Although bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in seabirds has been examined, few studies have been conducted to identify previously unidentified substances. Here, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists were identified in livers of black-tailed gulls from South Korea using...

The KEPCO Research Institute has developed the Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) since 1993. Recently, a 125-kW MCFC system has been operated at the Boryeong thermal power plant in Korea from December 2009 to March 2010. This system is made up of a 125-kW stack, mechanical balance-of-plant...

In this dissertation, I examine the specific mediating mechanisms through which High Performance Work Systems influence overall unit performance. In particular, I draw mainly on two theoretical perspectives, the resource-based view of the firm and behavioral perspective, to propose and test the...

The study examined the antecedents of met expectations. It combined three streams of research, namely, the 'strength of weak ties hypothesis' (Granovetter, 1973, 1974) in accessing job opportunities, the effects of job sources on the initial expectations of the job seekers (Wanous, 1980, 1992;...