The aim with this study was to further understand the art of character design, in order to get a better understanding of how visual attributes - especially shape - can be purposely used in order to communicate aspects of a character's personality. The first step was to investigate the subject of character design through relevant material and literature. From this investigation, a total of four character designs have been developed - two"good" and two "evil" - within two different game titles of different graphical styles: One that is more cartoony/stylized and one that is more realistic. Prior to the production a number of work processes - production pipelines - used by artists in the game and movie industry were investigated. From this, the pipeline for the study was compiled. To end the study a survey was conducted, in order to obtain outside feedback for the character designs regarding their style and what personality traits they were associated with. The results show that the majority of the participants perceived the characters in the way that was intended, while the perception of graphical style was a lot more varied.

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Early maturity is an important objective for breeding flax adapted to the Western Canada. Crop canopy traits influence seed yield; however, studying its effects is challenging due to the complexity and limited knowledge of the genetics of this trait. The objectives of this research are : i) to characterize flax accessions from the Canadian gene bank collection for early flowering, maturity and canopy traits; ii) to identify SSR markers associated with plant branching and leaf area index (LAI); iii) to use Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to identify canopy variables with significant effects on yield. The flax core collection, consisting of approximately 381 accessions, was grown at the Kernen Crop Research Farm in 2010 and 2011. Additionally, 17 early and 17 late flowering accessions from the flax core collection were screened and their phenotypic responses in both growth chamber and field environments were measured. A large amount of phenotypic diversity was observed in long day and short day environments in these experiments. Some accessions appeared to be more photosensitive, while others were photoperiod insensitive. The genetic control of canopy traits such as LAI and plant branching were studied using association mapping. Genotyping of the core collection was conducted using 375 SSR markers. Population structure analysis assigned the 381 flax accessions in the core collection into four distinct groups. Model comparison revealed that the mixed linear model reduced spurious marker trait associations. A total of 26 markers were identified to be significantly associated with plant branching and LAI. The simultaneous examination of crop phenology and canopy traits to seed yield was performed using SEM analysis. The results indicated greater plant stand resulted in higher irradiance absorption and which resulted in greater seed yield. Days to flowering had a significant negative effect on seed yield and growing degree days to maturity had a significant effect on seed yield. Plant branching and plant height had a positive non-linear effect on seed yield. This study has provided several insights into molecular approaches and statistical methods to improve flax breeding.

<p>An unresolved problem in evolutionary biology is the nature of forces that maintain standing variation for quantitative traits. In this study we take advantage of newly developed genomic resources to understand how variation is maintained for flower size and fitness components in a natural population of annual Mimulus guttatus in the Oregon Cascades. Extensive inbreeding depression has been documented in this population for fertility and viability (Willis 1999 a,b), while previous biometric experiments have demonstrated that some of the floral variation in this site is due to common alleles perhaps maintained by balancing selection (Kelly and Willis 2001, Kelly 2003). Detailed comparison of the genetic architecture of these two categories of traits can clarify the relative contributions of mutation versus selection in maintaining trait variation within populations as well as the relevance of standing variation for trait diversification. </p><p>We present here the results from a large scale effort to dissect variation for flower size and a suite of genetically correlated traits. In 3 independent F2 mapping populations we mapped QTLs for floral morphology (flower width and length, pistil length, and stamen length), flowering time, and leaf size. We also mapped segregation distortion loci and QTLs for fertility components (pollen viability and seed set) that exhibit inbreeding depression. We compare the genetic architecture of these two sets of traits and find clear differences. Morphological traits and flowering time are polygenic and QTLs are generally additive. In contrast, deleterious QTLs associated with segregation distortion or fertility are partially recessive and include major QTLs. There is also little co-localization between morphological/flowering time and fertility QTLs. The analysis suggests that the genetic basis of segregating variation in morphology is fundamentally different from traits exhibiting inbreeding depression. Further, there is considerable variation in the extant of pleiotropy exhibited by QTLs for morphological traits as well as flowering time and we report that epistasis contributes to the standing variation for these traits. The analysis suggests that the standing variation is relevant for trait diversification and that the variation in floral allometry, plant form, and life history observed in the guttatus species complex could have readily evolved from the standing variation.</p> / Dissertation

The purpose of this study is to discuss the relationship among company characteristics, brand traits and organizational attractiveness. Most of previous studies about organizational attractiveness are mainly focus on job information, industry and organization performance. Therefore, this study is seeking to understand the influence of company characteristics and brand traits to organizational attractiveness during the job seeking period. This study selects 30 Taiwanese local companies with stock release from the research of Cheers Magazine ¡u2011 The most attractive company for the new generation- Top 100 ¡vand 460 MBA students as questionnaires. By adapting the hierarchical linear model to analyze the data and obtain the result. The study found out that company characteristics and brand traits both have positive influence on organizational attractiveness. Besides, there are also influence between the company characteristics and brand traits.

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among the Kaohsiung junior high school teachers¡¦ Personality Traits, Professional Identity and Self-Efficacy and to understand the predictability of Self-Efficacy by Personality Traits and Professional Identity. The research method this study adopted was survey research. Questionnaires were mailed to 560 junior high school teachers of Kaohsiung city in Taiwan. There were 529 valid responses, and the success rate was 94.45%. The collected data were analyzed by using the statistical methods of reliability analysis, factor analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson Product-moment correlation, canonical correlation and multiple regression (step-wise-regression procedure). The conclusions of this study were as follows: 1.Junior high school teachers¡¦ Personality Traits did not differ significantly in age, education background, years of teaching experience, and working position, but differed significantly in gender, marriage and school size. 2.Junior high school teachers¡¦ teaching style did not differ significantly in gender, age and years of teaching experience, but differed significantly in marriage, education background, working position and scales of school size. 3.Junior high school teachers¡¦ Self-Efficacy did not differ significantly in age, marriage, education background, years of teaching experience, and working position, but differed significantly in gender, scales of school size. 4.There were significant correlations found between junior high school teachers¡¦ Personality Traits and Professional Identity, Personality Traits and Self-Efficacy, Professional Identity and Self-Efficacy. 5.The performance of junior high school teachers¡¦ Personality Traits, and Professional Identity effectively predicted the performance of Self-Efficacy, especially the ¡§Professional attitude¡¨ aspect. Based on the conclusion above, this study provided suggestions respectively on the institute of educational administration, junior high school and future studies.

