Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, depends on the secretion of salicylate-based siderophores called mycobactins for the acquisition of extracellular iron, which is essential for the growth and virulence of the bacterium. The protein MbtI is thought to be the isochorismate synthase enzyme responsible for the conversion of chorismate to isochorismate, the first step ...

This paper is the result of research continuance on adaptive user profiling, based on learning predispositions. As the psychometric conditions appear to play a crucial role in the tutoring systems, there emerges a need of constructing efficient instruments, that would help to improve the effectiveness of electronic teaching. It particularly concerns user profiling, grounded on the premises deri...

The Jung Psychological Types Scale (JPTS) is the most recently developed instrument for the measurement of Jung’s psychological types. The JPTS conforms closely to Jung’s orthogonal, three-dimensional model of psychological types: extraversion-introversion, thinking-feeling, and sensation-intuition. The JPTS uses 7-point Likert-scale items in a bipolar format. The appropriateness of item conten...

AIM The purpose of this study was to determine the most common personality type among dentists in seven selected clinical dentistry specialties using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and to compare between these different types of personalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey containing the MBTI and demographic and practice questions was used to assess the personality styles of 243 dent...

Many contemporary project teams are self-assembling, with potential team members operating as individual agents that selfselect their own teams. Some examples include software development teams, crowdsourcing platforms, and the formation of scientific collaborative teams. In many such cases, team formation is significantly influenced by the makeup of participants’ personalities and temperaments...

The issue of whether or not to correct errors in students’ writing is controversial. Some scholars argue that error correction is helpful, while others argue that it is ineffective, perhaps even harmful. What is missing from the literature are studies about how error correction might affect the performance of specific types of students. This study, which included 140 undergraduate English major...

Over 5000 senior managers attending a structured assessment centre completed three tests (Revised NEO Personality Inventory, NEO-FFI; the Myers Briggs Type Indicators, MBTI; the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation, FIRO-B). Given their rank and responsibilities they were categorised as Non-Managers or specialists, Middle Managers and Senior Managers (Manager of Managers or Leaders)....

This study investigated differences in learning styles and personality types among engineering students, agricultural systems management students, and faculty in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Learning styles and personality types were evaluated using the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), respe...

This paper examines the relationships which exist between personality and second language learning and adds to the data available on the use of a highly respected personality indicator, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Language learning and academic success are both highly correlated with intelligence, but research suggests that the importance of intelligence declines after high school a...