Philip Brown

GalaTex: A Conformant Implementation of the XQuery Full-Text Language (2009)

Emiran Curtmola, Sihem Amer-yahia, Philip Brown, Mary Fernández

We describe GALATEX [10], the first complete implementation of XQuery Full-Text, a W3C specification that extends XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 with full-text search capabilities. XQuery Full-Text...

Superconducting Half-Wave Microwave Resonator on YSZ Buffered Si (100) (2008)

Jorge M. Vargas, Philip Brown, Tasharruf Khan, Yazan Hijazi, Yuri A. Vlasov, Grover L. Larkins

Abstract—We have produced high quality superconducting half-wave microwave resonators on YBCO/YSZ/Si heterostructures. The YSZ was grown on (100) Si by pulsed dc magnetron sputtering at 820°C in...

1/2 wave YBa2Cu3O7 on LaAlO3 Resonators with Tunable BaTiO3 and SrTiO3 coupling capacitors (2008)

Grover L. Larkins, Yuri A. Vlasov, Philip Brown, Jorge M. Vargas

Abstract—We report on a half-wave meander line gap-coupled YBa 2Cu 3O 7 microstrip resonator on LaAlO 3 with voltage variable ferroelectric coupling capacitors. The same resonator measured with and...

YBa2Cu3O7 on Y-Stabilized ZrO2 buffered (100) Si – "T " Resonator Microwave Characteristics (2008)

Yuri A. Vlasov, Jorge M. Vargas, Philip Brown, Grover L. Larkins

Abstract—We have successfully fabricated high quality YBa 2Cu 3O 7 microwave "T " resonators on YSZ buffered p-type (100) oriented 53-56 W cm silicon. The 40 to 50 nm thick...

Local Distributional Effects of Government Cash Transfers in Chile (2007)

Agostini, Claudio A., Brown, Philip

Despite rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Chile has remained high and remarkably constant over the last 20 years, prompting academic and public interest in the subject. Due...

Media Coverage & Charitable Giving After the 2004 Tsunami (2006)

Brown, Philip, Minty, Jessica

Media coverage of humanitarian crises is widely believed to influence charitable giving, yet this assertion has received little empirical scrutiny. Using Internet donations after the 2004 tsunami as...

The Sangatte Work-Visa Holders: A 'Natural Experiment' in Immigration Policy (2006)

Jordan, Bill, Brown, Philip

In view of the prominence of immigration issues in the 2005 general election, research evidence on policy initiatives is at a premium. This article argues that, despite claims of evidenced-based...

The Sangatte Work-Visa Holders: A 'Natural Experiment' in Immigration Policy (2006)

Jordan, Bill, Brown, Philip

In view of the prominence of immigration issues in the 2005 general election, research evidence on policy initiatives is at a premium. This article argues that, despite claims of evidenced-based...

GalaTex: A Conformant Implementation of the XQuery Full-Text Language (2005)

Emiran Curtmola, Sihem Amer-yahia, Philip Brown, Mary Fernández

We descr i be GalaTex, the first complete implementation of XQuery Full-Text, a W3C specification that extends XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 with full-text search. XQuery Full-Text provides composable...

GalaTex: A Conformant Implementation of the XQuery Full-Text Language. XIME-P (2005)

Emiran Curtmola, Sihem Amer-yahia, Philip Brown, Mary Fernández

and XQuery 1.0 with full-text search capabilities. XQuery FT provides composable full-text search primitives such as simple keyword search, Boolean queries, and keyword-distance predicates. GALATEX...

The reach of the disposition effect: Large sample evidence across investor classes, unpublished working paper (2003)

Philip Brown, Terry Walter

We examine detailed daily Australian Stock Exchange share registry data for investors in IPO and index stocks between 1995 and 2000 and find that the “disposition effect”, investors’ reluctance...

Specific detection of DNA and RNA targets using a novel isothermal nucleic acid amplification assay based on the formation of a three-way junction structure (2001)

Wharam, Susan D., Marsh, Peter, Lloyd, John S., Ray, Trevor D., Mock, Graham A., Assenberg, René, ...

The formation of DNA three-way junction (3WJ) structures has been utilised to develop a novel isothermal nucleic acid amplification assay (SMART) for the detection of specific DNA or RNA targets. The...

Media Coverage & Charitable Giving After the 2004 Tsunami

Philip Brown, Jessica Minty

Media coverage of humanitarian crises is widely believed to influence charitable giving, yet this assertion has received little empirical scrutiny. Using Internet donations after the 2004 tsunami as...

Do Better-Governed Australian Firms Make More Informative Disclosures?

Wendy Beekes, Philip Brown

We investigate whether and if so, how, corporate governance 'quality'-super-1 is related to the information flows from a company and how the share market and its agents respond. Specifically, we...

Local Distributional Effects of Government Cash Transfers in Chile

Claudio A. Agostini, Philip Brown

Despite rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Chile has remained high and remarkably constant over the last 20 years, prompting academic and public interest in the subject. Due...

Does market misvaluation help explain share market long-run underperformance following a seasoned equity issue?

Philip Brown, Gerry Gallery, Olivia Goei

We examine the relation between pre-seasoned equity offering (SEO) announcement date misvaluation and long-run post-SEO performance for a large sample of Australian SEOs made between 1993 and 2001....

What determines early exercise of employee stock options in Australia?

Tristan Boyd, Philip Brown, Alex Szimayer

Employee stock options (ESOs) are a popular way of remunerating employees. We analyse factors at the firm and option level affecting the employee's decision to exercise ESOs before they mature....

The Reach of the Disposition Effect: Large Sample Evidence Across Investor Classes-super-

Philip Brown, Nick Chappel, Terry Walter

We examine detailed daily Australian Stock Exchange share registry data for investors in IPO and index stocks between 1995 and 2000 and find that the 'disposition effect,' investors' reluctance to...

Do Better-Governed Australian Firms Make More Informative Disclosures?

Wendy Beekes, Philip Brown

We investigate whether and if so, how, corporate governance 'quality'-super-1 is related to the information flows from a company and how the share market and its agents respond. Specifically, we...

Empirical Bayes Logistic Regression

Foteini Strimenopoulou, Philip Brown

We construct a diagnostic predictor for patient disease status based on a single data set of mass spectra of serum samples together with the binary case-control response. The model is logistic...

Valuing executive stock options: performance hurdles, early exercise and stochastic volatility

Philip Brown, Alex Szimayer

Accounting standards require companies to assess the fair value of any stock options granted to executives and employees. We develop a model for accurately valuing executive and employee stock...

The accuracy of analysts' dividend forecasts around the world

Brown, Philip, How, Janice C.Y., Verhoeven, Peter

We examine the link between the accuracy of consensus analysts' dividend forecasts, earnings predictability and dividend policies of firms in 39 countries from 1995 to 2004. For firms that display...

An investigation of compliance with international accounting standards by listed companies in the Gulf Co-Operation Council member states

Al-Shammari, Bader, Brown, Philip, Tarca, Ann

This study investigates the extent of compliance with international accounting standards (IASs) by companies in the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) member states (Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi...