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The role of management practice and business environment in promoting firm innovativeness

The aim of this research is to identify the relationships between management practices and firm innovativeness on the one hand and business environment and firm innovativeness on the other. The research subject is the new management practices explored through two sides of the coin of management, like innovative management functions and roles, factors of dynamic business environment and organization innovation rate. The methodology that was used includes the application of statistical methods such as Spearman’s correlation and MANOVA. Relying on data from 50 large organizations in Serbia, this study shows that, as well as some managerial roles, innovation-oriented planning, staffing leading and controlling stand in positive correlation to higher firm innovativeness. Furthermore, it explains differences in the degree of firm innovativeness depending on the nature of planning, staffing and leading. Given that firms usually operate in a dynamic business environment, empirical results regard changes in customer preferences, competition and technology as important contingency factors of firm innovativeness. The obtained results are useful for encouraging innovative ways of doing business which can be the base for developing a practical framework of new management practices which enhance firm innovativeness. However, empirical studies investigating the relative importance of innovative management practices are scarce, and therefore our study will attempt to fill the gap and open the way for further research into this area. 1 University of Novi Sad, The Faculty of Economics Subotica, m.strugar,jelaca@ef.uns. ac.rs Strugar Jelača M. : The Role of Management Practice and Business Environment in. 120 Industrija, Vol.44, No.4, 2016
AUTOMATED IMAGE-BASED RECONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING INTERIORS - A CASE STUDY

In 3D reconstruction of indoor environments, automated methods offer possibilities for e.g. brokering, planning and decoration businesses. The application potential of these automated methods is, however, tied to the accuracy of these methods. In this paper, we perform a technical case study analysis on a state-of-the-art image-based method. For accuracy, we find that 60-70% of points in the reconstructed 3D point cloud are within 5 cm error range. Image-based 3D reconstruction thus offers potential for those various indoor-related applications that are satisfied with this level of accuracy. We also discuss other factors affecting to the applicability and robustness of this method.
Decomposition and Nitrogen Dynamics of Tree Pruned Biomass Under Albizia Procera Based Agroforestry System in Semi Arid Region of Bundelkhand, India

Albizia procera is the native and most common agrisilvicultural / agrosilvopastutal tree species of Semi arid regions of Central India. This study focused on pruned biomass decomposition and subsequent nitrogen release from different component viz, leaves, petiole and pod under different pruning regimes of six-year old A. procera in agroforestry system. Fresh pruned biomass (leaves, petiole and pods) of A. procera was collected from field and oven dried. Samples of 5.0 g of each component of the tree were transferred to nylon mesh bags (20x20 cm, 2 mm mesh size), placed at 5-cm depth. The bags were randomly kept on the soil surface below respective tree canopies in experimental field and retrieved monthly up to 6 month. Pod pruned biomass decomposed at faster rate followed by leaves and petiole. Pod showed the highest decomposition coefficient (k) under agroforestry system. A similar pattern was observed for loss of N. Nitrogen release form pruned biomass of A. procera followed the trend: pod >leaves > petiole. Decay rate coefficients were significantly and positively correlated with hemicellulose, N and P concentration of pruned leaves, petiole and pod with strong correlation in pod (r = 0.780). It is further interpretive that decay rate coefficients were significantly and negatively correlated with lignin, lignin/N, C/N, C/P and ADF. The air temperature, soil moisture and soil temperature were found significantly (P<0.05) related with percent weight loss of all component in all land uses during decomposition. The objective of this experiment was to characterize the biomass decomposition pattern and quantify the amount of nitrogen added through pruning of A. procera. Current World environment Journal Website: www.cwejournal. org ISSN: 0973-4929, Vol. 12, No. (3) 2017, Pg. 727-735 CONTACT Deepak Maurya drdm.icar@gmail.com National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, RC-Kolkata, India. © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted NonCommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To link to this article: http://dx.doi. org/10.12944/CWE.12. 3.24 Article History Received: 17 July 2017 Accepted:18 October 2017
Multi-GPU Island-Based Genetic Algorithm

Genetic algorithms are effective in solving many optimization tasks. However, the long execution time associated with it prevents its use in many domains. In this paper, we propose a new approach for parallel implementation of genetic algorithm on graphics processing units (GPUs) using CUDA programming model. This paper introduces a novel implementation of the genetic algorithm exploiting a multi-GPU cluster. The proposed implementation employs an island-based genetic algorithm where every GPU evolves a single island. Recently there has been a growing interest in developing parallel algorithms using graphic processing units (GPU) also referred as GPU computation. Advances in the video gaming industry have led to the production of low-cost, high performance graphics processing units that possess more memory bandwidth and computational capability than central processing units (CPUs). As GPUs are available in personal computers, and they are easy to use and manage through several GPU programming languages, graphics engines are being adopted widely in scientific computing.
Application of Index Weighting System in Large-scale Construction Project Management

