Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Leading for Proactivity: How Leaders Cultivate Staff Who Make Things Happen

3 Understanding Proactivity 5 Leadership and Proactivity: Existing Studies 7 Proposed Model of Leading for Proactivity 9 Leading for Proactive Motivation 12 Direct effects of team-oriented leadership on motivation 12 Indirect effects of team-oriented leadership on proactive motivation 16 Direct effects of person-oriented leadership on motivation 18 Indirect effects of person-oriented leadership on proactive motivation 19 Leading for Proactive Capability Development 20 Leadership and its direct effects on individual capability 21 Leadership and indirect effects on individual capability 23 Summary 23 Extensions to the Model and Other Future Research Directions 24 Extensions to the Leading for Proactivity model. 24 Comparisons of proactive behavior versus other behaviors 27 Comparisons of different types of leader behaviors 28 Skip-level leadership and the role of more senior leaders on individual-level proactivity . 29 Leader attributes associated with leading for proactivity and how these might be developed 30 Conclusion 31 References 33
An Efficient Tool Identification System UsingPrincipal Component Analysis

An efficient implementation of tool identification system based on feature extraction technique is proposed and validated. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used for extracting features from a large training database images of different classes of tools like spanner screwdriver, knife and hammer. Original image from each class is rotated by 5° to obtain 72 training images for each individual class of tools. In the proposed method, the initial computation of features of the training images using PCA is computed for the entire database and is saved in the memory. Computed results are loaded from memory when a test image is provided to the system for identification. Simulation results shows that proposed method can recognize a tool within 15 seconds from the database containing 288 training images and hence the proposed method can be used for real time tool identification systems.
Rosewater, wheel of fortune : Compounding and lexicalisation in seventeenth-century scientific texts

This paper investigates the question of compounding as a productive word-formation process in Scientific English by exploring the concepts of collocation and lexicalisation. The claim is that compounds can exhibit different internal structures, including syntactically ambiguous forms, as is the case with the noun + prepositional phrase. Frequency of co-occurrence and the unique meaning of all elements, together with the phenomenon of technicalisation, argue in favour of such an assumption. Some constraints, however, must be admitted. On occasions, the semantic type of the head noun (abstract, concrete, proper, common) can determine whether a particular construction is to be classified as a compound or not.
Learning Signed Determinantal Point Processes through the Principal Minor Assignment Problem

Symmetric determinantal point processes (DPP) are a class of probabilistic models that encode the random selection of items that have a repulsive behavior. They have attracted a lot of attention in machine learning, where returning diverse sets of items is sought for. Sampling and learning these symmetric DPP's is pretty well understood. In this work, we consider a new class of DPP's, which we call signed DPP's, where we break the symmetry and allow attractive behaviors. We set the ground for learning signed DPP's through a method of moments, by solving the so called principal assignment problem for a class of matrices $K$ that satisfy $K_{i,j}=\pm K_{j,i}$, $i\neq j$, in polynomial time.
A General Framework for Accelerating Swarm Intelligence Algorithms on FPGAs, GPUs and Multi-Core CPUs

Swarm intelligence algorithms (SIAs) have demonstrated excellent performance when solving optimization problems including many real-world problems. However, because of their expensive computational cost for some complex problems, SIAs need to be accelerated effectively for better performance. This paper presents a high-performance general framework to accelerate SIAs (FASI). Different from the previous work which accelerates SIAs through enhancing the parallelization only, FASI considers both the memory architectures of hardware platforms and the dataflow of SIAs, and it reschedules the framework of SIAs as a converged dataflow to improve the memory access efficiency. FASI achieves higher acceleration ability by matching the algorithm framework to the hardware architectures. We also design deep optimized structures of the parallelization and convergence of FASI based on the characteristics of specific hardware platforms. We take the quantum behaved particle swarm optimization algorithm as a case to evaluate FASI. The results show that FASI improves the throughput of SIAs and provides better performance through optimizing the hardware implementations. In our experiments, FASI achieves a maximum of 290.7 Mb/s throughput which is higher than several existing systems, and FASI on FPGAs achieves a better speedup than that on GPUs and multi-core CPUs. FASI is up to 123 times and not less than 1.45 times faster in terms of optimization time on Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale xcku040 when compares to Intel Core i7-6700 CPU/NVIDIA GTX1080 GPU. Finally, we compare the differences of deploying FASI on hardware platforms and provide some guidelines for promoting the acceleration performance according to the hardware architectures.
A survey on impact of border markets on customer satisfaction

