cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of triterpene saponins from Clematis florida
Creators: name: Yang, Na-Na
name: Zhang, Yi-Fan
name: Zhang, Hai-Tao
name: Ma, Xin-Hua
name: Shen, Jin-Huang
name: Li, Peng
name: Zhong, Tian-Hua
name: Zhang, Yong-Hong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Clematis florida is widely used in She Ethnopharmacy in China owing to its significant anti-inflammatory activities. This study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of the active fraction of C. florida (CFAF) in an arthritis animal model and its possible mechanism. Pre-inflammatory cytokine levels were examined by ELISA. CFAF can significantly improve the symptoms of arthritis such as paw swelling, arthritic index, and histological condition in AA rat. CFAF can also reduce levels of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6. Further studies showed that triterpene saponins from CFAF induced anti-inflammatory activity inhibited inflammatory mediators by blocking JAK/STAT signalling pathways in the LPS-treated macrophages.
The Role and Responsibilities of Quality Managers
Creators: name: Waddell, Dianne
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This project was an attempt to identify the roles and responsibilities of Quality Managers in Australia. It has been presumed that they are a homogeneous group with identical goals, objectives and methods. This study investigated if this was the case and challenges the assumptions of this perception. Such an exercise had not been attempted in this country nor overseas. Using a questionnaire, the research aim was to investigate whether their perceptions and experience vary and if it is possible to create a profile of the typical Quality Manager. The research study assessed the education, career progression, job content and reward perceptions of Quality Managers in 1,000 Australian organisations which are registered with the Quality Assurance Services. This was a similar approach as in the study by D'Netto, Sohal and Trevillyan (1996) regarding Production Managers and the results may also be used to compare and contrast the experience of quality managers with those of production/operations managers as identified in their report. The data has been collated and analysed and a managerial role responsibilities framework has been suggested which may represent the complex activities of Quality Managers and which may be used as a valuable database by Human Resources Managers in their strategic planning for continuous improvement. Such a study is conspicuous by its absence. It is an area that has been overlooked in the push for a competitive advantage but a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Quality Managers is crucial for successful implementation of quality management.
What Determines the Extent to Which Employers Will Comply With their Social Security Obligations? Evidence From Chinese Firm Level Data
Creators: name: Nyland, Chris
name: Smyth, Russell
name: Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper aims to extend understanding of employer responses to social protection regulations enacted by government to insure the wellbeing and security of employees. By utilizing firm specific data collected from Shanghai we explore the relationship between firm characteristics, employer behaviour, and the effectiveness of compliance mechanisms that have been adopted to contain contribution evasion on the part of employers. We offer empirical evidence about the impact of the size of the firm, ownership structure, and incidence of risk on employer evasion behaviour in social protection payments. These results should not only enable enforcement agencies to improve compliance levels, but also contribute to the theory-building of the significance of social policies to employers and the impact of social protection on human resource policy.
Economics and Communicable Diseases: An Overview of Issues
Creators: name: Richardson, Jeff
name: Wildman, John
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Infectious diseases are the largest cause of mortality world-wide and in 1997 were responsible for one third of total deaths. Despite this, there has been little discussion of infectious disease by health economists. This undoubtedly reflects the concentration of infection related deaths in developing countries and their relative unimportance in the west. Partly because of the AIDS epidemic there has been increasing interest in the area and a number of recent studies have examined the unique issues arising from 'economic epidemiology'. This literature is reviewed. Infectious diseases have also been the subject of on going cost effectiveness analyses and, in the second half of the paper, these and associated issues are discussed. The need for methodological standardisation in these studies is noted. It is argued that the priority accorded to studies of infectious diseases may be illegitimately compromised if priority setting is based upon the total burden of each disease and that this error may be the result of an excessive focus upon interventions for diseases associated with designated areas of national priority.
