Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Review in Statistical Aspects of Data Mining

Statistics is defined as the science of collecting, analyzing and presenting data.Data mining is a new discipline lying at the interface of statistics, database technology, pattern recognition, machine learning, and other areas. KDD has a spin that comes from database methodology and from computing with large data sets, while statistics has an emphasis that comes from mathematical statistics, from computing with small data sets, and from practical statistical analysis with small data sets. Statistical techniques are driven by the data and are used to discover patterns and build predictive models. And from the users perspective view with a conscious choice when solving a "data mining" problem is attack it with statistical methods or other data mining techniques. However, since statistics provides the intellectual glue underlying the effort, it is important for statisticians to become involved. KDD is statistics and data mining is statistical analysis. "Knowledge Discovery in Databases" is not much different. The main statistical issues in Data mining (DM) and Knowledge Data Discovery (KDD) is to examine whether traditional statistics approach and methods substantially differ from the new trend of KDD and DM.
The Academic Information Analysis Service using OntoFrame - Recommendation of Reviewers and Analysis of Researchers' Accomplishments -

The academic information analysis service is including automatic recommendation of reviewers and analysis of researchers' accomplishments. The service of recommendation of reviewers should be processed in a transparent, fair and accountable way. When selecting reviewers, the following information must be considered: subject of project, reviewer's maj or, expertness of reviewer, relationship between applicant and reviewer. The analysis service of researchers' accomplishments is providing statistic information of researcher, institution and location based on accomplishments including book, article, patent, report and work of art. In order to support these services, we designed ontology for academic information, converted legacy data to RDF triples, expanded knowledge appropriate to services using OntoFrame. OntoFrame is service framework which includes ontology, reasoning engine, triple store. In our study, we propose the design methodology of ontology and service system for academic information based on OntoFrame. And then we explain the components of service system, processing steps of automatic recommendation of reviewers and analysis of researchers' accomplishments.
Alcohol industry actions to reduce harmful drinking in Europe: public health or public relations?

Context: In 2012 an inventory of >3500 industry actions was compiled by alcohol industry bodies in support of the Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, adopted by WHO in 2010. Objectives: This study critically evaluated a sample of these corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities conducted in Europe. Methods: A content analysis was performed on a sample of 679 CSR activities from three industry segments (producers, trade associations and social-aspects organizations) described on an industry-supported website. Volume of CSR activity was correlated with country-level data reflecting alcohol problems and production. Results: Only 1.9% of CSR activities were supported by evidence of effectiveness, 74.5% did not conform to Global strategy categories and only 0.1% were consistent with “best buys” for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. Of the three segments, trade associations were the most likely to employ a strategic CSR approach and engage in partnerships with government. A statistically significant correlation was found between volume of CSR activities and alcohol industry revenue, as well as market size. Conclusion: CSR activities conducted by the alcohol industry in the WHO European Region are unlikely to contribute to WHO targets but may have a public-relations advantage for the alcohol industry.
Reaction Time on Swimming Block Start in Competitors Swimmers on World Swimming Championship

The purpose this study was compare the reaction time (RT) in swimmers competitors on World Aquatic Championships in different events and qualifying, introducing than a new perspective about the RT behaviour in high performance swimmers athletes. The study included 103 athletes of different nationalities from the XVII World Swimming Championships in Budapest in July 2017. Female (n = 45) with mean age of 23,67 ± 3,39 years, and male (n = 57) with mean age of 24,63 ± 4,28 years, that competed the finals on 50m, 100m and 200m events, on breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle styles. Descriptive statistics of the date used were the mean and standard deviation. To compare the data between distances, ANOVA was used one way multicompare to verify the difference between RT at different distances and for comparison of the differences between stages was used the model of repeated measures, of each test was selected the 8 athletes finalist and their respective times of the qualifiers, semi-finals and finals. No significant differences were observed on RT between the qualifying heats on male (p > 0.05) and female (p > 0.05), and about the distances, athletes than swan 200m had a upper RT than 100m and 50m (p < 0.05) in both gender. The results show that in the world championship, the RT values on the high performance athletes were statistically different when compared between distances, but not different on stages, which means that swimmers’ coaches need implement a strategic training aimed at the start phases.
Implementing Data Clustering to Identify Capital Allocation for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Normal 0 false false false EN-AU JA X-NONE Abstract: N/A. Manuscript type: Original Research. Research Aims: Analyzing the investigated factors includes the firm size and the industry sector that influence capital allocation for MSMEs using the K-means clustering technique. Design/methodology/approach: The initial step for the research is the data preparation. It is covering 20 sectors and consists of 6,666 pieces of data. The modified data are analysed using the K-means clustering technique. Research Findings: MSMEs are divided into three clusters, with each cluster exhibiting different characteristics in terms of assets, sales, and industry sectors. However, the number of employees was not found to be significant in the analysis. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: The size of MSMEs is defined as the total assets, sales, or number of employees. It should be considered by financial institutions when assessing the viability of awarding a loan to that MSMEs. Moreover industry characteristics affect finance institutions to grant a loan to firm. Practitioner/Policy Implication: Financial decision makers, banks, financial institutions, and government advisors alike can determine capital allocation for MSMEs based on the clustering profile created in this study. Research limitation/Implications: This study constructs MSMEs grouping model that relies on investigated factors, including the firm size and the industry sector in order to determine the capital allocation to MSMEs. The future research regarding the capital allocation schemes for the MSMEs clustering profile are possible to do by adding new data, such as ownership type, owner-manager characteristics, and macroeconomic factors.
Financial and Social Performances of Islamic Microfinance Service Provider With Mobile Banking

