scholarly journals Data deciphered: A visual migration of VFX

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Robert Fordyce
Keyword(s):  
3D Visualization ◽  
Interconnected Network ◽  
Visual Effects ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transient Nature ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Migration Data ◽  
Demographic Patterns ◽  
Industry Professionals

<p>The visual effects industry is an interconnected network of migratory professionals that is in an on-going state of dynamism. The transient nature of industry contracts and the resultant economic impact of studio ebb and flow is a largely uncharted, yet highly phenomenological subject, within design discourse. In the absence of a reliable metric to quantify employee migration, previous theories in this field have been speculative and conjectural. However, the wealth of data inherent in employment-oriented social-media profiles and online crowd-sourced databases provides a new way in which to identify and analyse collective trends in industry migration.  Data Deciphered: A Visual Migration of VFX reveals the geographical and demographic patterns in the postproduction services industry through the data visualization medium. Furthermore, it investigates the optimal way to comprehend, filter and relate the large volume of information that is the sector’s migration patterns.  This thesis first amassed a dataset of 82,711 migratory employment records specific to professionals within the visual effects industry over the previous 35 years. It drew this information from the public-facing pages of both the LinkedIn and Internet Movie Database (IMDB) online Internet platforms. This collection has been subsequently used to drive a 3D visualization tool that was constructed within the Unity5 game engine.  This study has revealed that, despite claims to the contrary, California continues to function as the central hub of the visual effects world and that the majority of industry professionals have been located there at some point throughout their employment histories. Furthermore, environment and matte-painting roles have been identified as the most migratory, while technician and code professions tend to be more static. Finally, skills analysis demonstrates that while proficiency in software packages and coding languages is prevalent within the industry, ultimately, the possession of these abilities has negligible impact upon migration frequency.</p>

scholarly journals Quantifying the Public Health Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution: Critically Assessing the Features and Capabilities of WHO’s AirQ+ and U.S. EPA’s Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program—Community Edition (BenMAP—CE)

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Sacks ◽  
Neal Fann ◽  
Sophie Gumy ◽  
Ingu Kim ◽  
Giulia Ruggeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Analysis Program ◽  
Common Input ◽  
The Public ◽  
Software Packages

Scientific evidence spanning experimental and epidemiologic studies has shown that air pollution exposures can lead to a range of health effects. Quantitative approaches that allow for the estimation of the adverse health impacts attributed to air pollution enable researchers and policy analysts to convey the public health impact of poor air quality. Multiple tools are currently available to conduct such analyses, which includes software packages designed by the World Health Organization (WHO): AirQ+, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA): Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program—Community Edition (BenMAP—CE), to quantify the number and economic value of air pollution-attributable premature deaths and illnesses. WHO’s AirQ+ and U.S. EPA’s BenMAP—CE are among the most popular tools to quantify these effects as reflected by the hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and technical reports over the past two decades that have employed these tools spanning many countries and multiple continents. Within this paper we conduct an analysis using common input parameters to compare AirQ+ and BenMAP—CE and show that the two software packages well align in the calculation of health impacts. Additionally, we detail the research questions best addressed by each tool.

scholarly journals OPTIMADE, an API for exchanging materials data

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Casper W. Andersen ◽  
Rickard Armiento ◽  
Evgeny Blokhin ◽  
Gareth J. Conduit ◽  
Shyam Dwaraknath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Worked Examples ◽  
Materials Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Application Programming ◽  
Programming Interface ◽  
Universal Application

AbstractThe Open Databases Integration for Materials Design (OPTIMADE) consortium has designed a universal application programming interface (API) to make materials databases accessible and interoperable. We outline the first stable release of the specification, v1.0, which is already supported by many leading databases and several software packages. We illustrate the advantages of the OPTIMADE API through worked examples on each of the public materials databases that support the full API specification.

scholarly journals ANALISIS IKLAN SYNOPSIS IKLAN TOKOPEDIA VERSI “PASRAH” 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-107
Author(s):  
Sitti Maesurah
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Public Television ◽  
Visual Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Mass Information

AbstractAdvertising is one of the most important things in supporting the success of the goods or services offered to the public. Television advertisements are one of the advertisements that are often seen by the public because of the excess audio visual effects. In modern society, there are hardly any people who are not preoccupied with advertising activities. This can help us to realize and understand how important it is to have an institution or institution that integrates all the components and mechanics involved in advertising. Because, advertising is used by everyone, not only by the users of consumer goods, but in essence related to the mass information system in the political, economic, social, cultural and technological fields. Each other interacts using the information system referred to and spread all the problems associated with the system, including religious issues. From this description, what synopsis of Tokopedia "Resign" ads will be explored. This research shows that Tokopedia advertisement is considered not effective enough to convey a message even though this advertisement is quite entertaining for some people. But the message conveyed was blurred because so many meanings could be created from the short 30 second ad. But at least this advertisement can still fulfill the function as brand awareness. Keywords: Advertising, Synopsis, Marketing, Marketing Communication.

