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10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_18 | Because adaptive deep brain stimulation did not continuously stimulate the brain, the system saved about 40 percent of the device's battery energy used during traditional stimulation. | This "adaptive DBS" approach is promising but may be challenging to implement in fully implantable systems due to the small amplitude of the STN LFP coupled with the large stimulation artifact generated when sensing a signal in close proximity to the stimulating contact. | Doctors saw and patients noticed no differences in the improvement in movement under adaptive stimulation versus constant, open loop stimulation set manually by the researchers. Because adaptive deep brain stimulation did not continuously stimulate the brain, the system saved about 40 percent of the device's battery energy used during traditional stimulation. The short time periods over which movement was assessed did not permit comparison of the two deep brain stimulation paradigms relative to incidence of dyskinesia, but it is hoped that the variable stimulation will also translate into a reduction in adverse effects when tested over longer time periods. | DBS could be improved by automated adjustment of stimulation in response to neural signatures of motor impairment or of stimulation-induced adverse effects. This "adaptive DBS" approach is promising but may be challenging to implement in fully implantable systems due to the small amplitude of the STN LFP coupled with the large stimulation artifact generated when sensing a signal in close proximity to the stimulating contact. Further, beta band phenomena are strongly affected by normal voluntary movement , which may complicate their use as signatures of motor impairment. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34175486612&p=1pl&v=1&x=_1eTrGJQyGkkr4UeWUolqA |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_19 | This shift resulted in a lower demand for airport labor-intensive, back-end operations such as baggage handling and security checks, which are shared resources across airlines. | Using over 800,000 individual flights scheduled between 50 major U.S. airports in January, April, and July of 2000 finds that the prevalence and duration of arrival delays are significantly greater on routes where only one airline provides direct service, and that weather, congestion, and scheduling decisions have a significant contribution to arrival delays. | Other key findings from the study:
Charging for the first or second checked bag improved on-time departure performance for all major airlines--including Southwest Airlines, which does not charge for the first two bags--because it creates savings due to a cultural shift among US passengers to travel with less baggage. This shift resulted in a lower demand for airport labor-intensive, back-end operations such as baggage handling and security checks, which are shared resources across airlines. So, a drop in total baggage volume benefits not only the airlines that charge baggage fees but also those that do not. | use BTS data on 10 major airlines in the 1995-2001 period on Fridays on the 1,000 busiest routes, and find that multimarket contact has a positive effect on arrival delays, causing delays on the ground, more in the form of gate departure delays rather than time spent on the runway. Using over 800,000 individual flights scheduled between 50 major U.S. airports in January, April, and July of 2000 finds that the prevalence and duration of arrival delays are significantly greater on routes where only one airline provides direct service, and that weather, congestion, and scheduling decisions have a significant contribution to arrival delays. Using over 27,000 monthly route observations between 1997 to 2000, find that less competitive routes are characterized by lower service quality, in terms of both more frequent and longer flight delays. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_20 | McNuggets can be reheated and still taste very much the same, but are best prepared in the oven to maintain that necessary crunch-factor. | 3. | The chicken was still very tough; the residual taste in my mouth still very strong. McNuggets can be reheated and still taste very much the same, but are best prepared in the oven to maintain that necessary crunch-factor. McNuggets are preserved enough to sustain themselves through an apocalypse and still taste like theyare fresh out of the fryer. | Vacuum packaging doesn't reduce the microorganisms, so you must either return it to the refrigerator or freezer or (in most cases) begin cooking immediately in a temperature controlled water bath. 3. Recall that it's important that the pouches are completely submerged and not overlapping in order to heat evenly. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37177682260&p=1pl&v=1&x=xtiqWbx0klqzjo_iio1TzQ |
10.1177/1080569913501862 | Computer_Science_easy_21 | Men were nearly twice as likely as women to consider mobile phone use at a business lunch acceptable. | Many professionals used phrases such as "people are so inconsiderate," "disrespectful mobile phone usage is everywhere," and "it is very disruptive." | Even at more informal business lunches, the majority of people thought writing a text message is rude -- 66 percent said writing or sending a text message is inappropriate. Men were nearly twice as likely as women to consider mobile phone use at a business lunch acceptable. More than 59 percent of men said it was okay to check text messages at a power lunch, compared to 34 percent of women who thought checking texts was appropriate. | In an open-ended format, we got some sense of the intensity of some of these comments. Many professionals used phrases such as "people are so inconsiderate," "disrespectful mobile phone usage is everywhere," and "it is very disruptive." The intensity of these comments was stronger when talking about what managers do. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024182551.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_22 | The hippocampus's rear section seems to be important for spatial navigation specifically, but Maguire says the front end's role remains more mysterious. | From this, we conclude that intensively acquiring a large amount of knowledge over many years is not invariably associated with structural brain differences. | She didn't find this same difference in her new study because, she speculates, front-end shrinkage may happen after the four years of training. The hippocampus's rear section seems to be important for spatial navigation specifically, but Maguire says the front end's role remains more mysterious. Maguire says she was "greatly relieved" by the results of her study, which appears in the December issue of Current Biology. | Moreover, the amount of medical experience, which ranged from 0.5 to 22.5 years, did not correlate with grey matter volume in the hippocampus or elsewhere in the brain. From this, we conclude that intensively acquiring a large amount of knowledge over many years is not invariably associated with structural brain differences. Instead, it would seem that hippocampal grey matter volume effects are more likely to be observed when the knowledge acquired concerns a complex and detailed large-scale spatial layout. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_23 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | Evidently, so many years of sensorimotor experience provide an enormous amount of data to lift the curse of dimensionality. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | Spatial reasoning remains immature until the age of 6-10 years . Evidently, so many years of sensorimotor experience provide an enormous amount of data to lift the curse of dimensionality. Having a robot explore its environment for an extended period of time may thus be an inevitable cost to be paid for the autonomous emergence of such perceptual notions. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1016/j.compag.2016.07.028 | Computer_Science_easy_25 | The researchers already knew that water-filled plant tissues absorb different wavelengths of light - and absorb the same wavelengths differently - than do their drier counterparts. | It should be noted that, genotype specific biases for the pixel count based method for biomass estimation, are also documented in other phenotyping studies . | We were fairly successful in doing that." The researchers already knew that water-filled plant tissues absorb different wavelengths of light - and absorb the same wavelengths differently - than do their drier counterparts. This allowed them to build a mathematical model that hewed closely to measurements of actual water content, the study reported. | This would lead to an underestimate of shoot fresh and dry weight for FFMM-A. It should be noted that, genotype specific biases for the pixel count based method for biomass estimation, are also documented in other phenotyping studies . 4 shows the accumulation of shoot FW of 60 maize plants by genotype and water treatment at the first stage of the experiment (DAS 6 to 26). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/JM-jhIn6rZA/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_26 | "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. | When users went from a desktop to a HMD, their performance generally improved. | The researchers found that people remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment. "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. | 10 ), but when going to the other display, the performance changed. When users went from a desktop to a HMD, their performance generally improved. However, when the users went from a HMD to a desktop, their performance surprisingly decreased. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_27 | Plus, if you want to get all of the air out of the bag without a vacuum sealer, you can use the water displacement method to get the best results. | Cooking in heat-stable, vacuumized pouches improves shelf-life and can enhance taste and nutrition. | Still, though, I had some lingering questions about their safety. Plus, if you want to get all of the air out of the bag without a vacuum sealer, you can use the water displacement method to get the best results. That may be so, but it isn't any more likely than with vacuum bags designed for sous vide cooking -- they are made out of the exact same kind of plastic. | Precise temperature control gives more choice over doneness and texture than traditional cooking methods. Cooking in heat-stable, vacuumized pouches improves shelf-life and can enhance taste and nutrition. Vacuum-sealing has several benefits: it allows heat to be efficiently transferred from the water (or steam) to the food; it increases the food's shelf-life by eliminating the risk of recontamination during storage; it inhibits off-flavors from oxidation and prevents evaporative losses of flavor volatiles and moisture during cooking ; and reduces aerobic bacterial growth -this results in especially flavorful and nutritious food . | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=33741545788&p=1pl&v=1&x=9uqc0T6o3042BlRx7tCbiA |
10.1016/j.compag.2016.07.028 | Computer_Science_easy_28 | In killing the plant, these methods kept the researchers from observing how it would have grown and developed afterward. | Second, new imaging protocols should be tested to minimize plants' waiting time in the head house before imaging. | But teasing apart a plant's water weight from its new biomass growth - and subsequently determining how efficiently each plant turned water into new tissue - required multiple steps that ultimately destroyed the plant. In killing the plant, these methods kept the researchers from observing how it would have grown and developed afterward. Hyperspectral and RGB imaging not only address this issue, Ge said, but should also further speed the process of simultaneously comparing multiple traits among plant varieties. | Successful testing on more maize genotypes would allow us to draw a more solid conclusion on the usefulness of hyperspectral imaging, and extend the applicability of the hyperspectral models for leaf water content prediction. Second, new imaging protocols should be tested to minimize plants' waiting time in the head house before imaging. This would make the thermal IR and steady state fluorescence imaging useful for water-stress related plant phenotyping experiments. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/JM-jhIn6rZA/ |
10.1177/1080569913501862 | Computer_Science_easy_29 | When compared to women, men are almost twice as likely to find things like texting or answering calls appropriate in an informal meeting:
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There's also a massive difference based on age. | Several other actions were cited less frequently, including browsing the Internet, excusing oneself from a meeting to take a call, bringing a phone to a meeting, and checking the time with a phone. | Which group you fall in is all about age and gender. When compared to women, men are almost twice as likely to find things like texting or answering calls appropriate in an informal meeting:
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There's also a massive difference based on age. Young people, 94% of whom own a mobile phone, find the whole spectrum of phone behavior more acceptable than older people, by a significant margin:
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Certain parts of phone etiquette remain constant, but for younger people in particular, it's worth taking into account the people you're working with before making a grab for an iPhone. | Roughly one fourth of employees had observed recent examples of employees checking incoming calls or allowing their phones to ring that they thought were rude. Several other actions were cited less frequently, including browsing the Internet, excusing oneself from a meeting to take a call, bringing a phone to a meeting, and checking the time with a phone. In an open-ended format, we got some sense of the intensity of some of these comments. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.businessinsider.com/gender-differences-in-phone-etiquette-2013-10 |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_30 | In post-study questionnaires, all 40 participants said that they were completely comfortable -- and adept -- in navigating a desktop computer to access information, yet all but two said they preferred the immersive VR environment as a potential learning platform. | This suggests that memory was only enhanced for those aspects of the environment that were interacted with directly-particularly the environment which was navigated. | The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. In post-study questionnaires, all 40 participants said that they were completely comfortable -- and adept -- in navigating a desktop computer to access information, yet all but two said they preferred the immersive VR environment as a potential learning platform. The questionnaire also found that only two people said they felt "uncomfortable" using VR. | However, they also found that there was no statistically significant difference between the recall or recognition of objects (such as furniture or entrances and exits of a room) or their positions within the environment between the active and passive participants. This suggests that memory was only enhanced for those aspects of the environment that were interacted with directly-particularly the environment which was navigated. The study found that when the building was a single floor, the real-world and virtual-environmenttrained users had comparable results. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_31 | The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. | Moreover, the alignment between operations and marketing strategies should exist to benefit organizational performance Van Der Velde 1991, Rhee and . | The number of baggage-related complaints per 1,000 passengers dropped as airlines' departure delay performance improved once most charged for checked bags. The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. Southwest offers the most bundled services among major airlines as it offers the fewest instances of charging customers beyond their tickets. | Thus, our study provides empirical evidence on the influence of checked baggage fee policies on airlines' operational performance. Moreover, the alignment between operations and marketing strategies should exist to benefit organizational performance Van Der Velde 1991, Rhee and . Yet co-ordination between them is critical for firm success." | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_32 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | Interestingly, from an external point of view, this manifold corresponds to the manifold of external agent's configurations in space. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | This structure can be processed as a manifold by defining a metric on the motor sets. Interestingly, from an external point of view, this manifold corresponds to the manifold of external agent's configurations in space. It is important to note, though, that to perform such an analysis, the agent does not need to assume the existence of space. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1088/1741-2560/13/2/026017 | Computer_Science_easy_33 | The researchers note there was no pre-training required for the subject to gain this level of control, and the entire experiment took less than two hours. | The combined length across all 382 samples was approximately 43 min, with a total of only about 24 min when ignoring silence sample points. | "It makes sense that coupling these two fingers improved the accuracy." The researchers note there was no pre-training required for the subject to gain this level of control, and the entire experiment took less than two hours. Crone cautions that application of this technology to those actually missing limbs is still some years off and will be costly, requiring extensive mapping and computer programming. | Most stimuli were presented to each subject multiple times, although the number of presentations of each stimulus varied by subject due to these external constraints. The combined length across all 382 samples was approximately 43 min, with a total of only about 24 min when ignoring silence sample points. 2.1.3. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/mrDnGISKYr4/ |
10.1073/pnas.1419704112 | Computer_Science_easy_34 | This quarter's update shows that contemporary culture continues to have an undeniable and fascinating impact on the language." | Despite the likely establishment of new Polynesian languages from relatively small colonizing populations, we do not find that a founder model describes our data better than one of gradual loss of words. | Whether that's the case, we're certainly seeing a lot of new additions to dictionaries, and a lot of those new additions are slang terms with which your average Internet denizen will be pretty familiar. This quarter's update shows that contemporary culture continues to have an undeniable and fascinating impact on the language." It should also be clarified that the only occasions on which a Redditor might rage quite a cat cafe are when no bacon is available; or if it's one of those Redditors who show up in the "unpopular opinions" AskReddit threads hating on cats. | Although a small population of founders cannot carry all of the genetic alleles of a large parent population, it may be possible for a small number of speakers to use all of the basic vocabulary from the parent language (40). Despite the likely establishment of new Polynesian languages from relatively small colonizing populations, we do not find that a founder model describes our data better than one of gradual loss of words. If the finding that rates of word gain are greatest in large populations is a general feature of language change, then it has implications for understanding the connection between rate of language change and the diversification of language families. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.cnet.com/news/hangry-redditor-rage-quits-cat-cafe-all-enter-oxford-dictionary/ |
10.1098/rspb.2019.0646 | Computer_Science_easy_35 | When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. | Future studies with a more gradual range of illuminations may help to determine if countershading has more general benefits, or if it is truly a strategy that is only effective in a specific light environment. | When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. Turns out, it's all about psychology. In other words, the female guppy is often immune to the charms of a male guppy that looks like all the other male guppies. | Optimal countershading appears to be strongly illumination dependent [61] and having suboptimal countershading seems to be almost as bad as having no countershading at all, at least in a study with highly different illumination conditions . Future studies with a more gradual range of illuminations may help to determine if countershading has more general benefits, or if it is truly a strategy that is only effective in a specific light environment. While the study of imperfect camouflage is valuable in its own right, it also has a number of important implications for other areas of biology. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=39231165247&p=1pl&v=1&x=YiytxbCM3laBXxUWdpYKGQ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_37 | The researchers found that people remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment. | 5 The overall average recall performance of participants in the HMD condition was 8.8% higher compared to the desktop condition. | The researchers found that people remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment. "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. | In addition, the difference in the incorrect answers was statistically significant, shown using a paired t test with Bonferroni-Holm correction resulting in p = 0.0195 < 0.05. 5 The overall average recall performance of participants in the HMD condition was 8.8% higher compared to the desktop condition. The median recall accuracy percentage for HMD was 90.48% and for desktop display was 78.57%. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_38 | The meat is light, a little salty and, of course, very greasy. | The color of meat cooked to the same temperature depends on how quickly it reaches that temperature and on how long it's held at that temperature: the faster it comes up to temperature, the redder it is; the longer it's held at a particular temperature, the paler it becomes ; see Figure 3 for meat cooked at 55 | The skin, which offers a slight crunch when prepared perfectly, is the best part. The meat is light, a little salty and, of course, very greasy. McDonaldas, because theyare more delicious. | Note that while two similar cuts cooked to the same internal temperature will have a similar plumpness and juiciness, their color may be different. The color of meat cooked to the same temperature depends on how quickly it reaches that temperature and on how long it's held at that temperature: the faster it comes up to temperature, the redder it is; the longer it's held at a particular temperature, the paler it becomes ; see Figure 3 for meat cooked at 55 • C/131 | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37177682260&p=1pl&v=1&x=xtiqWbx0klqzjo_iio1TzQ |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_39 | In the future, we might be able to use a EEG electrode placed in a fashionable cap to record data that could be used to inform changes in the settings." | This work illustrates a systematic approach to algorithm development in a neural interface, beginning with the use of sensing for biomarker discovery, then in-clinic testing using an external computer for flexibility in algorithm development, and finally use of control algorithm that is totally embedded within the device. | "We also imagine that, for some patients, having implanted electrodes may not be the best option. In the future, we might be able to use a EEG electrode placed in a fashionable cap to record data that could be used to inform changes in the settings." Such a cap, she says, also might also allow wireless transmission of information from patients, especially those living in remote locations, to neurologists who could tweak medications also being used in treatments. | This strategy requires further testing in a chronic ambulatory setting, and may be useful in PD patients who are motor fluctuators and experience severe dyskinesia alternating with marked bradykinesia . This work illustrates a systematic approach to algorithm development in a neural interface, beginning with the use of sensing for biomarker discovery, then in-clinic testing using an external computer for flexibility in algorithm development, and finally use of control algorithm that is totally embedded within the device. Lower panels show a zoomed in view to demonstrate that classifier state transitions correspond appropriately to fluctuations in gamma band power. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1016/j.compag.2016.07.028 | Computer_Science_easy_40 | But teasing apart a plant's water weight from its new biomass growth - and subsequently determining how efficiently each plant turned water into new tissue - required multiple steps that ultimately destroyed the plant. | The weight of a certain pot on DAS 17 was 5398 g after watering. | The methods required to establish those baseline values help illustrate why the RGB and hyperspectral imaging techniques should prove so useful, the researchers said. But teasing apart a plant's water weight from its new biomass growth - and subsequently determining how efficiently each plant turned water into new tissue - required multiple steps that ultimately destroyed the plant. In killing the plant, these methods kept the researchers from observing how it would have grown and developed afterward. | ET ¼ ½ðW ði;afterÞ À FW i Þ À ðW ðiþ1;beforeÞ À FW iþ1 Þ=T ð1Þ The weight of a certain pot on DAS 17 was 5398 g after watering. The estimated shoot FW and DW were 17.53 and 1.53 g, respectively. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/JM-jhIn6rZA/ |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_41 | "This offset any changes in carry-on luggage, and it helped airlines improve their on-time departure performance. | As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time increases. | "This offset any changes in carry-on luggage, and it helped airlines improve their on-time departure performance. The below-the-cabin effect dominates the above-the-cabin effect." The findings, published in the journal Management Science, shows airlines improved their median departure time between 3.3 to 4.2 minutes and reduced average departure delays between 1.3 to 2 minutes, depending on whether they charged for the first or second checked bag. | Hence, given the previously hypothesized departure performances (i.e. As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time increases. As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time decreases. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_42 | Professor Oppenheim added: "While a quantum house will get messier rather than tidier, like a normal house, our research shows that the ways in which it can get messier are constrained by a range of extra laws. | At the macroscopic scale, and for systems with short range correlations, this entire family of second laws become equal to the ordinary second law, but outside of this regime, these other second laws impose additional restrictions on thermodynamical transitions. | "We can use tools from quantum information theory to understand the case when we don't have a large number of particles." Professor Oppenheim added: "While a quantum house will get messier rather than tidier, like a normal house, our research shows that the ways in which it can get messier are constrained by a range of extra laws. Stranger still, the way these second laws interact with each other can even make it look like the traditional second law has been violated. | While macroscopically, only a single second law restricts transitions, we find that there are an entire family of more fundamental restrictions at the quantum level. At the macroscopic scale, and for systems with short range correlations, this entire family of second laws become equal to the ordinary second law, but outside of this regime, these other second laws impose additional restrictions on thermodynamical transitions. What's more, one needs to be more precise about what one means by a cyclic process. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150209161417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29 |
10.1007/978-3-642-55220-5_1 | Computer_Science_easy_43 | The computation of discrete logarithms associated with problems that are deliberately made difficult for cryptographic applications is thus made considerably easier. | (The authors of proposed another solution to keep the quasi-polynomial nature of algorithm.) | This means that it is able to solve increasingly large discrete logarithm problems, while its computing time increases at a far slower rate than with previous algorithms. The computation of discrete logarithms associated with problems that are deliberately made difficult for cryptographic applications is thus made considerably easier. Since solving this variant of the discrete logarithm is now within the capacity of current computers, relying on its difficulty for cryptographic applications is therefore no longer an option. | Similarly, if P is linear, its presence will prevent the second part of Proposition 2 to hold since the logarithm of P can not be found with the strategy of Section 4. (The authors of proposed another solution to keep the quasi-polynomial nature of algorithm.) Proposition 10 For each problematic polynomial P of degree D, we can find a linear relation between log P , log h 1 and O(D) logarithms of polynomials of degree at most (δ − 1)D which are not problematic. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29 |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_45 | could be instilled in biological or artificial systems. | The agent must somehow know that its sensor is at the same spatial position independently of what objects are around and what are the positions of the other sensors. | a) 1% of the 2500 exploratory arm configurations mi . could be instilled in biological or artificial systems. "These concepts are instead developed over time, as useful tools that help them to make sense of the vast sensorimotor data they are constantly exposed to. | The first and most basic property of those laws is an invariance: space does not depend on the particular environment, nor on the particular posture of the agent. The agent must somehow know that its sensor is at the same spatial position independently of what objects are around and what are the positions of the other sensors. These "points of view" are the precursors to the more convenient notion of "point", which is the basic element of what we call space, and which can be used to build more complex notions of space. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_47 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | The robot should start from scratch and gradually develop perceptual notions, under no prior assumptions, exclusively by looking into its sensorimotor experience and identifying repetitive patterns and invariants. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | In a sufficiently rich environment, the kernels of these functions correspond uniquely to the spatial configuration of the agent's exteroceptors. The robot should start from scratch and gradually develop perceptual notions, under no prior assumptions, exclusively by looking into its sensorimotor experience and identifying repetitive patterns and invariants. One of the most fundamental perceptual notions, space, cannot be an exception to this requirement. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_50 | Itas hard to eat more than a few at a time because of the overwhelming seasoning. | Precise temperature control gives more choice over doneness and texture than traditional cooking methods. | Fresh, free of antibiotics and all the other buzzwords give it the advantage here. Itas hard to eat more than a few at a time because of the overwhelming seasoning. The skin, which offers a slight crunch when prepared perfectly, is the best part. | Precise temperature control gives more choice over doneness and texture than traditional cooking methods. Cooking in heat-stable, vacuumized pouches improves shelf-life and can enhance taste and nutrition. Vacuum-sealing has several benefits: it allows heat to be efficiently transferred from the water (or steam) to the food; it increases the food's shelf-life by eliminating the risk of recontamination during storage; it inhibits off-flavors from oxidation and prevents evaporative losses of flavor volatiles and moisture during cooking ; and reduces aerobic bacterial growth -this results in especially flavorful and nutritious food . | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37177682260&p=1pl&v=1&x=xtiqWbx0klqzjo_iio1TzQ |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_51 | However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | The sets M s thus take the form of oblique lines, such that m 1 + m 2 = x (see Fig. | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. "This property seems miraculous if you think about how many receptors the human body has," Terekhov said. | For the example under consideration, the two motor commands m 1 and m 2 are redundant in determining the agent's position x in space . The sets M s thus take the form of oblique lines, such that m 1 + m 2 = x (see Fig. In general and for any agent, if the environment E is rich enough, the sensory input s is different for different positions of the exteroceptors in Figure 2 : The agent can move its sensors using two redundant motors. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_52 | When challenging their views, don't try to belittle or insult them by calling them dumb or ignorant. | In response to the same original post, there are many possible ways to change someone's view. | Emotions like anxiety, fear, and anger exacerbate political bias, so use soft wording and a calm tone, and try to make them feel at ease. When challenging their views, don't try to belittle or insult them by calling them dumb or ignorant. This implies that the persuader is already open-minded and aware of their own biases, which is important. | So, while the challenger's opening argument should be important, statements made later in the rooted path-unit could be more important. In response to the same original post, there are many possible ways to change someone's view. Hence, for each rooted path-unit that wins a ∆, we find the rooted path-unit in the same discussion tree that did not win a ∆ but was the most "similar" in topic. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34825237314&p=1pl&v=1&x=Ek2kCrlRC5EYJ6uvaCrODQ |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_53 | The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. | As Southwest Airlines might have gotten new customers who used to fly the now-baggage fee charging airlines, we do not have a true experiment, and consequently we do not employ a traditional difference-in-difference approach in our analysis. | The number of baggage-related complaints per 1,000 passengers dropped as airlines' departure delay performance improved once most charged for checked bags. The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. Southwest offers the most bundled services among major airlines as it offers the fewest instances of charging customers beyond their tickets. | Since Southwest Airlines is the only major U.S. airline that does not charge for two checked bags, it resembles a control variable of operational performance in a quasi-experiment 3 when compared against competing airlines (that did begin charging for checked bags) that operated in the same airports. As Southwest Airlines might have gotten new customers who used to fly the now-baggage fee charging airlines, we do not have a true experiment, and consequently we do not employ a traditional difference-in-difference approach in our analysis. We show that, at the aggregate level, the airlines that began charging for one checked bag saw a significant relative improvement in their on-time departure performance in the 35-day period afterwards, compared to the airlines that were not charging for a checked bag during the same time period. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1177/1080569913501862 | Computer_Science_easy_54 | Dramatic age gap: Younger professionals were nearly three times as likely as older professionals to think tapping out a message over a business lunch is appropriate -- 66 percent of people under 30 said texting or emailing was okay, compared to just 20 percent of those aged 51-65. | Roughly 71% of the professionals said they would not make a call or take a call during a meeting. | Higher-income professionals had less tolerance for smartphone use in business meetings. Dramatic age gap: Younger professionals were nearly three times as likely as older professionals to think tapping out a message over a business lunch is appropriate -- 66 percent of people under 30 said texting or emailing was okay, compared to just 20 percent of those aged 51-65. Chances are, just having your phone out is offending somebody: A full 20 percent of professionals said simply having your phone out at a business lunch is rude. | Interestingly, just 24% thought using a laptop in a meeting was not appropriate. Roughly 71% of the professionals said they would not make a call or take a call during a meeting. Approximately 63% said that they would not text message during meetings. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024182551.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 |
10.1098/rspb.2019.0646 | Computer_Science_easy_55 | When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. | This would also allow manipulation of each feature dimension independently, giving the ability to ask questions about which aspects of the target are most important for effective compromise camouflage. | When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. Turns out, it's all about psychology. In other words, the female guppy is often immune to the charms of a male guppy that looks like all the other male guppies. | It remains possible that there are different optimal strategies depending on the type of compromise adopted, and therefore future work should test whether there are differences between putative compromise camouflage strategies. This would also allow manipulation of each feature dimension independently, giving the ability to ask questions about which aspects of the target are most important for effective compromise camouflage. We can also use image analysis techniques to identify which forms of compromise camouflage we actually see in real animals. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=39231165247&p=1pl&v=1&x=YiytxbCM3laBXxUWdpYKGQ |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_57 | The number of baggage-related complaints per 1,000 passengers dropped as airlines' departure delay performance improved once most charged for checked bags. | Because our model includes a rich set of control variables, we are able to explain about 38% of the variation in Actual-TurnAroundTime variable. | The most positive changes in on-time departures occurred at major hub airports because less checked bags had to be moved through massive systems once passengers change planes. The number of baggage-related complaints per 1,000 passengers dropped as airlines' departure delay performance improved once most charged for checked bags. The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. | To rule out the possibility that our results are driven by other factors within the air- This incremental effect is also consistent with the incremental effect caused by the two checked bags fees policy on SpAdj-Departure-Delay. Because our model includes a rich set of control variables, we are able to explain about 38% of the variation in Actual-TurnAroundTime variable. average delay in the After period minus average delay in the Before period. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_58 | The study estimates Southwest loses approximately $24 million for not charging for the first checked bag and $35 million for not charging for the second one per year. | ), and lastly, security delay. | Southwest's "bags fly free" policy is likely not free based on lost opportunity cost, mostly because it could be offering more flights per day with increased boarding times due to charging for checked bags. The study estimates Southwest loses approximately $24 million for not charging for the first checked bag and $35 million for not charging for the second one per year. "It's not free in an operational sense," Arikan says. | The weather shows up as the main source of delays, followed by air carrier delay (e.g. ), and lastly, security delay. Hence, our conclusions related to baggage fees and departure delays are robust, | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_59 | The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. | In general, participants were more often correct in the HMD condition than for the desktop condition for a given confidence level. | "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. In post-study questionnaires, all 40 participants said that they were completely comfortable -- and adept -- in navigating a desktop computer to access information, yet all but two said they preferred the immersive VR environment as a potential learning platform. | 9 show that when the users were less error-prone in the HMD condition, their confidence was better-grounded in the recall accuracy than when in the desktop condition. In general, participants were more often correct in the HMD condition than for the desktop condition for a given confidence level. Figure 10 shows the accuracy when using the desktop first followed by the HMD versus using the HMD first and then the desktop. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_60 | Southwest offers the most bundled services among major airlines as it offers the fewest instances of charging customers beyond their tickets. | use BTS data on 10 major airlines in the 1995-2001 period on Fridays on the 1,000 busiest routes, and find that multimarket contact has a positive effect on arrival delays, causing delays on the ground, more in the form of gate departure delays rather than time spent on the runway. | The number of baggage-related complaints per 1,000 passengers dropped as airlines' departure delay performance improved once most charged for checked bags. The findings likely open the door for future research on how the unbundling of airline services influences the performance of their operations, Arikan says. Southwest offers the most bundled services among major airlines as it offers the fewest instances of charging customers beyond their tickets. | Thus, our findings also support the notion that Southwest's marketing strategy of being the only major U.S. airline not charging for the first two checked bags is in line with their historical operations oriented strategy. use BTS data on 10 major airlines in the 1995-2001 period on Fridays on the 1,000 busiest routes, and find that multimarket contact has a positive effect on arrival delays, causing delays on the ground, more in the form of gate departure delays rather than time spent on the runway. Using over 800,000 individual flights scheduled between 50 major U.S. airports in January, April, and July of 2000 finds that the prevalence and duration of arrival delays are significantly greater on routes where only one airline provides direct service, and that weather, congestion, and scheduling decisions have a significant contribution to arrival delays. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_62 | "Instead, our device receives feedback from the motor cortex, far from the stimulation source, providing a more reliable signal." | Stimulation parameters used for adaptive DBS are shown in | The short time periods over which movement was assessed did not permit comparison of the two deep brain stimulation paradigms relative to incidence of dyskinesia, but it is hoped that the variable stimulation will also translate into a reduction in adverse effects when tested over longer time periods. "Instead, our device receives feedback from the motor cortex, far from the stimulation source, providing a more reliable signal." An adaptive system like the one being tested here could offer an effective alternative and may also limit adverse effects of traditional deep brain stimulation, but considerable testing remains to be done. | The narrowband gamma signal related to dyskinesia occurs at half the stimulation frequency, when dyskinesia is present ( Figure 1A and 1C) . Stimulation parameters used for adaptive DBS are shown in This match was closer for the Nexus E session than for Nexus D3. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34175486612&p=1pl&v=1&x=_1eTrGJQyGkkr4UeWUolqA |