As the structure of society has changed, there has been a gradual increase in non-profit organizations. People no longer work to only satisfy biological needs, but have started pursuing higher levels of self-actualization by participating in various volunteer activities. This research aimed to investigate the relationships among the big five personality traits, participation motivation, and involvement of the Pingtung County Ligang Squadron Volunteer Firefighters. The main purposes of this study were: (1) To explore the relation of demographic features to the big five personality traits of volunteer firefighters; (2) To explore the relation of the big five personality traits to participation motivation of volunteer firefighters; and (3) To explore whether participation motivation would be associated with involvement. We distributed 185 questionnaires via purposive sampling and received 145 valid questionnaires. The response rate was 80.5%. Reliability, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and regression analysis were employed for data analysis. The results showed that volunteer firefighters' personality traits were correlated with age, education level, and occupation. Among the big five personality traits, conscientiousness and emotional stability were significantly associated with participation motivation. Volunteer firefighters with the firefighting or nursing profession showed greater willingness for continued participation. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant differences and relations of elementary schools¡¦ students¡¦ positive thinking, personality traits, and creativity. Five hundred and twenty-nine elementary schools¡¦ students were stratified random sampling from Kaohsiung City. All participants completed the instruments of The Elementary School Student Positive Thinking Scale (ESPTS), The Big Five Inventory and Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). A confirmatory factor analysis, t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson product-moment correlation were conducted to assess the similarities and differences among different background variables. The main findings were as follows: 1. Girls¡¦ positive thinking means was significantly higher than the boys. 2. The first born children¡¦s positive thinking mean score was significantly higher than the other born orders children. 3. Students who living with parents presented significantly higher positive thinking means than these students who living with grandparents or elder. 4. Children came from father with democratic practice presented significantly higher positive thinking scores than these children with authoritarian father practices. 5. Girls¡¦ mean score on Agreeableness and Openness was significantly higher than the boys. 6. The single child¡¦ mean on Openness presented significantly higher than the first-born children and later-born children 7. Fourth graders¡¦ mean on creativity-fluency and creativity-originality was significantly higher than the 6th graders. 9. The single child¡¦s creativity mean was significantly higher than the other born order children. 10. Students¡¦ life-satisfaction means score was significant correlation with Creativity score. 11. Students¡¦ positive thinking was significant correlation with their Big-five personality score. 12. Students¡¦ Extraversion and Openness means were significant correlation with their Creativity. Implications of these findings for classroom instructions and future related researches are discussed. Key Words: elementary school student; positive thinking; personality traits; creativity.

The purpose of this study in the empirical analysis by individual personality of the volunteer soldiers, and "Air Force Volunteer Soldiers" as a case study, research and analysis intention to affect the expiry of the statutory length of civilian service to stay in the camp of the period by thisempirical results, and then provide the relevant departments of the national army to refer.This research adopts the investigation method of the questionnaire to collect the data. Mainly regard "Air Force Volunteer Soldiers" as the research object. Because of the fewer number of volunteer officers and soldiers trained by the Air Force Aviation Technology School, and is subject to investigation to the time when the actual questionnaires, so the recovery of the questionnaire is 200.According to the results and findings, of study, sum up the conclusion as follows 1. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers with a high degree of personality for emotional stability. 2. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers in a high degree of organizational commitment. 3. Significant difference in the personality of different background Air Force Volunteer Soldiers. 4. Significant difference in the personality of different background Air Force Volunteer Soldiers. 5. Different background of the Air Force Volunteer Soldiers in degree of organizational commitment are significantly different. 6. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers between personality traits and organizational commitment were significantly related. 7. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers personality predict the organizational commitment.

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of attachment, personality traits, humor (humor styles and coping humor), intimacy, psychological problems on anger, on relationship and life satisfaction of individuals who are involved in romantic relationship. Attachment and personality traits are expected to be associated with each other and humor, intimacy and psychological problems, which are also expected to influence anger experience and expression. Anger is expected to effect life and relationship satisfaction. At the first phase Sternberg&rsquo / s Love Scale was translated to Turkish by using Relationship Happiness Scale. Data was gathered from 240 participants from different ages, cities, and soscio-economic status. Reliability and validity assessments were conducted for the whole scale and the subscales: intimacy, passion and commitment. At the second phase 519 subjects (married or dating) participated in the study. The participants were given Humor Styles Questionnaire, Coping Humor Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Version, Sternberg Triangular Love v Scale, State-Trait Anger Scale, Basic Personality Traits Inventory, Relationship Happiness Scale, Brief Symptoms Inventory and Life Satisfaction Scale. The results indicated that the proposed model had satisfactory fit expect effect of personality on humor and effect of attachment on anger. Positive personality traits did not have an effect on adaptive humor styles used whereas negative personlity traits affected maladaptive humor styles and attachment had a direct effect on anger. The results showed the importance of intimacy and maladaptive humor styles on relationship and life satisfaction. These results, the importance and effects of humor and intimacy in romantic relationships and therapeutic applications were discussed in the frame of relevant literature.