Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Do Managers Walk The Talk? Using Behavioral Observations Scales (BOS) and 360-Degree Ratings To Assess Organizational Values

A study was performed on the managerial staff and supervisors of a large manufacturing plant (n = 129) to measure individuals’ commitment to the organization’s values. A Behavioral Observation Scale (BOS) measurement instrument was developed by the members of the organization and was administered using a 360 degree valuation process. Results indicated good scale reliability and consistency. A factor analysis of the data yielded 4 distinct factors, which corresponded reasonably well to the underlying organizational values. Implications for future research and for the evaluation of organizational values for practicing managers are discussed.
The Relationship among Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, Role Overload and Job Stress of Chinese Middle-Level Cadres

This research aims to explore the relationship among role conflict, role ambiguity, role overload and job stress of middle-level cadres in Chinese local government. Through a questionnaire survey of 220 cadres, the results showed that time pressure was significantly correlated with role conflict and role overload; job anxiety and job stress were significantly and positively correlated with role ambiguity, role conflict and role overload; role ambiguity had a significant and positive effect on job anxiety and job stress; role conflict and role overload had a significant and positive effect on time stress, job anxiety and job stress.
Corpus Linguistics Resources and Tools for Arabic Lexicography

ktb:[Alkitab] the book; is well known. The plural forms are [kutubun] and [kutbun]. [kataba Alshay'] He wrote something. [yaktubuhu] the action of writing something. [katban],[kitaban] and [kitabatan] means the art of writing. And [kattabahu] writing it means draw it up. Abu Al-Najim said: I returned back from Ziyad's house [after meeting him] and behaved demented, my legs drawn up differently (means walking in a different way). They wrote [tukattibani] on the road the letters of Lam Alif (describing how he was walking crazily and in a different .
Fault Slip and GPS Velocities Across the Shan Plateau Define a Curved Southwestward Crustal Motion Around the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis

Characterizing the 700 km wide system of active faults on the Shan Plateau, southeast of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, is critical to understanding the geodynamics and seismic hazard of the large region that straddles neighboring China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Here we evaluate the fault styles and slip rates over multi‐timescales, reanalyze previously published short‐term Global Positioning System (GPS) velocities, and evaluate slip‐rate gradients to interpret the regional kinematics and geodynamics that drive the crustal motion. Relative to the Sunda plate, GPS velocities across the Shan Plateau define a broad arcuate tongue‐like crustal motion with a progressively northwestward increase in sinistral shear over a distance of ~700 km followed by a decrease over the final ~100 km to the syntaxis. The cumulative GPS slip rate across the entire sinistral‐slip fault system on the Shan Plateau is ~12 mm/year. Our observations of the fault geometry, slip rates, and arcuate southwesterly directed tongue‐like patterns of GPS velocities across the region suggest that the fault kinematics is characterized by a regional southwestward distributed shear across the Shan Plateau, compared to more block‐like rotation and indentation north of the Red River fault. The fault geometry, kinematics, and regional GPS velocities are difficult to reconcile with regional bookshelf faulting between the Red River and Sagaing faults or localized lower crustal channel flows beneath this region. The crustal motion and fault kinematics can be driven by a combination of basal traction of a clockwise, southwestward asthenospheric flow around the eastern Himalayan syntaxis and gravitation or shear‐driven indentation from north of the Shan Plateau.
The Fiscal Revenues And Public Expenditures: Is Their Evolution Sustenable? The Romanian Case

Depending on the specific stage of economic cycle, different types of fiscal policies,expansionist (incentive) or restrictive (prohibition), are use in specific state of the economy, for acertain period of time. Thus, in times of recession, the state use of tax incentive measures and intimes of economic boom are applied, in particular, prohibitive taxation policies in order to avoid,where possible, the large economic shocks. Starting from the idea that taxation, as any otherfinancial leverage, is displayed while operated in influencing capacity and rebalancing theeconomic situation in growth, we believe, that the adjustments made by fiscal policy, it should becomprehensive, immediate and lasting, therefore, this paper is focused on aspects regarding fiscalpolicy sustainability in Romania. The objective is to provide some empirical evidencies ofsustainability of fiscal revenues and expenditure flows. The main output consist in this thesis thatsome support could be found for the sustainability.
Dietary Sparassis crispa (Hanabiratake) Ameliorates Plasma Levels of Adiponectin and Glucose in Type 2 Diabetic Mice