Aiming at the requirement of immediate analysis, correction and determination in the index weighting of large-scale construction project management, this study based on the integration of project theories and practices, built and developed index weighting system for large-scale construction project management by means of computer technology, then applied it to some new-built construction project. The application results show that there could be more accurate and scientific to analyze and evaluate the status of the project by using the system, and the system provides a new tool for engineering projects with more effective control.
The evolution of German industrial legends: The case of Baden-Württemberg, 1940–2007

Combining agency-theoretical with organisational population ecology approaches, this article analyses which factors drive the survival probabilities of organisations of the same type – listed stock corporations – facing the same institutional environment over a long period of time. It presents results from a unique hand-collected data set starting with the 51 largest firms in Baden-Württemberg in 1940 and follows their evolution for five time points from 1949 until 2007. Through an econometric survival analysis it is found that (i) the presence of multiple blockholders; (ii) a healthy capital structure (capital gearing); and (iii) the number of subsidiaries all have a positive impact on the probability of survival of the companies in our sample. To complement the findings from the survival analysis three exemplified anecdotal case studies are presented as narratives which are supportive of the general findings.
Water motion on coral reefs: evaluation of the 'clod card' technique

Assumptions underlying the technique of using dissolution rates of plaster blocks as a dimensionless index of water motion were tested. 'Diffusion factor' (DF) was originally defined by Doty (1971) as the ratio of weight of material dissolved from an experimental block to that of a control block maintained simultaneously in calm water. The DFconcept must be interpreted with caution because measurement of the rate of loss in the control block is influenced by many factors. The volume of standing water containing the control block must be relatively large in order to avoid saturation of the water with solute from the card. Temperature and salinity also influence rate of weight loss. Relationship between current velocity and weight loss was linear over the range of current velocities tested (0 to 47 cm S-'). Weight loss remained relatively constant until the block dissolved to less than 30 % of its original weight. The DF measurement is analogous to various dimensionless indices of mass transfer currently being applied in coral reef hydrodynamics. Weight loss due to turbulence (i.e. wave-induced orbital motion) and weight loss due to unidirectional flow (i.e. current) apparently are additive, but in a complex fashion. Exemplary data are presented to illustrate the utility as well as the limitations of thls method on coral reefs.
Study on the influence of three-grid assembly thermal deformation on breakdown times and an ion extraction process

In order to study the influence of three-grid assembly thermal deformation caused by heat accumulation on breakdown times and an ion extraction process, a hot gap test and a breakdown time test are carried out to obtain thermal deformation of the grids when the thruster is in 5 kW operation mode. Meanwhile, the fluid simulation method and particle-in-cell-Monte Carlo collision (PICMCC) method are adopted to simulate the ion extraction process according to the previous test results. The numerical calculation results are verified by the ion thruster performance test. The results show that after about 1.2 h operation, the hot gap between the screen grid and the accelerator grid reduce to 0.25–0.3mm, while the hot gap between the accelerator grid and the decelerator grid increase from 1mm to about 1.4 mm when the grids reach thermal equilibrium, and the hot gap is almost unchanged. In addition, the breakdown times experiment shows that 0.26mm is the minimal safe hot gap for the grid assembly as the breakdown times improves significantly when the gap is smaller than this value. Fluid simulation results show that the plasma density of the screen grid is in the range 6×10–6×10 m and displays a parabolic characteristic, while the electron temperature gradually increases along the axial direction. The PIC-MCC results show that the current falling of an ion beam through a single aperture is significant. Meanwhile, the intercepted current of the accelerator grid and the decelerator grid both increase with the change in the hot gap. The ion beam current has optimal perveance status without thermal deformation, and the intercepted current of the accelerator grid and the decelerator grid are 3.65mA and 6.26mA, respectively. Furthermore, under the effect of thermal deformation, the ion beam current has over-perveance status, and the intercepted current of the accelerator grid and the decelerator grid are 10.46mA and 18.24mA, respectively. Performance test results indicate that the breakdown times increase obviously. The intercepted current of the accelerator grid and the decelerator grid increases to 13mA and 16.5 mA, respectively, due to the change in the hot gap after 1.5 h operation. The numerical calculation results are well consistent with performance test results, and the error comes mainly from the test uncertainty of the hot gap.
The Biomarker Risk Prediction Score in Chronic Heart

