Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College: report from the Inspectorate (FEFC inspection report; 57/95 and 95/00)

Comprises two Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) inspection reports for the periods 1994-95 and 1999-2000

Determination of the Genetically Valuable Corn Samples at the Creation of the Source Material for the Corn Selection

For selection of the lines of new generation were used the donors of tolerance to the disease exciters and introduced the modified methods of artificial infection and selection that allowed create the new source material of corn. There were received 302 lines of UKC (Ukraine, Kharkiv, Chernobay) tolerant to the bubble smut that are characterized with valuable agricultural signs. Among them were separated 21 lines with the high productivity and valuable agricultural signs: UKC 85-2, UKC 80-3, UKC 80-2, UKC 135-2, UKC 155-2, UKC 96, UKC 86, UKC 142, UKC 83, UKC 96-2, UKC 129-2, UKC 164,UKC 83-2, UKC 88-2, UKC 131, UKC 147, UKC 144-2, UKC 167,UKC 164-2, UKC 90-2, UKC 163-2; were created lines with the complex tolerance to the bubble smut and crop moth with the high productivity: UKC 144-2, UKC 167, UKC 164-2, UKC 90-2, UKC 163-2. The UKC lined were included into selection work in the laboratory of selection and seeding of the corn of the Institute of crop production of V. Y. Yuriev, NAAS of Ukraine

The Cowl - v.33 - n.1 - Sep 25, 1970

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 33, Number 1 - September 25, 1970. 12 pages

Prognoserelevanz personbezogener Talentprädiktoren im Fußball - Eine systematische Analyse zur empirischen Evidenz unter Berücksichtigung von Merkmalen des Studiendesigns

Für ambitionierte Fußballvereine und -verbände haben die Prozesse der Identifikation, Selektion und Entwicklung von Talenten im Rahmen einer effektiven Nachwuchsförderung in den letzten Jahren stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die Identifikation und Selektion von Spielern in Talentförderprogrammen erfolgt bisher überwiegend anhand subjektiver Bewertungen von Trainerexperten. Eine Aufgabe der Talentforschung ist es zu klären, inwiefern diese subjektiven Urteile über zukünftigen Erfolg von Spielern durch objektive Diagnostiken unterstützt werden können. In letzter Zeit wurden hierzu Studien mit heterogenen Befunden vorgelegt, jedoch existiert aktuell kein Gesamtüberblick über die prognostische Relevanz von Talentprädiktoren unter Verwendung objektiver Diagnostiken im Nachwuchsfußball. In zwei systematischen Reviews verfolgte die vorliegende Dissertation das Ziel einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem aktuellen Forschungsstand zur prognostischen Relevanz von personbezogenen (d.h. physiologischen, anthropometrischen und psychologischen) Talentprädiktoren im Fußball. Dabei standen eine systematische Aufarbeitung existierender Studien zur Prognoserelevanz sowie zur empirischen Evidenz einzelner Prädiktoren aus dem Merkmalsspektrum personbezogener Talentprädiktoren im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung. Aufgrund unterschiedlicher methodischer Herangehensweisen der analysierten Prognosestudien lag ein weiteres Augenmerk dieser Arbeit auf den verwendeten Merkmalen der Studiendesigns und deren potentiellen Einfluss als Variable. Die Ergebnisse aus den beiden Reviews zeigten hohe prognostische Validität für die Prädiktoren Ausdauer, Schnelligkeit sowie den technischen Fertigkeiten Dribbling oder Ballkontrolle. Dagegen konnten für die anthropometrischen Prädiktoren Körpergröße und Gewicht keine empirischen Evidenzen nachgewiesen werden. Für die prognostische Relevanz von psychologischen Persönlichkeitsdispositionen und kognitiven Prädiktoren sind die Befunde einzelner Studien bisher inkonsistent bzw. aufgrund ihrer geringen Berücksichtigung in der Forschungslandschaft wenig aussagekräftig. Eine weitere zentrale Erkenntnis dieser Arbeit lag in den stark heterogenen Studiendesigns zur Überprüfung der Prognoserelevanz im Rahmen der analysierten Studien. Hinsichtlich der insgesamt geringen Anzahl der in den Reviews vorliegenden Studien (21) und der vielen unterschiedlichen Merkmale innerhalb der einzelnen Studiendesigns, fällt es zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt noch schwer, klare Aussagen darüber zu treffen, in welchem Maße einzelne Merkmale einen Einfluss auf die prognostische Relevanz von bestimmten Prädiktoren haben können. Es kann jedoch festgehalten werden, dass eine identifizierte prognostische Relevanz nicht zwingend auf jedes Leistungsniveau oder auf die verschiedenen Entwicklungsphasen der Spieler zu übertragen ist. Um zukünftig genauere Aussagen treffen zu können, in welchem Maße einzelne Merkmale die prognostische Relevanz beeinflussen können, sollten sich Studien bezüglich ihrer Studiendesigns nur in wenigen Merkmalen unterscheiden. Unabhängig davon sollte bei der Durchführung weiterer Studien zur Prognoserelevanz personbezogener Talentprädiktoren auf eine hohe methodologische Qualität geachtet werden. Vor diesem Hintergrund liefert die Dissertation einen Leitfadenentwurf zur Orientierung bei der Erstellung zukünftiger prospektiver Talentstudien im Fußball. Auf Basis festgestellter Erkenntnisse aus den beiden Reviews, wurden in einem weiteren Schritt dieser Arbeit aktuelle Forschungsdefizite in zwei empirischen Studien bearbeitet. In diesem Zusammenhang wurde zum einen eine neu entwickelte, fußballspezifische Diagnostik basierend auf realitätsnahen Videoszenen zum Entscheidungshandeln evaluiert und hinsichtlich prognostischer Validität überprüft. Zum anderen wurde in einer prospektiven Studie im Rahmen des DFB-Talentförderprogramms die bisher nicht untersuchte prognostisches Relevanz technomotorischer Prädiktoren im Mädchenfußball analysiert. Aufbauend auf einer theoretischen Gesamtbetrachtung der Prognoserelevanz personbezogener Talentprädiktoren und zwei daraus abgeleiteten empirischen Studien dient diese Dissertationsschrift dazu, sowohl die praktische als auch die wissenschaftliche Perspektive bezüglich der Prozesse Talentidentifikation, Talentselektion und Talententwicklung zu erweitern