Sustaining the growth effects of foreign investment: the case of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia
Creators: name: Edwards, Ron
name: Ahmad, Adlina
name: Moss, Simon
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Investment by multinational corporations can generate a broad range of benefits for host economies. This paper argues that the nature and extent of these benefits depends in part on the strategic role of the subsidiary in the overall activities of the multinational corporation. Companies that share corporate knowhow, devolve administrative authority and grant worldwide innovation, manufacturing, and marketing rights to subsidiaries offer host economies exposure to state of the art management and marketing expertise and demand for highly paid labour. Survey evidence of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia indicates that local management has input into all decision-making. Higher levels of autonomy apply in 'decentralised' organisations in operational and local market matters. However, the more integrated the subsidiaries in the global activities of the parent, the less their autonomy, implying a lesser contribution to the growth of managerial talent in Malaysia.
Positive Psychological Capital: A Preliminary Exploration Of The Construct
Creators: name: Page, Liam F.
name: Donohue, Ross
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Positive psychological capital (PPC) provides a framework that enables scholars to extend current research into positive organisational behaviour (POB). The construct, which comprises self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resiliency, was introduced by Luthans, Luthans, and Luthans (2004) as a measure comparable and complimentary to measures of human (or intellectual), social and traditional physical capital. This paper explores the rationale behind positive psychological capital, reviewing the model with a specific focus on the clarifying the distinctive value of component constructs, and further, on clarifying the criteria by which additional states might be assessed for inclusion in the theory; trust is briefly assessed under these criteria as a potential addition to the model. To conclude, an agenda for future research is outlined.
D4.3 Models on the energy performance for the different solutions
Creators: name: Garrido Marijuan, Antonio
name: Romero Amorrortu, Ander
name: Fraga de Cal, Beatriz
name: Arregi Goikolea, Beñat
name: Mezzasalma, Giulia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: InnoWEE
H2020
energy modelling
energy performance
report
design

description: The deliverable D4.3 Models on the energy performance for the different solutions is a document delivered in the context of WP4 - Task 4.3: Modelling of energy performance of the different products. The objective of this task is the optimization of the solutions by modelling the energy performance for the different solutions to support the selection of the best technically solutions and project design.
Secoiridoid glycosides from the fruits of Cornus officinalis
Creators: name: Wang, Xin
name: Zhong, Xiang-Jian
name: Zhou, Na
name: Ji, Lin-Lin
name: Li, Jin-Jie
name: Cai, Ning
name: Wang, Qing-Bo
name: Lin, Peng-Cheng
name: Shang, Xiao-Ya
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: Five new secoiridoid glycosides, cornusphenosides E-I (1–5), were isolated and characterized from an active fraction of ethanol extract of the fruits of Cornus officinalis. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic data analysis, including 2 D NMR and HRESIMS experiments. In the preliminary assay, compound 5 (when evaluated at 10 μM) showed the neuroprotective effect against H2O2-induced SH-SY5Y cell damage.
Creating a Regional Learning Environment for Accelerating Company Development and Growth
Creators: name: Pratt, Trevor
name: Morrison, Michael
name: Sohal, Amrik
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper sets out the research and thinking associated with the development of a proposal to use a Regional Identity Collaborative model as a long term solution to accelerate the development and growth of industry companies. The issue of industry support for development and growth was identified in research interviews and discussion with companies in the Moorabbin project - a regional industry development research project being conducted in the Moorabbin area. The paper is presented in the context of using Systems Thinking and Learning Organisation theory in a regional structure. The paper uses the results and experiences of the Moorabbin Project research to define the perimeter of the situation in the Region. It then draws on people and organisational learning behaviour to develop a Revised Industry Collaborative (RIC) model to support companies in the region. The paper concludes with a review of the potential of the trial implementation of the model and identifies some of the impediments and critical success factors for the implementation of the model.
A Cusp-Catastrophe Model of Cross-Cultural Adjustment
Creators: name: Fenwick, Marilyn
name: Haslett, Tim
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper reviews difficulties with both the conceptualisation and testing of cross-cultural adjustment identified in extant literature and empirical research. The U-curve hypothesis, one enduring theoretical position on cross-cultural adjustment, is extended with the application chaos theory to suggest adjustment may be a bi-modal phenomenon capable of linear and nonlinear progressions. Such an approach may explain adjustment phenomena such as abandoning the overseas assignment. The potential and implications of this model are also discussed.