10.1007/978-3-642-55220-5_1 | Computer_Science_easy_63 | The computation of discrete logarithms associated with problems that are deliberately made difficult for cryptographic applications is thus made considerably easier. | On the one hand one can obtain a better complexity if one proves a stronger result on the smoothness probability. | This means that it is able to solve increasingly large discrete logarithm problems, while its computing time increases at a far slower rate than with previous algorithms. The computation of discrete logarithms associated with problems that are deliberately made difficult for cryptographic applications is thus made considerably easier. Since solving this variant of the discrete logarithm is now within the capacity of current computers, relying on its difficulty for cryptographic applications is therefore no longer an option. | The algorithm can be modified in several ways. On the one hand one can obtain a better complexity if one proves a stronger result on the smoothness probability. On the other hand, without changing the complexity, one can obtain a version which should behave better in practice. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29 |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_68 | Neither patient, males in their 60s diagnosed with Parkinson's seven and eight years earlier, reported feeling changes in stimulation. | He never had tremor, so these scores were not included in the analysis. | This adaptation of the stimulation is the advance we are trying to make with brain stimulation." Neither patient, males in their 60s diagnosed with Parkinson's seven and eight years earlier, reported feeling changes in stimulation. Researchers saw energy savings of 39 percent and 45 percent in the devices when using the adaptive algorithms. | This match was closer for the Nexus E session than for Nexus D3. He never had tremor, so these scores were not included in the analysis. The blinded neurologist reviewed video during both sessions and reported no overt clinical difference between adaptive DBS (Nexus E) and open-loop DBS. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_69 | And MRIs showed that the successful trainees' hippocampi had grown over time. | Evidence that this pattern of grey matter volume was acquired from the experience of learning and using the highly complex mental map of London comes from an additional finding. | When Maguire gave the successful and disappointed trainees the same battery of memory tests she had given them at the start of their training, she found that drivers who earned their licenses performed far better than those who failed--even though they had performed equally four years earlier. And MRIs showed that the successful trainees' hippocampi had grown over time. The successful trainees did not perform better on all tests of memory, however. | On the basis of these results, we suggested that learning, representing and using a spatial representation of a highly complex and large-scale environment is a primary function of the posterior hippocampus in humans such that this brain region might adapt structurally to accommodate its elaboration. Evidence that this pattern of grey matter volume was acquired from the experience of learning and using the highly complex mental map of London comes from an additional finding. The number of years of navigation experience correlated with hippocampal grey matter volume only in taxi drivers (and not bus drivers who were matched for number of years navigating in London), with right posterior grey matter volume increasing with more navigation experience (figure 3d ). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1007/978-3-642-55220-5_1 | Computer_Science_easy_70 | For instance, the algorithm could be adapted in order to test the robustness of other cryptographic applications. | This can be used to solve certain discrete logarithms in, say, F 2 n for adequately chosen n (much similar to records tackled by ). | This work is still at a theoretical stage and the algorithm still needs to be refined before it is possible to provide a practical demonstration of the weakness of this variant of the discrete logarithm. Nonetheless, these results reveal a flaw in cryptographic security and open the way to additional research. For instance, the algorithm could be adapted in order to test the robustness of other cryptographic applications. | Much the same can be said in the case where n is composite and factors nicely, so that F Q admits a large enough subfield F q with q = p m . This can be used to solve certain discrete logarithms in, say, F 2 n for adequately chosen n (much similar to records tackled by ). While we have seen that Corollary 4 can be used to treat some cases, its applicability might be hindered by the absence of an appropriately sized subfield: p might be as small as 2, and n might not factor adequately. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29 |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_71 | It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else--if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. | Similar patterns occur in root reply and full path: in number of common words and OP fraction, persuasive arguments have larger values because they tend to be longer, as will be shown in §4.2.2; in reply fraction and Jaccard, which are normalized by reply length, persuasive arguments are more dissimilar from the original post in content words but more similar in stopwords. | It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else--if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. From wearing shirts that say, "I'd rather be a Russian than Democrat," to conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophilia ring out of a pizza joint, it is obvious that Donald Trump and abominable allies have perfected the skill of brain washing those vulnerable to such manipulation. But completely giving up on the task of converting fellow Americans--even staunch Trump supporters and outlandish conspiracy theorists--into crusaders for logic and reason should not be an option. | The features based on interplay are all significant to a certain degree. Similar patterns occur in root reply and full path: in number of common words and OP fraction, persuasive arguments have larger values because they tend to be longer, as will be shown in §4.2.2; in reply fraction and Jaccard, which are normalized by reply length, persuasive arguments are more dissimilar from the original post in content words but more similar in stopwords. Keeping in mind that the pairs we compare are chosen to be similar to each other, our analysis indicates that, under this constraint, persuasive arguments use a more different wording from the original post in content, while at the same time matching them more on stopwords. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34828472692&p=1pl&v=1&x=4ruYvZS5w6QcN2Gi21xOEg |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_72 | "We believe the future of education and innovation will benefit greatly from the use of these new visual technologies." | If their active participation in the organization of the data in virtual memory palaces makes a meaningful difference, then that could be further useful in designing interaction-based virtual environments that could one day assist in far superior information management and recall tools than those currently available to us. | The UMD team believes this study will lay the groundwork for other scientific inquiry on the value of VR and AR for education. "By showing that virtual reality can help improve recall, it opens the door to further studies that look at the impact of VR-based training modules at all levels -- from elementary school children learning astronomy to trauma residents acquiring the latest knowledge in lifesaving procedures," Varshney says. "We believe the future of education and innovation will benefit greatly from the use of these new visual technologies." | Another interesting future work would be to allow people to build their own virtual memory palaces, manipulate and organize the content on their own, and then ask them to recall that information. If their active participation in the organization of the data in virtual memory palaces makes a meaningful difference, then that could be further useful in designing interaction-based virtual environments that could one day assist in far superior information management and recall tools than those currently available to us. Yet another interesting future direction of research could be to compare elements of virtual memory palaces that are highly personal versus those that could be used by larger groups. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_73 | "The most important thing is that even though this abstract notion is learned based on the visual input, it ends up being independent from it, and thus works for all environments; the same way our notion of space does not depend on the particular scene we see." | The environment-independent definition of space can be approached by looking into the functions that link the motor commands to changes in exteroceptive inputs. | These low-probability events may be used by the brain to construct general perceptual notions." "The most important thing is that even though this abstract notion is learned based on the visual input, it ends up being independent from it, and thus works for all environments; the same way our notion of space does not depend on the particular scene we see." "The tricky part of our study was that the robot had to complete this task by looking into the distorted images only, just like humans learn to compensate for the distortion introduced by eye glasses," Terekhov said. | We show that the notion of space as environmentindependent cannot be deduced solely from exteroceptive information, which is highly variable and is mainly determined by the contents of the environment. The environment-independent definition of space can be approached by looking into the functions that link the motor commands to changes in exteroceptive inputs. In a sufficiently rich environment, the kernels of these functions correspond uniquely to the spatial configuration of the agent's exteroceptors. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_74 | "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | If their active participation in the organization of the data in virtual memory palaces makes a meaningful difference, then that could be further useful in designing interaction-based virtual environments that could one day assist in far superior information management and recall tools than those currently available to us. | The results showed an 8.8 per cent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number. Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | Another interesting future work would be to allow people to build their own virtual memory palaces, manipulate and organize the content on their own, and then ask them to recall that information. If their active participation in the organization of the data in virtual memory palaces makes a meaningful difference, then that could be further useful in designing interaction-based virtual environments that could one day assist in far superior information management and recall tools than those currently available to us. Yet another interesting future direction of research could be to compare elements of virtual memory palaces that are highly personal versus those that could be used by larger groups. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34313063783&p=1pl&v=1&x=TCex6cBLjKUBpfnsnX7wYA |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_75 | The successful trainees did not perform better on all tests of memory, however. | This pattern of anterograde memory performance was in the context of learning and recognition memory for single items being comparable with control participants, as were retrograde memory for autobiographical and semantic information, executive and perceptual functions, working memory and levels of stress and anxiety. | And MRIs showed that the successful trainees' hippocampi had grown over time. The successful trainees did not perform better on all tests of memory, however. Maguire thinks that The Knowledge may enlarge the hippocampus's posterior (rear) at the expense of its anterior (front), creating a trade-off of cognitive talents--that is, taxi drivers master some forms of memory but become worse at others. | After a delay they also recalled less of this associative information. This pattern of anterograde memory performance was in the context of learning and recognition memory for single items being comparable with control participants, as were retrograde memory for autobiographical and semantic information, executive and perceptual functions, working memory and levels of stress and anxiety. Negative effects of navigation expertise were not only found behaviourally but also structurally in the brain. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1016/j.compag.2016.07.028 | Computer_Science_easy_77 | Ge and Schnable found that the software's estimates of plant size correlated strongly with their own measurements of plant weight, leaf area and water use efficiency. | Compared to leaves, these organs have subtle differences in spectral signatures, which would lower the prediction accuracy. | Second sight
Ge and Schnable also showed that conventional RGB imagery from the phenotyping system can be used to estimate the daily growth of corn plants - and how efficiently they use water to stimulate that growth - during their first few weeks of development. Ge and Schnable found that the software's estimates of plant size correlated strongly with their own measurements of plant weight, leaf area and water use efficiency. The methods required to establish those baseline values help illustrate why the RGB and hyperspectral imaging techniques should prove so useful, the researchers said. | A larger fraction of the plant leaves are occluded from the hyperspectral camera and the pixels extracted from the images are therefore less representative of the entire plants. Compared to leaves, these organs have subtle differences in spectral signatures, which would lower the prediction accuracy. Total NIR reflectance appears to be influenced by leaf thickness in addition to water content, introducing confound- ing variation ( . | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/JM-jhIn6rZA/ |
10.1177/1080569913501862 | Computer_Science_easy_79 | Higher-income professionals had less tolerance for smartphone use in business meetings. | As such, they may be more sensitive to subordinates who distract attention away from them during meetings. | Despite the casual reputation, professionals from the West Coast were less accepting of mobile phone use in meetings than people from the East Coast. Higher-income professionals had less tolerance for smartphone use in business meetings. Dramatic age gap: Younger professionals were nearly three times as likely as older professionals to think tapping out a message over a business lunch is appropriate -- 66 percent of people under 30 said texting or emailing was okay, compared to just 20 percent of those aged 51-65. | We suspect that one explanation is that higher-income at UNIV TORONTO on May 10, 2016 bcq.sagepub.com Downloaded from professionals are often in higher-status positions. As such, they may be more sensitive to subordinates who distract attention away from them during meetings. We think this research provides a baseline and foundation for future research. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024182551.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_80 | When Maguire gave the successful and disappointed trainees the same battery of memory tests she had given them at the start of their training, she found that drivers who earned their licenses performed far better than those who failed--even though they had performed equally four years earlier. | We suggest that exploring talent and expertise in this manner could have implications for education, rehabilitation of patients with cognitive impairments, understanding individual differences and possibly conditions such as autism where exceptional abilities can be a feature. | Four years later 39 of the 79 trainees had earned their licenses; 20 trainees who failed their exams agreed to continue participating in the study. When Maguire gave the successful and disappointed trainees the same battery of memory tests she had given them at the start of their training, she found that drivers who earned their licenses performed far better than those who failed--even though they had performed equally four years earlier. And MRIs showed that the successful trainees' hippocampi had grown over time. | We suggest that exploring talent and expertise in this manner could have implications for education, rehabilitation of patients with cognitive impairments, understanding individual differences and possibly conditions such as autism where exceptional abilities can be a feature. Perhaps this is not surprising, given that even defining talent is not straightforward. In order to understand whether exceptional ability is innately determined or can be acquired, we suggest that in the first instance it is necessary to eschew development as an influencing factor and establish whether exceptional ability can develop in healthy adults. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_81 | This shift resulted in a lower demand for airport labor-intensive, back-end operations such as baggage handling and security checks, which are shared resources across airlines. | As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time increases. | Other key findings from the study:
Charging for the first or second checked bag improved on-time departure performance for all major airlines--including Southwest Airlines, which does not charge for the first two bags--because it creates savings due to a cultural shift among US passengers to travel with less baggage. This shift resulted in a lower demand for airport labor-intensive, back-end operations such as baggage handling and security checks, which are shared resources across airlines. So, a drop in total baggage volume benefits not only the airlines that charge baggage fees but also those that do not. | Hence, given the previously hypothesized departure performances (i.e. As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time increases. As the checked baggage fee policy gets implemented from zero to one to two bags, the scheduled block time decreases. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_83 | "This leads to the possibility that a spatial virtual memory palace -- experienced in an immersive virtual environment -- could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," Plaisant says. | 9 show that when the users were less error-prone in the HMD condition, their confidence was better-grounded in the recall accuracy than when in the desktop condition. | This was reflected in the research results: 40 percent of the participants scored at least 10 percent higher in recall ability using VR over the desktop display. "This leads to the possibility that a spatial virtual memory palace -- experienced in an immersive virtual environment -- could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," Plaisant says. The UMD team believes this study will lay the groundwork for other scientific inquiry on the value of VR and AR for education. | The results in Fig. 9 show that when the users were less error-prone in the HMD condition, their confidence was better-grounded in the recall accuracy than when in the desktop condition. In general, participants were more often correct in the HMD condition than for the desktop condition for a given confidence level. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1098/rspb.2019.0646 | Computer_Science_easy_86 | First, the female guppies' responsiveness to a stimulus -- male guppies with a familiar pattern -- decreased with added exposure. | In an evolutionary simulation model where the prey population could evolve distastefulness as well as its coloration, aposematic coloration evolved more often in a situation where the habitat was visually variable, consisting of two different microhabitats, than when the habitat always remained similar . | Through these experiments, researchers showed that this choice met four criteria that indicate habituation. First, the female guppies' responsiveness to a stimulus -- male guppies with a familiar pattern -- decreased with added exposure. Second, the females' interest in males with novel patterns was not affected by exposure to the familiar pattern, showing something called stimulus specificity. | First, there is evidence that imperfect camouflage may be an important driver for the evolution of aposematic coloration. In an evolutionary simulation model where the prey population could evolve distastefulness as well as its coloration, aposematic coloration evolved more often in a situation where the habitat was visually variable, consisting of two different microhabitats, than when the habitat always remained similar . Future work could investigate whether phylogenetic evidence supports this hypothesis and explore in real-world set-ups the extent to which imperfect camouflage can combine with aposematism and other signalling strategies (similarly to recent work on distance-dependent camouflage and aposematism ). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=39231165247&p=1pl&v=1&x=YiytxbCM3laBXxUWdpYKGQ |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_87 | In other words, taxi drivers had plumper memory centers than their peers. | This pattern of anterograde memory performance was in the context of learning and recognition memory for single items being comparable with control participants, as were retrograde memory for autobiographical and semantic information, executive and perceptual functions, working memory and levels of stress and anxiety. | Researchers noticed that a part of the brain called the hippocampus was much larger in these animals than in similar species that did not secret away their snacks. In other words, taxi drivers had plumper memory centers than their peers. It seemed that the longer someone had been driving a taxi, the larger his hippocampus, as though the brain expanded to accommodate the cognitive demands of navigating London's streets. | After a delay they also recalled less of this associative information. This pattern of anterograde memory performance was in the context of learning and recognition memory for single items being comparable with control participants, as were retrograde memory for autobiographical and semantic information, executive and perceptual functions, working memory and levels of stress and anxiety. Negative effects of navigation expertise were not only found behaviourally but also structurally in the brain. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1177/1080569913501862 | Computer_Science_easy_88 | Similarly, 50 percent of men said it was acceptable to answer a call at a power lunch, compared to 26 percent of women. | Strong majorities of younger employees (21 to 30 years old) considered checking text messages and emails, answering calls, and even writing text messages and emails as appropriate. | More than 59 percent of men said it was okay to check text messages at a power lunch, compared to 34 percent of women who thought checking texts was appropriate. Similarly, 50 percent of men said it was acceptable to answer a call at a power lunch, compared to 26 percent of women. Despite the casual reputation, professionals from the West Coast were less accepting of mobile phone use in meetings than people from the East Coast. | The divide is perhaps most dramatic in informal meetings (see Figure 2 ). Strong majorities of younger employees (21 to 30 years old) considered checking text messages and emails, answering calls, and even writing text messages and emails as appropriate. On the other hand, strong majorities of employees above 41 years of age consider these actions as inappropriate. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131024182551.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_89 | That means some rooms in the quantum house may spontaneously become much tidier, while others only become messier but only imperceptibly." | The same holds true for other versions of the second law, such as the Kelvin-Planck statement, where one also talks about cyclic processes, in which all other objects beside the system of interest are returned back to their original state. | For instance, a small system can spontaneously become more ordered when it interacts with another system which barely seems to change. That means some rooms in the quantum house may spontaneously become much tidier, while others only become messier but only imperceptibly." The results of the study give an improved understanding of how heat and energy is transformed on very small scales. | Interpreted strictly, the Clausius statement of the second law, applies to situations which never occur in nature. The same holds true for other versions of the second law, such as the Kelvin-Planck statement, where one also talks about cyclic processes, in which all other objects beside the system of interest are returned back to their original state. While macroscopically, only a single second law restricts transitions, we find that there are an entire family of more fundamental restrictions at the quantum level. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150209161417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29 |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_91 | This notion could be better defined by looking into functions that link motor commands to changes in stimuli that are external to the agent. | A similar approach, formalized in the language of information theory , can make it possible to describe the topological structure of the agent's surface and certain properties of its interaction with the environment . | Terekhov and his colleagues showed that the notion of space as environment-independent cannot be deduced only by exteroceptive information, as this information varies greatly depending on what is found in the environment. This notion could be better defined by looking into functions that link motor commands to changes in stimuli that are external to the agent. "He suggested that the coincidence in the sensory input may play a crucial role." | This approach, when applied to visual information, can lead to the discovery of stable features, such as edges, similar to those present in the human visual cortex . A similar approach, formalized in the language of information theory , can make it possible to describe the topological structure of the agent's surface and certain properties of its interaction with the environment . However, only the simplest perceptual notions are straightforwardly dictated by the sensory inputs themselves. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_92 | In the future, we might be able to use a EEG electrode placed in a fashionable cap to record data that could be used to inform changes in the settings." | The classifier algorithm performed as expected, appropriately detecting changes in gamma band power and triggering reduction in DBS amplitude when the gamma threshold was exceeded. | "We also imagine that, for some patients, having implanted electrodes may not be the best option. In the future, we might be able to use a EEG electrode placed in a fashionable cap to record data that could be used to inform changes in the settings." Such a cap, she says, also might also allow wireless transmission of information from patients, especially those living in remote locations, to neurologists who could tweak medications also being used in treatments. | While the total energy delivered by adaptive stimulation was substantially less than that of open-loop stimulation, blinded clinical ratings confirmed similar efficacy for both approaches. The classifier algorithm performed as expected, appropriately detecting changes in gamma band power and triggering reduction in DBS amplitude when the gamma threshold was exceeded. Although this approach has shown promise 1,2 , the STN LFP is a low amplitude signal that is strongly affected by stimulation artifact when stimulation is delivered on adjacent contacts. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_93 | "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | The participants who experienced the virtual airport in a HMD had more accurate recall than those who used the desktop. | The results showed an 8.8 per cent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number. Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | This makes it possible to compare recall for the same user across the two display modalities. The participants who experienced the virtual airport in a HMD had more accurate recall than those who used the desktop. They found that active participants had a superior environment layout recall compared to those who were passive. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34313063783&p=1pl&v=1&x=TCex6cBLjKUBpfnsnX7wYA |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_94 | "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | This suggests that memory was only enhanced for those aspects of the environment that were interacted with directly-particularly the environment which was navigated. | The results showed an 8.8 per cent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number. Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. "This leads to the possibility that an immersive virtual environment could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," said Catherine Plaisant, Senior Research Scientist in University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. | However, they also found that there was no statistically significant difference between the recall or recognition of objects (such as furniture or entrances and exits of a room) or their positions within the environment between the active and passive participants. This suggests that memory was only enhanced for those aspects of the environment that were interacted with directly-particularly the environment which was navigated. The study found that when the building was a single floor, the real-world and virtual-environmenttrained users had comparable results. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34313063783&p=1pl&v=1&x=TCex6cBLjKUBpfnsnX7wYA |
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By carefully building these bridges, we can come closer to agreement rather than pushing one another further away. Of course, there are limits to how much time and energy one can spend on trying to convince someone who completely refuses to listen to reason. | But naïvely making a communication longer does not automatically make it more convincing (indeed, sometimes, more succinct phrasing carries more punch); our more advanced features attempt to capture the subtler aspects of length. The descending concreteness trend suggests that opinions tend to be expressed in a particular-to-general way; replies notably differ by having both the opening and the closing be abstract, with a concrete middle. These differences are indicative of the functions that the two forms of utterances serve: a CMV rule is that original posts should not be "like a persuasive essay". | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34825237314&p=1pl&v=1&x=Ek2kCrlRC5EYJ6uvaCrODQ |
10.1007/978-3-642-55220-5_1 | Computer_Science_easy_96 | For instance, the algorithm could be adapted in order to test the robustness of other cryptographic applications. | On the one hand one can obtain a better complexity if one proves a stronger result on the smoothness probability. | This work is still at a theoretical stage and the algorithm still needs to be refined before it is possible to provide a practical demonstration of the weakness of this variant of the discrete logarithm. Nonetheless, these results reveal a flaw in cryptographic security and open the way to additional research. For instance, the algorithm could be adapted in order to test the robustness of other cryptographic applications. | The algorithm can be modified in several ways. On the one hand one can obtain a better complexity if one proves a stronger result on the smoothness probability. On the other hand, without changing the complexity, one can obtain a version which should behave better in practice. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29 |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_97 | Itas hard to eat more than a few at a time because of the overwhelming seasoning. | Some chefs prefer the lower temperature of a skillet with just smoking vegetable or nut oil (200 | Fresh, free of antibiotics and all the other buzzwords give it the advantage here. Itas hard to eat more than a few at a time because of the overwhelming seasoning. The skin, which offers a slight crunch when prepared perfectly, is the best part. | • C/3 500 • F in air, and produce a particularly nice crust on beef; Baldwin (2008) and recommend using a butane blowtorch since propane can leave an off-flavor. Some chefs prefer the lower temperature of a skillet with just smoking vegetable or nut oil (200 Since the searing time at these high temperatures is very short (5-30 seconds), mutagens formation is unlikely to be significant (Skog, 2009 ). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37177682260&p=1pl&v=1&x=xtiqWbx0klqzjo_iio1TzQ |
