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Efficiency Of Islamic Banks Using Two Stage Approach Of Data Envelopment Analysis, Muhammad Faza Firdaus, Muhamad Nadratuzzaman Hosen

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The aim of this study is to measure the efficiency of Islamic Bank in Indonesia, to analyze the factors that affect the level of efficiency which is known as Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis method and to propose measurement of Bank Soundness with modified CAMELS. The objects of this study are 10 (ten) Islamic Bank (BUS) in Indonesia which analyzes from the second Quarter of 2010 until the fourth Quarter of 2012. There are 2 (two) methods which are used in this study, namely non-parametric method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) on the first stage and Tobit model on the second …

Decentralization And Regional Inflation In Indonesia, Darius Tirtosuharto, Handri Adiwilaga

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The link between decentralization and inflation as one of the key aspects of macro economic stability has been surveyed by a number of studies and the findings are generally inconclusive. Using sample data of developing and developed countries, previous study found that decentralization correlates with lower inflation in developed countries and vice versa, it correlates with higher inflation in developing countries. The key question is what factors play a role in controlling inflation in a decentralized system. This paper is to argue that the coordination problem is the main issue in controlling inflation in a decentralized system, particularly in developing …

Spalding To Receive National Physics Award, Kim Hill

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Reactive Pathways In The Chlorobenzene–Ammonia Dimer Cation Radical: New Insights From Experiment And Theory, Scott A. Reid

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

Building upon our recent studies of noncovalent interactions in chlorobenzene and bromobenzene clusters, in this work we focus on interactions of chlorobenzene (PhCl) with a prototypical N atom donor, ammonia (NH₃). Thus, we have obtained electronic spectra of PhCl···(NH₃)_n (n = 1–3) complexes in the region of the PhCl monomer S₀ −S₁ (ππ*) transition using resonant 2-photon ionization (R2PI) methods combined with time-of-flight mass analysis. Consistent with previous studies, we find that upon ionization the PhCl···NH₃ dimer cation radical reacts primarily via Cl atom loss. A second channel, HCl loss, is …

Decentralization And Regional Inflation In Indonesia, Darius Tirtosuharto, Handri Adiwilaga

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The link between decentralization and inflation as one of the key aspects of macro economic stability has been surveyed by a number of studies and the findings are generally inconclusive. Using sample data of developing and developed countries, previous study found that decentralization correlates with lower inflation in developed countries and vice versa, it correlates with higher inflation in developing countries. The key question is what factors play a role in controlling inflation in a decentralized system. This paper is to argue that the coordination problem is the main issue in controlling inflation in a decentralized system, particularly in developing …

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New Insights Into The Study Of Magnetic Field In The Clumpy Torus Of Agn Using Near-Infrared Polarimetry, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Christopher C. Packham, Stuart Young, Moshe Elitzur, Nancy A. Levenson, Rachel E. Mason, Christina Ramos Almeida, Almudena Alonso-Herrero, Terry J. Jones, Eric S. Perlman

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

We present J, H and K., imaging polarimetry of IC5063. N1R polarimetry observations may advance our understanding of the mechanisms of polarisation and hence magnetic field strength in the torus of AGN. In these proceedings we summarize the polarisation results of the central 1.2" aperture (̃263 pc) of IC5063. We present a simple polarising model to account for various mechanisms of polarisation in the central regions of IC5063. The model is consistent with dichroic absorption from diffuse stellar emission through dust in the nuclear bulge and electron scattering as dominant mechanisms of polarisation at J and H. Dichroic absorption from …

The Virginia Earthenwares Project: Characterizing 17th-Century Earthenwares By Electronic Image Analysis, Thomas E. Davidson

Northeast Historical Archaeology

This study employs electronic image analysis to characterize and identify 17th-century, Virginia-made earthenware ceramics. Digitized microscopic images of pottery from five different archaeologically discovered 17th-century production sites are examined, and the grain-size characteristics of the wares are reported. The potential of electronic image analysis as a tool for the study of archaeological ceramics is discussed.