Estimation of Hyperbolic Diffusion Using MCMC Method
Creators: name: Tse, Y.K.
name: Zhang, Xibin
name: Yu, Jun
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper we propose a Bayesian method for estimating hyperbolic diffusion models. The approach is based on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method after discretization via the Milstein scheme. Our simulation study shows that the hyperbolic diffusion exhibits many of the stylized facts about asset returns documented in the financial econometrics literature, such as a slowly declining autocorrelation function of absolute returns. We demonstrate that the MCMC method provides a useful tool to analyze hyperbolic diffusions. In particular, quantities of posterior distributions obtained from MCMC outputs can be used for statistical inferences.
IN03119 Mōlāhiṭiyavelēgala Rock Inscription of Mahānāga - Bell (1917)
Creators: name: Bell, H. C. P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03119
Ceylon Antiquary
Mōlāhiṭiyavelēgala

description: IN03119 Mōlāhiṭiyavelēgala Rock Inscription of Mahānāga - Transcript and Translation Source: Bell, H. C. P. (1917–18). ‘Dim̆bulāgala, Its Caves, Ruins and Inscriptions,’ Ceylon Antiquary and Literary Register, 3, pp. 75–76.
Beyond the Diversification Cone: A Neo-Heckscher-Ohlin Model of Trade with Endogenous Specialization
Creators: name: Tombazos, Christis G.
name: Yang, Xiaokai
name: Zhang, Dingsheng
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: We propose a Neo-Heckscher-Ohlin model of trade that combines comparative endowment advantage, comparative technological advantage, international capital mobility, and trade-specific transaction costs. Unlike competing characterizations, our model is the first of its kind to treat specialization in production endogenously using an inframarginal general equilibrium setting. The results are startling! They suggest that production within the diversification cone - a key assumption of Heckscher-Ohlin theory that is required for its core propositions (such as factor price equalization) to hold - may only prevail on the razor's edge, or under exceptional circumstances. In addition, our findings nominate a mechanism by which improvements in transaction efficiency facilitate international trade thereby stimulating cross-country division of labor. Contrary to other generalizations of the Heckscher-Ohlin (such as the various derivatives of the Kemp-Jones model of trade), our model does not assume a purely Ricardian character: comparative endowment advantage may determine the pattern of trade even in the presence of opposing technological differences, as long as total factor productivity coefficients adjusted for transaction efficiency and factor intensity do not confer unambiguous comparative (technological) advantage. Still, "efficiency intensity"-adjusted comparative technological advantage supersedes factor endowments in determining the flow of trade.
An empirical study of human resource management strategies and practices in Australian just-in-time environments
Creators: name: Power, Damien
name: Sohal, Amrik S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Since the emergence of Just-In-Time and lean manufacturing methodologies generally, there has been a lot of research carried out into their operation and implementation. Much of the research over this time has focused on the technical and functional aspects. In recent times there has been more emphasis on researching the role of the human variable and the importance of getting the correct strategy mix in operation for the management of human resources in JIT environments. This study seeks to further examine the extent and emphasis of particular human resource management strategies in Australian JIT companies through an empirical analysis of survey data. The results indicate that the management of the human variable in Australian JIT environments can be characterised by a stronger emphasis on: l)Change management. 2)Participative decision making. 3)Flexibility and multi-ski 11 ing. 4)Open and effective communication processes. 5)Empowerment of many different levels of the organisation. 6)Employee development and training. 7)Working in teams. 8)Developing and fostering a "continuous improvement" culture. 9)Elimination of inter-departmental barriers. What was particularly striking from this analysis was the evidence gained not only of the added emphasis on these issues in the JIT companies, but of the potential for "adding value" through combining management strategies. It is evident that the companies identified as being more heavily involved in JIT practices appear to be more focused on particular human resource management strategies, and as a result see the management of the human variable as critical to the success of their operation. It could perhaps be further hypothesised as a result that there is a process of organisational learning going on in these companies creating conditions enabling thes e organisations to more completely and effectively tap into and develop their human potential.
