Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Financial Sector Development on Poverty Alleviation - The Nigerian Experience (1986 – 2018)

The study examined the impact of financial sector development on investment in government treasury bills in Nigeria. Financial sector development was proxied by the ratio of money supply to GDP (M2/GDP); private sector credit to GDP (CPS/GDP) and lending interest rate while the dependent variable was measured by the outstanding treasury bills in money market. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. The study adopted the multiple regression technique while the result of the regression coefficient was subjected to diagnostic tests. The result of the study showed that the level of intermediation and lending interest rate had significant effect on investment in treasury bills in Nigeria as a unit increase in interest rate resulted in 52 percent increase in treasury bills. Also a unit increase in lending rate of banks led to 11 percent increase in investment in treasury bills in Nigeria. Based on the results, the study recommended a systematic reduction in lending interest rates and increase in savings rate to stimulate high investment returns to savers and reduce the credit risk on lending.
Socially Responsible Investment Returns and News: Evidence from Asia

We set out in this study to examine: (i) whether ‘socially responsible investment’ (SRI) portfolios can outperform less-SRI portfolios in the emerging Asian stock markets; and (ii) whether investors within these emerging markets achieve awareness of SRI through publicly available news. Based on 2009-2013 data, we find that SRI portfolios tend to perform better in Japan. However, firms in the emerging Asian markets do not earn rewards for superior CSR practices. We also find that investors in the emerging Asian markets are indeed aware of SRI through public CSR news releases; in particular, investors in these markets reward high ESG-rated firms for their good CSR practices advertised through such news releases, relative to those with no news releases.
Incremental structural summarization of RDF graphs

Realizing the full potential of Linked Open Data sharing and reuse is currently limited by the difficulty users have when trying to understand the data modeled within an RDF graph, in order to determine whether or not it may be useful for their need. We demonstrate our RDFQuotient tool, which builds compact summaries of heterogeneous RDF graphs for the purpose of first-sight visualizations. An RDFQuotient summary provides an overview of the complete structure of an RDF graph, while being typically many orders of magnitude smaller, thus can be easily grasped by new users. Our summarization algorithms are time linear in the size of the input graph and incremental: they incrementally update a summary upon addition of new data. For the demo, we plan to show the visualizations of our summaries obtained from well-known synthetic and real data sets. Further, attendees will be able to add data to the summarized RDF graphs and visually witness the incurred changes.
Epidemiologic Field Methods in Psychiatry: The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.

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CEO Education and the Ability to Raise Capital

We examine whether heterogeneity of CEO academic qualifications matters in explaining the performance of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). We find that CEO education attainments perform a signaling role which depends not only on the level but also on the major of education. Specifically, we show that, irrespective of the level of academic achievements, IPO investors have a preference for top managers with practice or business oriented degrees as opposed to liberal arts degrees. Importantly, our findings suggest that both the level and quality of education training tend to reduce IPO underpricing, and this effect is less pronounced for less specialized degrees.
Corporate social responsibility and organizational performance: Empirical evidence from banking sector

Number of studies conducted to investigate relationships between corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and corporate performance. This research has examined the impact of CSR activities and organizational performance in presence of organizational culture. This was an exploratory research based on primary and secondary data. The primary data of employees of banks collected while secondary data were collected from articles, reports and website of the corporation. The data were analyzed using correlation, regression and analysis of variance by SPSS version 16. The study found relationship between awareness of corporate social responsibility activities and organizational performance. In addition, the study found relationship between organizational culture and organizational performance for the banking sector of Pakistan. The results of this study are important for companies and future research on corporate social responsibility and employee performance.
A Conceptual Framework for Cash Waqf with Blockchain in Financing Education for the Islamic Religious School in Malaysia

This study analyzes the worldview of intellectual, educational and behavorial aspects of societal development from the Qur‘anic perpective. It utilizes the deductional method by collecting views of the Muslim scholars in explaining Qur‘anic verses and Aḥadith related to this topic, and subsequently the analytical method in analyzing those opinions. This research results in identification of the crisis facing the Muslim Ummah of today‘s world which are: firstly, the lack of structured intellectual, educational and behavorial worldview. Secondly, the lack of its strategic development due to blind imitation of the West in variety of fields and finally, the lack of virtues such as truthfulness, integrity, justice and patience among Muslims. This study discovers methods to solve this crisis from the Qur‘anic perspective through implementation of its intellectual, religious, spiritual and behavorial principals.
Uncertainty, trust and formal governance mechanism in Indonesian family SMEs