Sparassis crispa (SC), known as Hanabiratake in Japanese, is an edible mushroom with medicinal properties; however, its antidiabetic activity is not well established. In the present study, we examined the effects of dietary SC on diabetic mice. KK-Ay mice that were fed SC for 3 or 6 weeks showed pronounced increase of plasma levels of adiponectin. Significant decrease of blood glucose and insulin levels were also observed by 3 week-administration of SC. Moreover, mice that were fed the SC diet exhibited relatively decreased serum levels of triglycerides and tota lc holesterol. Although the SC diet had no effect on body and adipose tissue weights in KK-Ay mice, the size of the mesenteric adipose cells of SC group was smaller than control group though it was not significant difference. Thus, the SC diet might decrease the adipose cell size in order to increase plasma adiponectin levels. Considering the physiological significance of adiponectin in type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases, these findings imply that dietary SC has the potential to ameliorate these diseases.
Effect of artemether on rat hepatocytes during acute damage

The aim of this study was to investigate the hepatocellular regeneration ability of artemether in experimental CCl 4 -induced acute damage in rat hepatocytes. 20 Wistar rats were equally allocated to 4 groups. The first group was designated as the distilled water control group (group 1); the second group was CCl 4 toxic control (group 2) and received oral administration of CCl 4 (50 mg/kg body weight diluted 1:1 in Tween 80) for three days. The third group (group 3) was treated with CCl 4 followed by a subsequent administration of artemether and the fourth group (group 4) received artemether (50 mg/kg body weight) for 3 days. The body weight was recorded before and after the experiment and the plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkanine phosphatase (ALP) and album (ALB) levels were determined as markers of hepatocellular damage. Plasma AST and ALT levels were significantly higher in group 2, in comparison with group 1 (P < 0.05). Also, increase in ALP was observed in group 2 when compared to group 1. Observed improvement in plasma AST, ALT and ALP was recorded in group 3. In conclusion, artemether may have a possible regenerating effect on hepatocellular damage as it showed inhibitory effect of CCl 4 and could thus enhance normal liver functions. Keywords : Uncomplicated malaria, artemether, antimalarial agent, liver enzymes.
Mechanical aspects of pull-apart basins and push-up swells with applications to the Dead Sea transform

~~e~~~~~~y~~e~, 141 (1987) 75-88 Abstract Reches, Z. , 19$. Mechanical aspects of pull-apart basins and push-up swells with applications to the Dead Sea transform. In: Z. Ben-Avraham (Editor), Sedimentary Basins within the Dead Sea and Other Rift Zones. Tectono&sics, 141: 75-88. Pull-apart basins and push-up swells are common features at steps along strike-slip faults. The structure of these features is examined here for two types of rheology: perfect brittle and perfect ductile. The stress fields derived for the step area predict that fault patterns, mode of deformation and vertical displacement are different for the two rheologies. These predictions are illustrated for basins and swells developed in laboratory experiments with modelling materials. The structure of basins and swells along the Dead Sea transform is discussed here. The pull-apart basins display an intensively faulted southern end and a gently dipping flexure at the northern end. A consistent dissi~l~ty appears between the structures of the eastern and western boundary faults of the basins. According to the present interpreta- tion, these dissimilarities reflect a relativeiy ductile crust in Arabia and a relatively brittle crust in Sinai-Israel.
Investigating the Link between Beer Consumption and Economic Conditions in Canada: A Panel Data Analysis

In this paper we examine the link between beer sales, unemployment and other economic variables in Canada using provincial level panel data at monthly frequencies for the period from January 2000 to December 2010. Our panel cointegration test results indicate a stable long-run relationship between beer sales per-capita and the economic variables considered. When we account for this cointegration by specifying panel error correction models we find strong evidence that beer sales in Canada are pro-cyclical with per-capita sales increasing during good economic times as indicated by the levels of unemployment and average hourly earnings. We also find strong evidence of habit persistence in Canadian beer sales as would be expected for an addictive product. The policy implications of these results are discussed.
A Study of Antenna System for High Order MIMO Device

Three types of compact MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) antenna systems with four and six elements for mobile handsets are studied in this paper. The MIMO antenna system is built on a FR4 substrate of the dimensions 136 mm × 68.8 mm × 1 mm. The antenna element is a folded planar inverted-F antenna with added resonating branches wound on a small dielectric cube of the dimensions 10 mm × 10 mm × 5 mm, which is the smallest volume so far reported covering the frequency bands 1880 MHz–1920 MHz and 2300 MHz–2620 MHz for GSM1900, LTE2300, 2.4-GHz WLAN, and LTE2500. The effects of element numbers and configurations on the system performance are investigated. More than 10 dB isolations have been achieved by properly designing the antenna elements through the use of the pattern diversity without using decoupling circuits. The envelope correlation coefficients among the elements, the mean effective gains, the efficiencies, and the multiplexing efficiencies of the elements are also discussed.
Exploring player communication in interactions with sport officials

