159 research outputs found
Short-term trajectories of workplace bullying and its impact on strain: A latent class growth modeling approach
The aim of this weekly diary study was (a) to identify trajectories of workplace bullying over time and (b) to examine the association of each cluster with strain indicators (i.e., insomnia and anxiety/depression). A sample of 286 employees during 4 weeks of data was used (N occasions = 1,144). Results of latent class growth modeling showed that 3 trajectories could be identified: a nonbullying trajectory, which comprised 90.9% of the sample; an inverted U trajectory; and a delayed increase bullying trajectory; the latter two each had 4.2% of the participants. We found a significant interaction between time and trajectories when predicting insomnia and anxiety/depression, with each strain showing a differential pattern with each trajectory. It seems that the negative effects on insomnia are long-lasting and remain after bullying has already decreased. In the case of anxiety and depression, when bullying decreases strain indicators also decrease. In this study, by examining trajectories of bullying at work over time and their associations with strain, we provide new insights into the temporal dynamics of workplace bullying
Studies on the solid state chemistry of perovskite-type oxides for oxygen separating membranes
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Marine shelled molluscs from two locations in the Maltese Islands - a checklist
Climate change and manifold other anthropogenic influences are the main driving factors for
changes in marine ecosystems. Characterising these changes is of great interest and can be made possible
through the adoption of marine shelled mollusca as bioindicators. Malta is renowned for its
rich diversity of mollusc species, including rare and endemic ones. So, we analysed mollusc shell grit
from two locations (St. Pauls Island/Selmunett Island and Marsaxlokk) to provide a species baseline
list for future investigations. We identified a total of 7662 parts of marine shelled mollusca. 115
species were found at St. Pauls Island and 45 species at Marsaxlokk, belonging to a total of 60 families
(16 at both locations). To make both samples comparable, despite differences in sampling
efforts, we formulated an individual-based species extrapolation curve for each location. With this,
we calculated an estimated total species number of 134 at St. Pauls Island and of 49 at Marsaxlokk,
for a set threshold of 6000 individuals, indicating a considerably lower mollusc diversity at the second
location, putatively the result of higher human disturbance levels at the same location. The substantial
differences in mollusc species composition between the two localities, despite the small geographical
distance between the two, further underscores the importance of further related research.peer-reviewe
Ripple Effects of Surface acting: A Diary Study among Dual-earner Couples
This study among 80 dual-earner couples examines the ripple effects of emotional labour – on a daily basis. Specifically, we propose that employees who engage in surface acting at work drain their energetic resources, and undermine their own relationship satisfaction. Drawing upon conservation of resources (COR) theory, we predicted that work-related exhaustion would mediate the relationship between surface acting at work and at home. In addition, we hypothesized that employees’ emotional energy in the evening would mediate the relationship between surface acting at home and (actor and partner) satisfaction with the relationship. Participants filled in a survey and a diary booklet during five consecutive working days (N = 80 couples, N = 160 participants x 5 days, N = 800 occasions). The hypotheses were tested with multilevel analyses, using the actor–partner interdependence model. Results showed that daily work-related exhaustion partially mediated the relationship between daily surface acting at work and at home. As hypothesized, daily surface acting at home influenced own and partner’s daily relationship satisfaction through reduced daily emotional energy. These findings offer support for COR theory, and have important implications for organizations that encourage emotion regulation
Egorov property in perturbed cat map
We study the time evolution of the quantum-classical correspondence (QCC) for
the well known model of quantised perturbed cat maps on the torus in the very
specific regime of semi-classically small perturbations. The quality of the QCC
is measured by the overlap of classical phase-space density and corresponding
Wigner function of the quantum system called quantum-classical fidelity (QCF).
