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Memory-Efficient Sliding Window Progressive Meshes

2007

Progressive mesh is a data structure that encodes a continuous spectrum of mesh approximations. Sliding window progressive meshes (SWPM) minimize data transfers between CPU and GPU by storing mesh data in static on-GPU memory buffers [For01]. The main disadvantages of the original SWPM algorithm are poor vertex cache usage efficiency, and big resulting datasets. Connectivity-based algorithm [KT04] achieves a good vertex cache coherence but it does not address the problem of high memory utilization. In this paper, we describe estimates for the size of memory buffers, and describe methods to reduce the index datasets. We achieve 20% reduction due to the use hierarchical data structures (clust…

Two sides of the coin : trust building as positive propaganda in the Finnish and French euro campaign

2000

Moving from intention to behaviour: a randomised controlled trial protocol for an app-based physical activity intervention (i2be).

2022

IntroductionEfficacy tests of physical activity interventions indicate that many have limited or short-term efficacy, principally because they do not sufficiently build on theory-based processes that determine behaviour. The current study aims to address this limitation.Methods and analysisThe efficacy of the 8-week intervention will be tested using a three-condition randomised controlled trial delivered through an app, in women with a prior hypertensive pregnancy disorder. The intervention is based on the integrated behaviour change model, which outlines the motivational, volitional and automatic processes that lead to physical activity. The mechanisms by which the behaviour change techniq…

Snacktivity™ to promote physical activity and reduce future risk of disease in the population: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial…

2023

Abstract Background Many people do not regularly participate in physical activity, which may negatively impact their health. Current physical activity guidelines are focused on promoting weekly accumulation of at least 150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA). Whilst revised guidance now recognises the importance of making small changes to physical activity behaviour, guidance still focuses on adults needing to achieve at least 150 min of MVPA per week. An alternative ‘whole day’ approach that could motivate the public to be more physically active, is a concept called Snacktivity™. Instead of focusing on achieving 150 min per week of physical activity, for example …

Networks of manufacturers and retailers

2011

We study the endogenous formation of networks between manufacturers of differentiated goods and multi-product retailers who interact in a successive duopoly. Joint consent is needed to establish and/or maintain a costly link between a manufacturer and a retailer. We find that only three distribution networks are stable for particular values of the degree of product differentiation and link costs: (i) the non-exclusive distribution & non-exclusive dealing network in which both retailers distribute both products is stable for intermediate degree of product differentiation and small link costs; (ii) the exclusive distribution & exclusive dealing network in which each retailer distributes a dif…

Examining Online Shopping Services in Relation to Experience and Frequency of Using Internet Retailing

2013

E-shopping has the potential to replace traditional in-store shopping. It is well perceived that information and communication technologies have great impacts on modern society - they are changing how and where we work, shop, and in general terms how we live our lives. In this study, we use a survey instrument to examine the association between experience level with Internet and e-shopping and consumers’ frequency of online purchasing, while considering sex as a passive influencer. We study these relationships in a multinomial logistic regression model that is aimed at online retailers to help them improve their understanding of their consumers’ characteristics and propensity to buy through…

Kasvatus- ja opetusfilosofia helluntaiseurakuntien lapsityön toimintasuunnitelmissa

2006

The Intellectual Demands of the Intended Chemistry Curriculum in Czechia, Finland, and Turkey : A Comparative Analysis Based on the Revised Bloom’s T…

2020

Understanding the intellectual demands of an intended curriculum is crucial as it defines the frames for actual teaching and learning processes and practice during the lessons. In this study, upper-secondary school chemistry curricula contents in Czechia, Finland, and Turkey were analysed, and their objectives were compared using the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT). The intellectual demands were examined analysing the action verbs of the three curricula objectives based on their association with the intended cognitive process dimensions in the RBT. The Turkish upper-secondary chemistry curriculum was found to be more structured, detailed, and containing more objectives compared to the Czech …

Projektien menestystekijät ketterillä menetelmillä : projektipäällikön näkökulma

2017

Mediasta voimme jatkuvasti seurata, kuinka yhä useampi projekti, etenkin IT-projekti kohtaa toteuttamisen vaiheissa ongelmia, tai jopa epäonnistuu täysin. Tämän vuoksi on erittäin tärkeää tutkia niitä menestystekijöitä, jotka vievät projektit mahdollisten ongelmien läpi maaliin asetetuissa tavoitteissa. Ketterät menetelmät ovat hyvä ratkaisu projektien läpiviemiseen, sillä niissä muutoksia ei nähdä pelkkänä uhkana. Ketterien menetelmien käyttö on yleistynyt todella paljon ja niihin liittyvää tutkimusta on olemassa jo lähes kahdelta vuosikymmeneltä. Projektipäällikön näkökulmasta katsottuna ketterien menetelmien menestystekijöitä on tarkasteltu vähemmän, jonka vuoksi juuri siihen paneudutaan…

Prepodavanie stepenej sravneniâ imën prilagatel'nyh v učebnikah russkogo i anglijskogo âzykov v Finlândii

2017

Aikojen saatossa metodit ja suuntaukset ovat vaihdelleet suuresti vieraiden kielten opetuksessa. Näin ollen myös kieliopin asema kielten opetuksessa on saanut erilaisia rooleja eri aikakausina. Välillä se on ollut merkittävin tekijä vieraan kielen oppimisessa ja opettamisessa ja välillä sen merkitystä on pidetty olemattomana. Suomessa kielten opetuksessa nojaudutaan vielä vahvasti oppikirjoihin, jotka pyrkivät noudattamaan vallitsevia opetussuunnitelmia (OPS). Uusimmissa OPS:issa korostetaan autenttisia tekstejä, erilaisten metodien käyttämistä ja elinikäistä oppimista kommunikatiivisuutta unohtamatta. Koska oppikirja on vielä toistaiseksi käytetyin opetusväline oppilaan kielitaidon kehittä…