Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of Placement on Explicit and Implicit Memory of College Students

The use of product placement as a marketing communication tool is based on the inclusion of products or brands in the scene where the action is. The use of this tool has benefits for both the producer of the movie, as well as for brands and / or products. There is currently no consensus in the academic world on how to measure the effectiveness of this communication tool. There is scarce scientific evidence in Latin America, and in Chile this format has been used in television programs, and only recently in movies. The objective of this research is to study the influence of placement in movies on explicit memory (unaided recall and brand awareness) and implicit memory (purchase intention) through the implementation of an experiment performed on a sample of 205 Chilean college students, according to the different types of placement in movies: brands as part of the background, used by a main character, and connected with the plot. The results indicate that the higher the degree of integration of the brand with the plot of the film, the higher the probability of stimulating the explicit memory of participants and thereby unaided recall and brand awareness, providing empirical evidence regarding the learning of consumer behavior through placement as a communication tool.
Finding the optimum level of taxes in South Africa : a balanced budget approach

The optimum level of government intervention in the economy has been researched extensively internationally but not in South Africa. This paper is primarily concerned with assessing the optimum size of government in terms of revenue and expenditure for South Africa, in order to maximize economic growth, using time series data for the period 1960 to 2006. The results indicate that the actual average tax burden far exceeds its optimum level and that the authorities will have to adjust tax policy accordingly in order to improve on the level of economic growth. The optimum level of taxation is estimated within a balanced budget scenario.
Living mobility transitions towards bicycling. Designing practices through co-creation and socially influencing systems

Abstract The urban environment informs the behavior of its inhabitants and their actions in turns shape this environment. These recurrent, circular causalities make cities to be of complex, nonlinear nature reinforcing prevailing mobility practices. Thus, a city´s final characteristics are not determined by designers and planners, yet rather their citizens, who can be seen as latent designers. Acknowledging potentially decisive impacts of citizen behavior for urban transformations, this article explores a methodology of involvement and social persuasion to foster bicycling. The analysis draws on social practice theory and explores how co-creation methodologies and socially influencing systems, persuasive information systems building upon social influence, can supplement practice-oriented design interventions. Social practice theory focuses on the integration of meanings, materials and competencies into routinized everyday habits linking structure with agency. The article presents a methodological approach to alter mobility practices and maintain their new composition through identifying pivotal practice elements to be subjected to socially influencing systems.
Research On Association Rules Mining Base On Positive and Negative Items of FP-tree

This paper analyzes the two kinds of classic traditional association rules algorithm Apriori and FP – tree which those are advantages and disadvantages . In order to solve the Apriori algorithm for mining association rules requiring multiple scanning database and generate a large number of candidate frequent sets, base on the inherited FP -tree algorithm the advantages of scanning second times of database project on the basis of combining the positive and negative association rules mining algorithm, not only can solve real problems in negative association rules mining, can also delete the contradictory relationship, effectively improve the efficiency of the algorithm . The final process of a set of real transaction of mining experiments show that the algorithm to improve the quality and efficiency of mining rules, and to avoid invalid mode rules.
NVNF-sequentiality of Left-linear Term Rewriting Systems

This paper introduces NVNF-sequentiality which is an extension of NV-sequentiality deﬁned by Oyamaguchi. It is shown that the class of NVNF-sequential systems properly includes the class of $ \mathrm{N}\mathrm{V}$ -sequential systems, and the indices with respect to NVNF-sequentiality are computed for a given term when a term rewriting system is NVNF-sequential. NVNF-sequentiality is decidable, and the index reduction is normalizing strategy for NVNF-sequential orthogonal term rewriting systems.
A Model-based Approach to Rapid Estimation of Body Shape and Postures Using Low-Cost Depth Cameras

Depth cameras have revolutionized anthropometry providing efficient ways to gather 3-dimensional information of a human body in varied settings. However, the accuracy and resolution of the current depth camera systems limits their applicability for many applications. Commercial markerless motion-capture systems based on depth camera technology are similarly limited, particularly by the lack of a model-based tracking mechanism and a high dependence on unobstructed camera views. This paper presents a series of model-based methods for estimating body configuration and postures based on depth and posture data obtained from a single Kinect v2 sensor. The software system records and processes multiple depth images of a person from different point of views to capture the whole-body shape. A statistical body shape model that can represent a wide variety of human body shapes and poses was generated by analyzing template-fit whole-body laser scans and measured anatomical landmark data using a principal component analysis (PCA). PCA reduces the high dimensionality of the original data source by projecting the dataset to a low dimensional principal component (PC) space. In the PC space, only realistic body shapes and landmark data can be generated, and this space allows for efficient body shape search due to the low dimensionality. Using this model, a rapid fitting method for generating a subject-specific manikin from Kinect depth data was developed that can estimate a minimally-clad body shape under normally clothing. Posture data from subsequent movements estimated by the built-in skeleton tracker in the Kinect system were further improved by fitting each body segment of the manikin to a corresponding partial depth dataset while the segment lengths were preserved as defined in the manikin. This study demonstrated how a model-based approach can improve the accuracy and feasibility of a depth camera system so that the system can be readily applied for various applications, including in-vehicle occupant dynamic analysis, occupant classification, and markerless motion analysis.
Autocorrelation of quasiparticle spectral intensities and its connection with quasiparticle scattering interference in cuprate superconductors

