Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Decision-Making Style and Investment Success of Retail Investors in Malaysia

Since the past three decades, numerous contributions have been made by the traditional finance proponents in assisting investors making good investment decisions assuming that they are rational decision makers, and unbiased in predicting the future. Nevertheless, proponents of behavioural finance always argued that people do act in irrational manner and often make predictable errors in their forecasts thus violated these assumptions. Market anomalies and crashes are some of the examples that explain the existence of psychological bias that lead to inefficient outcomes. When come to investing, different investors would have different investment style and strategy, depending on their objectives. Some don’t even have strategy and would rather ask for ‘hot tips’ or listening to rumours. Prior studies revealed that some investors would prefer listening to strangers when the stock is fundamentally strong and consistent with their investment goals. This consequently would affect their investment objectives, causes mispricing, discourage trading among market participants and contribute towards market inefficiencies. Thus, in line to address this gap, the main objective of this research is to study the factors that influence investors’ decision-making style and investment success. The research framework is adopted from Muhammad and Abdullah (2009), which suggested that investors’ decision-making style and investment success could be influenced by the ability to analyze the environmental, financial and economic information (i.e rational manner) and individuals’ emotions and frame of references (irrational manner). The research identified that investors’ decision-making style is heavily influenced by financial analysis in which contributes towards their investment decision success. In other words, investors are rational when making decision investing in the capital market. On the other hand, other variables do not show any significant relationship with the dependant variable.
TKK Dissertations 194 Espoo 2009 DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE-PHASE POWER FILTERS Doctoral Dissertation

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk. fi Author Konstantin Kostov Name of the dissertation Design and Characterization of Single-Phase Power Filters Manuscript submitted 15.05. 2009 Manuscript revised 02.10. 2009 Date of the defence 27.11. 2009 Monograph Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Faculty Electronics, Communications and Automation Department Electrical Engineering Field of research Industrial Electronics and Electric Drives Opponent(s) Prof. Johann W. Kolar Supervisor Prof. Jorma Kyyrä Instructor Abstract In order to comply with the strict limits on electromagnetic emissions from electrical and electronic equipment, most switch-mode power supplies need an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter at their input. This dissertation discusses issues related to the design of passive single-phase power filters, such as noise sources, coupling paths, parasitic elements, and suggests analytical tools to simplify and improve the design. The most important recommendations and steps in the design of single-phase power filters are outlined. The starting point in any design procedure is to determine the required insertion loss (IL), which depends on the common-mode (CM) and differential-mode (DM) noise generated by the electrical equipment. This requires the use of noise separators, which split the EMI generated by the equipment under test into its CM and DM components. The advantages and disadvantages of different noise separation techniques are discussed and some of them are shown to be inaccurate. Even when an appropriate noise separator is used, it is necessary to know what kind of data are obtained, because there are different definitions for CM and DM. Misinterpreted or inaccurate data for the CM and DM noise lead to wrong attenuation requirements, the consequence of which is either overdesign, or worse, failure to suppress the noise sufficiently. A major obstacle for predicting the performance of EMI filters are the unknown noise source impedances. Methods for noise source impedance measurement have been suggested in the literature and are discussed in the thesis. These methods are difficult, time-consuming, and some of them incorrect. Traditionally, EMI suppression filters and components are characterized by their IL. In this work twoand four-port network parameters are used to obtain the IL or equivalent circuits of the filter. It is suggested that the “worst-case” IL can be obtained from the chain parameters of the filter or component. Although the concept of IL applies to two-port networks, equations for the CM and DM IL of four-port networks as functions of their four-port network parameters and arbitrary source and load impedances are derived and verified. The four-port network parameters can also be used to obtain the elements of the CM and DM π-type equivalent circuits of a single-phase EMI filter. A new way to define the CM and DM suppression requirements as a part of the total required IL is proposed in the thesis.
HOL, GDCT AND LDCT F OR PEDESTRIAN DETECTION

