Journal articles: 'Transparent adaptation'

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Lackner, James R., and Paul A. DiZio. "Adaptation to rotating artificial gravity environments." Journal of Vestibular Research 13, no. 4-6 (December 28, 2003): 321–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ves-2003-134-616.

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A series of pioneering experiments on adaptation to rotating artificial gravity environments was conducted in the 1960s. The results of these experiments led to the general belief that humans with normal vestibular function would not be able to adapt to rotating environments with angular velocities above 3 or 4 rpm. By contrast, our recent work has shown that sensory-motor adaptation to 10~rpm can be achieved relatively easily and quickly if subjects make the same movement repeatedly. This repetition allows the nervous system to gauge how the Coriolis forces generated by movements in a rotating reference frame are deflecting movement paths and endpoints and to institute corrective adaptations. Independent mechanisms appear to underlie restoration of straight movement paths and of accurate movement endpoints. Control of head movements involves adaptation of vestibulo-collic and vestibulo-spinal mechanisms as well as adaptation to motor control of the head as an inertial mass. The vestibular adaptation has a long time constant and the motor adaptation a short one. Surprisingly, Coriolis forces generated by natural turning and reaching movements in our normal environment are typically larger than those elicited in rotating artificial gravity environments. They are not recognized as such because self-generated Coriolis forces during voluntary trunk rotation are perceptually transparent. After adaptation to a rotating environment is complete, the Coriolis forces generated by movements within it also become transparent and are not felt although they are still present.

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Houssos, Nikos, Konstantinos Kafounis, Vangelis Gazis, and Nancy Alonistioti. "Application-transparent adaptation in wireless systems beyond 3G." International Journal of Management and Decision Making 6, no. 1 (2005): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmdm.2005.005967.

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Verstraten, Frans A. J., Reinder Verlinde, R. Eric Fredericksen, and Wim A. van de Grind. "A Transparent Motion Aftereffect Contingent on Binocular Disparity." Perception 23, no. 10 (October 1994): 1181–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p231181.

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Under transparent motion conditions overlapping surfaces are perceived simultaneously, each with its own direction. The motion aftereffect (MAE) of transparent motion, however, is unidirectional and its direction is opposite to that of a sensitivity-weighted vector sum of both inducing vectors. Here we report a bidirectional and transparent MAE contingent on binocular disparity. Depth (from retinal disparity) was introduced between two patterns. A fixation dot was presented at zero disparity, that is, located between the two adaptation patterns. After adaptation to such a stimulus configuration testing was carried out with two stationary test patterns at the same depths as the preceding moving patterns. For opposite directions a clear transparent MAE was perceived. However, if the adaptation directions were orthogonal the chance of a transparent MAE being perceived decreased substantially. This was subject dependent. Some subjects perceived an orthogonal transparent MAE whereas others saw the negative vector sum—an integrated MAE. In addition the behaviour of the MAE when the distance in depth between adapting and test patterns was increased was investigated: it was found that the visibility of the MAE then decreased. Visibility is defined in this paper as: (i) the percentage of the trials in which MAEs are perceived and (ii) the average MAE duration. Both measures decreased with increasing distance. The results suggest that segregation and integration may be mediated by direction-tuned channels that interact with disparity-tuned channels.

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Hedges, J., and E. Simoncelli. "Adaptation to transparent plaids: two repulsive directions or one?" Journal of Vision 7, no. 9 (March 18, 2010): 1007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/7.9.1007.

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Lankheet, Martin J. M., and Frans A. J. Verstraten. "Attentional modulation of adaptation to two-component transparent motion." Vision Research 35, no. 10 (May 1995): 1401–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0042-6989(95)98720-t.

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Lee, A. L. F., and H. Lu. "A new form of motion aftereffect in transparent motion adaptation." Journal of Vision 11, no. 11 (September 23, 2011): 702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/11.11.702.

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Iglesias Fuster, J., M. Valdés Sosa, and M. A. Bobes León. "257. Neural adaptation and attention in a transparent surfaces paradigm." Clinical Neurophysiology 119, no. 9 (September 2008): e162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2008.04.273.

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Chen, Kang, and Ning Yang. "BwShare: Efficient bandwidth guarantee in cloud with transparent share adaptation." Computer Networks 170 (April 2020): 107095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2019.107095.

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Niv, Nitzan, and Assaf Schuster. "Transparent adaptation of sharing granularity in MultiView-based DSM systems." Software: Practice and Experience 31, no. 15 (December 2001): 1439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.417.

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Dolník, Juraj. "Equal language communication." Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis 73, no. 1 (June 1, 2022): 27–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2022-0025.

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Abstract The pragmatic reason for supporting the promotion of equal language communication is that this communication is part of a social event that aims to develop an inclusive society. However, this support also has an anthropological reason, which is based on the reconstruction of the origin of man as a being of his kind and his humanization. His humanization is based on continuous self-realization and rational social solidarity, consisting in the fact that the actors of social interaction are committed to creating a lively environment for parity self-realization. Such self-realization is governed by the principle of equality differentiation, which includes the contextual neutralization of relevant differences between actors. Transparency is essential for overcoming equality barriers in language communication, but it is important to perceive the opposition between levelling and cultivated equality communication. This contrast draws attention to the idea of optimally transparent language, which leads the actors to set the optimal ratio between transparent and non-transparent forms of expression. Since the humanization of individuals and society corresponds to cultivated equality communication, the order of the day is to increase the volume of language communication in society with such a degree of non-transparency (negativity) that stimulates the interpretive activity of the actors. When examining equal language communication with regard to its impact on the cultural level of society, one of the relevant issues is the adaptation of the relationship between positive and negative transparency to current communication events.

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Peppersack, Christoph, Karsten Wermbter, Arno Kwade, Georg Garnweitner, and Sandra Breitung-Faes. "Top-Down Formulation of Goethite Nanosuspensions for the Production of Transparent, Inorganic Glass Coatings." Coatings 12, no. 3 (March 2, 2022): 330. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings12030330.