Article history: Received April 20, 2012 Received in revised format 19 October 2012 Accepted 20 October 2012 Available online October 21 2012 Border markets in many countries have been considered as the most important bridge for building a financial connection between inside and outside the countries. In this paper, we present an empirical study to find the impact of border market on customer satisfaction. The proposed study of this paper considers the effects of eight factors including competitive brand, foreign investment, management of imported goods, governmental supportive rules, monetary policies, supply chain management, buyers, marketing planning and import management on customer satisfaction who purchase on border markets. The proposed model of this paper designs and distributes 400 questionnaires among some experts and uses factor analysis and structural equation modeling to test nine hypotheses. The results indicate that there are some strong evidences that all nine factors impact customer satisfaction and foreign investment has the highest impact on customer satisfaction followed by supply chain management, marketing planning import management. © 2013 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Gendering Insiders and Outsiders. Labour Market Status and Preferences for Job Security

This paper examines the role of gender in the relationship between labour market status and preferences for job security. We hypothesize that the insider/outsider theory of employment and unemployment suffers from a gender bias. It neither takes the possibility of family-related labour market transitions nor the role of the household situation (division of labour, presence of children, dual-earner households etc.) into account. We adapt the insider/outsider theory of employment and unemployment by incorporating the, on average, higher number of labour market transitions experienced by women into the model using interaction effects and by conceptualising the household situation as mobility and responsibility effects. Contrary to our expectations, we find no significant effect of gender on preferences for job security, neither in interaction with labour market status nor as an independent effect. In contrast, we observe that individuals living together with their partners and main contributors to the household income consider job security to be particularly important.
Regional and hemispheric impacts of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions on summertime CO and O3 in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere

[1] We report summertime measurements of CO and O3 obtained during 2001–2003 at the PICO-NARE mountaintop station in the Azores. Frequent events of elevated CO mixing ratios were observed. On the basis of backward trajectories arriving in the free troposphere and global simulations of biomass burning plumes, we attribute nearly all these events to North American pollution outflow and long-range transport of biomass burning emissions. There was a high degree of interannual variability in CO levels: median [CO] ranged from 65 ppbv in 2001 to 104 ppbv in 2003. The highest concentrations were associated with transport of Siberian fire emissions during summer 2003, when Siberian fire activity was unusually high. Ozone mixing ratios also increased (by up to ∼30 ppbv) during the fire events. These findings demonstrate the significant hemispheric scale impact that biomass burning events have on background CO and O3 levels. O3 enhancements of similar magnitude were also observed in North American pollution outflow. O3 and CO were correlated during North American outflow events, with a slope averaging 1.0 (d[O3]/d[CO], ppbv/ppbv) when no fire impact was present. This slope is more than 80% larger than early 1990s observations made in the eastern United States and nearshore outflow region, even after accounting for declining U.S. CO emissions and for CO loss during transport to the Azores, and is not consistent with simple dilution of U.S. outflow with marine background air. We conclude that a significantly larger amount of O3 production occurred in the air sampled during this study, and we suggest several potential reasons for this, each of which could imply potentially significant shortcomings in current estimates of the hemispheric impact of North American emissions on tropospheric ozone and should be evaluated in future studies.
Adiabatic high degree modes of a rotating star I. General features and real pressure modes

