Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Lease Financing, CEO’s Share Option Compensation, CEO’s Ownership: Evidence from the U.K.

This paper aims to provide empirical evidence on the effects of CEO’s share option remuneration and CEO’s stock ownership on leasing. Financial contracting theory suggests that ownership structure is important determinant of capital structure, debt financing and leasing. Also, lease financing is a means of reducing the agency costs of debt. CEO’s remuneration packages should be more “highly” concentrated on performance based payments, such as long term share incentives, share options, instead of fixed fees, because it reduces the agency cost by giving CEOs more incentive and ownership in the company, which causes CEOs act more interest on equity holders. Accordingly, on this paper, it was assumed that CEOs having higher ownership and share option compensation should select leasing as a capital structure method since leasing helps to reduce agency cost and increase the firm value. However, it was found that it there are no significant relationship between CEO’s option compensation and total lease shares. For CEO ownership, I found that CEO’s stock ownership in value (£) is significantly and negatively correlated with total lease shares, which is contrary to the above expectation. On the other hand, percentage of CEO’s stock ownership is not significantly related to total lease shares. This paper contributes to practice because it guides shareholders how to decrease agency cost by using right means of financing and it is raising attention on the significance of performance related share option compensation method to increase the ownership of the CEO and to decrease agency cost and agency problem. For academy, due to the lack of research on this topic in Europe, it analyzed one of the biggest leasing sectors in the UK and compared the findings with those in the U.S.
Conservation Laws for Some Systems of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations via Multiplier Approach

The conservation laws for the integrable coupled KDV type system, complexly coupled kdv system, coupled system arising from complex-valued KDV in magnetized plasma, Ito integrable system, and Navier stokes equations of gas dynamics are computed by multipliers approach. First of all, we calculate the multipliers depending on dependent variables, independent variables, and derivatives of dependent variables up to some fixed order. The conservation laws fluxes are computed corresponding to each conserved vector. For all understudying systems, the local conservation laws are established by utilizing the multiplier approach.
Role of tenascins in the ECM of gliomas

Tenascins are a family of extracellular matrix molecules that are mainly expressed in embryonic development and down-regulated in adulthood. A re-expression in the adult occurs under pathological conditions such as inflammation, regeneration or neoplasia. As the most prominent member of the tenascin family, TN-C, is highly expressed in glioma tissue and rising evidence suggests that TN-C plays a crucial role in cell migration or invasion – the most fatal characteristics of glioma – also the other members of this protein family have been investigated with regard to their impact on glioma biology. For all tenascins correlations between the expression levels of the different family members and the degree of malignancy and invasiveness of glial tumors could be detected. Overall, the former and recent results in the research on glioma and tenascins point at distinct roles of each of the molecules in glioma biology and the devastating properties of these tumors.
Discover significant associations of orthologous simple sequence repeat patterns with gene ontology terms

Several simple sequence repeats (SSRs) have been demonstrated to regulate gene functions, and SSR mutations in a disease gene may cause different genetic disorders. In order to identify putative functional SSR patterns, a web system for discovering significant associations between SSR motifs and Gene Ontology (GO) terms was developed in this study. The system is named as GOSH: Gene Ontology SSR Hierarchy. GOSH employed the GO hierarchy term structure to facilitate users to select a functional or biological gene subset. Significant SSR patterns can be retrieved and identified by a comprehensive over representation analysis within a target gene subset and comparing the results with orthologous genes. Pattern relationship between different biological subsets or supersets can be observed by GO hierarchy structure directly. GOSH also supports gene ontology search through identified significant SSR patterns, and all GO terms possessing specific significant SSR patterns are listed for referencing. The proposed GOSH system is the first comprehensive and efficient online mining tool for discovering significant orthologous SSR patterns with Gene Ontology terms. The system is available at: http://gosh.cs. ntou.edu. tw.
Globalization of services : some implications for theory and practice