3D Visualization of Brain Tumors Using MR Images: A Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Mohammed Sherif El-Torky ◽  
Maryam Nabil Al-Berry ◽  
Mohammed Abdel-Megeed Salem ◽  
Mohamed Ismail Roushdy
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
3D Modeling ◽  
Brain Cancer ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tumor Segmentation ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
The Public ◽  
Take The Best ◽  
Modeling Techniques

Background: Three-Dimensional visualization of brain tumors is very useful in both diagnosis and treatment stages of brain cancer. Discussion: It helps the oncologist/neurosurgeon to take the best decision in Radiotherapy and/or surgical resection techniques. 3D visualization involves two main steps; tumor segmentation and 3D modeling. Conclusion: In this article, we illustrate the most widely used segmentation and 3D modeling techniques for brain tumors visualization. We also survey the public databases available for evaluation of the mentioned techniques.

Migration Analysis as a Political Instrument The case of the Leiden and Bulb Regions in Randstad Holland

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Roland Goetgeluk ◽  
Tom de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Housing Market ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Migration Data ◽  
Regional Housing Market ◽  
Migration Analysis ◽  
Key Questions ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

This paper explains how a relatively simple analytical spatial algorithm and a GIS visualization of inter-municipal migration patterns revitalized the negotiations for a formal merger (called Holland Rijnland) between six municipalities in the urbanized Leiden Region and ten municipalities in the adjacent rural Bulb Region, both situated in Randstad Holland. Though the regional housing market was just one of the negotiation topics, the political discussion around it almost stymied the entire merger. We discovered a lack of knowledge about three key questions: Would the new merger function as one housing market region within the broader context of Randstad Holland? Do the original two regions interact at all? Or do lower-order regions exist instead? We answered these questions with the aid of individual migration data from Statistics Netherlands and by applying a method called Intramax Clustering in the GIS Flowmap programme. We found that the intended merger is indeed a housing market region; that interaction between the two regions is limited; and that lower-order housing market regions do exist. These findings helped to restart the negotiations; since 2004 Holland Rijnland has been a fact.

Tourist Image Building of the Country: Application of the Historiographical Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Oleg Evgenievich AFANASYEV
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Image Perception ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
The Public ◽  
Negative Images ◽  
Image Building ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
Modern Era

The article deals with the problem of using the principles of the historiographical approach in the study of the reasons and factors for the tourist image building of the country in the historical and chronological aspect. The authors consider the importance of studying the historical process of creating negative or neutral images of Russia among European residents, based on the historiographical analysis of the sources of the 13th-19th centuries, which in the current context directly influences the demand and interest in tours to the country. The article offers and discusses in detail the mechanisms of tourist image building of the country in its two aspects – subjective and objective. It is noted that any person's image of a particular country without having visited it directly can be considered subjective, and be potentially attractive, neutral, or repellent. The negative image of Russia in the public perception of European residents over a long historical period is now expressed in its negative tourist image and fears of a possible tourist trip to the country. The article describes the technology of applying the historiographical analysis in the practice of training and retraining of industry professionals who are trained in technologies for designing tourist images of the country's regions. The article presents methods and forms of working with historical sources to identify ideas about the hospitality traditions and tourist images of Russia, described in the works of foreign travelers of the 13th-19th centuries. Descriptions of the peoples of Russia, their life and customs contained in these works, built the image perception of the country in the minds of European residents, in some cases with extrapolation effect to the modern era. The article states the empirical effectiveness of using historiographical analysis technologies to assess the causes and consequences of building a negative or neutral tourist image of Russia among foreign tourists, conditioned by the trends of its descriptions in historical sources. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to develop marketing strategies to overcome negative images and perceptions of Russia among potential consumers of its tour programs.

