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Bridging the Gap Between the Practical and the Theoretical: An Evaluation of a Conflict Resolution Model

This study investigated the validity of the Conflict Resolution Model (Wertheim, Love, Littlefield, & Peck, 1992), and evaluated the components of the model that are influenced by contextual cues. The 48 volunteers for conflict resolution training were randomly allocated to a trained or untrained condition. The trained group received 3 hours of conflict resolution training a week for 3 weeks prior to a testing phase. Participants were tested in 1 of 3 dyad types (trained-trained, trained-untrained, or untrained-untrained) and worked together to resolve a problem on which they held conflicting views. In terms of process, there were significant increases in all integrative resolution measures for trained participants. In addition, working with a trained partner increased brainstorming and possibly cooperation, but not active listening or appropriate assertiveness. On the outcome measure, trained-trained dyads were superior to trained-untrained, which were superior to untrained-untrained.
Teacher Emotional Intelligences: A Demographic Perspective of a Comparational Study of the Teachers at Public Senior High Schools at Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

The objective of this research is to compare teacher emotional intelligence based on their sex, levels of education and the length of their devotion. The conceptual framework of this research is the Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Theory. To collect data, Boyatzis’ questionnaire instrument on the teacher emotional intelligence was employed. The instruments were sent to State Secondary High School Teachers in Tangerang city. The data were analysed using SPSS version 16.00. The inferential statistical method t-Test and one-way ANOVA were employed. The findings of this research show that there is a difference in the teacher emotional intelligence based on their sex, levels of education and the length of their devotion. The implication of this findings is that emotional intelligence may be improved by recognizing one’s own emotion, managing emotion, recognizing others’ emotion, building rapport, developing and maintaining emotional skills, doing religious activities and by practicing emotional and spiritual drills.
Catheter tracking in 3D echocardiographic sequences based on tracking in 2D X-ray sequences for cardiac catheterization interventions

Although X-ray imaging has played a dominant role in cardiac catheter-based interventions, sometimes 3D soft tissue information, which X-ray images cannot provide, may be required. In contrast, 3D echocardiographic imaging is able to visualise soft tissue. In this paper, we propose a real-time catheter tracking strategy in echocardiographic sequences based on catheter tracking in 2D X-ray images and registration between these two modalities. The catheter tracking in X-ray images can be divided into catheter initialization and tracking. For initialization, an extraction algorithm based on SURF features, patch analysis and Kalman filtering is used to locate the catheter in the first X-ray image. Following this, a tracking algorithm based on patch analysis and Fast-PD optimization is used to track the catheter in the following images. The tracking result of each X-ray frame, as well as the transformation between X-ray and ultrasound images obtained from registration, is used to reduce the search space in the echo volume to only a curved surface. Using a graphical model and shortest path optimization, the position of the catheters in each echo frame can be estimated. Based on 10 pairs of X-ray and US sequences, comprising more than 800 frames, our experimental results show that the tracking system can track catheters with an average error of less than 1mm in X-ray images and less than 2mm in US. Also, our strategy for tracking in X-ray outperforms previous methods using only Fast-PD. The speed in total can reach 1.5 fps.
NuRD-dependent DNA methylation prevents ES cells from accessing a trophectoderm fate

Summary Embryonic Stem (ES) cells are able to give rise to the three germ layers of the embryo but are prevented from contributing to the trophoblast. The molecular nature of this barrier between embryonic and trophectodermal cell fates is not clear, but is known to involve DNA methylation. Here we demonstrate that the Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylation (NuRD) co-repressor complex maintains the developmental barrier between embryonic and trophectodermal cell fates by maintaining transcriptional silencing of trophectoderm determinant genes in ES cells. We further show that NuRD activity facilitates DNA methylation of several of its target promoters, where it acts non-redundantly with DNA methylation to enforce transcriptional silencing. NuRD-deficient ES cells fail to completely silence expression of the trophectoderm determinant genes Elf5 and Eomes, but this alone is not sufficient to induce transdifferentiation towards the trophectoderm fate. Rather this leaves ES cells capable of activating expression of trophectoderm-specific genes in response to appropriate extracellular signals, enabling them to commit to a trophectodermal cell fate. Our findings clarify the molecular nature of the developmental barrier between the embryonic and trophoblast cell fates, and establish a role for NuRD activity in specifying sites for de novo DNA methylation.
Coordination and Competition in Postsecondary Distance Education: A Comparative Case Study of Statewide Policies.

