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Determinant Factor of Indonesia Banking Industry to Issued Bond in 2006-2014
Authors: Baskoro Faldy , Nuryartono Ir. Nunung , Maulana Ir. Tb Nur Ahmad 
Published: December 2015

<p>Due to global economic crisis which occured in 2008, has caused the volatility of the market and increasing the market risk. Moreover, the banking industry issued Basel III Act as a respond in order to strengthen the stability of the financial sector and prevent the negative effect on the economy from the crisis that may occur in the future. Based on Basel III Act, the banking industry is expected to meet the requirement through internal and external business activity. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to analyze which factor that determined the volume of bond issued based on internal and external factors of the company. The result shows that CAR, NIM, and BI Rate have significant effect on the volume of bond issued. span class="hps"&gt;has always been one of the most important, including, among others, calendar effects. The sell-in-May-and-go-away (also called Halloween) effect is worth considering from the point of view of assessing the portfolio management effectiveness and behavioral finance. This paper tests the sell-in-May-and-go-away strategy and its modifications on the market of 122 equity indices and 39 commodities in the eight approaches, depending on the investment time horizon (October-15<sup>th</sup> May, November-15<sup>th</sup> May, October-1<sup>st</sup> May, November-1<sup>st</sup>May) and types of computed rates of return (accrued rates of return and average daily geometric rates of return). Calculations presented in this paper indicate the presence of the sell-in-May-and-go-away effect on the analyzed markets in the classic time frame, as well as in the different time frames. ation in the country. Markets determine nominal exchange rate should prevail in the economy. The country should regulate its foreign reserve policy by setting a threshold, above which excess deposit should be plough back to the domestic economy inform of investments rather than support excessive importation.</p><p> </p>
Institutional Ownership Heterogeneity and Firm Performance: Evidence from Malaysia
Authors: Katan Hamidon , Mat Nor Fauzias 
Published: December 2015

<p>The roles of institutional owners in alleviating agency problem and its effect on firms have been studied extensively in corporate finance. However, these researches have mixed results because most have treated institutional owners as a homogenous group. Drawing on previous research, this study differentiates institutional owners as transient or dedicated owners. These two groups of institutional owners differ significantly in terms of size of holdings, purposes, goals as well as monitoring efforts. The objective of this study is to determine how the institutional ownership structure i.e. transient or dedicated ownership affect firm performance within the context of agency theory. To determine whether treating the sample homogenously or heterogeneously has different effects on firm performance, this study also examine the effect of total ownership (whereby the sample is treated homogeneously) on firm performance. Using panel data that span from 2002 to 2006, several hypotheses are tested based on data of firms listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) using hierarchical regression analysis methodology. The empirical results indicate that total institutional ownership and dedicated ownership have no significant effect towards firm performance. Transient ownership, however, has statistically significant effect on firm performance. These results show that institutional ownership is heterogeneous with transient ownership structure monitor the management themselves. The establishment of the differing effect of institutional ownership due to the heterogeneous nature of ownership suggests that future research in this area must take into account the heterogeneity.</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;"> </span></p>
Impact of Corporate Board Meetings on Financial Performance: Evidence from Selected Listed Companies in Nigeria
Authors: U. B. Azubike Joseph, , Joseph Ugochukwu Madugba, , Ikechichukwu Innocent Okpe, 
Published: December 2015

<p>The study, impact of Corporate Board Meetings on Financial Performance of selected listed companies in Nigeria tested the impact of Earning per share, Return on capital employed on corporate board meeting of selected listed companies in Nigeria. Simple regression was used to analyze the data gotten from the published financial statement of the companies. The result showed that a unit change in CMB will lead to unit change in EPS. The (R)<sup>2</sup> showed the probability value of the t-statistic proved to be &lt; .05. The study found out that corporate board meeting significantly impacts on Earning per share and this led to the rejection of null hypothesis of hypothesis one. Hypothesis two has a negative result which led to acceptance of the null hypothesis, but it is expected that at the long run, it will improve.</p>
Garment industry in Lithuania: a study of self-reported dermatological problems
Authors: Naruševičiūtė-Skripkienė Edita , Moskalionė Beatričė , Audickaitė Aistė , Grigaitienė Jūratė , Bylaitė-Bučinskienė Matilda 
Published: December 2015

