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Reputation and ethical behaviour in a crisis: predicting survival This paper explores the inter-relation of reputation with corporate performance in a crisis and considers the factors that make up the balance between strong recovery, bare survival and failure. The emphasis is on corporate communication and corporate governance. The current debate on reputation and the validity of the term reputation management is reviewed and cases studies from Australia and the UK are examined. The paper finds that, in the case studies, poor management, unethical practices, a lack of engagement with customers and other stakeholders, indifferent or aggressive performances by CEOs and lack of preparedness for crisis communication severely or terminally affected the organisations. It identifies a new reputational factor of predictability It considers why some organisations survive a crisis which has negative strong ethical dimensions while others fail. Although, for instance, a national need for an organisation to continue was seen as a probable factor for survival, the case studies showed that this was not the case – AWB International survived until recently as Australia’s sole international grain trader, despite wellrecorded unethical and corrupt practices in trade with Iraq, but Ansett Airlines failed despite being one of the two major airlines in a country whose transport policy enforced competition. There was a similar situation with car manufacturer Rover in the UK, which had high levels of government financial and policy support and regional backing. This paper scrutinises existing concepts of reputation and reputation management and finds that they are not able to predict recovery, survival or failure of organisations. A new definition of reputation is put forward and the factor of predictability is emphasised in proposals for new applied theory.
THREE-LEVEL IMPROVED FULL-BRIDGE DC-DC CONVERTER FOR WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS

The global demand for electric energy has continuously increased over the last few decades. As far renewable energy is concerned wind energy production plays a major role. A DC-DC converter is needed to connect the wind turbines to a DC grid. In general, three level full-bridge converter (TLFB) is employed for this purpose. This paper proposes a three level improved full-bridge (TLIFB) DC-DC converter for a wind turbine in a DC grid by inserting a passive filter into the DC-DC converter to improve the performance of the converter. The passive filter can effectively reduce the voltage stress of the medium frequency transformer (MFT) in the TLIFB DC-DC converter. This is very significant in the medium-voltage and high-power applications. Keywords-DC-DC converter; dc grid; three-level full-bridge (TLFB).
Early Grade Bangla Reading Situation in Nikli Upazila: A Snapshot of Rural Bangladesh

Early success in reading is the key to long-term success in school and in lifelong learning. Children who successfully learn to read in the early primary years of school are well prepared to read for learning and for pleasure in later years. Primary school children in Bangladesh are expected to master reading skills by the time they complete their primary level. In fact, the curriculum expectations are that they should be fluent in reading in Bangla by the end of grade II. It has been, however, observed reading in Bangla with comprehension begins to occur only by grade IV or later. This study reports about reading skills and characteristics of grade III students of 10 primary schools in Nikli upazilla of Kishoreganj district. Reading assessment was conducted with a questionnaire based on the EGRA (Early Grade Reading Assessment) tools developed by RTI International. The interviewed children demonstrated high average letter naming knowledge, but lower word reading skills, and even lower comprehension. On average, they could identify 82% of the 50 letters of the Bangla alphabet correctly, 11 out of 20 (55%) familiar words were read out correctly, and 50% of the made-up words were read correctly. However, almost a quarter of the children did not even make an attempt to answer the five comprehension questions based on a simple text -78% did. Out of them, only 6% answered the five questions correctly, and 27% got all answers wrong. It is obvious that reading instruction need to be emphasized and enhanced in order to raise children’s levels of fluency and accuracy in reading, thus contributing to reading with comprehension.
JAK SE ZMĚNIL QGIS PROCESSING MODELER VE VERZI 3

The article presents an overview of changes in the Processing Modeler for creating workflow diagrams in QGIS. The comparison applies to older version 2 and newer version 3. There was not only an interface modification; a new set of symbols and functionality was extended. Users do not have to get used to a significantly new environment. There is a possibility of zooming in and out of the model. A big change occurred in the offer of available input data. Unfortunately, in terms of cognition, there was no significant improvement in the discriminability of the symbols or the semantic transparency of the symbols. Basic symbols are still rectangles, only the fill color has changed, and there are other functional icons inside the symbols. New is the data storage format for model. However, due to usability, users have seen improvements in functionality.
Mean particle size: Evaluation of variation within industry processed grains and determination of the effect of laboratory grinding

