Generational Differences in Use of Social Media in Today’s Workplace

This study examined the use of social media at work. Undergraduate students and professors were surveyed to try to find a generational relationship between the younger generation’s view of using sites such as Facebook while working and how some participants from an older generation perceived it. We also examined the effects of Facebook outside of work and whether or not postings made there could jeopardize a position at work. The results from our survey and research conclude that social media is an increasing problem because it serves as a distraction and predict that with increasing individual use of social media it will become more of a problem at work if it is not properly managed by the employer

Transfert des compétences et construction d’un langage d’action en situation de compagnonnage professionnel en soins infirmiers

Nous proposons que le transfert de compétences d’un milieu institutionnel de formation vers le milieu professionnel soit un cas de transfert d’un langage d’action. Un modèle en ce sens est proposé et soumis à une validation empirique dans le cadre d’un stage terminal à l’intérieur du curriculum en techniques de soins infirmiers. Selon ce modèle, une structure cognitive élaborée qui distingue les aspects conceptuels et procéduraux favorise le transfert. Nous montrons que le compagnonnage permet de négocier les significations et les pratiques sous-jacentes, et que, de son côté, la pensée réflexive favorise la re-représentation. Cependant, le transfert ne se produit pas d’une manière identique pour toutes les composantes d’une compétence.The transfer of competencies from an academic setting to professional institutions appears to be a case of action language transfer. Such a model is proposed, followed by an empirical validation within the final practicum in nursing techniques. This model is composed of schemes constructed from one situation to another. A rich knowledge structure with varied conceptual and procedural elements favours the transfer process. New practices and meanings are negotiated using this language during the apprenticeship scaffolding episodes. Reflective thinking promotes the re-representation of action. However, not all components of a competency are transferred in an identical way : some parts of a competency are not very prone to transfer.Proponemos que la transferencia de competencias de un medio institucional de formación hacia un medio profesional sea un caso de transferencia de un lenguaje de acción. Se propone un modelo orientado en este sentido y sometido a una validación empírica en el marco de una práctica terminal dentro del currículum de técnicas en cuidados enfermeros. De acorde a este modelo, una estructura cognitiva elaborada que distingue los aspectos conceptuales y procedimentales favorece la transferencia. Demostramos que el acompañamiento permite negociar los significados y las prácticas subyacentes y que, de su lado, el pensamiento reflexivo favorece la re-representación. Sin embargo, la transferencia no se realiza de manera idéntica para todos los componentes de una competencia

PHENOLOGY OF THE SAN JOSE SCALE (HOMOPTERA: DIASPIDIDAE) IN NEW YORK STATE APPLE ORCHARDS

Pheromone trapping studies from 1979 to 1981 showed that there were two periods of San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock), male flight activity annually in western New York apple orchards. Spring flight, which resulted from overwintering black caps, began at ca. 94-140 degree-days (base 10 °C from 1 March) and occurred during bloom in the apple varieties studied. First generation crawlers emerged at ca. 360 degree-days. Second generation crawlers emerged at ca. 890 degree-days and were active throughout September. Regression analyses showed a logistic relationship between crawler density and fruit infestation, and inverse linear relationships between pheromone trap catches and San Jose scale infestation levels within tree

Airborne Dispersal of San Jose Scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae), Crawlers Infesting Apple

The aerial dispersal of San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock), crawlers within the apple tree canopy and between trees was positively correlated with the seasonal abundance of crawlers on the bark. Airborne crawlers were significantly more abundant within the upper portions of the canopy and in the northeast and southeast quadrants. These data supported observations on variations in crawler density by location on the host and suggested that wind direction may have affected the distribution of crawlers dispersing aerially within the trees. The magnitude of aerial dispersal between trees was related to the levels of airborne dispersal within the canopy and the distance to the infested sourc

Commercial Migration Intermediaries and the segmentation of skilled migrant employment

Like all migration, skilled migration depends on intermediary operators that provide services that assist the mobility, labour market entry and integration of migrant workers. However within what is a relatively disparate body of literature on migrant work, there is often either a complete neglect, or only fragmented acknowledgement and analysis of how migration intermediaries influence migrants’ access to destination labour markets. By re-engaging with the literature on skilled migration, we highlight the importance of new theorising and empirical investigations into the labour market implications of intermediary activities, which at present remain poorly understood. Most particularly, this article highlights how migration intermediaries shape recruitment, selection and placement, thereby in part determining labour market outcomes for particular groups of migrant workers

Localization of SUMO-modified Proteins Using Fluorescent Sumo-trapping Proteins

Here we are presenting a novel method to study the sumoylation of proteins and their sub-cellular localization in mammalian cells and nematode oocytes. This method utilizes a recombinant modified SUMO-trapping protein fragment, kmUTAG, derived from the Ulp1 SUMO protease of the stress-tolerant budding yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus. We have adapted the properties of the kmUTAG for the purpose of studying sumoylation in a variety of model systems without the use of antibodies. For the study of SUMO, KmUTAG has several advantages when compared to antibody-based approaches. This stress-tolerant SUMO-trapping reagent is produced recombinantly, it recognizes native SUMO isoforms from many species, and unlike commercially available antibodies it shows reduced affinity for free, unconjugated SUMO. Representative results shown here include the localization of SUMO conjugates in mammalian tissue culture cells and nematode oocytes

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