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The take-it-or-leave-it option allows small penalties to overcome social dilemmas

Self-interest frequently causes individuals engaged in joint enterprises to choose actions that are counterproductive. Free-riders can invade a society of cooperators, causing a tragedy of the commons. Such social dilemmas can be overcome by positive or negative incentives. Even though an incentive-providing institution may protect a cooperative society from invasion by free-riders, it cannot always convert a society of free-riders to cooperation. In the latter case, both norms, cooperation and defection, are stable: To avoid a collapse to full defection, cooperators must be sufficiently numerous initially. A society of free-riders is then caught in a social trap, and the institution is unable to provide an escape, except at a high, possibly prohibitive cost. Here, we analyze the interplay of (a) incentives provided by institutions and (b) the effects of voluntary participation. We show that this combination fundamentally improves the efficiency of incentives. In particular, optional participation allows institutions punishing free-riders to overcome the social dilemma at a much lower cost, and to promote a globally stable regime of cooperation. This removes the social trap and implies that whenever a society of cooperators cannot be invaded by free-riders, it will necessarily become established in the long run, through social learning, irrespective of the initial number of cooperators. We also demonstrate that punishing provides a "lighter touch" than rewarding, guaranteeing full cooperation at considerably lower cost
Window increasing technique to discriminate mathematical and physical resonant poles extracted from antenna response

International audienceThis letter presents a new approach called window increasing technique (WIT) to discriminate mathematical and physical poles extracted from a noisy antenna response. The principle of the WIT is to apply a pole extraction method on several windows of the response and then to observe the stability of the extracted poles. In order to compare the WIT to the classical window moving technique (WMT), we apply these two techniques on the electric far field backscattered by a dipole antenna. We show that, in presence of noise, the WIT allows finding more physical poles with a good accuracy than the WMT
Visual quality assessment of synthesized views in the context of 3D-TV

Depth-Image-Based-Rendering (DIBR) is fundamental to 3D-TV applications because the generation of new viewpoints is recurrent. Like any tool, DIBR methods are subject to evaluations thanks to the assessment of the visual quality of the resulting generated views. This assessment task is peculiar because DIBR can be used for different 3D-TV applications: either in a 2D context (Free Viewpoint Television, FTV), or in a 3D context (3D displays reproducing stereos-copic vision). Depending on the context, the factors affecting the visual expe-rience may differ. This chapter concerns the case of the use of DIBR in the 2D context. It addresses two particular cases of use: visualization of still images and visualization of video sequences, in FTV in the 2D context. Through these two cases, the main issues of DIBR are presented in terms of visual quality assess-ment. Two experiments are proposed as case studies addressing the problematic of this chapter: the first one concerns the assessment of still images and the second one concerns the video sequence assessment. The two experiments question the reliability of subjective and objective usual tools when assessing the visual quality of synthesized views in a 2D context
Resorption process in Astypalaea Linea extensive region (Europa).

International audienceWhereas numerous extensive features, where new crust is created, are now well recognized on Europa's surface, those relevant to crust disappearance remain difficult to find. This work presents a reconstruction of the surface prior to Astypalaea Linea's emplacement (one of the features where new crustal material appears). We demonstrate that a scattered disappearance of crust takes place in an extensive region close to Astypalaea Linea. Physical processes invoked for disappearance are discussed: pressure melting may be responsible for the mobilization of surface material and its collapse down through the icy crust
The Small World of Pheromone Trails

In this paper we consider Max-Min and Ant Colony System. They are generally recognized to be the best performing algorithms of the Ant Colony Optimization family. They are characterized by a quite different way for dealing with the pheromone trail. We propose an experimental analysis for observing whether this difference impacts significantly on the characteristics of the pheromone distributions produced during the runs. The results obtained are analyzed by using some concepts derived by the literature on small-world networks. It comes out that ants actually build small-world pheromone graphs during their runs. This behavior is interpreted here as a sort of decomposition of the instances tackled
Beyond Copenhagen: A Realistic Climate Policy in a Fragmented World

In this paper we argue that the financial provisions of the Copenhagen Accord, if used primarily to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, could compensate the lack of more energetic action on the domestic mitigation side. In order to maximize the mitigation potential, the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund (CGCF) should be transformed into the International Bank for Emissions Allowance Acquisition (IBEAA) envisaged by Bradford ( 2008 ). We estimate that 50 percent of the CGCF in 2020 (50 US billions) could finance from 2.1 to 3.3 Gt CO2-eq emission reductions, depending on the domestic mitigation effort of Annex I and Non-Annex I countries. We construct a matrix that shows the level of GHGs emissions in 2020 under all possible combinations of abatement pledges and international mitigation financing, thus highlighting a rich set of options to reach the same level of GHGs emissions in 2020
Bloch wave deafness and modal conversion at a phononic crystal boundary

International audienceWe investigate modal conversion at the boundary between a homogeneous incident medium and a phononic crystal, with consideration of the impact of symmetry on the excitation of Bloch waves. We give a quantitative criterion for the appearance of deaf Bloch waves, which are antisymmetric with respect to a symmetry axis of the phononic crystal, in the frame of generalized Fresnel formulas for reflection and transmission at the phononic crystal boundary. This criterion is used to index Bloch waves in the complex band structure of the phononic crystal, for directions of incidence along a symmetry axis. We argue that within deaf frequency ranges transmission is multi-exponential, as it is within frequency band gaps
Modulated hydrogen beam study of adsorption-induced desorption of deuterium from Si(100)-3×1:D surfaces

We have studied the kinetic mechanism of the adsorption-induced-desorption (AID) reaction, H + D/Si(100)D2. Using a modulated atomic hydrogen beam, two different types of AID reaction are revealed: one is the fast AID reaction occurring only at the beam on-cycles and the other the slow AID reaction occurring even at the beam off-cycles. Both the fast and slow AID reactions show the different dependence on surface temperature Ts, suggesting that their kinetic mechanisms are different. The fast AID reaction overwhelms the slow one in the desorption yield for 300 KTs650 K. It proceeds along a first-order kinetics with respect to the incident H flux. Based on the experimental results, both two AID reactions are suggested to occur only on the 3×1 dihydride phase accumulated during surface exposure to H atoms. Possible mechanisms for the AID reactions are discussed
The Physical Salience of Non-Fundamental Local Beables

I defend the idea that objects and events in three-dimensional space (so-called local beables) are part of the derivative ontology of quantum mechanics, rather than its fundamental ontology. The main objection to this idea stems from the question of how it can endow local beables with physical salience, as opposed to mere mathematical definability. I show that the responses to this objection in the previous literature are insufficient, and I provide the necessary arguments to render them successful. This includes demonstrating the legitimacy of dynamical considerations in the derivation of local beables and responding to the threat stemming from the availability of different sets of local beables in the context of the GRW theory
Geobody architecture, genesis and petrophysical characteristics of the Budakalász travertines, Buda Hills (Hungary)

Abstract Subsurface Pre-salt Lower Cretaceous reservoir systems encountered offshore Brazil and Angola that consist of porous continental carbonates are difficult to access because of the limited core material that is under concession. Therefore, it is important to study comparable continental carbonate analogues, such as travertines and lacustrine carbonates, that potentially possess similar porosity and permeability characteristics. The Budakalász Pleistocene travertines (Buda Hills, Hungary) have been studied from a sedimentological, geochemical and reservoir properties point of view in order to understand their formation, petrophysical properties and 3D reservoir architecture. The three-dimensional geobody architecture of the Budakalász travertines illustrates the potential complexity of kilometre scale continental carbonate systems. Heterogeneous low angle sloping travertine lobes consisting of terrace slope, smooth slope and reed facies, are covered by a lime mudstone dominated, gastropod- and charophyte-rich marsh-pool facies. The observed facies represent a change from a subaerial travertine to a palustrine to lacustrine system, reflecting the ceasing of the system due to tectonic uplift. The dominant paleo-flow direction of the sloping lobes was towards the Danube depression, with several subordinate flow systems identified. The SrCO isotope geochemical signatures reflect travertine precipitation at ambient to superambient temperatures from meteoric derived fluids with a mixed CO2 origin of the marine carbonate substrate rocks, a potential atmospheric and a soil-derived component. Although the uniform signatures of the stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, in addition to petrographic observations suggest partial diagenetic isotopic resetting, the primary isotope trends seem to have been preserved. A reservoir-oriented facies evaluation in the three-dimensional geobody frame of the Budakalász carbonates based on porosity and permeability core plug analyses reveals their heterogeneous nature. Terrace, smooth slope and marsh-pool facies have considerable porosities of 5–15%, while the porosity of the reed facies may reach up to 27%. Permeability of all facies is strongly anisotropic, mainly controlled by a better connectivity along layer-parallel primary pores. The reconstruction of the 3D geobody architecture of the Budakalász lobe complex coupled to its geochemical and petrophysical properties provides a unique dataset that contributes in understanding fossil travertine systems
Structural and functional basis for lipid synergy on the activity of the antibacterial peptide ABC transporter McjD

The lipid bilayer is a dynamic environment that consists of a mixture of lipids with different properties that regulate the function of membrane proteins; these lipids are either annular, masking the protein hydrophobic surface, or specific lipids, essential for protein function. In this study, using tandem mass spectrometry, we have identified specific lipids associated with the Escherichia coli ABC transporter McjD, which translocates the antibacterial peptide MccJ25. Using non-denaturing mass spectrometry, we show that McjD in complex with MccJ25 survives the gas phase. Partial delipidation of McjD resulted in reduced ATPase activity and thermostability as shown by circular dichroism, both of which could be restored upon addition of defined E. coli lipids. We have resolved a phosphatidylglycerol lipid associated with McjD at 3.4 Å resolution, whereas molecular dynamic simulations carried out in different lipid environments assessed the binding of specific lipids to McjD. Combined, our data show a synergistic effect of zwitterionic and negatively charged lipids on the activity of McjD; the zwitterionic lipids provide structural stability to McjD, whereas the negatively charged lipids are essential for its function
Multi-resolution texture classification based on local image orientation

The aim of this paper is to evaluate quantitatively the discriminative power of the image orientation in the texture classification process. In this regard, we have evaluated the performance of two texture classification schemes where the image orientation is extracted using the partial derivatives of the Gaussian function. Since the texture descriptors are dependent on the observation scale, in this study the main emphasis is placed on the implementation of multi-resolution texture analysis schemes. The experimental results were obtained when the analysed texture descriptors were applied to standard texture databases
Interference analysis for dependable systems using refinement and abstraction

A common requirement for modern distributed and reactive\ud
systems is a high dependability guaranteeing reliability and security. The rigorous analysis of dependable systems specifications is of paramount importance for the reliability and security of these systems. A two-layered\ud
modal specification notation will allow the specification of services and protocols for distributed dependable systems and their properties. Refinement and its dual – abstraction – will play the key roles in an integrated\ud
development and analysis framework. Refinement and abstraction form the basis for an interference analysis method for security properties and for automated test case generation
Identifying common user behaviour in multilingual search logs

The LADS (Log Analysis for Digital Societies) task at CLEF\ud
aims at investigating user actions in a multilingual setting. We carried out an analysis of search logs with the objectives of investigating how users from different linguistic or cultural backgrounds behave in search,\ud
and how the discovery of patterns in user actions could be used for community identification. The findings confirm that users from a different background behave differently, and that there are identifiable patterns in the user actions. The findings suggest that there is scope for further investigation of how search logs can be exploited to personalise and improve cross-language search as well as improve the TEL search system
Atomistically informed dislocation dynamics in fcc crystals

We develop a nodal dislocation dynamics (DD) model to simulate plastic processes in fcc crystals. The model explicitly accounts for all slip systems and Burgers vectors observed in fcc systems, including stacking faults and partial dislocations. We derive simple conservation rules that describe all partial dislocation interactions rigorously and allow us to model and quantify cross-slip processes, the structure and strength of dislocation junctions, and the formation of fcc-specific structures such as stacking fault tetrahedra. The DD framework is built upon isotropic non-singular linear elasticity and supports itself on information transmitted from the atomistic scale. In this fashion, connection between the meso and micro scales is attained self-consistently, with all material parameters fitted to atomistic data. We perform a series of targeted simulations to demonstrate the capabilities of the model, including dislocation reactions and dissociations and dislocation junction strength. Additionally we map the four-dimensional stress space relevant for cross-slip and relate our findings to the plastic behavior of monocrystalline fcc metal
Automatic Detection of Laryngeal Pathology on Sustained Vowels Using Short-Term Cepstral Parameters: Analysis of Performance and Theoretical Justification

The majority of speech signal analysis procedures for automatic detection of laryngeal pathologies mainly rely on parameters extracted from time domain processing. Moreover, calculation of these parameters often requires prior pitch period estimation; therefore, their validity heavily depends on the robustness of pitch detection. Within this paper, an alternative approach based on cepstral- domain processing is presented which has the advantage of not requiring pitch estimation, thus providing a gain in both simplicity and robustness. While the proposed scheme is similar to solutions based on Mel-frequency cepstral parameters, already present in literature, it has an easier physical interpretation while achieving similar performance standards
Assessment of the ozone sensitivity of 22 native plant species from mediterranean annual pastures  based on  visible injury

Ozone (O3) phytototoxicity has been reported on a wide range of plantspecies, inducing the appearance of specific foliar injury or increasing leaf senescence. No information regarding the sensitivity of plantspecies from dehesa Mediterranean grasslands has been provided in spite of their great biological diversity. A screening study was carried out in open-top chambers (OTCs) to assess the O3-sensitivity of 22 representative therophytes of these ecosystems based on the appearance and extent of foliar injury. A distinction was made between specific O3injury and non-specific discolorations. Three O3 treatments (charcoal-filtered air, non-filtered air and non-filtered air supplemented with 40 nl l−1 O3 during 5 days per week) and three OTCs per treatment were used. The Papilionaceae species were more sensitive to O3 than the Poaceae species involved in the experiment since ambient levels induced foliar symptoms in 67% and 27%, respectively, of both plant families. An O3-sensitivity ranking of the species involved in the assessment is provided, which could be useful for bioindication programmes in Mediterranean areas. The assessed Trifoliumspecies were particularly sensitive since foliar symptoms were apparent in association with O3 accumulated exposures well below the current critical level for the prevention of this kind of effect. The exposure indices involving lower cut-off values (i.e. 30 nl l−1) were best related with the extent of O3-induced injury on these species
Assessing substitution and complementary effects amongst crime typologies

This paper aims at assessing how offenders allocate their effort amongst several crime typologies. Specifically, complementary and substitution effects are tested amongst number of recorded crimes. Furthermore, the extent to which crime is detrimental for economic growth is also tested. The case study is Italy and the time span under analysis is from 1981:1 up to 2004:4. A Vector Autoregressive Correction Mechanism (VECM) is employed after having assessed the integration and cointegration status of the variables under investigation. The main findings are that a bi-directional complementary effect exists between drug related crimes and receiving, whereas a bi-directional substitution effect is detected between robberies, extortions and kidnapping and homicides and falsity, respectively. Furthermore, economic growth produces a positive effect on the growth of homicides, receiving and drug related crimes; while, the growth in robberies, extortion and kidnapping and falsity have a crowding-out effect on economic growth.
Asking for Individual or Household Willingness to Pay for Environmental Goods? Implication for aggregate welfare measures

The aggregate welfare measure for a change in the provision of a public good derived from a contingent valuation (CV) survey will be much higher if the same elicited mean willingness to pay (WTP) is added up over individuals rather than households. A trivial fact, however, once respondents are part of multi-person households it becomes almost impossible to elicit an “uncontaminated” WTP measure that with some degree of confidence can be aggregated over one or the other response unit. The literature is mostly silent about which response unit to use in WTP questions and in some CV studies it is even unclear which type has actually been applied. We test for differences between individual and household WTP in a novel, web-administered, split-sample CV survey asking WTP for preserving biodiversity in old-growth coniferous forests in Norway. Two samples are asked both types of questions, but in reverse order, followed by a question with an item battery trying to reveal why WTP may differ. We find in a between-sample test that the WTP respondents state on behalf of their households is not significantly different from their individual WTP. However, within the same sample, household WTP is significantly higher than individual WTP; in particular if respondents are asked to state individual before household WTP. Our results suggest that using individual WTP as the response unit would overestimate aggregate WTP, and thus bias welfare estimates in benefit-cost analyses. Thus, the choice of response format needs to be explicitly and carefully addressed in CV questionnaire design in order to avoid the risk of unprofitable projects passing the benefit-cost test
Inequality of opportunity in India

The paper associates inequality of opportunities with outcome differences that can be accounted by pre-determined circumstances which lie beyond the control of an individual, such as parental education, parental occupation, caste, religion and place of birth. The overall opportunity share estimates (parametric) of total consumption expenditure inequality due to a set of circumstances comprising of caste, religion, geographical region, parental education and parental occupation vary from 16% to 25% in urban India. The corresponding figures for rural areas stand at 20% and 23%. The analysis further reveals that, parental education is the major contributor to the opportunity share of consumption expenditure inequality in urban India, but caste and geographical region also play an equally important role when rural India is considered.
Modeling human behavior in user-adaptive systems: recent advances using soft computing techniques

Adaptive Hypermedia systems are becoming more important in our everyday activities and users are expecting more intelligent services from them. The key element of a generic adaptive hypermedia system is the user model. Traditional machine learning techniques used to create user models are usually too rigid to capture the inherent uncertainty of human behavior. In this context, soft computing techniques can be used to handle and process human uncertainty and to simulate human decision-making. This paper examines how soft computing techniques, including fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy clustering and neuro-fuzzy systems, have been used, alone or in combination with other machine learning techniques, for user modeling from 1999 to 2004. For each technique, its main applications, limitations and future directions for user modeling are presented. The paper also presents guidelines that show which soft computing techniques should be used according to the task implemented by the application