Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Behavioral Consequences of Regret, Anger, and Frustration in Service Settings

Abstract Following a service failure, three discrete negative emotions—regret, anger, and frustration—are triggered through the attribution of blame to the three different sources of self, service provider, and situation, respectively. This study aims at investigating the set of behavioral consequences deployed by customers to mitigate each of those negative emotions within the context of Vietnam—a Confucian culture. The data was collected from 404 Vietnamese consumers. The findings reveal that regret and frustration are more likely to arise. Moreover, feelings of regret and anger trigger similar behavioral responses; customers choose neither to complain directly to the service provider nor to simply ignore the failed incident. Instead, they vent their feelings through nWOM with the intention of switching to another provider. In contrast, frustrated customers might either be passive in such a situation or complain directly. They do not engage in nWOM, but do intend to switch to alternatives.
Indexing and Abstracting as Tools for Information Retrieval in Digital Libraries: A Review of Literature

Indexing and abstracting are like Siamese twins in the information retrieval process. Indexing and ab-stracting are the two approaches to distilling information content into an abbreviated, but comprehensive representation of an information resource(s). They are knowledge organisation tools which usually provide detailed and accurate maps and road signs in the information superhighway. Digital libraries are characterised by an electronic stock of information which can be accessed via computers, and are extension and augmentations of physical libraries in digital forms. They are information retrieval systems (a device interposed between a potential user of information and the information itself) which provide opportunities to access and retrieve information that is often accessible for a variety of reasons. This chapter presents a literature review on indexing and abstracting, information retrieval process, digital libraries pointing out the importance of indexing and abstracting in the information retrieving process and then highlighting the roles played by indexing and abstracting as tools for information retrieval in digital libraries. The chapter posits that indexing and abstracting plays a significant role as information retrieval tools in digital libraries.
Conflicted Mutual Fund Voting in Corporate Law

Recent Delaware jurisprudence establishes a disinterested vote of shareholders as the pathway out of heightened judicial scrutiny. The stated rationale for this policy is that shareholders, the real party at interest, are better protected by the ballot box than by the courtroom. As long as informed, disinterested shareholders with an economic stake in the outcome of the vote can effectively express their preferences through voting — the court need not scrutinize the underlying transaction. Rather, it can defer to the outcome under the business judgment rule. But shareholder voting is not always as direct as this reasoning implies. Instead, voting outcomes increasingly are determined not by those holding the ultimate economic interest but rather by institutional intermediaries who buy, hold, and vote shares on behalf of someone else. In this setting, there are several predictable circumstances under which institutional voting interests will depart from those of the underlying investors. This Article develops a typology of institutional investor conflicts of interest. We focus on mutual fund intermediaries, which are the key deciders of corporate elections and represent the interests of millions of investors when voting. We describe and document instances of Cross-Ownership Conflict (situations in which funds have interests on both sides of a transaction), Corporate Client Conflict (situations in which funds have an interest in currying favor with the managers of portfolio companies), and Uniform Policy Conflict (situations in which fund sponsors enforce a uniform voting policy irrespective of individual fund objectives). Our account provides a basis to reevaluate corporate law’s retreat from heightened judicial scrutiny. When mutual fund voting is subject to the conflicts we describe, the real parties in interest have not necessarily spoken in favor of the transaction. As such, courts should consider a broader set of conflicts when deciding whether the protection of the business judgment rule is warranted.
The effectiveness of foreign exchange intervention in India : Evidence from time-series approach

Abstract Central bank has a vital responsibility in stabling the exchange rate and dampening the market uncertainties for sustainable economic growth. This study inspects the aspect of RBI’s foreign exchange market intervention operation and its impact on the exchange rate level and volatility through time series methodology. GARCH (1,1) model with weekly data from April 2002 to June 2018 is used to explore the issue. The study discovered evidence for ‘leaning against the wind’ policy and provide evidence for curbing the market uncertainty. Similarly, it asserts that RBI’s action to inject foreign currency influenced the exchange rate but accelerated market uncertainty. Contrary to that RBI’s action to absorb excess supply by intervention curbed market uncertainty but failed to prevent appreciation pressure. Significance of good news points out its ability to appreciate rupee and curb the market uncertainty. The results strongly support the necessity of intervention and capital control for ensuring the sustainable growth of the foreign exchange market without uncertainty.
Optimal Resource Provisioning in Federated-Cloud Environments

