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7-1-2013 How IT-Enabled Supply Chain Integration Is Achieved For Supply Chain Agility : An Institutional-Political Perspective

Although interorganizational information system can facilitate supply chain integration and supply chain agility, unintended outcomes may occur if partners possess distinct knowledge about the use of IOS. Based on Foucault’s theory of power/knowledge, institutional theory and resource dependence theory, we analyze how various power relations work together to facilitate the institutionalization of IT-enabled supply chain integration. Institutional pressures are posited to increase legitimacy of IT-enabled supply chain integration, which can fix firms’ disposition to use IOS for supply chain process integration. Yet, local factors still may hinder firms from doing so. We thus suggest that IT infrastructure integration for SCM can serve as a disciplinary practice for achieving this end since adopting firms tend to be selfdisciplined and act according to the legitimized use of IOS. Based on a sample of 167 manufacturing firms, ten out of the eleven hypotheses receive empirical support using PLS analysis. This paper contributes to the literature by demonstrating empirically the importance of the legitimate discourse (i.e., legitimacy of IT-enabled supply chain integration) and the disciplinary practice (i.e., IT infrastructure integration for SCM) in institutionalizing an IOS-based organizing practice (i.e., supply chain process integration).
Kobe University Repository : Kernel タイトル Tit le Fuzzy support vector machines for pattern classificat ion 著者

In conventional support vector machines (SVMs), an n-class problem is converted into n two-class problems. For the ith two-class problem we determine the optimal decision function which separates class i from the remaining classes. In classification, a datum is classified into class i only when the value of the ith decision function is positive. In this architecture, the datum is unclassifiable if the values of more than one decision function are positive or all the values are negative. In this paper, to overcome this problem, we propose fuzzy support vector machines (FSVMs). Using the decision functions obtained by training the SVM, for each class, we define a truncated polyhedral pyramidal membership function. Since, for the data in the classifiable regions, the classification results are the same for the two methods, the generalization ability of the FSVM is the same with or better than that of the SVM. We evaluate our method for three benchmark data sets and demonstrate the superiority of the FSVM over the SVM.
The wearable hand robot: supporting impaired hand function in activities of daily living and rehabilitation

Our hands are very important in our daily life. They are used for non-verbal communication and sensory feedback, but are also important to perform both fine (e.g. picking up paperclips) and gross (e.g. lifting heavy boxes) motor tasks. Decline of hand function in older adults as a result of age-related loss of muscle mass (i.e. sarcopenia) and/or age-related diseases such as stroke, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, is a common problem worldwide. The decline in hand function, in particular grip strength, often results in increased difficulties in performing activities of daily living (ADL), such as carrying heavy objects, doing housework, (un)dressing, preparing food and eating. New developments, based on the concept of wearable soft-robotic devices, make it possible to support impaired hand function during the performance of daily activities and intensive task-specific training. The ironHand and HandinMind systems are examples of such novel wearable soft-robotic systems that have been developed in the ironHand and HandinMind projects. Both systems are developed to provide grip support during a wide range of daily activities. The ironHand system consists of a 3-finger wearable soft-robotic glove, tailored to older adults with a variety of physical age-related hand function limitations. The HandinMind system consists of a 5-finger wearable soft-robotic glove, dedicated towards application in stroke. In both cases, the wearable soft-robotic system could be connected to a computer with custom software to train specific aspects of hand function in a motivating game-like environment with multiple levels of difficulty. By adding the game environment, an assistive device is transformed into a dedicated training device. The aim of the current thesis is to define user requirements, to investigate feasibility and to evaluate the direct and clinical effects of a wearable soft-robotic system that is developed to support impaired hand function of older adults and stroke patients in a wide range of daily activities and in exercise training at home.
Motor control strategies during bimanual isometric force control among healthy individuals