In Malaysia, Islamic microfinance institutions (IMFIs) are part of Islamic financial institutions and have been established to provide Islamic microfinance products (interest free loans). Their aim is to promote trade activities among Islamic microfinance recipients in improving their standard of living. Information and data gathered can be used as evidence to prove that Islamic microfinance has traits that provide a support system for the poorest of the poor. This study hence intends to investigate the application of technology by Islamic microfinance institutions within a context of its accounting information system through the usage of mobile banking. This study is conducted using qualitative approaches via interviews to obtain in depth understanding of mobile banking usage at an Islamic microfinance institution. Financial data, as well as data on the total number of loan recipients (sahabats) is referred by the study in investigating another aspect of social performance in terms of vicegerency and accountability of the IMFI. Extensive application of vicegerency concept in explaining the findings is parallel to Shari'ah Foundation for Accountants in outlining characteristics of Muslim accountants in preventing them from doing prohibited actions.
Definition of input data to assess GHG default emissions from biofuels in EU legislation

The EU legislation contains a set of mandatory targets specific for the EU transport sector which aims at achieving the overall objective of a European sustainably fuelled transport system. In particular, Directives 2009/28/EC (Renewable Energy Directive) and 2009/30/EC (Fuel Quality Directive) fix a threshold of 35% savings of GHG emissions for biofuels and bioliquids and set out the rules for calculating the greenhouse impact of biofuels, bioliquids and their fossil fuels comparators. To help economic operators in calculating GHG emission savings, default and typical values are also listed in the Annexes of the two directives, which were calculated on the basis of the JEC (JRC-EUCAR-CONCAWE consortium) database of input data in its version of 31 July 2008, following a consultation process with stakeholders launched by the Commission. According to article 19.7 in the Renewable Energy Directive and 7d.7 in the Fuel Quality Directive, the Commission can also adapt default values to technical and scientific progress by updating the existing values and by adding additional pathways. On request of the Commission’s DG ENER, the JRC worked on the update of the existing input database, and the list of pathways in the Directives will therefore likely be modified accordingly. This report aims at describing the JRC assumptions made to build-up the dataset used for the calculation of default GHG emissions for the different pathways in annexes of the Directives. Data are updated until december 2015.
CONSUMERS’ PARSIMONY OF MOBILE INTERNET BANKING USAGE IN MALAYSIA

Purpose of the Study: The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the determinants of the adoption of mobile Internet Banking in Malaysia. However, the slow growth of mobile Internet banking usage as comparison to online Internet Banking increases the concern on the adoption and parsimony issues of mobile Internet banking (MI-Banking) usage in managing personal finances and banking activities. Methodology: Self-administered survey was applied and analyzed by using V-Base structural equation modeling. The responses of 358 respondents were analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. Results: The findings of this study revealed that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and perceived risk significantly influenced the adoption of mobile internet banking, while perceived ease of use was found to have the greatest influence on the overall adoption of mobile internet banking. At the same token, perceived ease of use was found to have a significant influence on perceived usefulness. Implications: The application of mobile internet services has increased and mobile phones are becoming significant tools for managing and controlling personal finances and spending. Thus, a study was conducted to seek clarification on the predictors of mobile Internet banking adoption among Malaysians that will embark further and deeper studies in the context of mobile Internet Banking.
Bank and Credit Union Business Models in the United States