Cloud computing has emerged as a new paradigm for accessing distributed computing resources such as infrastructure, hardware platform, and software applications on-demand over the internet as services. Multiple Clouds can collaborate in order to integrate different service-models or service providers for end-to-end-requirements. Intercloud Federation and Service delegation models are part of Multi-Cloud environment where the broader target is to achieve infinite pool of resources. This chapter presents an optimal resource management framework for Federated-cloud environments. Each service model caters to specific type of requirements and there are already number of players with own customized products/ services offered. They propose an analytical queueing network model to improve the efficiency of the system. Numerical results indicate that the proposed provisioning technique detects changes in arrival pattern, resource demands that occur over time and allocates multiple virtualized IT resources accordingly to achieve application QoS targets.
Eğitim Fakültelerinin Misyonları Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Ogretmen goruslerine gore egitim fakultelerinin misyonlarini yerine getirebilme duzeyini belirlemeyi amaclayan bu calisma nitel yaklasimla ele alinmistir. Calismada fenomenolojik yontem uygulanmistir. Calisma grubunu 2015-2016 egitim-ogretim yilinda Ankara ili Altindag ilcesinde gorev yapmakta olan 12 ogretmen olusturmustur. Veriler gorusme teknigi ile toplanmistir. Gorusmelerde, egitim fakultelerinin misyonlari, misyonlarinin etkililik duzeyi ve nedenleri, akademik calismalarin etkileri ve Milli Egitim Bakanligi (MEB) ile universiteler arasindaki isbirligine yonelik bilgiler toplanmistir. Veriler betimsel analiz ile cozumlenmistir. Sonuc olarak, ogretmenler egitim fakultelerinin baslica misyonunun ogretmen yetistirmek oldugunu belirtmislerdir. Ayrica goreve yeni baslayan ogretmenlerin pedagojik yonden yetersiz olduklarini isaret etmislerdir. Akademik calismalarin okullarin gercekliginden uzak ve sorunlarin cozumune hizmet etmedigini vurgulamislardir. Son olarak MEB ve universiteler arasinda ogretmen adayi seciminden yetistirilmesine ve hizmet-ici egitimlere kadar cok boyutlu bir etkilesimin fayda saglayacagini belirtmislerdir.
Using Different Ways of 3D Reconstruction of Historical Cities for Gaming Purposes: The Case Study of Nafplio

Virtual reality (VR) technologies offer a unique opportunity in “3D reconstruction” of cultural monuments and historical cities that do not longer exist or have been modified (partially or totally). Even though technological capabilities are growing fast, emphasis is mainly given on developing virtual museums and exhibitions, while archaeological places and excavations are following. The present paper presents two distinct approaches for 3D reconstruction of the historical city of Nafplio (Greece), by developing 3D models for buildings and monuments the way they used to be in the 19th century. The authors have used their professional and academic experience deriving from their participation in a European Commission co-funded project in the framework of the Partnership Agreement 2007–2013, which was implemented by the “V. Papantoniou” Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation (the project’s beneficiary) in Nafplio. The authors aim (a) to present the importance of reconstructing past cities and (b) to implement gaming technologies in cultural organizations as a means of achieve specific educational goals. Results point out the growing need for close cooperation between the cultural and academic worlds with 3D creators, and, moreover, reveal obstacles and opportunities in reconstructing historical cities and monuments.
Does modularity undermine the pro‐emotion consensus?

There is a growing consensus that emotions contribute positively to human practical rationality. While arguments that defend this position often appeal to the modularity of emotion-generation mechanisms, these arguments are also susceptible to the criticism, e.g. by Jones (2006), that emotional modularity supports pessimism about the prospects of emotions contributing positively to practical rationality here and now. This paper aims to respond to this criticism by demonstrating how models of emotion processing can accommodate the sorts of cognitive influence required to make the pro-emotion position plausible whilst exhibiting key elements of modularity.
The Use of Virtual Reflectors to Improve Speech Intelligibility in Open Stage Auditoria

A potential problem encountered with open stage auditoria is poor speech intelligibility arising from the directional nature of human speech sources. The conventional technique of employing large overhead reflecting surfaces to ensure a large early energy fraction to improve intelligibility is shown to be unsuitable in this situation. The use of Virtual Reflectors consisting of microphones and loudspeakers symmetrically located relative to the stage is proposed as a possible solution to the problems of open stage auditoria. It is suggested that the Speech Transmission Index is a suitable parameter for assessing the performance of Virtual Reflectors when in use and that computer modelling could provide a suitable method for investigating the action of Virtual Reflectors.
Was folgt aus dem Brexit? Mögliche Szenarien differenzierter (Des-)Integration

