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Deborah's Voice: The Role of Women in Sexual Assault Cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia*,†
Authors: King Kimi Lynn , Meernik James D. , Kelly Eliza G. 
Published: May 2016

ObjectivesTo assess the impact of the gender of judges, prosecution attorneys, and defense lawyers on sentencing decisions at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).MethodsWe use regression modeling of all sentences handed down by the ICTY and test for the impact of gender with direct measures of the numbers and percentages of female actors and through interactive terms to assess whether there is a gender impact on sexual violence cases.ResultsThe results demonstrate that higher levels of female representation in both the prosecution and defense teams are statistically significant predictors of ICTY sentencing.ConclusionsGender exercises an important impact on ICTY sentencing, and our results show that concern for female representation in international organizations is appropriate and worthy of further study.
Shattering the Marble Ceiling: A Research Note on Women‐Friendly State Legislative Districts*
Authors: Pyeatt Nicholas , Yanus Alixandra B. 
Published: May 2016

ObjectivePalmer and Simon's (2008) “women‐friendly” district index has proven a useful theoretical and empirical construct for researchers studying congressional elections. In one parsimonious measure, the authors capture 12 factors predicting women's election to the House of Representatives. The construct's utility in other political contexts, however, has not yet been tested.MethodsWe test the women‐friendliness index using a new data set on state legislative elections.ResultsWe find that the women‐friendly district index is useful for predicting the election of women in state legislatures. The index's predictive power is robust to institutional variations and surpasses other contextual indicators, such as political culture.ConclusionsOur analysis suggests that “women friendliness” is a useful empirical concept with application in multiple political contexts.
Do you catch undersized fish? Let's Go fishing to learn some important concepts in multiple testing
Authors: Zheng Qiujie , Lu Yonggang 
Published: May 2016

SummaryIn the era of Big Data, because of diminishing cost of data collection and storage, a large number of statistical tests may even possibly be conducted all together by a high school student to seek for some ‘exciting’ new scientific findings. In this article, we propose an interesting approach to introduce students to some important concepts in multiple testing by an analogous example of net fishing. The proposed teaching approach is fun and requires no mathematical calculation.
Electromagnetic energy harvesting and density sensor application based on perfect metamaterial absorber
Authors: Bakir Mehmet , Karaaslan Muharrem , Dincer Furkan , Akgol Oguzhan , Sabah Cumali 
Published: May 2016

The proposed study presents an electromagnetic (EM) energy harvesting and density sensor application based on a perfect metamaterial absorber (MA) in microwave frequency regime. In order to verify the absorption behavior of the structure, its absorption behavior is experimentally tested along with the energy harvesting and sensing abilities. The absorption value is experimentally found 0.9 at the resonance frequency of 4.75 GHz. In order to harvest the EM energy, chips resistors are used. In addition, the suggested model is analyzed for its dependency on polarization angles. The results show that the perfect MA can be easily and efficiently used for EM energy harvesting applications. Moreover, as an additional feature of the model, we also realized a density sensor application. It can be seen that this structure can be used as a multi-functional device and configured for many other sensing applications.
First-principles study of nitrogen and carbon monoxide adsorptions on silicene
Authors: Zhong Shuying , Ning Fanghua , Rao Fengya , Lei Xueling , Wu Musheng , Zhou Lang 
Published: May 2016

Atomic adsorptions of N, C and O on silicene and molecular adsorptions of N2 and CO on silicene have been investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. For the atomic adsorptions, we find that the N atom has the most stable adsorption with a higher adsorption energy of 8.207 eV. For the molecular adsorptions, we find that the N2 molecule undergoes physisorption while the CO molecule undergoes chemisorption, the corresponding adsorption energies for N2 and CO are 0.085 and 0.255 eV, respectively. Therefore, silicene exhibits more reactivity towards the CO adsorption than the N2 adsorption. The differences of charge density and the integrated charge calculations suggest that the charge transfer for CO adsorption ([Formula: see text]0.015[Formula: see text]) is larger than that for N2 adsorption ([Formula: see text]0.005[Formula: see text]). This again supports that CO molecule is more active than N2 molecule when they are adsorbed onto silicene.
Hopf and Generalized Hopf Bifurcations in a Recurrent Autoimmune Disease Model
Authors: Zhang Wenjing , Yu Pei 
Published: May 2016

