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MFC264-RELIGION AND FINANCE: THE CASE OF ISLAMIC EQUITY INDICES AUTORIA

Despite the increasing attention to ethical investments, the empirical studies on Islamic indices are scarce. The principles of Islamic indices are similar to those of other ethical indices in terms of the screening process; both of them are also characterized by their short histories. So, after Islamic indices were introduced in the late nineties, many financial markets and index providers launched their own Islamic indices for investors looking for investment opportunities without compromising their beliefs. Analysing the financial performance of Islamic equity indices from all relevant providers, we document these indices to outperform their conventional benchmarks on a global and developed market level after controlling for investment styles and a potential back-testing bias. To explain this outperformance puzzle, we investigate fundamental (i.e., risk factors), behavioural (i.e., Ramadan) and research design (i.e., sample length) related explanations but the overall results persist. When eliminating the effect of the financial services industry from conventional benchmarks, however, the outperformance of all indices except the Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) world index disappears. This implies that Islamic equity indices have outperformed due to their critical position towards risk-free interest and the financial services industry. We conclude that they represent a viable alternative for risk-averse passive investors, especially during periods of high uncertainty around financial services. Further research is needed to fully understand the abnormally good performance of the DJIM.
Mapping Similarity Detectors of Code Clone to Academic Integrity in Programming

When dealing with academic integrity in programming, code similarity detectors are often used to raise suspicion of student programs with undue similarity. However, it appears that only detectors designed for that purpose are discussed in computing education publications, although similarity detectors for other purposes might also be beneficial, both to foster research and to avoid ‘reinventing the wheel’. This paper maps similarity detectors used to identify code clones, repeated code segments in a software system, to the classifications used for academic integrity purposes. It will help academic integrity researchers to understand code clone similarity detectors and to read papers from that area. While there are other reviews of code clone detection, ours should be easier for computing educators to read as it uses the terminologies of academic integrity.
In-Depth Design Space Exploration of 26.5-to-29.5-GHz 65-nm CMOS Low-Noise Amplifiers for Low-Footprint-and-Power 5G Communications Using One-and- Two -Step Design Optimization

Low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) play a significant role in modern millimeter-wave (mmWave) integrated circuits for fifth-generation (5G) communications systems. However, the proper analysis of their design tradeoffs that allow for a realistic topology comparison is impractical. The many conflicting specifications that must be carefully balanced make the problem intractable. In this paper, the 148-dimensional performance spaces of three 28-GHz LNAs are fully explored for a 65-nm CMOS technology node, using an enhanced electronic design automation tool. One- and two-step many-objective optimizations provide up to 1024 different LNAs for each of the considered topologies, enabling a thorough assessment of their performance tradeoffs. The first optimizes all the design parameters at once. In contrast, the latter optimizes the spiral inductors in a first step. Then, in a second step, it optimizes the remaining parameters. The resulting designs provide new insight on the tradeoffs between gain, noise figure, power, and circuit’s footprint for current 5G specifications. Process, voltage, and temperature corners impact the LNAs’ performance severely. Still, the optimization shows that proper sizing of these topologies compete with the most-recent mmWave LNAs and can play a role in the challenging 28-GHz band.
ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF SLABS IN RC FRAMES

The previous experimental results on slab-beam column connections oncluded that the presence of the tension slab can significantly affect the frame seismic behaviour, by possibly increasing the potential for collapse. The slab effect was obvious in Kocaeli earthquake in Turkey (1999) and W enchuan earthquake in China (2008). In these earthquakes the primary failure model of RC frames wit h cast in situ slabs was not the ‘‘strong column– weak beam’’ for the proper design, and the seismic performa nce of RC frames with cast in situ slabs was completely different from that adoption failure modes. Since, the floor slab is seldom considered in most of the previous modelling approaches, this research briefly discusses the mechani sms of slab action and its influence on behaviour of a moment frame subjected to lateral loads. Sev eral factors that may affect the frame response, like degree of slab participation and beam elongation effects are ex mined. Initially, the joint model was developed and then validated with the previous experimental tests from l iterate. The joint model was incorporated in the nonlinear dynamic analysis of a five-storey and four-bay moment fr ame, using the program Ruaumoko. Three different ground motions (El-Centro 1940, Northridge 1994 and Kobe 1995 earthquakes) were cons idered for the analysis. The frame analysis results, demonstrated that t he beam elongation occurs at all floors of the frame. It was significantly larger in the floors with high drift rat ios. The floor slabs restrain this phenomenon and significantly changed the (i) Storey shear (ii); Moment desti tution; (iii) Column axial load fluctuations and; (iv) Total energy dissipation capacity.
Noisy Information Based Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems in Time-Varying Communication Networks