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This study presents a simple but effective process route for the production of transparent coatings on glass substrates from inorganic pigment goethite. For this purpose, coating suspensions were prepared by wet milling with a stirred media mill. A water/ethanol mixture was used as the liquid medium to take advantage of the resulting low surface tension for the coating process. In this manner, stable suspensions with particles of down to 50 nm in size were obtained, which already showed a significant increase in transparency. With regard to grinding characteristics, particularly low stress energies proved to be energetically reasonable. The coating step was performed by wet film deposition, achieving coating thicknesses in a range of 0.5–2.5 µm via dip coating. Highly transparent coatings were obtained by applying small particles of 50 nm, which exhibited a significantly lower scattering loss of light (≈3%) in comparison to particles of around 300 nm (70–80%). Additionally, the film color could be adjusted through a variation of the drying temperature due to a conversion of goethite to hematite by dehydration. Since transparency was not affected, this provides an easy-to-implement process adaptation for controlling coating colors.

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Lee, A. L. F., and H. Lu. "Two forms of aftereffects induced by transparent motion reveal multilevel adaptation." Journal of Vision 12, no. 4 (April 13, 2012): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/12.4.3.

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Kapalková, Svetlana, and Monika Nemcová. "MAIN: The Slovak version and pilot data." ZAS Papers in Linguistics 64 (August 31, 2020): 199–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.21248/zaspil.64.2020.574.

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The adaptation of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) for use with Slovak speaking children is a vital step in the process of creating a transparent evaluation of children’s narrative abilities. Since its first translation and adaptation in 2012, new pilot data from different groups of children has been collected in Slovakia. This paper describes the process of adapting the instrument to fit the Slovak language and reports on analyses of narrative production in monolingual (103 Slovak-speaking children) and bilingual (37 Slovak-English speaking) pre-school children. Within a pilot study, the story elicitation method was also compared (telling vs. retelling) within a small sample of 10 monolingual Slovak-speaking children. All results show transparent and detailed possibilities in terms of finding a meaningful evaluation that can evaluate a child’s complex narrative abilities.

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Jokste, Lauma, and Janis Grabis. "RULE BASED ADAPTATION: LITERATURE REVIEW." Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 2 (June 15, 2017): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2017vol2.2592.

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Rule based adaptive systems are growing in popularity and rules have been considered as an effective and elastic way to adapt systems. A rule based approach allows transparent monitoring of performed adaptation actions and gives an important advantage of easily modifiable adaptation process. The goal of this paper is to summarize literature review on rule based adaptation systems. The emphasis is put on rule types, semantics used for defining rules and measurement of effectiveness and correctness of rule based adaptation systems. The literature review has been done following a systematic approach consisting of three steps: planning, reviewing and analysis. Targeted research questions have been used to guide the review process. The review results are to be used for conducting further research in the area of rule based context-aware adaptive systems. This paper accents the potential of using rules as means to perform adaptive actions in enterprise applications taking into account contextual factors as well as points challenges, difficulties and open issues for planning, developing, implementing and running of such systems.

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Sun, Chengzheng, Steven Xia, David Sun, David Chen, Haifeng Shen, and Wentong Cai. "Transparent adaptation of single-user applications for multi-user real-time collaboration." ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 13, no. 4 (December 2006): 531–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1188816.1188821.

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Vidnyanszky, Z., E. Blaser, and T. V. Papathomas. "An explanation for unidirectional motion aftereffects following adaptation to bivectorial transparent motion." Journal of Vision 1, no. 3 (March 14, 2010): 161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/1.3.161.

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Singh, Chandni, James Ford, Debora Ley, Amir Bazaz, and Aromar Revi. "Assessing the feasibility of adaptation options: methodological advancements and directions for climate adaptation research and practice." Climatic Change 162, no. 2 (June 28, 2020): 255–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02762-x.

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Abstract The Paris Agreement put adaptation prominently on the global climate action agenda. Despite a surge in research and praxis-based knowledge on adaptation, a critical policy roadblock is synthesizing and assessing this burgeoning evidence. We develop an approach to assess the multidimensional feasibility of adaptation options in a robust and transparent manner, providing direction for global climate policy and identifying knowledge gaps to further future climate research. The approach, which was tested in the IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C (SR1.5) to assess 23 adaptation options, is underpinned by a systematic review of recent literature, expert elicitation, and iterative peer review. It responds to the challenge of limited agreement on adaptation indicators, lack of fine-scale adaptation data, and challenges of assessing synergies and trade-offs with mitigation. The findings offer methodological insights into how future assessments such as the IPCC Assessment Report (AR) six and regional, national, and sectoral assessment exercises could assess adaptation feasibility and synthesize the growing body of knowledge on climate change adaptation.

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Larsson, Jonas, David J. Heeger, and Michael S. Landy. "Orientation Selectivity of Motion-Boundary Responses in Human Visual Cortex." Journal of Neurophysiology 104, no. 6 (December 2010): 2940–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00400.2010.

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Motion boundaries (local changes in visual motion direction) arise naturally when objects move relative to an observer. In human visual cortex, neuroimaging studies have identified a region (the kinetic occipital area [KO]) that responds more strongly to motion-boundary stimuli than to transparent-motion stimuli. However, some functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies suggest that KO may encompass multiple visual areas and single-unit studies in macaque visual cortex have identified neurons selective for motion-boundary orientation in areas V2, V3, and V4, implying that motion-boundary selectivity may not be restricted to a single area. It is not known whether fMRI responses to motion boundaries are selective for motion-boundary orientation, as would be expected if these responses reflected the population activity of motion-boundary–selective neurons. We used an event-related fMRI adaptation protocol to measure orientation-selective responses to motion boundaries in human visual cortex. On each trial, we measured the response to a probe stimulus presented after an adapter stimulus (a vertical or horizontal motion-boundary grating). The probe stimulus was either a motion-boundary grating oriented parallel or orthogonal to the adapter stimulus or a transparent-motion stimulus. Orientation-selective adaptation for motion boundaries—smaller responses for trials in which test and adapter stimuli were parallel to each other—was observed in multiple extrastriate visual areas. The strongest adaptation, relative to the unadapted responses, was found in V3A, V3B, LO1, LO2, and V7. Most of the visual areas that exhibited orientation-selective adaptation in our data also showed response preference for motion boundaries over transparent motion, indicating that most of the human visual areas previously shown to respond to motion boundaries are also selective for motion-boundary orientation. These results suggest that neurons selective for motion-boundary orientation are distributed across multiple human visual cortical areas and argue against the existence of a single region or area specialized for motion-boundary processing.