In this paper, we present and analyze different approaches implemented here to resolve pedestrian detection problem. Histograms of Oriented Laplacian (HOL) is a descriptor of characteristic, it aims to highlight objects in digital images, Discrete Cosine Transform DCT with its two version global (GDCT) and local (LDCT), it changes image's pixel into frequencies coefficients and then we use them as a characteristics in the process. We implemented independently these methods and tried to combine it and used there outputs in a classifier, the new generated classifier has proved it efficiency in certain cases. The performance of those methods and their combination is tested on most popular Dataset in pedestrian detection, which are INRIA and Daimler.
Analysis of Financial Statements Ed. 3

The fully update Third Edition of the most trusted book on financial statement analysis Recent financial events have taught us to take a more critical look at the financial disclosures provides by companies. In the Third Edition of Analysis of Financial Statements, Pamela Peterson-Drake and Frank Fabozzi once again team up to provide a practical guide to understanding and interpreting financial statements. Written to reflect current market conditions, this reliable resource will help analysts and investors use these disclosures to assess a company's financial health and risks. Throughout Analysis of Financial Statements, Third Edition, the authors demonstrate the nuts and bolts of financial analysis by applying the techniques to actual companies. Along the way, they tackle the changing complexities in the area of financial statement analysis and provide an up-to-date perspective of new acts of legislation and events that have shaped the field. Addresses changes to U.S. and international accounting standards, as well as innovations in the areas of credit risk models and factor models Includes examples, guidance, and an incorporation of information pertaining to recent events in the accounting/analysis community Covers issues of transparency, cash flow, income reporting, and much more Whether evaluating a company's financial information or figuring valuation for M&A's, analyzing financial statements is essential for both professional investors and corporate finance executives. The Third Edition of Analysis of Financial Statements contains valuable insights that can help you excel at this endeavor.
Concomitant activation of Wnt pathway and loss of mismatch repair function in human melanoma

Constitutive activation of the Wnt pathway plays a key role in the development of colorectal cancer and has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of other malignancies. Deregulation of Wnt signaling mainly occurs through genetic alterations of APC, the β‐catenin gene (CTNNB1), AXIN1 and AXIN2, leading to stabilization of β‐catenin. Physiologically, AXIN2 is transcriptionally induced on Wnt signaling activation and acts as a negative feedback regulator of the pathway. In colorectal cancer, mutations in CTNNB1 and AXIN2 occur preferentially in tumors with inactivation of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes MSH2, MLH1, or PMS2. In this study, the expression of β‐catenin and AXIN2, and the mutational status of CTNNB1, APC, and AXIN2 were evaluated in two MMR‐deficient (PR‐Mel and MR‐Mel) and seven MMR‐proficient human melanoma cell lines. Only PR‐Mel and MR‐Mel cells showed nuclear accumulation of β‐catenin and expression of the AXIN2 gene, and hence, constitutive activation of Wnt signaling. Mutational analysis identified a somatic heterozygous missense mutation in CTNNB1 exon three and a germline heterozygous deletion within AXIN2 exon seven in PR‐Mel cells, and a somatic biallelic deletion within APC in MR‐Mel cells. Deregulation of Wnt signaling and a defective MMR system were also present in the original tumor of PR and MR patients. Thus, we describe additional melanomas with mutations in CTNNB1 and APC, identify for the first time a germline AXIN2 mutation in a melanoma patient and suggest that inactivation of the MMR system and deregulation of the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway cooperate to promote melanoma development and/or progression. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
The Emotional Intelligence, Health, and Well-Being Nexus: What Have We Learned and What Have We Missed?

This paper reviews the claimed pivotal role of emotional intelligence (EI) in well-being and health. Specifically, we examine the utility of EI in predicting health and well-being and point to future research issues that the field might profitably explore. EI is predictive of various indicators of well-being, as well as both physical and psychological health, but existing research has methodological limitations including over-reliance on self-report measures, and neglect of overlap between EI and personality measures. Interventions focusing on emotional perception, understanding and expression, and emotion regulation, seem potentially important for improving health and well-being, but research on EI has not yet made a major contribution to therapeutic practice. Future research, using a finer-grained approach to measurement of both predictors and criteria might most usefully focus on intra- and inter-personal processes that may mediate effects of EI on health. A video abstract of this article can be viewed at http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=2_8JZX1Uc4k.
PENGARUH GOOD GOVERNANCE, PENERAPAN STANDAR AKUNTANSI PEMERINTAH, SISTEM PENGENDALIAN INTERNAL PEMERINTAH DAN KOMPETENSI APARATUR PEMERINTAH TERHADAP KUALITAS LAPORAN KEUANGAN PEMERINTAH PADA SATUAN KERJA KEMENTERIAN PARIWISATA

