Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of Leadership Styles on Entrepreneurs' Business Success

IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON ENTREPRENEURS’ BUSINESS SUCCESS Hona Amer Old Dominion University, 2017 Director: Dr. John Ritz Leadership styles play an important role in entrepreneurial businesses in today’s business marketplace. The Full Range Leadership Model provides a framework for transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles, as measured by the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), while the ENTRELEAD scale has been used to assess the entrepreneurial leadership style. A review of the literature reveals limited empirical research focused on the effect of entrepreneurial leadership as applied in the contemporary marketplace. Limited research also exists on the effectiveness of the combination of these leadership styles for entrepreneurs in order to positively affect business performance and business longevity. The problem of this study was to address this gap in the research literature related to transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles in combination with the entrepreneurial leadership style in entrepreneurial organizations. Four research questions guided this study: to identify the dominant Full Range Leadership Model leadership style of entrepreneurs; to understand the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership styles and the entrepreneurial leadership style; to describe the relationship between the combination of leadership styles of entrepreneurs and their gender, education level, industry type, and role in business; and to describe the relationship between the combination of leadership styles of entrepreneurs and their gender, education level, industry type, and role in business on
Benefit System and Marriage Dissolution Among Working Families

In this paper I use a tax and benefit micro-simulator of the U.K. welfare system to study the demographic challenges this country faces in relation to household formation. Specifically, I estimate to what extent the marriage penalties created by the welfare state can affect the divorce rate. The welfare system in the U.K subsidises the lone parenthood and the marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of the tax and benefit simulator, I impute the counterfactual effect of divorce on the net benefit entitlements of a sub sample of working families. The traditional economic model of marriage implies that increasing public support for unmarried mothers generally increases the prevalence of single-headed households. My findings suggest that £100 weekly increase in marriage penalties increases the probability of divorce by around 7%.
Metric representation of DNA sequences

A metric representation of DNA sequences is borrowed from symbolic dynamics. In view of this method, the pattern seen in the chaos game representation of DNA sequences is explained as the suppression of certain nucleotide strings in the DNA sequences. Frequencies of short nucleotide strings and suppression of the shortest ones in the DNA sequences can be determined by using the metric representation.
Comment on "Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment"

Analyses of tropical cyclone records from the western North Pacific reveal that the recent increase in occurrence of intense typhoons reported by Webster et al. (Reports, 16 Sep. 2005, p. 1844) is not a trend. Rather, it is likely a part of the large interdecadal variations in the number of intense typhoons related to similar temporal fluctuations in the atmospheric environment.
Physico-mechanical properties of a nanofilled glass ionomer cement

Background: The use of Glass ionomer cements (GIC) as restorative materials is beneficial due to fluoride release and ease of application. Strength and solubility are important properties that can affect the longevity of restorative materials in the oral environment. Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate compressive, diametral tensile strength and solubility of a nanofilled GIC (Ketac N100) compared to available GICs, Fuji IILC and Fuji IX. Material &Methods: Compressive and diametral tensile strength were tested by constructing 10 samples (6mm length x 4mm diameter) then tested as specified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 9917- 2003). Solubility was assessed by constructing five samples (20mm diameter x 1.5mm thick), then storing them in distilled water for 24 hours before testing. Solubility was measured by weighing the residue that remains of each material following water evaporation of a portion of the suspension solution and calculating solubility as the total amount of soluble component in ratio to the total initial weight. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukeys test (p≤0.05). Results: Compressive and diametral tensile strength of Ketac N100 was significantly lower than that of Fuji II LC (p<0.05). The 24 hour solubility of Ketac N100 was significantly higher than Fuji IX and Fuji II LC (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study suggests that the 24 hour strength of nanofilled GIC was inferior to that of conventional resin-modified GIC, in addition to showing higher solubility. Keywords: Resin modified Glass ionomer cement, Mechanical properties, Nanofilled glass ionomer cement, Solubility, Strength.
Measuring integrated marketing communication by taking a broad organisational approach