1. Introduction: setting up the scene Y. Aharoni Part I: The Globalization of Service Industries 2. Foreign direct investment in services: trends and patterns P. Mallampally and Z. Zimny 3. Developing regulatory disciplines in professional services: the role of the World Trade Organization D. Honeck Part II: Theory 4. FDI, the location advantages of countries and the competitiveness of TNCs: US FDI in professional service industries L. Nachum 5. History and contingency in international accounting firms D.J. Cooper, T. Rose, R. Greenwood and R. Hinnings 6. The role of reputation in global professional business services Y. Aharoni 7. The globalization of professional business service firms - fad or genuine source of competitive advantage? B. Lowendhal 8. Enforcement and appropriation of music: intellectual property rights in global markets D. Kretschmer, C. Baden-Fuller, G.M. Klimis and R. Wallis 9. International franchising: a network approach to FDI K. Fladmoe-Lindquist 10. Knowledge, creation and transfer in global service firms R. Grosse Part III: Case Studies 11. Global competition in industrial services: an analysis of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services T.K. Seng and P. Enderwick 12. International alliances in service business: the case of airline industry H. Seristo 13. DHL Worldwide Express: providing just-in-time delivery services across customs borders in Central and Eastern Europe M Kostecki 14. Globalization of hotel services: an examination of ownership and alliance patterns in a maturing service sector F. Contractor and S.K. Kundu 15. The search for core competencies in a service multinational: a case study of the French hotel Novotel S. Segal Horn
A survey on wireless networks attacks

Wireless network has gained popularity as the users want connectivity irrespective of their geographic position to perform their tasks. Wireless networks have many benefits over the wired networks in terms of mobility, flexibility and cost. Though there are several advantages of wireless networks, they are prone to security issues which generally fall under the following three categories they are confidentiality, integrity and availability. A survey on wireless network attacks is put forward that discusses various security methods which helps in protecting against different types of attacks and also the research areas need to be concentrated for further development.
Differences between men and women in hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group.

BACKGROUND A prospective study of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) was conducted to examine differences in hospital mortality by sex. Outcome data on 3055 CABG patients undergoing operation between 1987 and 1989 were examined for differences in patient, disease, and treatment factors. METHODS AND RESULTS Odds ratios (OR), risk differences, and 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) were calculated. Mortality rates for women (7.1%) and men (3.3%) differed, the OR (women versus men) being 2.23 (CI95%, 1.58 to 3.15). Women were older, more often diabetic, and had more urgent or emergent surgery; adjustment yielded an OR (women versus men) of 1.75 (CI95%, 1.17 to 2.63). Body surface area (BSA) was associated with risk of death in both sexes (P = .007) and positively associated with coronary artery luminal diameters. After adjustment for BSA, sex was no longer significantly associated with mortality (OR [women versus men] of 1.18; CI95%, 0.72 to 1.95). Internal mammary artery (IMA) grafting was performed less frequently among women than men (64.8% versus 78.4%, P < .001). Smaller BSA and absence of IMA grafting were each associated with increased risk of death (RD) from heart failure. Risk of death from heart failure (RD [women minus men] = 2.05; CI95%, 0.89 to 3.22) and hemorrhage (RD [women minus men] = 0.63; CI95%, 0.13 to 1.13) was greater among women; these accounted for 71.1% of the sex-specific difference in mortality rates. CONCLUSIONS Excess risk of hospital mortality among women having CABG was largely the consequence of death from heart failure and, to a lesser extent, from hemorrhage. Smaller BSA (probably because of its association with coronary artery luminal diameter) and the absence of IMA grafting were each associated with increased risk of death from heart failure.
Epiluminescence microscopy. A useful tool for the diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions for formally trained dermatologists.

BACKGROUND AND DESIGN Epiluminescence microscopy (ELM) is a noninvasive technique that, by employing the optical phenomenon of oil immersion, makes subsurface structures of the skin accessible for in vivo examination and thus provides additional criteria for the clinical diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions. At present, almost all studies about the value and clinical importance of ELM are based on data derived from ELM experts (ie, dermatologists specifically trained in this technique). In the present study, we attempt to determine whether the clinical diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions is significantly improved using ELM and whether ELM-trained individuals and dermatologists not trained in this technique profit equally from this technique. Randomly selected histologically proven pigmented skin lesion specimens, photographed with (ELM) and without oil immersion (surface microscopy) were presented by slide projection to six ELM experts and 13 ELM nonexperts (ie, dermatologists not formally trained in ELM) for diagnosis. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of ELM experts and nonexperts with and without the oil immersion technique (ie, ELM vs surface microscopy), the following parameters were obtained: intraobserver and interobserver agreement by kappa statistics and sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic performance. RESULTS Our results show that by using the ELM technique the ELM experts reach a substantially better intraobserver agreement than nonexperts (median kappa, 0.56 vs 0.36). The interobserver agreement was markedly increased in the ELM experts group (average gain, 7%) but decreased in the ELM nonexperts group (average loss, 6%). The sensitivity of diagnosis was significantly increased in the ELM experts group (average gain, 10%), but decreased in the nonexperts group (average loss, 10%). Finally, the specificity of diagnosis was excellent in the ELM experts group, both with and without oil immersion (0.91) and was somewhat improved by ELM in the nonexperts group (0.77 vs 0.85). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the ELM technique increases sensitivity in formally trained dermatologists, but may decrease the diagnostic ability in dermatologists not formally trained in the ELM technique. Consequently, formal broad-based training in ELM should be offered to the dermatologic community.
The Labour Market in the SEM Countries: a Legal Perspective