This study comes in response to the continuing evolution of market structures and regulatory overhaul since the financial crisis of 2007-2009 in the US. The banking sector has largely suffered after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The initial context of decades of deregulation has been followed by the Dodd-Frank Act to respond to the overly damaging 2007-2009 global financial crisis, with the aim of safeguarding financial stability and putting an end to government bailouts. This first investigation into the bank and credit union business models for the United States, offers an extensive insight into 10,352 banks and 10,392 credit unions, which respectively account for almost all total banking assets of the country and more than 80% of the total assets of credit unions. Using regulatory data from 2000 to 2014, the two samples of 108,226 bank-year observations and 115,516 credit-union-year observations are each clustered into distinct bank and credit union business models, using a novel definition and applying a robust clustering methodology. The definition uses the activity and funding profiles of a bank or a credit union based on balance sheet indicators. Four bank business models and three credit union business models are identified. The study proceeds then by thorough assessments of the interaction between business models and size, as well as the migration, financial performance, contribution to the real economy, risk and response to regulation of US banks and credit unions, using a rich palette of indicators.
A facilitating effect of prosodic transfer on non-native fluent speech listening

ABSTRACT Native speakers of a language use metrical structure, phonotactics, and phonetic cues in word segmentation; however, this knowledge can interfere with non-native speech perception and second language learning. Prosodic transfer effects are typically investigated with isolated words and phrases, or simple artificial languages; the current study examines how prosody affects perception and word learning in acoustically complex natural speech. Two experiments test effects of native language prosody on word identification in prosodically similar and dissimilar languages; they also test the types of language exposure and learning tasks in which prosodic transfer may occur. English speakers were exposed to one of two non-native languages (Finnish or Japanese) in three training conditions. Results indicate that learning can occur thru exposure to fluent speech in a prosodically similar language and suggest that effects of prosody on fluent speech perception are an important factor in early stages of second language acquisition.
Nonlocal adiabatic theory. II. Nonlinear frequency shift on an electron plasma wave in a multidimensional inhomogeneous plasma

In this article, we provide a general derivation of the nonlinear frequency shift, δω, for a sinusoidal electron plasma wave (EPW) that varies slowly enough for the results derived in Paper I, on the action distribution function, to apply. We first consider the situation when the EPW monotonously grows and then monotonously decays in a homogeneous plasma. In this situation, we show a hysteresis in the wave frequency, which does not converge back to its linear value as the wave decays to small amplitudes. We then address the derivation of δω for an EPW that keeps growing in a one-dimensional (1-D) inhomogeneous plasma. We show that, usually, the frequency shift does not depend only on the local EPW amplitude and wavenumber but also on the whole history of the density variations, as experienced by the wave. In a multidimensional inhomogeneous plasma, the values assumed by δω are usually different from those derived in 1-D because, due to the transverse electron motion, one must account for the hysteresis in.
Bridging the Virtual and the Real: Social Media and Customer Engagement in Luxury Fashion Brands

The advances in communication media have changed the way people search or share information. Social media are the two-way forms of communication that provide new opportunities to users to interact with each other on platforms to share ideas. This study analyses customer expectations and interactions through integrating social media and luxury fashion brands. Also, by identifying the advantages that can be obtained by businesses from social media, this paper develops a structural model that contributes to address the gap and current knowledge of consumer buying behaviour in luxury product purchases under the effect of social media. The research also suggests that it is important to understand and interact with customer expectations via the combination of social media and traditional marketing media to develop effective marketing communications. The paper concludes with some strategies that practitioners and researchers can adopt to develop effective marketing communication strategies using social media platforms.
The case of the missing commercial real estate cycle

Booms and busts in commercial real estate have been a traditional source of distress for financial institutions.2 In the early 1990s, for example, the downward correction of commercial property prices caused a significant increase in bad debt expenses for banks and other financial institutions, and turned out to be a major contributor to the global economic downturn. In contrast, the commercial property cycle was much less pronounced in the recent global business cycle. While housing prices have risen markedly in a number of countries in the past five years, with few exceptions commercial property prices have remained well below the level reached a decade ago. This “missing” commercial real estate cycle is arguably partly attributable to the rapid growth of real estate securitisation in the past decade. First, the emergence of new financing methods provided a substitute for traditional banking finance and may have helped even out the flow of capital into the commercial property sector. Second, the development of public markets improved information transparency and may have strengthened market discipline. And finally, the development of public real estate equity and debt markets made it possible for commercial property risk to be spread through capital markets to a wider array of investors. Nevertheless, these structural changes by no means imply that commercial real estate cycles have disappeared. To a significant extent, the absence of a commercial property boom in the late 1990s could be a consequence of the slow pace of absorption of the overcapacity generated during the late 1980s boom. Furthermore, the closer integration of commercial real estate markets with capital markets does not suggest that the commercial property sector will now be immune to all shocks. In fact, commercial property markets might even be subject to new sources of market volatility.
Efficiency, Asset Quality and Stability of the Banking Sector in Malaysia

