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Strategic information in the collective bargaining: empirical evidence for the spanish continuous market

The aim of this paper is to analyse the disclosure activity in press around a labour event, for the companies quoted on Spanish Continuous Market and the reaction of stock prices of those firms affected by such events and the result of the bargaining. The previous period to the signature of a firm level collective agreement offers potentially strong incentives for the firm to change its disclosure policy in the previous year to the signature. If the disclosure policy can increase the returns of the firm via a, reduction of asymmetric information or to hyping the stock price, this may result in a lower cost of capital. However the company can have incentives to change the opinion of the union about the solvency and futures cash flows of the firm, in such a form that the increase agreed in the wages is the minor possible. Therefore, the disclosure policy confronts a conflict of objectives. The desire to influence on the market with an aggressive policy of disclosure of good news produces both: on the one hand, the negative effect that the signature induces on the market and, * Las autoras agradecen a Belen Nieto Domenech, Antonio Rubia Serrano y a la editora de la revista Araceli Mora Enguidanos, el tiempo dedicado a la realizacion de este trabajo asi como los comentarios y aportaciones efectuados al mismo. ** Direccion para correspondencia: Ana Maria Sabater Marcos, Departamento de Estudios Economicos y Financieros, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Avenida Universidad s/n, Elche, 03202 Alicante. Tel. 966658884, Fax: 966658564. Correo-e: asabater@umh.es. 316 ARTICULOS DOCTRINALES Ana Maria Sabater Marcos y Joaquina Laffarga Briones Informacion estrategica en la negociacion colectiva: evidencia empirica para el mercado on the other hand, the desire of the agreement being the most favourable for the firm. Our results provide evidence both directions.
Tuberculosis Case Finding in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in Kenya Reveals Poor Performance of Symptom Screening and Rapid Diagnostic Tests

Background:Tuberculosis (TB) during pregnancy in HIV-infected women is associated with poor maternal and infant outcomes. There are limited data on TB prevalence, optimal TB screening, and performance of rapid diagnostics in pregnant HIV-infected women. Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional study among HIV-infected pregnant women seeking antenatal care in western Kenya. After a standardized questionnaire, sputum smear microscopy for acid-fast bacilli, mycobacterial liquid culture, GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), urine lipoarabinomannan, and tuberculin skin testing were performed. We determined prevalence and correlates of culture-confirmed pulmonary TB, and compared diagnostic performance of World Health Organization (WHO) symptom screening and rapid diagnostic tests to sputum culture. Results:Between July 2013 and July 2014, we enrolled 306 women. Among 288 women with a valid sputum culture result, 54% were on antiretroviral treatment, median CD4 cell count was 437 cell per cubic millimeter (IQR 342–565), and prevalence of culture-confirmed pulmonary TB was 2.4% (confidence interval: 1.0% to 4.9%). Cough >2 weeks (P = 0.04) and positive tuberculin skin testing (≥5 mm, P = 0.03) were associated with pulmonary TB. Women with TB were 23-fold (95% confidence interval: 4.4 to 116.6) more likely to report a household member with TB symptoms (P = 0.002). WHO symptom screen (43%), acid-fast bacilli smear (0%), Xpert (43%), and lipoarabinomannan (0%) had low sensitivity but high specificity (81%, 99%, 99%, and 95%, respectively) for pulmonary TB. Conclusions:HIV-infected pregnant women had appreciable prevalence of pulmonary TB despite modest immunosuppression. Current TB screening and diagnostic tools perform poorly in pregnant HIV-infected women. Adapted TB screening tools that include household member TB symptoms may be useful in this population.
Downregulation of miR‐15a due to LMP1 promotes cell proliferation and predicts poor prognosis in nasal NK/T‐cell lymphoma

Nasal NK/T‐cell lymphoma (NNKTL) is an Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV)‐associated malignancy and has distinct clinical and histological features. However, its genetic features are hitherto unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of several malignancies via regulating gene expression. In this study, we investigated whether the specific microRNAs were related to the tumor behaviors in NNKTL. MiRNA array and Quantitative RT‐PCR analyses revealed that miR‐15a was expressed at a much lower level in NNKTL cells (SNK‐1, SNK‐6, and SNT‐8) than in normal peripheral NK cells and EBV‐negative NK cell line KHYG‐1. Quantitative PCR and western blot analyses showed that the expression of MYB and cyclin D1, which are validated targets of miR‐15a, was higher in NNKTL cells. Transfection of NNKTL cells (SNK‐6 and SNT‐8) with a miR‐15a precursor decreased MYB and cyclin D1 levels, thereby blocking G1/S transition and cell proliferation. Knockdown of EBV‐encoded latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) significantly increased miR‐15a expression in SNK‐6 cells. In NNKTL tissues, we found that reduced miR‐15a expression, which correlated with MYB and cyclin D1 expression, was associated with poor prognosis of NNKTL patients. These data suggest that downregulation of miR‐15a, possibly due to LMP1, implicates in the pathogenesis of NNKTL by inducing cell proliferation via MYB and cyclin D1. Thus, miR‐15a could be a potential target for antitumor therapy and a prognostic predictor for NNKTL. Am. J. Hematol. 89:25–33, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The effects of mobile banking service on customer service delivery at Kenya commercial bank moi avenue branch

ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Background of the Study . 1 1.1.1 The Concept of Customer Service . 2 1.1.2 Mobile Banking Service . 3 1.1.3 Kenya Commercial Bank Limited . 5 1.2 Research Problem . 6 1.3 Research Objectives . 8 1.4 Value of the study . 8 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 10 2.
Information Sharing As Source Of Synergy Creation In Corporate Diversification: An Empirical Analysis Of Korean Banking Industry

This paper deals with one of the major issues in strategy and finance research streams i.e. the strategic use of valuable information among different business units of diversified firms. In particular, the paper studies the effect of information sharing between a commercial bank and a securities firm under the same financial group on analysts’ forecasts using Korean data over the period of 2000-2008. We find that the mean (median) EPS forecast error issued by independent analysts is 2.71% (1.34%) while that issued by bank-affiliated analysts is 2.09% (1.02%). The difference remains statistically significant even after controlling for company and analyst characteristics in multivariate analyses. The results are consistent with superior information hypothesis in that the bank-affiliated analysts make more accurate and conservative recommendations using the information generated by the commercial banks about the companies covered. This evidence suggests the efficiency of related-type business diversification which tends to foster the exchanges of value-generating information among business units.
Helping Students Learn Expert Software Design Strategies

Computer science and software engineering students need to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to build large, complex, and reliable software systems to solve problems that are ill-structured, open-ended, incompletely deﬁned, and full of apparently conﬂicting information. Signiﬁcant diﬀerences exist between the strategies used by expert designers and novices to approach these diﬃcult problems. The Principles, Patterns, and Process Framework is proposed as a solution to the problem of encapsulating expert design strategies in a learning tool that focuses attention on the design decision-making process. This paper discusses the results of a pilot study conducted to make an initial appraisal of the tool’s eﬀectiveness. Results of this study suggest that using the framework does promote the use of expert design strategies for solving complex problems.
"DOES SIZE MATTER?" A qualitative study of factors affecting economic instruments in small businesses

Maintaining economic sustainability within a company requires a responsible business organization that creates the need for a systematic approach to economic instruments. Different instruments may be relevant for different purposes and therefor the choice and use of them is critical to study. The study examines, through a comparative case study which factors influence the choice and use of economic instruments in small businesses in Sweden. The survey results in a number of factors that, in the studied companies affects how decisions on financial instruments are made. These factors form the basis of the model created. The model shows that the informational needs of the leader is what influences how the selection and use takes place, and that need is changing depending on the company and the external characteristics along with the background of the leaders.
INVESTIGATING FINANCIAL CRISIS PREDICTION POWER USING NEURAL NETWORK AND NON-LINEAR GENETIC ALGORITHM

Bankruptcy is an event with strong impacts on management, shareholders, employees, creditors, customers and other stakeholders, so as bankruptcy challenges the country both socially and economically. Therefore, correct prediction of bankruptcy is of high importance in the financial world. This research intends to investigate financial crisis prediction power using models based on Neural Networks and to compare it with Non-Linear Genetic Algorithm. Based on the available information and statistics of the listed companies on Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) during 1997-2010, from among these companies subjected to article 141 of the Commercial Law, 72 firms, and from among other firms, 72 firms were
Hackers vs. Testers: A Comparison of Software Vulnerability Discovery Processes

Identifying security vulnerabilities in software is a critical task that requires significant human effort. Currently, vulnerability discovery is often the responsibility of software testers before release and white-hat hackers (often within bug bounty programs) afterward. This arrangement can be ad-hoc and far from ideal; for example, if testers could identify more vulnerabilities, software would be more secure at release time. Thus far, however, the processes used by each group — and how they compare to and interact with each other — have not been well studied. This paper takes a first step toward better understanding, and eventually improving, this ecosystem: we report on a semi-structured interview study (n=25) with both testers and hackers, focusing on how each group finds vulnerabilities, how they develop their skills, and the challenges they face. The results suggest that hackers and testers follow similar processes, but get different results due largely to differing experiences and therefore different underlying knowledge of security concepts. Based on these results, we provide recommendations to support improved security training for testers, better communication between hackers and developers, and smarter bug bounty policies to motivate hacker participation.
Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery – An Evidence-Based Update with Relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa

Glaucoma represents a leading cause of preventable vision loss in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies evaluating outcomes of glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery suggest an important role for this approach in the African patient population. The Tube Versus Trabeculectomy study demonstrated a higher success rate with non-valved GDI surgery compared to trabeculectomy with mitomycin C after five years. The Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison study showed no difference in surgical failure rates between the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve and the Baerveldt Glaucoma Implant (BGI) but better intraocular pressure outcomes with the BGI at one year. The Ahmed Versus Baerveldt study demonstrated a lower failure rate for the BGI, but also a requirement for more post-operative interventions. Further study of GDI surgery in the Sub-Saharan Africa is necessary to determine its optimal place in the treatment paradigm for glaucoma patients in the region.
High Mobility Group Box 1 and Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. We identify High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) as a novel causative factor in the development of cerebral oedema, mediating coagulation, preventing secondary brain damage as well as serving as a novel therapeutic target to limit secondary neurological injury after TBI. As a prototypical danger associated molecular patterns (DAMP), HMGB1 is released from necrotic neurons via a NR2B-mediated mechanism during TBI. The secretion of HMGB1 requires severe injury and tissue hypoperfusion, and is associated with posttraumatic coagulation abnormalities, activation of complement and severe systemic inflammatory response. HMGB1 is clinically associated with elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients and functionally promoted cerebral edema after TBI. The detrimental effects of HMGB1 is mediated at least in part between activation of microglial toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and the subsequent expression of the astrocytic water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4). Anti-HMGB1mAb remarkably inhibited fluid percussion-induced brain edema by inhibiting HMGB1 translocation, protection of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, suppression of inflammatory molecule expression and improvement of motor function. Our review demonstrates the pathological role of HMGB1 as well as the possible therapeutic valve of HMGB1 in patients with TBI.
Transient electro-thermo-mechanical responses of wire bonding interconnects illuminated by an electromagnetic pulse

In this paper, a hybrid physical simulation method is implemented so as to characterize transient temperature and stress responses in wire bonding interconnects in high-density 3-D ICs under the impact of an EMP. Our self-developed algorithm is based on time-domain FEM, which is capable of handling interactions and coupling among different physical fields. In particular, temperature-dependent nonlinearities of electrical conductivities, thermal conductivities, thermal expansion coefficients, and even the Young's modulus of all materials involved are treated rigorously.
Performance of Cooperative Ad-Hoc Networks in Rayleigh Fading Channels

Cooperative diversity is proposed to combat the detrimental effects of channel fading. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of cooperative diversity in interference limited ad hoc networks. The throughput performance of ad hoc networks that employ cooperative diversity techniques is examined. The negative effects of relay transmission blocking and extra time delay due to using the relay node, on the network throughput are investigated. We show that the relay blocking problem is mainly dependent on the relay selection criterion. Furthermore, we examine a two-channel approach to solve the delay problem and hence improve the overall network throughput.
The Effect of Competition, Just In Time Production and Total Quality Management on the Use of Multiple Performance Measures: An Empirical Study

This paper is an empirical investigation into the use of multiple performance measures in manufacturing organizations. Specifically, the relationship between multiple performance measurement system and competition factors, JIT practices and TQM practices is examined through the data collected from 122 manufacturing firms from the Turkish top 500 companies in 2005. The results show there is a linear relationship between using multidimensional performance measurement system and the firms that have high market position are those that are using JIT and TQM more than others.
A Tool to Support Surgical Quality Assessment

In the domain of medical endoscopy an increasing number of surgeons nowadays store video recordings of their interventions in a huge video archive. Among some other purposes, the videos are used for post-hoc surgical quality assessment, since objective assessment of surgical procedures has been identified as essential component for improvement of surgical quality. Currently, such assessment is performed manually and for selected procedures only, since the amount of data and cumbersome interaction is very time-consuming. In the future, quality assessment should be carried out comprehensively and systematically by means of automated assessment algorithms. In this demo paper, we present a tool that supports human assessors in collecting manual annotations and therefore should help them to deal with the huge amount of visual data more efficiently. These annotations will be analyzed and used as training data in the future.
Donor‐specific human leukocyte antigen antibodies and late graft fibrosis after pediatric liver transplantation: Time‐associated variables or cause and effect?

