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KP integrability of triple Hodge integrals, I. From Givental group to hierarchy symmetries

In this paper we investigate a relation between the Givental group of rank one and Heisenberg-Virasoro symmetry group of the KP hierarchy. We prove, that only a two-parameter family of the Givental operators can be identified with elements of the Heisenberg-Virasoro symmetry group. This family describes triple Hodge integrals satisfying the Calabi-Yau condition. Using identification of the elements of two groups we prove that the generating function of triple Hodge integrals satisfying the Calabi-Yau condition and its $\Theta$-version are tau-functions of the KP hierarchy. This generalizes the result of Kazarian on KP integrability in case of linear Hodge integrals.
International Journal of Social Sciences and Management Review

Changes in consumer behavior are experiencing dynamics in the current era of disruption. Learn more about the behavior of Generation Z in consuming products categorized as low prices. This research was designed using a qualitative descriptive approach. The selection of research sites is "Mie Gacoan", a national-scale franchise brand, which is growing rapidly in the city of Denpasar. Informants in this study are consumers aged 17-25 years, company management and the owner of "Mie Gacoan". There were 15 informants, by conducting interviews and observations. The results showed that consumer behaviour between generation Z and the previous generation was very different. Generation Z, more sensitive to the use of technology, all activities are supported by technology, using social media, updating information and have a tendency to the consumptive character. In this study it was found, the price factor becomes the main consideration and their reasons for buying or consuming a product. This phenomenon has been disrupted, consuming quality products, but at very cheap prices. Besides found other factors, namely promotion factors, social factors and psychological factors.
CPS++: Improving Class-level 6D Pose and Shape Estimation From Monocular Images With Self-Supervised Learning

Contemporary monocular 6D pose estimation methods can only cope with a handful of object instances. This naturally hampers possible applications as, for instance, robots seamlessly integrated in everyday processes necessarily require the ability to work with hundreds of different objects. To tackle this problem of immanent practical relevance, we propose a novel method for class-level monocular 6D pose estimation, coupled with metric shape retrieval. Unfortunately, acquiring adequate annotations is very time-consuming and labor intensive. This is especially true for class-level 6D pose estimation, as one is required to create a highly detailed reconstruction for all objects and then annotate each object and scene using these models. To overcome this shortcoming, we additionally propose the idea of synthetic-to-real domain transfer for class-level 6D poses by means of self-supervised learning, which removes the burden of collecting numerous manual annotations. In essence, after training our proposed method fully supervised with synthetic data, we leverage recent advances in differentiable rendering to self-supervise the model with unannotated real RGB-D data to improve latter inference. We experimentally demonstrate that we can retrieve precise 6D poses and metric shapes from a single RGB image.
All of Us Research Program Aims to Catapult Personalized Medicine Forward Catheters Continue to Be Linked to Most Bloodstream Infections in Dialysis Patients May Help Define Both Good Kidney Health and Disease Contributors

ing nearly all US outpatient dialysis facilities reveal that most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients continue to occur in those with central venous catheters used for vascular access. The findings, which are published in a recent Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology study, come from the first year of data used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to assess facility performance based on bloodstream infections. Increasing attention is being paid to reducing vascular access–related infections in dialysis patients. “Hemodialysis patients are at high risk for infections, which increase mortality, hospitalization, and healthcare costs. Therefore, surveillance of infectious adverse events among hemodialysis patients is very important,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Duc Bui Nguyen, MD, lead author of the study. “Tracking infections helps guide intervention and prevention efforts to reduce severe events. ” In the late 1990s, the CDC initiated a system to help facilities track inAll of Us Research Program Aims to Catapult Personalized Medicine Forward
Image-Based Real-Time Path Generation Using Deep Neural Networks

We propose an image-based real-time path planner for the self-driving car IARA, named DeepPath. DeepPath uses a CNN for inferring paths from images. During the self-driving car operation, DeepPath receives an image and the current car pose. Then, it sends the image to a CNN trained to infer a model of the path. After that, DeepPath generates the path in the IARA’s coordinate system using the path model. Subsequently, given the current IARA’s pose, DeepPath transforms each pose of the path in the IARA’s coordinate system into another pose in the world coordinate system. Finally, it sends the path to the IARA’s Behavior Selector subsystem, the next subsystem in the IARA’s Decision-Making system. We evaluated the performance of DeepPath in real world scenarios. Our results showed that DeepPath is able to correctly generate paths for IARA that differ only slightly from those defined by humans.
Preferences or possibilities ? Understanding the labour supply decision in a LIC context