Communication and player management are central to officiating, but player-official interaction is difficult to train and unresearched. This study interviewed team captains from different sports and used video elicitation and Goffman’s (The presentation of self in everyday life, 1959, Interaction ritual: Essays in face-to-face behaviour, 1967) dramaturgical sociology of social interaction to explore ways players interact and attempt to influence officials. Players were found to behave irrationally sometimes, but mostly they are strategic. Player attitudes to interactions range from fatalistic acceptance to whatever the official decides, through selective complaint, to continuous opportunism. Players attempt to influence officials directly and indirectly through complaining, questioning, flattery or praise. These findings deepen our understanding of the balance – between authority, accountability and respectfulness – that characterises effective communication and interaction with players.
LOCAL WISDOM-BASED TOURIST VILLAGE ORGANIZATION IN LOMBOK TOURIST AREA

The development of tourist villages has created tourism-based economic activities, reducing the number of people who intend to move from the rural area to the urban area ‘urbanization’. The local potentials which a village has can grow and develop if the sources it has are effectively used to support the economic and socio-cultural growth and development. If the villagers feel that the tourist attractions they have in their village can improve their prosperity, they will be indirectly made to love their culture; as a result, attempts will be made to conserve and empower the uniqueness and local values they have. Therefore, they should be involved. In this present study, the Tourist Villages used as the object of the study is Sade Traditional Village, Pujut District, and Segenter Traditional Village, Bayan District, North Lombok Regency. Based on the empirical methodology and the qualitative approach used, several conclusions could be drawn. They are the traditional village should be involved in the management of the tourist assets, meaning that the local villagers, for example, should be actively involved in the parking management; the tourists’ interests should be synergized with the local people’s; proactive actions should be taken by all the stakeholders. The traditional law ‘awig-awigadat’ should be improved to support tourism; a good atmosphere of traditional tourism should be created; accesses should be made for the local entrepreneurs to developing whatever is needed by the traditional tourism.
Ownership, Activism and Engagement: Institutional Investors as Active Owners

Manuscript Type Conceptual Research Question/Issue We research two questions: First, why do some institutional investors operate at a distance from organizations seemingly acting only to “exit” and “trade” shares, while others actively engage through various means of “voice”? Second, what processes and behaviour are associated with active ownership? Research Findings/Insights We develop the concept of active ownership by drawing on contrasting theories and images of ownership, identifying antecedents of active ownership and distinguishing between alternative processes of active ownership. Theoretical/Academic Implications Alternative pathways to active ownership contrast the distant, sometimes adversarial nature of shareholder activism with an engaged, collaborative relationship between investors and corporations. Few studies examine active ownership as a process of engagement and mutual exchange between parties taking a generally longer-term perspective toward investment in the firm and its affairs. After modeling active ownership, we develop a research agenda of substantive issues ranging from market and institutional conditions, through investment organization and practice, to board and investor relations. Practitioner/Policy Implications Opening up the multidimensionality of engagement and relations between investors and corporations is crucial to promoting good corporate governance. Policymakers and practitioners require such knowledge when anticipating and developing adjustments to institutions of corporate governance.
Preventing Cross-Site Scripting Attacks by Combining Classifiers

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the most popular attacks targeting web applications. Using XSS attackers can obtain sensitive information or obtain unauthorized privileges. This motivates building a system that can recognise a malicious script when the attacker attempts to store it on a server, preventing the XSS attack. This work uses machine learning to power such a system. The system is based on a combination of classifiers, using cascading to build a two phase classifier and the stacking ensemble technique to improve accuracy. The system is evaluated and shown to achieve high accuracy and high detection rate on a large real world dataset.
Ranking Preferences to Data by Using R-Trees

A Spatial data preference query ranks the given objects based on the quality and their features in nearest neighborhood. Here “feature” refers to a class of objects in a spatial map such as specific facilities or services. For example, a real estate agency maintains database which holds the details of flats for rent. Here, A customer may want to rank the contents with respect to the appropriateness of their locations, the ranks are given by using the top-k spatial aggregate functions with respect to quality of features and nearest neighborhood. A neighborhood concept can be specified by the user via different functions. Every customer maximum prefers the quality of the flat and more facilities in that flat. The potential customer wishes to view the top 10 flats with the largest size and lowest prices, which is nearest to Hospital, School, Bus top, Market etc. In this paper, we define top-k spatial preference queries and branch and bound algorithm.
Low-Profile Dual-Wideband MIMO Antenna with Low ECC for LTE and Wi-Fi Applications