The study aim was to evaluate whether biomarker risk prediction score is powerful tool for risk assessment of three-year fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events in CHF patients. Methods: It was studied prospectively the incidence of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, as well as the frequency of occurrence of death from any cause in a cohort of 388 patients with CHF during 3 years of observation. Circulating levels of NT-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-pro-BNP), galectin-3, high-sensitivity C - reactive protein (hs-CRP), osteoprotegerin and its soluble receptor sRANKL, osteopontin, osteonectin, adiponectin, Endothelial Apoptotic Micro Particles (EMPs) and Mononuclear Progenitor Cells (MPCs) were measured at baseline. Results: Median follow-up of patients included in the study was 2.76 years. There were 285 cardiovascular events determined, including 43 deaths and 242 readmissions. Independent predictors of clinical outcomes in patients with CHF were NT-pro-BNP, galectin-3, hs-CRP, osteoprotegerin, CD31 + /annexin V
Strong seismic wave scattering in the low-velocity anomaly associated with subduction of oceanic plate

conducted difference simulations of seismic wave propagation using localized strong small-scale heterogeneities in LV of strong broadening peak of the most preferable small-scale velocity heterogeneity in the LV zone characterized a power spectral density function (PSDF) with correlation distance of km and value superposed on a background exponential PSDF 3 km, Assuming strong velocity heterogeneities, observed amplitude decay at is also well explained by strong scattering attenuation in the LV Philippine strong small-scale velocity heterogeneity in the to the random distribution of ﬂuid in this volume.
Multi-Output Broadacre Agricultural Production: Estimating A Cost Function Using Quasi-Micro Farm Level Data From Australia

Existing econometric models for Australian broadacre agricultural production are few and have become dated. This paper estimates a multi-product restricted cost function using a unique quasi-micro farm level dataset from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey. Both the transcendental logarithmic and normalized quadratic functional forms are employed. Heteroskedasticity caused by the particular nature of the quasi-micro data is also assessed and accommodated. Allen partial elasticities of input substitution and own-and cross-price input demand elasticities are computed. The estimated demands for most production factors are inelastic to prices. Hired labour is responsive to own price and cropping input prices.
Reconstruction and adjustment of surfaces from a 3-D point cloud

— In this work, we present a 3-D reconstruction method based on the use of Bezier surfaces, combined with three-dimensional smoothing. The main idea is to generate, from a point cloud from scanning a 3-D object, a representation of surfaces from which we proceed to the 3-D reconstruction of the object in question. Then, we present the results of our method applied to some objects.
Evolution of introduced Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Huron: emergence of population genetic structure in less than 10 generations

â Population genetic structure was detected in Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in their nonânative range of Lake Huron using microsatellite DNA. All Chinook salmon in this system descend from Green River, Washington cohorts, originally transplanted to Michigan hatcheries in the late 1960s. We tested for population genetic differentiation of age 0 fish collected from 13 rivers and two hatcheries in 2007. The amount of genetic differentiation among collection sites was low but statistically significant, with FST values ranging from 0.036 to 0.133 and RST values ranging from 0.008 to 0.157 for specific loci. Based on pairwise FST and RST values and Bayesian cluster analysis, the Maitland River population in the Main Basin of Lake Huron was genetically distinct from the remaining collection sites. Based on analysis of bycatch data from commercial gill net fisheries, Chinook salmon likely colonised the Main Basin by 1975 (10 generations ago) and the North Channel and southern Georgian Bay regions by 1980 (eight generations ago). Thus, population genetic structure has emerged in Lake Huron Chinook salmon in <10 generations.
Comparison between Sexes during the Development of Atherosclerosis inapoE & eNOS: Double Knockout Mice

The aim of the study was to investigate differences between sexes in time – dependent development of atherosclerosis in apoE & eNOS – double knockout mice. At four time points, groups of female and male mice were sacrificed and the size of atherosclerosis was measured by “cross section”. At the age of 2 months, there was no difference between males and females. However, at the age of 4 months, the atherosclerosis was significantly bigger in females than in males (55,616 ± 4,622 μm2 vs. 37,181 ± 4,142 μm2; p<0.05). At the age of 6 months, the differences were even more pronounced (314,465 ± 19,351 μm2 vs. 108,277 ± 24,549 μm2; p<0.001). The same tendency was present at the age of 12 months (488,356 ± 49,823 μm2 vs. 201,646 ± 43,886 μm2; p<0.001). We describe for the first time the development of atherosclerosis in both sexes of apoE & eNOS – double knockout mice, proving that as early as at age of 16 weeks, a substantial difference in the size of atherosclerosis is noted between females and males, in favour of the females. This difference becomes more significant with the age of mice. The possible mechanisms responsible for such differences require further investigation.
Factors Affecting the Internal Audit Effectiveness in Tunisian Organizations

