Development and Validation of Preenlistment Screening Composites for Army Enlisted Personnel

Prepared for: US Army Recruiting Command Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate Research and Studies Divisionhttp://archive.org/details/developmentvalid56zimmNAN

Model of organizational abilities among secondary school teachers

This study confirms the correlation model constructed among organizational abilities variables of secondary school teachers. The organizational abilities variables are: organizational commitment, and professional commitment, job satisfaction, and job performance. The samples are secondary school teachers selected using purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected through a rating scale questionnaire (1-5) and analyzed using Lisrel 8.0 program. The results show that professional commitment has a significant effect on organizational commitment and job satisfaction with values of 2.72 and 2.60. Other findings that organizational commitment and job satisfaction have an effect on job performance with values of 2.36 and 2.02. Empirically, the results concluded that the correlation among the variables theoretically fulfilled the fit criteria

Understanding Capacitance Variation in Sub-nanometer Pores by in Situ Tuning of Interlayer Constrictions.

The contribution of subnanometer pores in carbon electrodes to the charge-storage mechanism in supercapacitors has been the subject of intense debate for over a decade. Here, we provide a model system based on graphene oxide, which employs interlayer constrictions as a model for pore sizes that can be both controllably tuned and studied in situ during supercapacitor device use. Correlating electrochemical performance and in situ tuning of interlayer constrictions, we observe a peak in specific capacitance when interlayer constriction size reaches the diameters of unsolvated ions, supporting the hypothesized link between loss of ion solvation shell and anomalous capacitance increase for subnanometer pores.DTLG acknowledges technical support by J. N. R. Grundy (University of Cambridge) and financial support from Newnham College, Cambridge and the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust. GAJA acknowledges partial support for this work from Dyson Ltd. BCB acknowledges a College Research Fellowship at Hughes Hall, Cambridge. DTLG and GAJA thank Ananda Hettiarachchy and K. M. N. de Silva for discussions on activated carbon.This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the American Chemical Society via http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b0581

First-order structural transition in the magnetically ordered phase of Fe1.13Te

Specific heat, resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, linear thermal expansion (LTE), and high-resolution synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction investigations of single crystals Fe1+yTe (0.06 < y < 0.15) reveal a splitting of a single, first-order transition for y 0.12. Most strikingly, all measurements on identical samples Fe1.13Te consistently indicate that, upon cooling, the magnetic transition at T_N precedes the first-order structural transition at a lower temperature T_s. The structural transition in turn coincides with a change in the character of the magnetic structure. The LTE measurements along the crystallographic c-axis displays a small distortion close to T_N due to a lattice striction as a consequence of magnetic ordering, and a much larger change at T_s. The lattice symmetry changes, however, only below T_s as indicated by powder X-ray diffraction. This behavior is in stark contrast to the sequence in which the phase transitions occur in Fe pnictides.Comment: 6 page

Otomatisasi Sistem Buka-tutup Atap Rumah Teleskop Dan Pengontrol Kelembaban Udara Menggunakan Raspberry Pi 3

Telah dirancang suatu sistem otomatisasi untuk buka tutup atap rumah serta pengontrol kelembaban udara menggunakan Raspberry Pi 3, motor DC, SHT30, limit switch, Fan dan Solenoid door lock. Tujuan utama dari perancangan sistem ini ialah untuk merancang sebuah sistem otomatisasi buka tutup atap rumah teleskop dan pengontrol kelembaban udara yang ada di dalam rumah teleskop. Sistem ini bekerja ketika mendapat input perintah dari user baik untuk membuka atap, menutup atap, maupun mengukur dan mengontrol suhu dan kelembaban di dalam rumah teleskop. Saat mendapat perintah buka atau tutup maka relay akan aktif sehingga motor akan membuka ataupun menutup atap. Demikian juga saat pengontrolan suhu dan kelembaban SHT akan mengukur suhu dan kelembaban dan hasil pengukurannya akan ditampilkan pada LCD ( Layar Monitor). Sistem otomatisasi&nbsp; ini dapat bekerja dengan baik seperti yang diharapkan, baik dalam hal membuka dan menutup atap serta pengontrolan Suhu dan Kelembaban. Kata Kunci : Raspberry pi3, Sensor SHT30, Python, Motor DC