Understanding the legal framework in force in the SEM countries is of paramount importance in order to grasp the functioning of the labour market and the influence that it can have on migration. The analysis presented here focuses on 11 countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey) and deals with those aspects of the legal regulation in force which can be considered responsible for shaping the employment relationship in term of rigidity or flexibility. The Report is divided in a series of country-studies where the various legal components of the labour market are presented and critically analysed following the same structure for each one in order to enhance comparability: rules concerning hiring, flexible contracts, working time, dismissals, and work inspections. The results, which draw mainly upon international organisations’ sources and upon the analysis of legal texts and laws in these countries, are preliminary. In the concluding remarks, it is explained that if the most valuable research output of this report is to provide cross-comparative analysis to a vast legal material critically organised, the main limitation resides in the fact that it is mainly cantered on the black-letters of the rules and therefore further research must be done on the multifaceted aspects that contribute to shaping a labour market, namely the social dialogue, the case-law and the actual functioning of labour market institutions such as labour inspections, employment agencies, social security, in order to mange to paint the full picture of the SEM countries’ labour market. A preliminary critical assessment of the labour markets is however provided, combining the data on the legal framework in force with the analysis of the independent international reports prepared by various international institutions and NGOs on labour rights’ violations.
Pulmonary haemorrhage from therapeutic rivaroxaban use: Chest radiograph consolidation is not always infection!

pirated from the knee and sent for microscopy, gram stain and culture. No organism or crystals were identified. The cell count contained 51 250 polymorphs per mL, 310 lymphocytes per mL and 2250 red blood cells per mL. Empiric treatment with i.v. flucloxacillin (1 g, 6 hourly) was commenced. The patient proceeded to an arthroscopic washout of the knee where a 32 mm fragment of toothpick was identified within the intercondylar femoral notch (Fig. 1). This was removed, the entry wound from the toothpick was excised and thorough lavage of the joint was performed. The initial arthrocentesis demonstrated no bacterial growth on culture media after 5 days. Staphylococcus epidermidis was grown from a blood culture sample taken before the operation. Intraoperative synovial fluid grew a bacillus species after 2 days of culture. Both bacterial isolates were thought to be contaminants. The patient received 2 weeks of intravenous flucloxacillin, followed by 4 weeks of oral cephazolin, despite the equivocal culture results. On last review at 6 weeks after surgery, the patient has a normal range of movement, minimal pain and normal biochemical markers. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for intra-articular extension with any peri-articular penetrating injury, especially around the knee joint. Retained foreign material should be considered if the extracted segment is broken at the penetrating end. Typically, intra-articular foreign bodies cause mechanical symptoms (e.g. painful locking and clicking). However, in this case, the fragment of toothpick lodged in a non-weightbearing portion of the knee, leading to the delayed presentation. Furthermore, penetrating objects of a wooden nature (toothpicks or thorns) can cause diagnostic challenges with an initial indolent synovitis, late joint sepsis and difficult bacterial isolation.
Flexibility@Work 2014: Bringing the Undeclared Economy Out of the Shadows – The Role of Temporary Work Agencies

The finding is that by creating the right business environment for temporary employment and temporary work agencies, relatively successful economies reduce the supply and demand of undeclared work by providing both workers and employers with better alternatives. The debate, therefore, should be less about whether to allow flexible labour and temporary work, and more about how flexible labour and temporary work can be regulated to create a win-win situation for both businesses and workers.
Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Principles, Practices, and Potential

The first two editions of the Handbook of Human Performance Technology helped define the rapidly growing and vibrant field of human performance technology a systematic approach to improving individual and organizational performance. Exhaustively researched, this comprehensive sourcebook not only updates key foundational chapters on organizational change, evaluation, instructional design, and motivation, but it also features breakthrough chapters on "performance technology in action" and addresses many new topics in the field, such as certification, Six Sigma, and communities of practice.
Novel Algorithms for Ultra Scale Electromagnetic Problems in the Supercomputing Era

The need for increasing fidelity and accuracy in mission-critical electromagnetic applications have pushed the problem sizes toward extreme computational scales. Therefore, there is a large premium placed on the investigation of parallel and scalable integral equation simulators, a particularly useful class of computational electromagnetics, to meet this demand. This dissertation will focus on three interrelated areas: i) quasi-optimal, well-conditioned integral equation based domain decomposition methods, ii) geometry-adaptive, multi-scale discontinuous Galerkin boundary element methods, and iii) high-performance and scalable algorithms to reduce the computational complexity of extreme-scale simulations with the aid of parallel
Pathological Voice Signal Analysis Using Machine Learning Based Approaches