Case-studies for research - story-telling or scientific method?
Creators: name: McGuire, Linda
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper argues that case study research is a scientific method. A review of the current literature identifies the strengths and weaknesses of case study research as a scientific method. The strength is the validity arising from the natural setting and therefore the potential fit between theory and reality. The weakness is the difficulty in demonstrating and evaluating validity and reliability of the analysis. The literature review also identifies appropriate criteria for evaluating validity and reliability, enabling a discussion of the implications and lessons for case study researchers. The controversy about the method relates to its use for explanation and prediction or theory testing rather than generating or discovering theory. Supporters and opponents of case study method argue from explicit or implicit positions in the philosophy of science debate. Case study method is defined as part of the modem empiricism philosophy of science movement (requiring inter subjective certification) as opposed to the relativism movement (science is subjective).1 This paper accepts Hunt's (1991) argument that there is no single logic of scientific discovery, but that there is a unifying logic of justification of scientific research. This justification logic can be applied to explanatory case study research. The critical test is the plausible rival hypothesis. But the criteria for evaluating validity and reliability are derived from case study and not other methods, in particular experimental and quasi- experimental designs.
Invertibility conditions for exponential smoothing models
Creators: name: Hyndman, Rob J.
name: Akram, Muhammad
name: Archibald, Blyth
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this article we discuss invertibility conditions for some state space models, including the models that underly simple exponential smoothing, Holt's linear method, Holt-Winters' additive method and damped trend versions of Holt's and Holt-Winters' methods. The parameter space for which the model is invertible is compared to the usual parameter regions. We find that the usual parameter restrictions (requiring all smoothing parameters to lie between 0 and 1) do not always lead to invertible models. Conversely, some invertible models have parameters which lie outside the usual region. We also find that all seasonal exponential smoothing methods are non-invertible when the usual equations are used. However, this does not affect the forecast mean. Alternative models are presented which solve the problem while retaining the basic exponential smoothing ideas.
Different and always lacking: the discursive construction of the 'male benchmark' work organisations
Creators: name: Hinton, Susan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The literature on creating more equitable and inclusive and therefore more effective organisations focuses on the gendered basis of organisational and management structures and practice and the existence of gendered organisational cultures. A focus on organisational discourses highlights the ways in which organisational gender relations are discursively constructed through the every-day practices of organising and managing. This paper uses a postmodernist perspective to argue that an examination of organisational discourses holds the key to understanding organisational processes of inclusion and exclusion that produce unequal employment outcomes for women. It identifies the discourses of difference and individualism as interconnecting fields of meaning and practice that define and defend the status quo of organisational gender relations by simultaneously problematising women's workforce participation and normalising men's advantage in work organisations. The paper draws on data from three Australian organisational case studies to demonstrate the power of discourse analysis in unveiling hitherto difficult to identify and challenge gendered organisational processes that exclude or marginalise women in paid employment.
Carnet nº 25, commencé à Saïgon (p. 22)
Creators: name: Péraire, Lucien
name: CNRS
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2023

description: created: 5-1-1932
Corruption, uncertainty and growth
Creators: name: Djumashev, Ratbek
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Corruption in the public sector erodes tax compliance and leads to higher tax evasion. Moreover, corrupt public officials abuse their public power to extort bribes from the private agents. In both types of interaction with the public sector, the private agents are bound to face uncertainty with respect to their disposable incomes. To analyse effects of this uncertainty, a stochastic dynamic growth model with the public sector is examined. It is shown that deterministic excessive red tape and corruption deteriorate the growth potential through income redistribution and public sector inefficiencies. Most importantly, it is demonstrated that the increase in corruption via higher uncertainty exerts adverse effects on capital accumulation, thus leading to lower growth rates.