This paper studies the formation control problem of discrete-time multi-agent systems with noisy information in time-varying communication networks. To achieve the desired formation, a control law with a decaying-gain is designed. Under the zero-expectation and independent noise assumption on the communication noise, we give the rigorous proof that the desired formation can be asymptotically stabilized in the mean square and almost sure sense under the designed distributed control law when the time-varying communication network is composed of strongly connected digraphs. In addition, the mean square convergence rate is quantified. Simulations are conducted to verify the correctness of our result.
The Geography of Vice

The spatial distribution of street vice (anonymous prostitution, gambling, and the sale of illicit drugs) is highly concentrated, con ned largely to black neighborhoods in central cities, even though demand is quite evenly distributed throughout the general population. We show how this pattern can arise through the interacting location decisions of sellers, buyers, and non-user households. Areas with high demand density (cities) have lower prices and more tightly packed sellers in equilibrium relative to areas with lower demand density (suburbs) under autarky. When trade between city and suburb is possible, competitive pressure from the city lowers suburban prices but also lowers the density of sellers. If this pressure becomes su¢ ciently strong, suburban sales are no longer viable at any price and all transactions move to the city. This sets in motion a movement of households. Higher income households distance themselves from street vice, causing the exposed population to become poorer and disproportionately black. Even mild preferences over neighborhood racial composition can then induce lower income whites to exit, resulting in racial segregation. The user population displaces non-users in central city neighborhoods although even here there is a race e¤ect: some black users with moderate incomes locate near providers while equally a­ uent white users locate elsewhere. This material is based upon work supported by the Behavioral Sciences Program at the Santa Fe Institute. We thank Sam Bowles, Juan Camilo Cardenas, Carlos Rodriguez, and Libby Wood for comments on an earlier version. yDepartment of Economics, Columbia University (bo2@columbia.edu). zDepartment of Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University and Santa Fe Institute (rs328@columbia.edu).
The Potential and Contradictions of Geographical Indication and Patrimonization for the Sustainability of Indigenous Communities: A Case of Cordillera Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

In the Montane areas of Cordillera, the Philippines, the IP (indigenous people) have cultivated native rice for generations on their rice terraces, which were designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage site in 1995 and a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) World Agricultural Heritage site, Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in 2011. This heirloom rice was registered as a collective trademark in 2018 and will be registered as a sui generis geographical indication (GI) in the coming years. Based on the author’s interviews with the stakeholders in heirloom rice production conducted in the Philippines in 2019, this article aims to analyze whether GI and patrimonization contribute to the sustainability of the IP communities in Cordillera. This paper demonstrates that GI and patrimonization exhibit both potential and contradictions in ecological, socio-cultural, and economic dimensions of sustainability in the communities, and the compatibility of these dimensions is challenged. The paper concludes that public policies need to pay particular attention to accompanying IP communities when GI and patrimonization are designed to protect them from over-development of the designated area and over-commodification of their certified agri-food products.
The emergence of deep web marketplaces: a health perspective

Deep web marketplaces (DWMs) represent a major change in online drug trading. Although they are currently a limited phenomenon, their operational characteristics offer significant advantages for both buyers and sellers, and it is likely that their importance will grow. The structure of DWMs facilitates communication, exchange and dissemination of information. This provides opportunities for health professionals to engage with users. This chapter discusses some aspects of DWMs from a health perspective and describes harm reduction strategies developed specifically for DWMs.
Stress among Humanitarian Deminers: the Role of Family Support, Work-to-Family Conflict and Factors Related to Mental Help-Seeking

