Quantifying the effects of psychological interventions on employee job performance and work-force productivity.

Quantifying the economic impact of psychological programs in organizations requires determination of (a) the size and variability of the resulting increase in job performance and (b) the economic value of the increase in job performance. New methods of meta-analysis allow attainment of the 1st of these; and in relation to the 2nd, utility analysis methods provide the ability to translate job performance increases into estimates of the economic value of the program. In the area of personnel selection, many meta-analytic studies have resulted in precise and generalizable estimates of the validity of cognitive ability tests and other selection procedures. Utility analyses show that the job performance increases resulting from use of valid selection methods have substantial economic value. Valid selection produces major increases in work-force productivity. It is concluded that the combined effects of selection and nonselection interventions can be expected to produce substantial increases in workforce productivity. (29 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Microcysts of the permanent adrenal cortex in perinates and infants,

Microscopic cysts in the permanent cortices of adrenal glands were studied in a series of 274 infants, some of whom had been stillborn and none of whom were more than 12 months old. After correction for length of gestation, there were no significant relationships between the occurence and number of microcysts and various maternal, placental, and perinatal diseases. A significant direct correlation was demonstrated statistically with shorter gestational period and shorter survival time after birth. We concluded that the adrenal microcysts are either a developmental feature or the result of a greater susceptibility to stress in the fetus and newborn than in older infants.     

Simulation of the dropping mercury electrode by orthogonal collocation

Orthogonal collocation techniques are used to simulate the solution to the hydrodynamic partial differential equations describing mass transport to a dropping mercury electrode (dme). Accurate values for the concentration profiles and current are obtained with minimal computational effort.     

Individual differences in productivity: An empirical test of estimates derived from studies of selection procedure utility.

A literature review indicates that the standard deviation of employee output averaged 20% of mean output under nonpiecework compensation systems and 15% under piecework systems. For both systems, variability around the mean was small. Implications for selection and workforce productivity are discussed. (25 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Thoughts about the qualification of assessors for sensory testing (authors transl)]

A report is given on the results of radiotherapy in 82 cases of labial carcinoma admitted to the Radiological Clinic, Jena. The absolute 5 years' healing for primary tumours is 73,25%. The absolute 5 year's healing for relapses is 68,9%. The absolute 5 years' healing for regional lymph node metastases is 21,8%.     

Characteristics of a generalized fin-line for millimeter wave integrated circuits

Generalized fin-lines are analyzed which consist of slots located on more than one interface between dielectric layers inserted in parallel with the E-plane of a waveguide. The analysis is based on a simplified formulation technique based on the spectral domain immittance matrix followed by a Galerkin's method. It allows as many slots as one desires at each interface, and the locations and the widths of these slots are arbitrary. The numerical process to carry out the present analysis is rather efficient. Some numerical data, including propagation constants of the propagating modes as well as characteristic impedances are presented for several structures considered useful for millimeter-wave circuit applications.