This study aimed to provide a basic description of the motor control strategy during bimanual isometric force control in healthy young adults. Thirty healthy young adults (mean age: 27.4 ± 3.7 years) participated in the study. The subjects were instructed to press both hands simultaneously to match the target force level of 5%, 25%, and 50% bimanual maximum voluntary force using continuous visual feedback. Bimanual motor synergy and bimanual coordination, as well as force asymmetry, force accuracy, and force variability were compared. This study identified the specific motor control strategy of healthy young adults during bimanual isometric force control, indicating that they proportionally increased “good” and “bad” variabilities, resulting in comparable bimanual motor synergy as the target force level increased.
Modelling Transitions in Consumer Lighting Agent-based modelling of transition management policies in the residential lighting sector

To understand the consequences of the E.U. ban on incandescent lamps, an agentbased model is developed in which consumers are simulated in their behaviour (purchase, sharing of information). Consumers are modelled based on heterogeneous preferences and have memory and perceptions. The results indicate that the ban on bulbs will be effective in realising an energy efficient sector, albeit at significant expense to consumers. Interesting so, a tax on incandescent lamps is also effective given that it is high enough.
IWH Discussion Papers

This paper analyses the impact of vertical grants on local public sector efficiency. First, we develop a theoretical model in which the bureaucrat sets the tax price while voters choose the quantity of public services. We use a very simple theoretical model to show that grants reduce efficiency even if voters do not suffer from fiscal illusion. Second, we use the model and the fact that vertical financial equalization systems often reduce differences in fiscal capacity to argue that empirical studies based on cross-sectional data may yield a positive relationship between grants and efficiency even when the underlying causal effect is negative. Third, we perform an empirical analysis for the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, which has implemented such a fiscal equalization system. The empirical patterns we observe support the argument that the fiscal equalization system may have this inference-disturbing effect.
C. Calculation of Adjusted p-Values D. Comparison of Outcomes to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth E. Additional Discussion of Internal Validity F. Additional Results for Adults

This paper reports results for outcomes that are summary indices, aggregating information across related outcomes. This aggregation improves statistical power to detect effects that are consistent across specific outcomes when these specific outcomes also have idiosyncratic variation. Focusing our interpretation on the indices helps us to form conclusions about the overall impact of the study and to reduce the number of statistical tests performed so as to reduce the chance of false positives. Specific outcomes are normalized in standardized units to study mean effect sizes of the indices relative to the standard deviation of the control group. To illustrate the creation of a summary index, the 15 specific outcomes for adults are shown in Table B1. The first column (labeled “Raw”) shows the mean of each outcome for the control group. In this paper, we focus on normalized transformations of each outcome (labeled “Norm”), where we subtract the mean of the control group and divide by the standard deviation of the control group. Let Yk be the kth of K outcomes, let μk be the control group mean, and let σk be the control group standard deviation. The normalized outcome is Y ∗ k = (Yk −μk)/σk. The summary index is Y ∗ = ∑ k Y ∗ k/K. We use the control group standard deviation to compare the treatment groups to their counterfactual, because this metric does not depend on which treatment (experimental or Section 8) is being analyzed. To calculate the normed measure, we reverse the sign for adverse outcomes (welfare, government income, distress, depression, anxiety, poor general health, physical limitations, asthma, obesity, and hypertension), so that a higher value of the normalized measure represents a more “beneficial” outcome. For earnings in 2001, the control group mean was 8,829 and the experimental − control (E − C) difference was 246—a difference of 0.02 standard deviations, relative to the control group standard deviation. For asthma
Ambiguity and Information Processing in a Model of Intermediary Asset Pricing

The paper incorporates ambiguity and information processing contraints into a model of intermediary asset pricing. Financial intermediaries are assumed to possess greater information processing capacity. Households purchase this capacity, and then delegate their investment decisions to intermediaries. As in He and Krishnamurthy (2012), the delegation contract is constrained by a moral hazard problem, which gives rise to a minimum capital requirement. Both agents have a preference for robustness, reflecting ambiguity about asset returns (Hansen and Sargent (2008)). We show that ambiguity aversion tightens the capital constraint, and amplifies its effects. Indirect inference is used to calibrate the model's parameters to the stochastic properties of asset returns. Detection error probabilities are used to discipline the degree of ambiguity aversion. The model can explain both the unconditional moments of asset returns and their state dependence, even with DEPs in excess of 20%.
GENERATION WITH SEQUENCE GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS

We propose an application of sequence generative adversarial networks (SeqGAN), which are generative adversarial networks for discrete sequence generation, for creating polyphonic musical sequences. Instead of a monophonic melody generation suggested in the original work, we present an efficient representation of a polyphony MIDI file that simultaneously captures chords and melodies with dynamic timings. The proposed method condenses duration, octaves, and keys of both melodies and chords into a single word vector representation, and recurrent neural networks learn to predict distributions of sequences from the embedded musical word space. We experiment with the original method and the least squares method to the discriminator, which is known to stabilize the training of GANs. The network can create sequences that are musically coherent and shows an improved quantitative and qualitative measures. We also report that careful optimization of reinforcement learning signals of the model is crucial for general application of the model.
Epidemiological typing of Moraxella catarrhalis by pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Presented in part at the 93rd American Society of Microbiology Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, May 16-20, 1993 (Abstract #C244) Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; and Department of Microbiology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA Correspondence and reprints: Dr DE Low, Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Room 1487, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5. Telephone (416) 586-4435, Fax (416) 586-8746, e-mail low@mshri.on. ca Received for publication December 21, 1994. Accepted February 20, 1995 SM DAVI SON, DE LOW, RH CRUZ, D BEAU LIEU, SR SCRIVER. Epi de mi ol ogi cal typ ing of Mo rax ella ca tar rhalis by pulsed field gel elec tro pho re sis. Can J In fect Dis 1995;6(3):141144. Pulsed field gel elec tro pho re sis (PFGE) was used to com pare 59 strains of Mo rax ella ca tar rhalis to evalu ate PFGE for the epi de mi ol ogi cal typ ing of this or gan ism. PFGE-ge ne rated pat terns were com pared with those ob tained by small frag ment re stric tion en zyme analy sis (REA) and speciesspecific probe hy bridi za tion. The strains used in the study were iso lated from vari ous geo graphic lo ca tions and in cluded proven epi de mi ol ogi cally re lated strains. PFGE yielded more unique pat terns than DNADNA hy bridi za tion – 30 ver sus 18, re spec tively – but fewer than REA, which gen er ated 45 unique pat terns. Strains that dem on strated the same REA pat tern or DNADNA hy bridi za tion pat tern did not al ways dem on strate the same PFGE pat tern. For ex am ple, in 23 epi de mi ol ogi cally un re lated strains that shared six REA pat terns, PFGE dif fer en ti ated the iso lates into 12 pat terns. Con versely, strains that dem on strated the same PFGE pat tern did not al ways dem on strate the same REA pat tern or hy bridi za tion pat tern. For ex am ple, in 42 strains that shared 13 PFGE pat terns, REA dif fer en ti ated the iso lates into 31 pat terns and DNADNA hy bridi za tion dif fer en ti ated them into 16 pat terns. How ever, com pared with REA, PFGE yielded less com plex pat terns that were more eas ily com pa ra ble, and com pared with DNADNA hy bridi za tion, PFGE was tech ni cally eas ier.
Selective Extraction of Metals from Pacific Sea Nodules with Dissolved Sulfur Dioxide

