The impact of investment strategies and sustainable development goals on organizational effectiveness: mediating role of organizational climate

Organizational effectiveness is the global requirement of every organization to survive in this competitive era and needs the focus of recent studies and policymakers. Thus, the researchers examine the sustainable development goals (SDG) and investment strategies impact on the organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in China. The researchers also investigate the mediating role of organizational climate among the relationships of SDG, investment strategies and organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in China. The present article has used the primary data collection methods and used the survey questionnaires to gather the data from respondents. The researchers have also used the Smart PLS to test the validity of the constructs and relationships among the variables. The results indicated that SDG and investment strategies have a positive influence on the organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in China. The findings also revealed that organizational climate significantly mediates among the nexus of SDG, investment strategies and organizational effectiveness of automobile companies in China. This study guides the regulators while developing the policies related to the SDG and organizational effectiveness

La filosofía del taoismo

Encontrar una religión que fuese aceptable para un científico. Ciancia y taoismo -  El Tao del taoista es la divina inteligencia del universo, la fuente de todas las cosa, la vida que da orige

A physics-based defects model and inspection algorithm for automatic visual inspection

AbstractThe representation of physical characteristics is the most essential feature of mathematical models used for the detection of defects in automatic inspection systems. However, the feature of defects and formation of the defect image are not considered enough in traditional algorithms. This paper presents a mathematical model for defect inspection, denoted as the localized defects image model (LDIM), is different because it modeling the features of manual inspection, using a local defect merit function to quantify the cost that a pixel is defective. This function comprises two components: color deviation and color fluctuation. Parameters related to statistical data of the background region of images are also taken into consideration. Test results demonstrate that the model matches the definition of defects, as defined by international industrial standards IPC-A-610D and IPC-A-600G. Furthermore, the proposed approach enhances small defects to improve detection rates. Evaluation using a defects images database returned a 100% defect inspection rate with 0% false detection. Proving that this method could be practically applied in manufacture to quantify inspection standards and minimize false alarms resulting from human error

The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

Glycemic traits are used to diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic health. To date, most genetic studies of glycemic traits have focused on individuals of European ancestry. Here we aggregated genome-wide association studies comprising up to 281,416 individuals without diabetes (30% non-European ancestry) for whom fasting glucose, 2-h glucose after an oral glucose challenge, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin data were available. Trans-ancestry and single-ancestry meta-analyses identified 242 loci (99 novel; P < 5 x 10(-8)), 80% of which had no significant evidence of between-ancestry heterogeneity. Analyses restricted to individuals of European ancestry with equivalent sample size would have led to 24 fewer new loci. Compared with single-ancestry analyses, equivalent-sized trans-ancestry fine-mapping reduced the number of estimated variants in 99% credible sets by a median of 37.5%. Genomic-feature, gene-expression and gene-set analyses revealed distinct biological signatures for each trait, highlighting different underlying biological pathways. Our results increase our understanding of diabetes pathophysiology by using trans-ancestry studies for improved power and resolution. A trans-ancestry meta-analysis of GWAS of glycemic traits in up to 281,416 individuals identifies 99 novel loci, of which one quarter was found due to the multi-ancestry approach, which also improves fine-mapping of credible variant sets.Peer reviewe

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Untitled (Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls)

The pair of Chinese calligraphy scrolls was a birthday preset for Chester Fritz, written and given by Lin Yutang in 1932. The text of the scrolls was the poetry of Fisherman by the 4th century BCE poet, Qu Yuan. From Text Panel: Twice nominated by Pearl Buck for a Nobel Prize, Lin Yutang was a well-known Chinese writer. in 1932, Lin executed the pair of calligraphy scrolls as a birthday present for Chester Fritz (1892-1983), who was a long-time resident in Shanghai, China. University records from 1979 indicate that at least one of the scrolls had cracks and damages and later the condition of the scrolls worsened. For that reason, in 2013, UND Associate Professor Crystal Yang investigated the possibility of resorting them. Subsequently, Director of Libraries Wilbur Stolt authorized Yang to take them to a conservation institute in Shanghai, where they recently underwent professional restoration.https://commons.und.edu/fritzcollection/1071/thumbnail.jp