Colleges and universities better be very sure of the value we add in our residential environments. While we still believe that "character" education requires person-to-person contact and long-term mentoring, we had better substitute technology where possible so we can concentrate on what makes us unique. My colleagues and I feel a little like Rolls Royce employees when they first heard of Henry Ford (Jim Mannoia, Houghton College, 1995).
Sibling Deidentification Judged by Mothers: Cross-Validation and Developmental Studies.

SCHACHTER, FRANCES FUCHs; GILrIZ, GABI; SHORE, ELLEN; and ADLER, MICHELLE. Sibling Deidentification Judged by Mothers: Cross-Validation and Developmental Studies. CmLD DEVELOPMENT, 1978, 49, 543-546. A previous study of sibling deidentification in undergraduates was cross-validated on a new population, mothers judging pairs of their own children; at a new age level, averaging 6.4 years; and using same-opposite as well as alike-different judgments. The design also included a developmental study. Judgments of 95 mothers with 2 children and 45 with 3 cross-validate previous findings. (1) Percentage deidentification was significantly higher for first pairs (first 2 children) than jump pairs (first and third children), with intermediate levels for second pairs (second and third children). (2) Deidentification was higher for samethan opposite-sex siblings among first pairs. (3) Global judgments covary with semantic differential polarization scores. Developmental analysis indicates a linear increment until age 6, when deidentification stabilizes at extremely high levels for first pairs. Opposite and different judgments covary. Results support the hypothesis that deidentification is a defense against sibling rivalry, although an alternative explanation, that mothers impose deidentification on their children, merits consideration.
Victims of Chronic Dating Violence: How Women's Vulnerabilities Link to Their Decisions to Stay.

This article describes relational and situational vulnerabilities that emerged from interviews with 28 women (7 Black and 21 White) who were victims of chronic abuse suffered at the hands of male dating partners. Based on a qualitative content analysis, we explore how these vulnerabilities relate to women's decisions to stay in their abusive relationships and consider the implications of racial differences that emerged. Prevention and intervention strategies that help women see themselves as active choice makers are discussed.
Analysing, modelling and improving workflow application development processes

The success of workflow projects to a large extent depends on how workflow application development processes are planned, organized and conducted. Based on lessons learned from problems encountered during real-world workflow projects, this paper presents a development methodology for workflow application development processes, which guides project managers and developers through the complex structure of these processes, aiming at developing more adequate, usable and reliable workflow applications. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Differential cellular expression of isoforms of inositol 1,4,5‐triphosphate receptors in neurons and glia in brain

Inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) are mediators of second messenger‐induced intracellular calcium release. Three isoforms are known to be expressed in brain, but their regional distributions and cellular localizations are little known. In order to better understand the roles of IP3 receptor isoforms in brain function, a first step is to define their distributions. We have used affinity‐purified antibodies directed against peptides unique to each isoform to determine their sites of expression in rat brain. Type 1 IP3R (IP3R1) is dramatically enriched in Purkinje neurons in cerebellum and neurons in other regions, consistent with previous studies. By contrast, IP3R2 is only detected in glia, whereas IP3R3 is predominantly neuronal, with little detected in glia. IP3R3 is enriched in neuropil, especially in neuronal terminals (which often contain large dense core vesicles) in limbic and basal forebrain regions including olfactory tubercle, central nucleus of the amygdala, and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. In addition, IP3R1 and IP3R3 have clearly distinct time courses of expression in developing brains. These data suggest separate roles for inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor isoforms in development, and for glial and neuronal function. The IP3R3 may be involved in regulation of neurotransmitter or neuropeptide release in terminals within specific nuclei of the basal forebrain and limbic system. J. Comp. Neurol. 406:207–220, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Tests of Lorentz Symmetry in the Gravitational Sector

Lorentz symmetry is one of the pillars of both General Relativity and the Standard Model of particle physics. Motivated by ideas about quantum gravity, unification theories and violations of CPT symmetry, a significant effort has been put the last decades into testing Lorentz symmetry. This review focuses on Lorentz symmetry tests performed in the gravitational sector. We briefly review the basics of the pure gravitational sector of the Standard-Model Extension (SME) framework, a formalism developed in order to systematically parametrize hypothetical violations of the Lorentz invariance. Furthermore, we discuss the latest constraints obtained within this formalism including analyses of the following measurements: atomic gravimetry, Lunar Laser Ranging, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, planetary ephemerides, Gravity Probe B, binary pulsars, high energy cosmic rays, … In addition, we propose a combined analysis of all these results. We also discuss possible improvements on current analyses and present some sensitivity analyses for future observations.
Fast frontier detection in indoor environment for monocular SLAM

