Cultuur en gedrag integreren in de audit is niet nieuw. De toenemende behoefte om meer in de huid van medewerkers te kruipen wordt versterkt door hybride werken, incidenten op het gebied van ...grensoverschrijdend gedrag en aandacht voor gelijkheid. Weten wat er speelt onder medewerkers lijkt relevanter en uitdagender dan ooit. Internal audit kan, als relatieve buitenstaander, bestuurders informeren over de mate waarin houding en gedrag overeenkomen met gewenste waarden. Dit vraagt om inzicht in gedrag en in de wijze waarop dit wordt beïnvloed. Analyse van de non‑verbale component is in dit verband belangrijk, aangezien de traditionele kennis en vaardigheden voor de auditfunctie dan tekortschieten. De auditor zal meer kennis moeten opdoen en zich vaardigheden eigen moeten maken om non‑verbale signalen te kunnen lezen, te interpreteren en hierop te kunnen reageren. Het registreren, analyseren en interpreteren van onbewuste spierbewegingen in het gezicht is uitdagend, maar levert waardevolle nieuwe inzichten op. Met dit artikel wordt beoogd te schetsen hoe de internal auditor tijdens interviews meer systematisch aandacht zou kunnen besteden aan non-verbaal gedrag.
Samenvatting Cultuur en gedrag integreren in de audit is niet nieuw. De toenemende behoefte om meer in de huid van medewerkers te kruipen wordt versterkt door hybride werken, incidenten op het gebied ...van grensoverschrijdend gedrag en aandacht voor gelijkheid. Weten wat er speelt onder medewerkers lijkt relevanter en uitdagender dan ooit. Internal audit kan, als relatieve buitenstaander, bestuurders informeren over de mate waarin houding en gedrag overeenkomen met gewenste waarden. Dit vraagt om inzicht in gedrag en in de wijze waarop dit wordt beïnvloed. Analyse van de non-verbale component is in dit verband belangrijk, aangezien de traditionele kennis en vaardigheden voor de auditfunctie dan tekortschieten. De auditor zal meer kennis moeten opdoen en zich vaardigheden eigen moeten maken om non-verbale signalen te kunnen lezen, te interpreteren en hierop te kunnen reageren. Het registreren, analyseren en interpreteren van onbewuste spierbewegingen in het gezicht is uitdagend, maar levert waardevolle nieuwe inzichten op. Met dit artikel wordt beoogd te schetsen hoe de internal auditor tijdens interviews meer systematisch aandacht zou kunnen besteden aan non-verbaal gedrag. Keywords: Internal audit, non-verbale communicatie, soft controls, performance, interviewen
Let fr(k) be the smallest positive integer n such that every r-coloring of {1,2,…,n} has a monochromatic solution to the nonlinear equation1/x1+⋯+1/xk=1/y, where x1,…,xk are not necessarily distinct. ...Brown and Rödl 3 proved that f2(k)=O(k6). In this paper, we prove that f2(k)=O(k3). The main ingredient in our proof is a finite set A⊆N such that every 2-coloring of A has a monochromatic solution to the linear equation x1+⋯+xk=y and the least common multiple of A is sufficiently small. This approach can also be used to study fr(k) with r>2. For example, a recent result of Boza et al. 2 implies that f3(k)=O(k43).
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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are pancreatic cysts that can progress to invasive pancreatic cancer. Associations between oncogenesis and oral microbiome alterations have been ...reported. This study aims to investigate a potential intracystic pancreatic microbiome in a pancreatic cystic neoplasm (PCN) surgery patient cohort.
Paired cyst fluid and plasma were collected at pancreatic surgery from patients with suspected PCN (n=105). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of bacterial DNA by qPCR, PacBio sequencing (n=35), and interleukin (IL)-1β quantification was performed. The data were correlated to diagnosis, lesion severity and clinical and laboratory profile, including proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) usage and history of invasive endoscopy procedures.
Intracystic bacterial 16S DNA copy number and IL-1β protein quantity were significantly higher in IPMN with high-grade dysplasia and IPMN with cancer compared with non-IPMN PCNs. Despite high interpersonal variation of intracystic microbiota composition, bacterial network and linear discriminant analysis effect size analyses demonstrated co-occurrence and enrichment of oral bacterial taxa including
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in cyst fluid from IPMN with high-grade dysplasia. The elevated intracystic bacterial DNA is associated with, but not limited to, prior exposure to invasive endoscopic procedures, and is independent from use of PPI and antibiotics.
