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The use of spherical harmonics in convex geometry ∗

The following lectures concern only half the title of the summer school, namely ‘Fourier analytic methods in convexity’. More precisely, they deal with the use of elementary harmonic analysis in convex geometry, and even more precisely, with applications of spherical harmonics to questions of uniqueness and stability for convex bodies. I will use some classical uniqueness results for convex bodies as a starting point for a brief introduction to spherical harmonics. Then I will present some more recent stability and approximation results, obtained with the aid of spherical harmonics.
Job-switching patterns in knowledge-intensive industries within the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region

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1 Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Income Distribution and Unemployment 1

Inequality is one of the main challenges posed by the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of worker-replacing technological progress. This paper provides a taxonomy of the associated economic issues: First, we discuss the general conditions under which new technologies such as AI may lead to a Pareto improvement. Secondly, we delineate the two main channels through which inequality is affected – the surplus arising to innovators and redistributions arising from factor price changes. Third, we provide several simple economic models to describe how policy can counter these effects, even in the case of a “singularity” where machines come to dominate human labor. Under plausible conditions, non-distortionary taxation can be levied to compensate those who otherwise might lose. Fourth, we describe the two main channels through which technological progress may lead to technological unemployment – via efficiency wage effects and as a transitional phenomenon. Lastly, we speculate on how technologies to create super-human levels of intelligence may affect inequality and on how to save humanity from the Malthusian destiny that may ensue.
Ask the Assistant: Using Google Assistant in Classroom Reading Comprehension Activities

 Abstract — Language education is ever evolving to accommodate changes brought about by time and the development and breakthroughs in the education sector in general, and to rectify or improve non-effective approaches to suit unique language learning needs that may arise. This research was carried out to investigate the use of Google Assistant to help a group of rural primary learners in Baram, Sarawak, Malaysia who struggled with reading comprehension activities. There are two main objectives outlined for this study. First, the research sought to explore the effectiveness of using new emerging technologies such as AI-enabled virtual assistants such as Google Assistant, and to determine its usefulness in language teaching and learning under the technology-assisted language learning (TALL) paradigm. The research also sought to investigate the positive impacts brought by the usage of Google Assistant in classroom practices, namely in reading comprehension activities, and to an extent other language learning process as well. It was found that Google Assistant is an effective language learning facilitator in reading comprehension activities and brought notable positive impacts in reading comprehension activities.
The proximate and mineral compositions of five major rice varieties in Abakaliki , South-Eastern Nigeria Oko

The proximate compositions were estimated using compositional analysis of Association of Official Analytical Chemists, while the mineral element contents were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Analysis of variance shows that there is significant difference (p<0.05) in the proximate compositions of the rice varieties studied (Sipi>Faro14>Awilo>Faro15>Canada). No significant difference (p>0.05) exists in sodium, phosphorous, calcium and magnesium contents of the rice varieties studied. There is significant difference (p<0.05) in nitrogen (Canada>(Awilo, Faro15)>Sipi>Faro14) and potassium (Canada>Sipi>Awilo>Faro15>Faro14). Canada and Faro 14 varieties should get more attentions among other varieties in terms of proximate and mineral compositions. The result of this study can be exploited by rice consumers and also rice farmers in Abakaliki and its environs in their choices regarding mineral and proximate compositions.
Effect of main stem pruning and fruit thinning on the postharvest conservation of melon.

Efeito de poda da haste principal e raleio de fruto na conservação pós-colheita de melão R E S U M O A poda da haste principal e o raleio de frutos são práticas culturais que podem influenciar a produtividade e a qualidade dos frutos produzidos. Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a influência da poda da haste principal e do raleio dos frutos na qualidade e conservação pós-colheita de melão Charentais ‘Banzai’. Em campo, as plantas foram submetidas à poda da haste principal e ao raleio dos frutos, com a colheita ocorrendo aos 74 dias após a semeadura (DAS). Os frutos foram levados para o laboratório, onde foram higienizados, caracterizados e armazenados em câmara fria (5 °C e 90 ± 2% UR). Na fase de campo, o experimento foi realizado em parcelas subdivididas utilizando um esquema fatorial 2 × 4 + 1, com dois níveis de poda da haste principal (podada e não podada), quatro níveis de tempo de desbaste (42, 45, 48, e 51 DAS) e um controle (sem poda e sem raleio); enquanto a sub-parcela consistiu de tempos de armazenamento (0, 7, 14, 21, e 28 dias), com quatro blocos. Os tratamentos pré-colheita não influenciaram significativamente as características de produção do híbrido Banzai. O tratamento sem poda elevou a acidez titulável dos frutos e o raleio aos 51 DAS reduziu os sólidos solúveis. Houve redução na firmeza de polpa, acidez titulável e açúcares redutores; e um incremento nos sólidos solúveis, açúcares solúveis totais e açúcares não redutores durante o armazenamento. A poda da haste principal do meloeiro propiciou redução na perda de massa dos frutos aos 28 dias de armazenamento.
Culture as a Determinant of Competitive Advantage in Trade