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Kałużyńska, Irena. "Language strategies for the adaptation of Western brand names in Taiwan." Onomastica 65, no. 2 (2021): 271–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17651/onomast.65.2.16.

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The paper deals with some language strategies in the domain of the adaptation of foreign brand names (trade names) in Taiwan (ROC) in the context of Chinese language, society and culture. It also presents the results of the author’s investigation into 50 Chinese/Taiwanese adaptations of brands of foreign food products. In the Chinese naming culture, proper names are predominantly semantically transparent and most members of Chinese society still believe that names can influence the fate of the objects named. It is evident, that brand names play a crucial role in the marketing of products and in their acceptance by the consumers, and ultimately their purchase decisions. Good and pleasing brand names contribute to the success of products, while improper and ugly names may contribute to their failure. In a time of globalization, many foreign products and brand names occur in Chinese-speaking countries, such as the PRC and Taiwan, probably the largest consumer markets in international business. Consumers’ behavior and language are usually among the major barriers to the international market, so it is important to know the linguistic and social content of Chinese names and typical language strategies for the adaptation of Western brand names.

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Hirahara, Makoto, and Takashi Nagano. "Motion Aftereffect after Adaptation to Transparent MOtion Depends on Stimulus Contrast and Speed." Brain & Neural Networks 10, no. 3 (2003): 130–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3902/jnns.10.130.

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Jokste, Lauma. "COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE RULE BASED APPROACH TO REPRESENTATION OF ADAPTATION LOGICS." ENVIRONMENT. TECHNOLOGIES. RESOURCES. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 2 (June 20, 2019): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2019vol2.4156.

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Due to the rapid growth of business processes digitalization, enterprise applications cover more and more business and daily life functions thus becoming more complex. Complex enterprise applications often deal with low users’ satisfaction of usability. This problem can be solved by implementing adaptation algorithms in enterprise applications, so they can be adjusted for specific context situations and specific users’ needs. Some adaptation logics representation techniques are complex and require specific knowledge and skills to manage and modify adaptation process. In this paper rule based adaptation approach is introduced where rules are used as means to manage and modify adaptation process. Rules are easy to read and understand, thereby rule based adaptation should ensure elastic, transparent and easy administrable adaptation process. The goal of this paper is to test this statement by carrying out a comparative adaptation logics representation evaluation experiment. During the experiment participants are required to complete tasks which include different forms of adaptation logics representation (code, rules and models). Experiment results are analyzed by qualitative and quantitative measures such as users’ understandability of applications behavior when adaptation case occurs and users’ satisfaction with adaptation logics representation. Experiment results are summarized and are to be used for further development of the study.

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SADJADI, S. MASOUD, and FERNANDO TRIGOSO. "TRAP.NET: A REALIZATION OF TRANSPARENT SHAPING IN .NET." International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 19, no. 04 (June 2009): 507–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218194009004258.

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We define adaptability as the capacity of software in adjusting its behavior in response to changing conditions. To list just a few examples, adaptability is important in pervasive computing, where software in mobile devices need to adapt to dynamic changes in wireless networks; autonomic computing, where software in critical systems are required to be self-manageable; and grid computing, where software for long running scientific applications need to be resilient to hardware crashes and network outages. In this paper, we provide a realization of the transparent shaping programming model, called TRAP.NET, which enables transparent adaptation in existing .NET applications as a response to the changes in the application requirements and/or to the changes in their execution environment. Using TRAP.NET, we can adapt an application dynamically, at run time, or statically, at load time, without the need to manually modify the application original functionality-hence transparent.

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Axelsson, Charles, Silvio Giove, and Stefano Soriani. "Urban Pluvial Flood Management Part 1: Implementing an AHP-TOPSIS Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Method for Stakeholder Integration in Urban Climate and Stormwater Adaptation." Water 13, no. 17 (September 3, 2021): 2422. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13172422.

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Cities are facing increasing pressures to enact adaptation measures due to climate change. While blue-green infrastructure has emerged as a focal adaptation technique for stormwater management, in order to craft adaptation policies cities must consider a multitude of emerging, complex, and competing stakeholder interests around multiple adaptation alternatives. However, accounting for these different interests, analyzing their diverse priorities, and maintaining a transparent decision-making process is not easily achieved within the existing policy frameworks. Here we define and present a combined multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods that easily integrates and quantifies stakeholder priorities while remaining accessible for non-experts engaged in the policy-making process. We demonstrate the method’s effectiveness through analyzing opinions about stormwater adaptation in New York City across several stakeholder groups. The method succeeds in integrating quantitative and qualitative judgements, indicating stakeholder preferential differences and allowing for more inclusive policy to be crafted. It can be extended beyond stormwater to many urban climate adaptation decisions facing multi-criteria considerations.

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Fischer, Sophie, Luzia Keupp, Heiko Paeth, Michael Göhlich, and Jan Schmitt. "Climate Adaptation as Organizational Learning: A Grounded Theory Study on Manufacturing Companies in a Bavarian Region." Education Sciences 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12010022.

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Climate adaptation supports organizations in dealing with the current and projected effects of climate change by recognizing challenges as opportunities and increasing their economic efficiency. Based on the regional climate model REMO and 13 expert interviews with representatives from mainly manufacturing companies analyzed by the Grounded Theory methodology, this contribution aims to outline actual and future challenges of climate adaptation in the investigated region. We analyze how manufacturing companies respond to climate change and assess the main promoters and barriers of organizational learning in the context of climate adaptation. The expert interviews confirm the importance for companies of having a concrete business case for any strategies and of increasingly making their processes and manufacturing more transparent, through supply chain assessments. In accordance, a focus on strategic management levels is crucial for organizational learning processes as they are responsible for development, mobilization of resources and realization of adaptation concepts.