Aims. The influence of the rotation of the Sun on non-radial p-modes with high wave numbers l is studied. To investigate and understand the basic properties of these modes, it is sufficient to consider only the outer layers of the Sun, which can be approximated by a plane layer with constant gravity. Methods. We use a model with a smooth transition between a polytropic convection zone and an isothermal atmosphere. The rotation is simulated by a constant horizontal wind. For this model, using the column mass instead of the geometrical height, the adiabatic wave equation of the pressure perturbation can be reduced to Whittaker’s differential equation. From boundary conditions we obtain the dispersion relation. The geometrical height is a simple elementary function of the column mass. Results. The dispersion relation F(ω,k) = 0 is a higher order algebraic equation in both frequency and horizontal wave number, which must be solved numerically. We analyze the behavior of the dispersion curves of modes with an adiabatic exponent γ = 5/ 3f or layers with polytropic indices n = 3a ndn = 3/2. The f-mode is considered separately. For the understanding of the results we also consider modes of a homogeneous gas. We compare the k − ω diagram of our idealized model with the k − ω diagram of a real solar model.
TPAL: A Protocol for Node Authentication in IoT

Secure communication in Low power and Lossy Network (LLN) requires the authentication of the identities of nodes for that node to join the network. Since LLN may consist of many different nodes, where some nodes may contain sensitive and subtle information such as military data, monitoring data, or health data, that node needs to be authenticated before it can deliver any data packet. Even though LLN uses an Internet connection, current authentication for Internet protocols cannot be adopted directly into LLN due to LLN’s limited resources. LLN relies on the authentication provided by Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL), which is based on symmetric cryptography. Nevertheless, RPL reserves a mode for future work in terms of public cryptography. In this study, we propose an authentication protocol for LLN that utilizes Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) called as TPAL.
Economic perspectives on nitrogen in farming systems: managing trade-offs between production, risk and the environment

Economic insights are crucial for making sound decisions about farm-level management of nitrogen and also about regional or national policy such as for water pollution. In the present review, key insights are presented from a large and diverse literature on the economics of nitrogen in agriculture and the economics of the consequences of nitrogen fertilisation. Issues covered include (1) the economics of nitrogen as an input to production, (2) nitrogen and economic risk at the farm level, (3) the economics of nitrogen fixation by legumes, (4) the existence of flat payoff functions, which often allow wide flexibility in decisions about nitrogen fertiliser rates, (5) explanations for over-application of nitrogen fertilisers by some farmers, and (6) the economics of nitrogen pollution at both the farm level and the policy level. Economics helps to explain farmer behaviour and to design strategies and policies that are more beneficial and more likely to be adopted and successfully implemented.
Muslim Women’s Politics in Advancing Their Gender Interests: A Case-Study of Nasyiatul Aisyiyah in Indonesia New Order Era

This article analyses a strategy of Nasyiatul Aisyiyah, a youth Muslim women organization, in developing its ideology and the importance of gender in the reign of New Order Indonesia (1966-1998). In the name of political stability, the New Order applied a tight political control towards mass-religious based organizations and tried to minimize their militancy by forming new women’s movement organizations such as Dharma Wanita and PKK that are easily controlled by the government. As an Islamic women organization, Nasyiatul Aisyiyah underwent the surveillance practiced by the government via those two bodies; however Nasyiatul Aisyiyah could constantly maintain its entity as an Islamic women organization. In the 1980s when the New Order Regime was predominantly in power, Nasyiatul Aisyiyah held negotiations and adapted to the governmental gender policy to assure the position and the interests of young women.
Epidemiologisches Bulletin 27 / 2011