This paper presents a low-profile dual-wideband multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna with low envelop correlation coefficient (ECC) for long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) applications. The antenna covers LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi as well as wireless broadband (Wibro) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) (except for the 3.5-GHz band). To aid with integration of a practical mobile terminal, the MIMO antenna elements are placed at appropriate locations by analyzing the surface current distribution and without using any additional isolation techniques. The measured bandwidths with reflection coefficients of 20 dB in the operating frequency ranges of both LTE band 7 and Wi-Fi. Additionally, the calculated ECC is in the range , which is considerably lower than the required for MIMO applications. The measured radiation patterns are appropriate for mobile terminals, and omnidirectional radiation patterns are obtained.
Representation of discourse markers in vector spaces

Vector Space Semantic models (VSMs) have gained attention over the last years in a great variety of computational language modelling tasks. Some of the most popular approaches to computational semantic models use various training methods based on neural-networks language modelling to obtain dense vector representations, which are commonly known as neural embeddings or word embeddings. These neural models have been proved to capture what Turney (2006) calls attributional similarities as well as relational similarities between words. The goal of this master’s thesis is to explore the extent and the limitations of the word embeddings with regards to their capacity to encode the complex coherence relations that Discourse Markers signal along a given text. To that end, we have built different vector spaces of DMs using new Log-linear Models (CBOW and Skip-gram). The subsequent DMs representations have been evaluated by means of data mining techniques such as clustering and supervised classifications. The results obtained in this research show that only those DMs where the lexical effect is greater can be represented efficiently by word embeddings. Likewise, comparing both data mining techniques (clustering and supervised classification), we conclude that the relations among similar DMs can be induced better with a supervised methods previously trained on a given data.
Becker meets Ricardo: A social and cognitive skills model of human capabilities

This paper studies an equilibrium model of social and cognitive skills interactions in school, work and marriage. The model uses a common team production function in each sector which integrates the complementarity concerns of Becker with the task assigment and comparative advantage concerns of Ricardo. The theory delivers full task specialization in the labor and education markets, incomplete task specialization in marriage. It rationalizes many to one matching, a common feature in labor markets. There is also occupational choice, matching by different skills in different sectors. Equilibrium is equivalent to the solution of an utilitarian social planner solving a linear programming problem.
Fields of Gold

Firms increasingly equip field service workers with virtual team technology that enables them to deliver services more efficiently and take part in new service development. However, the “out-of-office” nature of field service tasks limits the possibilities for supervision, so virtual team outcomes are hard to control. To predict virtual team service performance, this study delineates the notion of team efficacy in the context of virtual service teams. The authors assess virtual team members' perceptions of virtual team efficacy and its perceived antecedents and consequences. The authors find that perceived virtual team efficacy explains service performance better than previously established, generalized confidence beliefs. Specifically, data collected from 192 field service employees in 28 virtual teams reveal that perceived virtual team efficacy provides a strong predictor of in-role service performance and extra-role innovative service performance. Factors external to the organization (i.e., competitors' use and customer appreciation of virtual team technology) drive perceived virtual team efficacy, whereas internal factors (i.e., supervisor and peer encouragement of virtual team technology) are less effective. Therefore, managers must keep up-to-date with competitive developments and openly discuss insights with the team. Positive customer feedback should also be distributed to team members when employee contributions to new service development are envisioned.
10_03 Doran.P65

Although computer oriented archaeologists seem to have become somewhat disillusioned with computer simulation as a tool, other social sciences are witnessing a significant wave of enthusiasm for it, particularly in the form of agent-based modelling. My aim in this article is to reach some understanding of just why this paradoxical situation has arisen, and to consider what will and should happen next as regards agent-based modelling in archaeology.
STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF AURORAL INTENSIFICATIONS INSIDE THE DOUBLE OVAL: SUBSTORM OF DECEMBER 26, 2000

We present an investigation of the fine structure and dynamics of the auroras observed during the substorm on December 26, 2000, when auroral distribution had a form of the double oval. Simultaneous auroral TV observations at the highlatitude observatory of Barentsburg, the auroral zone observatory of Lovozero and global auroral images from the IMAGE spacecraft have been used. It was found that already 30-40 minutes prior to substorm onset the auroral behavior suggests a relation between activations at the poleward and equatorward edges of the double oval. Such activations are initiated by different subvisual and weak visual structures arising inside or outside the double oval and drifting poleward or equatorward. Complicated interaction of these features with discrete and diffuse aurora is probably associated with breakup triggering at the Lovozero latitude. As poleward and equatorward double oval edges are magnetically connected with the inner plasma sheet and magnetospheric midtail, the peculiarities of fine structure and dynamics of aurora during substorm development in the double oval may signify a close relation between the processes in these magnetosphere regions, resulting in substorm onset.