This paper explores occupational choice of skilled workers in Sierra Leone. In so doing, the paper explores the validity of matching models in a LIC-context, the role of ability in sorting across sectors, and the importance of perceptions in the employment decision-making process. Crucial to the paper is the introduction of the development sector as a ‘third sector’, which is shown to be attractive to skilled job-seekers. One of the key findings is that the majority of skilled job-seekers opt for early-career employment in the development sector. The results show that skilled graduates sort by intrinsic motivations to some extent, but these motivations are secondary to job-seekers perceptions of benefits and the opportunities available in the various sectors. These findings call into question the use of choice models in contexts of little choice where employment possibilities are likely to be the binding constraint. Another key finding of the paper is an internal brain drain effect where higher ability workers are more likely to choose the development sector over the public and private sector.
Intention to use Medical Apps Among Older Adults in the Netherlands: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

Background: The increasing health service demand driven by the aging of the global population calls for the development of modes of health service delivery that are less human resource–intensive. Electronic health (eHealth) and medical apps are expected to play an important role in this development. Although evidence shows mobile medical apps might be effective in improving the care, self-management, self-efficacy, health-related behavior, and medication adherence of older adults, little is known about older adults’ intention to use these technologies when needed, or the factors influencing this intention. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of technology acceptance factors and intention to use mobile medical apps among community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Data was collected using questionnaires. The factors selected from the literature have been validated using Cronbach α and tested for significance using logistic regressions. Results: Almost half (49.7%) of the included older adults reported no intention to use medical apps. Adjusted logistic regression analysis per factor showed that the factors Attitude toward use (odds ratio [OR] 8.50), Perceived usefulness (OR 5.25), Perceived ease of use (OR 4.22), Service availability (OR 3.46), Sense of control (OR 3.40), Self-perceived effectiveness (OR 2.69), Facilities (OR 2.45), Personal innovativeness (OR 2.08), Social relationships (OR 1.79), Subjective norm (OR 1.48), and Feelings of anxiety (OR 0.62) significantly influenced the intention to use mobile medical apps among older adults, whereas the factor Finance (OR 0.98) did not. When considered together, a controlled multivariate logistic regression yielded high explained variances of 0.542 (Cox-Snell R) and 0.728 (Nagelkerke R). Conclusions: The high odds ratios and explained variance indicate that the factors associated with the intention to use medical apps are largely understood and the most important factors have been identified. To advance the evidence base, experimental controlled research should investigate the causality between the factors, intention to use, and actual use. For this purpose, our evidence suggests that policies designed to improve Attitude toward use appear most effective, followed by policies addressing Perceived usefulness, Perceived ease of use, Service availability, and Sense of control. (J Med Internet Res 2020;22(9):e18080) doi: 10.2196/18080
Comparative analysis of production performance in integrated aquaculture system and single system of production of fish, rice, poultry and pig

As the population of Nigeria continue to increase rapidly, there is corresponding increase in demand for food. In order to secure food security of the growing human population, it is imperative that a suitable agricultural production system that will meet the increasing demand for food be embraced. An important way of increasing agricultural production is through Integrated Aquaculture (IA). IA is known to diversify production thereby ensuring increase productivity and profitability in an ecofriendly manner. This project assesses the productivity of IA as a method of increasing food production. Two integrated combinations, Fish, Rice cum Poultry (FRPo) and Fish, Rice cum Pig (FRPi) were studied for production performance for period of one year. Comparison between productivity of (FRPo), (FRPi) and single system of production of fish, rice, poultry and pig were carried out. Seventeen farms (five fish farms, five poultry farms, five pig production farms and two rice plantations) were selected for the comparison based on their close proximity with the research site so as to reduce spatial error and error due to the influence of climate and weather. Production performance data were monitored daily in the IA systems and in-depth interview was used to collect information on single system of production of rice, fish, poultry and pig. The data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics such as mean, median, and frequency using SPSS version 22. The result of production performance showed that the average weight of fish under FRPo at 12 weeks was 309.9±1.78g; the feed conversion ratio and percentage survivability of the fish under this system were 1.39 and 72.6 respectively; while twenty five kilogram of rice was harvested per 50m². Also, the average weight of fish under FRPi at 12 weeks was 179±1.3g; the feed conversion ratio and percentage survivability of the fish under this system were 1.25 and 50 respectively; twenty eight kilogram of rice was harvested per 50m² under FRPi. The average feed conversion ratio and percentage survivability of fish under the single system of production studied were 1.1 and 78.99 respectively and average weight of rice harvested per 50m² was 11.3kg. Integrated fish farming was more productive and profitable than unitary system of farming as it ensured a spread of financial risk because of its varied and diversified nature in rearing of fish, animals and crops. The research studied also shows that IA offers cost saving strategy of operation in the manner that conserve the ecosystem by converting wastes to resources. IA therefore is a more productive system than the unitary system of production.
Accelerating methane growth rate from 2010 to 2017: leading contributions from the tropics and East Asia