Im November 2010 wurde eine 86-jährige Patientin mit arterieller Hypertonie und rheumatoider Arthritis in der HNO-Abteilung eines Klinikums wegen seit 3 Tagen bestehender akuter Halsschmerzen, Heiserkeit und nasaler Obstruktion der Atemwege aufgenommen. Fieber wurde nicht berichtet. Bei sichtbarer fibrinöser Rhinitis wurden ein Nasenund ein Rachenabstrich vor Beginn einer Antibiotikatherapie mit Amoxicillin entnommen. Aus dem Nasenabstrich wurden toxigene C. ulcerans angezüchtet (bestätigt durch biochemische Differenzierung im API Coryne, MALDI-TOF-Analyse und rpoB-Sequenzierung; Toxinnachweis mittels real-time PCR und Elek-Test). Aufgrund des mikrobiologischen Befunds (zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch ohne Toxinnachweis, der dann im Konsiliarlabor für Diphtherie erfolgte) wurde die Patientin mit Verdacht auf Diphtherie in die infektiologische Abteilung eines akademischen Krankenhauses überwiesen. Hier wurde die Patientin isoliert und für insgesamt 12 Tage mit Amoxicillin behandelt. Da der klinische Zustand der Pa ti en tin jederzeit stabil war und keine schwerwiegenden Komplikationen während ihres Krankenhausaufenthalts beobachtet wurden, wurde auf eine Diphtherie-Antitoxin-Gabe verzichtet. Die vorherrschenden Symptome wie Halsund Ohrenschmer zen verbesserten sich unter Antibiotikatherapie rasch. Ein Elektrokardiogramm vor Entlassung zeigte keine Anzeichen für eine Myokarditis, neurologische Symptome fehlten ebenfalls. Anamnestisch lagen weder Auslandsaufenthalt noch Kontakt mit Nutztieren vor. Der Impfstatus bezüglich einer Grundimmunisierung war nicht eruierbar, eine Booster-Impfung war im Jahr 2006 dokumentiert. Obwohl eine Mensch-zu-Mensch-Übertragung von C. ulcerans in der Literatur bislang nicht überzeugend nachgewiesen ist, wurde eine Ausbruchsuntersuchung unter engen Kontaktpersonen der Patientin (6 Familienmitglieder, der behandelnde Arzt und 19 Personen des Pflegeund medizinischen Personals) durchgeführt. Obgleich bei allen engen Kontaktpersonen ein vollständiger Impf status dokumentiert war, wurde bei ihnen entsprechend der Empfehlungen für enge Kontaktpersonen eines Diphtherie-Erkrankten eine Postexpositionsprophylaxe mit Erythromycin durchgeführt. Vor einem möglichen zoonotischen Hintergrund mensch licher C. -ulceransInfektionen wurde empfohlen, die Patien tin nochmals gezielt nach Haustieren zu Diphtherie ▶ Fallbericht einer Erkrankung nach Katzenkontakt ▶ Aktuelle Aspekte der Krankheit in Europa
An Optimal Auction with Moral Hazard

We consider a single-item, independent private value auction environment with two bidders: the leader, who knows his valuation, and the follower, who exerts an effort that affects the probability distribution of his valuation, which he then learns. We provide sufficient conditions under which an ex-post efficient revenue-maximizing auction solicits bids sequentially and partially discloses the leader’s bid to the follower, thereby influencing the follower’s effort. This disclosure rule, which is novel, is non-monotone and prescribes sometimes revealing only a pair to which the leader’s bid belongs and sometimes revealing the bid itself. The induced effort distortion relative to the first-best is discussed.
Kinematic Models for Manoeuvring and Seakeeping of Marine Vessels

The motion of marine vessels has traditionally been studied using two different approaches: manoeuvring and seakeeping. These two approaches use different reference frames and coordinate systems to describe the motion. This paper derives the kinematic models that characterize the transformation of motion variables (position, velocity, accelerations) and forces between the different coordinate systems used in these theories. The derivations hereby presented are done in terms of the formalism adopted in robotics. The advantage of this formulation is the use of matrix notation and operations. As an application, the transformation of linear equations of motion used in seakeeping into body-fixed coordinates is considered for both zero and forward speed.
Epidemiological relationships among strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, isolated from humans, poultry and food

