Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Make a Difference? An Explorative Analysis for Chinese Companies

Many studies have been performed to assess the impacts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the financial performance of companies. There are, however, very few studies that analyze how CSR policies and instruments affect the realization of social and environmental CSR goals, such as the reduction of workplace accidents or CO 2 emissions. Therefore, it remains uncertain to what extent CSR really contributes to sustainable development and whether it can serve as an alternative to government regulation to internalize external effects from market operation. The present study provides an explorative empirical analysis that aims to fill this gap. We employ regression analysis on a sample of 109 Chinese companies. The estimation results show that having a code of conduct stimulates the implementation of other organizational CSR instruments, but CSR implementation only partly affects the realization of CSR goals. Having codes of conduct without implementing CSR does not have a significant impact on societal welfare.
Extended profiles with morphological attribute filters for the analysis of hyperspectral data

Extended attribute profiles and extended multi-attribute profiles are presented for the analysis of hyperspectral high-resolution images. These extended profiles are based on morphological attribute filters and, through a multi-level analysis, are capable of extracting spatial features that can better model the spatial information, with respect to conventional extended morphological profiles. The features extracted by the proposed extended profiles were considered for a classification task. Two hyperspectral high-resolution datasets acquired for the city of Pavia, Italy, were considered in the analysis. The effectiveness of the introduced operators in modelling the spatial information was proved by the higher classification accuracies obtained with respect to those achieved by a conventional extended morphological profile.
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry compatible beta-elimination of O-linked oligosaccharides.

A new beta-elimination procedure has been introduced to cleave O-linked oligosaccharides from low- to sub-microgram amounts of glycoproteins prior to analysis by mass spectrometry. Borane-ammonia complex in aqueous ammonia is used as a cleaving solution alternative to the sodium borohydride/sodium hydroxide medium conventionally used in beta-elimination. The procedure results in minimum sample purification, leading to minimal sample loss and consequently an overall enhancement in sensitivity. It was applied successfully in the analysis of bovine fetuin and submaxillary mucin, as well as to a complex bile-salt-stimulated lipase glycoprotein isolated from human milk.
Generalizations of Seu: A Geometric Tour of Some Non-Standard Models

Subjective expected utility (SEU) theory is ubiquitous in models of economic environments involving uncertainty. Part of its appeal is its elegant axiomatization by Anscombe and Aumann, whose representation theorem uses little more than the simple geometry of expected utility. Nevertheless, the elegance of the SEU axioms comes at the cost of significant restrictiveness. Several generalizations of SEU have been developed to address its empirical and conceptual weaknesses. This paper offers a synthesis of these non-standard decision models. For each model, we sketch a proof of its representation theorem that adapts the geometry of Anscombe and Aumann. Copyright 2009 , Oxford University Press.
An analysis of the long‐run impact of fixed income and equity market performance on Australian and UK securitised property markets

Purpose - Given the mixed findings in the literature, this paper aims to re-examine the relationship that the securitised property market has with both the fixed income and general stock markets in the UK and Australia from July 1998 to June 2006. Design/methodology/approach - The base methodology is the cointegration procedure developed by Inoue in conjunction with the procedure developed by Johansen, Gonzalo and Granger that allows the extraction of permanent and transitory driving factors underlying cointegrated systems. In Australia both listed property trusts (LPTs) and real estate management and development companies (REMDs) are studied, while in the UK the analysis is restricted to REMDs due to the fact that real estate investment trusts were only introduced in 2007, hence providing insufficiently long series. Findings - The Inoue test reveals that ignoring structural breaks in any cointegrating system may lead to erroneous inferences. In both Australia and the UK securitised property is influenced by the general stock market in both the long- and short-term. In Australia the fixed income market does not have a permanent influence on LPTs, despite the fact that LPTs use more long-term debt than REMDs. Originality/value - A major contribution of this study clearly points to the relative weightings that portfolio managers may now consider to be appropriate
Metal-on-Polyethylene is Not an Option after the Fracture of a Ceramic Component of a Total Hip Arthroplasty