Abstract. After stagnating in the early 2000s, the atmospheric methane growth rate has been positive since 2007 with a significant acceleration starting in 2014. While causes for previous growth rate variations are still not well determined, this recent increase can be studied with dense surface and satellite observations. Here, we use an ensemble of six multi-tracer atmospheric inversions that have the capacity to assimilate the major tracers in the methane oxidation chain – namely methane, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide – to simultaneously optimize both the methane sources and sinks at each model grid. We show that the recent surge of the atmospheric growth rate between 2010–2013 and 2014–2017 is most likely explained by an increase of global CH4 emissions by 17.5 ± 1.5 Tg yr−1 (mean ± 1σ), while variations in CH4 sinks remained small. The inferred emission increase is consistently supported by both surface and satellite observations, with leading contributions from the tropics wetlands (~ 35 %) and anthropogenic emissions in China (~ 20 %). Such a high consecutive atmospheric growth rate has not been observed since the 1980s and corresponds to unprecedented global total CH4 emissions.
An Accurate Computation of Highly Oscillatory Integrals with Critical Points

Abstract. New methods are proposed for evaluation of one-dimensional highly oscillatory integrals with and without critical points. These integrals are hard to approximate due to the existence of high oscillations of the integrand and to take care of the critical point in the domain interval. Levin procedure with Gaussian radial basis function is implemented to evaluate oscillatory integrals without critical point. The meshless method is coupled with multi-resolution analysis in a new shape to handle the critical points. Test problems verify accuracy and efficiency of the new methods.
DROUGHT AMELIORATING EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS APPLIED CYTOKININ IN WHEAT

Food production will have to increase to meet the demand of increasing world population. Daryanto et al. (2016) estimated that in the next 20 years, wheat production has to increase up to 60% to meet market demand. Water deficit stress is a major abiotic stress in the world especially in dry climates. Water deficit condition decreased plant growth and actual grain yield (Raza et al., 2012a). Limited water availability for the plant negatively effect on plant water relationship that alters the phenotypic and physiological processes(Raza et al., 2015). Limited crop growth under drought is reported by different scientists (Raza et al., 2014, Daryanto et al., 2016; Jamshaid et al., 2018). Parameters reduced by drought include leaf water content, chlorophyll contents, 1000-grain weight and grain yield (Daryanto et al., 2016), rate of photosynthesis (Niakan and Ahmadi, 2014) as well as soluble sugar contents (Nohong and Nompo, 2015). Drought stress influences internal phytohormone concentrations (Hare et al., 1997) and reduce photosynthesis rate through elevated levels of reactive oxygen species. Under water deficit stress, decrease in soil water potential alters the minerals uptake and decreased leaf expansion (Pospíšilová et al., 2000). Crop production is adversely affected by the shortage of water. Reduction of crop yield is noticed more by drought stress as compare to other abiotic stresses (Saleem et al., 2016). As water is very essential for plant, so limited water availability at any growth stage can alter the plant physiological functions. Water stress affects plant morphology, physiology and ultimately the grain yield of wheat (Raza et al., 2017a). Cruz de Carvalho. (2008) reported that under drought condition ROS (reactive oxygen species) produced in the plant that causes the negative effect on the plant growth at molecular level. Enhancing the level of antioxidant enzymatic in the plant can reduce the ROS and can save the plant from severe damage. Different processes like organ development, germination, leaf expansion, photosynthesis and root growth are badly affected by water deficit stress. Therefor sustainable crop production it is very essential to control damaging effects of drought through different practices (Raza et al., 2015). Limited water availability, high temperature and low rainfall during past few years produce risk to wheat crop productivity. Different strategies such as nutrients spray (Raza et al., 2012b), compatible solutes, and use of mulches (Ahmad et al., 2015) have been developed to control drought effects in crop growth. Werner et al. (2001) reported that seed germination, leaf expansion, bud formation and chloroplast formation has been improved by Cytokinin (CK) application. CK can further enhance cell division as well as crop growth and grain yield. Antioxidant system improved by different hormones Pak. J. Agri. Sci., Vol. 57(3), 725-733 ; 2020 ISSN (Print) 0552-9034, ISSN (Online) 2076-0906 DOI: 10.21162/PAKJAS/20.8183 http://www.pakjas. com.pk
Influence of diet and foraging strategy on reproductive success in two morphologically similar sympatric seabirds