How to tritrate a rock? The following article illustrates the possibility of titrating a metallic constituent in a mineral with a selective reagent to an endpoint of near complete metal extraction. A very rapid and efficient-almost instantaneous and quantitative-method has been devised to differentially leach manganese, nickel, and cobalt to the exclusion of copper and iron from deep-sea nodules. 1 In this method, a given weight of raw sea nodules ground to -200 mesh in an aqueous slurry is contacted for 10 min at room temperature and ambient pressure with a specified quantity of S02' An independent leaching parameter.R has been defined as the ratio of the number of moles of S02 in the leaching solution to the weight of sea nodules. Variation of metal extraction with R generates sigmoidal curves characteristic of the metals extracted. A threshold value of R is required to initiate the leaching of a given metal from the mixed oxides. Once this threshold is reached, the metal recovery can rise above 95% in less than 10 minutes. For increasing value of R the extractability of various metals from Pacific sea nodules by S02 follows the order: Mn > Ni > Co > > Fe, Al, Cu. Disparity in the R values permits a variety of selective leaching systems and metal separations simply by changing the quantity of S02 in the contacting solution. Success in this leaching system depends on comminuting the nodules to less than 1 ()() mesh. A bove this critical size, leaching is slowed due to the inaccessibility of the inner particle reacting groups to the S02 leaching agent, resulting in lower and nonselective extractions of preferred metal values. Leaching with HCl solutions of the same pH level as dissolved S02 yielded mixed, slow, and incomplete metal extractions. This finding rules out any interpretation based on hydrogen ion from the ionization of sulfurous acid as the leaching agent. The leaching curves observed in the new system resemble the complexometric titration curves of heavy metals with specific coordination species.
Automation of model exchange between planning and EMT tools

Abstract-To perform static and dynamic simulations from planning to real events analysis, a large number of tools are used at RTE. The key point for any study is the uniqueness of databases to guaranty the coherency of grid modelling. RTE identified the need to develop a tool to automatically transfer electrical network data from the planning simulation platform CONVERGENCE to its EMT simulation tools. The main idea is to consider planning simulation models as references for the static representation of the French transmission grid. This interface, based on the Common Information Model (CIM) export module of CONVERGENCE, allows to import large scale networks data that represents a specific network topology and a load situation. This is useful to get a relevant starting point for time-domain simulations and to get an accurate model of the network for frequency scan studies.
Income Inequality and Foreign Aid Thi Hong Hanh Pham

The aid effectiveness has become a long-lasting and controversial debate in the literature. To complement the concerned literature, this paper aims to address the question of whether foreign aid plays a crucial role in widening or narrowing income inequality. To do so, we employ a large dataset covering twenty-seven countries in SubSaharan Africa over the period 1990-2011. We find evidence of an inequality increasing effect of foreign aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, this effect can reverse when the corruption is controlled.
Loss of 18 q 22 . 3 involving the carboxypeptidase of glutamate-like gene is associated with poor prognosis in resected pancreatic cancer

Purposes—Pancreatic cancer is the 4th-leading cause of cancer-related death, and studies on the clinical relevance of its genomic imbalances are warranted. Experimental Design—Recurrent copy number alterations of cytobands and genes were analyzed by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) in 44 resected pancreatic cancer specimens. Prognostic markers identified by aCGH were validated by PCR gene copy number assay in an independent validation cohort of 61 resected pancreatic cancers. The functions of gene identified were evaluated by proliferation, cell cycle and migration assays in pancreatic cancer cells. Results—We demonstrated recurrent copy number gains and losses in the first cohort. Loss of 18q22.3 was significantly associated with short-term overall survival in the first cohort (p=0.019). This cytoband includes the Carboxypeptidase of glutamate-like (CPGL) gene. CPGL gene deletion was associated with shorter overall survival in the validation cohort (p=0.003). CPGL deletion and mutations of TP53 or Kras appear to be independent events. A Cox model analysis of the two cohorts combined showed that loss of 18q22.3/deletion of the CPGL gene was an independent poor prognostic factor for overall survival (hazard ratio=2.72, p=0.0007). Reconstitution of CPGL or its splicing-variant CPGL-B into CPGL-negative pancreatic cancer cells attenuated cell growth, migration, and induced G1-accumulation. Conclusion—Loss of 18q22.3/deletion of the CPGL gene is a poor prognostic marker in resected pancreatic cancer, and functional studies suggest the CPGL gene as growth suppressor gene in pancreatic cancer.
P1.36 FORECASTER’S TRAINING TO IMPROVE SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY PRACTICE IN MÉTÉO-FRANCE