1. Trebše R, Mihelič A, Levašič V, Cör A, Milošev I. Results of revision of total hip arthroplasty for alumina ceramic-on-ceramic bearing fracture. Hip Int. 2016;26(3):237-243. 2. Sharma V, Ranawat AS, Rasquinha VJ, Weiskopf J, Howard H, Ranawat CS. Revision total hip arthroplasty for ceramic head fracture: a long-term follow-up. J Arthroplasty. 2010;25(3): 342-347. 3. Cheung AC, Banerjee S, Cherian JJ, et al. Systemic cobalt toxicity from total hip arthroplasties: review of a rare condition Part 1 history, mechanism, measurements, and pathophysiology. Bone Joint J. 2016;98-B(1):6-13. 4. Zywiel MG, Cherian JJ, Banerjee S, et al. Systemic cobalt toxicity from total hip arthroplasties: review of a rare condition Part 2. measurement, risk factors, and step-wise approach to treatment. Bone Joint J. 2016;98-B(1):14-20. 5. Zagra L, Maccario C, Mondini A, Bianchi L. Treatment of failures related to articulation material in THA. A comprehensive algorithm of surgical options and open questions. Hip Int. 2014;24(Suppl 10):S48-S57. 6. Zywiel MG, Brandt JM, Overgaard CB, Cheung AC, Turgeon TR, Syed KA. Fatal cardiomyopathy after revision total hip replacement for fracture of a ceramic liner. Bone Joint J. 2013; 95-B(1):31-37.
Who needs to care about small, dense low‐density lipoproteins?

Background: Increasing evidence suggest that the ‘quality’ rather than only the ‘quantity’ of low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) exerts a great influence on the cardiovascular risk. Small, dense LDL seem to be an important predictor of cardiovascular events and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) and their predominance has been accepted as an emerging cardiovascular risk factor by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III.
Low power SOI CMOS multipliers : 2D vs. 3D

In this paper a new three-dimensional SOI on SOI technology is presented, then design methodologies are proposed for this technology and last, a comparison is carried out between 2D and 3D designs. Here, the P-channel devices are stacked over the N-channel ones. All gates are 0. 1µm length. New design constraints are introduced. Consequently, new design methodologies and tools have to be developed in order to take advantage of the reduced length of interconnections. A 16×16 bit multiplier was designed in this technology. Comparative results between 2D and 3D integration are given in terms of energy consumption, performance, delay and area.
Reflections on the theoretical underpinnings of the general‐purpose financial reports of Australian government departments

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the appropriateness of a general-purpose financial reporting model derived from a “decision-useful” framework for government departments. Design/methodology/approach – This research in this paper uses a survey methodology to access users of government department general purpose financial reports and is innovative because it has directly studied actual users across the entire public sector. Findings – The findings of this paper indicate that general-purpose financial reports are used to satisfy financial accountability and public accountability rather than decision making – indicative of users having an accountability focus rather than a “decision-useful” focus. This provides systematic empirical evidence against the current financial reporting model used internationally in the public sector. Research limitations/implications – The paper has important implications for policy makers since the choice of an accounting framework has the capacity to affect the information content of reports – what is reported and how it is measured, and thus have a direct impact on the operations of government. The paper argues that it is crucial that public policy regulators re-examine the financial reports provided to stakeholders. Originality/value – The research in this paper is original in that it has, for the first time, systematically reviewed all of the three elements of the public sector general-purpose financial reporting model as well as directly accessing users. The authors can categorically argue for the abandonment of the model in favour of one, which is better suited to the public sector.
Safety of yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan radioimmunotherapy for relapsed low-grade, follicular, or transformed non-hodgkin's lymphoma.