Analytic Small Sample Bias and Standard Error Calculations for Tests of Serial Correlation in Market Returns
Creators: name: Smith, Michael
name: Naik, Narayan Y.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article derives analytic finite sample approximations to the bias and standard error of a class of statistics which test the hypothesis of no serial correlation in market returns. They offer an alternative to both the widely used Monte Carlo approach for calculating the bias, as well as asymptotic standard error calculations. These approximations are calculated under the assumption that returns are spherically symmetrically distributed (such as Gaussian) and also under the weaker assumption that returns follow any arbitrary continuous distribution. The class of statistics examined here includes many of those employed in the finance and macroeconomics literature to test for the existence of random walk, including the variance ratio and the multi-period return regression on past returns. The accuracy of the approximations is benchmarked using simulated data, where arbitrarily tight estimates of the bias and standard error can be calculated. The approximations are then applied to adjust the statistics calculated using returns on the NYSE firom 1926-1991.
Additional file 1 of Aprepitant attenuates NLRC4-dependent neuronal pyroptosis via NK1R/PKCδ pathway in a mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage
Creators: name: Jin, Peng
name: Qi, Dongqing
name: Cui, Yuhui
name: Lenahan, Cameron
name: Zhang, John H.
name: Tao, Xiaogen
name: Deng, Shuixiang
name: Tang, Jiping
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Changes in protein expression of NK1R in the hippocampal region after ICH.
Organising works: objectives, evolution, outcomes
Creators: name: Griffin, Gerard
name: Moors, Rosetta
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper gives an overview of the history and development of Organising Works in Australia and the international context out of which it has grown. It defines organising model and contrasts this to the servicing model used previously. It then goes on to outline the three-phased development of Organising works and looks at the challenges of implementing organising principles in practice, looking at the critical juncture that organising has now reached in Australia.
Entropy Estimators in SAR Image Classification
Creators: name: Cassetti, Julia
name: Delgadino, Daiana
name: Rey, Andrea
name: Frery, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Remotely sensed data are essential for understanding environmental dynamics, for their forecasting, and for early detection of disasters. Microwave remote sensing sensors complement the information provided by observations in the optical spectrum, with the advantage of being less sensitive to adverse atmospherical conditions and of carrying their own source of illumination. On the one hand, new generations and constellations of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors provide images with high spatial and temporal resolution and excellent coverage. On the other hand, SAR images suffer from speckle noise and need specific models and information extraction techniques. In this sense, the G0 family of distributions is a suitable model for SAR intensity data because it describes well areas with different degrees of texture. Information theory has gained a place in signal and image processing for parameter estimation and feature extraction. Entropy stands out as one of the most expressive features in this realm. We evaluate the performance of several parametric and non-parametric Shannon entropy estimators as input for supervised and unsupervised classification algorithms. We also propose a methodology for fine-tuning non-parametric entropy estimators. Finally, we apply these techniques to actual data.
Can entrepreneurial orientation improve firm performance in an environment where price dominates quality?
Creators: name: Loos, Justin Adrian Anthony
name: Coulthard, Max
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper looks at whether businesses in the developed world can utilise the Lumpkin and Dess (1996) entrepreneurial orientation (EO) construct to survive and succeed when faced with nimble, low cost producers from emerging economies such as China. The Australian Automotive Components industry (represented by members of the Federation of Automotive Product Manufacturing) was chosen for this study because it mainly consists of global company subsidiaries. Therefore the results may have global implications. It was found that proactiveness and competitive aggression were prominent strategies, particularly developing alliances in countries with low labour costs. However the entrepreneurial dimensions: innovation and autonomy, were not as prominent as in past studies, suggesting quality solutions to enhance performance outcomes were less important in the current paradigm.
