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Dynamic interactions in macroeconomic activities
No full textThis paper empirically investigates the dynamic interaction of macroeconomic activities for the ASEAN 5 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) with consideration of the asymmetric adjustment in this interaction. Both the short and long-run interactions were modelled during 1960-2014, and there were differences for each country based on data availability. The empirical results of the analysis were based on time series data and are summarized as follows: i) Indonesia and the Philippines had no evidence for cointegrationii) among those countries, it was found that only Malaysia has asymmetric adjustment regarding cointegrationiii) money supply responded only to positive shocks while the interest rate responded only to negative shocksiv) only unidirectional causal relationship was found in the long-run and short-run methods. Based on the results, the wisest operating target for Indonesia and Thailand is inflation targeting. Monetary aggregate targeting would be the recommended operating policy for the Philippines and Singapore. Malaysia should implement exchange rate targeting and intervene in the money supply (when there is a negative shock) and in the interest rates (when there is a positive shock)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Design for ink-jet printing and micropattern generation on micro components
No full textSolid Freeforming is a manufacturing process that builds 3D solid object by depositing materials on the specific positions, point by point, line by line, or plane by plane. Its techniques could range from Fused Deposition, 3D printing, Selective Laser Sintering to many more. Its distinguish features over other manufacturing processes are the absence of confined surfaces like mould, addition of materials rather than subtraction, and addition of materials incrementally. The features are made possible with the advancement of computer control. Because of these features, it is popular in the application of rapid prototyping for visualisation. Direct Inkjet Printing, one of the solid freeforming processes, which disperses the materials directly on the positions requested by user, has several advantages over others. The advantages are the abilities of printing multiple materials in one-go, building fine microcomponent, and no post-treatment on the finished component. The capabilities mentioned are important in making medical imaging probes where multi-materials like ceramics and metallic ink are needed. The fabrication of electronic components like piezoelectric micromotors for in vivo drug delivery is also made possible with the technology. The author’s project was to focus on building a prototype which could print 3D ceramic microcomponent using the concept of Direct Inkjet Printing technique. A commercial printer model iP1000 from Canon was modified in the project to achieve the objective. The printer is a colour printer which is suitable for multi-material feature required in our project. The project work was categorized into two main parts: design of hardware and design of electronic circuit. The final prototype was able to print the ink repeatedly, layer by layer. The project demonstrated that a commercial printer, after being modified, could perform the same as the conceptual Direct Inkjet 3D printer model. However, there are few improvements need to be done on the prototype to make it perfectly suitable for operation as there is difficulty for printhead to disperse ink. Future works like building of a precise and accurate movement mechanism, creation of an independent software program, design of ink-mixture device, minor detail adjustments may be the potential topics for the upcoming batch of Final-Year-Project students.Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering
The dynamic impact of external shocks on fiscal reaction function in a small open economy
Get PDFFiscal authorities in a small open economy should utilize its fiscal instrument feedback to external shocks. This paper analyzes the dynamic respond of budgetary policy to external shocks in Malaysia by a Structural VAR model. On the one hand, the results confirm that external shocks have a significant effect on fiscal reaction function variables. On the other hand, the direct consideration of budgetary reaction of Malaysia to external shocks is limited. Therefore, fiscal authorities should enhance its feedback to external shocks to achieve stable and sustain growth
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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