PURPOSE Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with yttrium-90 ((90)Y)-labeled anti-CD20 antibody ((90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan; Zevalin, IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, San Diego, CA) has a high rate of tumor response in patients with relapsed or refractory, low-grade, follicular, or transformed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). This study presents the safety data from 349 patients in five studies of outpatient treatment with (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients received rituximab 250 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 8, and either 0.4 mCi/kg (15 MBq/kg) or 0.3 mCi/kg (11 MBq/kg) of (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan on day 8 (maximum dose, 32 mCi). Patients were observed for up to 4 years after therapy or until progressive disease. RESULTS Infusion-related toxicities were typically grade 1 or 2 and were associated with rituximab. No significant organ toxicity was noted. Toxicity was primarily hematologic, with nadir counts occurring at 7 to 9 weeks and lasting approximately 1 to 4 weeks depending on the method of calculation. After the 0.4-mCi/kg dose, grade 4 neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia occurred in 30%, 10%, and 3% of patients, respectively, and after the 0.3-mCi/kg dose, these grade 4 toxicities occurred in 35%, 14%, and 8% of patients, respectively. The risk of hematologic toxicity increased with degree of baseline bone marrow involvement with NHL. Seven percent of patients were hospitalized with infection (3% with neutropenia) and 2% had grade 3 or 4 bleeding events. Myelodysplasia or acute myelogenous leukemia was reported in five patients (1%) 8 to 34 months after treatment. CONCLUSION Single-dose (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan RIT has an acceptable safety profile in relapsed NHL patients with less than 25% lymphoma marrow involvement, adequate marrow reserve, platelets greater than 100,000 cells/ micro L, and neutrophils greater than 1,500 cells/ micro L.
SHORT TERM REACTIONS TO CHANGES IN FUEL PRICES: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS

This paper describes a study of the reactions of Dutch automobile drivers to substantial changes in fuel prices that took place in 1986 and 1991, based on monthly panel data. The authors found different estimates for the price elasticities, depending on the data used and the method employed, and they posit that this variation in estimates should be attributed to differences in the perceived nature of the price changes.
The Development of a Kanban System: A Case Study

The application of the Kanban system in a practical environment is reported. The objective was to determine the optimal number of Kanbans for each component part. The effect of the time interval between replenishment of parts on the amount of work‐in‐process inventory was also investigated. Prior to the implementation of the Kanban system, a computer simulation in GPSS was carried out. The results of the simulation run for different attributes are reported. An analysis of results is presented and the basic philosophy of just‐in‐time production, as well as the Kanban system, is discussed.
Achievable Multi-Security Levels for Lightweight IoT-Enabled Devices in Infrastructureless Peer-Aware Communications

The emergence of social networking and proximity services is driving the Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigms toward a location-aware connecting society. To prepare for such a booming paradigm, IEEE 802.15. 8 standardizes peer-aware communication (PAC) within the strict consideration of infrastructureless property and fully distributed coordination features. Since no central entity exists in a PAC network for control and management purposes, every PAC device (PD) plays an equal role in terms of communication. This situation leads to a variety of security challenges, especially in authentication and key agreement for lightweight IoT-enabled PDs. Recently, there are some proposals aimed at the aforementioned problems, such as approaches with personal identification number, physical layer features. However, due to its inconvenience and computational complexity for the lightweight IoT-enabled PDs, authentication and key agreement are still open issues in PAC. From this view, this paper proposes a new approach that utilizes social networking features closely tied to the PAC in order to support authentication and key agreement procedures. A number of trusted PDs are delegated to authenticate the requesting PD on behalf of the requested PD when an association is established between them. Intensive analysis and evaluation show that the proposed protocol provides multiple security levels as well as user convenience with reasonable resource consumption.
Preparation of antioxidative nano copper pastes for printed electronics application