This paper discusses the relationship between uncertainty, trust and the application of formal governance mechanism in Indonesian family SMEs. The data were obtained through survey to 360 family firms in indonesia. This study used factor analysis to validate the construct and multiple regression analysis to examine the hypothesis. The moderation testing indicated that trust moderated the relationship between uncertainty and formal governance was negatively significant
Chronic-Binge Model of Alcoholic Hepatitis in Long Evans Rats

Background. Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is largely a histopathologic diagnosis that is based upon the presence of significant inflammation, hepatocellular lipid accumulation, ballooned degeneration of hepatocytes, and Mallory-Denk bodies. Underlying biochemical and molecular abnormalities include increased oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance, lipid dyshomeostasis, and cell death. Acute AH is often precipitated by binge drinking in the setting of chronic alcohol abuse, and is problematic due to its propensity to progress to chronic alcoholic liver disease with end-points of cirrhosis or liver failure. Improved understanding of AH pathogenesis could aid in the development of new treatments and preventive measures. Study Design. To mimic conditions leading to AH in humans, we generated a chronic-binge model of ethanol exposure in which Long Evans rats were fed with isocaloric liquid diets containing 0% or 37% ethanol (caloric content) for 5 weeks, and during the last 2 weeks, the ethanol diet fed rats were binged with 2 g/kg ethanol 3 times per week. Livers were used for histologic and electron microscopic studies. Results. Ethanol-exposed livers had severe panlobular steatohepatitis with disorganization of the chord-like architecture, foci of necrosis, apoptotic bodies, ballooned degeneration of hepatocytes, giant mitochondria, disrupted ER structure and relationship to mitochondria, and early fibrosis. These findings correspond well with those seen in human AH, except for the absence of Mallory-Denk bodies. Conclusion. The overall findings suggest that chronic-binge models of alcohol feeding produce pathologic lesions that correspond with AH in humans. This approach provides better tools for designing treatment and unraveling mechanisms by which AH progresses to chronic stages of liver disease.
The syntax and discourse function of preposed temporal ἐπεί-clauses in Homeric Greek

The interplay in the Iliad and Odyssey between preposed temporal ἐπeί-clauses and preceding text is investigated. It is demonstrated that the metrical and compositional conditions of the poems influence lexical and grammatical form, distorting or restricting the semantics of some words while prescribing a limited set of phrasal patterns from which to form subordinate clauses. By combining in a single investigation observations on the syntax and discourse function of ἐπeί-clauses, a distinction can be drawn between components which are predominantly necessary for metrical or information purposes (such as αὐτάρ and personal pronouns) and those which facilitate the organisation of the text (such as the antiphonal relationship of imperfect and aorist accounts of events). Following an introduction to the syntax of ἐπeί-clauses, Chapter 3 argues that out of metrical necessity the typical antithetical meaning of αὐτάρ weakened to a progressive meaning when juxtaposed to ἐπeί. In Chapter 4 instances of left-dislocation of noun phrases before a preposed ἐπeί-clause are considered. It is suggested that this dislocation is determined by the discourse processing challenges posed by subordination and does not perform the role of organising discourse on a broader textual basis. Chapter 5 surveys the discourse function of the ἐπeί-clauses with the observation made that those clauses which start books bear a subtly different relationship to preceding text when compared with book-internal clauses. In Chapter 6 a range of preposed clauses are examined; they are shown to relate back to preceding text through recapitulation or through expectancy. Chapter 7 considers the discourse function of ἐπeί-clauses which, in their relationship to a preceding account of the commencement of that event, emphasise thorough completion. The wording of the ἐπeί-clause is considered in Chapter 8, with the observation made that ἐπeί-clauses which denote completion are lexically and/or phrasally distinctive.
A video processing pipeline for intraoperative analysis of cerebral blood flow

ABSTRACT In this paper, we propose a pipeline for non-invasive, high-resolution analysis of cerebral blood flow. We use a 3-CMOS HD-Videocamera to record video samples that are processed by a stabilization and colour amplification pipeline to visualize changes caused by the blood pressure cycle. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a non-invasive, only software-based algorithm which comprises information about brain perfusion.
Institutional Ownership and the Propagation of Systemic Risk among Banks

