To the Editor: Predictable rhythmic fluctuations, especially circadian, have been observed in a wide variety of physiologicai and psychological functions. Abno~a~ities of circadian patterns have been documented in people with depression, including a tendency for maximal severity of depression in the morning; however, patients with anxiety or mixed depression/anxiety report a tendency for sympto...

Purpose: This research aimed to explain: (1) the role of job satisfaction as a mediator effect organizational justice on procrastination behavior, and (2) psychological contract breach moderator behavior.. . Theoretical framework:. Procrastination is behavior delaying starting work or tasks, completing task that does not need be postponed (Ferrari, 2023). Some people intentionally procrastinate...

In this paper, we propose a new characterization for elementary trapping sets (ETSs) of variableregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. Recently, Karimi and Banihashemi proposed a characterization of ETSs, which was based on viewing an ETS as a layered superset (LSS) of a short cycle in the code’s Tanner graph. A notable advantage of LSS characterization is that it corresponds to a simpl...

The sensory ecology of predator detection by prey has been little studied for any arthropod prey predator system, in contrast to the sensory ecology of prey finding by predators. The aim of this study was to quantify the foraging signals produced by the parasitoid Sympiesis sericeicornis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and the sensory ecology of enemy detection and the avoidance behaviour of the leaf...

Information technology has had a significant impact on business operations and allowed the emergence of new business models. These IT-enabled processes and businesses however depend on secure information systems which need to be managed. The management of information systems security (ISS) is a highly dynamic and complex task due to constant change in the information technology domain. In this ...

Remote operations are commonly employed in oil and gas installations in the North Sea and elsewhere. The use of information and communications technologies (ICT) has resulted in process control systems being connected to corporate networks as well as the Internet. In addition, multiple companies, functioning as a virtual organization, are involved in operations and management. The increased con...

It is imperative for organizations to use Information Security Management System (ISMS) to effectively manage their information assets. ISMS starts with a set of policies that dictate the usage of computer resources. It starts with the “21 essential security controls” of ISO 27001, which give the basic standard requirements of information security management. Our research is concerned with the ...

The Myxozoa Grassé, 1970 infecting fish is an important pathogenic group having a worldwide distribution. Among these parasites the monotypic genus Meglitschia Kovaleva, 1988 has been reported infecting the gallbladder (Gb) of a marine fish from the New Zealand fauna [1,2] and a freshwater fish from Brazil, collected in a tributary of Amazon River [3]. The teleostean host (Eugerres brasilianus)...