This paper is concerned with bifurcation and stability in an autoimmune model, which was established to study an important phenomenon — blips arising from such models. This model has two equilibrium solutions, disease-free equilibrium and disease equilibrium. The positivity of the solutions of the model and the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium have been proved. In this paper, we particularly focus on Hopf bifurcation which occurs from the disease equilibrium. We present a detailed study on the use of center manifold theory and normal form theory, and derive the normal form associated with Hopf bifurcation, from which the approximate amplitude of the bifurcating limit cycles and their stability conditions are obtained. Particular attention is also paid to the bifurcation of multiple limit cycles arising from generalized Hopf bifurcation, which may yield bistable phenomenon involving equilibrium and oscillating motion. This result may explain some complex dynamical behavior in real biological systems. Numerical simulations are compared with the analytical predictions to show a very good agreement.
Multiscale Modeling of the Moist-Convective Atmosphere
Authors: Arakawa Akio , Jung Joon-Hee , Wu Chien-Ming 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
One of the most important contributions of Michio Yanai to tropical meteorology is the introduction of the concepts of apparent heat source Q1 and apparent moisture sink Q2 in the large-scale heat and moisture budgets of the atmosphere. Through the inclusion of unresolved eddy effects, the vertical profiles of apparent sources (and sinks) are generally quite different from those of true sources taking place locally. In low-resolution models, such as the conventional general circulation models (GCMs), cumulus parameterization is supposed to determine the apparent sources for each grid cell from the explicitly predicted grid-scale processes. Because of the recent advancement of computer technology, however, increasingly higher horizontal resolutions are being used even for studying the global climate, and, therefore, the concept of apparent sources must be expanded rather drastically. Specifically, the simulated apparent sources should approach and eventually converge to the true sources as the horizontal resolution is refined. For this transition to take place, the conventional cumulus parameterization must be either generalized so that it is applicable to any horizontal resolutions or replaced with the mean effects of cloud-scale processes explicitly simulated by a cloud-resolving model (CRM). These two approaches are called ROUTE I and ROUTE II for unifying low- and high-resolution models, respectively. This chapter discusses the conceptual and technical problems in exploring these routes and reviews the authors’ recent work on these subjects.
Middle Cranial Fossa Dehiscence as an Incidental Finding on CT
Authors: Valika Taher , Redleaf Miriam 
Published: May 2016

Objectives: This retrospective chart review demonstrates that the prevalence of middle cranial fossa (MCF) dehiscence on computed tomography (CT) scans increases with age. Methods: High-resolution temporal bone CT scans, which had been obtained for any otologic complaint, were reviewed independent of all clinical history. Scans showing soft tissue, fluid, trauma, or previous operations were excluded. The CTs from 183 patients (296 ears) were reviewed, blinded for age and body mass index (BMI). The MCF floor was divided into 7 regions and systematically inspected. Ages and BMIs of the patients were subsequently extracted from the medical record. Results: Logistic regression analysis confirmed increasing MCF dehiscence with age ( P < .05, odds ratio [OR] = 1.07, R = .584). Over all ages (range, 1-88 years; average, 38.5), 32% of MCF floors were dehiscent at any 1 site. For age 60 and over, 55% were dehiscent. The most common sites of MCF dehisence were directly above the malleus head and above the additus ad antrum (35% and 28%, respectively). Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) was seen in 7% of all patients and only in the context of MCF dehiscence. The prevalence of MCF dehiscence increased with age when patients were analyzed by BMI <25, BMI = 25-30, and BMI >30 ( P < .003, P < .04, P = .03). Conclusion: The increase of middle cranial fossa dehiscence with respect to age is statistically significant. Over all ages, approximately 32% of ears show dehiscence. Over 60 years, approximately 55% show dehiscence. The odds of having dehiscence double with a 10-year difference in age. The most common sites along the MCF floor are in the epitympanum over the malleus head and the additus ad antrum. There was a statistically significant increase in MCF dehiscence with age when patients with equivalent BMIs are compared.
Phenotype of a Belgian Family With 6p25 Deletion Syndrome
Authors: Weegerink Nicole J.D. , Swinnen Freya K.R. , Vanakker Olivier M. , Casselman Jan W. , Dhooge Ingeborg J.M. 
Published: May 2016

Background: The 6p25 deletion syndrome is one of the many syndromes with both hearing impairment as well as vision impairment. However, the audiometric characteristics and radiological findings of patients with 6p25 deletions are only scarcely described in literature. This study focused on characterizing the audiometric and radiological features of a Belgian family with a chromosome 6p25 deletion. Objective: To evaluate the hearing impairment, audiometric testing and radiological examination of the temporal bones in 3 family members with a 3.4 Mb deletion in chromosome band 6p25. Results: All 3 family members demonstrated slowly progressive sensorineural or mixed hearing impairment. Radiologic examination revealed thickened and sclerotic stapes in all patients and a minor internal partition type II of the cochlea in 2 patients. Conclusion: There is a significant phenotypic variability within and among families with the 6p25 deletion syndrome. A thorough genotype-phenotype correlation is difficult because of the small number of affected patients and the limited clinical data available. More clinical data of families with 6p25 deletions need to be published in order to create a reliable and precise phenotypic characterization. However, our findings can facilitate counseling of hearing impairment caused by 6p25 deletions.
Perceptions of Healthcare Service End Users
Authors: Calero Remedios , Gallarza Martina G. , del Chiappa Giacomo , Nerbón Ofelia 
Published: May 2016