After the Croatian War of Independence, Croatian humanitarian deminers were left to deal with the consequences of warfare –– minefields and explosives. Due to the harsh nature of their work (e.g. frequent separation from family; work-related fatalities), there is an apparent need to determine the factors contributing to the level of stress among humanitarian deminers. The aim of this research is to investigate the role of family support and work-to-family conflict in coping with stress, as well as factors related to the seeking of professional psychological help among members of this group. An online questionnaire containing the scales Perceived Stress, Perceived Stigma, Barriers to Care, subscales Social Support, Work-Family Conflict, and the question of probability of mental health help-seeking in time of need, was constructed. The final sample consisted of 58 humanitarian deminers, aged 21 to 55, employed in the Croatian Army and private demining companies. Correlation analysis showed a moderate positive correlation between subjective stress and work-to-family conflict, while the correlation between subjective stress and family support, as well as work-to-family conflict and family support, was not significant. Furthermore, it was shown that humanitarian deminers who perceive less stigma have a higher probability of mental health help-seeking. In addition, by conducting regression analysis, work-to-family conflict proved to be a significant predictor of subjective stress among humanitarian deminers. The results point to the need for reducing stigmatization of professional psychological help-seeking, and demonstrate the importance of strengthening family support for individuals who are in need of professional
Effect of heating media on the microbiology and shelf-life of heat-pasteurized soft dates

Etude de l'augmentation de la duree de conservation des dattes afin de pouvoir faciliter leur exportation. Effet d'un traitement thermique, dans l'eau et le glycrol, de dattes a maturite sur la duree de conservation, la population bacterienne et l'aspect du fruit
Workforce Analytics the Prospect of Human Resource Management

The overall purpose of human resource management is to ensure that the organization is able to achieve success through it is manpower. The aim of this study is to provide a framework with the basic concepts of workforce Analytics in HR system, generally, and more specifically for Recruitment. The first part provides thoroughly to the reader the definitions of workforce Analytics and recruitment. Due to the fact that the recruitment and selection function in many organizations has experienced rapid changes particularly in its operations, the factors that influence recruitment and selection in organization have been mentioned. HR function is recognised as a strategic partner of the organization. To be a consistent strategic partner, HR Analysis provides direction to HR actions to be taken in the organization. But often it is noticed that HR lacks data based decision-making and Analytics capability required to influence strategies. HR Analytics refer to the fusion of quantitative and qualitative data and information to have an insight in decision making to support the management of employees in organisations. Finally, some concluding comments and recommendations for further research are been addressed.
ASSESSMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: READING PROCESSES AND TEXTS

In this paper, the authors evaluate the reading skills of students finishing Primary Education in the Autonomous City of Melilla (Spain), and analyse the relation between the degree of ‘reading comprehension’ and the different ‘reading processes’ (literal, reorganizational, inferential and critical), as well as the relation with the texts employed in the study (literary, informative and interpretative). In order to achieve this, empirical-analytical research has been carried out, with an ex-post-facto descriptive study using a sample of 620 Year 6 students from ten schools, to which the ACL-6 test was applied. It is concluded that only 30% of the students surpass the comprehension level corresponding to their age. More than half have difficulty in all the ‘reading processes’, slightly fewer in the ‘literal’, and the degree of ‘comprehension’ is similar in the different types of text worked with, although worse in the ‘informative’ and ‘interpretative’.
Business Cycles in Emerging Economies: The Role of Common Trends

Recent research on aggregate uctuations in emerging economies has paid little attention to the strong comovement of output and interest rates across countries observed in panel data at business cycle frequencies. We ll this gap by building a multi-country, emerging economy, DSGE model where country risk is correlated across countries by a common regional trend. A Monte Carlo-type of experiment shows this new driving force reduces the link between internal domestic conditions and country risk emphasized in the literature while improving the overall t of the model, particularly the comovement between business cycles across emerging economies. We also empirically assess our model by calibrating it to Latin American economies. The results show that in most of these economies, but not all, the role of a common risk factor is central for business cycle dynamics while simultaneously downplaying the role of internal conditions in country risk uctuations.
Effect of Gauge Length and Speed on Fiber Strength Utilization in Spun Yarns Made from Cellulosic Fibers

In this study the effect of gauge length and test speed on coefficient of fiber strength utilization have been investigated before the process of yarn break. Viscose and cotton yarns produced from ring and rotor technologies were used. The yarns of similar linear densities of viscose (29.5tex) and cotton (73.8tex) were measured for tensile strength at different gauge length. The tensile strength of cotton yarns was also measured at different speeds. It can be inferred that at higher gauge length, all types of viscose and cotton yarns exhibited higher coefficient of fiber strength utilization before the process of yarn break. The test speed has also slight effect, at lower test speed the coefficient of fiber strength utilization is found higher than at the greater speeds. The effect of gauge length on fiber strength utilization has been observed more in all types of ring yarns as compared to the rotor yarns.
Factors influencing students’ startups intention – a case study at universities in Ho Chi Minh City

