nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
Do Depositors Respond to Bank Risks as Expected? Evidence from Japanese Financial Institutions in the Banking Crisis

This study analyzes a panel of nearly 800 deposit-taking institutions in Japan during the period from March 1992 to March 2003. We are concerned with two questions that are relevant to the design of a new regulatory framework for Japanese banking: 1) whether depositors respond to bank risks as standard theories expect, and, if they do, 2) whether the responsiveness is significant enough to discipline deposit-taking institutions. The empirical results obtained in this paper clearly show that Japanese depositors in the 1990s responded to the risks of financial institutions as expected: riskier institutions attract smaller amounts of deposits and are required to pay higher deposit rate. Moreover, the observed risk sensitivities are larger for international bank depositors and smaller for cooperative depositors, and continued to increase until a setback at March 2003. These findings were generally in line with the standard theory predictions. They also indicate that Japanese depositors have a disciplinary nature, and that the discipline is affected by changes in regulatory frameworks, especially those of deposit insurance. It is, therefore, important for policy-makers to design financial systems (and safety nets) so as to make the best use of the depositor discipline.  depositor discipline, banking crisis, financial institution JEL Classification: G21, G32
Using visual and text features for direct marketing on multimedia messaging services domain

Traditionally, direct marketing companies have relied on pre-testing to select the best offers to send to their audience. Companies systematically dispatch the offers under consideration to a limited sample of potential buyers, rank them with respect to their performance and, based on this ranking, decide which offers to send to the wider population. Though this pre-testing process is simple and widely used, recently the industry has been under increased pressure to further optimize learning, in particular when facing severe time and learning space constraints. The main contribution of the present work is to demonstrate that direct marketing firms can exploit the information on visual content to optimize the learning phase. This paper proposes a two-phase learning strategy based on a cascade of regression methods that takes advantage of the visual and text features to improve and accelerate the learning process. Experiments in the domain of a commercial Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) show the effectiveness of the proposed methods and a significant improvement over traditional learning techniques. The proposed approach can be used in any multimedia direct marketing domain in which offers comprise both a visual and text component.
Experimental and Computational Study on the Adsorption Mechanism of 2-Arylpropionic Acids on Graphene: Solvent Effects and Aromatic Features Affecting the Adsorption Performance

Adsorption of five 2-arylpropionic acids on graphene indicated that there was a competition between the solute molecules remaining in water solution and depositing on the graphene surface. The pH-dependent experiments showed that the adsorption of five 2-arylpropionic acids on graphene was significantly restrained by the effects of solvent–solute interactions. To find out the relevance between the adsorption capacity and solvent effects, a distribution coefficient (Log D) was introduced and employed to reflect the variation of solvent effects with different pH. An unexpected accordance was observed between the curves of adsorption capacity and Log D values. Then, we extended our work to probe the interactions between 2-arylpropionic acids and graphene. It was found that the experimental adsorption coefficients (Kd) of five adsorbates were closely related to their aromatic features, such as the numbers and distribution of the aromatic rings in their structures, rather than their hydrophobicity, suggesting ...
Development of Sb2Te3 films for low-resistance contact to CdS/CdTe solar cells

Narrow band gap Sb2Te3 have been successfully deposited by electrochemical technique from aqueous solution containing Sb2O3, TeO2, NaOH and Tartaric acid at 60°C. The deposition potential was optimized to be −0.5 V with respect to Ag/AgCl reference electrode using cyclic voltammetry with slow scan 5 mV sec−1. Sb2Te3 films were heat treated at 400 °C for 20 minutes. As-deposited and annealed layers were characterized to study the structural, compositional and morphological properties. Hexagonal structure was identified for Sb2Te3 films. The improvement in the crystallinity and particles size was observed for the annealed films. Close to ideal stoichiometric films (40: 60) were deposited at growth potential −0.5 V, confirmed by Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). Uniform, compact and mixed (needle and flack) morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After heat treatment the flacks are converted into bigger grains.
Science Parks@@@High Tech Fantasies; Science Parks in Society, Science and Space

Science parks are becoming established in increasing numbers in almost all parts of the world. Promoted as places on the frontiers of science where a new breed of scientist-entrepreneur invents a new future, extolled as high-status workplaces where a new style of employee and flexible labour process is in the making, they are seen as the potential saviours of local and national economies. 
High-Tech Fantasies criticises the divisive hype of science parks arguing that both the theory and practice are unproductive for the economy and for any socially progressive science and technology. Questioning responsibility, innovation and symbolism, the authors explore the mutual determination of society, science and space.
Mania Risk, Overconfidence, and Ambition

Previous research has documented heightened confidence and ambition among persons who are prone to mania. The current study was designed to extend this work by using a more specific measure of overconfidence than has been used in prior research, and to evaluate the degree of correlation of overconfidence with ambition. University students (N = 224) completed measures of mania risk (the Hypomanic Personality Scale), overconfidence (Overclaiming Scale), ambition (The Willingly Approached Set of Statistically Unlikely Pursuits), and affective state. Ambition was relatively independent of confidence. Findings support a model of ambition as a stable correlate of mania risk, whereas confidence may increase with happiness. Potential implications for functioning, treatment, and prevention are considered.
Physicians, scientists, and the wider culture: Sir William Osler.