Locomotive Studies Utilizing Multibody and Train Dynamics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maksym Spiryagin ◽  
Qing Wu ◽  
Yan Quan Sun ◽  
Colin Cole ◽  
Ingemar Persson
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Behavior Issues ◽  
Heavy Haul ◽  
Real Behavior ◽  
Train Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Multi Body

Locomotive traction studies have been extensively performed in multi-body software packages. Generally, these research activities have been focused on purely mechanical system design issues and, as a result, there is a limited amount of information available on modeling locomotives under the influence of traction/braking capabilities and train dynamics. Evidence of using results from longitudinal train dynamics simulations as input to locomotive dynamics simulations has also been limited and information on this is rarely presented in the public domain. This means that locomotive traction/braking studies are commonly focused on the dynamics of an individual locomotive and are limited in terms of implementation of intrain forces. Recent progress shows some activities involving the application of approximations of lateral coupler forces to replicate a locomotive’s dynamics on the track. However, such an approach has its own limitations and does not fully depict the real behavior of locomotives. At this stage, the optimal technique capable of covering all locomotive behavior issues when traveling in a train configuration is to use a co-simulation approach between a multibody software package and a train dynamics code. This paper describes a methodology for the development of such a technique and presents numerical experiments for locomotive dynamics studies. The results obtained from co-simulation runs for three heavy haul locomotives in a head-end consist, taking into account in-train forces and speeds, are discussed along with limitations found during the development process.

Support for recognition and payment options for egg and sperm donation in New Zealand and Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Goedeke ◽  
Daniel Shepherd ◽  
Iolanda S Rodino
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Gamete Donation ◽  
Sperm Donation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Donor Gamete ◽  
Dependent Samples ◽  
Industry Professionals

Abstract STUDY QUESTION To what extent do infertility clinic patients, fertility industry professionals and members of the public support different forms of payment and recognition for egg and sperm donation? SUMMARY ANSWER While participants expressed support for reimbursement of expenses for both egg and sperm donation, payment constituting explicit financial advantage was regarded less favourably although potentially necessary to address donor gamete shortages. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY In both New Zealand and Australia, commercial inducement for the supply of gametes is prohibited. This prohibition has been argued to contribute to limited availability of donor gametes with the effect of increasing waiting lists and/or the pursuit of potentially unregulated cross-border reproductive care by domestic patients requiring donor gametes. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION The study was a mixed methods study drawing on data from a questionnaire completed by 434 participants from across New Zealand and Australia between November 2018 and March 2019. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Stakeholders involved in donor-assisted conception (past and present infertility patients, gamete recipients and donors), fertility industry professionals and members of the public were recruited following online advertisement of the study. All participants spoke English and primarily identified as Caucasian. Participants anonymously completed an online questionnaire gauging their support for a range of recognition and payment options. Dependent samples t-tests were used to probe for differences in support of recognition and payment options in relation to egg and sperm donation. Linear regression models were used to determine factors predicting support for the different options for both egg and sperm donation. Thematic analysis was used to identify main themes in free text question responses. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Broadly, there was agreement that donors be reimbursed for medical expenses, travel time, unpaid time away from work relating to treatments and out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the gamete donation process, with greater support suggested for egg versus sperm donors. Items gauging support for non-material recognition and tokens of thanks for donations were not significantly different between egg and sperm donation programmes (P &gt; 0.05) nor rated as highly as reimbursement alternatives. Lowest ratings of support were indicated for the outright payment or reward of donors for the supply of their gametes, options that would leave donors in better financial positions. Qualitatively, themes valuing gamete donation as ideally relating to gifting were identified, although counterbalanced in opinion by concepts of fairness in reimbursing gamete donors for their costs. Where payment over and above the reimbursement of costs was supported, this was related to pragmatic considerations of limited supply of donor gametes. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study used a cross-sectional design and consequently causal inferences cannot be made. Additionally, participants particularly professional fertility staff, were required to self-report on politically sensitive and legal issues with the potential for social desirability response bias. Snowball sampling may have led to participation of like-minded individuals, thus limiting generalizations of findings. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS In a climate of global commercialization of reproductive medicine, limited donor gamete availability and rising incidences of cross-border reproductive care, the findings of this study can be used as a basis for further discussion between regulators and professional industry stakeholders with respect to shaping ethical policy and practice relating to donor conception. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) No external funds were sought for this work. None of the authors have any competing interests to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.

How the public perceives the visual effects of timber harvesting: an evaluation of interest group preferences

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. McCool ◽  
Robert E. Benson ◽  
Joseph L. Ashor
Keyword(s):  
Interest Group ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Visual Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Group Preferences
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