Exploring The Role Of Social Reasoning And Self-Efficacy In The Mathematics Problem-Solving Performance Of Lower- And Higher-Income Children, Allison G. Butler

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Research documents an income-based achievement gap in mathematics, yet children from lower-income backgrounds do not lag behind their more advantaged peers in high-level social reasoning tasks. The purpose here was to investigate whether modifying mathematics word problems to make them more socially based would impact the mathematics performance and/or mathematics self-efficacy of lower- versus higher-income children. Research questions regarding (1) the relative difficulty of symbolic equations versus word problems, (2) the impact of socially modifying word problems on children’s accuracy and self-efficacy, and (3) the relation between children’s mathematics performance and mathematics self-efficacy were explored. Participants were 164 5th graders. …

We Are...Marshall, October 23, 2013, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

October 23, 2013 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Hypothesis Testing For An Extended Cox Model With Time-Varying Coefficients, Takumi Saegusa, Chongzhi Di, Ying Qing Chen

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

The log-rank test has been widely used to test a treatment effect under the Cox model for censored time-to-event outcomes, though it may lose power substantially when the model's proportional hazards assumption does not hold. In this paper, we consider an extended Cox model that uses B-splines or smoothing splines to model a time-varying treatment effect and propose score test statistics for the treatment effect. Our proposed new tests combine statistical evidence from both the magnitude and the shape of the time-varying hazard ratio function, and thus are omnibus and powerful against various types of alternatives. In addition, the new …

Hubble Space Telescope Hot Jupiter Transmission Spectral Survey: A Detection Of Na And Strong Optical Absorption In Hat-P-1b, Nikolay Nikolov, David K. Sing, Frederic Pont, Adam S. Burrows, Jonathan J. Fortney, Gilda E. Ballester, Thomas M. Evans, Catherine M. Huitson, Hannah R. Wakeford, Paul A. Wilson, Suzanne Aigrain, Drake Deming, Neale P. Gibson, Gregory W. Henry, Heather Knutson, Alain Lecavelier Des Etangs, Adam P. Showman, Alfred Vidal-Madjar, Kevin J. Zahnle

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We present an optical to near-infrared transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-1b, based on Hubble Space Telescope observations, covering the spectral regime from 0.29 to 1.027 μm with Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), which is coupled with a recent Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) transit (1.087 to 1.687 μm). We derive refined physical parameters of the HAT-P-1 system, including an improved orbital ephemeris. The transmission spectrum shows a strong absorption signature shortward of 0.55 μm, with a strong blueward slope into the near-ultraviolet. We detect atmospheric sodium absorption at a 3.3σ significance level, but find no evidence for the …

Physics 2710 – Example Exam Ii, David Peak

Exams

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Linked Scientometrics: Designing Interactive Scientometrics With Linked Data And Semantic Web Reasoning, Grant Mckenzie, Krzysztof Janowicz, Yingjie Hu, Kunal Sengupta, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

In this demo paper we introduce a Linked Data-driven, Semantically-enabled Journal Portal (SEJP) that offers a variety of interactive scientometrics modules. SEJP allows editors, reviewers, authors, and readers to explore and analyze (meta)data published by a journal. Besides Linked Data created from the journal's internal data, SEJP also links out to other sources and includes them to develop more powerful modules. These modules range from simple descriptive statistics, over the spatial analysis of visitors and authors, to topic trending modules. While SEJP will be available for multiple journals, this paper shows its deployment to the Semantic Web journal by IOS …

Effective Strategies For Increasing Citation Frequency, N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M.A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S.M. Motahar, A. Ordi

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

Due to the effect of citation impact on The Higher Education (THE) world university ranking system, most of the researchers are looking for some helpful techniques to increase their citation record. This paper by reviewing the relevant articles extracts 33 different ways for increasing the citations possibilities. The results show that the article visibility has tended to receive more download and citations. This is probably the first study to collect over 30 different ways to improve the citation record. Further study is needed to explore and expand these techniques in specific fields of study in order to make the results …

2013 Program, Office Of Academic Affairs

Programs

At its best, a university is a collection of individuals ‐‐ students and faculty ‐‐ focused on learning and discovering new knowledge. For this goal to be realized, a critical element is having faculty members deeply engaged with their disciplines. Scholarship, in the form of journal articles, book chapters, monographs and similar endeavors, creative activity which can take an even wider range of forms, and funded research which explores the boundaries of their disciplines all contribute to such engagement. Through such participation, faculty members stay at the growing edges of their fields, and in so doing, they enrich their intellectual …

D-Sparq: Distributed, Scalable And Efficient Rdf Query Engine, Raghava Mutharaju, Sherif Sakr, Alessandra Sala, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