We investigate whether institutional ownership (IO) plays a role in transmitting systemic risk through banks. We find robust evidence suggesting that IO is positively associated with future systemic risk. We find this relationship is stronger during economic downturns at the economy-wide level, as well as for banks demonstrating greater capital needs. Our results also suggest a trading mechanism through which active, and transient institutions in particular, play a role in propagating systemic risk. We find the relationship exists when there is both overlapping and non-overlapping ownership of banks, and the result is concentrated when there are low monitoring incentives for institutional owners. Furthermore, we find disclosure may play a role in mitigating the transmission of systemic risk by institutional investors. Overall, our results should be of interest to regulators, who have called for institutional investors to play a larger role in bank monitoring, and more broadly to the academic literature that tends to assume the benefits of IO without adequate consideration of the potential costs. We thank Mary Barth, Dirk Black, Ted Christensen, Stephen Ryan, two anonymous referees and participants at the 2017 Duke/UNC Fall Camp, 2018 CUHK conference, and the University of Utah for their helpful comments and suggestions. We note that this paper was previously titled: “"IO, Friend or Foe? The Influence of Institutional Investors on the Systemic Risk of Banks".
Performance implications of supply chain risk and risk management

Firms operate in a complex world characterized by interdependencies among various factors which are difficult to anticipate and can pose a risk to a firm’s operations. On the one hand, prior research has identified major categories of supply chain risk. On the other, it has established that supply chain disruptions do indeed negatively affect a firm’s performance once they materialize. However, prior research has not explained which external uncertainties actually turn into what type of risk exposure. Moreover, such research has not yet explained under what conditions external events are extraordinarily harmful, and whether firms should have managed these potential risks. In order to fill in this lack of knowledge, this dissertation has developed a new measurement of a firm’s exposure to risk. To this end, it scrutinizes a firm’s 10-K reports and transforms the unstructured textual data into quantitative information. The resulting novel data set is augmented by financial and other publicly available secondary data. The results suggest that the industry is an important moderator of how external threats affect a firm’s performance. Furthermore, external threats always increase a firm’s exposure to risk, while internal strategies partly increase and partly decrease such an exposure. Finally, a firm must carefully analyze the type of risk to which it is exposed, because the efficiency of the mitigation strategy employed depends on the type of risk exposure. In sum, this dissertation suggests exploiting a firm’s self-disclosed textual information by means of linguistic computer analysis. As a result, it provides new answers to new research questions and hence extends the existing knowledge in the field of supply chain risk management.
Growing Cities and Mass Participant Sport Events: Traveling Behaviors and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Fast-growing cities are expected to become a key contributor to the global climate crisis. A key characteristic of those urban districts is the accommodation of mass participant sport events. Sport entities, in collaboration with city governments, plan annually active participation sport events to promote their cities as tourism destinations. Mass participant sport events aim to attract more visitors to the cities and to establish a successful social and economically sustainable future to those places. Given the fact that transportation is a critical factor of the residents and the visitors’ behavior, it is crucial to research the quantity of CO2 emissions generated to those places in association with the travel behaviors of the active sport event participants. Data collected from an annual mass participant running event in a highly ranked growing city in the United States. Findings showed that most of the active sport event participants traveled more than 150 miles to participate in the race and they used their vehicles. The largest quantity of CO2 emissions derived from those participants who traveled a round trip of, on average, 500 miles. The long-distance travelers alone generated 338 million kg of CO2 emissions. The conclusions recommend that growing cities and sport events should target long-distance travelers for promotions concerning sustainable transportation. Consequently, mass participant sport events could play a crucial role in the development of growing cities, and, in turn, growing cities that control long-distance traveling behaviors can reduce the global amount of greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global environmental destruction.
ADOPTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

