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Evaluating spatial ambiences through daylight variability, contrast and view

This research aims to give insight into the aesthetic aspect of the spatial and temporal diversity of light in space through experimental studies. By using empirical methods to establish a relationship of spatial contrast, daylight variability and view out ...

2015

Demand-side vs. supply-side technology policies: Hidden treatment and new empirical evidence on the policy mix

Emilio Raiteri

This paper provides new empirical evidence about the impact of various technological policies upon firmsâ innovative behaviour. We take into consideration the role of policies for innovative activities and we focus on their interaction. While supply-side ...

2015

Storage selection functions: A coherent framework for quantifying how catchments store and release water and solutes

Andrea Rinaldo, Paolo Benettin, Enrico Bertuzzo, Gianluca Botter

We discuss a recent theoretical approach combining catchment-scale flow and transport processes into a unified framework. The approach is designed to characterize the hydrochemistry of hydrologic systems and to meet the challenges posed by empirical eviden ...

Amer Geophysical Union2015

Sample and population exponents of generalized Taylor's law

Andrea Rinaldo, Andrea Giometto, Amos Maritan

Taylor's law (TL) states that the variance V of a nonnegative random variable is a power function of its mean M; i.e., V = aM(b). TL has been verified extensively in ecology, where it applies to population abundance, physics, and other natural sciences. It ...

Natl Acad Sciences2015

How Do In-video Interactions Reflect Perceived Video Difficulty?

Pierre Dillenbourg, Patrick Jermann, Lukasz Kidzinski, Nan Li

Lecture videos are the major components in MOOCs. It is common for MOOC analytics researchers to model video behaviors in order to identify at-risk students. Much of the work emphasized prediction. However, we have little empirical understanding about thes ...

P.A.U. Education2015

White Working Class Communities in Lyon

Derek Pierre Christie

White Working Class Communities in Lyon explores the views and experiences of the majority population in the 8th arrondissement (borough) of Lyon, a diverse and dense area, and socially and economically one of the most challenged areas in the city. This st ...

Open Society Foundations2015

Understanding the changing role of CIOs in the big data and analytics era: an empirical investigation

Gianluigi Viscusi

This research investigates the role of the CIO at organizational level with regard to the rise of big data and big data analytics as a potential source of innovation and competitive advantage. To this end the talk presents the results of a qualitative rese ...

2015

Data-driven coarse graining in action: Modeling and prediction of complex systems

Sebastian Krumscheid, Grigorios A. Pavliotis

In many physical, technological, social, and economic applications, one is commonly faced with the task of estimating statistical properties, such as mean first passage times of a temporal continuous process, from empirical data (experimental observations) ...

Amer Physical Soc2015

Prediction of phase ambiguity resolution based on signal intensity and geometry

Jan Skaloud

The goal of this contribution was to develop a reliable quality indicator reflecting the potential success of differential carrier phase ambiguity resolution for kinematic Global Positioning System (GPS). The indicator must be operable without any communic ...

Springer Verlag2015

Learning about Collaborative Design for Learning in a Multi-Surface Design Studio

Luis Pablo Prieto Santos

This paper fuses research on CSCL and collaborative design for learning. It reports a study located in a novel multi-surface environment, configured to support small teams who are designing for other people’s learning. Despite growing awareness in the CSCL ...

International Society of the Learning Sciences2015

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