Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Contribution Of FDI Flows To Domestic Investment: An Econometric Analysis Of Developing Countries(Doğrudan Yabancı Sermaye Yatırımlarının Yurtiçi Yatırımlara Etkisi: Gelişmekte Olan Ülkeler İçin Ekonometrik Bir Analiz)

Dogrudan yabanci sermaye yatirimlari yurtici yatirimlari cesitli sekillerde etkileyebilmektedir. Bu turdeki sermaye akimlarinin yurtici yatirimlar uzerindeki etkisine yonelik ilgi, DYSY'nin etkisinin tamamlayici mi yoksa ikame edici mi oldugu uzerine odaklanmistir. Calismanin amaci zaman serileri analizini kullanarak Turkiye, Brezilya, Rusya, Guney Afrika ve Meksika icin dogrudan yabanci yatirimlarin yurtici yatirimlar uzerindeki etkilerini arastirmaktir. Bu amac icin GMM yontemi kullanilmistir. Orneklem donemi Turkiye ve Meksika icin 1990:1- 2012:3, Brezilya icin 1995:1-2012:3, Rusya icin 1995:1-2012:2 ve Guney Afrika icin 1990:1- 2011:4 olarak belirlenmistir. Analiz sonuclari Turkiye ve Guney Afrika icin dislama etkisinin gecerli oldugunu gostermektedir. Diger taraftan Rusya icin dogrudan yabanci yatirimlarin artirma etkisi yarattigi bulunmustur. Calismanin diger bir bulgusu, Brezilya ve Meksika icin istatistiksel olarak anlamsiz katsayi tahminlerinin elde edilmesidir.
Role of Literacy Level in Financial Inclusion in India: Empirical Evidence

 Abstract—Sustainable development of a country is closely related to the level of inclusion of the population into the financial net. Financial Inclusion is the issue at global level. Various authors have developed the Financial Inclusion Index based on different dimensions.The present study tries to assess the correlation between the Usage Dimension of Financial Inclusion Index and literacy level in India. Correlation has been statistically tested by using Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation. The results depict a large variation in extent of correlation among the different states of the country with a very low correlation at the national level. Thus, the Government should promote the use of Information Communication Technology models like biometric ATM, telecentres to achieve Financial Inclusion in India as these models does not compulsorily requires high literacy levels.
An assessment of the causes of the errors in the 2015 UK general election opinion polls

The opinion polls that were undertaken before the 2015 UK general election underestimated the Conservative lead over Labour by an average of 7 percentage points. This collective failure led politicians and commentators to question the validity and utility of political polling and raised concerns regarding a broader public loss of confidence in survey research. We assess the likely causes of the 2015 polling errors. We begin by setting out a formal account of the statistical methodology and assumptions that are required for valid estimation of party vote shares by using quota sampling. We then describe the current approach of polling organizations for estimating sampling variability and suggest a new method based on bootstrap resampling. Next, we use poll microdata to assess the plausibility of different explanations of the polling errors. Our conclusion is that the primary cause of the polling errors in 2015 was unrepresentative sampling.
Becoming Mathematicians: Women and Students of Color Choosing and Leaving Doctoral Mathematics

Few women and even fewer African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans complete doctoral degrees in mathematics in the United States. This article proposes a framework for understanding the small numbers of women and students of color who persist in doctoral mathematics based on the notion that academic and social integration are critical to persistence and that integration develops through particular types of participation in the communities of practice of graduate school. An integrated summary of previous research on attrition and persistence of doctoral students identifies particular obstacles faced by women and students of color in doctoral mathematics and directs attention to ways in which faculty and others involved in doctoral education can work to improve the persistence rates, experiences, and diversity of their doctoral students.
FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ACCRUAL AND REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE

How to cite this paper: Papadaki, A. and Tzovas, C. (2017). Financial Crisis And Accrual And Real Earnings Management In Europe. Corporate Ownership & Control, 14(3), 8-19. http://dx.doi. org/10.22495/cocv14i3art1 Copyright © 2017 by Virtus Interpress This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b y/4.0/ The license will be activated starting
Effects of Attention on Change Deafness