This study examines factors influencing internal audit effectiveness in the Tunisian context. Data was collected from responses to a questionnaire addressed to chief audit executives of 148 Tunisian organizations. Multiple regression analysis examines the association between the effectiveness of the internal audit function and six principal factors. Results reveal that the effectiveness of internal auditing is influenced by: (1) the independence of internal audit, (2) the objectivity of internal auditors, (3) the management support for internal audit, (4) the use of internal audit function as a management training ground, and (5) the sector of organization. This study provides useful information to practitioners and academics who are interested to identify the determinants of internal auditing effectiveness in developing countries. Keywords: Internal auditing, Internal audit effectiveness, Tunisian organizations
Software-in-the-Loop Simulation of a Planetary Rover

The development of autonomous navigation algorithms for planetary rovers often hinges on access to rover hardware. Yet this access is usually very limited. In order to facilitate the continued development of these algorithms even when the hardware is temporarily unavailable, simulations are used. To minimize any additional work, these simulations must tightly integrate with the rover’s software infrastructure. They are then called Software-in-the-Loop simulators. In preparation for the 2015 DLR SpaceBot Camp, a simulation of the DLR LRU rover became necessary to ensure a timely progress of the navigation algorithms development. This paper presents the Software-in-the-loop simulator of the LRU, including details on the implementation and application.
A Study on Implications of Crowdsourcing Outcomes in Mashhad Municipality Organization

Crowdsourcing a strategic model to attract people interested and excited empower people usually can do what. The objective of this study is to identify and rank the impact of groundsheet in the city of Mashhad. This is a descriptive—survey research. The study population consisted of 3 members of the municipal organization managers in Mashhad and three faculty members and academic experts, which were examined to recognize results of the Delphi technique was used in groundsheet activities of the city of Mashhad. Meanwhile, a questionnaire to assess the impact and effectiveness of dimensions relative to each other based on the technique (DEMATEL) were collected and fuzzy network analysis techniques (FANP) for Super Decision were used. The results suggest that based on the Delphi technique, according to experts 8 factors (idea attraction, investment attraction, reduce costs, simplify the process of urban development, information sharing, decentralized organization, reduce referrals of people and improve the quality of life of citizens) to the main outcomes were identified as crowdsourcing, also using the results of DEMATEL attracted the most effective ideas and improve the quality of life for citizens to have the greatest influence. At the same time results of fuzzy analysis network (FANP) indicated that among mentioned factors, ideal attraction factor and reducing agent referrals showed that the highest and lowest scores respectively
Analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA of the Baltic Sea sturgeon (Acipenser sp.)

Genetic relatedness between Baltic Sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.) specimens caught in different geographic areas is not clear. According to previous studies, fish captured in different locations within the historic area of A. sturio habitation are genetically different to each other. We have examined a fragment (191 base pairs) of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of four specimens of A. sturio found in Poland: three fish were preserved in museums of natural history and the bone of one fish was from an archaeological site. DNA sequences of the three museum samples were identical, whereas the DNA sequence of the archaeological sample differed in the 918 position of the cytochrome b gene. All the analyzed DNA fragments were similar to those of Acipenser baeri and genetically distant to Acipenser sturio and A. oxyrinchus.
Design of $n$-dimensional multi-scroll Jerk chaotic system and its performances

Based on three-order Jerk and high-order Jerk chaotic systems, a general approach is proposed to generate n-dimensional multi-scroll Jerk chaotic attractors via nonlinear control. Dynamics of the n-dimensional multiscroll Jerk chaotic systems are analyzed by means of the largest Lyapunov exponent and multi-scale permutation entropy complexity. As an experimental verification, four-dimensional Jerk chaotic attractors are implemented by analog circuits. Results of the numerical simulation are consistent with that of the hardware experiments. It shows that the method of obtaining complex Jerk chaotic attractors is effective.
Mismatch Between Education and Occupation: A Case Study of Pakistani Graduates

In this study, an attempt has been made to estimate the incidences of job mismatch in Pakistan. The study has divided the job mismatch into three categories; education-job mismatch, qualification mismatch and field of study and job mismatch. Both the primary and secondary datasets have been used in which the formal sector employed graduates have been targeted. This study has measured the education-job mismatch by three approaches and found that about one-third of the graduates are facing education-job mismatch. In similar, more than one-fourth of the graduates are mismatched in qualification, about half of them are over-qualified and the half are under-qualified. The analysis also shows that 11.3 percent of the graduates have irrelevant and 13.8 percent have slightly relevant jobs to their studied field of disciplines. Our analysis shows that women are more likely than men to be mismatched in field of study.