Copper nanoparticles are alternative for silver and gold nanoparticles which are currently used in inkjet printing of conductive patterns because of the low price and high electrical conductivity. However, the serious impediment to using copper nanoparticles for conductive inks is their spontaneous oxidation. In the paper, the well-dispersed antioxidative copper pastes were prepared by dispersing the nanoparticles in an ethanol solution of lactic acid, and then deposited on glass slides. The resistivity of conductive copper films was 1.4×10-5 Ω·cm after annealing at 200 °C for 30 min. It was experimentally proved that lactic acid could react with the copper oxides surrounding Cu to form copper carboxylate, which was then reduced to Cu after annealing at 200 °C under nitrogen atmosphere. Furthermore, the copper film after annealing at 200 °C for 30 min under nitrogen atmosphere showed antioxidative characteristic.
Disintermediation and Monetary Transmission in Canada

This paper studies changes in Canada's monetary policy transmission, associated with the important changes in financial structure experienced in the 1990's, using two methodologies. First, VAR models show a clear break in monetary transmission beginning in 1988, after changes in financial regulation initiated the process of financial disintermediation. Second, estimates of the interest rate elasticity of aggregate demand in IS equations increase in the 1990's, suggesting that the systematic component of monetary policy has become more relevant. The ratio of direct to indirect finance, a measure of disintermediation, contributes to explain changes in the interest rate elasticity, suggesting an increased effectiveness of monetary policy associated with a larger use of market-based sources of finance.
Lead Fracture in Cephalic Versus Subclavian Approach with Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Systems

Lead fracture, occurring in approximately 1%–4% of patients, is an infrequent, but potentially catastrophic complication of permanent pacing systems. Its incidence in transvenous defibrillator systems has not been established. We analyzed data from 757 patients undergoing implantation of transvenous Cardioverter defibrillator systems using the Medtronic Transvene Lead® system between October 20, 1989 and June 25, 1992 to determine if site of venous approach influenced incidence of lead fracture. All patients received a 3‐lead system in 1 of 3 configurations: (1) right ventricle/superior vena cava/subcutaneous patch; (2) right ventricle/coronary sinus/subcutaneous patch; or (3) right ventricle/superior vena cava/coronary sinus. Of 767 right ventricular leads placed, 523 were placed via the subclavian vein, 221 via cephalic vein, and 18 via the internal jugular (5 leads were implanted using another vein). The total number of leads is greater than the total number of patients, as five patients received a second defibrillator system if the initial system was explanted and reimplanted for any reason. Seven patients (0.9%) had right ventricular lead fracture, presenting with inappropriate defibrillator shocks (1), loss of pacing ability (3), both loss of pacing ability and inappropriate shocks (1), or increased pacing threshold (2). All patients required reoperation. AH had leads placed by the subclavian venous approach, with chest X ray confirming fracture at the clavicle‐first rib junction in 6 of 7 cases. Using Fisher's Exact test, the difference in lead fracture between subclavian and cephalic vein implant approached statistical significance (P = 0.08). The trend toward increased lead fracture incidence with leads placed via subclavian vein suggests that cephalic vein approach may be preferable to avoid this complication.
In vivo T2‐based MR thermometry in adipose tissue layers for high‐intensity focused ultrasound near‐field monitoring

During MR‐guided high‐intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, ultrasound absorption in the near field represents a safety risk and limits efficient energy deposition at the target. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using T2 mapping to monitor the temperature change in subcutaneous adipose tissue layers.
Corporate Reorganizations: Changes in the Intensity of Labor and Capital Expenditures

Using a new measure that indirectly captures a firm's restructuring efforts on the basis of changes in its labor and capital expenditure patterns, this study examines the link between restructuring and financial performance for an international sample of firms during the years 1989-1997. Results show that firms that curbed the growth in labor expense intensity (labor expense relative to sales), regardless of the accompanying changes in sales or in capital expenditure intensity, had significantly higher annual returns (despite having "lower" profitability) than firms that expanded their labor intensity. Financial market's response to a reduction in labor expense intensity appears to be more favorable if this reduction is accompanied by a reduction in capital expenditure growth when firms face declining sales, and an increase in capital expenditure growth when firm sales are growing. Copyright Blackwell Publishers Ltd 1999.
Volatility versus Tail Risk: Which One Is Compensated in Equity Funds?