Detecting acoustic changes in our environment, such as a rattlesnake’s sudden approach, can be essential for survival. Although auditory change detection has been intensively investigated using sequentially-presented sounds, very little is known about how we detect changes in a natural, complex scene comprised of multiple concurrent sounds. The present study used a location-switch change deafness paradigm; on each trial, participants listened to two consecutive auditory scenes, consisting of three natural sounds played in distinct locations, and reported if the two scenes were the same or identified the two sounds that switched locations. Directing a listener’s attention to a changing sound improved accuracy and decreased reaction time, relative to uncued trials. However, when participants’ attention was invalidly directed to a non-changing sound object, performance suffered. Further analyses showed that these effects could not be explained by energetic masking. Thus, attention is necessary for change identification in complex auditory scenes.
Board of Directors, Information Asymmetry, and Intellectual Capital Disclosure among Banks in Gulf Co-Operation Council (Lembaga Pengarah, Maklumat Asimetri dan Pendedahan Modal Intelek dalam Kalangan Bank di Majlis Kerjasama Teluk)

ABSTRACT The main thrust of this paper is to examine the intellectual capital (IC) disclosure of 137 listed banks in Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) nations using a content analysis approach. Instead of examining the effect of board characteristics in isolation from each other, this study extends previous research on the determinants of IC disclosure by considering board effectiveness score in relation to IC disclosure. Moreover, this study extends previous studies in board-IC disclosure relationship by investigating the hypothesized impact of information asymmetry in moderating this relationship. Our findings show that IC disclosure is positively associated with the effectiveness of board of directors. In addition, our study provides evidence that the level of information asymmetry in GCC bank moderates the relationship between board effectiveness and IC disclosure. The finding is important for policymakers as it confirms that the effectiveness of board of directors in protecting the investors depends on the level of information asymmetry. Keywords: Board of Directors; information asymmetry; intellectual capital disclosure; banks; Gulf Co-Operation Council ABSTRAK Teras utama kertas ini adalah untuk mengkaji pendedahan modal intelek (IC) oleh 137 bank tersenarai di negara- negara anggota Majlis Kerjasama Teluk (GCC) menggunakan pendekatan analisis kandungan. Daripada mengkaji kesan ciri-ciri lembaga secara berasingan, kajian ini sebalinya meneruskan penyelidikan sebelum ini mengenai penentu pendedahan IC dengan mempertimbangkan skor keberkesanan lembaga berhubung dengan pendedahan IC. Selain itu, kajian ini meneruskan kajian terdahulu mengenai hubungan lembaga pengarah-pendedahan IC dengan mengkaji kesan hipotesis terhadap maklumat asimetri dalam memoderasikan hubungan ini. Penemuan kami menunjukkan bahawa pendedahan IC mempunyai hubungan positif dengan keberkesanan lembaga pengarah. Di samping itu,kajian kami turut membekalkan bukti bahawa tahap maklumat asimetri bank di GCC moderasikan hubungan antara keberkesanan lembaga pengarah dengan pendedahan IC. Penemuan ini adalah penting bagi penggubal dasar kerana ia mengesahkan yang keberkesanan lembaga pengarah dalam melindungi pelabur adalah bergantung kepada tahap maklumat asimetri. Kata kunci: Lembaga Pengarah; maklumat asimetri; pendedahan modal intelek; bank; Majlis Kerjasama Teluk
The genus Chamaecrista Moench in a fragment of the Ecological Station Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brazil

Chamaecrista has a Pantropical distribution, with some occurrences in Australia and temperate areas, and includes about 330 species, of which 266 occur in the Americas. The genus is represented in Brazil by 256 species, of which 97 are cited for the northeast Region. The Ecological Station Raso da Catarina (ESRC) is one of the largest areas of protected Caatinga and occupies about 105,282.00 ha. , delimited by the coordinates 09°39’0.30” to 09°50’98.2” S and 38°26’57.5” to 38°29’32.6” W. The floristic survey of Chamaecrista in the ESRC included analysis of specimens collected from March 2010 and October 2011. The analyses were supplemented with dried collections from the following herbaria: ALCB, EAC, HRB, HUEFS and MBM. The genus is represented in the study area by ten taxa. The most representative taxa in the area were Chamaecrista repens (Vogel) H.S. Irwin & Barneby var. multijuga (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby, C. brevicalyx (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby var. brevicalyx, C. belemii (H.S.Irwin & Barneby) H.S. Irwin & Barneby var. belemii, wich are directly related to sandy soils common in the region. The taxonomic treatment includes a key for the identification, descriptions, illustrations, photos, data geographical distribution, reproductive phenology and comments about the taxa.
Graphic correlation of the upper Eifelian to lower Frasnian (Middle-Upper Devonian) conodont sequences in the Spanish Central Pyrenees and comparison with composite standards from other areas

Through graphic correlation of Eifelian-Givetian sections from different facies settings in the Spanish Central Pyrenees, a local composite standard based on conodonts, is established to which new data from the Pyrenees can be related. This local conodont database is compared and correlated with the Middle Devonian composite standard already containing data from the Anti-Atlas (Morocco), the Ardenne (Belgium), and the composite standard of the Montagne Noire. The correlation project comprises three Pyrenean sections (Compte, Villech and La Guàrdia d’Ares) belonging to the same paleogeographical setting tectonically located in the southern part of the European Variscan Chain. The Compte section, yielding the most complete and detailed conodont succession for the Givetian, is selected as reference for the correlation project. The combination of data from these sections permits identification, by means of the index taxa, of all Givetian standard conodont zones and subzones. The high resolution correlation and comparison of these sections shows thickness differences in several intervals. This study is an important step in the construction of the Pyrenean high resolution composite standard that, integrated into the Anti-Atlas, Montagne Noire and Ardenne composite standard, will contribute to the construction of a global Middle Devonian conodont database and the improvement of chronostratigraphy and accuracy in intercontinental correlations for the Eifelian and Givetian stages. S. Gouwy. (present address) Paleontology Section, Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary), 3303, 33rd Street, NW Calgary, Alberta, T2L 2A7 Canada. sofie.gouwy@canada.ca and Paleontology Department, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 3000 Brussels J.-C. Liao. Department of Geology, University of Valencia, E-46100, Burjasot, Spain. jau.liao@uv.es J.I. Valenzuela-Ríos. Department of Geology, University of Valencia, E-46100, Burjasot, Spain. Jose.I. Valenzuela@uv.es
A review of issues in seagrass seed dormancy and germination : implications for conservation and restoration

Seagrasses have received considerable attention over the past 2 decades because of the multiple ecological roles they play in estuarine and coastal ecosystems and concerns over worldwide losses of seagrass habitat due to direct and indirect human impacts. Restoration and conservation efforts are underway in some areas of the world, but progress may be limited by the paucity of infor- mation on the role of seeds in bed dynamics. Although flowering occurs in most of the 58 seagrass species, seed germination data exist for only 19 of the 42 species that have some period of dormancy, with only 93 published references to field and/or laboratory studies. This review addresses critical issues in conservation and restoration of seagrasses involving seed dormancy (e.g. environmental vs physiological), existence and type of seed bank (transient or persistent), and factors influencing seed germination (e.g. salinity, temperature, light). Results of many earlier published studies relating seed germination to various environmental factors may need re-examination given more recent published data which show a confounding influence of oxygen level on the germination process. We highlight the importance of conducting ecologically meaningful germination studies, including germination experiments conducted in sediments. We also identify questions for future research that may figure prominently in landscape level questions regarding protected marine or estuarine reserves, habitat fragmentation, and restoration.
Famine Disaster Causes and Management Based on Local Community's Pe rce ption in Northe rn Uganda

