The Determinants of Corporate Attractiveness

This study examines the effects of observable organizational characteristics on job seeker attributions of corporate attractiveness in Japan. Data from 11,060 Japanese university students (3,678 seniors specializing in engineering & science and 7,382 seniors majoring in liberal arts) demonstrate that a company\u27s number of employees, an indication of job security and career potential, is related to corporate attractiveness for both groups, as hypothesized. Contrary to what was expected, the age of the firm, a surrogate for reputation and tradition, had no effect on corporate attractivenss for either group. The effects for sales, an indication of size, and profits, an indication of success, were mixed. Sales was important to engineers and scientists--but not to liberal arts students. Alternatively, profits mattered to the liberal arts students--but not to the engineering & science cohort

DOES SIDE OF AMPUTATION AFFECT 200- AND 400-M RACE TIME IN SPRINTERS USING RUNNING-SPECIFIC PROSTHESES?

Current Paralympic guidelines for track events are generally based on level of amputation, not side of amputation. Since 200- and 400-m sprint races are performed in a counter clockwise direction, the effects of amputations side on sprint race performance in athletes with unilateral lower limb amputation should be investigated. Forty-five unilateral transtibial amputees participating in elite-level 200- and 400-m races were analysed from publicly available Internet broadcasts. For each athlete, official race time, and amputation side were determined. We found no significant difference in official race time between left and right side amputees during the 200- and 400-m sprint, indicating that sprint performance on a standard track in amputee athletes is not affected by amputation side

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Intracranial aneurysms represent the most common etiology of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Management of intracranial aneurysms must be meticulous and tailor made for each patient. Various strategies in the management include main artery ligation, aneurysm neck occlusion, wrapping or coating, clipping or coiling. This article presents an overview on subarachnoid hemorrhage, patho-physiology, investigations, a management guideline and outcome in intracranial aneurysms

ARCHITECTURAL DIFFERENCES OF LOWER LIMB MUSCLE-TENDON FOR MONOZYGOTIC TWINS WITH DIFFERENT SPORT EXPERIENCES

The purpose of this study was to examine architectural differences of lower limb muscle-tendon for monozygotic twins with different sport experiences and for monozygotic twins with same sport experiences. 50 monozygotic twins (MZT) participated in this study, consisting of 16 MZT with different sport experiences, 34 MZT with same sport experiences. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography is applied to measure the muscle fascicle length of gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle as well as Achilles and patella tendon cross-sectional area (CSA) and length. Achilles tendon was separately measured from the AT insertion point on the calcaneus to the distal end of soleus muscle (ATSOL) and to the AT junction between medial and lateral gastrocnemii muscles (ATGML), respectively. The measured intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) clearly showed poor concordances in the ATSOL length of MZT with different sport experiences (ICC of 0.74), and good concordance in the MG fascicle length of MZT with different sport experiences (ICC of 0.83). Other parameters in all intra-pears showed excellent concordances (ICC\u3e0.9). Thus, different concordances of AT length between GM and SOL parts can indicate the different plasticity by the structural and functional mechanics and different concordances between groups indicate that ATSOL and GM fascicle length are affected not only by genetic factors but also by acquired environmental factors

LEG AND VERTICAL STIFFNESS OF TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTEES USING RUNNING-SPECIFIC PROSTHESES

Since running-specific prostheses (RSPs) emulate spring-like leg functions, human musculoskeletal system is often modelled as a spring-mass model. In the model, the leg (KM) and vertical stiffness (KM) is known to strongly influence running performance. The purpose of this study was to quantify the asymmetry in stiffness between the intact limbs and prosthetic limbs during sprinting. Eight sprinters with unilateral transfemoral amputation performed overground sprinting at maximum speed. & and Kw,t were calculated from vertical ground reaction force data in both the intact and prosthetic limbs. & was significantly greater in intact limbs than prosthetic limbs. Although there was no significant difference on Kvert, cohen's d of Kvert between legs was 1.28. Therefore KM might have potential significant difference

COMPARISON OF GROUND REACTION FORCES IN TWO RUNNING-SPECIFIC PROSTHESES (SPRINTER 1 E90 AND CHEETAH XTREME): A CASE STUDY

The purpose of this study was to describe the difference in ground reaction forces (GRF) between tvm different running-specific prostheses (RSPs) during maximal sprinting in a transfemoral amputee. One male sprinter performed maximal sprinting with two types of RSP (Sprinter 1E90 and Xtreme) on over 40 m runway with 7 force plates located halfway. Sprint velocity was found to be greater in the trials performed with Sprinter 1 E9O than with Xtreme. The peak VGRF, zero fore-aft shear and impulse of the anteriorposterior component of the GRF with PST limb differed among the two RSPs. These results suggest that the participant in this study would show the differences in variables influencing on the sprint velocity between two types of RSPs

カクシンテキ ジンザイ ゴールド カラー

グローバル化の時代、経済的繁栄は国際競争力に依存するところが大きくなった。国際競争力は、経済運営におけるすぐれた人材、すなわちゴールドカラーによって支えられる。ゴールドカラーとは、知的レベルが高く革新性にすぐれるばかりでなく、自己投資と自己管理ができる脱会社人材である。これからの雇用問題を考えると、アメリカのゴールドカラーに学ぶところが大きい。また、労働力が既存の産業から排出されるとき、それを吸収する非市場経済部門(第五次産業)おいても、ゴールドカラーの役割は大きい

JOINT MOMENTS OF UNILATERAL TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTEES USING RUNNING-SPECIFIC PROSTHESIS DURING SPRINTING

The aim of this study was to investigate the bilateral difference of the joint moments between an intact leg (INT) and a prosthetic leg (PST) in unilateral transfemoral amputees (TFAs) wearing running-specific prosthesis during sprinting. Eight sprinters with unilateral TFAs performed maximal sprinting on a 40-m runway with 7 force platforms located in between. Hip and knee joint extension and flexion moments during stance phase in INT were significantly greater than those of PST. However, ankle plantarflexion moment in PST was significantly greater than that of INT. Since kinetic asymmetry between legs is thought to be related with running-related injury, sprinter with unilateral TFAs may have a higher risk of musculoskeletal injury at hip and knee joints