ABSTRACT Capsule: Morphologically similar sympatrically breeding species differ in diet and foraging strategies, which could explain interspecific variation in breeding success and reproductive output. Aims: To compare provisioning rate and diet of nestling Arctic (Sterna paradisaea) and Common Terns (Sterna hirundo), and examine how variation in provisioning behaviour influences reproductive parameters. Methods: Arctic and Common Tern nests were observed from June to July 2011 on Coquet Island, northeast England. We compared chick provisioning rate, diet and energy delivery rate between species, and examined whether these parameters were associated with interspecific differences in chick growth and survival, and total number of chicks fledged. Results: Arctic Terns delivered higher percentages of smaller Sandeels (Ammodytes marinus) and juvenile fish to chicks than did Common Terns, which delivered comparatively high percentages of larger Sprats (Sprattus sprattus). Although chick growth rate and survival were not significantly different between species, Common Terns fledged more chicks than Arctic Terns due to a tendency for larger clutch sizes. Conclusion: Our study suggests that interspecific differences in diet and foraging strategies can support total reproductive output in morphologically similar species.
Agentive Modals

We thank audiences at MIT and at the Semantics and Philosophy in Europe Eighth Colloquium at the University of Cambridge, an anonymous reviewer, and editors for this journal. This essay grew out of earlier work (Mandelkern, Schultheis, and Boylan 2015) presented at the 20th Amsterdam Colloquium, and we thank audiences at that presentation as well as three anonymous reviewers for the Amsterdam Colloquium. We thank, finally, Alex Byrne, Fabrizio Cariani, Kai von Fintel, Martin Hackl, Samia Hesni, Sabine Iatridou, Abby Everett Jaques, Matthias Jenny, Justin Khoo, Joshua Knobe, John Maier, Eliot Michaelson, Milo Phillips-Brown, Paolo Santorio, Kieran Setiya, Bradford Skow, Robert Stalnaker, Zoltán Szabó, Timothy Williamson, and Stephen Yablo for valuable discussion and feedback.
The role of scavenging in the spread of bovine tuberculosis in free-living ferret populations in New Zealand

of a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science The role of scavenging in the spread of bovine tuberculosis in free-living ferret populations in New Zealand by Russel J. McAuliffe 111 Ferrets (Mustela fura) exhibit high prevalences of bovine tuberculosis (Tb) in some areas of New Zealand. Whether the disease will persist in ferret populations in the absence of external sources of Tb infection is unknown and subject to extensive debate. The pathology of the disease in free-living ferrets suggests that in this species infection arises primarily through ingestion of tuberculous carrion. This thesis investigated the scavenging behaviour of ferrets with a view to determining their importance as a wildlife reservoir for the spread of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand. A field trial was undertaken on farmland in North Canterbury, New Zealand, to assess the relative contribution that scavenging of brushtail possum, ferret and hedgehog carcasses is likely to make to the observed tuberculosis prevalence in ferrets. A total of 108 carcasses were laid out in the field for 4-week periods in various seasons. Ferrets visited 35 percent of all the carcasses, with 16 percent of these visits resulting in scavenging. Ferrets were more than twice as likely to visit ferret carcasses as carcasses of other species (p<O.OOI), but did not prefer to scavenge them (p>O.05). The number of iv visits by ferrets declined in winter, but the scavenging rate per visit did not vary seasonally. In a second trial, an outdoor enclosure and time-lapse video equipment were used to investigate the feeding behaviour of 10 adult wild-caught ferrets in response to ferret, hedgehog and possum carcasses. Ferrets fed more on possum carcasses than on the other carcass types, whereas there was no significant difference in the number of feeding events on hedgehog and ferret carcasses. On at least 15 of 22 occasions, ferrets ate parts of carcasses that would have put them at high risk of exposure to Mycobacterium bovis, had the carcass been infected with Tb. Even when they were not actively feeding, ferrets often had considerable physical contact with ferret carcasses. Few differences in feeding behaviour were observed between sexes, although male ferrets tended to eat more of a carcass than did females. Ferrets fed more frequently during winter but these feeds tended to be shorter in duration. The implications of the observed scavengmg behaviour for Tb transmission are discussed. Scavenging rates in North Canterbury were markedly lower than those observed by other researchers in Otago. It seems unlikely that scavenging alone is capable of maintaining Tb within North Canterbury ferret populations, although in other areas that have higher ferret densities and scavenging rates this remains a possibility.
Study of an experimental test station to determine the influence of particle beam openings to ultra-low temperature regions

The following thesis provides a thermal analysis of a test station to determine the influence of particle beam openings to ultra-low temperature regions. The experimental cryostat was designed, manufactured and commissioned for heat load evaluations in an experimental and a theoretical way. The mathematical model is based on a view factor radiative model. The results of both are compared and discussed. The data acquisition system records values of temperature, and heat flow via a heatmeter, which principles of operation at low temperatures are presented in the thesis. The theoretical introduction describes the ASACUSA experiment at CERN, which served as a motivation of the developed test station. The extensive analysis of cooling methods in the temperature range of 1 K is proving the importance of an accurate heat load estimation in a design process of a sub-Kelvin cooling system. Theoretical calculations are proving the significant influence of room temperature openings to the ultra-low temperature regions.