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Martín-Ortega, Julia. "Costes de adaptación a los impactos del cambio climático en sistemas hídricos: Estimaciones existentes y retos para la investigación." Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales 11, no. 1 (October 31, 2011): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.7201/earn.2011.01.01.

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<div data-canvas-width="384.0285749792544">Information on the cost of adaptation in freshwater systems is necessary to better design strategies to face climate change and water management. We look at the existing estimates with the aim of identifying research gaps. Our analysis shows that case study-specific literature is scarce, fragmented, and not always methodologically transparent. At the same time, most existing global assessments are likely to represent underestimates and rely heavily on each other. We conclude that a clear conceptual framework is still missing. Remaining research gaps include addressing inter-sector linkages and estimations of other than only direct costs, in addition to addressing the issues of ‘adaptation deficit’ and ‘residual damage’.</div>

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Li, Jia, Michael Mullan, and Jennifer Helgeson. "Improving the practice of economic analysis of climate change adaptation." Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 5, no. 03 (December 2014): 445–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jbca-2014-9004.

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Abstract:The development of national and sectoral climate change adaptation strategies is burgeoning in the US and elsewhere in response to damages from extreme events and projected future risks from climate change. Increasingly, decision makers are requesting information on the economic damages of climate change as well as costs, benefits, and tradeoffs of alternative actions to inform climate adaptation decisions. This paper provides a practical view of the applications of economic analysis to aid climate change adaptation decision making, with a focus on benefit-cost analysis (BCA). We review the recent developments and applications of BCA with implications for climate risk management and adaptation decision making, both in the US and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. We found that BCA is still in early stages of development for evaluating adaptation decisions, and to date is mostly being applied to investment project-based appraisals. Moreover, the best practices of economic analysis are not fully reflected in the BCAs of climate adaptation-relevant decisions. The diversity of adaptation measures and decision-making contexts suggest that evaluation of adaptation measures may require multiple analytical methods. The economic tools and information would need to be transparent, accessible, and match with the decision contexts to be effective in enhancing decision making. Based on the current evidence, a set of analytical considerations is proposed for improving economic analysis of climate adaptation that includes the need to better address uncertainty and to understand the cross-sector and general equilibrium effects of sectoral and national adaptation policy.

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Rochadi, Af Sigit, Ichmi Yani Arinda Rohmah, Acnestasya Dwi Yulyanti, and Dion Harley Hakim. "Agricultural Land Conversion, Poverty and Adaptation Failure of Peasants in Industrial Transition in Rice Center Areas-Indonesia." International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research 9, no. 1 (April 9, 2022): 67–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.46291/ijospervol9iss1pp67-79.

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This study discusses the conversion of agricultural land in Karawang Regency, West Java, which was known as the national rice granary for almost a century. However, the role of agriculture has decreased drastically since the regency was designated as an industrial area replaced by the secondary sector. This study aims to explain the actions of farmers during and after land conversion in rice-producing areas in the Muslim community, Indonesia. A quantitative method and data analysis with cross-tabulation using google sheets were used. The results showed that the conversion of agricultural land involves capital and political power. Peasants are actively persuaded by accomplices in different ways to give up land. Lack of support and guidance by government officials and investors, causes land conversion to take place less transparently and it is detrimental to farmers. About 30 percent are getting poorer and failing to adapt in the process of transition to an industrial society. Around 28 percent become temporary workers or disguised unemployment. Therefore, a transparent conversion process, fair compensation, as well as effective and targeted government with business strategies are needed to prevent farmers from falling into poverty. Land conversion only fosters potential conflicts that can turn into riots at any time without such strategies.

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Azevedo, Natalia Kirchner de, Mauricio Vasconcellos Leao Lyrio, Rogerio Joao Lunkes, and Luiz Alberton. "An Analysis of the Level of Transparency of Federal Universities’ Websites in the South of Brazil." Public Administration Research 5, no. 2 (October 30, 2016): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/par.v5n2p42.

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<p>The internet contributes for the reduction of information asymmetries between the government and the society through the transparency, because provides an environment of analysis and reflection through the information publicized by the public managers. At any level of the Public Administration, the management must be efficient and transparent, so, the general objective of this research is to verify the level of transparency of websites of the federal universities in the South of Brazil in the year of 2014 based on what the Brazilian legislation determines. Through adaptation and application of the model proposed by Nunes (2013) for measurement of the level of transparency based on the Brazilian legislation, this work seeks to providing contribution to the researches about transparency in the public sector. In the evaluation the information content, usability of the websites and data availability were considered, distributed in a set of 25 descriptors based on the Brazilian legislation. Based on the analysis made, it has been possible to find out that the group of universities analyzed showed good transparency practices. Globally three universities showed excellent transparency level; yet most universities have improvements to be made in their websites. Federal University of Santa Catarina stood out for reaching the highest transparency level among federal universities in the south. To enable the construction of a transparency map, for future works is recommended the use of the model in universities from other regions of the country.</p>

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Yamaguchi, Akihiko, and Christopher G. Atkeson. "Tactile Behaviors with the Vision-Based Tactile Sensor FingerVision." International Journal of Humanoid Robotics 16, no. 03 (June 2019): 1940002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219843619400024.

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This paper introduces a vision-based tactile sensor FingerVision, and explores its usefulness in tactile behaviors. FingerVision consists of a transparent elastic skin marked with dots, and a camera that is easy to fabricate, low cost, and physically robust. Unlike other vision-based tactile sensors, the complete transparency of the FingerVision skin provides multimodal sensation. The modalities sensed by FingerVision include distributions of force and slip, and object information such as distance, location, pose, size, shape, and texture. The slip detection is very sensitive since it is obtained by computer vision directly applied to the output from the FingerVision camera. It provides high-resolution slip detection, which does not depend on the contact force, i.e., it can sense slip of a lightweight object that generates negligible contact force. The tactile behaviors explored in this paper include manipulations that utilize this feature. For example, we demonstrate that grasp adaptation with FingerVision can grasp origami, and other deformable and fragile objects such as vegetables, fruits, and raw eggs.

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Jinnah, Sikina, Simon Nicholson, David R. Morrow, Zachary Dove, Paul Wapner, Walter Valdivia, Leslie Paul Thiele, et al. "Governing Climate Engineering: A Proposal for Immediate Governance of Solar Radiation Management." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (July 20, 2019): 3954. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143954.