Am 23. Juni 2016 hat sich das britische Volk, wenn auch merklich knapp, mit 51,9 zu 48,1 Prozent für einen Austritt Großbritanniens aus der Europäischen Union, den sogenannten Brexit, ausgesprochen. Damit ist das eingetreten, womit niemand, erstaunlicherweise offensichtlich auch die Brexit-Befürworter nicht, ernsthaft gerechnet hatte. Das politische Europa rang am Tag danach um Contenance: Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, Donald Tusk, sprach von einem „historischen Moment“ und warnte gleichzeitig vor „hysterischen Reaktionen“;1 Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel erklärte das Ergebnis zum „Einschnitt für den europäischen Einigungsprozess“ und riet an, Schlussfolgerungen mit „historischem Bewusstsein“ zu ziehen;2 und François Hollande sowie die Präsidenten von Europäischem Parlament, Europäischem Rat und der Kommission sowie die damals amtierende Ratspräsidentschaft sprachen von einer „schmerzhaften“ beziehungsweise „bedauerlichen“ Entscheidung, die jedoch respektiert werden müsse. 3 Boris Johnson, ehemaliger Bürgermeister Londons und einer der Hauptakteure der Brexit-Kampagne, versuchte jedoch im Nachhinein diese Entscheidung zu relativieren, indem er herausstellte, dass Großbritannien immer ein Teil Europas gewesen ist und dieses auch bleiben wird. Darüber hinaus wird Johnson zufolge, der im neuen britischen Kabinett als Außenminister fungiert, der Zugang Großbritanniens zum europäischen Binnenmarkt bestehen bleiben.4 Diese Einschätzungen lassen bereits vermuten, dass das Ergebnis des Referendums Interpretationsspielräume eröffnet. Auch wenn Theresa May, die am 13. Juli 2016 das Premierministeramt von David Cameron übernommen hat, versichert, dass Brexit auch Brexit bedeutet, scheint es legitim zu erwarten, dass die politische Realität weniger eindeutig sein wird und verschiedene Szenarien als Ergebnis des Referendums denkbar sind. Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es daher, die Bedeutung eines Austritts Großbritanniens aus der Europäischen Union im Lichte möglicher Szenarien und ihrer Implikationen sowie Konsequenzen sowohl für die künftige Europäische Union als auch für ihr Verhältnis zu Großbritannien herauszuarbeiten. Im Vorfeld des Referendums in Großbritannien wurde eine
Pathways of learning about biodiversity and sustainability in private urban gardens

Nature-based solutions directed at improving biodiversity, on both public and private land, can provide multiple benefits, but many of these benefits are not being fully realised. One reason is the normative and cognitive disconnect between people and nature, highlighting the need for new learning programs to foster better nature connections. More is known about learning in the context of community gardens than in relation to private gardens. Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, this study explores learning among residents engaged in home gardening for biodiversity in Winnipeg, Canada. We uncovered diverse and interconnected learning processes/activities founded on formative childhood experiences. The processes/activities were non-formal and informal, and included individual, social and blended experiences. Learning outcomes were also mutually influencing and multi-levelled, comprising normative, cognitive/behavioural and relational changes. The results support an analytical framework suggesting how learning-focused initiatives can enhance biodiversity on private property and aid in delivery of nature-based solutions.
Analysis on copy-move forgery detection in digital images

The existed copy-move forgery detection method based on lexicographically ordered feature vectors is analyzed in detail. It is pointed out that the order of the features plays an important role in the robustness of the detection method. The "description scale" of the feature vectors should be "coarser to finer". It is also pointed out that principle component analysis transform of the feature factors add the computational complexity of the detection and reduced the robustness of the detection algorithm. The designed experiments prove these conclusions.
GMM Estimation from Incomplete and Rotating Panels

We consider the general problem of estimation and testing from a sequence of overlapping moment conditions generated by incomplete or rotating panel data. The crucial idea of our suggested method is to separate the problem of moment choice from that of estimation of optimal instruments. We propose a cross-sample GMM estimator that forms direct estimates of individual-specific optimal instruments pooling all the information available in the sample. We compare cross-sample GMM with the pooled and expanded GMM estimators discussed in Arellano and Bond (1991) for dynamic linear models with fixed effects. Cross-sample GMM is asymptotically equivalent to expanded GMM and asymptotically more efficient than pooled GMM. Moreover, Monte Carlo experiments and an empirical illustration show that, contrary to expanded GMM, cross-sample GMM performs well in finite samples, even with severe unbalancedness.
Special issue on patient specific modelling (PSM)