Background. According to our knowledge, there are no official medical statistics about skin problems of Lithuanian textile workers. The aim of the study is to evaluate work related skin problems in this occupational field, their character, and what alterations if any can be carried out.
Materials and methods. A self-reported anonymous survey was carried out in 12 randomly selected textile factories from 6 cities of Lithuania in 2013–2014. Data were analyzed by SPSS v21.0.
Results. 91% of all the employees (551) were females with the mean experience in textile industry of 14.2 years (SD 7.2). The majority (63%) of the respondents were sewing machine operators. The most commonly mentioned risk factors were textile (89.7%) and dust (36.8%) containing different chemical substances that we did not analyze in our study. 83.1% of the respondents had no air conditioning systems at their working place. Atopic skin diseases were declared by 165(30%) workers. 208(37.7%) participants complained about skin problems. Dermatological treatment was received by 190(91.4%) respondents (topical corticosteroids, antibiotics and emollients) and was effective in 74.7% of all cases. Almost all of the respondents (97%) declared having no training about occupational skin problems and skin protection measures during apprenticeship, though 59% of them pointed out it would be desirable. Still, the usage of emollients at work is rather high – 76.6%.
Conclusions. Our study highlighted that improvement is needed in pre-occupational councelling and working conditions.
Ausies trimito lazerio tuboplastikos efektyvumas gydant lėtinį sekrecinį vidurinės ausies uždegimą
Authors: Beleškienė Vilma , Lesinskas Eugenijus 
Published: December 2015

Darbo tikslas. Ausies trimito tuboplastika lazeriu yra perspektyvus priežastinis lėtinių vidurinės ausies ligų gydymas. Šio darbo tikslas – įvertinti ausies trimito ryklinės angos lazerinės tuboplastikos efektyvumą lėtiniu sekreciniu vidurinės ausies uždegimu sergančių pacientų, kurie prieš tai buvo nesėkmingai gydyti operaciniu būdu.
Metodika. Atliktos 47 endoskopinės lazerinės ausies trimito tuboplastikos bei timpanostomijos tiriamojoje ir 46 timpanostomijos operacijos kontrolinėje grupėse. Pacientų vidutinis pooperacinio stebėjimo laikas – 36 ± 15,67 mėnesiai. Prieš tyrimą buvo vertinami tiriamųjų ir kontrolinės grupės asmenų anamnezės duomenys, atliekama otoskopija, rinoskopija, laringoskopija, timpanometrija, toninė slenkstinė audiometrija, Valsalvos testas, nosiaryklės ir ausies trimito ryklinės angos videoendoskopija. Timpanostominiai vamzdeliai šalinami praėjus 6 mėnesiams po operacijos. Gydymo efektyvumas buvo vertinamas atliekant otoskopiją, timpanogramą, toninę slenkstinę audiogramą, Valsalvos testą, nosiaryklės videoendoskopiją.
Rezultatai. Vertinant operacijos rezultatų efektyvumą objektyviai, po mėnesio pasveiko 19,1 %, pagerėjo 46,9 %, nepagerėjo 34 % pacientų. Vertinant rezultatus po 12 mėnesių, pasveikusiųjų buvo 36,2 %, būklė pagerėjo 29,8 %, o nepakito 34 % pacientų. Kontrolinėje grupėje rezultatai po mėnesio buvo panašūs (pasveiko 22,7 %, pagerėjo 52,3 %, nepagerėjo 25 %; p = 0,682), tačiau po 12 mėnesių gydymo rezultatai buvo daug blogesni (pasveiko 2,3 %, pagerėjo 38,6 %, nepagerėjo 59,1 %; p = 0,001). Koreliacija tarp videoendoskopijos pokyčių (fiksuotas spindžio atsidarymas) ir teigiamų gydymo rezultatų buvo statistiškai patikima (p = 0,000).
Išvados. Ausies trimito ryklinės angos lazerinė tuboplastika yra efektyvi procedūra lėtiniu sekreciniu vidurinės ausies uždegimu sergantiems pacientams, kai endoskopiškai nustatoma ausies trimito ryklinės angos funkcinė obstrukcija.
Vertex Contact Representations
of Paths on a Grid
Authors: Aerts Nieke , Felsner Stefan 
Published: December 2015