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Solar radiation management (SRM) technologies would reflect a small amount of incoming solar radiation back into space before the radiation can warm the planet. Although SRM may emerge as a useful component of a global response to climate change, there is also good reason for caution. In June 2017, the Academic Working Group on Climate Engineering Governance released a policy report, “Governing Solar Radiation Management”, which developed a set of objectives to govern SRM in the near-term future: (1) keep mitigation and adaptation first; (2) thoroughly and transparently evaluate risks, burdens, and benefits; (3) enable responsible knowledge creation; and (4) ensure robust governance before any consideration of deployment. To advance the governance objectives identified above, the working group developed twelve recommendations, grouped into three clusters: (1) create politically legitimate deliberative bodies; (2) leverage existing institutions; and (3) make research transparent and accountable. This communication discusses the rationale behind each cluster and elaborates on a subset of the recommendations from each cluster.

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Ettazi, Widad, Driss Riane, and Mahmoud Nassar. "How Can Transactional Semantics Enhance the Commit Rate of Context-aware Service Composition in Advanced Pervasive Systems?" International Journal of Recent Contributions from Engineering, Science & IT (iJES) 9, no. 4 (December 3, 2021): 39–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijes.v9i4.25919.

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Context-aware composition of services exhibiting transactional properties poses several challenges. A major challenge is the transactional behavior of candidate services which is subject to perpetual change while the composition is running. Compositions of services displaying transactional properties must be dynamically adapted at run time to cope with context fluctuations. By dynamic adaptation, we refer to the ability to alter the composition behavior in response to changes affecting its execution. We focus on changes impacting the successful commit rate of transactional service composition. This has led us to explore the trail of a flexible homeomorphism between alternative behaviors. We propose a behavioral adaptation approach that adjusts the behavior of transactional compositions of services in a proactive and transparent manner. This strategy is based on the Profiled Task Class concept. A service composition generator has also been developed for the performance evaluation of components implementing the behavioral adaptation strategy in order to identify its impact on the commit rate of CATS compositions.

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Xu, Chi, Xinyi Du, Xinchun Li, Yachun Tu, Lin Li, Xi Jin, and Changqing Xia. "5G-Based Industrial Wireless Controller: Protocol Adaptation, Prototype Development, and Experimental Evaluation." Actuators 12, no. 2 (January 21, 2023): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/act12020049.

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As a promising industrial wireless network technology, 5G URLLC is playing a key role in industrial control systems which employ different kinds of industrial control protocols. This leaves a significant challenge in how to adapt 5G URLLC with existing industrial control protocols and develop novel industrial wireless controllers. Motivated by this, this paper investigates the protocol adaptation and experimental evaluations for the development of a 5G-based industrial wireless controller prototype. Specifically, using the globally used industrial protocol Modbus as an example, we first deeply analyze the characteristics of the data packet format and the communication time sequence of Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, and 5G protocols. Then, we propose a protocol resolution and conversion scheme for the protocol adaptation between Modbus RTU/Modbus TCP and 5G. Furthermore, we develop a wireless programmable logic controller (PLC) prototype system based on 5G. To evaluate the protocol adaptation scheme and the developed prototype, we perform extensive experiments to test the reliability and latency. The results demonstrate that the latency of the protocol adaptation scheme is smaller than that of protocol transparent transmission without resolution and conversion, while the reliability loss is not large. Moreover, the speed and reliability for the protocol adaptation between Modbus TCP and 5G are better than those between Modbus RTU and 5G.

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Verstraten, Frans A. J., Maarten J. van der Smagt, and Wim A. van de Grind. "Aftereffect of High-Speed Motion." Perception 27, no. 9 (September 1998): 1055–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p271055.

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A visual illusion known as the motion aftereffect is considered to be the perceptual manifestation of motion sensors that are recovering from adaptation. This aftereffect can be obtained for a specific range of adaptation speeds with its magnitude generally peaking for speeds around 3 deg s−1. The classic motion aftereffect is usually measured with a static test pattern. Here, we measured the magnitude of the motion aftereffect for a large range of velocities covering also higher speeds, using both static and dynamic test patterns. The results suggest that at least two (sub)populations of motion-sensitive neurons underlie these motion aftereffects. One population shows itself under static test conditions and is dominant for low adaptation speeds, and the other is prevalent under dynamic test conditions after adaptation to high speeds. The dynamic motion aftereffect can be perceived for adaptation speeds up to three times as fast as the static motion aftereffect. We tested predictions that follow from the hypothesised division in neuronal substrates. We found that for exactly the same adaptation conditions (oppositely directed transparent motion with different speeds), the aftereffect direction differs by 180° depending on the test pattern. The motion aftereffect is opposite to the pattern moving at low speed when the test pattern is static, and opposite to the high-speed pattern for a dynamic test pattern. The determining factor is the combination of adaptation speed and type of test pattern.

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HOLZ, HILARY J., KATJA HOFMANN, and CATHERINE REED. "UNOBTRUSIVE USER MODELING FOR ADAPTIVE HYPERMEDIA." International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence 21, no. 02 (March 2007): 225–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218001407005430.

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We propose a technique for user modeling in Adaptive Hypermedia (AH) that is unobtrusive at both the level of observable behavior and that of cognition. Unobtrusive user modeling is complementary to transparent user modeling. Unobtrusive user modeling induces user models appropriate for Educational AH (EAH) based on metaphors characterized by a shared locus of control over learning, such as small group learning. Transparent user modeling, on the other hand, induces user models appropriate for EAH based on metaphors characterized by an independent locus of control, such as social navigation. We extend an existing decomposition model of adaptation in AH to incorporate summative evaluation of unobtrusive user modeling. Summative evaluation examines the effects or outcomes of a system, while formative evaluation is used to improve a system under development. We also introduce a separate, two-stage model for formative evaluation of unobtrusive user modeling. We then present results from a field study for the first of the two developmental stages and describe the current field study of the second developmental stage. Finally, we compare unobtrusive and transparent user modeling, and explain the role of each.