10.1126/science.aaf2654 | Computer_Science_easy_98 | Instead, cognitive responses of overall-well being seem to be at play there, rather than a concrete focus on harm, the authors note in their paper. | Regression analyses (see Supplementary online materials) showed that enthusiasm for self-driving cars was consistently greater for younger, male participants. | Their hypothesis was accurate, but as they also predicted, they didn't find an association between brain activity and harming a person for the benefit of the public. Instead, cognitive responses of overall-well being seem to be at play there, rather than a concrete focus on harm, the authors note in their paper. Overall, the findings of the small study suggest some good news: people may actually be concerned about harming others during moral dilemmas, rather then just take into account their own discomfort. | A possible concern with MTurk studies is that some participants may already be familiar with testing materials, when these materials are used by many research groups; but this concern does not apply to our testing materials, which have never been used in a published MTurk study so far. Regression analyses (see Supplementary online materials) showed that enthusiasm for self-driving cars was consistently greater for younger, male participants. Accordingly, all subsequent analyses included age and sex as covariates. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=32987984951&p=1pl&v=1&x=1g42vs7c-hPYDcKYkzy-jQ |
10.1287/mnsc.2016.2500 | Computer_Science_easy_100 | Southwest's improved departure time performance was not as significant as its rival airlines, which did charge for checked bags, and it appears to have hurt one of Southwest's historical competitive advantages in customer service. | Using over 800,000 individual flights scheduled between 50 major U.S. airports in January, April, and July of 2000 finds that the prevalence and duration of arrival delays are significantly greater on routes where only one airline provides direct service, and that weather, congestion, and scheduling decisions have a significant contribution to arrival delays. | So, a drop in total baggage volume benefits not only the airlines that charge baggage fees but also those that do not. Southwest's improved departure time performance was not as significant as its rival airlines, which did charge for checked bags, and it appears to have hurt one of Southwest's historical competitive advantages in customer service. Southwest's "bags fly free" policy is likely not free based on lost opportunity cost, mostly because it could be offering more flights per day with increased boarding times due to charging for checked bags. | use BTS data on 10 major airlines in the 1995-2001 period on Fridays on the 1,000 busiest routes, and find that multimarket contact has a positive effect on arrival delays, causing delays on the ground, more in the form of gate departure delays rather than time spent on the runway. Using over 800,000 individual flights scheduled between 50 major U.S. airports in January, April, and July of 2000 finds that the prevalence and duration of arrival delays are significantly greater on routes where only one airline provides direct service, and that weather, congestion, and scheduling decisions have a significant contribution to arrival delays. Using over 27,000 monthly route observations between 1997 to 2000, find that less competitive routes are characterized by lower service quality, in terms of both more frequent and longer flight delays. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.futurity.org/airplanes-baggage-fees-1234212-2/ |
10.1126/science.aaf2654 | Computer_Science_easy_101 | Most people preferred to not use a self-driving car. | Thus, participants were not worried about AVs being too utilitarian, as often portrayed in science-fiction. | Overall, the findings of the small study suggest some good news: people may actually be concerned about harming others during moral dilemmas, rather then just take into account their own discomfort. Many of us will never be in the situation of choosing to silence a crying baby during wartime. Most people preferred to not use a self-driving car. | Participants were not quite so sure that AVs would be programmed that way though (67% thought so, with a median rating of 70). Thus, participants were not worried about AVs being too utilitarian, as often portrayed in science-fiction. If anything, they imagined future AVs as being less utilitarian than they should be. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=32987984951&p=1pl&v=1&x=1g42vs7c-hPYDcKYkzy-jQ |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_102 | "But it turns out it really was the training process that caused the growth in the brain. | Clearly, increased numbers of participants are required to confirm these findings. | "The initial findings could have been explained by a correlation, that people with big hippocampi become taxi drivers," he says. "But it turns out it really was the training process that caused the growth in the brain. It shows you can produce profound changes in the brain with training. | Full-time taxi drivers had significantly greater grey matter volume in the posterior hippocampus than retired taxi drivers, who had greater volume in this region than the non-taxi driver retired control participants (figure 6d ). Clearly, increased numbers of participants are required to confirm these findings. Nevertheless, the possibility of plasticity effects in both directions, i.e. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_103 | The meat is light, a little salty and, of course, very greasy. | • C/180-185 • F. This cementing material can be strengthened by pre-cooking, say at 50 | The skin, which offers a slight crunch when prepared perfectly, is the best part. The meat is light, a little salty and, of course, very greasy. McDonaldas, because theyare more delicious. | ). • C/180-185 • F. This cementing material can be strengthened by pre-cooking, say at 50 • C/122 | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37177682260&p=1pl&v=1&x=xtiqWbx0klqzjo_iio1TzQ |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_104 | Surprisingly, the researchers found that not only does the second law hold at such small scales, but there are actually many other second laws at work. | Monotonicity of F α (ρ, ρ β ) thus provides a powerful tool to determine what sorts of thermodynamical transitions are possible on the quantum scale, or equally well, for systems which have long range interactions. | In a sense, the traditional second law only holds on average. Surprisingly, the researchers found that not only does the second law hold at such small scales, but there are actually many other second laws at work. In other words, just like larger systems, small systems also tend to become more disordered. | This includes ergodicity, mixing, coarse-graining of degrees of freedom and lack of control over the system. Monotonicity of F α (ρ, ρ β ) thus provides a powerful tool to determine what sorts of thermodynamical transitions are possible on the quantum scale, or equally well, for systems which have long range interactions. From a foundational perspective, the laws of thermodynamics take on a very simple and elegant forma class of operations, and a set of statistical distances to the free state ρ β which can never decrease. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150209161417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29 |
10.1007/978-3-642-55220-5_1 | Computer_Science_easy_105 | This work is still at a theoretical stage and the algorithm still needs to be refined before it is possible to provide a practical demonstration of the weakness of this variant of the discrete logarithm. | All of them can be done in polynomial time in q and the degree of P (X) which is bounded by k. Finally, the linear algebra step can be done in O(q 2ω ) using asymptotically fast matrix multiplication algorithms, or alternatively O(q 5 ) operations using sparse matrix techniques. | Since solving this variant of the discrete logarithm is now within the capacity of current computers, relying on its difficulty for cryptographic applications is therefore no longer an option. This work is still at a theoretical stage and the algorithm still needs to be refined before it is possible to provide a practical demonstration of the weakness of this variant of the discrete logarithm. Nonetheless, these results reveal a flaw in cryptographic security and open the way to additional research. | Since the order of PGL 2 (F q i ) is q 3i − q i , the set of cosets P q has q 3 + q elements. All of them can be done in polynomial time in q and the degree of P (X) which is bounded by k. Finally, the linear algebra step can be done in O(q 2ω ) using asymptotically fast matrix multiplication algorithms, or alternatively O(q 5 ) operations using sparse matrix techniques. Indeed, we have q + 1 non-zero entries per row and a size of q 2 + 1. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163739.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28Latest+Science+News+--+ScienceDaily%29 |
10.1098/rspb.2019.0646 | Computer_Science_easy_106 | First, the female guppies' responsiveness to a stimulus -- male guppies with a familiar pattern -- decreased with added exposure. | These findings suggest that improving our understanding of the situations in which imperfect camouflage can offer protection may help conservationists decide how best to protect threatened species. | Through these experiments, researchers showed that this choice met four criteria that indicate habituation. First, the female guppies' responsiveness to a stimulus -- male guppies with a familiar pattern -- decreased with added exposure. Second, the females' interest in males with novel patterns was not affected by exposure to the familiar pattern, showing something called stimulus specificity. | This translocation therefore potentially reduced genetic diversity, which may have important consequences for conservation, particularly in cases where populations are already small. These findings suggest that improving our understanding of the situations in which imperfect camouflage can offer protection may help conservationists decide how best to protect threatened species. Similarly to camouflage, these conspicuous colour signals can also be considered within a generalist or specialist adaptation framework. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=39231165247&p=1pl&v=1&x=YiytxbCM3laBXxUWdpYKGQ |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_107 | This implies that the persuader is already open-minded and aware of their own biases, which is important. | However, it is consistent that successful arguments are less similar to the original post in content words. | When challenging their views, don't try to belittle or insult them by calling them dumb or ignorant. This implies that the persuader is already open-minded and aware of their own biases, which is important. I think it is safe to say that most Americans, regardless of political affilitation, want what is best for America. | If we instead use truncation to (artificially) control for reply length, persuasive arguments present lower similarity in all metrics, suggesting that effects might differ over local parts of the texts. However, it is consistent that successful arguments are less similar to the original post in content words. These features attempt to capture linguistic style and its connections to persuasion success. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34825237314&p=1pl&v=1&x=Ek2kCrlRC5EYJ6uvaCrODQ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_108 | Photo by John T. C This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training. | In addition, there was no statistical difference in performance for the simple task for the different levels of immersion. | Photo by John T. C This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training. The researchers found that people remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment. "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. | The study found that higher levels of immersion (in this case, field of view) were more effective in learning complex procedures that reference spatial locations. In addition, there was no statistical difference in performance for the simple task for the different levels of immersion. found that higher field of view and field of regard produced a statistically significant performance improvement. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34297170515&p=1pl&v=1&x=aVyQCHIh9o0JvS5uzKIpiQ |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_109 | From wearing shirts that say, "I'd rather be a Russian than Democrat," to conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophilia ring out of a pizza joint, it is obvious that Donald Trump and abominable allies have perfected the skill of brain washing those vulnerable to such manipulation. | But naïvely making a communication longer does not automatically make it more convincing (indeed, sometimes, more succinct phrasing carries more punch); our more advanced features attempt to capture the subtler aspects of length. | It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else--if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. From wearing shirts that say, "I'd rather be a Russian than Democrat," to conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophilia ring out of a pizza joint, it is obvious that Donald Trump and abominable allies have perfected the skill of brain washing those vulnerable to such manipulation. But completely giving up on the task of converting fellow Americans--even staunch Trump supporters and outlandish conspiracy theorists--into crusaders for logic and reason should not be an option. | This is not surprising: longer replies can be more explicit and convey more information. But naïvely making a communication longer does not automatically make it more convincing (indeed, sometimes, more succinct phrasing carries more punch); our more advanced features attempt to capture the subtler aspects of length. The descending concreteness trend suggests that opinions tend to be expressed in a particular-to-general way; replies notably differ by having both the opening and the closing be abstract, with a concrete middle. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34828472692&p=1pl&v=1&x=4ruYvZS5w6QcN2Gi21xOEg |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_111 | They showed that not only does entropy increase, but other types of disorder also have to increase. | For some properties of Rényi divergence, the reader can refer to [36, 37] . | The researchers found additional measures of disorder, all different to the standard entropy, which quantify different types of disorder. They showed that not only does entropy increase, but other types of disorder also have to increase. In this case, we expect to see roughly equal numbers of heads as tails. | Also, there exists a useful relation between two divergences for α ∈ {0, 1}: For some properties of Rényi divergence, the reader can refer to [36, 37] . Note that discussions in other literatures define Rényi divergence for only non-negative alphas. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150209161417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29 |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_112 | This implies that the persuader is already open-minded and aware of their own biases, which is important. | Persuasive arguments use consistently more links, both in absolute and in per-word count. | When challenging their views, don't try to belittle or insult them by calling them dumb or ignorant. This implies that the persuader is already open-minded and aware of their own biases, which is important. I think it is safe to say that most Americans, regardless of political affilitation, want what is best for America. | In both root reply and full path, persuasive arguments use a significantly larger absolute number of personal pronouns. Persuasive arguments use consistently more links, both in absolute and in per-word count. Maybe due to high recall, .com links seem to be most powerful. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34825237314&p=1pl&v=1&x=Ek2kCrlRC5EYJ6uvaCrODQ |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_113 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | The method we developed allows the agent, starting with minimal a priori knowledge, to capture those constraints and to build an internal representation of its external configuration in space. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | In particular, the structure of the external space as such manifests itself through the constraint that certain properties of these functions should not depend on the objects present in the environment. The method we developed allows the agent, starting with minimal a priori knowledge, to capture those constraints and to build an internal representation of its external configuration in space. It requires the agent to notice that different motor commands can result in identical sensory inputs. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1098/rspb.2019.0646 | Computer_Science_easy_114 | Turns out, it's all about psychology. | We are also starting to be able to quantify complexity across the UV visible spectrum and therefore more accurately represent non-human visual systems . | ***EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 P.M. May 14 EDT ***
