scholarly journals Examining the Factors Behind the Success and Sustainability of China’s Creative Research Group: An Extension of the Teamwork Quality Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Gao ◽  
Cui Huang ◽  
Jun Su ◽  
Qijun Xie
Keyword(s):  
Research Group ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Creative Research ◽  
And Migration ◽  
High Level ◽  
Complex Phenomena ◽  
The Impact

The Creative Research Group (CRG) is the special high-level scientific and innovation team funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to promote basic research at the frontiers of science. In general, there are problems of “structure anomie” and “cooperation inefficiency” in the operations and teamwork dynamics within the nationwide CRG project. By extending and developing the two-stage teamwork quality model, this study aims to depict and analyze the impact factors behind the success and sustainability of the Creative Research Group (SSCRG), and reveal the relationships among them. Herein, rationality of team structure (ROTS) is used to describe the rationality of team formation and structure collocation, teamwork quality (TWQ) is used to describe the process of team members’ integration and cooperation, and SSCRG includes team performance, personal success and team comprehensive impacts. The results show that ROTS and TWQ have different influences on SSCRG, while TWQ is the key mediation factor between ROTS and SSCRG. In summary, the model built describes the complex phenomena and relationships in the teamwork of the CRG, and helps us to understand and solve the problems of structure and cooperation. Although the limitations lie in the specific samples and research methods, the extension and migration of classical models and theories would help to further deepen such research and contribute to the governance and development of such innovation teams.

Extending Uncertainty Analysis of a Hydrodynamic-Water Quality Modelling System using High Level Architecture (HLA)

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt ◽  
Jan Rauberg ◽  
Fred B. Hesser
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Computer Architecture ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
High Level Architecture ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This paper illustrates the coupling of water quality model components in High Level Architecture (HLA), a computer architecture for constructing distributed simulations. HLA facilitates interoperability among different simulations and simulation types and promotes reuse of simulation software modules. It was originally developed for military applications but the platform is finding increasing applicability for civilian purposes. The models from the Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP5) were implemented in HLA to extend its Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis capabilities. The models include DYNHYD (hydrodynamics), EUTRO (phytoplankton and nutrient dynamics) and TOXI (sediment and micropollutant transport). The uncertainty analysis investigated the impact of errors in the hydrodynamic parameters (weir discharge and roughness coefficients) and boundary conditions (upstream and tributary discharge) on the uncertainty in the water quality output variables. It was found that the contribution of the hydrodynamic parameter error to the water quality output uncertainty is comparable to that obtained from the error in the water quality parameters. The error in the boundary condition input data is also an important contributor to model uncertainty.

scholarly journals RELATION BETWEEN IMPACT FACTOR IN ORTHOPEDIC JOURNALS AND LEVEL OF EVIDENCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-277
Author(s):  
Mauricio Pandini Monteiro de Barros ◽  
Fabio Teruo Matsunaga ◽  
Marcel Jun Sugawara Tamaoki
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Orthopedic Surgery ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Source Of Information

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aims to assess the quality of articles published in the leading orthopedic surgery journals, by measuring the relation between the impact factor and the number studies with a high level of evidence. Methods: A literature review was performed of articles published in four previously selected journals. A score of journal evidence (RER - Relation between Randomized clinical trials and Systematic reviews) was calculated, considering the number of RCTs and SR published and the total number of full-text articles. Results: The selected journals were JBJS-Am, ASMJ, BJJ-Br and Arthroscopy, with Impact factors of 5.280, 4.362, 3.309 and 3.206 respectively in 2015. In the study, the RER Scores, in the same order, were 9.408, 6.153, 7.456 and 7.779. Conclusion: The journal JBJS-Am is the best available source of information on orthopedic surgery from this point of view. It has the highest Impact Factor and clearly the highest RER Score. On the other hand, we could conclude that the number of published RCT and good quality SR is very low, with less than 10% of all the articles. Level of evidence III, Analyses based on limited alternatives and costs, and poor estimates.

scholarly journals Migration and Welfare State: the Coherence Between Welfare State, Migratory Regimes and Migration Flows

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrida Gečienė-Janulionė
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
And Migration ◽  
High Level ◽  
Welfare State Regimes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Migration Regimes ◽  
The Welfare State