We present D-SPARQ, a distributed RDF query engine that combines the MapReduce processing framework with a NoSQL distributed data store, MongoDB. The performance of processing SPARQL queries mainly depends on the efficiency of handling the join operations between the RDF triple patterns. Our system features two unique characteristics that enable efficiently tackling this challenge: 1) Identifying specific patterns of the input queries that enable improving the performance by running different parts of the query in a parallel mode. 2) Using the triple selectivity information for reordering the individual triples of the input query within the identified query patterns. The preliminary …

Editing R2rml Mappings Made Easy, Kunal Sengupta, Peter Haase, Michael Schmidt, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

The new W3C standard R2RML3 defines a language for ex- pressing mappings from relational databases to RDF, allowing applications built on top of the W3C Semantic Technology stack to seamlessly integrate relational data. A major obstacle in using R2RML, though, is the creation and maintenance of mappings. In this demo, we present a novel R2RML mapping editor which provides a user interface to create and edit mappings interactively even for non-experts.

Learning Strategies Of Successful Undergraduate Math Students, David M. Sloan, Dr. Harold Miller

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The goal of my project was to identify the strategies of successful undergraduate math students and to then make that information available to those who wish to improve their own study habits. The project consisted of 4 phases. First, I interviewed instructors about what they saw successful students do. Second, I conducted surveys in several math-based classes to find out what students, successful and struggling alike, were actually doing. Third, I took what I learned from those surveys and tried to apply them in a classroom setting to see if the information could elicit a positive effect. Fourth, I took …

Emu Today, October 23, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Photoelectron Imaging Of Iodide Centered Alkyl Halide Cluster Anions, Joshua S. Lasinski

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This dissertation presents results from cluster anion photodetachment experiments of the solvated iodide anion as a means of investigating electron molecule interaction. Due to the localization of the excess charge on the iodine atom, these experiments proceed analogously to electron scattering experiments, in that exposure to sufficient photon energy detaches the electron, which may or may not interact with the target molecule before being detected. Such interactions are related to temporary electron capture into the σ* orbital of the target molecule.

This dissertation begins with an analysis of the previously published I−·CH3X: X = I, Br, Cl) photodetachment results. These …

Is There An Objective Need For An Urgent Redefinition Of The Kilogram And Mole?, Theodore P. Hill, V. V. Khruschov

Research Scholars in Residence

Reasons for postponing the adoption of the new definitions of the SI kilogram and mole based on Resolution 1 of the 24th CGPM are discussed.

October 23, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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The Impact Of Family Assets And Debt On College Graduation, Min Zhan, Deidre Lanesskog

Center for Social Development Research

This study examines the influence of family financial assets and debt, both measured during the time of youth’s college enrollment, on the chances of college graduation. Data come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Results from analyses controlling for a number of student, parental, and institutional characteristics indicate that family assets are positively related to the chances of college graduation among White and Black students; family debt is negatively associated with the odds of college graduation among Black students, but neither family assets nor family debt is related to the chances of college graduation among Hispanic students. Overall, results …

Open Education Resources: Decreasing Costs And Increasing Freedom, Sarah Beaubien

Open Access Week

Students, parents, faculty, and administrators are painfully aware of the high cost of traditional textbooks. Faculty are also aware that commercial teaching resources may be unnecessarily restrictive from a teaching point of view.

As educators, there are many compelling reasons to participate in the use and development of open education resources (OER). Open education resources provide a cost-free alternative to traditional textbooks and facilitate important pedagogical opportunities. Faculty using OER in their teaching may select, combine, and even adapt the content to develop the most effective course materials. While OER can offer increased freedom for faculty and cost savings for …

A Methodological Approach To Modelling Design Led Innovation Across Secondary Education: An Australian Case Study, Natalie Wright, Cara Wrigley, Sam Bucolo

Learn X Design Conference Series

Incorporating design thinking as a generic capability at a school level is needed to ensure future generations are empowered for business innovation and active citizenship. This paper describes the methodology of an investigation into modelling design led innovation approaches from the business sector to secondary education, as part of a larger study. It builds on a previously discussed research agenda by outlining the scope, significance and limitations of currently available research in this area, examining an action research methodology utilising an Australian design immersion program case study, and discussing implications and future work. It employs a triangulated approach encompassing thematic …

Just In Time For Halloween: Cal Poly And Los Osos Middle School Students Create Other-Worldly Fundraiser, Oct. 25 And 26, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Um Revamps Field Experiences For Select Math Education Majors, Andrew Mark Abernathy

University of Mississippi News

Ole Miss Education pilot amps up student teaching for pre-service mathematics teachers