Malaysia practices a dual banking system, where conventional banks coexist with Islamic banks. While conventional banks are well established, Islamic banks are growing rapidly. Since Islamic banks consist of two types, namely stand-alone or wholesome Islamic banks and Islamic subsidiaries of conventional banks, it would be revealing to examine if Islamic subsidiaries of conventional banks differ from standalone Islamic banks in terms of efficiency, stability and assets quality. A few studies in the literature that examine the issue have focused on comparisons between Islamic banks and conventional banks, with no consideration given to the differentiation between the two categories of Islamic banks. In this paper, we attempt to examine the differences among the players in the banking sector in Malaysia. This paper extends the traditional analysis of conventional versus Islamic banks to comparisons between stand-alone Islamic banks and Islamic subsidiaries of conventional banks. Using dynamic panel data “generalized methods of moments” (GMM), the study reports that there are differences among different types of banks, viz. conventional banks, Islamic subsidiaries of conventional parents, and stand-alone Islamic banks. It shows that Islamic subsidiaries of conventional banks perform better than stand-alone Islamic banks as well as their own conventional parents. Furthermore, the results show that Islamic subsidiaries are more stable in term of their financing income compared to the rest of the banks, while the stand-alone banks have lower asset quality in comparison with both Islamic subsidiaries and their parents.
Human resource management reforms during the Financial crisis: the case of the greek public Sector

The financial crisis of 2008, highlighted the importance of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the Greek public sector. The Greek Public Administration due to the large deficits has limited available resources and its services must improve in order to contribute to economic development. The present study was conducted in order to investigate how public employees perceive HRM and its reform and whether demographic differences affect employees' beliefs . Initially a first approach to the concept of HRM and its key features is presented. The current reform and the role of the financial crisis are thoroughly analyzed in comparison to similar efforts in other countries.The second part of the study includes an empirical research, the way public employees perceive HRM and its reform is explored. Primary data were collected from a random sample of 130 civil servants. The findings suggest that employees believe that the reform is necessary. However they believe that the implemented reform lacks strategy, is not intended to improve services but it is crisis driven and aims to reduce costs.
The SEC's Enforcement Record against Auditors

We investigate the effectiveness of regulatory oversight exercised by the SEC against auditors over the years 1996-2009. The evidence suggests that the SEC is significantly less likely to name a Big N auditor as a defendant, after controlling for both the severity of the violation and for the characteristics of companies more likely to be audited by Big N auditors. Further, when the SEC does charge Big N auditors, the SEC (i) is less likely to impose harsher penalties on the Big N; and (ii) is less likely to name a Big N audit firm relative to individual Big N partners. Moreover, the SEC relies overwhelmingly on administrative proceedings, instead of the tougher civil proceedings, against auditors. One interpretation of these patterns is that the SEC’s enforcement against auditors is relatively mild. Other interpretations of these results are also discussed. Though private litigation against auditors is associated with a loss of market share for the auditor, there is no evidence of such product market penalty subsequent to SEC action.
Design Supporting a ‘Customer-Perceived Intimacy’-Strategy in Healthcare Services

Given that we live in a time within a growing competitive healthcare market, the customer experience and healing opportunities are on top of the priority list. However, little attention has been dedicated on how to merge the disciplines of architecture, healthcare and management to create healthcare environments to enhance the customer experience and the healing process. The goal of this paper is to explore how design can foster customer-perceived intimacy within a healthcare context to achieve enhanced customer outcomes, such as customer well-being. Understanding the importance of customer- perceived intimacy is paramount, as customers are constantly exposed to intimate situations. The study suggest that there is potential for such situations to be wrought with problems involving complexities associated with human cognition, emotions, physiological responses, and behaviors. A literature review is undertaken to highlight the antecedents and the short-term and long-term outcomes of customer- perceived intimacy. As a result, the paper provides a conceptual framework that raises many questions that need to be answered. In doing so, a solid foundation for future inquiry has been laid.