Purpose The purpose of this research is twofold: first, to conceptualise integrated marketing communication (IMC) by adopting a more inclusive and broader organisational perspective, and second, to empirically develop and validate a new measurement scale to assess firm-wide IMC. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a multistage research design adopting qualitative and quantitative approaches. First, a comprehensive literature review and a two-round Delphi study served as the primary basis for the development of the IMC theoretical framework, including generation of items and content validation. Second, a pilot study (n = 39) enabled us to purify the measurement tool. Third, the data gathered via an online survey conducted among CEOs and other senior managers (n = 180) led to empirical validation of the proposed firm-wide IMC scale applying second-order confirmatory factor and structural equation modelling analyses. Findings This research produced the firm-wide IMC scale, a 25-item Likert-format measure exhibiting adequate dimensionality, reliability and construct (convergent, discriminant and nomological) validity. Originality/value The need for a more holistic approach emerged from both the academic literature and the professional arena. However, even very recent attempts to measure integration have involved the adoption of a narrow marketing communications-centred approach. Thus, the value and uniqueness of this paper lies in its novel definition of IMC as a four-dimensional construct and the development of a theoretically consistent, valid and reliable measurement tool for the assessment of integration based on a firm-wide organisational approach.
Eosinophilia and multifocal vertebral involvement with Hodgkin lymphoma

Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) usually present with lymphadenopathies. Osseous involvement at presentation is extremely rare. Occurrence of both eosinophilia and osseous involvement has not been reported frequently. We present an adolescent female complaining of lower back pain for 6 months, in whom, multifocal vertebral involvement and peripheral blood eosinophilia preceded the final diagnosis of HL. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55:560–561. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
THE CLINICAL APPLICATION OF CRRT—CURRENT STATUS: Volume Management in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Volume management is an integral component of the care of critically ill patients to maintain hemodynamic stability and optimize organ function. The dynamic nature of critical illness often necessitates volume resuscitation and contributes to fluid overload particularly in the presence of altered renal function. Diuretics are commonly used as an initial therapy to increase urine output; however they have limited effectiveness due to underlying acute kidney injury and other factors contributing to diuretic resistance. Continuous renal replacement techniques (CRRT) are often required for volume management. In this setting, successful volume management depends on an accurate assessment of fluid status, an adequate comprehension of the principles of fluid management with ultrafiltration, and clear treatment goals. Complications related to excessive ultrafiltration can occur and have serious consequences. A careful monitoring of fluid balance is therefore essential for all patients. This review provides an overview of the appropriate assessment and management of volume status in critically ill patients and its management with CRRT to optimize organ function and prevent complications of fluid overload.
Seamless Layer-2 Handoff in IEEE 802 . 11 using Two Radios

A number of algorithms have been proposed to achieve seamless layer-2 handoff. However, none of them eliminated handoff delay completely although some of them improved handoff time significantly, albeit with change to the infrastructure or 802.11 standard. We propose a handoff algorithm which achieves seamless layer-2 handoff using two radios in a mobile node. The scanning time takes more than 90% of the total handoff time [1]. And the break during scanning is totally eliminated by scanning APs using one radio while the other radio continues communication.
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in the Emergency Department: Welcome, But Selection Should Be the First Step

To the Editor: We read with great interest the observations by Lenglet et al[1][1] on heated and humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy. This technique represents a new alternative to conventional oxygen therapy in the emergency department. The authors' hypothesis was that HFNC
Core body temperature in obesity.

BACKGROUND A lower core body temperature set point has been suggested to be a factor that could potentially predispose humans to develop obesity. OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that obese individuals have lower core temperatures than those in normal-weight individuals. DESIGN In study 1, nonobese [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) <30] and obese (BMI ≥30) adults swallowed wireless core temperature-sensing capsules, and we measured core temperatures continuously for 24 h. In study 2, normal-weight (BMI of 18-25) and obese subjects swallowed temperature-sensing capsules to measure core temperatures continuously for ≥48 h and kept activity logs. We constructed daily, 24-h core temperature profiles for analysis. RESULTS Mean (±SE) daily core body temperature did not differ significantly between the 35 nonobese and 46 obese subjects (36.92 ± 0.03°C compared with 36.89 ± 0.03°C; P = 0.44). Core temperature 24-h profiles did not differ significantly between 11 normal-weight and 19 obese subjects (P = 0.274). Women had a mean core body temperature ≈0.23°C greater than that of men (36.99 ± 0.03°C compared with 36.76 ± 0.03°C; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Obesity is not generally associated with a reduced core body temperature. It may be necessary to study individuals with function-altering mutations in core temperature-regulating genes to determine whether differences in the core body temperature set point affect the regulation of human body weight. These trials were registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00428987 and NCT00266500.
Assessment of parental expressed emotion: associations with adolescent depressive symptoms among youth with spina bifida.