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Han, Xu, Yimeng Xu, Bowen Sun, Ruixue Xu, Jing Xu, Wang Hong, Zhiwei Fu, et al. "Highly transparent flexible artificial nociceptor based on forming-free ITO memristor." Applied Physics Letters 120, no. 9 (February 28, 2022): 094103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0082538.

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Designing a flexible transparent electronic device with biological functions is of great interest for the future wearable integrated artificial intelligence equipment. Nociceptor is a vitally important receptor of sensory neuron, which is responsible for providing a warning signal by recognizing noxious stimuli to reduce potential physical injury. Here, a flexible transparent artificial nociceptor device is demonstrated to simulate the biological nociceptor functions based on the indium tin oxide (ITO) memristor, which exhibits forming-free and reproducible threshold resistive switching behaviors. This structurally simple memristor can imitate the key features of biological nociceptor, including “threshold,” “relaxation,” and “no adaptation” behaviors and sensitization phenomena of hyperalgesia and allodynia upon external stimuli. Finally, an alarm system is built to demonstrate the simplicity and feasibility of this artificial nociceptor for future neuromorphic systems. These results indicate a potential application of the ITO memristor in the future flexible invisible neuromorphic cognitive platform.

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Verstraten, Frans A. J., Maarten J. van der Smagt, R. Eric Fredericksen, and Wim A. van de Grind. "Integration after adaptation to transparent motion: static and dynamic test patterns result in different aftereffect directions." Vision Research 39, no. 4 (February 1999): 803–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00136-9.

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Pimid, Marcela, Mohammad Rusdi Mohd Nasir, Joanna Scian, A. Ghafar Ahmad, Aini Hasanah Abdul Mutalib, and Jimli Perijin. "Indigenous Kinabatangan Perspectives on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations: Factors Influencing Their Support and Participation." Sustainability 14, no. 11 (May 25, 2022): 6459. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14116459.

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Indigenous perspectives on the effects of climate change are frequently elicited through surveys and interviews, and the responses are compared to meteorological data. However, there remains a limited approach to examining the underlying predictors that best determine Indigenous support for adaptation strategies. This study utilizes partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to identify the main indicators of Indigenous support for coping with unfavorable climate impacts. Using a case study and a purposive sampling approach, a survey of 328 Indigenous peoples was conducted in rural Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia. Results showed that communities’ attitudes had a large effect on the Indigenous support for adaptation (f2 = 0.380), followed by the communities’ awarenesses (f2 = 0.063), rapid onset events (f2 = 0.051), and climate impacts on tourism (f2 = 0.016). Communities prioritize the impacts of climate change on their health, livelihoods, and environmental resources. Nevertheless, they do not draw a causal link between the effects and responses to climate hazards. Coping strategies such as the inclusion of Indigenous livelihoods, a bottom-up approach, and transparent communication are suggested to cultivate Indigenous support for climate change adaptation. Decision-makers can apply these findings to prepare climate change policies and enhance the adaptation strategies of Indigenous communities.

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McCormack, Phillipa C., Jan McDonald, and Kerryn A. Brent. "Governance of Land-based Negative-emission Technologies to Promote Biodiversity Conservation: Lessons from Australia." Climate Law 10, no. 2 (June 26, 2020): 123–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18786561-01002001.

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Climate change is a fundamental threat to biodiversity. Climate mitigation in general, and Negative-Emission Technologies (nets) in particular, have the potential to benefit biodiversity by reducing climate impacts. Domestic laws could help to ensure that nets have benefits for biodiversity adaptation to climate change (e.g. reducing land clearing and habitat loss and facilitating habitat restoration, corridors for species’ migration, and broader ecological resilience). Domestic laws will also need to govern trade-offs between nets and biodiversity adaptation (e.g. increased competition for land and landscape-scale fragmentation by new industrial developments and linear infrastructure). We argue that domestic laws should be used to maximize the benefits of nets while minimizing trade-offs for biodiversity. These laws should ensure that trade-offs are, at the very least, explicit and transparent, both in terms of their implications for current biodiversity and in the context of an acceleration of climate-driven biodiversity decline.

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MacDonald, Laura. "Imagining His Dark Materials as a Gesamtkunstwerk." Studies in Musical Theatre 1, no. 2 (August 31, 2007): 199–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/smt.1.2.199_1.

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Using first-hand interviews conducted with playwright Nicholas Wright and composer Jonathan Dove, this article discusses the adaptation and production process behind the Royal National Theatre's staging of His Dark Materials. It suggests that an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach was essential in bringing Pullman's epic to the stage. Different combinations of dialogue, music, scenic design, staging and puppetry allowed the production to convey detailed character histories and complex emotional experiences, and cover vast geographies, distilling the essence of the compelling epic. In leaving the structure of the interdisciplinary collaboration transparent, this article argues that the director, Nicholas Hytner, and his team invited the audience to enter the worlds of the play as participants in the collaborative work, free to mould their own experience of the heroes' adventures, and complete the adaptation with their own imagination. This twenty-first-century Gesamtkunstwerk bears comparison with Wagner's Ring cycle of music dramas.

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Sengar, Manju, C. S. Pramesh, Abha Mehndiratta, Sudeep Shah, Anusheel Munshi, D. K. Vijaykumar, Ajay Puri, et al. "Ensuring quality in contextualised cancer management guidelines for resource-constraint settings: using a systematic approach." BMJ Global Health 7, no. 8 (August 2022): e009584. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009584.

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To address the wide variation in access to cancer care in India requires strengthening of infrastructure, trained oncology workforce, and minimisation of out-of-pocket expenditures. However, even with major investments, it is unlikely to achieve the same level of infrastructure and expertise across the country. Therefore, a resource stratified approach driven by evidence-based and contextualised clinical guidelines is the need of the hour. The National Cancer Grid has been at the forefront of delivery of standardised cancer care through several of its initiatives, including the resource-stratified guidelines. Development of new guidelines is resource and time intensive, which may not be feasible and can delay the implementation. Adaptation of the existing standard guidelines using the transparent and well-documented methodology with involvement of all stakeholders can be one of the most reasonable pathways. However, the adaptation should be done keeping in mind the context, resource availability, budget impact, investment needed for implementation and acceptability by clinicians, patients, policymakers, and other stakeholders. The present paper provides the framework for systematically developing guidelines through adaptation and contextualisation. The process can be used for other health conditions in resource-constraint settings.

