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Scene inspection in complex heterogeneous environments by means of knowledge-maps
No full textAutomatic ambient inspection in real environments to detect changes due to anomalies, intruders, or other undesirable causes, is a very important and difficult task in many practical applications. In general, real world scenes are complex and comprise heterogeneous objects and entities which require different detection strategies to be reliably detected and controlled. Typically, the inspection task consists in analyzing a predetermined number of critical locations to verify the presence of some entities, their position in the scene and their status. In this paper a system suitable for the inspection of complex real environments is proposed. The inspection is performed by means of a single colour TV camera, i.e., through monocular vision. In order to maximize the overall performance and the scene inspection capabilities an object oriented approach, based on knowledge maps, is adopted. According to it the processing tools and the detection strategies are allowed to change from one zone to another of the same scene. © 1993 IOS Press. All rights reserved
THE RAO'S BRIEF REAPETABLE BATTERY AND STROOP TEST: NORMATIVE VALUES WITH AGE, EDUCATION AND GENDER CORRECTIONS IN AN ITALIAN POPULATION
No full textauthor-bios-SRD-19-0063.R1 – Supplemental material for The Network Structure of Police Misconduct
No full textSupplemental material, author-bios-SRD-19-0063.R1 for The Network Structure of Police Misconduct by George Wood, Daria Roithmayr and Andrew V. Papachristos in Socius</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Gray matter atrophy correlates with MS disability progression measured with MSFC but not EDSS
No full textNitrate-potentiated head-up tilt testing (HUT) has a low diagnostic yield in patients with likely Vasovagal syncope
No full textBackground Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, but the relationship between clinical presentation and response to head-up tilt testing (HUT) has not yet been evaluated in detail. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the clinical presentation of VVS and HUT and clinical outcome at long-term follow-up. Methods Out of 671 consecutive subjects undergoing nitroglycerin-potentiated HUT for suspected VVS, 369 patients with normal electrocardiogram and no structural heart disease were included in our study. Results A history suggestive of typical or atypical VVS was obtained in 198 and 171 patients, respectively. The positivity rate of HUT was 65% and 36% in patients with established and likely VVS, respectively (P < 0.0001). In patients with established VVS, a time interval of ≤28 days between the last syncope and HUT was the only independent predictor of a positive test. In patients with likely VVS, no variable was predictive of a positive HUT. At a mean follow-up of 43 ± 27 months, the rate of adverse events (all-cause mortality, syncope recurrence, and major diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures) was similar in patients of both groups, independent of HUT results. Conclusion In patients with likely VVS, HUT has a low-diagnostic yield and may be inadequate to establish a reliable diagnosis. Similar long-term outcomes were observed in patients with positive or negative test results, suggesting that HUT is of limited value in the management of patients with suspected neurally mediated syncope
Evidence for relative cortical sparing in benign multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study
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Využití sociálních médií v B2B prodeji
No full textTato diplomová práce se zabývá tím, jak mohou B2B obchodníci využívat sociální média v prodeji. Na základě systematické rešerše literatury, autor zjistil, že akademici, zkoumající danou problematiku, navrhují další výzkum, a to: v kterých konkrétních krocích se dají využít sociální média v prodeji (Salo, 2017). Autor se na základě toho rozhodl zjistit, jaké sociální sítě, různé technologie a pluginy se dají využít v B2B prodeji - tzv. social sellingu. Social selling se v této práci týká primárně procesu akvizice a okrajově péčí o stávající zákazníky. Autor si vybral kvalitativní průzkum pomocí 10 hloubkových polo-strukturovaných rozhovorů, aby odhalil jak, která sociální média to jsou, tak i motivaci prodejců, proč tato média používat/nepoužívat. Aby autor dodržel správnost vyhodnocení výsledků, data byla analyzována pomocí Tématické analýzy, která v této studii vykrystalizovala 2 hlavní strategické přístupy v social sellingu. Tyto přístupy (tzv. Push a Pull strategie) obsahují praktické příklady a konkrétní aktivity, které mohou prodejci využívat v každodenní praxi. Tyto výsledky jsou prezentovány s důrazem na praktičnost a jednoduchost implementace. Tvoří proto hlavní přínos autorovo výzkumu. V poslední části autor zmiňuje výzvy a manažerská doporučení, které mohou obchodníci využít v každodenním pracovním životě.This diploma thesis focuses on social media usage in B2B sales. Based on the systematic literature review conducted by the author, he has found out that recent researchers (Salo, 2017) suggest further research in the area of how and in which sales phase should various social networking sites, technologies and plugins used. To further fill this research gap, author decided to identify these social media and their usage among B2B salespeople in the so-called social selling process. The social selling process in this thesis applies mainly to acquiring new prospects and tangentially to taking care of existing clients (follow-up step). Author has chosen a qualitative research method via conducting 10 in-depth semi-structured interviews to reveal these instruments as well as motivation of a sales person on why to use social media in the selling process. The collected data was analyzed using Thematic analysis to ensure the right procedure and to identify main themes which crystalized into 2 main strategic approaches in social selling. These approaches (Push and Pull) include practical examples of concrete activities which sales people can use in their daily jobs and are presented with focus on practicality and ease of implementation. These also form the main contribution of author`s research. In the last part, author mentions challenges in social selling and recommended managerial implications for salesforce
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