OBJECTIVES A longitudinal multi-method, multi-informant design was utilized to investigate parental expressed emotion (EE) as a predictor of depressive symptoms among adolescents with spina bifida (n=60) and a matched comparison sample (n=65). METHODS A newly modified self-administered audiotaped interview methodology was used to assess parental warmth and criticism across the middle adolescent developmental period (ages 14-17). Parent- and youth-reports of adolescent depressive symptoms were obtained at each time point. RESULTS Significant cross-sectional associations between parental EE variables and youth depressive symptoms were found for both groups. Significant longitudinal relations between maternal criticism and parent proxy-report of youth depressive symptoms were also found across 2 years for the spina bifida group and across 4 years for both groups. CONCLUSIONS This modified measure of parental EE can be used in future pediatric research that focuses on precursors or outcomes of this important parenting construct.
The University of Chicago Demographic and Genetic Constraints on Evolution

Populations unable to evolve to selectively favored states are constrained. Genetic constraints occur when additive genetic variance in selectively favored directions is absent (absolute constraints) or present but small (quantitative constraints). Quantitative—unlike absolute—constraints are presumed surmountable given time. This ignores that a population might become extinct before reaching the favored state, in which case demography effectively converts a quantitative into an absolute constraint. Here, we derive criteria for predicting when such conversions occur. We model the demography and evolution of populations subject to optimizing selection that experience either a single shift or a constant change in the optimum. In the single-shift case, we consider whether a population can evolve significantly without declining or else declines temporarily while avoiding low sizes consistent with high extinction risk. We analyze when populations in constantly changing environments evolve sufficiently to ensure long-term growth. From these, we derive formulas for critical levels of genetic variability that define demography-caused absolute constraints. The formulas depend on estimable properties of fitness, population size, or environmental change rates. Each extends to selection on multivariate traits. Our criteria define the nearly null space of a population’s G matrix, the set of multivariate directions effectively inaccessible to it via adaptive evolution.
AtCCX 3 Is an Arabidopsis Endomembrane H +-Dependent K + Transporter 1 [ W ] [ OA ]

Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77845 (J.M., S.P., K.D.H.); Plant Physiology Group, United States Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030 (J.M., K.D.H.); Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (H.T., J.M.W.); and Department of Immunology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 (C.S.S.)
Design and Simulation on Information Providing Service for Temporary Voluntary Organizations

To get more benefit, most of all organizations gather and analyze various data. Especially, these systems work well in profit-making organizations. In recent years, universities which are permanently voluntary organizations became active in order to know themselves. However, there are no such systems in temporary voluntary organizations. Therefore, these organizations cannot always decide something correctly. In this paper, we not only design a mechanism to solve this problem occurred in temporary voluntary organizations but also simulate this mechanism by using simple example.
Response of MV-connected Doubly-Fed Induction Generator wind turbines and CHP-plants to grid disturbances

Notwithstanding the positive environmental impact, the increasing penetration of Distributed Generation (DG) units connected to the distribution network raises new topics concerning the expected response of these during outages. Grid disturbances especially at the transmission level can cause the unwanted disconnection of large amounts of DG, leading to undesired power imbalances causing line overloadings and/or voltage and frequency instability. This paper examines how transmission network faults can affect the operation of DG units connected on to the distribution network, how these units currently contribute to the voltage support and what are the consequences of actual and possible Fault Ride-Through (FRT) behaviors.
Information system based on balanced scorecard for student teamwork software project management

The balanced scorecard is a strategic management system that is used in business, government and nonprofit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and strategy of an organization, improve internal and external communications and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. During many years of development, original balanced scorecard framework was adapted by many scientists and practitioners to specific implementation areas, such as project management, IT project focused organizations, information systems development, training and education process etc. We propose a balanced scorecard model for software project management of students' teamwork. During educational process, students have assignments to implement software projects. Some of these projects are organized as teamwork. Within teamwork they need to organize, monitor and evaluate their work until results are completed and submitted to teaching staff. This way students are preparing for measuring performance of development process simulating professional environment. Proposed balanced scorecard model include key performance indicators that are used for evaluation of student individual and teamwork results, software metrics and educational goals achievements. According to proposed balanced scorecard model, web based information system enable teaching staff and students' teams to monitor progress and estimate success of students' teamwork in realization of software projects.
Human and other faeces as breeding media of the trachoma vector Musca sorbens

