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The Practical Application of Transformational Theory Vs. Complexity Leadership Theory On The Challenges of Leading Information Technology (It) Software Development Teams

Since the turn of the 20th century many leadership theories have emerged and evolved over time. Transformational leadership is one of the older, more prominent theories and has been used in organizations and in political arenas for many years. Complexity leadership theory, on the other hand, is relatively new in practice and academia. To date, there is very little literature addressing the similarities and differences between the transformational and complexity leadership theories as well as their comparative value in organizational contexts. Both the Complexity Leadership and Transformational Leadership theories are presented and the similarities and differences of each theory are discussed and evaluated. The purpose of this comparison and evaluation is present the theory’s foundations so that they may be applied to the challenges presented by IT software development teams. The application will result in determining and recommending the more effective leadership style for IT-based teams as well as presenting tips for successful IT software development projects. Understanding different leadership styles and their response to team challenges can ultimately contribute to the leader’s ability to effectively manage IT teams and successfully leading IT software development projects in organizations.
Cardiovascular Manifestations of Hyperglycemia: A Review Article

The overbearing financial burden imposed by the U.S. healthcare system is a complex problem which must be addressed soon. Diabetes, with its multiple cardiovascular sequelae, is currently one of the largest contributors and threatens to worsen as the obesity epidemic blossoms. The implications of atherosclerosis and hypertension related to diabetes may take years to become evident, making the overall disease process a particularly insidious one. Similarities between the biochemical mechanisms of vascular damage in diabetes may someday be the key to preventing its significant morbidity. Until we are able to capitalize on the similarities in the development of complications of hyperglycemia, preventative medicine should be the focus. Lessons should be learned from the widespread success of anti-tobacco legislation and educational programs in decreasing the prevalence of smoking and subsequent pulmonary disease. New York has already passed legislation limiting the size of sugary drinks that can be sold in the city. Efforts should be made to redirect care from the end stages of this particular disease to preventing it in the lower socioeconomic class, where poor diet may be more of an issue.
Identification of a protist-coral association and its possible ecological role

Recent investigations of coral-associated microbial communities have revealed that coral surfaces are replete with microorganisms that may play important roles in colony wellbeing. In this study we show that the surfaces of a number of large polyped coral species are covered by a layer of aggregate-like microorganisms. These microorganisms are embedded in the mucus and in the tis- sue of solitary coral Fungia granulosa and in a number of faviid species. They are found on the coral surface and in the coral tissue. They are dispersed in a patchy distribution, with the highest density occurring in the area of the polyp mouth. Microscopic investigation revealed that the microorganisms found on and in tissues of F. granulosa are approximately 5 to 30 µm in diameter and are made up of unique coccoid bodies of approximately 1 µm in diameter. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that they contain a nucleus, mitochondria and golgi, indicating they are eukaryotic in nature. The morphological data lead us to identify these organisms as stramenopile protists. This premise was strengthened by molecular investigation of samples taken from the surface mucus of the coral F. granulosa. The possible role of these protists is discussed.
PREDICATIVE BARE NOUNS IN ROMANIAN RESULTATIVES

The present paper examines Romanian resultative constructions and especially their sentence-final predicative bare NPs, like spumă 'foam' in a structure, like a bate spumă 'beat (until) foamy' or măr 'apple' in a lexicalized (idiomatic) expression, like a bate măr 'beat flat//beat as soft/red as an apple'. The discussion in this paper sheds light on the fact that not all such V + (apparently predicative) bare NP combinations are resultative structures. Key-words: resultative construction, predicative bare NP, small clause, telic, atelic.
R&D Delegation in a Duopoly with Spillovers

Abstract There is evidence that competing firms outsource R&D to the same independent for-profit laboratory. We draw on this stylized fact to construct a model where two firms in the same industry offer transfer payments in exchange for user-specific R&D services from a common laboratory. Inter-firm and within-laboratory externalities affect the intensity of competition among delegating firms on the intermediate market for technology. Whether competition is relatively soft or tight is reflected by each firm's monetary offers to the laboratory. These offers determine the R&D outcomes, the laboratory's capacity to earn benefits, the profits for the delegating firms, as well as social welfare. We identify the situations in which the laboratory finds it profitable to deliver services to only one firm, or to both of them. In the latter case we compare the delegated R&D game to two other ones where firms conduct in-house R&D, either cooperatively or non-cooperatively. The delegated R&D game Pareto dominates the other two games, and the laboratory earns positive benefits, if and only if R&D services are complementary inside the laboratory, but only limitedly so, and inter-firm spillovers are sufficiently low. The firms' privately-profitable decision to delegate R&D, when the laboratory participates, always benefits consumers.
Association between Advanced Paternal Age and Low Birthweight in Thai Population

