Preliminary results are reported of the amorphization of Nb-Sn and Nb-Ge alloys by mechanical alloying of the elemental powders. Nb-25 at.% Sn, Nb-25 at.% Ge, and Nb-27 at.% Ge alloys were made amorphous. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) indicated a crystallization peak at 995 K for Nb-25 at.% Sn but > 1000 K for the Nb-Ge amorphous alloys. A large endothermic DSC peak and the diffractio...

Recently, increasing numbers of scholars have argued that emotional intelligence (EI) is a core variable that affects the performance of leaders. In this study, we develop a psychometrically sound and practically short EI measure that can be used in leadership and management studies. We also provide exploratory evidence for the effects of the EI of both leaders and followers on job outcomes. Ap...

Introduction: Emotional intelligence (EI) is considered a critical componentof a nurse’s characteristic trait which is known as a significant predictor of aperson’s job performance and life success. Transactional Analysis (TA) plays a fundamental role in nurse-patient communication and managing emotionsduring difficult dialect with patients. The aim of this review is to discuss theframework of ...

We report a photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) study on the electronic and structural properties of Nb(3)(-), Nb(3)O(-), Nb(3)O(2)(-), and the corresponding neutrals. Well-resolved photoelectron spectra are obtained for the anion clusters at different photon energies and are compared with DFT calculations to elucidate their structures and chemical bonding. We find th...

Emotional intelligence (EI), personality, alexithymia, life satisfaction, social support and health related measures were assessed in Canadian (N =500) and Scottish (N = 204) groups. EI was found to be negatively associated with alexithymia and alcohol consumption and positively associated with life satisfaction and social network size and quality. In order to clarify the multivariate associati...