Convenience for the car-borne shopper: a comparison of access and parking in planned and unplanned retail centres
Creators: name: Reimers, Vaughan
name: Clulow, Val
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Retail centre patronage is influenced by the type of transport used by consumers. With the continued proliferation of the car contributing to the emergence of a far more discerning and mobile shopper, consumers are using convenience to differentiate between planned and unplanned centres. Access and parking are the two attributes of a retail centre that determine the convenience of patronage for the carborne shopper. This study provides statistical insight into the convenience offered by these two attributes across a sample of 38 planned centres and 33 unplanned centres. The findings indicate that the planned centre offers the car-borne shopper a more convenient retail environment. The statistical disparity between the two retail forms also adds support to the notion that the demise of the unplanned centre could be linked to its inability to satisfy the needs of a convenience-oriented society.
Managed decentralism: performance related pay in the Australian public service
Creators: name: Turberville, Sarah
name: Barrett, Rowena
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Public sector reform seeks to develop a performance-oriented culture in an effort to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the provision and delivery of public services. The implementation of performance related pay as part of an overall performance management system, is integral to the achievement of such public sector reform. There are however two research paradigms which inform the assessment and analysis of performance related pay. In this paper these paradigms are explored in a study of the implementation of performance related pay in the Australian Public Service through an analysis of thirty-nine enterprise bargaining agreements.
The Impact of Consumer Participation on Perceived Service Quality
Creators: name: Dean, Alison M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper reports on a study that uses a modified SERVQUAL instrument to explore the relationships between consumer participation and perceived service quality for two different types of health service providers in Australia, medical care providers (represented by General Practitioners in Medical Centres) and health care providers (represented by nurses in Maternal and Child Health Centres). Relationships are established between participation and overall service quality for both groups with consumers of health care indicating higher levels of participation in the service delivery than consumers of medical care. The relationships between overall service quality, and participation and the dimensions of quality suggest that the service quality construct is different in the two health environments and that for health care, participation appears to share variance with at least one of the dimensions of service quality.
Forecasting time-series with correlated seasonality
Creators: name: Gould, Phillip G.
name: Koehler, Anne B.
name: Vahid-Araghi, Farshid
name: Snyder, Ralph D.
name: Ord, J. Keith
name: Hyndman, Rob J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A new approach to forecasting seasonal data is proposed where seasonal terms can be updated using the most recent relevant information. It was developed to handle features encountered in hourly electricity load data and daily hospital admissions data. The associated state space model is estimated with methods adapted from exponential smoothing, although the Kalman filter may also be used. It nests existing seasonal models and outperforms them over a range of prediction horizons on the data. The approach is likely to be useful in a wide range of applications involving both high and low frequency data.
title: 01_0086
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Coordinating Policies for Human Resources Development
Creators: name: Meagher, G. A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In its recent White Paper on Employment and Growth, the Australian Government announced a comprehensive new agenda to supplement its existing employment policies. It includes the following major elements: (i) reforms to labour market assistance; (ii) training and education reforms; (iii) a reconstructed social security system; (iv) a regional strategy; (v) workplace agreements; (vi) and microeconomic reforms. An Important consideration In the implementation of such a multifaceted policy program is that its various elements are not independent of each other. While the Government has been at pains to ensure that the program is coherent In a qualitative sense, Its quantitative assessment of the interdependencies between the program's elements has been limited. In this paper, we consider some of the issues associated with coordinating policies for human resources development, using the White Paper and the National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Strategy to provide a context for the discussion. In particular, we review the role of the MONASH forecasting system as a vehicle for coordinating the training plans of decentralised advisory bodies within the National VET Strategy. We also describe how the system can be used to delineate Interdependencies in the Government's program, and include a quantitative assessment of effects of proposed microeconomic reforms on the demand for labour in particular occupations.
Technical Regulation and Work Autonomy: Human Resource Management in a Specific Pathogen Free Animal Unit
Creators: name: Roos, Ian
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Many workplace technologies regulate human behaviour. One such example is the technology used to ensure particulate and pathogen free environments in industries such as electronics, pharmaceutics, hospitals and the food industry. Humans are inimical to these environments and the usual management response to the risk of contamination, is to have a highly regulated workplace. An alternative, suggested by this present study, is to have the work group accept the responsibility for maintenance of the physical environment, thus increasing autonomy. Concomitant with this is the need to address factors that produce dissatisfaction and provide staff with a sense of the value of their work.