Voice signal analysis is becoming one of the most significant examination in clinical practice due to the importance of extracting related parameters to reflect the patient's health. In this regard, various acoustic studies have been revealed that the analysis of laryngeal, respiratory and articulatory function may be efficient as an early indicator in the diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD). PD is a common chronic neurodegenerative disorder, which affects a central nervous system and it is characterized by progressive loss of muscle control. Tremor, movement and speech disorders are the main symptoms of PD. The diagnosis decision of PD is obtained by continued clinical observation which relies on expert human observer. Therefore, an additional diagnosis method is desirable for most comfortable and timely detection of PD as well as faster treatment is needed. In this study, we develop and validate automated classification algorithms, which are based on Naive Bayes and K- Nearest Neighbors (KNN) using voice signal measurements to predict PD. According to the results, the diagnostic performance provided by the automated classification algorithm using Naive Bayes was superior to that of the KNN and it is useful as a predictive tool for PD screening with a high degree of accuracy, approximately 93.3%.
Do Family-Friendly Firms Perform Better?

This study investigates whether offering family-friendly benefits is benefic ial to the firm. Using representative data on matched Australian workplaces and employees, we test whether workplaces that offer family leave, provide or assist in child care, offer flexible wor k schedules, and other programs to help employees balance work and family life earn greater profits or achieve higher labor productivity than workplaces that do not provide such benefits. W e find some evidence that workplaces that offer the option to switch to permanent-part-time employment and offer greater control over the working schedule are more likely to be leaders in labor productivity but are no more likely to be profitable. Overall, there is no strong evidence to support th e hypothesis that family-friendly practices increase the performance of the average workplace. Our findings, based on representative workplace data, qualify the existing evidence drawn primarily from case studies and non-random samples. While firms that pioneer certain family-friendly practic es may outperform their peers—as suggested by previous studies—for the average workplace this advantage has ceased to exist or never existed.
The risk reducing effect of forecasting in supply chains

In order to realise just-in-time concepts in supply chains, customers usually have to provide information about their required materials to their suppliers. Now the problem arises what forecast data the customer should report to his suppliers when the future demand of his outlet is not exactly known. This demand usually is subject to a probability distribution. Without any restrictions, the customer will always report those forecast data that correspond to the possible maximum demand of his outlet in order to keep flexibility. This information will not be useful to the supplier. Therefore, the customer usually is engaged to purchase, within certain limitation periods, that quantity of parts he reported. Otherwise he has to do an adjustment payment. This paper analyses what forecast data the customer should report, which amount the supplier should take into consideration in light of the customer's intentions and what release order quantity the customer should realise having previously reported the forecast data.
A spur cancellation technique for MDLL-based frequency synthesizers

This paper introduces a technique for suppressing the effect of deterministic jitter in phase-locked loops based on multiplying delay-locked loops. A digital loop operating in background of normal operation detects the static phase offset between the two reference-signal paths by means of a single-bit time-to-digital converter and compensates for it by means of a digital-to-time converter.
Information needs and information seeking in primary care: a study of nurse practitioners.

OBJECTIVE The objective was to understand the information-related behavior of nurse practitioners (NPs), a population of clinicians responsible for an increasing proportion of primary care. METHODS Two phases of data collection addressed seven research questions. The initial phase of data collection was a questionnaire sent to 300 NPs, who were asked to report their experiences of needing information as a result of patient encounters as well as their experiences of seeking information. The second phase of data collection entailed a series of interviews with twenty NPs following their encounters with patients to collect data on instances of information needs and information seeking. RESULTS NPs most frequently needed information related to drug therapy and diagnosis. NPs with a master's degree were found to perceive information needs more frequently than their colleagues who had not received a master's degree. The information resources NPs used most frequently were consultations with colleagues, drug reference manuals, and textbooks and protocol manuals. NPs were more likely to pursue needs related to drug therapy with a print resource and needs related to diagnosis with a colleague. The generalizability of a need emerged as a negative predictor of information seeking. CONCLUSIONS This study has addressed a number of questions about the information-related behavior of NPs in primary care practices and led to the development of a temporal model of information seeking in these settings. Results of this research underscore the importance of access to information resources in primary care practices. This study's findings also support the development of educational and outreach programs to promote evidence-based decision making among primary care clinicians.