of which was about 100 tc. When the supercooled fog disappeared, small ice crystals such as prism and plate were observed. They were of about 20 ;u and many of them were twinlike crystals. From the results of the present observations, it was found that the snow crystals of spatial dendrite type, side plane and irregular types were formed by the adhesion of supercooled droplets to a snow crystal and that ice crystals of twin shape were formed not by the collision of two ice particles but by the sublimation on one embryo.
and retiring farmers through farm joint ventures: Insights from the Fresh Start Initiative in Cornwall, UK. Land

Concerns about the sustainability of an ageing farming population have brought interest in so called entry-exit issues in policy circles. Policy interventions to date have offered limited scope in stimulating farm transfer in UK, however, the increase in unconventional tenures which include partnerships, share farming and contract farming (collectively called joint ventures) would appear to offer new opportunities for those wishing to enter or leave farming. In recognition of this the Fresh Start initiative in Cornwall set up a matchmaking element with the aim of identifying and facilitating potential joint ventures agreements between new and older farmers. The emphasis was on setting up long-term arrangements that would enable the new entrant to ‘buy into’ an existing farm business, gradually taking over managerial control. This paper examines the processes of matching partners for the possible formation of farm joint ventures, using qualitative data derived from interviews with the participants, deliverers and stakeholders involved in the matchmaking element of this initiative. The results reveal that there is a deep rooted reluctance amongst participants in the initiative to enter formal long term joint ventures due to differing motivations, expectations, and concerns about their respective responsibilities in the working relationship and about the validity of the legal framework. Only where a relationship had already been informally established was there a commitment to formalise a joint venture agreement. Future emphasis in policy should therefore be on helping to facilitate and formalise existing partnerships, rather than trying to artificially orchestrate matches where the parties do not know each other.
QUESTION 26: What is the role of prophylactic antibiotics for invasive procedures (dental, gastrointestinal (GI), urologic, etc.) in the presence of an arthroplasty to prevent subsequent periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)?

Transient bacteremia has been shown to occur following dental procedures [1,2]. There is a theoretical risk of hematogenous seeding of the prosthetic joint following transient bacteremia, however this is not necessarily borne out in the literature [3,4]. Further, there are two studies that show no difference in the rate of PJI between those patients who received antibiotic prophylaxis and those that did not. In a prospective case-control study of 339 patients, Berbari et al. showed that there was no statistically significant reduction in the rates of PJI in patients who received antibiotics prophylaxis [5]. In a large retrospective cohort study, Kao et al. identified 57,066 patients who had undergone dental treatment following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) and matched this cohort to patients who had undergone TJA and had not undergone dental procedures. The authors found no significant difference in the rate of PJI between the two group and, further, there was no difference in the rate of PJI for those who received antibiotics prophylaxis and those who did not [6]. With this evidence in mind, there is currently no evidence for routine antibiotic use for prophylaxis against PJI in patients undergoing dental procedures.
Impact of Macro-economic Variables on stock market price in Nepal

– This paper examines the impact of macro-economic variables on stock market price in Nepal using monthly data over the period of 2016 January to 2019 December. Data were sourced from Nepal Rastra Bank, SEBON, NEPSE and Ministry of Finance. This study uses correlation analysis and regression model to examine such impact. The result of such test suggests that there is negative correlation between exchange rate, interest rate measured by (91 days: Treasury bill) and Stock Price indicated by NEPSE Index whereas there is positive correlation between inflation and stock price. From the regression analysis it is found that exchange rate and short term interest rate are a significant variable which means they have significant impact on stock price. But inflation is insignificant variable which means that it hasinsignificant impact on stock price in Nepal. This study helps to understand a key macro-economic variable that have major impact so that it helps to design policies to stimulate the stock market performance in Nepal.
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Does having more women in managerial positions improve firm environmental performance? We match firm-corporate governance characteristics with firm-level carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions over the period 2009-2019 to study the relationship between gender diversity in the workplace and firm carbon emissions. We find that a 1 percentage point increase in the percentage of female managers within the firm leads to a 0.5% decrease in CO 2 emissions. We document that this effect is stati sti cally significant, also when controlling for institutional differences caused by more patriarchal and hierarchical cultures and religions. At the same time, we show that gender diversity at the managerial level has stronger mitigating effects on climate change if females are also well-represented outside the organization, e.g. in political institutions and civil society organizations. Finally, we find that, after the Paris Agreement, firms with greater gender diversity reduced their CO 2 emissions by about 5% more than firms with more male managers. Overall, our results indicate that gender diversity within organizations can have a significant impact in combating climate change.
A 3-year follow-up of indoor air quality and comfort in two energy-eﬀicient houses