ABSTRAK : Hasil laporan audit BPK RI dari tahun 2013 sampai 2014 Kementerian pariwisata mendapatkan opini Tidak Menyatakan Pendapat (TMP) dibandingkan dengan tahun sebelumnya, untuk tahun 2015 opini WTP. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh good governance , standar akuntansi pemerintrah, sistem pengendalian internal, dan aparatur pemerintah terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey. Teknik pengambilan simple random sampling , dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 100 orang. Uji hipotesis menggunakan regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan good governance secara parsial berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan, Standar Akuntansi Pemerintah secara parsial berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan, sistem pengendalian internal pemerintah mempunyai pengaruh positif signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan dan aparatur pemerintah berpengaruh negatif tidak signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan. Good governance , penerapan standar akuntansi pemerintah, sistem pengendalian internal, dan kompetensi aparatur pemerintah secara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas laporan keuangan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat sinergi antara sistem pengendalian internal pemerintah dalam pencapaian kualitas laporan keuangan di lingkungan Kementerian Pariwisata. Kata Kunci: Good Governance , Standar Akuntansi Pemerintah, Sistem Pengendalian Internal Pemerintah dan Aparatur Pemerintah, Kualitas Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah ABSTRACT : The result of the BPK RI audit report that from 2013 to 2014 the Ministry of Tourism got an opinion of Not Declaring Opinion (TMP) compared to the previous year, for the year 2015 opinion of the PAP. This study aimed to get empirical evidence about the influence of good governance, accounting standards pemerintrah, internal control systems, and government officials on the quality of the financial statements. This study used survey method. Simple random sampling method, with a total sample of 100 people. Test the hypothesis using multiple linear regression. The results showed a partial good governance has no effect on the quality of the financial statements, the Government Accounting Standards partially has no effect on the quality of financial reporting, internal control systems of government have a positive effect on the quality of financial reports and government officials a negative effect on the quality of the financial statements. This shows that there are synergies between the internal control system of the government in achieving the quality of financial reporting in the Ministry of Tourism. Keywords: Good Governance, Government Accounting Standards, Internal Control Systems Government and Government Reform, Quality of Government Financial Statements
Transparent Price Labelling for Sustainable Products: A Boost for Consumers' Willingness to Buy?

and analyzes the effectiveness of a novel product labelling approach, which is specific on both the sustainability characteristics and the price mark-up charged for such properties. A 2 (sustainabili-ty information) × 2 (price labelling scheme) × 2 (price level) between-subjects experiment with base price of Implications for and future research
Characterization of GlucosyltransferaseB, GtfC, and GtfD in Solution and on the Surface of Hydroxyapatite