This study aims to determine how the mean particle size (MPS) of corn grain, soybean meal, and full fat soybeans used for dairy cattle feed varies throughout industry samples and the effect laboratory grinding through 6-mm and 4-mm screens has on the MPS. Samples were collected from multiple feed mills in the Midwest, analyzed for original MPS and classified into fine, medium, or coarse accordingly. Original samples were then ground through 6-mm and 4mm screens and MPS was measured. Samples that were classified as fine did not have significant reduction in their MPS when ground through either screen. Medium classified samples saw a significant reduction in MPS when ground through a both screens. Coarse classified samples saw the largest reduction in MPS by both a 6-mm and 4-mm screens, reducing the original samples by over 50% from their original MPS. This study indicates that laboratory determination of digestibility may not reflect well the digestibility of the original feedstuffs if classified as medium or coarse because of MPS reduction through sample grinding in the laboratory prior to digestibility assays.
Design and Development of Fuzzy Expert System for Disease Diagnosis

The dengue fever, also known as life-threatening disease, is caused by dengue virus. It is also referred to break bone fever which is one amongst the major deadly diseases around the world transmitted by blood-feeding-mosquito i.e. Aedesaegypti. According to data provided by National Vector Born Disease Control Program, Delhi and Maharashtra have the highest mortality rate in India whereas as per WHO, 40% population of world is affected by this disease. A lot of viral infection exists in the world, but dengue fever virus infection causes more illness and death. It comes severe for the people who have weak immune system. An early diagnosis of this disease can help for quick recovery in patient. It can be broadly classified into three categories which are Dengue Fever (DF), Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). In all the three types, DSS are the most dangerous type of dengue fever and the recovery is even more difficult as compare to DF & DHF.
Canadian Foreign Direct Investment: Recent Patterns and Interpretation

FDI outflows are less straightforward to interpret. Efficient multinational companies can increase their revenues and profits by expanding into foreign markets, and increases in outward FDI can therefore signal a healthy investment environment in the home country. However, it might also reflect a deteriorating environment for capital investment at home from which companies are exporting capital investment. One reasonable interpretation of available data is that increasing rates of inward and outward FDI identify a relatively favourable domestic environment for capital investment. Conversely, decreasing rates of inward FDI accompanied by increasing rates of outward FDI identify a deteriorating environment.
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Peter MA Calverley Clive Page 2 Roberto W Dal Negro Giovanni Fontana 4 Mario Cazzola 5 Arrigo F Cicero Edoardo Pozzi 7,† Jadwiga A Wedzicha 1Department of Medicine, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK; 2Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College, London, UK; 3Lung Unit, National Centre for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Verona, Italy; 4Pulmonology Department, Cough Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Firenze, Italy; 5Department of Systems Medicine, Chair of Respiratory Medicine, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy; 6Medical and Surgical Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; 7Medical Affairs Department, Edmond Pharma, Paderno, Italy; 8Respiratory Division, National Heart And Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
Psychological Risk Factors for the Development of Stroke in the Elderly

The increased risk of stroke with old age cannot be entirely explained by conventional risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and hyperlipidemia. Incident stroke has also been associated with depression, other negative feelings, or stressors, like life events, disabilities, and earthquakes; in contrast, protective psychological factors against stressors that include optimism, positive coping style, positive attitude toward aging, and a sense of coherence have been associated with a reduced incidence of stroke. Thus, enhancing protective psychological factors may be an advantageous approach to preventing the development of stroke. However, further studies are necessary to understand the mechanism by which psychological factors influence the risk of stroke and atherosclerosis. Sense of coherence reflects the ability to cope with psychological stress and to tailor life style choices for the promotion of health; thus, improving an individual’s sense of coherence could impact on their life-style choices such as exercise, diet, and psychological approaches to stress, which in turn may contribute towards the prevention of stroke in the elderly.
Anesthetic Management on a Patient with Friedreich's Ataxia: Case Report

Friedreich’s ataxia is a rare (1:50 000) autosomal recessively inherited neurodegenerative disorder. Findings such as weakness in skeletal muscles, progressive difficulty in walking and extremity ataxia are prominent. Problems such as cardiac, endocrine, pulmonary and neuromuscular dysfunction may affect the anesthesia method of patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. In this case, we wanted to present our anesthetic management to a patient with Friedreich’s ataxia who underwent posterior spinal fusion operation due to kyphoscoliosis.
A Colour Survey of Artist’s Pastels