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Quilodrán, Carlos, Matías Kirmayr, Bárbara Valente, Javier Pérez-Bracchiglione, Luis Garegnani, and Juan Víctor Ariel Franco. "The GRADE approach, Part 2: Evidence to decision frameworks—outlining decision-making in health." Medwave 21, no. 04 (May 27, 2021): e8182-e8182. http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2021.04.8182.

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The GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology provides a framework for assessing the certainty of the evidence and making recommendations. The Evidence to Decision Framework (EtD) is a transparent and structured system for formulating health recommendations. Once the problem is identified and the certainty of the evidence is assessed, EtD provides several criteria for formulating a recommendation. These criteria include the trade-off between benefits and harms, patients’ values and preferences, acceptability, feasibility, resource use, and impact on equity. The resulting recommendations may differ in strength (strong or weak) and direction (for or against). The process is transparent, allowing other users to adjust the framework of recommendations by modifying the criteria to fit the desired context through an adaptation-adoption process. Given the extensive information available on EtD and the GRADE methodology in general, this narrative review seeks to explain the main concepts involved in decision-making in health by using simplified and friendly descriptions, accompanied by practical examples, thus facilitating its understanding by inexperienced readers.

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Dodeen, Mahmoud M. "Climate Justice in the Palestinian Legal System: Analysis and Proposals for Reform." Asian Social Science 13, no. 11 (October 30, 2017): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v13n11p83.

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This article examines the legal treatment of climate change matters in the Palestinian legislation. To assess the adequacy of current legislation, the article starts by looking at the amended Basic Law of 2003, as a temporary constitution. It then looks at laws relevant to various environmental elements and energy, and finally explores options for reform. It is found that several legal aspects of environment justice are already addressed by national legislation. Nonetheless, key legal and regulatory provisions on climate change concerns, in particular mitigation and adaptation, are still need to be developed. The article recommends appropriate legislative instruments to fill gaps in the overall existing legal framework, including the creation of a well-architected institutional framework, with clear jurisdiction and responsibilities, among competent authorities; to enhance national and sectoral strategies and plans for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. A national highly-transparent Environment and Climate Change Fund has also been suggested; to sustain the national ability in financing environmental and climate change activities.

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Elgedawy, Islam. "Web Services Conversation Adaptation Using Conditional Substitution Semantics of Application Domain Concepts." ISRN Software Engineering 2013 (October 9, 2013): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/408267.

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Internet of Services (IoS) vision allows users to allocate and consume different web services on the fly without any prior knowledge regarding the chosen services. Such chosen services should automatically interact with one another in a transparent manner to accomplish the required users' goals. As services are chosen on the fly, service conversations are not necessarily compatible due to incompatibilities between services signatures and/or conversation protocols, creating obstacles for realizing the IoS vision. One approach for overcoming this problem is to use conversation adapters. However, such conversion adapters must be automatically created on the fly as chosen services are only known at run time. Existing approaches for automatic adapter generation are syntactic and very limited; hence they cannot be adopted in such dynamic environments. To overcome such limitation, this paper proposes a novel approach for automatic adapter generation that uses conditional substitution semantics between application domain concepts and operations to automatically generate the adapter conversion functions. Such conditional substitution semantics are captured using a concepts substitutability enhanced graph required to be part of application domain ontologies. Experiments results show that the proposed approach provides more accurate conversation adaptation results when compared against existing syntactic adapter generation approaches.

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Niu, Yaqing, Sridhar Krishnan, and Qin Zhang. "Spatio-Temporal Just Noticeable Distortion Model Guided Video Watermarking." International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics 2, no. 4 (October 2010): 16–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jdcf.2010100102.

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Perceptual Watermarking should take full advantage of the results from human visual system (HVS) studies. Just noticeable distortion (JND), which refers to the maximum distortion that the HVS does not perceive, gives a way to model the HVS accurately. An effective Spatio-Temporal JND model guided video watermarking scheme in DCT domain is proposed in this paper. The watermarking scheme is based on the design of an additional accurate JND visual model which incorporates spatial Contrast Sensitivity Function (CSF), temporal modulation factor, retinal velocity, luminance adaptation and contrast masking. The proposed watermarking scheme, where the JND model is fully used to determine scene-adaptive upper bounds on watermark insertion, allows providing the maximum strength transparent watermark. Experimental results confirm the improved performance of the Spatio-Temporal JND model. The authors’ Spatio-Temporal JND model is capable of yielding higher injected-watermark energy without introducing noticeable distortion to the original video sequences and outperforms the relevant existing visual models. Simulation results show that the proposed Spatio-Temporal JND model guided video watermarking scheme is more robust than other algorithms based on the relevant existing perceptual models while retaining the watermark transparency.

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Ioannidis, Sotiris, Umit Rencuzogullari, Robert Stets, and Sandhya Dwarkadas. "CRAUL: Compiler and Run-Time Integration for Adaptation under Load." Scientific Programming 7, no. 3-4 (1999): 261–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/603478.

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Clusters of workstations provide a cost‐effective, high performance parallel computing environment. These environments, however, are often shared by multiple users, or may consist of heterogeneous machines. As a result, parallel applications executing in these environments must operate despite unequal computational resources. For maximum performance, applications should automatically adapt execution to maximize use of the available resources. Ideally, this adaptation should be transparent to the application programmer. In this paper, we present CRAUL (Compiler and Run‐Time Integration for Adaptation Under Load), a system that dynamically balances computational load in a parallel application. Our target run‐time is software‐based distributed shared memory (SDSM). SDSM is a good target for parallelizing compilers since it reduces compile‐time complexity by providing data caching and other support for dynamic load balancing. CRAUL combines compile‐time support to identify data access patterns with a run‐time system that uses the access information to intelligently distribute the parallel workload in loop‐based programs. The distribution is chosen according to the relative power of the processors and so as to minimize SDSM overhead and maximize locality. We have evaluated the resulting load distribution in the presence of different types of load – computational, computational and memory intensive, and network load. CRAUL performs within 5–23% of ideal in the presence of load, and is able to improve on naive compiler‐based work distribution that does not take locality into account even in the absence of load.