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Newswise -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns. Turns out, it's all about psychology. In other words, the female guppy is often immune to the charms of a male guppy that looks like all the other male guppies. | The most appropriate forms of imperfect camouflage may vary in more realistic situations, such as when the complexity of the habitats varies. We are also starting to be able to quantify complexity across the UV visible spectrum and therefore more accurately represent non-human visual systems . These developments open up exciting new avenues for compromise camouflage research, which to date has only used similar backgrounds , therefore probably testing only one level of complexity. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=39225183970&p=1pl&v=1&x=kt9epreGa8FUuUQ7RXzVww |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_115 | Terekhov and his colleagues showed that the notion of space as environment-independent cannot be deduced only by exteroceptive information, as this information varies greatly depending on what is found in the environment. | Note that in very peculiar environments this statement can be false. | If we want robots to be truly intelligent, we should not build them using abstract notions, but instead, provide them with algorithms that will allow them to develop such notions themselves." Terekhov and his colleagues showed that the notion of space as environment-independent cannot be deduced only by exteroceptive information, as this information varies greatly depending on what is found in the environment. This notion could be better defined by looking into functions that link motor commands to changes in stimuli that are external to the agent. | Any external configuration x of the sensors is thus internally related to a set of redundant motor configurations M i . Note that in very peculiar environments this statement can be false. Seen through the agent's sensors, some environments could for instance present symmetries such that multiple spatial configurations of the agent would generate the same sensory input. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1016/j.compag.2016.07.028 | Computer_Science_easy_116 | But teasing apart a plant's water weight from its new biomass growth - and subsequently determining how efficiently each plant turned water into new tissue - required multiple steps that ultimately destroyed the plant. | The temporal dynamics of growth patterns can be clearly identified. | The methods required to establish those baseline values help illustrate why the RGB and hyperspectral imaging techniques should prove so useful, the researchers said. But teasing apart a plant's water weight from its new biomass growth - and subsequently determining how efficiently each plant turned water into new tissue - required multiple steps that ultimately destroyed the plant. In killing the plant, these methods kept the researchers from observing how it would have grown and developed afterward. | 4 shows the accumulation of shoot FW of 60 maize plants by genotype and water treatment at the first stage of the experiment (DAS 6 to 26). The temporal dynamics of growth patterns can be clearly identified. From DAS 6 to DAS 10 when the drought stress had not started, the difference was mainly between genotypes, with B73 showing greater shoot FW than FFMM-A. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/JM-jhIn6rZA/ |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_117 | When Maguire gave the successful and disappointed trainees the same battery of memory tests she had given them at the start of their training, she found that drivers who earned their licenses performed far better than those who failed--even though they had performed equally four years earlier. | Knowing the answers to these questions could be beneficial to those of us wishing to become skilled, for educationalists too, and for those involved in rehabilitation of patients with cognitive impairments. | Four years later 39 of the 79 trainees had earned their licenses; 20 trainees who failed their exams agreed to continue participating in the study. When Maguire gave the successful and disappointed trainees the same battery of memory tests she had given them at the start of their training, she found that drivers who earned their licenses performed far better than those who failed--even though they had performed equally four years earlier. And MRIs showed that the successful trainees' hippocampi had grown over time. | The skill we selected for investigation is widely acknowledged to be impressive and, moreover, with each participant being tested in a similar fashion by an independent body, the acquisition of expertise was verifiable. Knowing the answers to these questions could be beneficial to those of us wishing to become skilled, for educationalists too, and for those involved in rehabilitation of patients with cognitive impairments. Furthermore, the data relating to expertise in average healthy individuals may aid in the interpretation of skills in clinical populations such as autism, where exceptional abilities are known to feature ). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_119 | This adaptation of the stimulation is the advance we are trying to make with brain stimulation." | Furthermore the lessons learned from this approach may have broader implications. | "Today's devices are much like cardiac pacemakers were a long time ago. This adaptation of the stimulation is the advance we are trying to make with brain stimulation." Neither patient, males in their 60s diagnosed with Parkinson's seven and eight years earlier, reported feeling changes in stimulation. | Reduction in stimulation current without loss of therapeutic benefit has the potential to reduce stimulation-induced adverse effects , as well as prolong battery life or allow greater miniaturization of the relatively large pulse generators now in use . Furthermore the lessons learned from this approach may have broader implications. While for some patients simply manually adjusting their own DBS settings might be sufficient to avoid frequent dyskinesia, for others, especially patients with very frequent motor fluctuations, such an approach would be cumbersome and imprecise. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_120 | The results showed an 8.8 per cent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number. | The modality of interactive exploration of the virtual environment in the two conditions was different (head tracking versus mouse tracking). | "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," said Amitabh Varshney, Professor of Computer Science, in a survey published in the journal Virtual Reality. The results showed an 8.8 per cent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number. Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. | persuasively argues for designing virtual environment studies that strike a balance between naturalistic observation and the need for exacting control over variables. The modality of interactive exploration of the virtual environment in the two conditions was different (head tracking versus mouse tracking). Thus, differences in the recall performance may be explained by this diverse interaction modality. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34313063783&p=1pl&v=1&x=TCex6cBLjKUBpfnsnX7wYA |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_121 | The UMD team believes this study will lay the groundwork for other scientific inquiry on the value of VR and AR for education. | This means participants were able to recall better in the HMD condition as compared to the desktop condition, permitting us to reject the null hypothesis. | "This leads to the possibility that a spatial virtual memory palace -- experienced in an immersive virtual environment -- could enhance learning and recall by leveraging a person's overall sense of body position, movement and acceleration," Plaisant says. The UMD team believes this study will lay the groundwork for other scientific inquiry on the value of VR and AR for education. "By showing that virtual reality can help improve recall, it opens the door to further studies that look at the impact of VR-based training modules at all levels -- from elementary school children learning astronomy to trauma residents acquiring the latest knowledge in lifesaving procedures," Varshney says. | We found that there was a statistically significant effect for the display condition (HMD vs desktop) with F(1, 79) = 4.6 and p < 0.05 . This means participants were able to recall better in the HMD condition as compared to the desktop condition, permitting us to reject the null hypothesis. The overall average recall performance of participants in the HMD condition was 8.8% higher compared to the desktop condition with the mean recall accuracy percentage for HMD condition at 84.05% and the desktop condition at 75.24%. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_122 | "Today's devices are much like cardiac pacemakers were a long time ago. | We have demonstrated the technical feasibility of this approach within a totally implanted device. | It works well, but with limitations," Swann says. "Today's devices are much like cardiac pacemakers were a long time ago. This adaptation of the stimulation is the advance we are trying to make with brain stimulation." | This last point bears particular consideration since often the contacts in STN which best detect signatures related to symptoms are also the contacts which correspond to the regions of STN most likely to be targeted for clinical use 1 . We have demonstrated the technical feasibility of this approach within a totally implanted device. While this cortical detection strategy does require insertion of a subdural lead for motor cortex recording, insertion of this "extra" lead is technically simple and can be done at the same time as insertion of the DBS leads, using the same skull opening and surgical exposure as used for the DBS leads . | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_123 | ADVERTISEMENT
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10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_124 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | This will be the main focus of the present paper. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | Although these studies are in line with our approach, they do not directly address the problem of space perception (or only implicitly through the robot's ability to move in its environment). This will be the main focus of the present paper. Perceptual structures can emerge as stable patterns in the agent's sensorimotor flow. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_126 | Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. | We believe that if there were to be any implicit advantage, it would lie with the desktop, given the overall familiarity with it. | The questionnaire also found that only two people said they felt "uncomfortable" using VR. Many of the participants said the immersive "presence" while using VR allowed them to focus better. This was reflected in the research results: 40 percent of the participants scored at least 10 percent higher in recall ability using VR over the desktop display. | 9 The number of errors made for each display condition for various confidence levels were for the second trials, the HMD-2 and desktop-2, with p = 0.025 < 0.05. We believe that if there were to be any implicit advantage, it would lie with the desktop, given the overall familiarity with it. Although we gave the participants enough time to get comfortable in the HMD before we began the study, we observed that many were not fully accustomed to the HMD, even though they performed better in it. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1073/pnas.98.2.676 | Computer_Science_easy_127 | As Nixon notes, there needs to be much more research into the links between attention and productivity. | Deviations from this equilibrium produced by transient changes in this modal level of neural activity manifest themselves as changes in the OEF and provide us with the signals underlying modern functional brain imaging with fMRI. | Meanwhile, the influx of emails, calls, and instant messages at work could be reducing our IQ and lowering the quality of our work. As Nixon notes, there needs to be much more research into the links between attention and productivity. The sharp decline in productivity after the financial crisis is what makes Nixon's line of enquiry interesting. | The uniformity of the OEF in the absence of specific goal-directed activities supports our belief that an established equilibrium exists between the local metabolic requirements necessary to sustain a long-term modal level of neural activity and the level of blood flow in a particular region. Deviations from this equilibrium produced by transient changes in this modal level of neural activity manifest themselves as changes in the OEF and provide us with the signals underlying modern functional brain imaging with fMRI. Note that these are all increases in the OEF signifying areas of deactivation in the baseline state of resting but awake with eyes closed. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=32673885352&p=1pl&v=1&x=z9sHRU5NAQouqrkI5zIhAw |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_128 | These new second laws are generally not noticeable except on very small scales, at which point, they become increasingly important. | The ordinary second law just corresponds to the non-increasing of one of these free energies, with the remainder imposing additional constraints on thermodynamic transitions. | These new second laws are generally not noticeable except on very small scales, at which point, they become increasingly important. It tells us that a hot cup of tea in a cold room will cool down rather than heat up; that even the most efficient machines will lose some energy as heat; and more prosaically, that a house will gradually get messier over time rather than tidying itself. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that on very small scales there is actually a whole family of 'second laws', which can lead to unexpected and counterintuitive phenomena. | In particular, we find a family of free energies which generalise the traditional one, and show that they can never increase. The ordinary second law just corresponds to the non-increasing of one of these free energies, with the remainder imposing additional constraints on thermodynamic transitions. We further find that there are three regimes which determine which family of second laws govern state transitions, depending on how cyclic the process is. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/On_quantum_scales_there_are_many_second_laws_of_thermodynamics_999.html |