Sir William Osler (1849–1919) is regarded by many in the English-speaking world as the greatest physician of his time (1, 2). He made significant research contributions during his early career and was an accomplished pathologist. However, his most important legacy is his contribution to clinical medicine and medical education. Throughout his life he was also extensively involved in creating a professional and academic infrastructure for science-based medicine, which included setting up learned societies, journals, and laboratories.

Osler was born in Canada and studied medicine at the Toronto School of Medicine and subsequently at McGill University. After graduation he visited Europe. On his return to Canada, after a short spell in general practice, he moved to McGill University, where he became a professor in 1875. In 1884 he moved to the US and became the chair of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1889 he went to Johns Hopkins University, where he became chief of medicine and one of the pillars of the School of Medicine, contributing to its transformation into one of the world's leading medical institutions. In 1905 he retired and moved to England, taking the post of Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, where he remained the rest of his life. King George V conferred a baronetcy on Osler in 1911.

Anton Chekhov, discussed earlier in this series (3), was a physician …
Management of Adults With Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department: The American Headache Society Evidence Assessment of Parenteral Pharmacotherapies.

To provide evidence-based treatment recommendations for adults with acute migraine who require treatment with injectable medication in an emergency department (ED). We addressed two clinically relevant questions: (1) Which injectable medications should be considered first-line treatment for adults who present to an ED with acute migraine? (2) Do parenteral corticosteroids prevent recurrence of migraine in adults discharged from an ED?



The American Headache Society convened an expert panel of authors who defined a search strategy and then performed a search of Medline, Embase, the Cochrane database and clinical trial registries from inception through 2015. Identified articles were rated using the American Academy of Neurology's risk of bias tool. For each medication, the expert panel determined likelihood of efficacy. Recommendations were created accounting for efficacy, adverse events, availability of alternate therapies, and principles of medication action.



The search identified 68 unique randomized controlled trials utilizing 28 injectable medications. Of these, 19 were rated class 1 (low risk of bias), 21 were rated class 2 (higher risk of bias), and 28 were rated class 3 (highest risk of bias). Metoclopramide, prochlorperazine, and sumatriptan each had multiple class 1 studies supporting acute efficacy, as did dexamethasone for prevention of headache recurrence. All other medications had lower levels of evidence.


RECOMMENDATIONS
Intravenous metoclopramide and prochlorperazine, and subcutaneous sumatriptan should be offered to eligible adults who present to an ED with acute migraine (Should offer-Level B). Dexamethasone should be offered to these patients to prevent recurrence of headache (Should offer-Level B). Because of lack of evidence demonstrating efficacy and concern about sub-acute or long-term sequelae, injectable morphine and hydromorphone are best avoided as first-line therapy (May avoid-Level C).
My cloudy time machine: a scalable microservice-based platform for data processing in cloud-edge systems: a proof of concept for the ROBIN-cloud project

As Cloud computing is a very well developed domain, many companies tend to move their entire activity in Cloud. At the same time, there is a tendency to move some of the data processing from Cloud to Edge as close as possible to the end devices. One main advantage of this approach is minimizing the latency in communication between the end devices and Cloud. Better usage of on premise devices is also a good achievement of the Edge offload. In this paper, we propose an architecture for applications that are connected to ROBIN-Cloud or to a general Cloud. We present how we have encapsulated Python-based microservices in Docker containers. We provide an implementation for the My Cloudy Time Machine application - GIGEL (Guided Intelligent GEared Legend), a nearby autonomous assistive robot. We use this prototype to evaluate the scalability of the proposed architecture. We also present results that show how to gain high performance by tuning a container-based embedded system.
When the hammer meets the nail: Multi-server PIR for database-driven CRN with location privacy assurance