Purpose: Culture plays a role in international trade much as it does in any other human activity. Attitudes and ways of life do matter even when a lucrative business opportunity exists, especially across national borders. This paper examines which aspects of culture give countries competitive edge in terms of bilateral trade performances. Specifically, do relatively higher scores in certain cultural dimensions have a deterministic effect on bilateral trade performance (terms of trade or bilateral trade balance)? Methodology: We adopt empirical econometric estimation methods on trade data covering 59 countries and 29 years combined with the nine "Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE)" culture dimensions, Our estimations were based on Robust Regression Analysis and Ordinary Least Squares methods. Findings: We find that indeed, certain aspects of culture enhance bilateral trade performance/competitiveness. Performance Orientation, Future Orientation, Institutional Collectivism, Gender Egalitarianism, Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance improve bilateral trade performance while Assertiveness, Humane Orientation and In-Group Collectivism impair it. Research limitations: Direct measures of international competitiveness are not readily available. So we had to adopt proxies for measuring international competitiveness. Implications: Many countries want to boost international competitiveness. However, in the current world order with multilateral trade agreements under the WTO and increased transferability of technology, governments are clipped in terms of available trade policy options. By understanding which aspects of culture promote bilateral competitiveness and performance, governments could take steps to maximize their competitiveness. For instance, when negotiating trade treaties, policy makers may benefit from the knowledge of culture's impact on competitive advantage when selecting partners. Originality/value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to empirically examine how differences in national culture using the GLOBE dimensions affect bilateral and national competitiveness in international business.
Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance of Banks in Pakistan

The study examines the impact of intellectual capital on the financial performance of banks in Pakistan. Data is obtained from annual reports of banks. Value added Intellectual coefficient (VAIC) approach is employed to analyze the efficiency of banks. ROA is used to measure the financial performance of the banks. The intellectual capital (and its components human capital and structural capital) of banks have been analyzed and their impact on financial performance has been estimated using multiple regression techniques. The VAIC value of conventional banks is high as compare to Islamic banks. Human capital efficiency (HCE) is the main driver of the intellectual capital performance of banks operating in Pakistan. The findings show that VAIC is positively associated with ROA while three components of VAIC showed mix results on banks’ performance. This study could not take into account different types of banks operating in Pakistan like foreign banks, specialized banks and microfinance banks due to the limitation of the data. Future study should therefore further improve on the aspect of different types of banks. The VAIC approach may be useful for the banks and policy makers in a knowledge economy to integrate the intellectual capital in the decision making process. This is one of the first studies in Pakistan that explores the impact of intellectual capital on the financial performance of banks in Pakistan.
Ozone Impacts on Carbon Dynamics in Cotton

Ozone (O3) is a secondary atmospheric pollutant that causes widespread damage to vegetation, including cotton. The high temperatures and abundant sunlight that lead to good cotton yields also lead to production of O3. The early crop loss experiments of the 1970s identified upland cotton as particularly sensitive to O3. Exposure to ambient concentrations of O3 resulted in a 10 to >15% loss in economic yield. More recent experiments with modern cultivars have confirmed damage to upland and Pima cultivars but have not assessed yield loss under agronomic conditions. It is likely that selection for yield in high O3 environments has led to inadvertent selection for tolerance to O3. Ozone reduces yield and fiber quality, mediated by O3-induced changes in gross photosynthesis, respiration, and translocation of current photosynthate out of source leaves. Ozone typically reduces root development and the root-to-shoot biomass ratio, which has secondary effects on plant growth and development and on water relations. Ozone also reduces stomatal conductance as a primary defense against entry of O3 into the plant, but this also restricts entry of CO2 and therefore photosynthesis. Ozone is clearly phytotoxic and impacts cotton as well as other species. Recent research has led to understanding many aspects of the mechanism of O3 damage and could lead to targeted approaches to improving O3 tolerance, and therefore, yield in O3-impacted production areas.
Application of Micro-computed Tomography to Compare the Accuracy of Two Clinical Methods in Length Determination

This study used a 3-dimensional micro-computed tomography (MCT) imaging to ascertain the accuracy of radiovisiography (RVG) and electronic apex locator (EAL) in working length (WL) determination of single-rooted teeth. Anatomic location of the apical constriction (AC) and apical constriction to apical foramen (AF) distance were also analysed. The WL of 40 extracted maxillary incisors were measured using 3 methods; MCT, RVG and EAL. AC diameter and the distance from the AC to the AF were also analysed with MCT. Data were collected and analysed using descriptive analysis and Repeated ANOVA. P value was set at 0.05. The mean WL for MCT, RVG, and EAL were 13.443mm, 13.440mm, and 13.280mm respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between EAL and MCT (P= .031). No significant difference was recorded between the RVG and the MCT (P> .05). The mean diameter of the AC is 0.380.11mm and the mean distance from the AC to the AF was 0.60.3mm. RVG was more precise in locating the 0.5mm mark from the AF compared to EAL. The first bind file (FBF) suggested was at size #40. MCT is a reliable method to be used in determining the working length in a straight, single-rooted teeth. Experimental article (J Int Dent Med Res 2019; 12(2): 422-428)
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis in prostate adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: a case report and literature review

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) is a common paraneoplastic syndrome commonly associated with thoracic malignancies, gastrointestinal cancers and kidney tumors. It is defined as hyponatremia in euvolemic patients, often due to abnormal secretion of antidiuretic hormone by tumor cells. Tolvaptan, a vasopressin-2receptor antagonist, is currently recommended for patients affected by SIAD with mild or moderate symptoms. Among patients with prostatic cancer, SIAD represents a rare condition but it is frequently associated with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma or pure small-cell carcinoma histotype. We report a case of SIAD appeared at disease progression in a 60-year-old male patient with acinar adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation together with a literature review.
Sirtuin Inhibition prevents macrophage self-renewal

As you can see below, while the referees find the analysis potentially interesting they also find it too preliminary at this stage for consideration here. The referees raise different issues with the analysis that are clearly outlined below. Among some of the points raised are that as NAM can inhibit other enzymes like PARP that further data supporting the key role of SIRT1 in this process is needed. Referee #3 also finds that more in vivo data is needed to support the main conclusions. Given the comments raised I am afraid that I can't offer to consider publication here.
The Linguistic Review

This paper provides two new arguments for the existence of the root as a level of representation in Semitic languages. The first argument, from the South Arabian language Mehri, presents a case of allomorphy in which the choice of the suffixal exponent is sensitive to the last vowel of its base, but not to its last consonant, even though the latter is closer to the position of the suffix than the former. Only an approach which distinguishes between a root and a template can explain this case by placing the template closer to the suffix than the root, against the linear order of segments. The second argument shows how in two NeoAramaic languages (Jewish Urmi and Jewish Arbel), only the consonants of verbs must be stored; all other verbal exponents are predictable on this basis.
Teachers' use of national test data to focus numeracy instruction

With increased accountability attached to students’ results on national testing in Australia, teachers feel under pressure to prepare students for the tests. One approach is to use evidence from school and student results to identify areas for targeted teaching strategies to improve students’ understanding. Using NAPLAN results lower secondary mathematics teachers in one school implemented mental computation and estimation approaches as well as a strategy to address the literacy demands of typical test items to support student learning before and after the NAPLAN test. An analysis of the professional learning identified approaches to enhance both students’ learning as well as teaching practice.
Stock Returns : A Literature Survey Explaining Stock Returns : A Literature Survey

My objective in writing this survey is to provide an overview of the work that has been done in an important area of financial markets research—explaining the behavior of common stock returns. I have tried to make this survey as complete as possible, without getting bogged down in a lot of technical details. Since this area of research has been very active for the past several years, describing all of the work that has been done is not feasible. I have tried to include the most important research in my discussion, but in doing so, I have left out some very good papers. What follows is my attempt to adequately discuss all the main ideas in as concise a manner as possible.
Implementation Characteristics of Library Modules for Vector Control System for Tandem Converter Fed AC Drive

The paper focuses on the implemented library modules for vector control systems of AC drive. The rapid prototyping and fast implementation of vector control systems become possible with the created module library. There are presented the performances and characteristics of the main modules. The created control structures were compared with other simulation results. The control system structures are implemented in configurable logic cells using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The analyses of the modules give information of the hardware resources needed to implement all the control system as a parallel computing structure.
8-2010 Real Estate Investment Trusts : Performance , Recent Findings , and Future Directions

The volume of research specifically directed at lodging real estate investment trusts (REITs) is slender, although numerous studies have been conducted on REITs generally. Studies of REITs generally have found that regulatory requirements disperse ownership and focus management’s attention on its position as the shareholders’ agents. While REITs have carried more uncertainty of results than conventional real estate investments, they remain a vehicle for relatively small investors to participate in large real estate holdings. Despite the presence and apparent success of lodging REITs, no study has specifically addressed which ownership format is most suited to the hotel industry.
MCM 4 upregulation predicts poor prognosis in gastric cancer

Mini-chromosome maintenance protein 4 (MCM4) is essential for the initiation of DNA replication. However, the expression and prognostic values of MCM4 in gastric cancer (GC) are still unclear. In our study, MCM4 expression in GC was determined by using the ONCOMINE database. The prognostic values of MCM4 in GC patients was explore by using Kaplan-Meier plotter database. A network of MCM4 interactions with other molecules was predicated in STRING and GEPIA databases. Moreover, we explored the roles of MCM4 on GC progression. In the present study, we showed that MCM4 expression was significantly upregulated in GC tissues both in mRNA and protein levels. KM Plotter showed that high MCM4 expression was associated with poor overall survival (OS) in GC patients. STRING and GEPIA databases showed that 10 mRNAs might have an interaction with MCM4 in GC. In addition, our data showed that MCM4 expression was upregulated in GC tissues and high MCM4 expression was associated with advanced TNM stage and lymph node metastasis. In vitro function assays showed that decreased MCM4 expression significantly suppressed GC cells proliferation and arrested gastric cancer cells cycle in G0/G1 phase. Therefore, these data suggested that MCM4 could act an oncogene in GC progression, which might serve as a novel molecular target in GC therapy.
Joint Forecast Combination of Macroeconomic Aggregates and Their Components

This paper presents a framework that extends forecast combination to include an aggregate and its components in the same process. This is done with the objective of increasing aggregate forecasting accuracy by using relevant disaggregate information and increasing disaggregate forecasting accuracy by providing a binding context for the component’s forecasts. The method relies on acknowledging that underlying a composite index is a well defined structure and its outcome is a fully consistent forecasting scenario. This is particularly relevant for people that are interested in certain components or that have to provide support for a particular aggregate assessment. In an empirical application with GDP data from France, Germany and the United Kingdom we find that the outcome of the combination method shows equal aggregate accuracy to that of equivalent traditional combination methods and a disaggregate accuracy similar or better to that of the best single models.
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) TECHNOLOGY AMONG FARMERS OF DHAMTARI DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH

Efficient transfer of innovation and their practical application to the field situation is the key to economic development of Chhattisgarh and India also. Still there is a wide gap between the development of innovation and their application at field level or farmers level. An attempt has been made to know the knowledge level of SRI technology. The present study was conducted in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (80.16%) had high level of knowledge followed by 17.46 per cent of the respondents who have medium level of knowledge. Only 2.38 per cent of the respondents had low knowledge level. Out of eighteen recommended practices of SRI technology, maximum knowledge level was found towards Seeds soaked for 24 hours before raising nursery and minimum knowledge level was found towards No inundation to be done, field should be at saturation level.
Port of Brisbane Land Reclamation Project and the Use of Reconstituted Dredged Mud

This paper addresses the Port of Brisbane (PoB) land reclamation project, in the state of Queensland, Australia, where maintenance dredged materials are reused to fill the reclamation site. Engineering challenges associated with stabilising and minimising the post construction settlement of the very soft dredged mud fill and in situ Holocene clays are described. Laboratory tests were undertaken to study the consolidation and compressibility properties of reconstituted dredged mud with particular focus on the degree of anisotropy between the horizontal and vertical coefficient of consolidation. The results discussed in this paper show the strong anisotropy observed between the horizontal and vertical consolidation properties.