A problem inherent to the performance of disk systems is the data placement in cyinders in such a way that the seek time is minimized. If successive searchers are independent, then the optimal placement for conventional one-headed disk systems is the organ-pipe arrangement. According to this arrangement the most frequent cylinder is placed in the central location, while the less frequent cylind...

Impairments in social cognitions in schizophrenia are increasingly reported in the last decade but only a few studies have come from Asia. The objective of the study was to evaluated emotion perception, theory of mind and social knowledge in people with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls. Participants were 36 clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia and 36 normal controls with c...

This study uses data from a total of 1453 plants in 24 countries and tests for the moderating influence of seven of the national cultural characteristics developed through the GLOBE studies on investment at the plant level in Environment and Safety Practice (ESP). Specifically, we use the plant-level relationship between the evaluation of environmental and safety performance by senior managemen...

PURPOSE Finswimming is a speed competition sport practiced on the surface or underwater, by using monofins or two fins. In surface events (SF), competitors should surface within 15 m after the start and any turns. The aim of this study was to investigate the gender differences in the aerobic contribution to SF performances in finswimming, using the critical velocity (CV) concept in the analysis...

Our paper analyses the link between the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and competitiveness performance among small and medium enterprises operating in the fashion industry. The study refers to a sample of 213 SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) located in Italy and France and is based on a correlation analysis between competitiveness variables and the CSR practice adopt...

I examine how kinship systems affect gender differences in willingness to compete among individuals from matrilineal and patrilineal societies in Central Africa. These individuals share a common urban environment today, and they are from nearby areas along the border of the matrilineal belt. Individuals participated in a lab experiment in which they completed a task under piece rate pay, tourna...

The institutionalization of systems of informed consent in market economies has exaggerated rather than minimized the meritocractic effect of such economies. In developing economies, it may help reduce both inherent economic gaps and effects of inherited wealth. In both cases, the highest paid people are those whose performances evidence the highest hierarchical complexity, and lowest paid peop...

BACKGROUND The recognition of the emotion expressed during conversation relies on the integration of both semantic processing and decoding of emotional prosody. The integration of both types of elements is necessary for social interaction. No study has investigated how these processes are impaired in patients with schizophrenia during the comprehension of an emotional speech. Since patients wit...

Despite attempts to induce regional competitiveness in industrial manufactures, poor productivity performances continue to plague the ability of African entrepreneurs to compete successfully in international markets. While many plausible explanations can be put forward to explain this failing, we argue in this paper that an analysis of the social and institutional context within which these ent...

Reduction of Seek Time of Tracking Actuator with Pulsed Excitation in Optical Disk Hyung-Jun LIM, Chang-Soo HAN1 and Soo Hyun KIM∗ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1, Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon, 305-701, Republic of Korea 1Automation Research Department, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171, Jang-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon...