nils-herrmann/clean_scirepeval huggingface dataset:
The role of travel conditions in cycling tourism: implications for destination and event management

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of travel conditions on preferred destination, event, and travel characteristics in the context of Active Sport Event Travel Carers among cyclists who travel to take part in events. Travel conditions are circumstances surrounding a trip such as travel with family or the length of travel. A sample of cyclists that travel to participate in events (N 1452) was collected via online survey through cycling organizations and websites. Data analysis consisted of a series of repeated measures ANOVAs and paired sample t tests. The results indicated an individual's event, destination, and travel style preferences are dependent on whether he or she was traveling with a non cyclist (e.g. family member) and the distance traveled. Prior research has suggested that for active sport tourists event criteria are more important than destination characteristics and travel preferences remain relatively stagnant with career progression. In contrast, the findings here suggest travel preferences vary based on travel conditions and that attractive destinations only become advantageous if event participants are traveling with non cyclists or on trips involving longer distances. For instance when non participant travel companions are included, the entertainment, attractions, and activities available in the destination become much more important to active event tourists. Communities seeking to attract sport tourists as a form of sustainable tourism development would be advised to organize events incorporating these preferences and to consider the influence of travel conditions.
Robust building roof segmentation using airborne point cloud data
Venue: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)

Approximation of the geometric features is an essential step in point cloud segmentation and surface reconstruction. Often, the planar surfaces are estimated using principal component analysis (PCA) which is sensitive to noise and smooths the sharp features. Hence, the segmentation results into unreliable reconstructed surfaces. This article presents a point cloud segmentation method for building detection and roof plane extraction. It uses PCA for saliency feature estimation including surface curvature and point normal. However, the point normals around the anisotropic surfaces are approximated using a consistent isotropic sub neighbourhood by Low Rank Subspace with prior Knowledge (LRSCPK) The developed segmentation technique is tested using two real world samples and two benchmark datasets. Per object and per area completeness and correctness results indicate the robustness of the approach and the quality of the reconstructed surfaces and extracted buildings.
Adoption of African indigenous vegetables into agro pastoral livelihoods for income and food security: Evidence from Kenya

The purpose of this paper is to determine the factors influencing adoption of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) into the agro pastoral farming systems aiming at improving livelihoods.  The paper is based upon the diffusion theory which is linked to the random utility theory. A survey of 205 agro pastoral households obtained through multistage sampling technique was used. Factors influencing adoption of AIVs were estimated using a logit model.  Findings indicate that the acreage under AIVs was still very low compared to other crop enterprises with the most common types of AIVs grown being Research limitations/implications Limitations include reliance on respondents' willingness to provide correct information.  This paper adds value in its contribution to literature on diversifying agro pastoral livelihoods through production of AIVs for income and food security.
Photonic quantum information processing

Information processing with light is ubiquitous, from communication, metrology and imaging to computing. When we consider light as a quantum mechanical object, new ways of information processing become possible. In this review I give an overview of how quantum information processing can be implemented with single photons, and what hurdles still need to be overcome to implement the various applications in practice. I will place special emphasis on the quantum mechanical properties of light that make it different from classical light, and how these properties relate to quantum information processing tasks.
Wind load effects and equivalent static wind loads of three tower connected tall buildings based on wind tunnel tests

Due to the significant aerodynamic interference from sub towers and surrounding tall buildings, the wind loads and dynamic responses on main tower of three tower connected tall building typically change especially compared with those on the isolated single tall building. This paper addresses the wind load effects and equivalent static wind loads (ESWLs) of three tower connected tall building based on measured synchronous surface pressures in a wind tunnel. The variations of the global shape coefficients and extremum wind loads of main tower structure with or without interference effect under different wind directions are studied, pointing out the deficiency of the traditional wind loads based on the load codes for the three tower connected tall building. The ESWLs calculation method based on elastic restoring forces is proposed, which completely contains the quasi static item, inertia item and the coupled effect between them. Then the wind induced displacement and acceleration responses for main tower of three tower connected tall building in the horizontal and torsional directions are investigated, subsequently the structural basal and floor ESWLs under different return periods, wind directions and damping ratios are studied. Finally, the action mechanism of interference effect on structural wind effects is investigated. Main conclusions can provide a sientific basis for the wind resistant design of such three tower connected tall building.
Weight Based Link Scheduling for Convergecast in WirelessHART Network

WirelessHART is considered to be one of the most promising wireless network protocols for its high robustness comparing to other similar wireless networks. Convergecast is an efficient approach for industrial control. But in WirelessHART specifications, no scheduling algorithms are defined for convergecast. In this paper, an efficient link arrangement strategy for packet delivering named WBLSS (Weight Based Link Scheduling Strategy) is proposed. In order to improve the communication reliability and assign time slots to nodes in the network evenly, WBLSS considers network topology for time slot assignment. Nodes with more children in the communication tree have more time slots for communication, which improves the global throughput dramatically. As compared to the existing link arrangement strategy in WirelessHART, both the throughput of the network and the real time performance are improved in WBLSS.
Pain tolerance in sport

Article statistics Word count: 3,811; Tables: 2; Figures: 2; References: 54  May 2016;  August 2016;  http:/www.balticsportscience.com Copyright (c) Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland Indexation: AGRO, Celdes, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) CNPIEC, De Gruyter IBR (International Bibliography of Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences) De Gruyter IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences) DOAJ, EBSCO Central Eastern European Academic Source, EBSCO SPORTDiscus, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, J Gate, Naviga (Softweco, Primo Central (ExLibris) ProQuest Family Health, ProQuest Health Medical Complete, ProQuest Illustrata: Health Sciences, ProQuest Nursing Allied Health Source, Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest, TDOne (TDNet) Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb, WorldCat (OCLC)  Krakow ul. Okulickiego 55/40; tel. 603 188 133; mail: aga_zajac@wp.pl
How can cognitive science contribute to sport? How can sport contribute to neuroscience?

Article statistics Word count: 2,340; Tables: 0; Figures: 0;  October 2015;  December 2015;  March 2016  http:/www.balticsportscience.com Copyright (c) Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Poland Indexation: AGRO, Celdes, CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) CNPIEC, De Gruyter IBR (International Bibliography of Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences) De Gruyter IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences) DOAJ, EBSCO Central Eastern European Academic Source, EBSCO SPORTDiscus, EBSCO Discovery Service, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, J Gate, Naviga (Softweco, Primo Central (ExLibris) ProQuest Family Health, ProQuest Health Medical Complete, ProQuest Illustrata: Health Sciences, ProQuest Nursing Allied Health Source, Summon (Serials Solutions/ProQuest, TDOne (TDNet) Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb, WorldCat (OCLC)  Slawomir Kujawski, Marii Sklodowskiej Curie 9 street, Bydgoszcz, Poland; phone: +48791448117; e mail: slawomirkujawski@wp.pl Open Access License:
Carbon Taxes, Path Dependency, and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Auto Industry
Venue: Journal of Political Economy

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm level panel data on auto industry innovation distinguishing between "dirty" (internal combustion engine) and "clean" (e.g. electric, hybrid, and hydrogen) patents across 80 countries over several decades. We show that firms tend to innovate more in clean (and less in dirty) technologies when they face higher tax inclusive fuel prices. Furthermore, there is path dependence in the type of innovation (clean/dirty) both from aggregate spillovers and from the firm's own innovation history. We simulate the increases in carbon taxes needed to allow clean technologies to overtake dirty technologies.
Mesoporous materials for energy conversion and storage devices

To meet the growing energy demands in a low carbon economy, the development of new materials that improve the efficiency of energy conversion and storage systems is essential. Mesoporous materials offer opportunities in energy conversion and storage applications owing to their extraordinarily high surface areas and large pore volumes. These properties may improve the performance of materials in terms of energy and power density, lifetime and stability. In this Review, we summarize the primary methods for preparing mesoporous materials and discuss their applications as electrodes and/or catalysts in solar cells, solar fuel production, rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells. Finally, we outline the research and development challenges of mesoporous materials that need to be overcome to increase their contribution in renewable energy applications. Mesoporous materials are finding increasing uses in energy conversion and storage devices. This Review highlights recent developments in the synthesis of mesoporous materials and their applications as electrodes and/or catalysts in solar cells, solar fuel production, rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors and fuel cells.
Characteristics associated with inter individual differences in the trajectories of self reported attentional function in oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy
Venue: Supportive Care in Cancer

PurposeBetween 14 and 85 of patients report noticeable changes in cognitive function during chemotherapy (CTX) The purposes of this study were to determine which demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics were associated with inter individual variability in initial levels of attentional function as well as with changes in the trajectories of attentional function in a sample of oncology patients who received two cycles of CTX.MethodsOncology outpatients (n 1329) were recruited from two comprehensive cancer centers, one veteran's affairs hospital, and four community based oncology programs. The Attentional Function Index (AFI) was used to assess perceived effectiveness in completing daily tasks that required working memory and attention. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to evaluate for inter individual variability in initial levels and in the trajectories of attentional function.ResultsDemographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics associated with inter individual differences of attentional function at enrollment (i.e. intercept) were as follows: employment status, functional status, trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbance, evening fatigue, and morning energy. Gender was the only characteristic associated with inter individual differences in the trajectories of attentional function. Morning fatigue was the only characteristic associated with both initial levels and the trajectories of attentional function.ConclusionsPrior to their next dose of CTX, patients reported moderate levels of attentional function that persisted over two cycles of CTX. Many of the clinical and symptom characteristics associated with decrements in attentional function are amenable to interventions. Clinicians need to assess patients for changes in attentional function and associated characteristics and recommend evidence based interventions.
Comparing individual differences in inconsistency and plasticity as predictors of cognitive function in older adults
Venue: Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology

Recent theorizing differentiates key constraints on cognition, including one's current range of processing efficiency (i.e. flexibility or inconsistency) as well as the capacity to expand flexibility over time (i.e. plasticity) The present study uses intensive assessment of response time data to examine the interplay between markers of intraindividual variability (inconsistency) and gains across biweekly retest sessions (plasticity) in relation to age related cognitive function.  Participants included 304 adults (aged 64 to 92 years: M 74.02, SD 5.95) from Project MIND, a longitudinal burst design study assessing performance across micro and macro intervals (response latency trials, weekly bursts, annual retests) For two reaction time (RT) measures (choice RT and one back choice RT) baseline measures of RT inconsistency (intraindividual standard deviation, ISD, across trials at the first testing session) and plasticity (within person performance gains in average RT across the 5 biweekly burst sessions) were computed and were then employed in linear mixed models as predictors of individual differences in cognitive function and longitudinal (6 year) rates of cognitive change.  Independent of chronological age and years of education, higher RT inconsistency was associated uniformly with poorer cognitive function at baseline and with increased cognitive decline for measures of episodic memory and crystallized verbal ability. In contrast, predictive associations for plasticity were more modest for baseline cognitive function and were absent for 6 year cognitive change.  These findings underscore the potential utility of response times for articulating inconsistency and plasticity as dynamic predictors of cognitive function in older adults.
Nanoparticle shape, thermodynamics and kinetics.
Venue: Journal of physics. Condensed matter an Institute of Physics journal

Nanoparticles can be beautiful, as in stained glass windows, or they can be ugly as in wear and corrosion debris from implants. We estimate that there will be about 70,000 papers in 2015 with nanoparticles as a keyword, but only one in thirteen uses the nanoparticle shape as an additional keyword and research focus, and only one in two hundred has thermodynamics. Methods for synthesizing nanoparticles have exploded over the last decade, but our understanding of how and why they take their forms has not progressed as fast. This topical review attempts to take a critical snapshot of the current understanding, focusing more on methods to predict than a purely synthetic or descriptive approach. We look at models and themes which are largely independent of the exact synthetic method whether it is deposition, gas phase condensation, solution based or hydrothermal synthesis. Elements are old dating back to the beginning of the 20th century some of the pioneering models developed then are still relevant today. Others are newer, a merging of older concepts such as kinetic Wulff constructions with methods to understand minimum energy shapes for particles with twins. Overall we find that while there are still many unknowns, the broad framework of understanding and predicting the structure of nanoparticles via diverse Wulff constructions, either thermodynamic, local minima or kinetic has been exceedingly successful. However, the field is still developing and there remain many unknowns and new avenues for research, a few of these being suggested towards the end of the review.
Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry the research and technical developments from 2011 to 2015
Venue: Journal of molecular recognition JMR

Isothermal titration calorimetry is a widely used biophysical technique for studying the formation or dissociation of molecular complexes. Over the last 5 years, much work has been published on the interpretation of isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data for single binding and multiple binding sites. As over 80% of ITC papers are on macromolecules of biological origin, this interpretation is challenging. Some researchers have attempted to link the thermodynamics constants to events at the molecular level. This review highlights work carried out using binding sites characterized using x ray crystallography techniques that allow speculation about individual bond formation and the displacement of individual water molecules during ligand binding and link these events to the thermodynamic constants for binding. The review also considers research conducted with synthetic binding partners where specific binding events like anion p and p p interactions were studied. The revival of assays that enable both thermodynamic and kinetic information to be collected from ITC data is highlighted. Lastly, published criticism of ITC research from a physical chemistry perspective is appraised and practical advice provided for researchers unfamiliar with thermodynamics and its interpretation.
[Correlation of oxidative stress with sperm DNA integrity and semen parameters in infertile men with varicocele]
Venue: Zhonghua nan ke xue National journal of andrology

To investigate the relationship of oxidative stress with DNA integrity and semen parameters in infertile men with varicocele (VC) METHODS This prospective study included 98 infertile males with VC. According to the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the semen, we divided the patients into a high ROS group (n=44) and a low ROS group (n=54) determined the sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) motility and morphology, and analyzed their correlation with ROS in the two groups of patients.  Compared with the patients of the low ROS group, those of the high ROS group showed a significantly higher DFI (27.38+ 8.10 vs 34.49+ 6.05, P=0.039) and a higher concentration of seminal leukocytes [0.65+ 0.15]x106/ml vs [0.86+ 0.41]x106/ml, P=0.022) but lower sperm motility [36.16+ 22.83] vs [18.22+ 25.21] P=0.017) percentage of progressively motile sperm [23.34+ 11.53] vs [16.34+ 9.22] P=0.041) sperm curvilinear velocity [27.03+ 6.21] vs [20.62+ 4.38] mm/s, P=0.013) and sperm linearity [29.75+ 8.24] vs [18.30+ 7.93] P=0.024) Spearman correlation analysis indicated that the ROS level was correlated positively with the concentration of seminal leukocytes (r=0.41, P<0.01) and DFI (r=0.21, P=0.006) but negatively with sperm curvilinear velocity (r= 0.24, P=0.017) linearity (r= 0.24, P=0.021) motility (r= 0.31, P=0.002) and the percentage of progressively motile sperm (r= 0.41, P=0.012) Additionally, the sperm DFI manifested a significant negative correlation with sperm motility (r= 0.29, P<0.01) and the percentage of progressively motile sperm (r= 0.34, P<0.01)  The level of seminal ROS is positively correlated with the sperm DFI in infertile men with varicocele, and both the ROS level and DNA integrity are associated with semen parameters.
Editor's Choice Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Nationwide Population Based Study.
Venue: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery

The understanding of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and its importance for outcome, has increased over time. The aim was to investigate the incidence and clinical consequences of ACS after open (OR) and endovascular repair (EVAR) for ruptured and intact infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA and iAAA, respectively) METHODS In 2008, ACS and decompression laparotomy (DL) were introduced as variables in the Swedish vascular registry (Swedvasc) offering an opportunity to study this complication in a prospective, population based design. Operations carried out in the period 2008 13 were analysed. Of 6,612 operations, 1,341 (20.3% were for rAAA (72.0% OR) and 5,271 (79.7% for iAAA (41.9% OR) In all, 3,171 (48.0% were operated on by OR and 3,441 by EVAR. Prophylactic open abdomen (OA) treatment was validated through case records. Cross matching with the national population registry secured valid mortality data.  After rAAA repair, ACS developed in 6.8% after OR versus 6.9% after EVAR (p 1.0) All major complications were more common after ACS (p .001) Prophylactic OA was performed in 10.7% of patients after OR. For ACS, DL was performed in 77.3% after OR and 84.6% after EVAR (p .433) The 30 day mortality rate was 42.4% with ACS and 23.5% without ACS (p .001) at 1 year it was 50.7% versus 31.8% (p .001) After iAAA repair, ACS developed in 1.6% of patients after OR versus 0.5% after EVAR (p .001) Among those with ACS, DL was performed in 68.6% after OR and in 25.0% after EVAR (p .006) Thirty day mortality was 11.5% with ACS versus 1.8% without it (p .001) at 1 year it was 27.5% versus 6.3% (p .001) When ACS developed, renal failure, multiple organ failure, intestinal ischaemia, and prolonged intensive care were much more frequent (p .001) Morbidity and mortality were similar, regardless of primary surgical technique (OR/EVAR/iAAA/rAAA)  ACS and OA were common after treatment for rAAA. ACS is a devastating complication after surgery for rAAA and iAAA, irrespective of operative technique, emphasizing the importance of prevention.
The Correlation Research Between Express Company Service Quality And Undergraduate Customer Satisfaction Degree Based On SERVQUAL Model

How to improve the service quality of express company in the internet plus era have already become a hot topic among the academic circles and business circles. The college students group is one of the primary groups with online shopping habit. The development projects on special services for undergraduate groups have benefit to assure the customer interests during the online shopping. In order to comprehend express company service condition to undergraduate customer group, this essay propose five dimensions of express service quality based on the classic SERVQUAL model, and make hypotheses on the correlation between them and the undergraduate customer satisfaction degree. After the investigation on the undergraduate group and statistic analysis through SPSS software, get the following conclusion. The tangibility, reliability, responsiveness and empathy of express service quality have significant effect to undergraduate customer satisfaction degree. According to this, the express should enhance the service quality as soon as possible, establish the deliver system centered on the benefits of undergraduate customers to encourage them make online shopping; what's more, the express company should pay more attention to develop the terminal deliver system and supervision strength of undergraduate market; the last but not the least, the express company should efficiently handle the complaints of undergraduate customer.