GlucosyltransferaseB, GtfC, and GtfD were purified by hydroxyapatite column chromatography, followed by ultrafiltration from the culture supernatant fluids of three Streptococcus milleri constructs (gift from Dr. H.K. Kuramitsu) which harbored individual gtf genes of Streptococcus mutans GS5. GtfB, GtfC, and GtfD were enzymatically active both in solution and in an experimental pellicle (HA-CWS-Gtf) formed by adsorbing Gtf onto the surface of clarified human whole saliva (CWS)-coated hydroxyapatite (HA). The Km values for sucrose for all three enzymes were lower when the enzyme was adsorbed to a surface, compared with when it was in solution. In solution phase assays, and in the absence of primer dextran, glucan production was enhanced 75% when both GtfB and GtfD were present in the reaction mixture, compared with the sum of the individual enzyme activities (p < 0.005). This enhancement did not occur when GtfC was additionally present, or when the GtfB + GtfD enzyme pair was adsorbed onto HA-CWS. In additional experiments, glucan formed by GtfB or GtfC, but not by GtfD, on a HA-CWS-Gtf surface increased adherence of Streptococcus mutans GS5 and Streptococcus sobrinus 6715 by seven- to nine-fold compared with adherence when no glucan was present on the pellicle surface (p < 0.001). Further, treatment of the HA-CWS-GtfB-glucan or HA-CWS-GtfC-glucan pellicle with a-1,6 dextranase significantly reduced adherence of both streptococcal strains (p < 0.001). These results show that GtfB, GtfC, and GtfD are enzymatically active in an adsorbed state and that the nature of their product glucan can influence the adherence of cariogenic oral streptococci to an experimental pellicle.
PENGARUH PROFITABILITAS, LEVERAGE DAN LIKUIDITAS TERHADAP RETURN SAHAM(Perusahaan Property dan Real Estate yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2013-2015)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh profitabilitas, leverage dan likuiditas yang masing masing diproksikan secara berurutan dengan return on equity, debt to equity ratio, dan current ratio secara parsial dan simultan terhadap return saham perusahaan real estate dan property yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2013-2015. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu perusahaan real estate dan property yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2013 sampai dengan 2015 dan diperoleh sampel sebanyak 84 perusahaan dengan menggunakan teknik purposivesampling sebagai metode penentuan sampelnya. Jenis data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Indonesian Capital Market Directory atau melalui website resmi Bursa Efek Indonesia. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, (1) profitabilitas berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap return saham, (2) leverage berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap return saham, (3) likuiditas berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap return saham, (4) profitabilitas, leverage dan likuiditas secara simultan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap return saham.
High-dose vitamin d intervention in infants--effects on vitamin d status, calcium homeostasis, and bone strength.

CONTEXT Guidelines in Finland recommend 10 μg of vitamin D3 daily for all infants. Recent observations suggest that this may be insufficient to maintain optimal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25-OHD). OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate effects of various vitamin D doses and determine a dose ensuring S-25-OHD of at least 80 nmol/liter in infants without signs of vitamin D excess. DESIGN We conducted a randomized double-blind intervention study. Cord blood was obtained at birth for S-25-OHD; 113 infants were randomized to receive vitamin D3 10, 30, or 40 μg/d from age 2 wk to 3 months. SETTING An investigator-initiated study was performed in a single maternity hospital in Helsinki, Finland. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES S-25-OHD, calcium homeostasis, and skeletal characteristics were evaluated with peripheral quantitative computed tomography at age 3 months. RESULTS Baseline S-25-OHD was similar in all three groups (median, 53 nmol/liter). At 3 months, the mean S-25-OHD values were 88, 124, and 153 nmol/liter, and the minimum values were 46, 57, and 86 nmol/liter in the groups receiving 10, 30, and 40 μg (ANOVA; P < 0.001). No hypercalcemia occurred; plasma calcium, serum PTH, and urine calcium excretion was similar between the groups. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography showed a trend toward larger tibial total bone and cortical bone area with higher vitamin D doses. CONCLUSION Vitamin D3 supplementation with up to 40 μg/d from age 2 wk to 3 months was safe and caused no hypercalcemia or hypercalciuria. The 40-μg dose maintained S-25-OHD above 80 nmol/liter in all infants. More extensive and longer intervention studies are necessary to assess long-term effects.
HIGH-LYING OH ABSORPTION, [C ii] DEFICITS, AND EXTREME LFIR/MH2 RATIOS IN GALAXIES