In resource-constraint countries like Nigeria, it is envisaged that the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in veterinary pharmacology education at university level can enhance both quality knowledge delivery and improve students’ performance as well as ICT use skills. The literature consistently demonstrates that exposure to variety of digital and online educational resources and facilities encourages critical thinking among the students and enhance their independent problem-solving capabilities. It is long overdue cost-effective and efficient technology systems suitable for e-learning and teaching in Nigerian university education system, particularly in veterinary pharmacology academic context are explored. Emphasis should be placed on audio-visual e-learning systems such as large screen computer, digital projector and whiteboard in addition to constant power supply and Wi-Fi internet service. Being a medical course, veterinary pharmacology education will be immense enhanced if digital collaborative research and education systems are provided. To achieve this objective, relevant software and applications tailored to veterinary pharmacology students’ specific needs in the e-education process are strongly recommended given the rapid innovations in the ICT sector, which is increasingly making both hardwater and software more affordable and user-friendly.Di negara-negara dengan keterbatasan sumber daya seperti Nigeria, diperkirakan adopsi teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) dalam pendidikan farmakologi veteriner di tingkat universitas dapat meningkatkan penyampaian pengetahuan yang berkualitas dan dapat meningkatkan kinerja siswa serta keterampilan penggunaan TIK. Literatur secara konsisten menunjukkan bahwa paparan berbagai sumber daya dan fasilitas pendidikan digital dan sarana melalui (online) mendorong pemikiran kritis di antara siswa dan meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah independen mereka. Hal ini sudah lama diharapkan sebagai sebuah sistem teknologi yang hemat biaya dan efisien serta cocok untuk pembelajaran e-learning dan pengajaran di sistem pendidikan universitas Nigeria, terutama dalam konteks akademik farmakologi veteriner yang dieksplorasi. Penekanannya ditempatkan pada sistem-sistem perpustakaan dengan sistem online audio-visual seperti komputer layar besar, proyektor digital dan papan tulis di samping catu daya yang konstan dan layanan internet Wi-Fi. Melalui kursus medis, pendidikan farmakologi veteriner akan mudah ditingkatkan jika penelitian kolaboratif digital dan sistem pendidikan disediakan. Untuk mencapai tujuan ini, perangkat lunak dan aplikasi yang relevan yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan spesifik mahasiswa kedokteran hewan dalam proses e-edukasi sangat disarankan mengingat inovasi berkembang cepat di sektor TIK, yang semakin menjadikan air keras dan perangkat lunak lebih terjangkau dan ramah pengguna.
Humanitarian Logistics: Shipping Designs for the Post Disaster Cargo Surge

In 2017 Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. The humanitarian aid community scrambled a response to support the 3.4 million people affected by the disaster. In response, thousands of shipping containers filled with supplies were sent to the island. Numerous reports surfaced regarding significant delays in receiving the shipments. This research reviews the historical account of cargo throughput into Puerto Rico following Maria. A computer simulation built in ARENA compares various what-if scenarios based on empirically collected data and interviews with FEMA, port authorities, and commercial cargo carriers to determine how the humanitarian supply chain could improve for future disaster planning. An additional goal of this research is to better inform humanitarian logisticians who must balance near-term disaster response demands with long term recovery concerns.
The Impact of SOX on Earnings Management Activities around CEO Turnovers

We assess the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on discretionary accruals (DA) and real earnings management (REM) activities around CEO turnovers. Improved corporate governance post-SOX can either deter earnings management (the deterrence effect) or pressure CEOs to inflate earnings when facing imminent turnover risks (the pressure effect). We find a strong deterrence effect for new CEOs, while the pressure effect dominates the deterrence effect for outgoing CEOs. Pre-SOX firms with new CEOs manage earnings downward through both DA and REM and the effect is more pronounced in weakly governed firms. Post-SOX both types of earnings baths diminished. By contrast, post-SOX firms engage in more aggressive upward earnings management prior to CEO turnovers and the evidence is stronger prior to performance-induced CEO turnovers. The compulsory compliance with the 2003 NYSE and NASDAQ listing rule on audit committee independence is associated with a reduction in new-CEO REM baths.
Guest Orientation of Front Office Employees' Service Quality and Rapport: Influences on Satisfaction in Egyptian Five and Four star Hotels

This research aims to assess the guests' perceptions of service quality of employees in front office department of five and four star hotels at Cairo and Giza in Egypt. The assessment also includes the influence of service quality on the rapport between front office employees and guests. The study also assesses the influence of service quality and rapport on guest satisfaction. The study developed a conceptual model of the constructs involved. The hypotheses were proposed regarding the relationships within the model. The conceptual model and hypotheses were then tested in a sample of hotel guests. The study found that service quality dimensions contribute to predict enjoyable interaction personal connection between front office employees and guests. Moreover, enjoyable interaction and personal connection mediates the impact of front office employees' service quality on guest satisfaction. Furthermore, service quality dimensions of front office employees contribute to predict guest satisfaction. There are significant differences between four and five star hotels in perceived service quality and guest satisfaction, but not for rapport dimension. There are no significant differences between foreigner and Arab tourists in these dimensions.