The traditional graphic summary of the synoptic meteorological situations is a map showing one field, the sea level pressure, with superimposition of the fronts. These meteorological maps used by forecast services for synoptic analysis and forecast have seldom changed over the years, while our under-standing of the atmosphere has improved thanks to satellite images, in parallel with the progress in dynamic meteorology and numerical simulation. Such a presentation of the synoptic situation does not emphasize the importance of upper level forcing, nor reflect the wealth of atmospheric structures. Nowadays, modern dynamic meteorology provides us with a firm framework to build a more complete graphic sum-mary of the synoptic atmosphere than the polar front concept. Moreover, the present guidance prepared at the central forecast office (surface maps and long texts) is not efficient enough to convey the synoptic expertise towards the weather offices. This is the reason why Météo-France decided to introduce a new graphic product named ANASYG-PRESYG (standing for Graphic SYnoptic ANAlysis or PREdiction) allowing to summarize as best as possible all the relevant meteorological information at the synoptic scale. In order to promote this new presentation and the associated working method among the forecasters, MétéoFrance has been undertaking a large training action with the help of a Computed Aided Learning (CAL) software dedicated to synoptic meteorology.
University of Groningen Complex interaction between dengue virus replication and expression of miRNA-133 a

Background: Dengue virus (DENV) is the most common vector-borne viral infection worldwide with approximately 390 million cases and 25,000 reported deaths each year. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules responsible for the regulation of gene expression by repressing mRNA translation or inducing mRNA degradation. Although miRNAs possess antiviral activity against many mammalian-infecting viruses, their involvement in DENV replication is poorly understood. Methods: Here, we explored the relationship between DENV and cellular microRNAs using bioinformatics tools. We overexpressed miRNA-133a in Vero cells to test its role in DENV replication and analyzed its expression using RT-qPCR. Furthermore, the expression of polypyrimidine tract binding protein (PTB), a protein involved in DENV replication, was analyzed by western blot. In addition, we profiled miRNA-133a expression in Vero cells challenged with DENV-2, using Taqman miRNA. Results: Bioinformatic analysis revealed that the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the DENV genome of all four DENV serotypes is targeted by several cellular miRNAs, including miRNA-133a. We found that overexpression of synthetic miRNA-133a suppressed DENV replication. Additionally, we observed that PTB transcription , a miRNA-133a target, is down-regulated during DENV infection. Based in our results we propose that 3'UTR of DENV downregulates endogenous expression of miRNA-133a in Vero cells during the first hours of infection. Conclusions: miRNA-133a regulates DENV replication possibly through the modulation of a host factor such as PTB. Further investigations are needed to verify whether miRNA-133a has an anti-DENV effect in vivo.
Endoscopic Surgery Followed by Postoperative Radiation for T 3 / T 4 a Nasal Malignant Mucosal Melanoma

Objective: To report the results of endoscopic endonasal surgery with segmental resection followed by postoperative radiation for T3/T4aN0M0 nasal mucosal malignant melanoma, and to identify future issues in the treatment of nasal mucosal malignant melanoma. Methods: This was a retrospective study in one institute. Six patients with T3/T4aN0M0 nasal malignant mucosal melanoma between March 2009 and June 2013 were analyzed. A surgical procedure, endoscopic endonasal surgery with segmental resection, with curative intent was performed that was followed by postoperative radiation. Results: Two patients were alive without disease. One patient had local recurrence and was salvaged by resection. The other three patients had distant metastases. Aggressive treatments that consisted of surgery, irradiation, chemotherapy, and nivolumab administration for distant metastases were performed. Median disease-free survival was 1017 days (207 to 2807 days), and median overall survival was 1754 days (207 to 2807 days). Conclusion: Endoscopic endonasal segmental resection with minimum safety margins that was followed by postoperative radiation produced good local control. Despite distant metastases, aggressive treatments for distant metastases may provide good overall survival rates. Endoscopic endonasal segmental resection followed by postoperative irradiation is useful for nasal malignant melanoma.