Frontier detection is a critical component in autonomous exploration, wherein the robot decides the next best location to move in order to continue its mapping process. The existing frontier detection methods require dense reconstruction which is difficult to attain in a poorly textured indoor environment using a monocular camera. In this effort, we present an alternate method of detecting frontiers during the course of robot motion that circumvents the requirement of dense mapping. Based on the observation that frontiers typically occur around areas with sudden change in texture (zero-crossings), we propose a novel linear chain Conditional Random Field(CRF) formulation that is able to detect the presence or absence of frontier regions around such areas. We use cues like spread of 3D points and scene change around these areas as an observation to CRF. We demonstrate that this method gives us more relevant frontiers compared to other monocular camera based methods in the literature. Finally, we present results in an indoor environment, wherein frontiers are reliably detected around walls leading to new corridors, doors leading to new rooms or corridors and tables and other objects that open up to a new space in rooms.
Corporate social responsibility and social partnerships in professional football

Within the professional football industry one of the most prominent ways to address corporate social responsibility is through a social partnership involving a range of organizations such as a Community Sports Trust (CST), a professional football club, business organizations and local authorities. These partnerships are responsible for the delivery of community initiatives around a range of social issues. This article seeks to understand the managerial aspects of this type of social partnership, and in particular the objectives and motivations for partnering, by drawing on three analytical platforms that take into account how differences between sectors affect social partnerships. Based on a series of interviews, it is shown that organizations get involved in social partnerships for different reasons and perceive the partnerships in different ways; that from an individual organizational perspective it is difficult to perceive a social partnership entirely in the context of one of the theoretical platforms; and that despite what would appear to be a strong sense of homogenization of organizational form across the sector there are significant differences between social partnerships. The article concludes by arguing that further research is needed to better understand the differences between social partnerships.
A framework for studying the impact of national culture on knowledge sharing motivation in virtual teams

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deepen the theoretical understanding of the factors that increase or lessen employees' tendencies to engage in knowledge‐sharing behaviors. Further, through a framework of five‐steps, it directs a better future research and understanding of the relationships between national culture and the motivation of knowledge sharing (KS) in virtual team (VT). Design/methodology/approach – On the basis of the social influence theory and the theory of reasoned action, a KS motivation model is proposed. Based on this model, a framework of five‐steps is put forward for further research on the relationships between national culture and the motivation of KS in VT; finally, a detailed application of this framework with a focus on the USA and China is displayed.Findings – This paper proposes a KS motivation model to enrich the theoretical foundation of understanding the whole mechanism, which induces positive KS behavior; and it provides a general framework and sets the stage for fut.
Rankings, ratings, and the measurement of values: evidence for the superior validity of ratings

Many value researchers have assumed that rankings of values are more valid than ratings of values because rankings force participants to differentiate more incisively between similarly regarded values (e.g., Rokeach & Ball-Rokeach, 1989). This hypothesis was examined by comparing the predictive validity of value rankings with value ratings on a within-subject basis. To assess predictive validity, participants (a) ranked and rated the importance of 42 values, (b) indicated their attitudes toward 30 controversial issues, and (c) judged the ethical acceptability of 74 behaviors. Eighteen pairs of conceptually related values and attitudes were identified a priori, and the correlations between the conceptually related values and attitudes were determined using rankings and ratings of values. In addition, correlations between the value of honesty and judgements of 18 dishonest behaviors were determined using rankings and ratings of honesty. Thus, a total of 36 value associations were examined. Using a tertile split, participants were divided into groups based on the number of values rated differently, and the 36 correlations were determined for each group. Results indicated that ratings tended to evidence greater validity than rankings within moderate- and low-differentiating participants. In addition, the validity of ratings was greater than rankings overall.
Intra prediction mode coding for scalable HEVC

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard introduced an increased number of intra prediction directions in order to improve intra prediction performance by efficiently modeling the directional structures found in typical video contents. Efficient coding of intra prediction mode information is realized through a Most Probable Mode (MPM) list approach. In a scalable system, due to high correlation between the layers, utilization of base layer intra prediction mode can improve coding performance. In this paper, we propose a new intra prediction mode coding algorithm for scalable extension of HEVC where only the difference between the intra prediction modes of base and enhancement layers is coded. We provide experimental results and also a comparison of the proposed algorithm with an MPM list based approach where base layer intra prediction mode is added to the list as the most probable mode. Experimental results show BD-rate gains up to 1.1% in 2x spatial scalability and 0.7% in 1.5x scalability for all intra configuration.
Temporal texture synthesis by patch‐based sampling and morphing interpolation