ABSTRACT The quasiparticle excitation is one of the most fundamental and ubiquitous physical observables in cuprate superconductors, carrying information about the bosonic glue forming electron pairs. Here the autocorrelation of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities in cuprate superconductors and its connection with the quasiparticle scattering interference are investigated based on the framework of the kinetic-energy driven superconducting mechanism by taking into account the pseudogap effect. It is shown that the octet scattering model of the quasiparticle scattering processes with the scattering wave vectors connecting the hot spots on the constant energy contours is intrinsically related to the emergence of the highly anisotropic momentum-dependence of the pseudogap. Concomitantly, the sharp peaks in the autocorrelation of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities with the wave vectors are directly correlated to the regions of the highest joint density of states. Moreover, the momentum-space structure of the autocorrelation patterns of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities is well consistent with the momentum-space structure of the quasiparticle scattering interference patterns observed from Fourier-transform scanning tunnelling spectroscopy experiments. The theory therefore confirms an intimate connection between the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy autocorrelation and quasiparticle scattering interference in cuprate superconductors.
The Effect of rf-Irradiation on Electrochemical Deposition and Its Stabilization by Nanoparticle Doping

Qualitative observations of electrochemical deposition in thin circular cells have shown that radio-frequency rf irradiation of zincsulfate solutions can dramatically affect the deposition patterns. For some growth parameters the rf-treatment can even inducemorphology transitions between the dense branching morphology and dendritic growth. We found that the effects of rf-treatmentscan last for a long time hours . In addition, detailed studies using electron microscopy observations reveal that the effects span onall scales, from the micrometer-scale organization to the self-organization of the macroscopic pattern. We propose that thesechanges of patterning on all scales resulted from singular effects of gas-ﬁlled submicrometer bubbles or nanobubbles, which aregenerated by the rf-irradiation. The idea is that hydration shells around the nanobubbles induce water ordering that acts as a newsingular perturbation mechanism in the solution. The latter is in addition to the well studied microscale singular perturbationmechanisms in the deposit surface tension and attachment kinetics . We also studied electrochemical deposition in zinc sulfatesolutions prepared from water that is doped with nanoparticles under rf-irradiation, and found similar and even ampliﬁed effects.Moreover, the nanoparticle doping stabilizes the effects—they are retained months after the solutions were prepared. © 2007 The Electrochemical Society. DOI: 10.1149/1.2437055 All rights reserved.Manuscript submitted September 18, 2006; revised manuscript received December 6, 2006.Available electronically February 20, 2007.
QUANDLE HOMOMORPHISMS OF KNOT QUANDLES TO ALEXANDER QUANDLES

A quandle is a set with a binary operation satisfying some properties. A quandle homomorphism is a map between quandles preserving the structure of their binary operations. A knot determines a quandle called a knot quandle. We show that the number of all quandle homomorphisms of a knot quandle of a knot to an Alexander quandle is completely determined by Alexander polynomials of the knot. Further we show that the set of all quandle homomorphisms of a knot quandle to an Alexander quandle has a module structure.
RNA imaging in living hippocampal neurons - mechanisms of dendritic mRNA transport and translational control