Th is s tu d y examined th e p er c e p tio n o f famine by local p eo p le in Lira an d Kitg u m d is tricts in Northern Uganda in September 2007. The aim was to develop an analytical framework for prediction and management of famine disaster. Two hundr ed a nd ni nety one respondents were interviewed us ing questionnaires. The m ajority defined famine a s a s tate o f food insecurity. Chi-square t est showed no significant d ifference in perception of famine i n the t wo districts. The l ogistic r egression model showed that younger and less educated respondents are l ikely to suffer the c onsequences of famine. The l ocal people coped with famine by gat h e rin g edible wild vegetables, fruits and roots; working for f ood from other families; planting short-term variety crops and reduction in the number and quantity of meals eaten in a day. We recommend that the government of Uganda should have a clear famine disaster management plan as a preparednes s s trategy to addres s the problem.
Scriptwriting as a creative, collaborative learning process of problem finding and problem solving

Developing an original idea into a finished feature film script is often a time-consuming and highly collective process. It is also a learning process. Writing a script is about constantly learning more about what one wants to tell and the best way to tell it. This knowledge can, for instance, come from research, conversations with creative collaborators, or improvisations with actors. In current Danish feature filmmaking this exploration of the material often takes place in close collaboration between the director and the scriptwriter (and sometimes also the producer) who together learn more about their initial idea for a film and about the best way to meet the challenge of writing the script. This article analyzes the collaborative process in the idea development and scriptwriting phase between director Annette K. Olesen and scriptwriter Kim Fupz Aakeson based on a qualitative case study of their work in developing an initial idea into the feature film Lille soldat (Danish premiere November 14, 2008), viewing their work as a creative, collaborative learning process of continuous problem finding and problem solving. Drawing on a study of problem finding in art by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jacob W. Getzels (1976) and theories from the field of Creative Problem Solving (CPS), the article explores the different stages and approaches of Olesen and Aakeson in their writing process and concludes how they go about learning more about their initial idea and why they embark on this problem finding and problem solving quest together. The case study shows how external parameters like institutional acceptance-finding and financing issues influence when to move from one stage in the scriptwriting process to another, and how a major reason for collaborating is having complementary skills that ensure on the one hand not being stuck in the mess- and data-finding stages of understanding an idea for too long, and on the other not moving on to a problem statement and generating ideas too quickly.
Examining the Relationship between Sectoral Stock Market Indices and Sectoral Gross Domestic Product: An Empirical Evidence from India

This paper aims to examine the relationship between gross domestic product and Indian stock market from a sectoral perspective by using quarterly time series data from 2003:Q4 to 2014:Q4. Ng-Perron unit root test is utilized to check the order of integration of the variables. The long run relationship is examined by implementing the ARDL bounds testing approach to co-integration. VECM method is used to test the short and long run causality and variance decomposition is used to predict long run exogenous shocks of the variables. The results of the ARDL bounds test confirm the existence of a cointegrating relationship between sectoral GDP and sectoral stock price in India. The results from long-run and short-run coefficient reveals that sectoral price indices are significantly influenced by changes in the respective sectoral GDP in the long-run, whereas, crude oil price is an important factor influencing the sectoral prices in the short-run. The granger causality test demonstrates a unidirectional short-run causality running from manufacturing sector GDP to aggregate stock price index of manufacturing sector. Further, the short-run causality running from electricity, gas and water supply sector GDP to respective sector stock price index. However, unidirectional short-run causality is absent in the service sector.
ème année , 2006-2007 , n o 978 SEMI-CLASSICAL MEASURES AND ENTROPY [ after

This report is about recent progress on semi-classical localization of eigenfunctions for quantum systems whose classical limit is hyperbolic (Anosov systems); the main example is the Laplace operator on a compact Riemannian manifold with strictly negative curvature whose classical limit is the geodesic flow; the quantizations of hyperbolic cat maps, called “quantum cat maps”, are other nice examples. All this is part of the field called “quantum chaos”. The new results are:
Acetone Removal Kinetics by an Indoor Biofilter