Digital Competencies at Work

The digitalized work environment poses challenges to the workforce, such as the meaningful use of ever-new technological advances, dealing with increasingly complex tasks, or effective collaboration in dispersed work groups. The individual worker needs to adapt to rapidly increasing demands due to far-reaching changes in the workplace, to complete their everyday work tasks. However, there is an increasing discrepancy between the existing and required digital competencies in the workforce. Due to the urgent need to expand the scientific knowledge on this important topic, the main focus of this dissertation is on the development and measurement of the construct of digital competencies at work. In the scientific literature, a comprehensive framework that integrates the perspectives of prior research and practitioners in a work context has not been developed yet. Additionally, a common definition of digital competencies at work was still lacking although many wordings have been used for the concept. Modern work practices, such as the ubiquity of remote work for office workers emphasize the importance of digital communication and collaboration competencies at work. Yet, to date, there was no measurement tool for individual digital communication and collaboration competencies at work that is needed to conduct more scientific research on the construct. Another research gap derived from the results of the prior studies in this dissertation measuring digital competencies: The high mean values in all collected data sets led to the assumption that office workers might over-estimate their digital competencies. However, the research question of how the self-assessment of workers’ digital communication and collaboration competencies can be influenced by varying instructions has not yet been explored in an experimental study. Moreover, to further explore the nomological net of the construct, the relationship between digital communication and collaboration competencies and the motivation to train those were investigated. In my dissertation, I realized the collection of quantitative and qualitative data in nine samples and conducted a literature review to address the outlined research gaps. By integrating perspectives from research and practice and combining diverse methods, a coherent and detailed framework of digital competencies at work was created and a definition of the concept was provided in Paper 1. As depicted in Paper 2, building on the theoretical framework and prior research, digital communication and collaboration competencies were identified as dimensions with particular relevance to the challenges of today’s work environments. By using mixed methods, a measurement tool for digital communication and collaboration competencies was developed. The role of those competencies as potential resources in a gain spiral with social support, ultimately boosting work engagement in the unique setting of a pandemic that fundamentally altered the way of work worldwide based on the Job Demands-Resource model (Demerouti et al., 2001) and the conservation of resources theory (Hobfoll, 2011) was explored. Although results did not support the assumption of a gain spiral, we found that digital competencies, social support, and work engagement were stable and high during the crisis. The findings add knowledge about the motivational processes of workers in times of crisis. Subsequently, in Paper 3 the initial measurement tool was refined into a reliable and valid short-scale of digital communication and collaboration competencies at work. In several studies, the short-scale was validated and the nomological net of the constructs was explored. The last part of my dissertation is dedicated to the systematic examination of the effect that varying instructions have on workers’ self-assessment of digital communication and collaboration competencies and the motivation to train those. The results imply that the self-assessment of competencies and the motivation to train those cannot be influenced easily by varying instructions. Nevertheless, workers with high levels of digital communication and collaboration competencies also showed high motivation to train those. The findings of this dissertation provide a solid base for further theory building and extension in research on digital competencies at work. The insights gained from the studies of this dissertation comprise theoretical and practical implications for training development and human resource management. Overall, the results of this dissertation imply that digital competencies at work could be an important benefit in meeting the challenges of today’s digital work environments. The concept of digital competencies at work deserves more attention in future research