Spectrophotometric measurements were made of 3154 artist’s chalk pastels, comprising the complete lines of eight brands (Rembrandt, Unison, Sennelier, Schmincke, Girault, Blue Earth, Mount Vision, and Great American). Text files and spreadsheets of reflectance spectra, CIE coordinates, and Munsell specifications, are made publicly available; another file lists which pastels are closest to the Munsell renotation colours. The pastels’ gamut was compared to the Pointer gamut of real surface colours, which was converted to Munsell space. The Pointer gamut in Munsell space is also made publicly available. About 65 pastels, mostly light yellows and blue-purples, fall outside the Pointer gamut, suggesting that it can be extended.
Towards bandwidth optimal temporal partitioning

In real-time systems the available processing time is partitioned in order to enforce separation of concerns of concurrent application components. This is a necessary step to prevent possible side effects of an erroneous application component on other components in the system. One of the main objectives in temporal partitioning is the selection of appropriate partition parameters (e.g. replenishment period and budget) that minimise the resulting resource bandwidth reservation. Currently there are only heuristic limits on the search space of bandwidth optimal virtual resource (VR) parameters. We provide a lower and upper bound on the period of a periodic VR in order to limit the search space for bandwidth optimal parameters. We also show that the VR parameters derived from the VR period upper bound provide sufficiently good results if the time for VR parameter calculation is limited and an exhaustive search for optimal parameter values is not an option.
Interactive comment on “Characterizations and source analysis of atmospheric inorganic ions at a national background site in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: insights into the influence of anthropogenic emissions on a high-altitude area of China” by Bin Han et al

The manuscript covers an important topic and key area relevant to the background level air pollution in China. It gave an overall view of ion characterizations with PM2.5 at a remote site of the QTP. However, I have some concerns on this submission. About PMF model, I think source apportionment of PM2.5 should be based on the full dataset of chemical compositions of particles, including ions, carbons and elements. However, in this study, only ions data was included, while carbons and elements were not analyzed. This might not be in line with the principle of source apportionment. Another concern is C1
Philosophical and Scientific Background for AminoCow ® , the Mepron Dairy Ration Evaluator , Version 3 . 5 , May 2006

In any endeavor like the AminoCow ration program, there are numerous assumptions that must be made and more weight placed on some studies than on others. It is altogether fitting that these assumptions be challenged and the biases, which go into a work such as AminoCow be explained. As Dr. Robert McCarthy, a renowned ruminant physiologist, was fond of saying: “Always question the assumptions. The weaknesses always lie with the assumptions. ” Only when our assumptions have been fully challenged will our logic in constructing the AminoCow program be found wanting. And later, when there are adequate studies, a more accurate model can be produced. We want to emphasize the words “more accurate” because in any area of science where active research is on going such as dairy cattle nutrition, the state of knowledge is in a constant state of flux. Any nutritional requirement and/or calculation of nutrient delivery must be accompanied by knowledge of the newest advances in the field and tempered by common cow sense.
The effects of acute high intensity interval exercise of judo on blood rheology factors

Hemorheology is a branch of biology, the science of deformation and blood flow against force and the pressures being on it. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of acute high intensity interval exercise of judo (SJFT) on blood rheology response factors in trained judokas. For this, 12 judoka with at least two years of regular training voluntarily participated in this study. All subjects performed Special judo fitness test (SJFT) and blood samples collected before, immediately after and a half hours after the test. The results showed that plasma volume and red blood cell count was significantly decreased immediately after exercise (p<0.05), and the number of white blood cells, platelets and hematocrit were significantly increased after protocol (p <0.05). But all variables fall to primary level half an hour after protocol except white blood cells. The current study showed that the interval intense activity of judo can make an effective response in blood rheology; these changes are transient and probably due to reduced plasma volume and after recovering from exercise returns to baseline level. Hemorheology is a branch of biology, the science of deformation and blood flow against force and the pressures being on it. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of acute high intensity interval exercise of judo (SJFT) on blood rheology response factors in trained judokas. For this, 12 judoka with at least two years of regular training voluntarily participated in this study. All subjects performed Special judo fitness test (SJFT) and blood samples collected before, immediately after and a half hours after the test. The results showed that plasma volume and red blood cell count was significantly decreased immediately after exercise (p<0.05), and the number of white blood cells, platelets and hematocrit were significantly increased after protocol (p <0.05). But all variables fall to primary level half an hour after protocol except white blood cells. The current study showed that the interval intense activity of judo can make an effective response in blood rheology; these changes are transient and probably due to reduced plasma volume and after recovering from exercise returns to baseline level.
Tradução e Validação do Perceived Autonomy Support: Exercise Climate Questionnaire numa Amostra de Praticantes de Exercício Portugueses Translation and Validation of the Perceived Autonomy Support: Exercise Climate Questionnaire in a Sample of Portuguese Exercisers

