The Reactions of Generation Y to the Use of Social Networking Websites in Personnel Selection in China

This study examines the reactions of Generation Y to the use of social networking websites (SNW) in personnel selection of in China. In particular, the roles of perceived privacy invasion, fairness perceptions and intentions of job pursuit of participants and the influence of the presence of justifications for SNW screening on participants’ reactions are examined. Because using SNW to screen and select applicants is increasingly popular in organisations, it seems to be helpful to study the reactions of Generation Y to the use of this selection tool when they are in the scenario of being applicants. Organisations can decide whether to use SNW as a selection tool or not and realise how to influence the applicants’ reactions to this selection tool according to the results of current study. The study employs an experimental research in which 654 participants were allocated to read one of three different scenarios before completing the survey questions of perceived privacy invasion, fairness perceptions, intentions of job pursuit and demographic information. The results show that when an organisation uses selection process involving SNW screening, the participants are likely to consider the selection process to be invasive to personal privacy and less fair. Besides, they are also less likely to pursuit jobs within this organisation. However, when the justifications for SNW screening are provided, the levels of fairness perceptions of participants are higher. Another finding of the study is that fairness perceptions can mediate the effect of perceived privacy invasion on intentions of job pursuit as well as the effect of the presence of justifications for SNW screening on intentions of job pursuit. In conclusion, Generation Y in China generally have negative reactions to the use of SNW in personnel selection. However, the negative reactions can be reduced by measures which can improve the fairness perceptions of applicants, such as providing the justifications for using SNW as a selection tool. This is because the mediation effects of fairness perceptions on the outcomes of using SNW as a selection tool can be rather powerful

Black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larval heat generation and management

: Mass production of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), larvae results in massive heat generation, which impacts facility management, waste conversion, and larval production. We tested daily substrate temperatures with different population densities (i.e., 0, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10 000 larvae/pan), different population sizes (i.e., 166, 1000, and 10 000 larvae at a fixed feed ratio) and air temperatures (i.e., 20 and 30 °C) on various production parameters. Impacts of shifting larvae from 30 to 20 °C on either day 9 or 11 were also determined. Larval activity increased substrate temperatures significantly (i.e., at least 10 °C above air temperatures). Low air temperature favored growth with the higher population sizes while high temperature favored growth with low population sizes. The greatest average individual larval weights (e.g., 0.126 and 0.124 g) and feed conversion ratios (e.g., 1.92 and 2.08 g/g) were recorded for either 10 000 larvae reared at 20 °C or 100 larvae reared at 30 °C. Shifting temperatures from high (30 °C) to low (20 °C) in between (∼10-d-old larvae) impacted larval production weights (16% increases) and feed conversion ratios (increased 14%). Facilities should consider the impact of larval density, population size, and air temperature during black soldier fly mass production as these factors impact overall larval production

Feature-based encoding of face identity by single neurons in the human medial temporal lobe

Neurons in the human medial temporal lobe (MTL) that are selective for the identity of specific people are classically thought to encode identity invariant to visual features. However, it remains largely unknown how visual information from higher visual cortex is translated into a semantic representation of an individual person. Here, we show that some MTL neurons are selective to multiple different face identities on the basis of shared features that form clusters in the representation of a deep neural network trained to recognize faces. Contrary to prevailing views, we find that these neurons represent an individual’s face with feature-based encoding, rather than through association with concepts. The response of feature neurons did not depend on face identity nor face familiarity, and the region of feature space to which they are tuned predicted their response to new face stimuli. Our results provide critical evidence bridging the perception-driven representation of facial features in the higher visual cortex and the memory-driven representation of semantics in the MTL, which may form the basis for declarative memory

Uncovering periodontitis-associated markers through the aggregation of transcriptomics information from diverse sources

