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Sex and Season Differences in the Echolocation Pulses of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) and Their Relation to Mating Activity
No full textWomen vs. men in entrepreneurship: A comparison of the sexes on creativity, political skill, and entrepreneurial intentions.
No full textAffiliation Clayton State UniversityEntrepreneurship is considered to be an essential driver of the economy and society, and
thus, entrepreneurial intentions, an important precursor of entrepreneurial behavior, should be
supported and developed. To effectively nurture these intentions, one must understand the gender
differences that can influence them. Research has found that men are the dominant gender in
entrepreneurship, and therefore, this study examines entrepreneurial intentions to determine if
men also have higher intentions than women. Research has also found that creativity and
political skill are correlated with entrepreneurial intentions. Hence, this study also determines
gender differences in these constructs. Results revealed that men did have significantly higher
entrepreneurial intentions and creativity perceptions than women, but that women had higher
political skill perceptions than their male counterparts. Implications of these results are
discussed, and direction for future inquiry as well as a detailed future research model are
provided
Human Billboarding:Peopled Publicity and a New Space of “Agency” in Advertising
No full textIn today’s saturated media environment, advertising messages populate every part of the landscape, a response to the reality that consumers are increasingly empowered by technologies that zap ads from traditional and new media. Against this backdrop, a renewed form of selling messages emerges, which continues to develop in pace with changes to the advertising and mass media landscapes. This article analyzes the evolving phenomenon of “human billboarding.” Beginning with an examination of the history of this practice, the paper moves beyond the usual “end of the world as we know it” position of other research in this realm, and seeks more productive ways to understand this new form of corporate messaging that predominates
Distance Magic Cartesian Products of Graphs
No full textA distance magic labeling of a graph G = (V,E) with |V | = n is a bijection ℓ : V → {1, . . . , n} such that the weight of every vertex v, computed as the sum of the labels on the vertices in the open neighborhood of v, is a constant.
In this paper, we show that hypercubes with dimension divisible by four are not distance magic. We also provide some positive results by providing necessary and sufficient conditions for the Cartesian product of certain complete multipartite graphs and the cycle on four vertices to be distance magic
Palliative Care Referral Behavior Among Nurse Practitioners in Hospital Medicine
No full textPalliative care incorporates holistic care, symptom management, advance care planning, strengthening of patient-family-physician communication, goals of care planning, and improved coordination of care. Healthcare providers practicing in U.S. hospitals do not always refer patients to palliative care who need it. The predominant mode of delivery of palliative care services within hospitals is the consultation service model. In such settings, palliative care services are usually initiated by request that requires a referral for the palliative care team to participate in a patient’s plan of care. Nurse practitioners (NPs) practicing within hospital medicine teams play a significant role in identifying patients who might benefit from palliative care services. The factors that influence their decision to refer patients for palliative care have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among facilitators to referral, barriers to referral, self-efficacy with end of life discussions, history of referral, and referring to palliative care among NPs in hospital medicine. This study was framed by the Theory of Planned Behavior. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used. Hospital medicine NPs were recruited using social media platforms and postal mail. Participants used Survey Monkey and paper surveys to complete questionnaires that measured demographics and the concepts of interest. The study participants (N = 76) consisted of 5 males and 71 females with an age range from 30 to 69 (M = 41.82). The availability of the palliative care teams at their hospitals were 24/7 in person (17.1%), 24/7 hybrid of in person/phone (36.8%), and Monday – Friday day shift only in person (46.1%). Four facilitators (palliative care establishing goals of care, helping with length of stay, spiritual concerns, and when patients have serious illness and/or poor prognoses), two barriers (palliative care not routinely available and unless death is imminent), and two self-efficacy aspects (giving bad news to a patient/family member and discussing DNR orders) influenced palliative care referrals. Referral history did not influence referrals. The findings from this study emphasize the impact of palliative care availability in NPs’ referral behavior and suggest a need for strategies to overcome this barrier
Ariol #4: A Beautiful Cow
No full textPetula is a beautiful cow who smells nice, has pretty hair, and makes Ariol tremble when she’s around. And even though Ariol’s story so far is almost 400 pages long, he still hasn’t worked up the courage to tell Petula that he loves her! Instead, he keeps accidentally saying all the wrong things every time she turns around to talk to him in class. Valiant Ariol is finally ready to make his move. Will he soar like Thunder Horse or plummet like, well, like Ariol?
With charming artwork and hilarious vignettes, ARIOL is the perfect series for anyone who started off life as a kid
A new multi-objective optimization model for preventive maintenance and replacement scheduling of multi-component systems
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Dance Class #3: African Folk Dance Fever
No full textJulie, Lucy, and Alia are best friends who share the same passion: dance! A new year of classes has begun and this year, in addition to their regular ballet and modern dance classes, the three girls are introduced to a new style of dance—African folk! Powered by deep percussion-based music, this style is unlike anything they’ve ever tried before. While the girls enjoy their new art form, problems at home and in the classroom threaten to cause them to have to stop taking their dance classes. Can the girls balance their studies and their extracurricular activities, or will they have to give up dancing for good