A biofiltration system was tested to remove low levels of acetone from an indoor space. The biofilters were subjected to a range of air fluxes and concentrations of acetone between 100 and 500 ppbv. Passing low levels of acetone through a canopy of green plants did not improve the quality of the air. However, acetone removal by the biofilters with living moss as a principle substrate, reached a maximum of between 1 and 1.6 μmol s -1 m -2 with a loading rate of approximately 2 μmol s -1 m -2 . Generally the removal efficiency decreased with increased loading rates over a range of air fluxes (0.05 to 0.2 m s -1 ) but appear to increase with loading within the slower fluxes. Neither ZERO nor FIRST order kinetics could adequately describe removal. Instead an empirical model that described the natural logarithm of the unloading rate as a function of the natural logarithm of the loading rate and the natural logarithm of the inverse of the air flux fit the data well. The moss coverage appeared to improve acetone removal beyond what would be expected due to an increase biofilter thickness.
Determinants of Vertical Integration: An Empirical Test

This paper tests models of vertical integration, with emphasis on incentives that arise from transactions costs and demand variability. The tests are based on a logit analysis of firms' backward integration choices in a sample of thirty-four chemical products. The results are consistent with recent transactions cost theories and the demand variability model proposed by Carlton (1979). Copyright 1991 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Microbiological Hazards Assessment of Psychrotrophic Microflora in Bovine Carcasses Slaughtered in North West Romania

Gram negative bacteria have the greatest capacity to spoil the meat if kept under aerobic conditions, therefor the members of the genera Pseudomonas, Acinetobater, Psychrobacter and Moraxella , will form the dominant microflora. The purpose of this study was to assess the contamination level with psychrotropic microflora of bovine carcasses in order to prove how the results could be used to improve the slaughter process. The research was carried out between January-December 2015, in two slaughterhouses from North West Romania. The research material was represented by 144 meat samples (slaughterhouse A, n=72, slaughterhouse B, n=72). Weekly, 3 samples were collected from refrigerated carcasses, and examined for total psychrotrophic counts (TPC), Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Aeromonas and Yersinia . From statistical processing of recorded data was established that mean log TPC from the surface of refrigerated carcasses has presented different values, ranged between 3.70±0.20 log CFU/cm 2 and 6.90±0.43 log CFU/cm 2 . Initial surface microflora of bovine carcasses was represented by germs from the following genera: Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Aeromonas, Acinetobacter , Pseudomonas , Yersinia , Serratia, Hafnia, Proteus and Escherichia . Microbiological hazard assessment reveals the key role of psychotropic microorganisms in the spoilage of meat, if the monitoring system of the slaughtering process is not functioning properly.
A NOVEL HYBRID METHOD FOR NON-TRADITIONAL MACHINING PROCESS SELECTION USING FACTOR RELATIONSHIP AND MULTI-ATTRIBUTIVE BORDER APPROXIMATION METHOD

Selection of the most appropriate non-traditional machining process (NTMP) for a definite machining requirement can be observed as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem with conflicting criteria. This paper proposes a novel hybrid method encompassing factor relationship (FARE) and multi-attributive border approximation area comparison (MABAC) methods for selection and evaluation of NTMPs. The application of FARE method is pioneered in NTMP assessment domain to estimate criteria weights. It significantly condenses the problem of pairwise comparisons for estimating criteria weights in MCDM environment. In order to analyze and rank different NTMPs in accordance with their performance and technical properties, MABAC method is applied. Computational procedure of FARE-MABAC hybrid model is demonstrated while solving an NTMP selection problem for drilling cylindrical through holes on non-conductive ceramic materials. The results achieved by FARE-MABAC method exactly corroborate with those obtained by the past researchers which validate the usefulness of this method while solving complex NTMP selection problems.