How to compare major word-classes across the world's languages
Creators: name: Haspelmath, Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012

description: In this paper, I argue that major word-classes, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, cannot be compared across languages by asking questions such as "Does language X have a noun-verb distinction?". Such questions are routinely asked by linguists (functionalists and generativists alike), but these are the wrong questions (cf. Croft 2000), because they make presuppositions which are not valid.
title: Stéphane Azoulay
Creators: name: Leibowitch, Jacques (1942-2020)
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: Pièce jointe : J. Leibowitch, et al. "Short cycles of anti retroviral drugs provide intermittent yet effective therapy : a pilot study in 48 patients with chronic HIV infection". 1 fichier (27 pages).
School Dropouts and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
Creators: name: Chaudhuri, Kausik
name: Maitra, Pushkar
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Development in human capital in the form of public education and health provision is necessary for the development of a country. Most cross-country studies on the effect of schooling on education emphasize the importance of school dropouts. This paper analyses the determinants of the dropout rates at various levels using a panel of 138 countries. We consider three definitions of school dropouts - at the primary school level, between primary and secondary school and at the secondary school level. We find that income and government spending generally has a significant effect on school dropout rates. The stock of adult education is significant in reducing the dropout rates at the primary school level whereas the impact is just the reverse for the dropout rates at the secondary school level. Political instability in the country also exerts some impact on the dropout rates. Correcting for the potential endogeneity of income we find that the reverse causation argument holds only for dropouts at the primary school level.
Calibration of the JAGB method for the Magellanic Clouds and Milky Way from Gaia DR3, considering the role of oxygen-rich AGB stars
Creators: name: Groenewegen, Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This pdf presents Appendix F of the corresponding paper that was accepted for publication in A&A in October 2024. It was put here at the request of the editor and will not be published in the on-line version.
Analysis of Latent and Manifest Variables in a Study of Small Business Strategy
Creators: name: Gray, Judy H.
name: Densten, Iain L.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The relative virtues of quantitative and qualitative research have been vigorously debated. Several researchers recommend combining methods but there is little evidence in the literature to suggest how different research methods might be integrated (Bryman, 1988). The current study addresses this deficiency in the research by examining the use of latent variables in quantitative and qualitative research as a means of blending the two approaches. A study of small business strategy, where quantitative and qualitative data were available illustrates the methodological issues. Analysis of quantitative data was conducted using LISREL (7.20) and qualitative data were categorised using NUDIST (Non-numerical Unstructured Data Indexing Searching and Theorising computer software). The methods described are examined in detail and compared with other approaches to content analysis.
Estimating Advertising Half-life and the Data Interval Bias
Creators: name: Fry, Tim R. L.
name: Broadbent, Simon
name: Dixon, Janine M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: We compare three methods of estimating the duration, or half-life, of advertising using computer simulation experiments. In particular, we investigate how well each method works with the data aggregated over different time intervals. In contrast with the existing theory on the, so called, data interval bias, our experiments are based upon realistic advertising schedules. Our results appear to indicate that the indirect "t-ratio" estimation procedure favoured by practitioners works well in the presence of such temporal aggregation. Additionally, we suggest a transformation that can be used in combination with the indirect "t-ratio" estimation procedure to obtain estimates of the underlying micro-period half-life from a variety of common (macro) data frequencies.
A Microsimulation/Applied General Equilibrium Approach to Analysing Income Distribution in Australia: Plans and Preliminary Illustration
Creators: name: Dixon, Peter B.