In order to improve the knowledge of the indoor environment quality of energy-efficient buildings, a 3-year follow-up study was carried out in two wooden-framed low-energy single-family houses in France. Several indoor air indicators and indoor environmental parameters were measured during seven weeks in total from the pre-occupancy stage up to three years of occupancy. Questionnaires were used for each investigation to record the family activities and perceived comfort of occupants. The ventilation systems presented some shortcomings, including the failure to reach the designed exhaust air flow rate and induced occupant dissatisfaction. Regarding the measured pollutants, both houses didn’t present any specific indoor air pollution. The variability of indoor air quality over time was explained by the high emissions from the new building materials, products, and paints during the first months after completion and then more episodically by human activities during occupancy. Regarding the thermal comfort and even if occupants were globally satisfied, overheating and underheating were observed. According to our results and in order to guarantee the health and the wellbeing of occupants in these buildings, it would be useful to integrate the solar shadings at the very first stage of the building design, to design more quiet, user-friendly and robust ventilation systems and to implement mandatory inspection as well as frequent maintenance by professionals and finally to promote the labelling of low-emitting construction and decoration products, furniture and consumer products.
Impact of multimedia in Teaching Mathematics

: In this paper, we are going to examine issues within the new frontier of integrating technology into mathematics education. We present an approach on how to teach mathematics courses by integrating meaningful multimedia technology to foster the learning process. Specifically, this paper focuses on how the integration of multimedia based teaching approach into a Calculus and Numerical Methods module impact on student’s performance and their attitudes toward educational technology. Empirical data will be collected from controlled and experimental group students enrolled into this mathematics module which include students’ engagement using traditional and multimedia technology teaching and learning process.
Endothelial vascular smooth muscle cell coculture assay for high throughput screening assays to identify antiangiogenic and other therapeutic molecules

: Drug development for many diseases would be aided greatly by accurate in vitro model systems that replicate key elements of in vivo physiology. The recent development of coculture systems of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells can be extended to high-throughput systems for the identification of compounds for angiogenesis, vascular repair, and hypertension. In this review, the various coculture systems are reviewed, and biologic interactions between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells are discussed. Key considerations in the design of high-throughput systems are presented, and selected examples are discussed.
Public Human Resources Development Systematic Literature Review Competency-Based HR Development Strategic Planning

Thisstudyaimstoconductasystematicreviewoftheexistingliterature related to strategic planning in public organizations, especially in the competency-based human resource development section. The background of this research is related to the change of position for state civil servants which is a policy of President Joko Widodo, as a way to appreciate the ability and competence of civil servants. Therefore, the authors chose research using the Systematic Literature Review (LSR) method with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) rules using databases from Google Scholars and Crosreff. After conducting automatic screening through Harzing’s Publish or Per-ish and then proceeding with manual screening by the author, it was found that 10 studies were used consisting of 8 journals, 1 Proceedings and 1 book chapter. The result of the research is that strategic planning for human resource development focuses on its integration with the organization’s main strategy so that core competencies can be determined, developed and maintained for the organization. These core competencies include at least four important aspects of personal competence: Knowledge,Skill,Ability,andOtherCharacteristics(KSAO). Inaddition,theright strategicplanningforcompetency-basedhumanresourcedevelopmentisproven tohelporganizationsgaincompetitiveadvantagethatlastsrelativelylongbecause it is related to human capital.
THE EMOTIONAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION FOR YOUNG ADOLESCENTS

