The hydrodesulfurization (HDS) activity of molybdenum sulfide-based catalysts is localized to the edges of this layered solid and is, therefore, highly dependent on the technique used to prepare the material. Here, ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) was used to synthesize porous, nanostructured MoS2. Low surface area powders, not useful for catalysis, are generally produced by USP. This work show...

Little work has been reported in the literature to support k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) searches/ queries in hybrid data spaces (HDS). An HDS is composed of a combination of continuous and non-ordered discrete dimensions. This combination presents new challenges in data organization and search ordering. In this paper, we present an algorithm for k-NN searches using a stages and use the properties ...

Agent-based models and computer simulations are promising tools for studying emergent macrophenomena. We apply an agent-based approach in combination with data analysis to investigate the human development sequence (HDS) theory developed by Ronald Inglehart and Christian Welzel. Although the HDS theory is supportedby correlational evidence, the sequenceof economicgrowth, democracyandemancipatio...

Two hundred and twenty-one business executives completed the Big Five NEO-RI-R (Costa & McCrae, 1992; an inventory of normal personality), the Hogan Development Survey (HDS) (Hogan & Hogan, 1997; an inventory of career derailing tendencies) and the Motives, Values and Preferences Inventory (MVPI) (Hogan & Hogan, 1999; an inventory of ten core occupational values). Correlational and regression a...

The hydrodesulfurization (HDS) process chemistry and reaction network have been modeled at the molecular level. The following sulfur compound types have been considered: mercaptans, sulfides, disulfides, thiophenes (T), benzothiophenes (BT), dibenzothiophenes (DBT), and their alkyl and hydrogenated derivatives. The steric and electronic effects of the alkyl side chain of thiophenic compounds (T...

There is growing interest in dysfunctional dispositions in the workplace, in particular relating to leaders and managers within organizations. This paper reports an exploratory study investigating the relationship between the ‘dark side’ of leadership personality and transformational leadership. Data were collected from a sample of New Zealand business leaders and senior managers (n = 80) from ...

There is currently limited evidence for the two-factor structure of Psychopathy. The aim was to provide evidence for the construct validity of Primary and Secondary Psychopathy. Batteries including the Five Factor Model, the Hogan Development Survey, and Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Empathy, and Aggression, were administered to 241 undergraduate psychology students. Confirmatory factor analysi...

Hemidesmosomes (HDs) are stable anchoring structures that mediate the link between the intermediate filament cytoskeleton and the cell substratum. We investigated the contribution of various segments of the beta4 integrin cytoplasmic domain in the formation of HDs in transient transfection studies using immortalized keratinocytes derived from an epidermolysis bullosa patient deficient in beta4 ...

Agonist-induced decrease in core body temperature has commonly been used as a measure of serotonin1A (5-HT(1A)) receptor sensitivity in mood disorder. The thermoregulatory basis for 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist-induced temperature responses in humans and rats remains unclear. Therefore, the influence of ambient temperature on 5-HT(1A) receptor-mediated decreases in core body temperature were measu...