name: Malakellis, Michael
name: Meagher, G. A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Microsimulation (MS) is distinguished from other approaches to distributional analysis In that it relies primarily on a theoretical framework built up from the characteristics - economic, social and demographic - of individuals. However, changes in the Incomes of individuals generally depend not only on changes which apply to them directly (such as a change in income tax rates) but also on changes which are mediated by the operation of markets (such as a change in the terms of trade). Applied general equilibrium (AGE) models can be characterized as economy-wide models which Include disaggregated commodity and factor markets. For distributional modelling, the disaggregated treatment of factor markets is especially relevant because most individuals receive most of their Income in the form of factor payments. Moreover, particular individuals derive their factor incomes from particular Industries and occupations, and the implications of a change in the economic environment for different industries and occupations may deviate quite widely from the implications for the economy as a whole. In this paper we present a research program for Integrating MS and AGE approaches to distributional analysis and report results for a preliminary application. In particular, we employ the MONASH dynamic AGE model of the Australian economy to investigate the likely Impact of a raft of microeconomic reforms on (inter alia) output and employment In more than 100 Industries over the period 1994-95 to 2004-05. By applying the forecast average annual rates of growth for selected variables to income data from the 1990 Income and Housing Survey, an estimate is obtained of the effect of the reforms on the distribution of Income between nine groups of persons differentiated by family type.
Identification of circRNAs and circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in radiation-induced heart disease
Creators: name: Shen, Shutong
name: Lyu, Ping
name: Yang, Baixia
name: Yang, Xi
name: Li, Yida
name: Zhu, Zhengfei
name: Shen, Li
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Objective Radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) is one of the most common and serious long-term adverse effect after thoracic radiotherapy. The aim of this paper was to identify the change in gene expression in the heart after radiation and to investigate the potential molecular mechanism underlying RIHD using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and bioinformatics methods. Materials and Methods: An RIHD rat model was established and transcription profiles were identified using RNA-seq. Differentially expressed circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs were identified. Enrichment of functions and signaling pathways analysis were performed based on GO and the KEGG database. Potential circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network underlying RIHD was established. qRT-PCR was used to validate the associated genes. Results: In total, 21 circRNAs, 26 miRNAs, and 178 mRNA transcripts were differentially expressed in the irradiated heart. GO and KEGG pathway analyses identified that differentially expressed mRNAs were most enriched in pathways referring to endothelial function and vascular pathological processes, including regulation of endothelial cell migration, endothelial cell chemotaxis, VEGFR signaling pathway and coronary vasculature development. 9 circRNAs, 10 miRNAs and 6 mRNA transcripts were most likely involved in vascular function and a candidate competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA was established, which were further validated by qRT-PCR. Conclusions: The GO and KEGG analyses revealed that vascular pathology plays an important role in the early stage of RIHD. Furthermore, a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA network were found that may be involved in the regulation of vascular function and contribute to current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying RIHD.
The impact of a firm's strategic orientation on environmental scanning practices in two Australian export industries
Creators: name: Coulthard, Max
name: Grogan, Timothy James
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This exploratory research examined the environmental scanning practices of 129 Australian beef and wine exporters. It focused on the amount of scanning undertaken, its relationship to strategic orientation (measured by entrepreneurship), and characteristics that influence use of information sources. Respondents did not consider environmental scanning a specific function of strategic planning. The customer, economic, and competitor sectors were perceived most important to scan. Analysis of scanning performed in various environmental sectors helped identify each firm's strategic orientation. The results indicated that industry type, not organisation size and export experience, had a major impact on the amount of scanning undertaken.
The potential benefits of Hilmer and related reforms: electricity supply
Creators: name: Whiteman, John L.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This article examines the macroeconomic impact of the elimination of x-inefficiency in the Australian electricity supply industry using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the Australian economy. Data envelopment analysis and a stochastic production frontier model are applied to measure x-inefficiency in the electricity industry. It is assumed that microeconomic reform will eliminate this x-inefficiency. The potential increase in total factor productivity resulting from microeconomic reform is introduced into the CGE model as a Hicksian-neutral factor-augmenting technological change. Two alternative labour market assumptions are utilised in measuring the macroeconomic benefits of the microeconomic reform. The results suggest that even under the most pessimistic labour market assumptions, the potential benefits of microeconomic reform in an industry such as electricity will not be trivial. It therefore follows that the impact of microeconomic reform on economic growth could be substantial, particularly if the Australian labour market is more flexible than hitherto assumed.