This article examines the relationship between different types of the welfare state, migration regimes and changes in migration flows. It discusses the implications and limitations of the ‘welfare magnet’ theory explaining the impact of welfare regimes on migration flows as well as the interactions between migration regimes and welfare state situations. Also the impact of different welfare state regimes on migration flows is presented there. In Lithuania, as well as in other countries with a high level of emigration, the relations between the welfare state, migration regimes and migration are not fully explored; therefore, the article also presents the case study of Lithuania in order to provide guidelines for further studies in this field.

scholarly journals The relationship between mobbing and organizational cynicism: An empirical study

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 3167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aykut Bedük ◽  
Kemalettin Eryeşil ◽  
Gülten Duran Altınışık
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Today, one must pay attention to all kinds of issues held the sustainable competitive advantage of the organization to survive are mobbing and organizational cynicism. Mobbing and review of the literature on the effect of organizational commitment, cynicism and the impact on overall business performance and organizational cynicism and psychological effects of violence were found in the study of the relationship between. Hence the study "Is it cynicism triggers mobbing organizational sense?" is responding to basic research questions. In this study, mobbing him with cynicism and organizational dimensions (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) were studied to determine the relationship between and direction. The study is an empirical research quality. As data collection tool questionnaire was used. The universe of this research is composed of the faculty members and lecturers of the four vocational high schools which are affiliated to Konya Selcuk University center. The obtained results have been found suitable for factor analysis. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to test the validity of the scale used in the study. Exploratory factor analysis obtained under Kaiser Meyer Olkin (KMO) and Barlett Sphericity Test. Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the scales were studied to examine the level of credibility of the survey. Our research has emerged reliable results. When done correlation analysis results in the overall evaluation, and said that mobbing in organizational cynicism of all sizes have a positive and statistically significant relationship at a high level(r=0,752).

scholarly journals Ontological Engineering for Methodological Support of Research into Energy-related Anthropogenic Impact of the Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 02031
Author(s):  
Tatyana Vorozhtsova ◽  
Elena Maysyuk ◽  
Irina Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Ontological Engineering ◽  
Intelligent Decision Making ◽  
Intelligent Decision ◽  
Ontological Approach ◽  
Support Of Research ◽  
The Impact

Ontological engineering is performed for studies on the environmental impact of energy objects. The work was carried out within the framework of the project supported by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research “Methods of building an ontological knowledge space for intelligent decision-making support in the energy sector and environment, in terms of the quality of life”. The study proposes developing a set of interconnected ontologies with the view to harmonizing terminology of different subject domains for research and decision support. The basic terminology used to examine the environmental impact of energy objects and to perform appropriate quantitative assessments is considered. Semantic methods are proposed, in particular, an ontological analysis of the subject domain, to systematize environmental assessments and establish relationships between the main indicators describing the impact of energy sector activity on the components of the environment. The ontological approach allows systematizing and visualizing the relationship between the components of the environment, energy objects and their characteristics, and impact factors. Ontological engineering made it possible to build a sequence of research and systematize the methodology used to assess the energy-related environmental impact.

scholarly journals Preliminary analysis of gaseous radiocarbon behavior in a geological repository hosted in salt rock

Radiocarbon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1897-1910
Author(s):  
Riccardo Levizzari ◽  
Barbara Ferrucci ◽  
Alfredo Luce
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Coefficients ◽  
High Level Waste ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Salt Rock ◽  
Irradiated Graphite ◽  
Geological Repository ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTA preliminary evaluation of gaseous radiocarbon (14C) behavior under geological repository conditions for Italian radioactive high level waste-long-lived and intermediate level waste disposal has been performed. Although in Italy there is still no defined project for a geological disposal facility, current work may support future safety assessment studies for a hypothetical future repository in deep salt rock. In the Italian context of radioactive waste, the percentage of 14C bearing waste to be disposed in a possible geological repository is low; irradiated graphite is the most important radiological source. Data about the radiological inventory has been collected to simulate production and migration of gaseous 14C in a hypothetical geological repository. Three different conceptual models have been developed and simulated. The first model has considered a preliminary evaluation of the radiological impact referred to the whole inventory; the second and third model have evaluated the impact only due to the irradiated graphite. A preliminary sensitivity analysis has been carried out, highlighting the importance of geometry and of distribution coefficients (Kd) in materials used to seal the disposal underground facility. Results show the possibility to correlate the Kd values, the volume and the location of the sealing materials to the amount of 14C migrating toward the surface.

