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In this paper, we present and analyze a novel regularization technique based on enhancing our dataset with corrupted copies of the original data. The motivation is that since the learning algorithm lacks information about which parts of the data are reliable, it has to produce more robust classification functions. We then demonstrate how this regularization leads to redundancy in the resulting ...

Mandatory auditor rotation is designed to increase auditor independence. However, there already exist substantial regulations that ensure auditor independence, such as mandatory audit partner rotation, requiring auditor selection and supervision by audit committees consisting of independent directors, and limitations on the non-audit fees audit firms receive from the companies they audit. Many ...

The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate. This paper analyzes the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders (CFB), an association of British investors holding bonds issued by foreign governm...

Traditionally there has been a stark contrast between ‘cathedrals of learning’ (universities) and ‘cathedrals of earning’ (corporations). In the last few decades, however, it has been increasingly argued that university organizations need to be more similar to corporations and that there should be greater interaction between universities and corporations. Arguments along these lines have been p...

What forces shape corporation law? The basic framework that produces corporation law in the United States is readily apparent. Under the United States’ system of corporate law federalism, each state has the power to make its own laws concerning how corporations are to be governed, and a corporation may then select which state’s law will regulate its internal affairs by incorporating in that sta...

+*Hamadouche, M (A-USBiomaterials Corporation, Ceraver Osteal); *Meunier, A; **Greenspan, D C. (E-USBiomaterials Corporation); *Blanchat, C; **Zhong, J P (E-USBiomaterials Corporation); **La Torre, G P. (E-USBiomaterials Corporation); *Sedel, L +*Laboratoire de Recherches Orthopediques, Faculte de Medecine Lariboisiere-St Louis, Universite D. Diderot, Paris VII, Paris, France. 10 Ave de Verdun,...

Facility layout design is a strategic issue and has a significant and lasting impact on the efficiency of a manufacturing system. An ideal facility layout provides the optimum relationship among output, floor area and manufacturing process. Traditionally, the facility layout problem is solved using many methods like heuristics, Mathematical programming, Knowledge based approaches etc. This pape...