We study Vertex Contact representations of Paths on a Grid (VCPG). In such a representation, the vertices of G are represented by a family of interiorly disjoint grid-paths on a square grid. Adjacencies are represented by contacts between an endpoint of one grid-path and an interior point of another grid-path. Defining u → v if the path of u ends on the path of v, we obtain an orientation on G from a VCPG. To control the bends of the grid paths the orientation is not enough. We therefore consider pairs (α,ψ): a 2-orientation α and a flow ψ in the angle graph. The 2-orientation describes the contacts of the ends of a grid-path and the flow describes the behavior of a grid-path between its two ends. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for such a pair (α,ψ) to be realizable as a VCPG. Using realizable pairs, we show that every planar (2,2)-tight graph admits a VCPG with at most 2 bends per path and that this bound is tight. In a similar way, we show that simple planar (2,1)-sparse graphs have a 4-bend representation and simple planar (2,0)-sparse graphs have 6-bend representation.
Future circulation changes off West Antarctica: Sensitivity of the Amundsen Sea Low to projected anthropogenic forcing
Authors: Hosking J. Scott , Orr Andrew , Bracegirdle Thomas J. , Turner John 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThe Amundsen Sea Low (ASL) is a major driver of West Antarctic climate variability, with the potential to accelerate the loss of glacial ice. Using the 11 global climate models which most reliably simulate the seasonality in ASL location, we assess the ASL sensitivity to projected future changes using the CMIP5 historical (1951–2000) and representative concentration pathway experiment RCP8.5 (2051–2100). For the first time, we show that the future ASL will likely migrate poleward in summer (December, January, and February) and autumn (March, April, and May), and eastward in autumn and winter (June, July, and August). The autumn‐winter changes drive colder southerly winds over the Ross Sea and warmer northerly winds toward the Antarctic Peninsula. This is consistent with recent trends in ERA‐Interim reanalysis meridional winds (1979–2014) and reconstructed temperature (1957–2006), suggesting that the impact of anthropogenic forcing on the ASL is likely to play an important role on both past and future patterns of West Antarctic climate variability.
Influence of land‐atmosphere feedbacks on temperature and precipitation extremes in the GLACE‐CMIP5 ensemble
Authors: Lorenz Ruth , Argüeso Daniel , Donat Markus G. , Pitman Andrew J. , van den Hurk Bart , Berg Alexis , Lawrence David M. , Chéruy Frédérique , Ducharne Agnès , Hagemann Stefan , Meier Arndt , Milly P. C. D. , Seneviratne Sonia I. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractWe examine how soil moisture variability and trends affect the simulation of temperature and precipitation extremes in six global climate models using the experimental protocol of the Global Land‐Atmosphere Coupling Experiment of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, Phase 5 (GLACE‐CMIP5). This protocol enables separate examinations of the influences of soil moisture variability and trends on the intensity, frequency, and duration of climate extremes by the end of the 21st century under a business‐as‐usual (Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5) emission scenario. Removing soil moisture variability significantly reduces temperature extremes over most continental surfaces, while wet precipitation extremes are enhanced in the tropics. Projected drying trends in soil moisture lead to increases in intensity, frequency, and duration of temperature extremes by the end of the 21st century. Wet precipitation extremes are decreased in the tropics with soil moisture trends in the simulations, while dry extremes are enhanced in some regions, in particular the Mediterranean and Australia. However, the ensemble results mask considerable differences in the soil moisture trends simulated by the six climate models. We find that the large differences between the models in soil moisture trends, which are related to an unknown combination of differences in atmospheric forcing (precipitation, net radiation), flux partitioning at the land surface, and how soil moisture is parameterized, imply considerable uncertainty in future changes in climate extremes.
Improved error estimates of a discharge algorithm for remotely sensed river measurements: Test cases onSacramento andGaronneRivers
Authors: Yoon Yeosang , Garambois Pierre‐André , Paiva Rodrigo C.D. , Durand Michael , Roux Hélène , Beighley Edward 
Published: December 2015

AbstractWe present an improvement to a previously presented algorithm that used a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo method for estimating river discharge from remotely sensed observations of river height, width, and slope. We also present an error budget for discharge calculations from the algorithm. The algorithm may be utilized by the upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. We present a detailed evaluation of the method using synthetic SWOT‐like observations (i.e., SWOT and AirSWOT, an airborne version of SWOT). The algorithm is evaluated using simulated AirSWOT observations over the Sacramento and Garonne Rivers that have differing hydraulic characteristics. The algorithm is also explored using SWOT observations over the Sacramento River. SWOT and AirSWOT height, width, and slope observations are simulated by corrupting the “true” hydraulic modeling results with instrument error. Algorithm discharge root mean square error (RMSE) was 9% for the Sacramento River and 15% for the Garonne River for the AirSWOT case using expected observation error. The discharge uncertainty calculated from Manning's equation was 16.2% and 17.1%, respectively. For the SWOT scenario, the RMSE and uncertainty of the discharge estimate for the Sacramento River were 15% and 16.2%, respectively. A method based on the Kalman filter to correct errors of discharge estimates was shown to improve algorithm performance. From the error budget, the primary source of uncertainty was the a priori uncertainty of bathymetry and roughness parameters. Sensitivity to measurement errors was found to be a function of river characteristics. For example, Steeper Garonne River is less sensitive to slope errors than the flatter Sacramento River.
Role of spatial anisotropy in design storm generation: Experiment and interpretation
Authors: Niemi Tero J. , Guillaume Joseph H. A. , Kokkonen Teemu , Hoang Tam M. T. , Seed Alan W. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractRainfall accumulation depths over a given area are strongly dependent on the shape of the storm together with its direction of advection. A method to produce design storms exhibiting anisotropic spatial scaling is presented by combining a state‐of‐the‐art stochastic rainfall generator STEPS with the linear generalized scale invariance (GSI) notation. The enhanced model is used to create ensembles of design storms based on an extreme storm with a distinct rainband shape observed in Melbourne, Australia. Design storms are generated both with and without accounting for anisotropy. Effect of anisotropy on precipitation characteristics is studied using the entire region covered by the radar (radar scale) and at a significantly smaller catchment scale. A rainfall‐runoff model is applied to route the rainfall through the catchment into streamflow. Accounting for anisotropy allows for a more realistic description of precipitation features at the radar scale. At the catchment scale, anisotropy increases the probability of high rainfall accumulations, which translates into greater flood volumes. No discernible difference was observed in streamflow characteristics after controlling for the accumulation over the catchment. This could be explained by a lower importance of anisotropy relative to other factors affecting streamflow generation, and by the difficulties in creating representative rainfall temporal properties at the catchment scale when the radar scale is used for model calibration. The proposed method provides a tool to create ensembles of design storms when the anisotropic shape of the fields is of importance.
Bismut‐Undekahydro‐closo‐Dodekaboran: ein abfangbares Zwischenprodukt der B‐H‐Bindungsaktivierung durch Bismut(III)‐Kationen
Authors: Zimmermann Lucas W. , Van Nguyen‐Duc , Gudat Dietrich , Schleid Thomas 
Published: December 2015

AbstractDas [B12H12]2−‐Anion mit seiner dreidimensional aromatischen Elektronenstruktur weist eine variantenreiche Substitutionschemie auf. Dabei wird häufig der Austausch der funktionellen Gruppen durch eine elektrophil‐induzierte Substitution erreicht. Als Elektrophile kommen Brønsted‐ oder Lewis‐Säuren (z. B. Pt2+) infrage. Durch Erwärmen einer Bi3+‐ und [B12H12]2−‐Ionen enthaltenden wässrigen Reaktionslösung konnte das neutrale Bismut‐Undekahydro‐closo‐Dodekaboran BiB12H11 gewonnen und als erstes Derivat eines metallierten [B12H12]2−‐Clusters durch Einkristall‐Röntgenbeugung und NMR‐Spektroskopie charakterisiert werden. Die kurze B‐Bi‐Einfachbindung (230 pm) zeigt eine im Vergleich zu den B‐H‐Bindungen umgekehrte Polarisierung.
Stabilization and Tracking Control of X‐Z Inverted Pendulum Using Flatness Based Active Disturbance Rejection Control
Authors: Pan Jinwen , Wang Yong 
Published: December 2015