Abstract. The fly Musca sorbens Wiedemann (Diptera: Muscidae) apparently transmits Chlamydia trachomatis, causing human trachoma. The literature indicates that M. sorbens breeds predominantly in isolated human faeces on the soil surface, but not in covered pit latrines. We sought to identify breeding media of M. sorbens in a rural Gambian village endemic for trachoma. Test breeding media were presented for oviposition on soil‐filled buckets and monitored for adult emergence. Musca sorbens emerged from human (6/9 trials), calf (3/9), cow (3/9), dog (2/9) and goat (1/9) faeces, but not from horse faeces, composting kitchen scraps or a soil control (0/9 of each). After adjusting for mass of medium, the greatest number of flies emerged from human faeces (1426 flies/kg). Median time for emergence was 9 (inter quartile range = 8–9.75) days post‐oviposition. Of all flies emerging from faeces 81% were M. sorbens. Male and female flies emerging from human faeces were significantly larger than those from other media, suggesting that they would be more fecund and live longer than smaller flies from other sources. Female flies caught from children's eyes were of a similar size to those from human faeces, but significantly larger than those from other media. We consider that human faeces are the best larval medium for M. sorbens, although some breeding also occurs in animal faeces. Removal of human faeces from the environment, through the provision of basic sanitation, is likely to greatly reduce fly density, eye contact and hence trachoma transmission, but if faeces of other animals are present M. sorbens will persist.
4D-5 BAW Technologies: Development and Applications within MARTINA, MIMOSA and MOBILIS IST European Projects (Invited)

The paper presents recent results obtained with FBAR and SMR BAW resonators for radiofrequency microelectronics applications within three European projects. The design and implementation of an RF front-end for WCDMA applications using an above-IC BAW band-pass filter is reported (SoC integration) from MARTINA European project. The second European project (MIMOSA) proposes a SiP integration to make an ISM-band wake-up radio receiver using a selective low-noise amplifier (LNA). The selectivity is assured by a SMR-type BAW bandpass filter. The CMOS IC chip and the BAW filter are connected together by wire-bonding or by flip-chipping. The objective of the third European project (MOBILIS) is to develop a robust and cost-effective integrated high-power RF filtering technology and demonstrate the feasibility of a mixed SoC (nanometric CMOS/system integration) and SiP (BiCMOS/power-BAW) RF power transmitter. The targeted transmitter is based on a digital radio transmitter architecture and addresses both the WCDMA and DCS standards. Finally, some solutions are proposed to address the BAW technology future challenges in terms of high frequency applications (> 10 GHz), multi-standard reconfigurability, one-chip radio and combined ladder-stage with lattice stage
An integrated approach for supplier selection in military critical application items

Supplier selection for defence procurement is a crucial function of a Ministry of Defence. The Ministry spends huge amounts of money each year to procure a vast array of equipment, goods and services. The ongoing financial crisis demands less subjective and more cost-saving methods for selecting a supplier. The approach advocated in this article integrates Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with Goal Programming (GP) in order to combine conflicting criteria to select the best suppliers and allocate optimum order quantities among them. This paper presents a model close to real-world situations. Findings demonstrate that cost savings is a feasible result along with a viable combination of conflicting criteria in the suppliers' selection area.
A Study of Factors Influencing Repurchase Intention of Doughnuts Industry of Thailand.

The currently intention of study is how donut industry of Thailand to influence the customer repurchase intention through service quality, food quality, food taste, product variety, brand preference, word of mouth, promotion, location and friendliness in the field of doughnuts. The researchers targeted the customers having experience with the donut industry of Thailand and the target population was ranging from 15 to 40 in both genders. This paper describes nine independent variables which are service quality, food quality, food taste, product variety, brand preference, word of mouth, promotion, location and friendliness and their affect toward the dependent variable repurchase intention. There is a low positive relationship between service quality, food quality, food taste, brand preference, promotion, location and friendliness and repurchase intention. And there is a medium positive relationship between product variety, word of mouth, and repurchase intention. This means, the 9 factors, service quality, food quality, food taste, product variety, brand preference, word of mouth, promotion, location and friendliness can be developed to increase the level of repurchase intention.
High performance P300 speller for brain-computer interface

P300 speller is a communication tool with which one can input texts or commands to a computer by thought. The amplitude of the P300 evoked potential is inversely proportional to the probability of infrequent or task-related stimulus. In existing P300 spellers, rows and columns of a matrix are intensified successively and randomly, resulting in a stimulus frequency of 1/N (N is the number of rows or columns of the matrix). We propose a new paradigm to display each single character randomly and individually (therefore reducing the stimulus frequency to 1/(N*N)). On-line experiments showed that this new speller significantly improved the performance. Specifically, the new speller can reduce character classification error rate by up to 80% or double the information transfer rate compared to the existing P300 spellers.