IntroductionPeriodontitis, a common chronic inflammatory disease, significantly impacted oral health. To provide novel biological indicators for the diagnosis and treatment of periodontitis, we analyzed public microarray datasets to identify biomarkers associated with periodontitis.MethodThe Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets GSE16134 and GSE106090 were downloaded. We performed differential analysis and robust rank aggregation (RRA) to obtain a list of differential genes. To obtain the core modules and core genes related to periodontitis, we evaluated differential genes through enrichment analysis, correlation analysis, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network analysis. Potential biomarkers for periodontitis were identified through comparative analysis of dual networks (PPI network and ceRNA network). PPI network analysis was performed in STRING. The ceRNA network consisted of RRA differentially expressed messenger RNAs (RRA_DEmRNAs) and RRA differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs (RRA_DElncRNAs), which regulated each other’s expression by sharing microRNA (miRNA) target sites.ResultsRRA_DEmRNAs were significantly enriched in inflammation-related biological processes, osteoblast differentiation, inflammatory response pathways and immunomodulatory pathways. Comparing the core ceRNA module and the core PPI module, C1QA, CENPK, CENPU and BST2 were found to be the common genes of the two core modules, and C1QA was highly correlated with inflammatory functionality. C1QA and BST2 were significantly enriched in immune-regulatory pathways. Meanwhile, LINC01133 played a significant role in regulating the expression of the core genes during the pathogenesis of periodontitis.ConclusionThe identified biomarkers C1QA, CENPK, CENPU, BST2 and LINC01133 provided valuable insight into periodontitis pathology

The Reactions of Generation Y to the Use of Social Networking Websites in Personnel Selection in China

This study examines the reactions of Generation Y to the use of social networking websites (SNW) in personnel selection of in China. In particular, the roles of perceived privacy invasion, fairness perceptions and intentions of job pursuit of participants and the influence of the presence of justifications for SNW screening on participants’ reactions are examined. Because using SNW to screen and select applicants is increasingly popular in organisations, it seems to be helpful to study the reactions of Generation Y to the use of this selection tool when they are in the scenario of being applicants. Organisations can decide whether to use SNW as a selection tool or not and realise how to influence the applicants’ reactions to this selection tool according to the results of current study. The study employs an experimental research in which 654 participants were allocated to read one of three different scenarios before completing the survey questions of perceived privacy invasion, fairness perceptions, intentions of job pursuit and demographic information. The results show that when an organisation uses selection process involving SNW screening, the participants are likely to consider the selection process to be invasive to personal privacy and less fair. Besides, they are also less likely to pursuit jobs within this organisation. However, when the justifications for SNW screening are provided, the levels of fairness perceptions of participants are higher. Another finding of the study is that fairness perceptions can mediate the effect of perceived privacy invasion on intentions of job pursuit as well as the effect of the presence of justifications for SNW screening on intentions of job pursuit. In conclusion, Generation Y in China generally have negative reactions to the use of SNW in personnel selection. However, the negative reactions can be reduced by measures which can improve the fairness perceptions of applicants, such as providing the justifications for using SNW as a selection tool. This is because the mediation effects of fairness perceptions on the outcomes of using SNW as a selection tool can be rather powerful

The Current Status of Laboratory Animal License Administration in Guangdong Province

This study examined and summarized the operations and achievements of laboratory animal license administration in Guangdong Province and presents preliminary suggestions based on the deficiencies in the current administration. The study utilized laboratory animal licensing data of Guangdong Province obtained from the National Laboratory Animal License Inquiry and Administration System, and uses a combination of statistical analysis, literature review, and comparative research. Various aspects of the workings of the laboratory animal license administration in Guangdong Province were analyzed, including license issuance, regional distribution, animal species, organization types, facility scale, and development trend of laboratory animal license administration in Guangdong Province to identify areas of improvements. The following measures were recommended to the Guangdong Province: increasing social awareness about the importance of using laboratory animals, promoting the publicity and implementation of laws and regulations on laboratory animals, strengthening the strategic resource reserve of experimental animals, improving the management system of aquatic laboratory animals, and optimizing information management. Through such measures, we aimed to provide reference for the administration of laboratory animals in other regions