Die dendritische Lokalisierung einiger mRNAs und deren aktivitatsabhangige lokale Translation spielt eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Modifikation einzelner Synapsen. Um ihren Zielort zu erreichen, assoziieren mRNAs mit speziellen RNA-Bindeproteinen und bilden sogenannte Ribonukleoprotein-Partikel (RNPs). Diese werden dann von molekularen Motoren entlang des Zytoskeletts transportiert. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, die Dynamik des RNP-Transports in lebenden hippokampalen Neuronen zu untersuchen. Zur mikroskopischen Visualisierung der mRNAs benutzte ich das MS2 System und analysierte die Kinetik einzelner RNA-Partikel im Detail. Untersuchungen der beiden mRNAs CaMKIIα und β-actin ergaben, dass ein Teil der Partikel mit hoher Geschwindigkeit (bis zu 2µm/s) in Dendriten transportiert wird. Diese Bewegungen erfolgten mit gleicher Wahrscheinlichkeit in beide Richtungen des Dendriten. Interessanterweise zeigten CaMKIIα RNA-Partikel eine leicht hohere Geschwindigkeit in die anterograde Richtung, was die Effizienz der dendritischen Lokalisierung dieser mRNA erhohen konnte. Fur β-actin wurde kein signifikanter Geschwindigkeitsunterschied festgestellt. Die Deletion eines Elements in der 3‘-UTR von CaMKIIα, das laut einer vorhergehenden Publikation fur die Lokalisation dieser mRNA zustandig ist, hatte keine Auswirkung auf deren dendritischen Transport. Dies zeigt, dass die Lokalisationselemente dendritischer mRNAs womoglich weit komplexer sind als bisher angenommen wurde. Des weiteren wurden RNA-Partikel gleichzeitig mit dem postsynaptischen Marker PSD95 visualisiert. Diese Experimente ergaben, dass sich stationare RNA-Partikel oft in der raumlichen Nahe von Synapsen befinden. In einem Nebenprojekt untersuchte ich die dynamischen Eigenschaften und die synaptische Regulation dendritischer P-bodies. P-bodies sind cytoplasmatische RNA/Protein-Komplexe, die eine Funktion in der Degradation und Speicherung von mRNAs besitzen. In dieser Arbeit konnte ich die mRNAs Arc, β-actin und MAP2 in dendritischen P-bodies nachweisen. Ausserdem zeigte sich, dass sich P-bodies fur langere Zeitraume in der Nahe von Synapsen aufenthalten und dass sie auf synaptische Stimulation oder Hemmung mit einer reversiblen Anderung ihrer Grose reagieren. Diese Ergebnisse unterstutzen die Hypothese, dass P-bodies dendritische mRNAs speichern, um diese bei synaptischer Stimulation wieder freigeben und dadurch deren Translation ermoglichen. Diese Masterarbeit enthaelt Multimedia-Dateien (Videos)
Radiation Protection in Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Departments in Iran: A Systematic Review of Published Articles

Background and purpose: Increasing number of patients undergoing x-ray examinations has created a global concern due to the deleterious biological effects associated with x-ray exposure. Adherence to ionizing radiation protection principles could be of great benefit in decreasing these effects. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to survey radiation protection in diagnostic x-ray imaging in Iran using systematic review of published articles. Materials and methods: Without any time limitation, some databases including SID, Magiran, IranMedex, Irandoc, Google-Scholar, Medlin, Embase and PubMed were searched. A total of 122 articles was obtained during the primary research. After elimination of duplicate and irrelevant articles, 39 articles (published in 1997 to 2015) were selected for final review. Results: The researches were performed in conventional radiology centers (n=24), dental radiography (n= 8), nuclear medicine (n=2), mammography (n= 1), computed tomography (n=1), dental radiography and radiology (n= 1), and total diagnostic X-ray departments (n= 2). Totally, 874 diagnostic centers and 1677 radiographers were studied. These studies revealed undesirable level of radiation protection regarding the use of shielding tools for patients, radiation collimation, use of film bag in dental radiography, and quality control programs. But, environmental radiation doses and the use of film bag in radiology centers were found to be in appropriate level. Conclusion: Despite increasing application of x-ray in medical diagnosis, radiation protection did not considerably change in Iran. So a national strategic program on radiation protection seems to be necessary. Such programs must be developed by ministry of health and radiation protection affairs of national atomic energy organization and its administration must be monitored permanently.
COMPARATIVE MICROFLUIDIC CULTURING OF IMMOBILIZED SINGLE CELLS WITH ON-SITE FLUORESCENT-PROTEIN INDUCTION

This work presents a microfluidic chip that enables the comparative culturing of single cells, immobilized along both walls of a channel, and exposed to different media under a laminar-flow regime. The key feature is that single cells can be reliably trapped using hydrodynamic forces and selectively released on-demand by using negative dielectrophoretic forces. This combined system allows for controlled population of trapping sites before a certain experiment and for release of individual cells showing interesting behavior during or after specific compound exposure.
First Molecular Characterization of Raphidascaris acus Bloch , 1779 ( Nematoda : Anisakidae ) from European eels ( Anguilla anguilla Linnaeus , 1758 ) Caught off the Aegean Region Streams , Turkey