Smart Industry - Better Management

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Smart industry requires better management. As industrial and production systems are future-proofed, becoming smart and interconnected through use of new manufacturing and product technologies, work is advancing on improving product needs, volume, timing, resource efficiency, and cost, optimally using supply chains. Presenting innovative, evidence-based, and cutting-edge case studies, with new conceptualizations and viewpoints on management, Smart Industry, Better Management explores concepts in product systems, use of cyber physical systems, digitization, interconnectivity, and new manufacturing and product technologies. Contributions to this volume highlight the high degree of flexibility in people management, production, including product needs, volume, timing, resource efficiency and cost in being able to finely adjust to customer needs and make full use of supply chains for value creation. Smart Industry, Better Management illustrates how industry can enabled by a more network-centric approach, making use of the value of information and the latest available proven manufacturing techniques

Employability of the Graduates From 14 CFR PART 147 Schools: Understanding the Critical Factors Using Covariance-Based SEM

Certified aviation mechanics are crucial to maintaining a healthy aviation industry in the United States. To fulfill this need, 14 CFR Part 147 aviation mechanic schools educate students under the supervision of the FAA. Though the demand for mechanics is projected to increase over the next 20 years, the supply is not expected to meet this demand. Therefore, the research discussed in this paper addressed this potential deficiency by asking two research questions. The first related to the factors students feel affect their employability, and the second was used to analyze whether the students learned these skills at school or through personal development. To address the research questions, a Q-sort was conducted with recruiters in the industry. The recruiters organized 19 factors, which the researcher chose during the literature review, in order of importance to the industry. The 11 factors that rated the highest were then placed in a survey. Questions for each factor were chosen from published scales and combined into a survey that was administered in person and online. After data cleansing, 210 records were used in the model. The first step of the analysis was to complete a confirmatory factor analysis in AMOS. The factors used in the model for the first question were the top four from the Q-sort results: technical skills, problem solving, reliability, and teamwork. The model fit was excellent, with a CFI of .977, TLI equal to .969, and RMSEA of .041. The covariance-based structural equation model (SEM) was then executed. Among all participants, none of the factors had a significant impact on self-perceived employability. However, after separating the data between participants who were employed and unemployed, the model was adjusted and the model fit maintained excellence. The new SEM analysis showed employed graduates felt problem solving significantly affected their employability. In contrast, unemployed students felt reliability significantly affected their employability. For the second research question, the SEM analysis for combined employed and unemployed participants showed the critical skills for employability were being taught in 14 CFR Part 147 schools after model fit statistics of .918 CFI, .907 TLI, and RMSEA of .067 were found in the CFA. Once the data were separated into unemployed and employed participants, the employed group measured a significant and positive effect on the employability-critical skills being taught in the mechanic schools, whereas the unemployed participants did not. All three groups resulted in a nonsignificant effect of personally developed skills. These results are critical for industry leaders to understand and incorporate into the education of aviation mechanics. Employability studies have been conducted in the business field for decades to understand and return the unemployed to employment. In the realm of education, results can help school leaders teach their students which factors are critical to employers and ensure these skills are highlighted in the curriculum. Within the aviation industry, this information can be used to address the growing gap between the supply and demand of qualified mechanics. If actions are not taken over the next few years, adverse effects, such as canceled flights, delayed deliveries, and increased costs will be felt throughout the industry

Determining eligibility for long-term care—lessons from Germany

<strong>Objectives:</strong> This paper addresses recent steps for reforming the eligibility criteria of the German long-term care insurance that have been initiated to overcome shortcomings in the current system.<p><strong>Methods:</strong> Based on findings of a survey of international long-term care systems, assessment tools and the relevant literature on care needs a new tool for determining eligibility in the German long-term care insurance was developed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The new tool for determining long-term care eligibility broadens the understanding of what ‚dependency on nursing care' implies for the person affected. The assessment results in a degree of dependency from personal help provided by formal or informal caregivers. This degree of dependency can be used for determining eligibility for and the amount of long-term care benefits.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>Discussion:</strong> The broader understanding of "dependency on nursing care' and the new tool are important steps to adapt the German long-term care insurance to the challenges of the demographic and societal changes in the future</p

Is there evidence that emotional reasoning processing underlies emotional disorders in adults? A systematic review

The prevalence of emotional disorders has increased in recent times. Emotional Reasoning (ER), which is a transdiagnostic process, occurs when feelings, rather than objective evidence, are used as a source of information to make judgements about the valence of a situation. Differences in ER may explain the existence and maintenance of emotional disorders. The objective is to systematically review the role of ER in the occurrence and severity of emotional disorders. Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched through: PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus and The Cochrane Library. Search terms were "Emotional Reasoning", "ex-consequentia reasoning", "Affect-as-information"; and "emotional disorders", "anxiety", "depression", "depressive". Nine articles were included. An association was demonstrated between ER and a greater degree of anxious symptomatological severity. In depressive symptomatology, no significant differences were found. One study reported the effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on ER bias, finding no changes after the intervention. Finally, another study evaluated the efficacy of computerised experiential training in reducing ER bias, showing significant differences. There are few studies on ER and its evolution in research has not been uniform over time. Encouragingly, though, research to date suggests that ER is a transdiagnostic process involved in several anxiety disorders. More investigation is needed to dilucidate whether ER also underlies the onset and maintenance of depressive disorders.Funding for open access charge: CRUE-Universitat Jaume