Objectives: Materials and Methods: This was a case-control study including primigravida women, age ≥ 18 years old, who delivered at Siriraj Hospital during January 2008 to December 2010. This study included 398 women who delivered the low birthweight infants. Matching total of 400 women with infant weight ≥ 2,500 g were served as the control group. Paternal age, parental characteristics and certain obstetric complications were compared between these two groups. Results: There was no statistically significant associations between paternal age older than 34 years old and low birthweight. Maternal age younger than 20 years had an increased risk of having a low birthweight infant comparing with the mothers aged 20-34 years (adjusted OR 2.31, 95%CI: 1.14-4.71). Severe preeclampsia, superimposed preeclampsia and eclampsia are significantly increased the risk of low birthweight (adjusted OR 3.59, 95%CI: 1.65-7.82). The association between preterm birth and low birthweight was remarkably significant (adjusted OR 16.06, 95%CI: 10.07-25.63). Conclusion: Advanced paternal age is not associated with low birthweight in Thai population. Teenage pregnancy, pregnancy associated hypertension at the level of severe preeclampsia or more, and preterm birth increased risk of low birthweight. To determine the association between advanced paternal age and low birthweight
Overview of Reproductive Strategies in Xenodontini (Serpentes: Colubridae: Xenodontinae) with New Data for Xenodon Neuwiedii and Waglerophis Merremii

Abstract Reproductive patterns are highly variable among Neotropical colubrids. Snakes of the Tribe Xenodontini are widely distributed in South America and show continuous reproductive cycles in many areas. We report interspecific and intraspecific variation in reproductive traits among these snakes and also show that seasonal cycles occur mainly in cooler areas. Clutch size relative to body size is similar among species, but Erythrolamprus spp. seem to lay fewer eggs than other species, and Waglerophis merremii from southeastern and southern Brazil lay more eggs than other species. Newborn Erythrolamprus are larger than all other Xenodontini, which may be related to ophiophagy. As in many other snakes, adult females are larger than males, but both sexes attain maturity with a proportionally similar body size. The sexual size dimorphism index is generally lower in smaller bodied species, and combat may be absent in the tribe. Male reproductive cycles are less well studied but seem to be more conservative, being continuous in all species studied (W. merremii, Xenodon neuwiedii, and Liophis miliaris). Phylogeny has an important role in reproductive patterns but climate and life-history traits can also influence tropical and subptropical species.
Determining optimal selling time of cattle: a stochastic dynamic programming application

World’s meat market conditions have forced the beef sector to look for strategies to become competitive and researchers have proved that optimal replacement decisions are one of the most important factors that affect competitiveness. The present paper formulates a model in a discrete stochastic dynamic programming framework which describes manager’s decision-making process combining both economic and biological variables and involving uncertainty on price fluctuations: investors can use the model to support their decisions of selling or keeping a fattening animal. The methodology developed is very general and can be used in different regions under similar production conditions by calibrating the parameters and making the required changes according to local regulations. The paper illustrates model’s conveniences with an empirical application based on a local Colombian market, proving that researchers were right when ranked the dynamic programming as an excellent modeling tool for evaluating livestock replacement.
Meaning in Discourse; A Relevance – Theoretical Approach to EkeGusii Polysemes

This study is motivated by assertions made by Bréal (1924 [1897]) claiming that deciphering of polysemes at a synchronic level should not posit a problem because meanings of such polysemes are mainly determined by the context of the discourse: It is the context that eliminates ambiguity and foregrounds the meaning of a particular polyseme. The study is based on the tenets of relevance theory, particularly the cognitive and communicative principles, (Sperber and Wilson, 1986/1995; and Carston, 2002) to render a pragmatic account of EkeGusii polysemes. It strives to investigate how polysemous senses of EkeGusii lexical items are established and meaning deciphered. This study deduces that the meaning of a polysemous word is inferred pragmatically as a result of the addressee endeavouring to deduce what a speaker intends by the particular lexical concepts they encode; hence it is a communicative phenomenon that is highly dependent on the addressee’s ability to employ pragmatic inference.
Efficient Computation of Miller's Algorithm in Pairing-Based Cryptography

