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A panoramic view of the Streptomyces genomic landscape
Marios Nikolaidis, Andrew Hesketh, Nikoletta Frangou, Dimitris Mossialos, Yves Van de Peer, Stephen G. Oliver and Grigorios D. Amoutzias </p
Figures and supplementary material
No full textThe figures and supplementary files mentioned in the manuscript with title:
A panoramic view of the Streptomyces genomic landscape
Marios Nikolaidis, Andrew Hesketh, Nikoletta Frangou, Dimitris Mossialos, Yves Van de Peer, Stephen G. Oliver and Grigorios D. Amoutzias </p
School leadership and teachers' attitudes towards school change: The case of high schools in Greece
No full textThe Principal's role as facilitator of school change as well as school climate and teachers' previous experience of school changes on teachers' attitudes towards change were investigated. Participants in this study were 318 high school teachers working in urban and rural areas all over Greece. Measurement instruments included: a) the Principals' Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire (Hall & George, 1999), b) a scale based on the 18 items of the Attitudes Towards Change Inventory by Dunham, et al.(1989) and 13 items from the Multidimensional Response to Planned Change (Szabla, 2007) together with three subscales concerning the cognitive, behavioral and affective attitudinal components, following factor analysis, c) a 29-items questionnaire assessing the school climate for change and innovation and d)a scale assessing 9 different emotions resulting from past experiences of school changes. Perceptions of the principal as 'responder' to change (low level of facilitation) were held by 33% of the teachers and were associated with less positive attitudes towards school change. Half of the teachers perceived their principal as 'manager' of change (medium level of facilitation) and only 17% as 'initiator'. All three components of teachers' attitudes towards change were significantly correlated with the perceived degree of school change facilitation by the school leader. Hierarchical regression showed that negative emotions resulting from previous experience of changes in school had a negative effect on teachers' attitudes, after controlling for the effect of leadership style. © Common Ground, Jasmin-Olga Sarafidou, Dimitrios I. Nikolaidis
Development expenditures towards firm's turnover and firm's market valuation: Evidence from Portugal and Spain
No full textCountries and firms became a very heavy spender on R&D and on education and training with an increasingly focus based on innovation. It is associated to changes by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. It also translates the ability to produce and transform knowledge, contributing to potential economic inflows. The current research, in the scope of business enterprise R&D intensity policy and European Union strategy 2020, aims to identify whether development expenditures in business enterprises have a significant impact on Portuguese and Spanish firms' economic returns and firm's market valuation, as well as to provide an overview on the convergence with European innovation strategy. Based on 68 Iberian non-financial listed companies, all of them with active development projects on innovation, an econometric framework was regressed. Without convergent R&D main funding source and national targeting rates, Portugal and Spain are significantly aligned on the impact of development expenditures on firm's turnover and on firm's market valuation. If managed together, firms can generate high value-added flows, from those innovative intangible resources.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio
Development expenditures towards firm's turnover and firm's market valuation: Evidence from Portugal and Spain
No full textCountries and firms became a very heavy spender on R&D and on education and training with an increasingly focus based on innovation. It is associated to changes by introducing new methods, ideas, or products. It also translates the ability to produce and transform knowledge, contributing to potential economic inflows. The current research, in the scope of business enterprise R&D intensity policy and European Union strategy 2020, aims to identify whether development expenditures in business enterprises have a significant impact on Portuguese and Spanish firms' economic returns and firm's market valuation, as well as to provide an overview on the convergence with European innovation strategy. Based on 68 Iberian non-financial listed companies, all of them with active development projects on innovation, an econometric framework was regressed. Without convergent R&D main funding source and national targeting rates, Portugal and Spain are significantly aligned on the impact of development expenditures on firm's turnover and on firm's market valuation. If managed together, firms can generate high value-added flows, from those innovative intangible resources.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio
The Young Turk revolution and the Macedonian question 1908-1912
No full textEuropean-imposed reforms in Ottoman-held Macedonia in the period 1904-1908 led to the diminution of Ottoman authority, the encouragement of Christian partisan
activities and the consolidation of the Young Turk movement in the region. The Young Turk revolution of 1908 established a Constitutional and Parliamentary regime
in the Ottoman Empire pledging institutional reform, equality and liberty for all nationalities.
Between July 1908 and April 1909, it became clear that the Young Turk policies and the Macedonian aspirations of the Christian Balkan countries were incompatible. The
Young Turks remained a predominantly Moslem movement committed to safeguard the territorial integrity of the Empire, prevent foreign interference in Ottoman affairs
and counteract Christian Macedonian separatism.