Herschel/PACS observations of 29 local (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies, including both starburst and active galactic nucleus (AGN) dominated sources as diagnosed in the mid-infrared/optical, show that the equivalent width of the absorbing OH 65 μm Π3/2 J = 9/2–7/2 line (Weq(OH65)) with lower level energy Elow ≈ 300 K, is anticorrelated with the [C ii]158 μm line to far-infrared luminosity ratio, and correlated with the far-infrared luminosity per unit gas mass and with the 60-to-100 μm far-infrared color. While all sources are in the active LIR/MH2 > 50L☉/M☉ mode as derived from previous CO line studies, the OH65 absorption shows a bimodal distribution with a discontinuity at LFIR/MH2 ≈ 100 L☉/M☉. In the most buried sources, OH65 probes material partially responsible for the silicate 9.7 μm absorption. Combined with observations of the OH 71 μm Π1/2 J = 7/2–5/2 doublet (Elow ≈ 415 K), radiative transfer models characterized by the equivalent dust temperature, Tdust, and the continuum optical depth at 100 μm, τ100, indicate that strong [C ii]158 μm deficits are associated with far-IR thick (τ100 ≳ 0.7, NH ≳ 1024 cm−2), warm (Tdust ≳ 60 K) structures where the OH 65 μm absorption is produced, most likely in circumnuclear disks/tori/cocoons. With their high LFIR/MH2 ratios and columns, the presence of these structures is expected to give rise to strong [C ii] deficits. Weq(OH65) probes the fraction of infrared luminosity arising from these compact/warm environments, which is ≳ 30%–50% in sources with high Weq(OH65). Sources with high Weq(OH65) have surface densities of both LIR and MH2 higher than inferred from the half-light (CO or UV/optical) radius, tracing coherent structures that represent the most buried/active stage of (circum)nuclear starburst-AGN co-evolution.
Prognostic Role of Perineural Invasion in 239 Consecutive Patients with Pathologically Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer

Objective: The aim of our study was to analyze the role of perineural invasion (PNI) as a predictive parameter of outcome after radical prostatectomy (RRP) in pathologically organ-confined prostate cancer (PCa) and to assess its possible correlation with other well-known prognostic features. Patients and Methods: At our institution between January 2000 and December 2007, we prospectively collected data from 251 consecutive patients with pathologically localized PCa after antegrade RRP. In our analysis 239 patients were included. PNI was defined as adenocarcinoma within the perineural space adjacent to a nerve. We evaluated the biochemical progression-free survival rate using the Kaplan-Meier method to establish the correlation between PNI and prognosis, the log-rank test to verify the statistical significance, and χ2 test to investigate the correlation between PNI and other clinicopathological parameters. Results: We found intraprostatic PNI in 157 patients (65.7%). The PNI rate was 73% (149/204) in pT2b–c vs. 26% (8/35) in pT2a surgical specimens (p < 0.001), and it was 78.5% (73/93) in patients with a Gleason score of 7–10 vs. 57% (84/146) in a Gleason score of 2–6 (p < 0.01). The mean follow-up was 65.4 (median 62, range 24–118) months. Overall, 11/239 (4.6%) patients presented biochemical recurrence after surgery and 7 (63.6%) of these patients showed PNI, but this was not statistically higher than in patients free from progression (150/228, 65.7%). The actuarial biochemical progression-free survival rate for all patients was 96.9 and 93.5% at 60 and 84 months, respectively, and the stratification based on the presence or absence of PNI did not allow us to identify different prognostic groups. Conclusions: Perineural infiltration frequently takes part in the pathway of extraprostatic extension. In our series, patients with pathological T2 stages and PNI were found to present a higher pT2 stage and Gleason score, even though our early biochemical-free outcome was not significantly higher than in patients without PNI.
Focus in Dutch reading: an eye-tracking experiment with heritage speakers of Turkish

ABSTRACT This study examines whether heritage speakers of Turkish in the Netherlands interpret focus in written Dutch sentences differently from L1 speakers of Dutch (controls). Where most previous studies examined effects from the dominant L2 on the heritage language, we investigated whether there are effects from the weaker heritage language on the dominant L2. Dutch and Turkish differ in focus marking. Dutch primarily uses prosody to encode focus, whereas Turkish uses prosody and syntax, with a preverbal area for focused information and a postverbal area for background information. In written sentences no explicit prosody is available, which possibly enhances the role of syntactic cues in interpreting focus. An eye-tracking experiment suggests that, unlike the controls, the bilinguals associate the preverbal area with focus and the postverbal area with background information. These findings are in line with transfer from the weaker L1 to the dominant L2 at the syntax–discourse interface.