186 research outputs found

    Exploring transparency: a new framework for responsible business management

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    The purpose of this paper is to critically review the relevant literature on transparency, provide a comprehensive definition of transparency, and present a new framework for facilitating the adoption of transparency as an ethical cornerstone and pragmatic strategy for organizational responsible business management.Ye

    COVID-19 Radiological Library

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    Role resources and work-family enrichment: The role of work engagement

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    The majority of work-family research has focused on negative spillover between demands and outcomes and between the work and family domains (e.g., work-family conflict; see review by Eby, Casper, Lockwood, Bordeaux, & Brinley, 2005). The theory that guided this research was in most cases role stress theory (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985) or the role scarcity hypothesis (Edwards & Rothbard, 2000). However, according to spillover theory, work-related activities and satisfaction also affect non-work performance, and vice versa. Recently, in line with the positive psychology movement (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000), work-family interaction research has also included concepts of positive spillover (Bakker & Schaufeli, 2008; Grzywacz & Marks, 2000). This emerging focus supplements the dominant conflict perspective by identifying new ways of cultivating human resource strength

    Change is hard: overcoming barriers to service innovation

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    Creating value through service innovation requires new processes and ways of communicating to multiple stakeholders. Institutions and stakeholders within the service ecosystem, however, often resist change. Adopting a new service strategy entails two distinct costs – monetary and psychological. The tensions between an organization’s need to generate incremental revenue and the challenges of balancing business as usual and the costs associated with service innovation are explored. Specifically, this paper aims to explore the adoption of a customer relationship management (CRM) technology solution in a bureaucratic setting, and the sequence of events needed for successful implementation, with emphasis on overcoming various barriers and hurdles.Ye

    Maternal–Fetal Microtransfusions and HIV-1 Mother-to-Child Transmission in Malawi

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    Background: Between 25% and 35% of infants born to HIV-infected mothers become HIV-1 infected. One potential route of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) could be through a breakdown in the placental barrier (i.e., maternal–fetal microtransfusions). Methods and Findings: Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) is a 130-kD maternal enzyme that cannot cross the intact placental barrier. We measured PLAP activity in umbilical vein serum as an indicator of maternal–fetal microtransfusion, and related this to the risk of HIV-1 MTCT. A case-cohort study was conducted of 149 women randomly selected from a cohort of HIV-1-infected pregnant Malawians; these women served as a reference group for 36 cases of in utero MTCT and 43 cases of intrapartum (IP) MTCT. Cord PLAP activity was measured with an immunocatalytic assay. Infant HIV status was determined by real-time PCR. The association between cord PLAP activity and HIV-1 MTCT was measured with logistic regression using generalized estimating equations. Among vaginal deliveries, PLAP was associated with IP MTCT (risk ratio, 2.25 per log10log_{10} ng/ml PLAP; 95% confidence interval, 0.95–5.32) but not in utero MTCT. In a multivariable model adjusted for HIV-1 RNA load, chorioamnionitis, and self-reported fever, the risk of IP MTCT almost tripled for every log10log_{10} increase in cord PLAP activity (risk ratio, 2.87; 95% confidence interval, 1.05–7.83). Conclusion: These results suggest that during vaginal deliveries, placental microtransfusions are a risk factor for IP HIV-1 MTCT. Future studies are needed to identify factors that increase the risk for microtransfusions in order to prevent IP HIV-1 MTCT

    Concert recording 2016-11-29

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    [Track 1]. Concerto 2 in Eb major. Allegro / Carl Maria von Weber -- [Track 2]. Dance preludes. Allegro molto Andantino Allegro giocoso Andante Allegro molto / Witold Lutoslawski -- [Track 3]. 3 miniatures / Krzysztof Penderecki -- [Track 4]. Three pieces / Igor Stravinsky -- [Track 5]. Irish spirit / Bill Douglas -- [Track 6]. Fiesta de negritos / Lucho Bermudez -- [Track 7]. Tico tico / Zequinha de Abreu

    Concert recording 2017-04-18

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    [Track 1]. Fresa y chocolate / Rebeca Mauleon -- [Track 2]. Philly mambo / Cal Tjader arranged by Fernando Valencia -- [Track 3]. Sabor / Joao Donato arranged by Valencia -- [Track 4]. Guachi guara / Cal Tjader arranged by Valencia -- [Track 5]. Machito\u27s blues / Oscar Hernandez -- [Track 6]. Cuidate compay / Poncho Sanchez arranged by Valencia -- [Track 7]. No te vayas todavia / Andres Cepeda arranged by Valencia -- [Track 8]. Viaje / Doug Beavers -- [Track 9]. Bemba colora / Jose Fumero arranged by Valencia
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