By contrast, following the withdrawal of European control from Macedonia, the Balkan Christians attempted to take advantage of the Ottoman Constitutional change
to further their own political and national interests in Macedonia. Disillusioned by the Young Turk centralist tendencies and apprehensive of a resurgent Turkish nationalism, Bulgarian, Greek and Serb nationalists resorted -once more- to their original means of Macedonian propaganda: religious, cultural and revolutionary activity.
During 1909-1912, the Committee of Union and Progress (C.U.P.) -the driving force in the Young Turk movement- initiated a policy of enforced denationalization on the
non-Moslem ethnic groups. Implemented in a harsh manner in Macedonia, this practice irrevocably undermined any prospect of cooperation between Moslem Young Turks and Christian Macedonians. Its aftermath included the growth of the Albanian nationalist movement and the encouragement of rapprochement between the Christian Balkan states, which was to bring about the establishment of the Balkan Alliance and the collapse of European Turkey in the Balkan wars
Riparian Forests as Nature-Based Solutions within the Mediterranean Context: A Biophysical and Economic Assessment for the Koiliaris River Watershed (Crete, Greece)
No full textThe Mediterranean Basin is severely impacted by anthropogenic changes affecting both natural ecosystems and human livelihoods. The region is highly vulnerable to natural hazards, with floods being considered the most important, due both to their frequency and impacts. Koiliaris watershed (northwest of Crete Island, Greece) represents a relevant case study as past land-use changes via deforestation and intense cultivation practices induce soil organic matter losses, making soils susceptible to water erosion and desertification. The restoration of native riparian forests has been identified as the most effective nature-based solution (NBS) for the area. Through modeling, our study assessed the effectiveness of this NBS in addressing flood risk and erosion while providing additional ecosystem services (carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation). A cost–benefit analysis has been then implemented to also investigate the sustainability of the investment from an economic point of view. Our results show the NBS would be successful in ensuring a better flow of targeted ecosystem services compared to the business-as-usual conditions. The associated investment would result in economic sustainability and associated costs would be paid back in five years. Though site-specific, our study provides lessons learned for dealing with future land-restoration challenges in the Mediterranean to cope with climate change-related challenges
Different methods to determine maximum heart rate and its influence on internal training load in futsal players
No full textAims: The purpose of this study was to compare maximal heart rate (HRmax) determined in official match
(OM), Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIR-1), and age-predicted equations in futsal players, also assessing
the effects of using these HRmax approaches on internal training load (TL) outcomes since HRmax influences the TL
internal calculation. Methods: HRmax of professional male futsal players (n=8) was determined in OM, YYIR-1 and
by four age-predicted equations: Fox-HRmax; Hossack-HRmax; Tanaka-HRmax; Nikolaidis-HRmax. Additionally, the
internal TL of seven training sessions was calculated individually each day for each of the six HRmax approaches using
Edwards\u27s method. Statistical analysis comprised ANOVA for repeated measures (p < 0.05) and Cohen\u27s d effect size
(ES). Results: Fox-HRmax overestimated all other HRmax-equations and YYIR-1 HRmax, and Nikolaidis-HRmax overestimated Tanaka-HRmax and Hossack-HRmax (p = 0.01; ηP
2 = 0.496). TRIMP statistical results were statistically like
HRmax but underestimated (p = 0.008; ηP
2 = 0. 513). Pairwise inferences showed that OM HRmax presented a large
effect (d: 0.83) in comparison to the YYIR-1 and a moderate effect (d: -0.35 to 0.35) in comparison to the Fox-HRmax,
Tanaka-HRmax and Hossack-HRmax. Nikolaidis-HRmax presented a lower difference with OM, HRmax (d: -0.13, trivial)
and TRIMP (d: -0.09, trivial). Conclusion: HRmax from OM presented a higher effect in comparison to the YYIR-1,
while the Nikolaidis-HRmax equation was lower and differed from OM HRmax. Futsal coaches are encouraged to use
OM to determine HRmax and Nikolaidis-HRmax equation when maximal efforts are not possible, avoiding overestimated