Human gastro-enteritis caused by Salmonella enterica is a major health problem in developing countries such as Colombia. In some parts of Colombia, the disease is endemic, and its incidence appears to be increasing, with outbreaks and sporadic cases of diarrhea becoming more frequent. At this time, it is not very clear if either poultry or food is responsible for human salmonellosis contamination in Colombia. The objectives of the present study were to analyze the Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles (PFGEPs) of Salmonella enterica from human patients, poultry and food found in Colombia and to determine the epidemiologic associations between these strains. Twenty-nine isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica were isolated from: 10 pediatric patients in Bogota, D.C., 10 different types of food and 9 chickens. All isolates were analyzed by means of the molecular technique XbaI PFGE. Eleven different patterns were observed. These patterns consisted of 12-17 restriction fragments, each with a molecular size of 30-800 kb. The results suggested that Salmonella enterica was transmitted from poultry and food to humans. Surprisingly, among the strains investigated it was impossible to find a direct linkage between poultry and food, indicating, either that Salmonella was incorporated into the food during food processing by handlers, or that foods other than poultry products were the source of human infection. This study about the molecular epidemiology of Salmonella enterica in Colombia provided new information about possible means of human contamination, and should permit health institutions to take adequate measures to avoid sporadic cases and outbreaks of salmonellosis.
Comparative Study between Traditional and Advanced Technique for Detection and Diagnosis of the Enteric Pathogenic and Non Pathogenic Protozoa in Egypt

Enteric protozoa continue to be the most commonly encountered parasitic diseases causing significant morbidity and mortality in developing regions of the world affecting millions of people. This study assessed the use of Multiplex Allele Specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (MAS-PCR) assay and microscopy for detection and identification of common pathogenic protozoan parasites in New Damietta city of North Delta region, Egypt. During June 2013 until Sept 2014, fresh stool samples were obtained from 249 patients up to 65 years of age attending the internal clinic of the Damietta University Hospital and those visiting their general practitioner (GP) of outpatient clinics because of gastrointestinal symptoms. Stool samples collected was preserved at -20C for DNA extraction whilst the remaining was preserved in sodium acetate-acetic acid formalin and concentrated using the formol-ether technique for microscopic examination. DNA extracts were analyzed with the multiplex allele specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (MAS-PCR) for pathogenic protozoan parasites. The diagnostic results obtained using a multiplex allele specific PCR for the detection of Entamoeb histolytica/dispar, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum/ Cryptosporidium hominis were compared with those obtained by routine microscopy of faecal samples from patients. 69 samples were positive by MAS-PCR assays, 9 cases of Giardia intestinalis infection, 34 cases of Dientamoeba fragilis infection, 3 cases of Entamoeba histolytica infection, 17 cases Entamoeba dispar and 6 cases of Cryptosporidium infection in the clinical samples. By microscopy, only 32 samples were positive for one or more of the enteric protozoa, 5cases of G. intestinalis infection, 9cases of D. fragilis infection, 13 cases of E. histolytica infection, and 1 cases of Cryptosporidium infection in the clinical samples. However, there were no cases of E.dispar observed. Mixed infections were detected in 4 samples. The sensitivities varied from 58% for D. fragilis to 47% for E. histolytica, 35% for Giardia, and 30% for Cryptosporidium, while the specificities also varied from 97% for E. histolytica to 99% for D. fragilis and 100% for E.dispar. No cross-reactivity was detected in stools samples containing various bacterial, viral, and other protozoan species. This present study showed relatively high rates of protozoa infections in the study patients. The study has also demonstrated that the multiplex real time PCR assay was more sensitive compared to microscopy in the diagnosis of the intestinal protozoa parasites and thus, molecular methods must be considered the diagnostic methods of choice for enteric protozoan parasites.