655 research outputs found
Construction of Codes for Network Coding
Based on ideas of K\"otter and Kschischang we use constant dimension
subspaces as codewords in a network. We show a connection to the theory of
q-analogues of a combinatorial designs, which has been studied in Braun, Kerber
and Laue as a purely combinatorial object. For the construction of network
codes we successfully modified methods (construction with prescribed
automorphisms) originally developed for the q-analogues of a combinatorial
designs. We then give a special case of that method which allows the
construction of network codes with a very large ambient space and we also show
how to decode such codes with a very small number of operations
Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange
We investigate whether time-persistent cultural borders impede economic exchange across regions of the same country. To measure cultural differences we evaluate, for the first time in economics, linguistic micro-data about phonological and grammatical features of German dialects. These data are taken from a unique linguistic survey conducted between 1879 and 1888 in 45,000 schools. Matching this information to 439 current German regions, we construct a dialect similarity matrix. Using a gravity analysis, we show that current cross-regional migration is positively affected by historical dialect similarity. This suggests that cultural identities formed in the past still influence economic exchange today.gravity, internal migration, culture, language, dialects, Germany
Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange
We investigate whether time-persistent cultural borders impede economic exchange across regions of the same country. To measure cultural differences we evaluate, for the first time in economics, linguistic micro-data about phonological and grammatical features of German dialects. These data are taken from a unique linguistic survey conducted between 1879 and 1888 in 45,000 schools. Matching this information to 439 current German regions, we construct a dialect similarity matrix. Using a gravity analysis, we show that current cross-regional migration is positively affected by historical dialect similarity. This suggests that cultural identities formed in the past still influence economic exchange today.dialects, language, culture, internal migration, gravity, Germany
Auszeichnung einer hervorragenden Diplomarbeit der Technischen Fachhochschule Wildau mit dem GfPM-Preis 2002
JĂ€hrlich wird durch die Gesellschaft fĂŒr Produktionsmanagement e. V. (GfPM) fĂŒr sehr gute Diplomarbeiten auf dem gleichnamigen Fachgebiet der GfPM-Preis an UniversitĂ€ts- und Fachhochschulabsolventen vergeben. Der Begriff âProduktionsmanagementâ wird durch die GfPM nicht nur auf das Thema âFertigungâ reduziert, sondern umfasst darĂŒber hinaus auch die Arbeitsvorbereitung, die Fertigungssteuerung, die Logistik, den Einkauf, die QualitĂ€tssicherung, Personal- und Organisationsfragen und die Produktionsinformatik. Nicht zuletzt gehört mehr als nur oberflĂ€chliches Wissen zum Finanz- und Rechnungswesen sowie zum Controlling und zum Produktentstehungsprozess bis hin zu den Vertriebsbelangen dazu. Die Gesellschaft fĂŒr Produktionsmanagement wurde 1976 als eingetragener Berufsverband gegrĂŒndet. Im Brennpunkt stehen gesamtheitliche Aufgaben des Produktions- und produktionsnahen Dienstleistungsmanagements
The Temporal Causality between Government Taxes and Spending
Series: Department of Economics Working Paper Serie
The Effect of Perceived Regional Accents on Individual Economic Behavior:A Lab Experiment on Linguistic Performance, Cognitive Ratings and Economic Decisions
<div><p>Does it matter if you speak with a regional accent? Speaking immediately reveals something of oneâs own social and cultural identity, be it consciously or unconsciously. Perceiving accents involves not only reconstructing such imprints but also augmenting them with particular attitudes and stereotypes. Even though we know much about attitudes and stereotypes that are transmitted by, e.g. skin color, names or physical attractiveness, we do not yet have satisfactory answers how accent perception affects human behavior. How do people act in economically relevant contexts when they are confronted with regional accents? This paper reports a laboratory experiment where we address this question. Participants in our experiment conduct cognitive tests where they can choose to either cooperate or compete with a randomly matched male opponent identified only via his rendering of a standardized text in either a regional accent or standard accent. We find a strong connection between the linguistic performance and the cognitive rating of the opponent. When matched with an opponent who speaks the accent of the participantâs home regionâthe in-group opponent â, individuals tend to cooperate significantly more often. By contrast, they are more likely to compete when matched with an accent speaker from outside their home region, the out-group opponent. Our findings demonstrate, firstly, that the perception of an out-group accent leads not only to social discrimination but also influences economic decisions. Secondly, they suggest that this economic behavior is not necessarily attributable to the perception of a regional accent per se, but rather to the social rating of linguistic distance and the in-group/out-group perception it evokes.</p></div
Modeling the Release Kinetics of Poorly Water-Soluble Drug Molecules from Liposomal Nanocarriers
Liposomes are frequently used as pharmaceutical nanocarriers to deliver poorly water-soluble drugs such as temoporfin, cyclosporine A, amphotericin B, and paclitaxel to their target site. Optimal drug delivery depends on understanding the release kinetics of the drug molecules from the host liposomes during the journey to the target site and at the target site. Transfer of drugs in model systems consisting of donor liposomes and acceptor liposomes is known from experimental work to typically exhibit a first-order kinetics with a simple exponential behavior. In some cases, a fast component in the initial transfer is present, in other cases the transfer is sigmoidal. We present and analyze a theoretical model for the transfer that accounts for two physical mechanisms, collisions between liposomes and diffusion of the drug molecules through the aqueous phase. Starting with the detailed distribution of drug molecules among the individual liposomes, we specify the conditions that lead to an apparent first-order kinetic behavior. We also discuss possible implications on the transfer kinetics of (1) high drug loading of donor liposomes, (2) attractive interactions between drug molecules within the liposomes, and (3) slow transfer of drugs between the inner and outer leaflets of the liposomes
Algebraic Methods in the Congested Clique
In this work, we use algebraic methods for studying distance computation and
subgraph detection tasks in the congested clique model. Specifically, we adapt
parallel matrix multiplication implementations to the congested clique,
obtaining an round matrix multiplication algorithm, where
is the exponent of matrix multiplication. In conjunction
with known techniques from centralised algorithmics, this gives significant
improvements over previous best upper bounds in the congested clique model. The
highlight results include:
-- triangle and 4-cycle counting in rounds, improving upon the
triangle detection algorithm of Dolev et al. [DISC 2012],
-- a -approximation of all-pairs shortest paths in
rounds, improving upon the -round -approximation algorithm of Nanongkai [STOC 2014], and
-- computing the girth in rounds, which is the first
non-trivial solution in this model.
In addition, we present a novel constant-round combinatorial algorithm for
detecting 4-cycles.Comment: This is work is a merger of arxiv:1412.2109 and arxiv:1412.266
Towards a Taxonomy of Platforms for Conversational Agent Design
Software that interacts with its users through natural language, so-called conversational agents (CAs), is permeating our lives with improving capabilities driven by advances in machine learning and natural language processing. For organizations, CAs have the potential to innovate and automate a variety of tasks and processes, for example in customer service or marketing and sales, yet successful design remains a major challenge. Over the last few years, a variety of platforms that offer different approaches and functionality for designing CAs have emerged. In this paper, we analyze 51 CA platforms to develop a taxonomy and empirically identify archetypes of platforms by means of a cluster analysis. Based on our analysis, we propose an extended taxonomy with eleven dimensions and three archetypes that contribute to existing work on CA design and can guide practitioners in the design of CA for their organizations
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