PRECIPITATION OF NICKEL DIHALIDE IN THERMALLY PRETREATED NaCI : Ni2+ CRYSTALS

Optical absorption and tle yield stress value of NaCI : Ni 2+ crystals were measured as functions of tle annealing temperature. Morphology and possible structure types of the ΝiCl2 particles formed under different annealing conditions have been shortly discussed. PACS numbers: 61.72.-y, 78.20.-e, 78.50.-w Introductory information It was evidenced previously (363

Bad bosses and self-verification: the moderating role of core self-evaluations with trust in workplace management

Who responds most strongly to supervisor social undermining? Building on self-verification theory (Swann, 1983, 1987), we theorize that employees with positive views of the self (i.e., higher core self-evaluations [CSEs]) who also maintain higher trust in workplace management are more likely to experience heightened stress and turnover intentions when undermined. We argue that this subset of employees (high CSE, high trust) are more likely to feel misunderstood when undermined by their supervisor and that this lack of self-verification partially explains their stronger responses to supervisor undermining. We find initial support for the first part of our model in a study of 259 healthcare workers in the United States and replicate and extend our findings in the second study of 330 employees in the United Kingdom. Our results suggest that the employees Human Resources often wishes to attract and retain—employees with high CSE and high trust in workplace management—react most strongly to supervisor social undermining

Properties of Binary Transition-Metal Arsenides (TAs)

We present thermodynamic and transport properties of transition-metal (T) arsenides, TAs with T = Sc to Ni (3d), Zr, Nb, Ru (4d), Hf and Ta (5d). Characterization of these binaries is made with powder X-ray diffraction, temperature and field-dependent magnetization and resistivity, temperature-dependent heat capacity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal conductivity. All binaries show metallic behavior except TaAs and RuAs. TaAs, NbAs, ScAs and ZrAs are diamagnetic, while CoAs, VAs, TiAs, NiAs and RuAs show approximately Pauli paramagnetic behavior. FeAs and CrAs undergo antiferromagnetic order below TN = 71 K and TN \approx 260 K, respectively. MnAs is a ferromagnet below TC = 317 K and undergoes hexagonal-orthorhombic-hexagonal transitions at TS = 317 K and 384 K, respectively. For TAs, Seebeck coefficients vary between + 40 uV/K and - 40 uV/K in the 2 K to 300 K range, whereas thermal conductivity values stay below 18 W/(m K). The Sommerfeld-coefficient {\gamma} are less than 10 mJ/(K2mol). At room temperature with application of 8 Tesla magnetic field, large positive magnetoresistance is found for TaAs (~25%), MnAs (~90%) and for NbAs (~75%).Comment: 7 figures; Will be published in the upcoming focus issue in Superconductor Science and Technolog

Forms of whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus (L.) in Lake Miedwie

The whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) of the Lake Miedwie was studied. Based on gill raker counts, three forms of the species are discerned: lavaretus, maraena, and generosus. The maraena form individuals showed the highest growth rate. The other two forms grew more slowly, their growth rates being similar to each other. The maraena and generosus forms fed on both plankton and benthos, while lavaretus consumed betnhos only

Understanding Employability: A Mixed Methods Study of Hiring Decisions in Central Wisconsin

This study explored the variables affecting hiring decisions for entry level positions in Central Wisconsin