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Wolf, Sarah, and Claudia Wild. "PP87 Inpatient Drug Reimbursement: Approaches For A Democratic Process." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 35, S1 (2019): 54–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462319002289.

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IntroductionIn the context of limited healthcare resources and high healthcare expenditures, the introduction of new, cost-intensive medicines forces decision-makers to prioritize drug funding, especially in the areas of orphan diseases and oncology. In democratic societies, health policy decisions need to be evidence-based, transparent, fair, and efficient. Therefore, in some countries standardized (transparent) processes exist. In Austria, decisions on the reimbursement of new medicines have not been made for a long time. The aim of the present study was to develop different scenarios for a standardized, centralized reimbursement process for expensive hospital drugs in Austria that favors democratic decisions.MethodsA multi-stage approach was undertaken. Firstly, the reimbursement processes (only for original preparations) in Austria and other selected countries were investigated. Secondly, the strengths and weaknesses of these processes were analyzed based on predefined criteria, following the concepts of “accountability for reasonableness” (A4R) and “deliberative decision making”. Thirdly, scenarios for an Austria-wide uniform reimbursement process for hospital drugs were developed.ResultsThree scenarios were identified: (i) a reimbursement process for hospital drugs that follows the existing reimbursement process in the outpatient sector in Austria; (ii) a cooperative of decentralized Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committees for procurement, use, and reimbursement decisions for hospital drugs; and (iii) an adaptation of the existing reimbursement process of non-drug, highly specialized technologies to pharmaceutical interventions.ConclusionsAccording to the concepts of A4R and deliberative decision making, a transparent, evidence-based, fair, and efficient allocation of limited healthcare resources is indispensable for justifying decisions on health funding priorities in democracies. However, these criteria can be diametrically opposed. For example, methods, processes, and decisions can be evidence based, transparent, and fair, but also significantly more time consuming. Thus, a balance between the individual options for action is necessary, and priorities must be set.

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Edwards, Mark, Carlos R. Cassanello, and Kanupriya Kalia. "Adaptation state of the local-motion-pooling units determines the nature of the motion aftereffect to transparent motion." Vision Research 64 (July 2012): 23–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.05.006.

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Pheasant-Kelly, Fran. "Text, Image, Audience: Adaptation and Reception of Andrea Newman'sBouquet of Barbed Wire." Journal of British Cinema and Television 13, no. 1 (January 2016): 80–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2016.0297.

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Andrea Newman's 1969 novel, A Bouquet of Barbed Wire, has been adapted twice for television: first in 1976, and later in 2010. Controversially, the novel and its adaptations inferred father – daughter incest, a subject that was considered taboo during the 1970s. Arguably, though partly arising as a result of available technologies at that time, the repressed nature of incest is reflected in the claustrophobic aesthetics of the 1976 television version. In contrast, the more diverse cinematography, panoramic settings and less populated frames of Ashley Pearce's 2010 version correspond with an increasingly transparent approach to incest and child abuse, consistent with the contemporary zeitgeist, which fosters openness across all social and cultural structures. In particular, the changed climate involves a mounting preoccupation with, and sensitivity to, child welfare and legislation, arising as a result of national and international media revelations of child abuse in both domestic and institutional scenarios. Engaging theoretically with Raymond Williams’ concept of a ‘structure of feeling’, as well as referring to Freud's seduction theory, and television theorists including Karen Lury and John Ellis, this article locates parallels between the way that incest is represented and the socio-political and cultural contexts of the respective television adaptations of Newman's novel.

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Ivanovic, Dragan, Dejan Markovic, and Nikola Stojanovic. "Clinical evaluation of pit and fissure sealant efficiency in children aged 6-7." Serbian Dental Journal 54, no. 1 (2007): 7–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/sgs0701007i.

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Introduction: As one of the most important dental diseases, caries cannot be treated with classic therapeutic measures, but very often, there is a need for preventive and prophylactic measures. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess clinical efficiency of composite materials and glass-ionomer cements as pit and fissure sealants in caries prevention. Materials and Methods: The study comprised 50 patients (141 teeth), both sexes, 6-7 years old with at least two erupted first permanent molars. The main diagnostic criterion was smooth enamel surface with no probe faltering on the tooth. Materials tested in this study were two composite materials (Heiloseal-Opak and Helioseal-Transparent) and two glass-ionomers (Fisurit and Fuji VII). For clinical assessment of these materials, modified Cvar-Ryge criteria were used. Results: The obtained results showed no statistically significant differences among materials in respect to retention, marginal adaptation, discoloration and secondary caries. The difference was significant in respect to surface roughness between Fuji VII and Fisurit and Fuji VII and Helioseal-Opak (p<0.05). Conclusion: Composite sealant Heiloseal-Opak and glass-ionomer Fuji VII showed better clinical results in respect to all tested parameters compared to Helioseal-Transparent and Fisurit. .

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Tungul, Lucie. "The Turkish Community in the Czech Republic: A Diaspora in the Making?" Politics in Central Europe 16, no. 2 (September 1, 2020): 499–523. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0025.

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AbstractMigration is a relatively new phenomenon in the Czech Republic, which has gradually become a destination country. The securitisation and politicisation of migration in the Czech domestic discourse has created a great deal of public anxiety, especially towards Muslims. This paper focuses on the position of Turkish migrants, the single largest Muslim community in the Czech Republic, in the specific context of the Czech Republic. The objective is to define the nature of Turkish migration to the Czech Republic as part of broader migration patterns. Using data from the Czech Statistical Office and from a questionnaire survey, it investigates the Turkish community’s assessment of adaptation to the Czech environment and their position within the wider Turkish dias-pora policy. I argue that that the non-transparent Czech immigration policy and Czech Islamophobia are potential factors influencing the adaptation process of the Turkish community, which might affect their decision to remain in the country. Furthermore, the small size of the Turkish community can hamper the migrants’ social life, who might wish to maintain strong ties with the homeland and the diaspora community in Europe.

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