10.1186/s12911-017-0526-1 | Computer_Science_easy_131 | "Most stakeholders felt very strongly that the information should be available wherever the patient wants it," Showalter said. | This suggests a need for decision aids to support communication of genomic expression profiling test results and informed decision-making. | One major theme was that the tool should be useful both in the doctor's office, so patients can discuss care options with their physicians, and at home, so that they can compare various scenarios with their loved ones. "Most stakeholders felt very strongly that the information should be available wherever the patient wants it," Showalter said. "There should be a private web portal, there should be the ability to print and it should be available both at home, before the physician appointment, and in the doctor's office as well. | The guidance provided by our stakeholders may be broadly applicable to the communication of genomic test results to patients in a patient-centered fashion that supports effective shared decision-making that represents a spectrum of personal factors such as age, medical comorbidities, and individual priorities and values. This suggests a need for decision aids to support communication of genomic expression profiling test results and informed decision-making. Optimal implementation of genomic risk stratification tools, which have the potential to better match patients with the right treatments for them, should be performed within a patient-centered context that meets the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) goals for patient-centeredness by considering "individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions" . | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://healthmedicinet.com/news/uva-aims-to-help-patients-with-cancer-make-complex-care-decisions/ |
10.1007/s10055-018-0346-3 | Computer_Science_easy_132 | The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. | Another interesting future work would be to allow people to build their own virtual memory palaces, manipulate and organize the content on their own, and then ask them to recall that information. | "This data is exciting in that it suggests that immersive environments could offer new pathways for improved outcomes in education and high-proficiency training," says Amitabh Varshney, professor of computer science and dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at UMD. The results showed an 8.8 percent improvement overall in recall accuracy using the VR headsets, a statistically significant number according to the research team. In post-study questionnaires, all 40 participants said that they were completely comfortable -- and adept -- in navigating a desktop computer to access information, yet all but two said they preferred the immersive VR environment as a potential learning platform. | Other directions of future studies could include elements in the architecture of the virtual memory palaces such as their design, the visual saliency of the structure of model , their type, and various kinds of layouts and distribution of content that could help with recall. Another interesting future work would be to allow people to build their own virtual memory palaces, manipulate and organize the content on their own, and then ask them to recall that information. If their active participation in the organization of the data in virtual memory palaces makes a meaningful difference, then that could be further useful in designing interaction-based virtual environments that could one day assist in far superior information management and recall tools than those currently available to us. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34299069033&p=1pl&v=1&x=XwPIOwPBqw9PE_RGIV509w |
10.1088/1741-2560/13/2/026017 | Computer_Science_easy_133 | "It makes sense that coupling these two fingers improved the accuracy." | Neural features performed better than chance in most situations (Wilcoxon for averaged results, Welch's for singletrial results, < p 0.01). | Once the researchers coupled the ring and pinkie fingers together, the accuracy increased to 88 percent. "It makes sense that coupling these two fingers improved the accuracy." The researchers note there was no pre-training required for the subject to gain this level of control, and the entire experiment took less than two hours. | The results for all of the subjects with standard deviations are given in table 5. Neural features performed better than chance in most situations (Wilcoxon for averaged results, Welch's for singletrial results, < p 0.01). The exceptions comprised of all estimation PER results, a subset of the single-trial confusion accuracy results, and the single-trial estimation posteriogram accuracy result with HGSs for subject B. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyOrg/~3/mrDnGISKYr4/ |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_135 | Such a cap, she says, also might also allow wireless transmission of information from patients, especially those living in remote locations, to neurologists who could tweak medications also being used in treatments. | Since this signature of dyskinesia is not disrupted by voluntary movement and occurs in a predictable frequency range, it is a promising control signal for adaptive DBS. | "We also imagine that, for some patients, having implanted electrodes may not be the best option. In the future, we might be able to use a EEG electrode placed in a fashionable cap to record data that could be used to inform changes in the settings." Such a cap, she says, also might also allow wireless transmission of information from patients, especially those living in remote locations, to neurologists who could tweak medications also being used in treatments. | Moreover, during DBS at typical frequencies (i.e.130-10 Hz), if dyskinesia is present, the narrowband gamma oscillation occurs reliably at half the stimulation frequency , possibly because of neuronal entrainment (Figure 1A and 1C) . Since this signature of dyskinesia is not disrupted by voluntary movement and occurs in a predictable frequency range, it is a promising control signal for adaptive DBS. The study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT0193296). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | https://www.futurity.org/deep-brain-stimulation-parkinsons-disease-1761562/ |
10.1145/2872427.2883081 | Computer_Science_easy_136 | It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else--if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. | Furthermore, although this novel dataset opens up potential opportunities for future work, other environments, where people are not as open-minded, can exhibit different kinds of persuasive interactions; it remains an interesting problem how our findings generalize to different contexts. | It doesn't matter whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or something else--if you are a reasonable person then you must be wondering what the hell hardcore Trump supporters are thinking right now. From wearing shirts that say, "I'd rather be a Russian than Democrat," to conspiracy theories that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophilia ring out of a pizza joint, it is obvious that Donald Trump and abominable allies have perfected the skill of brain washing those vulnerable to such manipulation. But completely giving up on the task of converting fellow Americans--even staunch Trump supporters and outlandish conspiracy theorists--into crusaders for logic and reason should not be an option. | There are many possible extensions to our approach for representing arguments. Furthermore, although this novel dataset opens up potential opportunities for future work, other environments, where people are not as open-minded, can exhibit different kinds of persuasive interactions; it remains an interesting problem how our findings generalize to different contexts. Finally, beyond mechanisms behind persuasion, it is a vital research problem to understand how community norms encourage such a well-behaved platform so that useful rules, moderation practices, or even automated tools can be deployed in future community building. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34828472692&p=1pl&v=1&x=4ruYvZS5w6QcN2Gi21xOEg |
10.1073/pnas.1411728112 | Computer_Science_easy_137 | They showed that not only does entropy increase, but other types of disorder also have to increase. | However, the above "change" of Hamiltonian is not really a change: the Hamiltonian of the universe is fixed, and we simply have turned to another system with the required new Hamiltonian, and removed the system with the old Hamiltonian. | The researchers found additional measures of disorder, all different to the standard entropy, which quantify different types of disorder. They showed that not only does entropy increase, but other types of disorder also have to increase. In this case, we expect to see roughly equal numbers of heads as tails. | In particular, in this way, one can go for free from the thermal state with one Hamiltonian to a thermal state with another Hamiltonian, which may seem to contradict a common thermodynamical paradigm, where changing the Hamiltonian is related to performing work. However, the above "change" of Hamiltonian is not really a change: the Hamiltonian of the universe is fixed, and we simply have turned to another system with the required new Hamiltonian, and removed the system with the old Hamiltonian. Thus in this case, while going from the thermal state (ρ β , H) to another thermal state (ρ β , H ) one does not gain any work, nor does one need any work while performing such an operation. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150209161417.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Technology+News%29 |
10.1126/science.aaf2654 | Computer_Science_easy_138 | At the same time, the survey's respondents said, they would be much less likely to use a vehicle programmed that way. | The algorithm that swerved into one to save 10 always received many points, and the algorithm that swerved into one to save one always received few points. | At the same time, the survey's respondents said, they would be much less likely to use a vehicle programmed that way. "But everybody want their own car to protect them at all costs." "If everybody does that, then we would end up in a tragedy ... whereby the cars will not minimize casualties," Rahwan adds. | Fig 3b shows the points allocated to the AV equipped with this algorithm, in three situations: when it swerved into a pedestrian to save 10 people, when it killed its own passenger to save 10 people, and when it swerved into a pedestrian to save just one other pedestrian. The algorithm that swerved into one to save 10 always received many points, and the algorithm that swerved into one to save one always received few points. Just as the high-valued algorithm, it received high marks for morality (median budget share = 50), and was considered a good algorithm for other people to have (median budget share = 50). | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://healthmedicinet.com/news/moral-dilemma-with-driverless-cars-who-gets-protected-the-driver-or-pedestrians/ |
10.1098/rstb.2008.0288 | Computer_Science_easy_140 | "The initial findings could have been explained by a correlation, that people with big hippocampi become taxi drivers," he says. | In particular, longitudinal studies will be crucial to explore the nature and consequences of skill acquisition. | He sees it as confirmation of the idea that cognitive exercise produces physical changes in the brain. "The initial findings could have been explained by a correlation, that people with big hippocampi become taxi drivers," he says. "But it turns out it really was the training process that caused the growth in the brain. | Clearly, more work is required to establish whether the effects we have described here in relation to taxi drivers generalize beyond the domain of memory and the hippocampus. In particular, longitudinal studies will be crucial to explore the nature and consequences of skill acquisition. Finally, it will also be vital to consider whether expertise and its related effects can be expected to develop in any individual or whether they are genetically determined. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=london-taxi-memory |
10.1016/j.ijgfs.2011.11.002 | Computer_Science_easy_141 | Still, though, I had some lingering questions about their safety. | Food safety principles important for sous vide cooking are detailed in Section 4. | They didn't melt, burn or make me sick. Still, though, I had some lingering questions about their safety. Plus, if you want to get all of the air out of the bag without a vacuum sealer, you can use the water displacement method to get the best results. | Precise temperature control has more benefits for chefs than vacuumized packaging does: it allows almost-perfect reproducibility Achatz, 2008) ; it allows greater control over doneness than traditional cooking methods ; food can be pasteurized and made safe at lower temperatures, so that it doesn't have to be cooked well-done to be safe ; and tough cuts of meat (which were traditionally braised to make them tender) can be made tender and still be a medium or a medium-rare doneness ). Food safety principles important for sous vide cooking are detailed in Section 4. Some conclusions are drawn in Section 5. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=33741545788&p=1pl&v=1&x=9uqc0T6o3042BlRx7tCbiA |
10.1088/1741-2552/aabc9b | Computer_Science_easy_142 | The short time periods over which movement was assessed did not permit comparison of the two deep brain stimulation paradigms relative to incidence of dyskinesia, but it is hoped that the variable stimulation will also translate into a reduction in adverse effects when tested over longer time periods. | He never had tremor, so these scores were not included in the analysis. | Because adaptive deep brain stimulation did not continuously stimulate the brain, the system saved about 40 percent of the device's battery energy used during traditional stimulation. The short time periods over which movement was assessed did not permit comparison of the two deep brain stimulation paradigms relative to incidence of dyskinesia, but it is hoped that the variable stimulation will also translate into a reduction in adverse effects when tested over longer time periods. "Instead, our device receives feedback from the motor cortex, far from the stimulation source, providing a more reliable signal." | This match was closer for the Nexus E session than for Nexus D3. He never had tremor, so these scores were not included in the analysis. The blinded neurologist reviewed video during both sessions and reported no overt clinical difference between adaptive DBS (Nexus E) and open-loop DBS. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=34175486612&p=1pl&v=1&x=_1eTrGJQyGkkr4UeWUolqA |
10.1016/j.robot.2015.01.003 | Computer_Science_easy_143 | The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. | However, our approach differs from a large part of this literature by not assuming the pre-coding of building blocks or any processing of the sensory flow. | Although the external agent configuration x can be the same, its sensory experience varies greatly depending on the structure of the environment. The ideas introduced by Poincare can be better explained with a simple example. However, if we move 10 cm left, the image we see will remain almost exactly the same. | Indeed, the notion of space is intimately related to the agent's ability to move [41] . However, our approach differs from a large part of this literature by not assuming the pre-coding of building blocks or any processing of the sensory flow. Our work adds to existing research by making explicit what properties of the raw sensorimotor flow can lead an agent to perceive space. | [1] | Computer_Science | train | 1 | news | http://ct.moreover.com/?a=37406801001&p=1pl&v=1&x=ssZ2MTLzJwq_5rjL57WYwg |