In the analysed regime the QCF strongly deviates from the known general
behaviour in particular it decays faster then exponential. Here we study and
explain the observed behavior of the QCF and the apparent violation of the QCC
principle.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figure
Positive Experiences at Work and Daily Recovery: Effects on Couple’s Well-Being
The present diary study investigates, at the within-person level, how job satisfaction mediates the relationship between self-rated job performance and recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment from work and relaxation) during off-job time. Furthermore, we explore the effects of these two recovery experiences on couple´s well-being. Data were collected from 145 dual-earner couples (N = 290 participants; N = 1450 occasions) with a daily diary design (five consecutive working days). Multilevel analyses showed that daily job performance positively predicted psychological detachment and relaxation, and that daily job satisfaction partially mediated this relationship. In addition, we found that psychological detachment and relaxation have positive effects on own and partner´s indicators of well-being (i.e., relationship satisfaction and positive emotions). The benefits of recovery go beyond the individual and affect their partner´s level of well-being
Automatic Segmentation and Inpainting of Specular Highlights for Endoscopic Imaging
Minimally invasive medical procedures have become increasingly common in today's healthcare practice. Images taken during such procedures largely show tissues of human organs, such as the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. These surfaces usually have a glossy appearance showing specular highlights. For many visual analysis algorithms, these distinct and bright visual features can become a significant source of error. In this article, we propose two methods to address this problem: (a) a segmentation method based on nonlinear filtering and colour image thresholding and (b) an efficient inpainting method. The inpainting algorithm eliminates the negative effect of specular highlights on other image analysis algorithms and also gives a visually pleasing result. The methods compare favourably to the existing approaches reported for endoscopic imaging. Furthermore, in contrast to the existing approaches, the proposed segmentation method is applicable to the widely used sequential RGB image acquisition systems
Recurrence and higher ergodic properties for quenched random Lorentz tubes in dimension bigger than two
We consider the billiard dynamics in a non-compact set of R^d that is
constructed as a bi-infinite chain of translated copies of the same
d-dimensional polytope. A random configuration of semi-dispersing scatterers is
placed in each copy. The ensemble of dynamical systems thus defined, one for
each global realization of the scatterers, is called `quenched random Lorentz
tube'. Under some fairly general conditions, we prove that every system in the
ensemble is hyperbolic and almost every system is recurrent, ergodic, and
enjoys some higher chaotic properties.Comment: Final version for J. Stat. Phys., 18 pages, 4 figure
The Spatial Clustering of ROSAT All-Sky Survey AGNs II. Halo Occupation Distribution Modeling of the Cross Correlation Function
This is the second paper of a series that reports on our investigation of the
clustering properties of AGNs in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RASS) through
cross-correlation functions (CCFs) with Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
galaxies. In this paper, we apply the Halo Occupation Distribution (HOD) model
to the CCFs between the RASS Broad-line AGNs with SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies
(LRGs) in the redshift range 0.16<z<0.36 that was calculated in paper I. In our
HOD modeling approach, we use the known HOD of LRGs and constrain the HOD of
the AGNs by a model fit to the CCF. For the first time, we are able to go
beyond quoting merely a `typical' AGN host halo mass, M_h, and model the full
distribution function of AGN host dark matter halos. In addition, we are able
to determine the large-scale bias and the mean M_h more accurately. We explore
the behavior of three simple HOD models. Our first model (Model A) is a
truncated power-law HOD model in which all AGNs are satellites. With this
model, we find an upper limit to the slope (\alpha) of the AGN HOD that is far
below unity. The other two models have a central component, which has a step
function form, where the HOD is constant above a minimum mass, without (Model
B) or with (Model C) an upper mass cutoff, in addition to the truncated
power-law satellite component, similar to the HOD that is found for galaxies.
In these two models we find the upper limits of \alpha < 0.95 and \alpha < 0.84
for Model B and C respectively. Our analysis suggests that the satellite AGN
occupation increases slower than, or may even decrease with, M_h, in contrast
to the satellite's HODs of luminosity-threshold samples of galaxies, which, in
contrast, grow approximately as \propto M_h^\alpha with \alpha\approx 1. These
results are consistent with observations that the AGN fraction in groups and
clusters decreases with richness.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figures. ApJ in pres
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