We show that it is possible to achieve information theoretic location privacy for secondary users (SUs) in database-driven cognitive radio networks (CRNs) with an end-to-end delay less than a second, which is significantly better than that of the existing alternatives offering only a computational privacy. This is achieved based on a keen observation that, by the requirement of Federal Communications Commission (FCC), all certified spectrum databases synchronize their records. Hence, the same copy of spectrum database is available through multiple (distinct) providers. We harness the synergy between multi-server private information retrieval (PIR) and database-driven CRN architecture to offer an optimal level of privacy with high efficiency by exploiting this observation. We demonstrated, analytically and experimentally with deployments on actual cloud systems that, our adaptations of multi-server PIR outperform that of the (currently) fastest single-server PIR by a magnitude of times with information theoretic security, collusion resiliency and fault-tolerance features. Our analysis indicates that multiserver PIR is an ideal cryptographic tool to provide location privacy in database-driven CRNs, in which the requirement of replicated databases is a natural part of the system architecture, and therefore SUs can enjoy all advantages of multi-server PIR without any additional architectural and deployment costs.
The Making and Remaking of China's "Red Classics": Politics, Aesthetics, and Mass Culture

The Making and Remaking of China's "Red Classics" is the first full-length work to bring together research on the "red classics" across the entire Maoist period through to the reform era. It covers a representative range of genres including novels, short stories, films, TV series, picture books, animation, and traditional-style paintings. Collectively, the chapters offer a panoramic view of the production and reception of the original "red classics" and the adaptations and remakes of such works after the Cultural Revolution. The contributors present fascinating stories of how a work came to be regarded as, or failed to become, a "red classic." There has never been a single answer to the question of what counts as a "red classic"; artists had to negotiate the changing political circumstances and adopt the correct artistic technique to bring out the authentic image of the people, while appealing to the taste of the mass audience at the same time. A critical examination of these works reveals their sociopolitical and ideological import, aesthetic significance, and function as a mass cultural phenomenon at particular historical moments. This volume marks a step forward in the growing field of the study of Maoist cultural products.
Different effect of the hyperons Λ and ≡ on the nuclear core

We demonstrate the different effect of strange impurities (Λ and Ξ) on the static properties of unclei within the framework of the relativistic mean-field model. Systematic calculations show that the glue-like role of the Λ-hyperon is universal for all Λ-hypernuclei considered. However, the Ξ - -hyperon has a glue-like role only for the protons distribution in nuclei, while for the neutrons distribution it plays a repulsive role. On the other hand, the Ξ 0 -hyperon attracts the surrounding neutrons and reveals a repulsive force to the protons. Possible explanations of the above observation are discussed.
Gay and Lesbian Lifestyles: Implications for Social Workers

Homosexuality is one of a range of lifestyles that social workers encounter. Societal attitudes towards homosexuality are, in general, negative. Gays and lesbians face discrimination in employment and education and suffer social disapproval. This paper summarises prevalent stereotypes about homosexuality and considers how these have stood up in the face of recent research. It concludes with a discussion of the social work needs of homosexual people and of possible strategies for intervention.
Hawthorne and the real : bicentennial essays

Let's read! We will often find out this sentence everywhere. When still being a kid, mom used to order us to always read, so did the teacher. Some books are fully read in a week and we need the obligation to support reading. What about now? Do you still love reading? Is reading only for you who have obligation? Absolutely not! We here offer you a new book enPDFd hawthorne and the real bicentennial essays to read.
New estimates of settler life span and other demographic trends in South Africa, 1652-1948

To date, very little is known about the demography of European settlers in South Africa, since descriptions have been based on Ross's 1975 calculations of a small sample of 300 observations in the Cape Colony. In this paper we provide a broader and deeper account, using a dataset drawn from the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (2008) that includes information on 401,602 observations of settlers in South Africa and spans the period 1652 to 1948. We estimate useful descriptive statistics on key demographic indicators: population dynamics, age distribution, longevity, marriage patterns, and dependency burdens. These shed new light on the development and demographic transition of the South African settler population and enable international comparisons.
Reflections on “The Struggle for the Rebel Body”

There is much more to Silvia Federici’s contribution than is included in her two-part Capitalism Nature Socialism article “The Great Caliban.” The simultaneously published book from which this essay is drawn, Caliban and the Witch, should be obligatory reading for anyone interested in ecosocialism and ecofeminism. The publication is also timely with respect to the Vatican’s latest attempt at minimizing Papal responsibility for the mass murder of “witches,” who, as Federici reminds us, were mostly peasant women. Leftist reactions to this Papal disavowal continue to elide the importance of witch hunts in the development of capitalism. So this book merits at least a brief description here to help contextualize my comment on her CNS article.
Formation of an Iron – Copper – Gold (Uranium) Metallogenic System in the Luzong Volcanic Basin, Central Anhui

Iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposits, which was first formally defined by Hitzman et al. (1992), comprise a broad and ill-defined clan of mineralization styles. IOCG deposits contain abundant (>10%) iron oxides (magnetite and/or hematite) and economic grade of copper and/or gold (Sillitoe, 2003; Williams et al., 2005). Besides the copper and by-product gold, IOCG deposits may also contain appreciable amounts of cobalt, zinc, molybdenum, silver, rare earth elements, uranium and other elements. In fact, the iron copper gold uranium deposits in the Luzong volcanic basin, central Anhui have some close relationships. For example, the porphyrites have close relationships to the formation of copper (gold), which are mainly in the Shaxi diorite porphyrite; the iron deposits are closely related to the syenites, such as the Nine iron deposit and Dabaozhuang iron deposit; and the uranium mineralization is closely related to the A-type granite in the contact zone of Mesozoic sedimentary layers, such as the Huangmeijian uranium deposit. In this paper, we present a case study of the IOCG mineralization system in the Luzong volcanic basin, central Anhui Province.
A neo-utilitarian theory of class?

Aage Sorensen aims to develop a structural theory of inequality that isequal in format and comprehensiveness to Marx’s theory of class yetavoids the ﬂaws of that theory, which derive from its grounding in thepremises of classical economics. Applying neo-utilitarian theory to classanalysis, Sorensen argues that access to enduring rents can inform a newconceptualization of “class as exploitation” and thereby put the sociologi-cal enterprise of class analysis on a sounder basis. The need for such con-ceptual reformulation grows out of the marginalist turn in economic the-ory and the related demise of the labor theory of value as well as, Sorensensuggests, the failure of subsequent class analysts to invent alternative the-ories of structural inequality in which exploitation generates antagonisticinterests. Although many scholars—Marxist and non-Marxist—have pro-posed alternative class schemes, nearly all of these are based on an under-standing of “class as life conditions.” According to Sorensen, class as lifeconditions—deﬁned by the total wealth controlled by similarly situatedactors—does not necessarily create antagonistic interests and thus pro-vides a poor foundation for understanding how class position generatesmobilization and conﬂict.We agree that the labor theory of value of classical economics is indefen-sible, leaving Marxist theory without its primary basis for identifying classexploitation.
A new educational curriculum for microelectronic manufacturing engineering program

Electronics manufacturing has become one of the major sectors in manufacturing industry. To meet the demands of the fast developing electronics industry, many well-qualified researchers and engineers are needed. A new interdisciplinary bachelor's program named as "microelectronics manufacturing engineering" was setup in 2003 in Guilin University of Electronic Technology (GUET). It is the first time that such a program is offered in China for undergraduates. Much effort is needed to improve the educational curriculum and educational means for the new specialization. This paper proposes an educational curriculum for microelectronic manufacturing engineering program. It explains the need for a formal undergraduate education of engineers in this discipline. The aim, objectives and scope of the educational curriculum is discussed. It is emphasized that the curriculum should cover the majors sectors of electronic manufacturing, with an emphasis on packaging, assembly and quality control. The curriculum structure and the main courses for the program are presented. The laboratory practices, factory practice and design projects related to the program are proposed.
Air pollution: measurement, modelling and mitigation [3rd Ed.]

A one stop, comprehensive textbook, covering the three essential components of air pollution science. The Third Edition has been updated with the latest developments, especially the inclusion of new information on the role of air pollutants in climate change. The authors give greater coverage to the developing economies around the world where air pollution problems are on the rise. 
 
The Third Edition continues to cover a wide range of air quality issues, retaining a quantitative perspective. Topics covered include - gaseous and particulate air pollutants, measurement techniques, meteorology and dispersion modelling, mobile sources, indoor air, effects on plants, materials, humans and animals. Moving away from classical toxic air pollutants, there is a chapter on climate change and another on the depletion of stratospheric ozone. A special feature of this new edition is the inclusion of a fresh chapter on air pollution mitigation by vegetation, mainly its role in maintaining a sustainable urban environment. 
 
Recommended for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate courses specialising in air pollution, both for environmental scientists and engineers. The new material included in the Third Edition extends its use by practitioners in consultancies or local authorities.
Are South African financial advisor addressing the estate planning objectives that are important to their client

Estate planning is an important aspect of any effective financial plan. When preparing an estate plan several objectives identified by the individual planner, as well as several pieces of legislation have to be considered. In South Africa the actions of financial advisors are regulated by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. The act aims to ensure that the financial advisor act in the best interest of his / her client. If the act meets its set objectives there will be an alignment of objectives set by a financial advisor and his / her client. This study investigates the existence of an expectation gap between the estate planning objectives considered to be important by the financial advisor and the importance allocated to these factors by the clients. The study found that there was an expectation gap for three of the objectives that should be considered in the estate plan.