The main objective of this study was to compare users’ perception and evaluation of both public and private healthcare services, distinguishing between primary and specialty care, with a cross-cultural approach in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Within an exploratory approach and following a descriptive aim, we have conducted a quantitative methodology: after a literature review about health marketing and health management, we have developed a questionnaire and collected end users’ perceptions in both countries. Results highlight different aspects shaping the multidimensional healthcare service, such as the waiting lists, their experienced sensations, word-of-mouth (WOM) relevance and their behavioural intentions in the future Out of the results, implications for scholars interested in the marketing of public services are proposed in terms of the idiosyncrasy of health consumer behaviour: satisfaction with and willingness to recommend a service provider (public or private) according to comparative service provision (primary or specialized care service) and geographical context (Italy and Spain). Implications for health managers highlight the relevance of time management, experiential marketing in health service provision, WOM relevance and behavioural intentions.
Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry
Authors: Schmidt William , Buell Ryan W. 
Published: May 2016

Operational decisions under information asymmetry can signal a firm’s prospects to less informed parties, such as investors, customers, competitors, and regulators. Consequently, managers in these settings often face a trade-off between making an optimal decision and sending a favorable signal. We provide experimental evidence on the choices made by decision makers in such settings. Equilibrium assumptions that are commonly applied to analyze these situations yield the least cost separating outcome as the unique equilibrium. In this equilibrium, the more informed party undertakes a costly signal to resolve the information asymmetry that exists. We provide evidence, however, that participants are much more likely to pursue a pooling outcome when such an outcome is available. This result is important for research and practice because pooling and separating outcomes can yield dramatically different results and have divergent implications. We find evidence that the choice to pool is influenced by changes in the underlying newsvendor model parameters in our setting. In robustness tests, we show that choosing a pooling outcome is especially pronounced among participants who report a high level of understanding of the setting and that participants who pool are rewarded by the less informed party with higher payoffs. Finally, we demonstrate through a reexamination of two previous studies how pooling outcomes can substantively extend the implications of other extant signaling game models in the operations management literature.Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2407 .This paper was accepted by Serguei Netessine, operations management.
Does Information Intensity Matter for Stock Returns? Evidence from Form 8-K Filings
Authors: Zhao Xiaofei 
Published: May 2016

This paper identifies an important source of variation in U.S. firms’ material information flows: their Form 8-K filing frequency. Exploiting cross-sectional variation in this novel proxy for information intensity, this paper finds that firms with higher information intensity experience lower future returns and lower future volatilities. The marginal return impact is higher at low levels of information intensity and high levels of prior volatility. On average, an information-intensity-based long-short portfolio generates a return spread of 4.3% per year. After adjusting for the Fama–French three factors and the momentum factor, the abnormal return remains 4.4% per year. These novel findings suggest that, because of the dynamic nature of information arrival, the frequency/quantity of information is an important source affecting the information environment and stock returns of public companies. These findings are consistent with the predictions of a broad class of noisy rational expectations equilibrium models and estimation risk models, and they highlight the importance of learning in financial markets with incomplete information. This paper was accepted by Neng Wang, finance.
A Meeting of the Minds: Informal Agreements and Social Norms
Authors: Krupka Erin L. , Leider Stephen , Jiang Ming 
Published: May 2016

Using coordination games, we elicit social norms directly for two different games where either an agreement to take the first best action has been reached or where no such agreement exists. We combine the norms data with separately measured choice data to predict changes in behavior. We demonstrate that including social norms as a utility component significantly improves predictive performance. Then we compare social norms to guilt aversion and lying aversion. We estimate that honoring an agreement in the double dictator game is worth giving up approximately 10% of total earnings and more than 120% in the Bertrand game. We show that informal agreements affect behavior through their direct effect on social norms as well as through an indirect effect on beliefs. This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.
Asset Pricing with Downside Liquidity Risks
Authors: Anthonisz Sean A. , Putniņš Tālis J. 
Published: May 2016

We develop a parsimonious liquidity-adjusted downside capital asset pricing model to investigate whether phenomena such as downward liquidity spirals and flights to liquidity impact expected asset returns. We find strong empirical support for the model. Downside liquidity risk (sensitivity of stock liquidity to negative market returns) has an economically meaningful return premium that is 10 times larger than its symmetric analogue. The expected liquidity level and downside market risk are also associated with meaningful return premiums. Downside liquidity risk and its associated premium are higher during periods of low marketwide liquidity and for stocks that are relatively small, illiquid, volatile, and have high book-to-market ratios. These results are consistent with investors requiring compensation for holding assets susceptible to adverse liquidity phenomena. Our findings suggest that mitigation of downside liquidity risk can lower firms’ cost of capital. This paper was accepted by Lauren Cohen, finance.
Bundled Payment vs. Fee-for-Service: Impact of Payment Scheme on Performance
Authors: Adida Elodie , Mamani Hamed , Nassiri Shima 
Published: May 2016