AbstractA flatness based robust active disturbance rejection control technique scheme with tracking differentiator is proposed for the problem of stabilization and tracking control of the X‐Z inverted pendulum known as a special underactuated, non‐feedback linearizable mechanical system. The differential parameterization on the basis of linearizing the system around an arbitrary equilibrium decouples the underactuated system into two lower order systems, resulting in two lower‐order extended state observers. Using a tracking differentiator to arrange the transient process utilizes the problem of stabilization and tracking control and gives a relatively small initial estimation error, which enlarges the range of the controller parameters. The convincing analysis of the proposed modified linear extended state observer is presented to show its high effectiveness on estimating the states and the extended states known as the total disturbances consisting of the unknown external disturbances and the nonlinearities neglected by the linearization. Simulation results on the stabilization and tracking control of the X‐Z inverted pendulum, including a comparative simulation with an all‐state‐feedback sliding mode controller are presented to show the advantages of the combination of flatness and active disturbance rejection control techniques.
Zur Konformation sterisch gehinderter Aryläthylene
Authors: Stegemeyer H. , Rapp W. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractFür eine Reihe sterisch gehinderter Aryläthylene wurde die energetisch günstigste Konformation mit Hilfe einer HMO‐Rechnung unter Berücksichtigung der Wechselwirkungspotentiale nicht gebundener Atome im Molekül ermittelt. In den Gleichgewichtskonfonnationen von cis‐Stilben, 1.1‐Diphenyläthylen und Tetraphenyläthylen sind die Phenylringe beträchtlich gegen die Ebene der äthylenbindung verdrillt. Beim Tetraphenyläthylen resultieren zwei Konformationen der Symmetrie D2 und Ci, von denen die D2‐Form energetisch bevorzugt ist. Die berechneten Werte ergeben eine gute übereinstimmung mit experimentellen Daten.
The Thermal Conductivity of Mixtures of Nitrogen with Methane
Authors: Kestin J. , Nagasaka Y. , Wakeham W. A. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractThis is a companion to an earlier paper (on H2 ‐ N2 mixtures) which gives experimental results for the thermal conductivity of N2 ‐ CH4 mixtures at 27.5 °C and up to 8 MPa. – The results are extrapolated to zero density and analyzed in terms of the Monchick‐Pereira‐Mason theory. The agreement is excellent with one adjustment. The comparison also shows that the Hirschfelder‐Eucken approximation gives acceptable results. – At higher densities, good agreement is secured with the Mason et al. version of the Thorne‐Enskog theory.
Pressure and Temperature Dependence of the Reaction ClO + NO2 (+ N2) → ClONO2 (+ N2)
Authors: Handwerk V. , Zellner R. 
Published: December 2015

AbstractRate constants for the recombination reaction (1) ClO + NO2 (+ N2) → ClONO2 (+ N2) have been measured in the pressure range 23 – 1040 mbar and at temperatures of 264, 298 and 343 K using flash photolysis to generate ClO radicals and time dependent UV absorption in the A‐X system as their monitor. k1, is found to show a strong pressure dependence with an onset to “fall‐off” at pressures above ∼ 50 mbar. The “fall‐off” behaviour is interpreted in terms of complete and symmetrical Kassel integrals and is found to be in agreement with the accepted low pressure limit as well as with a theoretical estimate of the high pressure limiting rate constant, k1∞ = 1.2 · 10−11 cm3/s.
Characteristics, incidence and temporal trends of sepsis in elderly patients undergoing surgery
Authors: Bouza C , López-Cuadrado T , Amate-Blanco J M 
Published: December 2015

Abstract

Background
Despite increasing rates of surgery in the elderly, there is limited population-based information on sepsis in this age group. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology and national trends of sepsis among elderly patients undergoing surgery in Spain.

Methods
This population-based longitudinal study of patients aged 65 years or older, undergoing surgery between 2006 and 2011, used data from the national hospital discharge database. Patients were identified by ICD coding. Primary endpoints were incidence and case-fatality rates of sepsis. Predefined age groups were examined. In-hospital mortality-related factors were assessed by means of exploratory logistic regression. Trends were assessed for annual percentage change in rates using Joinpoint regression analysis.

Results
A total of 44 342 episodes of sepsis were identified, representing 1·5 per cent of all 2 871 199 surgical hospital admissions of patients aged 65 years or older. The rates varied with age and sex. The in-hospital case-fatality rate was 43·9 per cent (19 482 patients), and associated with age, co-morbidity and organ dysfunction. Standardized rates of sepsis increased over time, with an annual change of 4·7 (95 per cent c.i. 1·4 to 8·5) per cent, whereas the case-fatality rate declined, with an overall annual change of −3·6 (−4·3 to −2·8) per cent. The decrease in mortality was more limited in patients with organ dysfunction and in the oldest age group.

Conclusion
Rates of sepsis are increasing among elderly patients undergoing surgery, whereas in-hospital case fatality, although common, is showing a decreasing trend.