This paper has been written in response to the need to identify the factors of environment affecting students’ attitudes on startups intention within the period 2019-2020, at the time of the COVID-19 breakout For this purpose, the research was conducted on the sample of 2,141 students in twelve universities in Ho Chi Minh City This research finds out what motivates students to learn, shape start-up ideas as to start a new business, and how an environment approach affects students’ startup intention as to gain confidence and positive feelings about the entrepreneurship This study shows that both general and task environment, as well as positive and negative attitudes directly and indirectly affected students’ startup intention The implication of the findings of this study suggests that the government and universities should pay more attention to environment factors because of its providing opportunities and support to students’ startup intention © 2020, University of Rijeka All rights reserved
Take your time: Invariance of time-on-task in problem solving tasks across expertise levels

: Computer-based tasks provide a vast amount of behavioral data that can be analyzed in addition to the indicators of final performance. One of the most commonly investigated indicators is time-on-task (ToT), which is understood as the time from task onset to task completion. Studies often assume a unidimensional measurement model with one latent ToT variable that is sufficient to capture all response time covariance across items. However, behavioral indicators such as ToT are seldom submitted to the same psychometric rigor as more traditional indicators. In this brief report, we provide first results on the invariance of ToT in problem-solving tasks across different levels of expertise. A total of 98 medical students and physicians participated in the study quasi-experimentally grouped into three conditions (low, intermediate, and high) based on their prior knowledge. All participants solved five medical diagnostic problem-solving tasks in a simulation-based learning environment. While the overall ToT seems to decrease with level of expertise, the general pattern across tasks seems to be similar for all three groups. The results indicate strong measurement invariance of ToT across different levels of expertise and support interpreting group differences on a latent ToT factor.
An Exploratory Analysis of Visitor Spending at a Cultural Event in Eswatini

Tourism is seen as a crucial part of the economy of eSwatini. eSwatini now focuses on marketing itself as a cultural tourism destination where tourists are able to experience ancient Swazi ceremonies such as the Umhlanga (Reed Dance) ceremony. Research into traditional rural, cultural events such as the Umhlanga ceremony has not received significant attention. This study presents an exploratory spending profile of visitors to the Umhlanga ceremony. A quantitative research method was utilised for the study. Data was analysed to determine general spending by event visitors on spending associated with the event. Lastly, data was analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparisons with Tukey's multiple comparisons and t-tests in order to determine if there were any significant associations between the demographic variables and the spending patterns. Findings indicated that place of residence, employment status, level of education, age, travel party size, local residential location, gender, transportation and number of visits had a significant influence on the average expenditure within the destination. This was the first study of its kind on a cultural event in eSwatini and it provides an insight into the complex nature of such events which may assist event stakeholders in enhancing the sustainability of these types of events in future.
Study of Antibodies to Cytolethal Distending Toxin B (CdtB) and Antibodies to Vinculin in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder, categorized into various subtypes. Post-infection IBS may be attributed to the release of cytolethal distending toxin B (CdtB), which cross-reacts with the adhesion protein vinculin responsible for normal intestinal contractility. Objective: This study aims to identify anti-CdtB and anti-vinculin levels in IBS patients compared to healthy control. Subjects and methods: This retrospective case-control study was conducted on 100 subjects with IBS, as determined by a questionnaire based on Rome III criteria, recruited from the outpatient clinics of the Tropical Medicine at Mansoura University Hospital from January 2019 to January 2020. Results: The optical density (OD) results of the anti-vinculin and anti-CdtB levels were significantly elevated in patients with IBS (1.58±0.496 OD, 2.47±0.60 OD) when compared to control subjects (1.13±0.249 OD, 2.1±0.24 OD), respectively with P=0.001 for both. Anti-vinculin level was significantly higher in the IBS-D subtype than the other subtypes (P=0.001) while, Anti-CdtB was significantly elevated in IBS-C, IBS-D subgroups compared to control subjects (P=0.001). Conclusion: Findings of the present study support the hypothesis that IBS results from post-infectious disorders initiated by bacterial enteritis. A hypothesis could be applied to all IBS subgroups. On the other hand. These biomarkers might reflect the post-infectious state's severity.