Research that has led to the low-volatility anomaly in cross-sectional stocks from a similar universe indicates that volatility is not compensated with a volatility premium. The authors find evidence of a risk premium, but it depends on the definition or measure of risk. Tail risk measures the probability of having significant losses, and should be what investors care about the most. This article investigates several risk measures, including volatility and tail risk, and finds that volatility is not compensated. Tail risk, however, is compensated with higher expected return in both U.S. and non-U.S. equity funds.
Contrasting alternative explanations for the consequences of category spanning: A study of restaurant reviews and menus in San Francisco

Recent literature on organizational category spanning demonstrates that organizations that span multiple categories on average suffer social and economic disadvantages in markets. While multiple mechanisms have been proposed to explain this finding, most studies do not test directly nor contrast these mechanisms. In this article, we contrast two of the main mechanisms proposed in the literature: the audience-side typicality-based explanation (category spanners are atypical of each categories spanned) and the producer-side quality-based explanation (category spanners produce lower quality output because they cannot develop expertise in any of the categories spanned). We find evidence for both mechanisms. Furthermore, we argue that quality and typicality interact such that high-quality organizations can benefit from being atypical. Finally, we contrast two kinds of spanning, “fusion” and “food court,” and argue that their effects are different depending on the overall quality of the organization. Our empirical setting is the restaurant domain, and we analyze menus and reviews of 474 restaurants located in San Francisco.
Interstitial tissue pressure associated with dental injections: a clinical study.

OBJECTIVES The purpose was to measure the interstitial fluid pressure generated from tissue resistance during administration of local anesthetic solution at 4 anatomic locations within the oral cavity and to determine whether differences in soft tissue density affect interstitial fluid pressure when anesthetic solution is administered at a fixed flow rate. METHOD AND MATERIALS A computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery device (CompuFlo, Milestone Scientific) that records and stores pressure data during a subcutaneous injection was used. Subjects consisted of adult patients seeking routine dental care that required local anesthesia. A total of 200 injections were administered and fluid pressure readings recorded. Injections were divided into 4 groups of 50: group 1--intraligamentary injections (PDL); group 2--palatal injection, anterior middle superior alveolar nerve block; group 3--supraperiosteal buccal infiltrations, and group 4--inferior alveolar nerve blocks. For all injections 1 cartridge (1.8 mL) of lidocaine containing 1:100,000 concentration of epinephrine was administered at a fixed flow rate of 0.005 mL/sec. RESULTS One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the data were statistically significant (P < .001), with corresponding mean values as follows: group 1, 293.98 psi; group 2, 68.16 psi; group 3, 11.50 psi, and group 4, 9.76 psi (F-ratio of 2371.933). Groups 1 and 2 were different from all other groups; groups 3 and 4 were not statistically different from each other. CONCLUSION Interstitial resistance to fluid pressure can be measured during administration of 4 different local anesthetic injections used in dentistry. Based on fluid pressure and tissue resistance characteristics, a soft tissue density classification was defined.
Allocation of CO2 Emissions Permits: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Policy Instruments

What are the effects of different ways of allocating CO2 emissions permits under a tradable permit scheme? Numerical simulations show that using the permit revenue to lower existing taxes implies by far the lowest welfare cost but also a large reduction in employment in energy-intensive sectors and substantial stranded costs. Grandfathering the permits compensates owners for losses on stranded investments but comes at a welfare cost and does not mitigate the adjustment imposed on the economy. Finally, distributing the permits according to market shares reduces the degree of sectoral adjustment but also comes at a high welfare cost.