We present a new algorithm for synthesizing temporal textures, which is simple and requires only a static texture image as input to produce a continuous varying stream of realistic images. We first introduce the basis sequence generation procedure in which the chosen patches from the input texture image are stitched on the output frame via blended alpha mattes formed by minimum error cuts. All the frames in the generated basis sequence are toroidal. We then employ the probabilities of similarity and transition links to generate an inexhaustible sequence with quasi‐periodic quality. To ensure the smoothness of frame‐to‐frame transition, we interpolate natural metamorphosis in each transition link using the efficient automatic morphing technique which solves the problem of morphing between chaotic textures with obscure features. In addition, the proposed method allows users to simply and promptly control the motion parameters and interactively render the landscape animations. We combine the proposed approach with the color transfer technique to augment the visual gratification. Several examples including scenes for cloud, fire, and water are presented to demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is simple, efficient, and controllable for synthesizing temporal textures. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Lean Production Assessment: Case Study in Auto Parts Companies from Brazil and Spain

The lack of a coordinated and structured way in the Lean Production implementation may result in poor and disappointing results. In this way, identification and measurement of best practices, followed by the evaluation of its usage level in the organizations, is the way through which the Lean Production may be reached, focusing the elimination or minimization of waste. The purpose of this paper is to present a field research carried out within companies of the automotive sector, analyzing the adherence level in Lean Production implementation, being the data collected in Brazilian and Spanish companies. In order to do so, the main groundings of Lean Production are presented, the analysis on the adherence level is performed by using the SAE J4000 standards and the results are obtained considering a statistical analysis of the data. The obtained results offer to the organizations some outstanding points regarding the Lean Production practices implementation.
Analysis of slotted CDMA packet access based on non-linear multiuser detection

We assess the impact of layered space-time detection technique, known as V-BLAST, for multiuser detection over a packetized random access system based on CDMA and slotted Aloha. In this scheme, the multiple transmit antennas are treated as individual packet radio mobile stations, while the base station consists of multiple receive antennas. In addition, users are arranged in groups and allocated the same group signature sequence. The spreading technique is hence used to separate between the groups, and the layered space-time algorithm is then invoked to detect the signals from all users transmitting packets at the same time. A significant improvement in system throughput, delay and capacity are achieved.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE APPLIED PROBABILITY TRUST

Consider the following random spatial network: in a large disk, construct a network using a stationary and isotropic Poisson line process of unit intensity. Connect pairs of points using the network, with initial/final segments of the connecting path formed by travelling off the network in the opposite direction to that of the destination/source. Suppose further that connections are established using ‘near geodesics’, constructed between pairs of points using the perimeter of the cell containing these two points and formed using only the Poisson lines not separating them. If each pair of points generates an infinitesimal amount of traffic divided equally between the two connecting near geodesics, and if the Poisson line pattern is conditioned to contain a line through the centre, then what can be said about the total flow through the centre? In Kendall (2011) it was shown that a scaled version of this flow has asymptotic distribution given by the 4-volume of a region in 4-space, constructed using an improper anisotropic Poisson line process in an infinite planar strip. Here we construct a more amenable representation in terms of two ‘seminal curves’defined by the improper Poisson line process, and establish results which produce a framework for effective simulation from this distribution up to an L1 error which tends to 0 with increasing computational effort.
Developing critical understanding in HRM students:using innovative teaching methods to encourage deep approaches to study

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on developing critical understanding in human resource management (HRM) students in Aston Business School, UK. The paper reveals that innovative teaching methods encourage deep approaches to study, an indicator of students reaching their own understanding of material and ideas. This improves student employability and satisfies employer need. Design/methodology/approach – Student response to two second year business modules, matched for high student approval rating, was collected through focus group discussion. One module was taught using EBL and the story method, whilst the other used traditional teaching methods. Transcripts were analysed and compared using the structure of the ASSIST measure. Findings – Critical understanding and transformative learning can be developed through the innovative teaching methods of enquiry-based learning (EBL) and the story method. Research limitations/implications – The limitation is that this is a single case study comparing and contrasting two business modules. The implication is that the study should be replicated and developed in different learning settings, so that there are multiple data sets to confirm the research finding. Practical implications – Future curriculum development, especially in terms of HE, still needs to encourage students and lecturers to understand more about the nature of knowledge and how to learn. The application of EBL and the story method is described in a module case study – “Strategy for Future Leaders”. Originality/value – This is a systematic and comparative study to improve understanding of how students and lecturers learn and of the context in which the learning takes place.