Liver transplantation provides the best option for most patients with end-stage liver disease. In children, for whom the primary causes of liver failure are diseases that do not recur in the graft, a full life after transplantation is a possibility. In fact, the actuarial 10-year graft survival rate for pediatric liver transplants in the United States was 62% in 1999, and it is likely to be better for later cohorts. A concern, however, is that 2 recent studies noted a high frequency of late graft fibrosis in children. Ekong et al. reported that fibrosis was present in 61 of 63 children (97%) who were biopsied more than 3 years after transplantation; the majority (62%) had normal liver function tests. Portal inflammation with variable interface hepatitis was present in 44 of the cases (70%), and the inflammatory grade correlated with the fibrosis stage. Scheenstra et al. found that 69 children biopsied 10 years after transplantation had fibrosis; 29% had severe fibrosis. However, in that series, the presence of fibrosis was not associated with inflammatory changes. In this issue of Liver Transplantation, MiyagawaHayashino et al. address the potential pathogenesis of late graft fibrosis after pediatric liver transplantation, and they suggest that donor-specific anti–human leukocyte antigen antibodies (DSAs) and humoral alloreactivity may contribute to the process. The authors analyzed protocol biopsy samples from 79 stable liver transplant patients more than 5 years after transplantation. At the time of biopsy, a blood sample was drawn for DSA determination. They noted DSAs were against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II (30 patients) and rarely against HLA class I. For the biopsy samples, the fibrosis score was graded with the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease staging system; complement component 4d (C4d) staining was also performed. The authors report that the DSA-positive group had a higher degree of fibrosis (mean fibrosis score 1⁄4 3.1) than the DSA-negative group (mean fibrosis score 1⁄4 1.1). In addition, severe fibrosis was more common in the DSA-positive group (88%) versus the DSA-negative group (17%; P 0.001). Diffuse C4d-positive endothelial staining was significantly higher in the DSA-positive group and was associated with higher fibrosis scores. The importance of a positive crossmatch has been investigated in early liver transplant recipients for many decades, and more recently, the importance of DSAs has also been investigated. It was originally believed that they did not play a role in liver rejection or allograft loss. More recently, O’Leary et al. evaluated serum samples in 39 adult liver transplant recipients with chronic rejection and analyzed blood samples for DSAs with a single antigen bead test; they reported that 92% of the patients who had
Diabetic Gastroparesis : A Review of Medical Treatments

INTRODUCTION A ccording to 2007 data from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 23.6 million people—7.8% of the US population have diabetes (1). Also, diabetes incurred an estimated expenditure of $174 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2007 (1). Part of this cost (estimated to be $22.9 billion in 2006) can be attributed to the treatment of diabetes-related complications (2), including cardiovascular and nervous system disorders (1), renal failure (1), hypertension (1), blindness (1), amputation (1), and gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction (3), which may be exacerbated by poor disease management. Symptoms attributed to gastrointestinal dysfunction are common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) (3–6) and may result in decreased control of glucose levels and reduced overall quality of life (3). Three population-based studies (N = 114–15,000) have examined the prevalence of GI symptoms in patients with diabetes and found that these patients are more likely to experience GI symptoms than controls (4–6). These GI symptoms may (6–9) or may not (5) be related to other complications in diabetes such as neuropathy, but several studies report positive correlations between poor glycemic control and GI symptom prevalence (4,7,10). This is not surprising given that GI disorders such as gastroparesis may impair glucose absorption and thwart glycemic control in diabetics (11). In this review, we address the predominant gastric complication of DM, gastroparesis, and discuss medical treatments available in the United States for this disorder. A SPECIAL ARTICLE
Money in Socialist Economies: The Case of North Korea 社会主義経済における貨幣−−北朝鮮の場合

Dated January 29, 2010, the Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK (North Korea) issued document No. DC033 10-004 to diplomatic missions and international organizations present in North Korea. They were informed that the use of foreign currency was to be stopped, payments were to be made in the form of non-cash cheques, and that the official exchange rate of the Euro to the North Korean Won was changed from 188.2 KPW to 140 KPW, effective January 2, 2010.
Decoupling Responsible Management Education – Why Business Schools May Not Walk Their Talk

Business schools increasingly aim to embed corporate responsibility, sustainability, and ethics into their curricular and extracurricular activities. This paper examines under what conditions business schools may decouple the structural effects of their engagement in responsible management education from organizational practices. We argue that schools may be unable to match rising institutional pressures to publicly commit to responsible management education with their internal capacity for change. Our analysis proposes that decoupling is likely if schools (1) are exposed to resource stringency, (2) face overt or covert resistance against change processes, (3) are confronted with competing institutional pressures, and (4) perceive institutional demands as ambiguous. The discussion points to two implications. While decoupling may give rise to the illusion that responsible management education is progressing, it is also possible that an inconsistency between talk and action can help schools to articulate am.