Collectively, these findings warrant further investigation into the role of oral bacteria in cystic precursors to pancreatic cancer and have added values on the aetiopathology as well as the management of pancreatic cysts.
With dielectric-constant gas thermometry, the molar polarizability of helium, neon, and argon has been determined with relative standard uncertainties of about 2 parts per million. A series of ...isotherms measured with the three noble gases and two different experimental setups led to this unprecedented level of uncertainty. These data are crucial for scientists in the field of gas metrology, working on pressure and temperature standards. Furthermore, with the new benchmark values for neon and argon, theoretical calculations, today about 3 orders of magnitude larger in uncertainty, can be checked and improved.
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Periphyton communities dominate primary production in much of the Florida Everglades wetland and therefore contribute to soil production, ecosystem metabolism and secondary production as well as the ...composition of dependent communities. Decades of research in the Everglades have supported research findings from other wetland types that cumulatively show that periphyton communities respond very rapidly to alterations in the two dominant drivers of wetland structure and function—hydrology and water quality. Hydrology controls periphyton productivity and composition by regulating moisture availability, substrate types available for colonization and supply of nutrients. Nutrients, particularly the limiting nutrient in this system, phosphorus (P), control levels of production and community composition. Because periphyton communities are well-established to be related to hydrology and water quality, an indicator was developed based on three periphyton attributes: abundance, quality (i.e., nutrient content) and community composition. This assessment tool offers a qualitative assessment of ecosystem response to potential changes in management activities at a time scale appropriate for active management. An example is provided of how the indicator can be used to assess the current water quality and hydrological conditions from high-density spatial surveys. Detected patterns of deterioration align with expectations derived from model predictions and known sources of nutrients and unnatural hydrologic regimes. If employed adaptively in ecosystem management, this tool can be used to both detect and react to change before the system has been irreparably altered.
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The global ocean surface wind vector is a key parameter for short-term weather forecasting, the issuing of timely weather warnings, and the gathering of general climatological data. In addition, it ...affects a broad range of naval missions, including strategic ship movement and positioning, aircraft carrier operations, aircraft deployment, effective weapons use, underway replenishment, and littoral operations. WindSat is a satellite-based multifrequency polarimetric microwave radiometer developed by the Naval Research Laboratory for the U.S. Navy and the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Integrated Program Office. It is designed to demonstrate the capability of polarimetric microwave radiometry to measure the ocean surface wind vector from space. The sensor provides risk reduction for the development of the Conical Microwave Imager Sounder, which is planned to provide wind vector data operationally starting in 2010. WindSat is the primary payload on the Department of Defense Coriolis satellite, which was launched on January 6, 2003. It is in an 840-km circular sun-synchronous orbit. The WindSat payload is performing well and is currently undergoing rigorous calibration and validation to verify mission success.
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Manmade soft materials are important in a wide range of technological applications and play a key role in the development of future technologies, mainly at the interface of synthetic and ...biological components. They include gels and hydrogels, elastomers, structural and packaging materials, micro and nanoparticles as well as biological materials. Soft materials can be distinguished from liquids owing to their defined shape and from hard materials by the deformability of their shape. This review article provides an overview of recent progress on the plasma engineering and processing of softer materials, especially in the area of synthesis, surface modification, etching, and deposition. The article aims to demonstrate the extensive range of plasma surface engineering as used to form, modify, and coat soft materials focusing on material properties and potential applications. In general, the plasma provides highly energetic, non-equilibrium conditions at material surfaces requiring to adjust the conditions for plasma–surface interaction to account for the specifics of soft matter, which holds independent of the used plasma source. Plasma-induced crosslinking and polymerization of liquids is discussed to transform them into gel-like materials as well as to modify the surface region of viscous liquids. A major field covers the plasma surface engineering of manmade soft materials with the help of gaseous reactive species yielding ablation, nanostructuring, functionalization, crosslinking, stiffening, and/or deposition to obtain demanded surface properties or adhesion to dissimilar materials. Finally, plasma engineering of rigid materials is considered to induce surface softening for the enhanced contact with tissues, to allow interaction in aqueous media, and to support bonding to soft matter. The potential and future perspectives of plasma engineering will be discussed in this review to contribute to a higher knowledge of plasma interaction with sensitive materials such as soft matter.
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