Emotional self-efficacy (ESE) is an important aspect of emotional functioning, with current measures for children and adolescents focused on the measurement of self-beliefs in relation to the management of emotions. In the current study, we report the psychometric properties of the first adaptation of the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale (Kirk, Schutte, & Hine, 2008) for youth (Youth-ESES) that measures additional aspects of ESE, such as perceiving and understanding emotions and helping others modulate their emotions. Participants were 192 young adolescents aged 11-13 years from a UK state school. They completed the Youth-ESES, and measures of ability emotional intelligence (EI), and cognitive ability. Results support the same four-factor structure that has been previously documented using the adult version of the ESES (Dacre Pool & Qualter, 2012a), with the four subscales being largely independent from cognitive ability and only moderately related to ability EI. However, the four subscales were less differentiated in the current study compared to adult data previously published, suggesting that there is a strong general factor underlying young adolescents’ ESE scores. Overall, the results suggest that the adapted Youth-ESES can be reliably used with youth, and that confidence in how a young person feels about their emotional functioning remains distinct from emotional skill.
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This article explores the prevalence and characteristics of children with disabilities within the child welfare system using administrative data from the State of Minnesota. This study ﬁ nds that more than a ﬁ fth (22%) of children with substantiated maltreatment are labeled in administrative records as having a disability, and more than one quarter of children (27.9%) over age ﬁ ve. The most common type of disability among children with substantiated maltreatment was emotional disturbance, while other common disabilities included intellectual and developmental disabilities and learning disabilities. Using logistic regression, this study ﬁ nds that children with substantiated maltreatment with disabilities were about two times more likely to be in out of home placement than children with substantiated maltreatment without disabilities.
Sox2 Localization During Spermatogenesis and Its Association with other Spermatogenesis Markers Using Protein-Protein Network Analysis

Background: Sox2 (SRY box2) is an essential transcription factor that plays a vital role in spermatogenesis and regulates the genes in this process. Sox2 is important for pluripotency, self-renewal, and even spermatogonial stem cell differentiation. This gene is found in pluripotent and specialized cells, and it is involved in their biological activities. Methods: Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis was performed during spermatogenesis using NCBI, STRING, and Cytoscape databases. Then, after isolating spermatogonial stem cells from 6 C57BL/6 mice, mouse embryonic stem cells and ES-like cells were prepared. In the following, Sox2 expression was examined in differentiated and undifferentiated spermatogonia by immunohistochemistry (IMH), immunocytochemistry (ICC), and Fluidigm PCR (polymerase chain reaction). Finally, the results were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn tests at the significance level of p<0.05. Results: The results of this experiment showed that contrary to expectations, Sox2 has cytoplasmic expression in undifferentiated cells and nuclear expression in differentiated cells in in vitro conditions. In addition, the expression of Sox2 increased during differentiation. Fluidigm PCR showed a significantly higher expression of Sox2 (p<0.05) in differentiated compared to undifferentiated spermatogonia. Sox2 has an interaction with other genes during spermatogenesis such as Oct4, Nanog, Klf4, Stra8, Smad1, Tcf3, and Osm. Conclusion: Sox2, which is known as a pluripotency marker, has a vital role in spermatogenesis and could be a differential marker. Sox2 has strong connections with other genes such as Oct4, Nanog, Klf4, Tcf3, Osm, Stra8, Lim2, Smad1, Gdnf, and Kit.
Infinitely Many Solutions for Schrödinger–Kirchhoff-Type Fourth-Order Elliptic Equations

Abstract This paper deals with the class of Schrödinger–Kirchhoff-type biharmonic problems where Δ2 denotes the biharmonic operator, and f ∈ C(ℝ N × ℝ, ℝ) satisfies the Ambrosetti–Rabinowitz-type conditions. Under appropriate assumptions on V and f, the existence of infinitely many solutions is proved by using the symmetric mountain pass theorem.
Improving Unet segmentation performance using an ensemble model in images containing railway lines

: This study aims to make sense of the autonomous system and the railway environment for railway vehicles. For this purpose, by determining the railway line, information about the general condition of the line can be obtained along the way. In addition, objects such as pedestrian crossings, people, cars, and traﬀic signs on the line will be extracted. The rails and the rail environment in the images will be segmented with a semantic segmentation network. In order to ensure the safety of rail transport, computer vision, and deep learning-based methods are increasingly used to inspect railway tracks and surrounding objects. In particular, the extraction of objects around the railway line has become an important task. The dataset contains images of the railway line and its surroundings, which were obtained in changing environmental conditions, at different times of the day, and under poor lighting conditions. In this study, a new method is proposed for the extraction of objects in and around the railway line. The proposed approach first applied Unet-based segmentation methods on the dataset. Then, a method that improves Unet performance based on the ensemble model is proposed. ResNet34, MobileNetV2, and VGG16 backbones were used to improve segmentation performance. The proposed model is based on the ensemble decision-making process, significantly contributing to the semantic segmentation task. Experimental results of the developed model show that it gives 85% accuracy rate and 54% average IoU results.
N-acetylcysteine ameliorates erectile dysfunction in rats with hyperlipidemia by inhibiting oxidative stress and corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells phenotypic modulation

Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED). Oxidative stress and phenotypic modulation of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells (CCSMCs) are the key pathological factors of ED. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) can inhibit oxidative stress; however, whether NAC can alleviate pathological variations in the corpus cavernosum and promote erectile function recovery in hyperlipidemic rats remains unclear. A hyperlipidemia model was established using 27 eight-week-old male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet (hyperlipidemic rats, HR). In addition, 9 male SD rats were fed a normal diet to serve as controls (NC). HR rats were divided into three groups: HR, HR+normal saline (NS), and HR+NAC (n = 9 for each group; NS or NAC intraperitoneal injections were administered daily for 16 weeks). Subsequently, the lipid profiles, erectile function, oxidative stress, phenotypic modulation markers of CCSMCs, and tissue histology were analyzed. The experimental results revealed that erectile function was significantly impaired in the HR and HR + NS groups, but enhanced in the HR + NAC group. Abnormal lipid levels, over-activated oxidative stress, and multi-organ lesions observed in the HR and HR + NS groups were improved in the HR + NAC group. Moreover, the HR group showed significant phenotypic modulation of CCSMCs, which was also inhibited by NAC treatment. This report focuses on the therapeutic effect of NAC in restoring erectile function using a hyperlipidemic rat model by preventing CCSMC phenotypic modulation and attenuating oxidative stress.
Treatment allocation for linear models

Methods of systematically balanced treatment allocation for economic experiments, as an alternative to random allocation, are gaining increasing attention in recent years. This paper analyzes the benefits and the limits of a systematic allocation of treatments within a linear model framework. Linear models do not necessarily require the treatment allocation to be random. Since the variance of the treatment estimator within linear models does not depend on the realization of the dependent variable, whenever the covariate information is available prior to allocating treatments it is possible to allocate treatments in a way that minimizes the variance of the treatment estimator. I show that in each experiment satisfying the linear model assumptions, there exists at least one deterministic optimal design, i.e., a deterministic way of allocating treatments that minimizes the variance of the treatment estimator over all alternative ways of allocating treatments. In finite samples, optimal design reduces the variance of the treatment estimator and increases statistical power compared to random allocation. For a given linear model with m covariates, optimal design reduces the required sample size of the experiment to achieve a predefined power by approximately m. However, asymptotically, as the sample size goes to infinity, neither optimal design nor any alternative design yields any benefit over random allocation.