Healthcare reimbursements in the United States have been traditionally based on a fee-for-service (FFS) scheme, providing incentives for high volume of care, rather than efficient care. The new healthcare legislation tests new payment models that remove such incentives, such as the bundled payment (BP) system. We consider a population of patients (beneficiaries). The provider may reject patients based on the patient’s cost profile and selects the treatment intensity based on a risk-averse utility function. Treatment may result in success or failure, where failure means that unforeseen complications require further care. Our interest is in analyzing the effect of different payment schemes on outcomes such as the presence and extent of patient selection, the treatment intensity, the provider’s utility and financial risk, and the total system payoff. Our results confirm that FFS provides incentives for excessive treatment intensity and results in suboptimal system payoff. We show that BP could lead to suboptimal patient selection and treatment levels that may be lower or higher than desirable for the system, with a high level of financial risk for the provider. We also find that the performance of BP is extremely sensitive to the bundled payment value and to the provider’s risk aversion. The performance of both BP and FFS degrades when the provider becomes more risk averse. We design two payment systems, hybrid payment and stop-loss mechanisms, that alleviate the shortcomings of FFS and BP and may induce system optimum decisions in a complementary manner. This paper was accepted by Serguei Netessine, operations management.
Pengaruh Substitusi Ion Mn dan Ion Co Serta Ion Ti pada Pembentukan Fasa dan Sifat Magnetik Barium Hexaferrite BaFe9(MnCo)1,5Ti1,5O19 Disintesis Melalui Rute Metallurgi Serbuk
Authors: P Priyono , Siradj Eddy , Manaf Azwar 
Published: May 2016

<span>Barium ferrite with hexagonal molecular BaFe<span>12<span>O<span>19 <span>is well-known for its high performance <span>permanent magnetic and good mechanical properties and attracted attention of researchers for <span>a long time. The hexaferrite powders were produced according to a conventional ceramic <span>process with powder metallurgy method. Moreover, the powders were analyzed by X-ray <span>diffraction, to detect the presence of secondary phases. The magnetic properties of the samples<br /><span>were measured at room temperature using Permeagraph with a maximum applied field of 1.5 <span>T. The calculation of the lattice parameter on conventional magnets (BaFe<span>12<span>O<span>19<span>) results a = b = <span>5,894 Å and c = 23,210 Å, while the substituted phase has a range value of a = b between <span>5,893 Å to 5,899 Å, and c lattice parameter value is in the range of 23,328 ˚A to 23,346 Å.<br /><span>With the partial substitution of Fe<span>+3 <span>ions by Mn<span>+2 <span>ions, ion Co<span>+2 <span>and Ti<span>+4 <span>ion magnetic <span>properties decrease primarily on the magnetic coercivity from 125 kA / m (conventional) to ~ 5 <span>kA /m in the substituted materials.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
Giant angiolipoma of the arm in an elderly patient
Authors: Papakonstantinou PE , Korkolopoulou P , Lassithiotakis D , Lolis ED 
Published: May 2016

Introduction Angiolipoma is a histological variant of lipoma and is the most common neoplasm in the trunk and extremities of young adults. It is extremely rare in elderly people, and its size is ≤4cm. Few data are available for large angiolipomas. Case History An 86-year-old patient was admitted to our surgical department due to a large mass on his left arm, which was resected. The specimen measured 19.5 × 15 × 10.5cm. Histopathological examination revealed a benign non-infiltrating angiolipoma. This is the first report of a giant angiolipoma of the arm reported in an octogenarian patient. Conclusions Giant lipomas of the upper extremities are extremely rare. Resection is associated with cure in most patients, but regular follow-up should be considered.
“Meeting of Styles” and the online infrastructures of graffiti
Authors: Blommaert Jan 
Published: May 2016

Abstract
Based on an analysis of a globalized graffiti-event called Meeting of Styles, in Berchem (Antwerp, Belgium), August 2015, this paper makes two elementary points. One, and in general sociological terms, understanding contemporary social and cultural processes is difficult when we do not take into account the complex dialectics between “offline” and “online” dimensions of these processes. Two, more specifically, this also applies to linguistic landscape analysis, where localist interpretations of signs in public space now need to take into account the intense connections between such “offline” signs and “online” infrastructures of knowledge, interaction and identity that attribute meaning, function and value to such signs. While both points appear self-evident, their implications for theory and analysis are profound and in need of exploration.