Pairing-based cryptography (PBC) provides novel security services, such as identitybased encryption, attribute-based encryption and anonymous authentication. The Miller’s Algorithm is considered one of the most important algorithms in PBC and carries the most computation in PBC. In this thesis, two modified Miller’s algorithms are proposed. The first proposed algorithm introduces a right-to-left version algorithm compared to the fact that the original Miller’s algorithm works only in the fashion of left-to-right. Furthermore, this new algorithm introduces parallelable computation within each loop and thus it can achieve a much higher speed. The second proposal has the advantage over the original Miller’s algorithm not only in parallelable computation but also in resistance to certain side channel attacks based on the new feature of the equilibrium of computational complexities. An elaborate comparison among the existing works and the proposed works is demonstrated. It is expected that the first proposed algorithm can replace the original Miller’s if a right-to-left input style is required and/or high speed is of importance. The second proposed algorithm should be chosen over the original Miller’s if side channel attack is a concern.
Real-Time Interference Detection in Tracking Loop of GPS Receiver

: Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing could pose a major threat for GPS navigation systems, so the GPS users have to gain a better understanding of the broader implications of GPS. In this paper, a plenary anti-spoofing approach based on correlation is proposed to distinguish spoofing effects. The suggested method can be easily implemented in tracking loop of GPS receiver. We will study a real-time spoof recognition with a clear certainty by introducing a reliable novel metric. As a primary step, the proposed technique is implemented in software receiver to prove the concept of idea in a multipath-free scenario. Three rooftop data sets, collected in our GPS laboratory, are used in the performance assessment of the proposed method. The results indicate that investigated algorithm is able to perform a real-time detection in all date sets.
Cooking Effect on Anti-oxidative and Alpha-amylase inhibitory Potential of aqueous extract of Lagenaria siceraria fruit and its nutritional properties

Objective: To evaluate effect of boiling for different durations on total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of water extract of Lagenaria siceraria fruit, and to compare nutritional properties of its epicarp, mesocarp, seeds pulp and pedicle. Methods: The bioactivities of aqueous extract of fruit was evaluated after boiling for 10, 20, and 30 min. Moisture, ash, fiber, protein, carbohydrate and lipid contents and vitamin C of epicarp, mesocarp, seeds pulp and pedicle were determined using standard methods. Mineral elements (Fe, Cr, Cu, Ag, Mn, Zn, Ni, Co and Pb) were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results: DPPH (1,1-diphenyl2-picrylhydrazyl) antioxidant and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities, and phenolic content drastically decreases with increase in duration of boiling. Flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity in phosphomolybdate assay exhibited a slight increase. Epicarp had higher percentage of protein, carbohydrate and vitamin C than other parts of the fruit, while pedicle had the highest content of fiber, zinc, silver and chromium. Epicarp had the highest content of Copper. Iron was in the range of 3.4-5.13, cobalt 0.14-0.31 and lead 0.5-1.8 mg/100 g. Amount of zinc in pedicle was highest among all the trace elements (6.5%) in all parts. Conclusion: The study revealed that boiling duration affects antioxidant and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities of the fruit of L. siceraria. Peel and pedicle of the fruit should not be discarded as they are rich in nutritional properties.
Vancomycin and Imipenem Release from Nails Covered with Antibiotic- Loaded Acrylic Cement

Background: There is a lack of information in the literature regarding pharmacokinetic properties of nails covered with antibiotic-loaded acrylic cement. The aim of this research work was to describe the release of vancomycin and imipenem from nails covered with ALAC over a period of 6 weeks. Furthermore, we analyzed if an increased nail diameter associated to a thicker ALAC coat could result in an increased antibiotic elution from the cement and if the combination of the two antibiotics in the same cement affects the amount of antibiotics released. Materials and Methods: Two groups of three nails each were
Imported Canine leishmaniasis in Romania: a Case Report

Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a zoonotic disease considered endemic in the Mediterranean region. Romania is traditionally regarded as a non-endemic country. Considering the zoonotic character of the disease, this study aims to increase the knowledge on diagnostic aspects of CanL. A 2-year-old, mix breed male dog, recently returned from Italy had a history of progressive weight loss and skin lesions. The clinical examination was followed by hematology and serum biochemistry, fine-needle aspiration of lymph nodes, impression smears, VetExpert® rapid test Leishmania Ab, and PCR. The clinical examination revealed muscle atrophy, non-pruritic crusting dermatitis, ulcers, and lymphadenopathy. Hematology showed severe anemia. The serum biochemistry revealed hyperproteinaemia, hypoalbuminemia, hyperglobulinemia. Cytological exams evidenced the intracellular amastigotes in macrophages, confirmed by rapid test and PCR. In Romania, under the light of the new case reports, leishmaniasis should be reconsidered from both veterinary and public health perspective.
Biological Vision for Urban Vegetation Detection in Color Remote Sensing Imagery