The aim of the present study was to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Perceived Autonomy Support: Exercise Climate Questionnaire that measures the autonomy support given by fitness instructors in accordance with the self-determination theory. In order to fulfill such purpose, it was collected a sample of 935 fitness exercisers, male (N = 344) and female (N = 591) in 16 different Health Centers in the area of Lisbon and west coast of Portugal. The analysis performed revealed that the translated version had an adequate internal, temporal, construct and predictive validity, supporting its use with Portuguese exercisers.
Internationalization Strategy of Hospitality Industry in China

This study explores the internationalization abilities of organizations and internationalization strategy theory, and uses grounded theory methodology to analyze a case study of the international development of a Chinese hospitality enterprise. The key findings of this study include that the major obstacles to the international development of Chinese hospitality enterprises are a lack of international experience, a lack of cross-border management personnel, and low brand recognition. This study proposes that the key strategies for enterprise internationalization are a brand export strategy based on “local conditions,” an international talent training system based on “internal and external training,” and the creation of “strategic partners” through mergers. The conclusions of this study includes not only a theory as to enterprise growth, but also a theoretical basis for the realization of the overtaking of leading enterprises by latecomer enterprises.
Ellwood, S. M., & Garcia-Lacalle, J. (2015). The influence of presence and position of women on the boards of directors: The case of NHS Foundation

This study examines the influence of women on the boards of directors of National Health Service Foundation Trusts (FTs) in England. FTs provide a public service where social performance is the primary objective, although financial constraints must be met. Female presence (the proportion of women) is higher for executive directors than nonexecutives, reflecting the high number of women employed in the sector. We find that a high female presence among executive and non-executive directorships does not result in significant differences either in financial return or service quality. When gender diversity on boards is consistently high (high level of female presence across boards), the benefits on performance of having more women on the board may not be discernible. However, female Chairs or Chief Executives result in significant reductions in negative social outcomes, such as lower clinical negligence costs, without harming financial management. The findings of this study, carried out in a context of high female presence and where a woman frequently occupies one of the two most influential board positions, Chair and Chief Executive, have implications for gender diversity and gender targets on the boards of directors in business and other sectors.
Why is South Asia poor? The role of primary education

This study examines teachers’ understanding of the connections between key concepts of biotechnology and underlying biological principles and their effect on biotechnology education in school. Using a structured questionnaire (administered before and after a training course), we examined selected teachers’ understanding of these relationships at school level in the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka. Most teachers believe that biotechnology education is important and that the interest about the subject and subject information contributes to this attitude. An intensive training course of teachers improved the quality of biotechnology teaching by enhancing interest about the subject of teachers at the Advance Level in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
Diabetic Platelets, Enhanced Reactivity, and Cardiovascular Risk*

Platelets play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of acutecoronary syndromes and in the thrombotic complicationsafter percutaneous coronary intervention. Oral antiplateletagents are the cornerstone of pharmacological therapy forpreventing major adverse cardiovascular events. Aspirin andthienopyridine derivatives (ticlopidine, clopidogrel), byblocking thromboxane A
A Design of the Multi-band Chip Antenna Using Parasite Patch for Mobile Handsets

Modern mobile phone handsets are required to operate at multiple frequency bands to provide various communication services [1][2][3]. Since these standards may be used simultaneously in many systems, a single antenna that can cover all these bands is needed. In recent years, more and more antennas are required to develop the compact-sized and low-profiled antennas for mobile communications. Recently, there has been a surge of interest on planar inverted-F antennas (PIFAs) for mobile phone applications [4][5][6][7]. In this paper it is designed that Chip Antenna using DCN (Digital Cellular Network) 824~894MHz, UHF (Ultra High Frequency) 908.5~914MHz, PCS (Personal Communication System) 1,850~1,990MHz and WCDMA(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) 1,920~2,170MHz Band.
Damage Detection in Bolted Joint by Lamb Wave Technique

Lamb waves are a type of ultrasonic waves has a wide range of applications in non-destructive testing. Most of the studies used simple and flat structures for breaking, cracking or corrosion damages. In this study, the detection of damage in the welding is examined. Two 4.5mm thickness AL2024 plates joined by overlay welding method. Damage was applied to the weld region gradually. Three piezoelectric (PZT) discs were used to create surface waves and to monitor their propagation. For better examination, the envelopes of the monitored signals were calculated by using the Hilbert transform. Damages occurring in the weld region, has led to reflections and attenuation in waves. The study indicated that degradation occurring in the weld can be identified with the Lamb wave technique.