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Labor Market Imperfections and the Dynamics of Postwar Business Cycles
An estimated dynamic general equilibrium model which features imperfectly competititve households, sticky nominal wages and costly labor input adjustment is shown to be consistent with several stylized aspects of U.S. postwar business cycle dynamics including the positive serial correlation of output, consumption, investment and employment growth over short horizons and the persistent, hump-shaped response of output to innovations in the temporary component.Imperfectly competitive households, Sticky nominal wages, Labor adjustment costs, Business cycles, Endogenous propagation mechanisms
Self-Supervised Learning to Prove Equivalence Between Straight-Line Programs via Rewrite Rules
We target the problem of automatically synthesizing proofs of semantic
equivalence between two programs made of sequences of statements. We represent
programs using abstract syntax trees (AST), where a given set of
semantics-preserving rewrite rules can be applied on a specific AST pattern to
generate a transformed and semantically equivalent program. In our system, two
programs are equivalent if there exists a sequence of application of these
rewrite rules that leads to rewriting one program into the other. We propose a
neural network architecture based on a transformer model to generate proofs of
equivalence between program pairs. The system outputs a sequence of rewrites,
and the validity of the sequence is simply checked by verifying it can be
applied. If no valid sequence is produced by the neural network, the system
reports the programs as non-equivalent, ensuring by design no programs may be
incorrectly reported as equivalent. Our system is fully implemented for a given
grammar which can represent straight-line programs with function calls and
multiple types. To efficiently train the system to generate such sequences, we
develop an original incremental training technique, named self-supervised
sample selection. We extensively study the effectiveness of this novel training
approach on proofs of increasing complexity and length. Our system, S4Eq,
achieves 97% proof success on a curated dataset of 10,000 pairs of equivalent
programsComment: 30 pages including appendi
Method and apparatus for controlling an earthworking implement to preserve a crown on a road surface
A method and apparatus for controlling an earthworking implement on an earthworking machine to preserve a crown on the surface of a road, including determining the position of the crown on the road surface, choosing a sloped grade on one side of the crown, positioning the earthworking implement on the sloped grade so that a first end of the earthworking implement is on the road surface. The processor determines a desired position of a second end of the earthworking implement so that the second end overlaps the crown and the earthworking implement does not cut the crown
Moderators of the intention-behaviour and perceived behavioural control-behaviour relationships for leisure-time physical activity
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intention is a key determinant of action. However, there is a gap between intention and behavioural performance that remains to be explained. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify moderators of the intention-behaviour and perceived behavioural control (PBC)- behaviour relationships for leisure-time physical activity.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This was tested in reference to Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour. A sample of 300 volunteers, 192 women and 108 men, aged 18 to 55, participated in the study. At baseline, the participants completed a self-administrated psychosocial questionnaire assessing Ajzen's theory variables (i.e., intention and perceived behavioural control). The behavioural measure was obtained by mail three months later.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Multiple hierarchical regression analyses indicated that age and annual income moderated the intention-behaviour and PBC-behaviour relationships. However, in the final model predicting behaviour (R<sup>2 </sup>= .46), only the interaction term of PBC by annual income (ÎČ = .24, <it>p </it>= 0.0003) significantly contributed to the prediction of behaviour along with intention (ÎČ = .49, <it>p </it>= 0.0009) and past behaviour (ÎČ = .44, <it>p </it>< 0.0001).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Physical activity promotion programs would benefit not only from focusing on increasing the intention of low intenders, but also from targeting factors that moderate the perceived behavioural control-behaviour relationships.</p
The Effect of Three Months of Aerobic Training on Response Preparation in Older Adults
This study assessed the effects of an aerobic training program on reaction time tasks that manipulated preparatory intervals (PI) to produce temporal preparation effects using short (1, 3, 5âs) and long (5, 7, 9âs) PI. Older adults were assigned to either a 3-month aerobic training group or to a control group. Individuals in the training group participated in an aerobic training program of three 60-min sessions per week. The control group did not receive any training. Results indicated that 12âweeks of aerobic training induced a significant improvement in cardiorespiratory capacity (VO2max estimate). All participants who completed the aerobic program showed improvement after training in the choice RT task, along with enhanced preparation, such that they maintained preparation over time more efficiently after the training program. Moreover, enhanced ability to use the short PI was observed but only in lower fit individuals. Results of the present study suggest that improving aerobic fitness may enhance attentional control mechanisms in older adults
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