Urban vegetation, which scatters in gardens, settlements and streets etc., appears small, often fragmented, linear patches. Automatic vegetation detection in color remote sensing imagery is useful for obtaining more timely and accurate information. In this paper, a new biological vision methodology based on visual attention theory and adaptive resonance theory (ART) is presented to automatic detect urban vegetation in color remote sensing imagery. The central rationale of the method is that vegetation information is from the double-opponent saliency map and then gets object-based classification. Without a priori knowledge of image content, the image can be segmented into vegetation and other object through the unsupervised learning and self-organization fuzzy ART neural network. Experimental results indicate that our method performs much better than eCognition○R .
Effects of Lead on Plant Growth, Lead Accumulation and Phytochelatin Contents of Hydroponically-Grown Sesbania E xaltata

Phytoremediation is the use of living plants for the removal of contaminants from soil, water, sediments, and air. Soil contamination by heavy metals (HMs) is an important environmental concern. The success of phytoextraction, a subset of phytoremediation, as an environment clean-up technology depends on several factors including the extent of soil con- tamination and the bioavailability of the metal. The aim of phytoextraction research is to identify metal-tolerant plants that are capable of uptake and efficient translocation of HMs to harvestable above-ground organs. The main objective of this study was to assess the metal tolerance of coffeeweed (Sesbania exaltata Raf.) after exposure to lead (Pb) solutions. Sesbania plants were grown for 30 days at the Jackson State University greenhouse prior to exposure to different concentrations (0, 0.1, 1.0, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0 μM Pb) of lead nitrate. Four 30-day old seedlings were grown hydroponically in each designated 15-mL cup containing the Pb treatments. Plants were harvested after various exposure periods (0, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15 days). Morpho- logical characteristics were evaluated, and lead contents were quantified by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). Phytochelatin synthesis was determined indirectly by quantifying the acid - thiol contents of roots and shoots. Our results indicated that lead tissue uptake increased with increasing concentrations of lead (i.e. 20.0 μM versus 1.0 μM). However, plant roots and shoots displayed symptoms of toxicity as evidenced by their decreased biomass with increasing concentrations of lead. Also, plants exposed to higher Pb concentrations exhibited mild chlorosis. Overall, Ses- bania was relatively tolerant to lead. Although acid - soluble thiol contents appeared to correlate with Pb uptake especially at higher concentrations of Pb treatments, phytochelatin synthesis as a metal-tolerance mechanism in Sesbania is inconclusive at this time. Further experiments are warranted to elucidate whether such tolerance mechanism exists in Sesbania.
ElectromagneticWave Interactions with 2 D Arrays of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

We report, for the first time, the scattering, absorption, and reflection characteristics of 2D arrays of finite-length, armchair, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in the visible frequency regime. The analysis is based on the Finite-Element-Method formulation of Maxwell’s equations and a 3D quantum electrical conductivity function. Three geometrical models have been considered: solid cylinder, hollow cylinder, and honeycomb. We demonstrate that classical electromagnetic theory is sufficient to evaluate the scattering and absorption cross sections of SWNTs, which revealed excellent agreement against measurements without the need to invoke the effective impedance boundary conditions. The solid and hollow cylindrical models fail to provide accurate results, when both scattering and absorption are considered. Finally, it is shown that reflection and transmission characteristics of both individual and arrays of SWNTs, which are essential for solar cell applications, are strongly influenced by the length and the phenomenological parameters of the SWNT.
Microfoundations of Organizational Routines and Capabilities on Demand of Designing Network Position through High Potential Acumen Leader on Absorptive Capacity

Extending to explore how organizational antecedents affect absorptive capacity, this research proposed a theoretical model linking microfoundations of organizational routines and capabilities with network effects through high potential acumen leader (H-PAL). Drawing on a network effects of network position perspective with design thinking to enhance absorptive capacity, I argue that organizational design become a determinant factors on firm to produce more innovation on yielding better performance if leader has significance potential to grow in both the greater scale and scope of promising management skills. Building upon the dynamic capabilities view of the firm, the paper proposed an advance model with design thinking approach convincing that the value of conceptualizing and operationalizing network effects of network position via high potential acumen leader have open up new research interest that cut across traditional “micro versus macro” boundaries.
The Probability of Casting a Decisive Vote: From IC to IAC trhough Ehrhart's Polynomials and Strong Mixing

The main purpose of this paper is to estimate the probability of casting a decisive vote for a class or random electorate models encompassing the celebrated IC and IAC models. The emphasis is on the impact of correlation across votes on the order of magnitude of this event. Our proof techniques use arguments from probability theory on one hand and the geometry of convex polytopes on the other hand.