Comparative Genome Analysis of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant \u3cem\u3ePseudomonas aeruginosa\u3c/em\u3e Reveals Genes within Newly Identified High Variability Regions Associated with Drug Resistance Development

The alarming rise of ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been reported in several clinical studies. Though the mutation of resistance genes and their role in drug resistance has been researched, the process by which the bacterium acquires high-level resistance is still not well understood. How does the genomic evolution of P. aeruginosa affect resistance development? Could the exposure of antibiotics to the bacteria enrich genomic variants that lead to the development of resistance, and if so, how are these variants distributed through the genome? To answer these questions, we performed 454 pyrosequencing and a whole genome analysis both before and after exposure to ciprofloxacin. The comparative sequence data revealed 93 unique resistance strain variation sites, which included a mutation in the DNA gyrase subunit A gene. We generated variation-distribution maps comparing the wild and resistant types, and isolated 19 candidates from three discrete resistance-associated high variability regions that had available transposon mutants, to perform a ciprofloxacin exposure assay. Of these region candidates with transposon disruptions, 79% (15/19) showed a reduction in the ability to gain high-level resistance, suggesting that genes within these high variability regions might enrich for certain functions associated with resistance development

Historical factors associated with past environments influence the biogeography of thermophilic endospores in Arctic marine sediments

Selection by the local, contemporary environment plays a prominent role in shaping the biogeography of microbes. However, the importance of historical factors in microbial biogeography is more debatable. Historical factors include past ecological and evolutionary circumstances that may have influenced present-day microbial diversity, such as dispersal and past environmental conditions. Diverse thermophilic sulphate-reducing Desulfotomaculum are present as dormant endospores in marine sediments worldwide where temperatures are too low to support their growth. Therefore, they are dispersed to here from elsewhere, presumably a hot, anoxic habitat. While dispersal through ocean currents must influence their distribution in cold marine sediments, it is not clear whether even earlier historical factors, related to the source habitat where these organisms were once active, also have an effect. We investigated whether these historical factors may have influenced the diversity and distribution of thermophilic endospores by comparing their diversity in 10 Arctic fjord surface sediments. Although community composition varied spatially, clear biogeographic patterns were only evident at a high level of taxonomic resolution (>97% sequence similarity of the 16S rRNA gene) achieved with oligotyping. In particular, the diversity and distribution of oligotypes differed for the two most prominent OTUs (defined using a standard 97% similarity cutoff). One OTU was dominated by a single ubiquitous oligotype, while the other OTU consisted of ten more spatially localised oligotypes that decreased in compositional similarity with geographic distance. These patterns are consistent with differences in historical factors that occurred when and where the taxa were once active, prior to sporulation. Further, the influence of history on biogeographic patterns was only revealed by analysing microdiversity within OTUs, suggesting that populations within standard OTU-level groupings do not necessarily share a common ecological and evolutionary history

Effect of Ph on the Synthesis of Cu-zno Catalysts by Sol Gel Process for Glycerolhidrogenolisis

Cu-ZnO catalyst in this study made for the reaction of glycerol to propylene glycol hidrogenolysis with sol gel process fromacetate salts. pH is an important parameter in sol gel process in the synthesis of Cu-ZnO nanocatalyst. pH ajustment of the sol influencing the morphology and structure of Cu-ZnO catalyst, seen from the characterization performed by X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) and Scanning ElectronMicroscope (SEM). Diffraction spectra showed that the particle size of Cu-ZnO material is strongly influenced by the preparation. Cu-ZnO materials prepared at pH 7 and 8 showed a stong peak, mean the peak is broadening on Cu-ZnO prepared at pH 9. SEM-EDS of Cu and Zn ratios is different, which at pH 7 and 8, the ratio of Cu greater than Zn, while at pH 9, the ratio of Zn is higher than Cu which shows the interaction that changes the structure of the material in the presence of pH treatment. Confirmed by GC-MS analysis, at pH 7 and 8 the structure of Cu is in the core material and surrounded by Zn, and vice versa at pH 9 the structure of Zn in the nucleus and surrounded by Cu