This special issue of the journal includes nine papers on patient specific modelling (PSM)—five related to cardiovascular modelling, three on the simulation of musculoskeletal systems and one on brain biomechanics. Typically in PSM, anatomy and other data specific to an individual are fed into a computer programme, which calculates and delivers information relevant to the specific individual to enable provision of patient-specific diagnoses, treatment or prognosis. Examples include information on the following: blood flow and related quantities such as wall shear stress obtained using computational fluid dynamics, strain and stress in soft tissues or bone using computational solid mechanics or electrical activity in the heart using electrical models. The medium to long-term aim in this field is the provision of information that is clinically useful, to predict the risk of clinical events such as aneurysm rupture or stress fracture, to categorise patients for surgery, to aid surgical planning and in the prediction of post-surgery events. The area of PSM has its origins in two-dimensional numerical modelling studies using idealised geometries [1–4]. Advances in high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) medical imaging have allowed acquisition of geometries suitable for PSM. The first reports that can be classified as being subject specific in cardiovascular modelling were of blood flow in arteries [5–8]. For musculoskeletal modelling, automated procedures to generate 3D finite element meshes from scans provided a major boost to PSM [9, 10]. In this special issue three cardiovascular modelling papers describe applications in abdominal aortic aneurysms: Doyle et al. [11] investigated the effect of different material properties on the model outputs, Hardman et al. [12] investigated inlet flow data and Morris et al. [13] investigated the effect of different stent configurations. Different treatment options to improve hemodynamics in patients with total cavopulmonary connections are described by Mirabelle et al. [14], and Smith et al. [15] described a framework for simulation of cardiac perfusion. Pankaj [16] reviewed the challenges associated with assigning material properties and boundary conditions in the PSM of bone and bone implant systems, whereas a review on the constitutive behaviour of trabecular bone is provided by Carretta et al. [17]. Taylor et al.[18, 19] considered the PSM of the hip and knee, pre-implantation and post-implantation. A fuzzy mesh-free framework for the PSM of the brain is described by Zhang et al. [19]. The current state of PSM is reflected by the papers in this special issue in that there remains an emphasis on the development of methodology and optimisation of the processing chain, whereas a few observational studies have been published comparing data from different patient groups. Clinical trials whose aim is to establish the clinical utility of PSM have yet to be published, whereas several studies are in progress at the time of writing. General reviews of PSM are provided by several authors [20, 21].
Buddhist Approach to Sustain a Marriage Life Based on Tipiṭaka

At present, there are a lot of problems concerning with a marriage life. Husbands and wives treated each other immorally: family violence, stealing behavior, extramarital affair, deception between family members, and substance abuse. These international scale problems abducted a sustainable marriage life and caused divorce. This article aims to understand the practical Buddhist approach to sustain a marriage life based on Tipiṭaka. Buddhism encourages a couple to observe the five precepts (panca-sīla) and practice the ennobling virtues ( panca-dhamma) as fundamental rules for laypeople. Moreover, a set of doctrines must also be practiced as supporting virtues. They are virtues for laity (gharāvāsa-dhamma) , the two directions (disā) , well matched (samajīvidhamma) , and virtues conducive to benefits in the future (sampadā) . Of these, the doctrine in well matched plays a crucial role in perpetuating good living of a couple. These doctrinal principles, under a virtuous frame, render a sustainable marriage life to husbands and wives in whom they live ordinary life smoothly and happily. When living together, a member should truly understand their responsive duties; one should be self developed, tolerable, supportive, generous, etc. Thus, the Buddhist approach is a key to sustain a marriage life for family institute, and benefits both this life and the life-to-come.
Labour market discrimination against Moroccan minorities in the Netherlands and Spain: a cross-national and cross-regional comparison

ABSTRACT This paper examines discrimination against job candidates of Moroccan origin in Spain and the Netherlands. By drawing on insights from group threat theory, we specifically examine how latent ethnic conflicts regarding economic goods or cultural values at the regional level affect discrimination rates of Moroccan minorities in both countries. To this aim, we make use of a cross-nationally standardised field experiment with fictitious candidates applying for real job vacancies in Spain and the Netherlands (n = 3681). We find higher levels of discrimination against job applicants of Moroccan origin in the Netherlands. Whereas job candidates of Moroccan origin are six percentage points less likely to receive a positive response from an employer in Spain, the predicted ethnic gap in call-back rates is fourteen percentage points in the Netherlands. Furthermore, while regional differences in discrimination are not related to regional unemployment figures, we do find some evidence that in the Netherlands a larger share of Moroccans in the region exacerbates discrimination against Moroccan minorities. Altogether, the findings point to the need to give greater weight to the impact of widespread negative beliefs about ethnic minorities and how these beliefs can have a profound adverse impact on the integration of disadvantaged ethnic groups within the labour market.
Privacy Preserving Data Mining Models And Algorithms

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Assessment of liquidity risk management in Islamic and conventional banks - an empirical study

The aim of this study was to assess liquidity risk management (LRM) practices in Jordanian Islamic and conventional banks during the period (2013-2017). Data used were comprised from six banks, which consisted of three Islamic and three conventional banks in Jordan. Data from the banks financial annual reports covering from 2013-2017 were used to calculate the ratios used as a substitute for liquidity risk in conventional banking as well as Islamic banking in Jordan. The study found the relationship of the size of financial institution, return on asset, return on equity, and capital adequacy ratio with liquidity risk measurement is positive and important both in Islamic banks and conventional banks. Researchers found the practices of LRM are not optimal, yet were based on some considerations explained in this study. Further, progressive actions needs to be taken by the regulators and the banking players to improve the LRM practices.