Adopted women become parents A pilot study

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Conrick ◽  
Thea Brown
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
High Level ◽  
Complex Phenomena ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Becoming a parent and mother is ‘the irreversible crossing of the boundary from being someone's (daughter) to becoming someone's mother’ (Schmidt Neven 1996) and what we know of this transition for adopted women is still primarily anecdotal. Many women adopted during and after the 1970s in Victoria are still in the parenting life stage, and this paper describes the experiences of three of them. The women participated in qualitative, in-depth interviews that were part of a Master of Social Work research studyThis article primarily takes a life course approach in eliciting themes of normative family experiences, delay of identity consolidation until the time of childbearing, the impact of search, reunion and divided loyalties, and the negotiation of multiple family systems (adoptive, in-law and birth). The management of these complex phenomena have demanded a high level of skill and effort by these women as they cope with their own emotional reactions, continue to be responsive mothers and assist their children and partners to negotiate new, extended, family relationships.The study draws attention to and provides insight for practitioners in this hidden area of welfare and indicates the need for further research.

Team psychological capital and innovation: the mediating of team exploratory and exploitative learning

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Dinh Tho ◽  
La Anh Duc
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Innovation ◽  
Exploitative Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of team psychological capital (PsyCap) on team innovation. The study also examines the mediating role of team learning, including exploratory and exploitative learning, in team innovation. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 272 team leaders of firms in Vietnam was surveyed to validate the measures via confirmatory factor analysis and to test the model and hypotheses using structural equation modeling. Findings The results demonstrate that team PsyCap has a positive effect on team innovation. Further, team exploratory learning mediates the relationship between team PsyCap and team innovation; however, team exploitative learning does not. Although team exploitative learning is explained by team PsyCap, it does not enhance team innovation. Practical implications The study findings suggest that, to enjoy a high level of team exploratory and exploitative learning and innovation, firms should develop team PsyCap. This could be undertaken by implementing leader–subordinate mentoring programs, together with creating a social context that helps in interacting and communicating among team members. Originality/value This study is among the first to examine the role of team PsyCap in team exploratory and exploitative learning and innovation, adding further insight to the literature on innovation at the team level.

scholarly journals ‘We thought we were friends!’: Franco-British bilateral diplomacy and the shock of Brexit

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Drake ◽  
Pauline Schnapper
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Bilateral Relationship ◽  
And Migration ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The British vote to leave the European Union in 2016 shook the Franco-British bilateral relationship (FBBR) to its core and led to unexpected tensions, considering the depth of cooperation between the two countries in many fields, and their geography. In this article we analyse the impact of Brexit on the FBBR to date, including the likely aftershocks. We focus on the 2017-2020 Brexit negotiations themselves, and on the matters that escaped those negotiations but which are core to the FBBR namely: security and defence; borders and migration. We draw on a number of high-level interviews with French and British officials and on literatures of contemporary diplomacy to ask how the new environment for the FBBR challenges traditional ways of conducting bilateral diplomacy outside of the multilateral framework provided by the European Union.

scholarly journals Control in a Teamwork Environment—The Impact of Social Ties on the Effectiveness of Mutual Monitoring Contracts

2003 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1069-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy L. Towry
Keyword(s):  
Social Ties ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
The Other ◽  
Incentive System ◽  
Incentive Systems ◽  
Team Identity ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Mutual Monitoring ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

This study examines control in a teamwork setting, experimentally investigating two financial incentive systems that have been proposed in the agency-theory-based analytic literature. Both systems rely on mutual monitoring—the ability of team members to observe each other's actions. However, the systems differ on whether team members report observations of their peers' efforts to management (vertical incentive system) or directly control the actions of each other (horizontal incentive system). Findings suggest that the effectiveness of these systems depends on the level of team identity. Specifically, a strong team identity leads to greater coordination. The result is that the effectiveness of a vertical incentive system is degraded by a strong team identity. On the other hand, a horizontal incentive system becomes more effective in the presence of a strong team identity. The results of this study suggest that when the team has achieved a high level of identity, the most effective way to use this information is likely horizontal in nature, delegating responsibility for control to self-managed teams, rather than extracting the information through reporting mechanisms. This study thus helps explain why firms have more readily embraced horizontal incentive systems than vertical incentive systems.

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