TRIMP that may impair training load prescription and physical gains.Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a frequência cardíaca máxima (FCmáx) determinada em partida oficial (OM), teste de recuperação intermitente Yo-Yo nível 1 (YYIR-1) e equações de previsão de idade em jogadores de futsal, avaliando também os efeitos do uso dessas abordagens de FCmáx nos resultados da carga de treinamento interna (TL), uma vez que a FCmáx influencia a TL cálculo interno. Métodos: A FCmax de jogadores profissionais de futsal masculino (n=8) foi determinada em OM, YYIR-1 e por quatro equações preditas por idade: Fox-HRmax; Hossack-FCmáx; Tanaka-FCmáx; Nikolaidis-FCmáx. Além disso, o O TL interno de sete sessões de treinamento foi calculado individualmente a cada dia para cada uma das seis abordagens de FCmáx usando Método de Edwards. A análise estatística compreendeu ANOVA para medidas repetidas (p < 0,05) e tamanho do efeito d de Cohen (ES). Resultados: Fox-FCmáx superestimou todas as outras equações de FCmáx e YYIR-1 FCmáx, e Nikolaidis-FCmáx superestimou Tanaka-FCmáx e Hossack-FCmáx (p = 0,01; ηP 2 = 0,496). Os resultados estatísticos do TRIMP foram estatisticamente semelhantes FCmax mas subestimada (p = 0,008; ηP 2 = 0,513). Inferências pareadas mostraram que a FCmáx da MO apresentou um grande efeito (d: 0,83) em comparação ao YYIR-1 e um efeito moderado (d: -0,35 a 0,35) em comparação ao Fox-HRmax, Tanaka-FCmáx e Hossack-FCmáx. Nikolaidis-FCmáx apresentou menor diferença com OM, FCmáx (d: -0,13, trivial) e TRIMP (d: -0,09, trivial). Conclusão: A FCmáx do OM apresentou efeito maior em comparação ao YYIR-1, enquanto a equação de Nikolaidis-FCmáx foi menor e diferiu da FCmáx da MO. Os treinadores de futsal são incentivados a usar OM para determinar a FCmáx e a equação de Nikolaidis-FCmáx quando os esforços máximos não são possíveis, evitando superestimações TRIMP que pode prejudicar a prescrição da carga de treinamento e os ganhos físicos
Different methods to determine maximum heart rate and its influence on internal training load in futsal players
No full textAims: The purpose of this study was to compare maximal heart rate (HRmax) determined in official match (OM), Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIR-1), and age-predicted equations in futsal players, also assessing the effects of using these HRmax approaches on internal training load (TL) outcomes since HRmax influences the TL internal calculation. Methods: HRmax of professional male futsal players (n=8) was determined in OM, YYIR-1 and by four age-predicted equations: Fox-HRmax; Hossack-HRmax; Tanaka-HRmax; Nikolaidis-HRmax. Additionally, the internal TL of seven training sessions was calculated individually each day for each of the six HRmax approaches using Edwards's method. Statistical analysis comprised ANOVA for repeated measures (p < 0.05) and Cohen's d effect size (ES). Results: Fox-HRmax overestimated all other HRmax-equations and YYIR-1 HRmax, and Nikolaidis-HRmax overestimated Tanaka-HRmax and Hossack-HRmax (p = 0.01; ηP2 = 0.496). TRIMP statistical results were statistically like HRmax but underestimated (p = 0.008; ηP2 = 0. 513). Pairwise inferences showed that OM HRmax presented a large effect (d: 0.83) in comparison to the YYIR-1 and a moderate effect (d: -0.35 to 0.35) in comparison to the Fox-HRmax, Tanaka-HRmax and Hossack-HRmax. Nikolaidis-HRmax presented a lower difference with OM, HRmax (d: -0.13, trivial) and TRIMP (d: -0.09, trivial). Conclusion: HRmax from OM presented a higher effect in comparison to the YYIR-1, while the Nikolaidis-HRmax equation was lower and differed from OM HRmax. Futsal coaches are encouraged to use OM to determine HRmax and Nikolaidis-HRmax equation when maximal efforts are not possible, avoiding overestimated TRIMP that may impair training load prescription and physical gains.Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Faculdade de Ciências Departamento de Educação Física Laboratório e Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia Aplicada ao Treinamento Esportivo, Bauru, SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento, SPCentro Universitário Católico Unisalesiano Departamento de Educação Física, SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Faculdade de Ciências Departamento de Educação Física Laboratório e Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia Aplicada ao Treinamento Esportivo, Bauru, SPUniversidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento, S
Vitamin D and sport performance
No full textVitamin D seems to be very important for general health but also for athletic performance [...]
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