In this study, the presence of anisakid nematodes in the European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) was investigated. A total of 30 specimens of eels were caught by local fishermen from the Buyuk Menderes River, Turkey. Nematoda species of Raphidascaris acus was found from eels. This is the first record of R. acus from A. anguilla from Turkish waters. The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS-1and ITS-2) and 5.8S of this parasitic species was amplified and sequenced. Also, all the nematodes were identified as R. acus based on nucleotide sequence comparisons. Pairwise comparison between the entire ITS regions and 5.8S of the R. acus isolates of A. anguilla (GenBank accession number: KT633862) and other R. acus isolates from Caspian Sea (KM047505), and Vistula Lagoon, Poland (AY603537) showed differences ranging from 0.0 to 1.9% intraspecific nucleotide differences, respectively. With the present study, R. acus infecting A. anguilla caught off the Aegean Region streams were characterized for the first time by sequencing of the rDNA ITS regions and 5.8S.
Financial Literacy and Level of Financial Competence in Pre-University Students: A Comparison by Academic, Personal and Family Profile

Abstract The aim of this paper is to diagnose the level of personal financial knowledge of to date pre-university students in the Valencian Community, Spain. This is carried out by means of a double measure, one of which is a novel approach. First, we analyze their level of financial literacy, using the Basic Financial Literacy Test designed by the World Bank in 2012. Second, we determine their level of financial competence, enhancing the abovementioned test to a total of 17 questions, in order to provide a comprehensive view of their understanding of personal finance concepts. Both instruments were fully completed by a total of 1283 pre-university students of the Valencian Community during the 2017/2018 academic year. In both cases, comparisons were made by academic (level of studies, subjects studied and results to date) and personal profile (gender, influence level of their main role model and its activity as entrepreneur). We applied descriptive and inferential analysis techniques, such as Test t, Chi-square, Anova and Krustal Wallis. Obtained results show how groups with different academic background and achievement obtain significantly different results in both financial literacy and competence tests; however, when breaking down different measures of the former academic profile, results are heterogeneous. Finally, we find, with little exceptions, no significant differences between different personal profiles.
Translation technology explored: Has a three-year maturation period done Google Translate any good?

Language users in multilingual environments who are trying to make sense of the linguistic challenges they face may well regard the advent of online machine translation (MT) applications as a welcome intervention. Such applications have made it possible for virtually anyone to try their hand at translation – with minimum effort, at that. However, the usefulness of the output of these translation applications varies. The empirical research described in this article is a continuation of an investigation into the usefulness of MT in a higher education context. In 2010, Afrikaans and English translations generated by Google Translate and two human translators, based on the same set of source texts, were evaluated by a panel of raters by means of a holistic assessment tool. In 2011 and 2012, the same set of source texts was translated again with Google Translate, and those translations have since been evaluated in exactly the same manner. The results show that the quality of Google Translate’s output has improved over the three years. Subsequently, an error analysis was performed on the translation set of one text type by means of a second assessment tool. Despite an overall improvement in quality, we found that the 2012 translation contained unexpected new errors. In addition, the error analysis showed that mistranslation posed the largest risk when using this MT application. Users of MT should, therefore, understand the risks of their choice and that some text types and contexts are better suited to MT than others. Armed with this knowledge, translators and multilingual communities can make informed decisions regarding MT and translation technology in general.
Independent grasping scheme of space-servicing-oriented dexterous hand

It is difficult for the robot to grasp objects of any pose by the independent grasping scheme without the help of human. And the independent grasping scheme is also the key technology to develop the AI robot. In order to solve the problem, this paper establishes the full 3D point cloud model of the target object in advance under the PCL point cloud library. The partial view model of the target object in the current working environment is extracted when dexterous hand grasps the target. After aligning the extracted partial view model, the best alignment homogeneous transformation matrix mapping the partial view model to the full 3D point cloud model is obtained. According to the inverse matrix of the obtained matrix, the 3D point cloud model of the target object in the current working environment, where dexterous hand grasps the target, is obtained through the homogeneous transformation. According to the characteristics of the dexterous hand, a grasping algorithm is proposed, which is suitable for the most objects. Finally, the algorithm is verified by the point cloud model of the target object, and finds out the grasping points and grasping pose accurately (the direction of the hand's force). It demonstrates that this algorithm is correct and useful.
Regarding some aspects of economic feasibility for the transport integrated use in favor of environmental security

The transport system in Russia and the transport support issues of national security differ completely from the Occident and other developed countries due to geostrategic and natural climatic conditions of our country. The integrated transport system, where in a sufficiently coherent manner used are the roads and railways, domestic water and air ways, pipeline transport, is more developed in the European area of the country. However there is no assessment of economic feasibility for the integrated transport lines. Firstly, assessment criteria for the transport support efficiency in favor of environmental security; secondly, mathematical economic models of various transport types integrated use in favor of environmental security; thirdly, economic feasibility methods for transport integrated use in favor of environmental security, that unavoidably leads to unreasonable transport operations using the existing rail and water ways at little distances, and increases their base cost by several times versus the transport by road. High dynamics of transport support for economic, demographic and environmental security within a market economy require the development of approach for the transport integrated use in favor of Russia national security. This article describes some practical recommendations for transport systems control bodies.