Facing the unfathomable: Bewältigung existentieller Angst im Kontext einer Krebserkrankung

in Ferring, Dieter; Hoffmann, Martine (Eds.) Psychoonkologie in Luxemburg - Forschungsstand und Forschungsperspektiven Beiträge der 1. Interdisziplinären Fachtagung "Psychoonkologie" in Luxemburg (2008)

‚Fack ju Göhte‘.: Am Nullpunkt und Neuschöpfung: Wiederholungen und Begehren im Klassenraum

Scientific Conference (2017, April 08)

FaCoY - A Code-to-Code Search Engine

in International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2018) (2018, May 27)

Code search is an unavoidable activity in software development. Various approaches and techniques have been explored in the literature to support code search tasks. Most of these approaches focus on ... [more ▼]

Code search is an unavoidable activity in software development. Various approaches and techniques have been explored in the literature to support code search tasks. Most of these approaches focus on serving user queries provided as natural language free-form input. However, there exists a wide range of use-case scenarios where a code-to-code approach would be most beneficial. For example, research directions in code transplantation, code diversity, patch recommendation can leverage a code-to-code search engine to find essential ingredients for their techniques. In this paper, we propose FaCoY, a novel approach for statically finding code fragments which may be semantically similar to user input code. FaCoY implements a query alternation strategy: instead of directly matching code query tokens with code in the search space, FaCoY first attempts to identify other tokens which may also be relevant in implementing the functional behavior of the input code. With various experiments, we show that (1) FaCoY is more effective than online code-to-code search engines; (2) FaCoY can detect more semantic code clones (i.e., Type-4) in BigCloneBench than the state-of-theart; (3) FaCoY, while static, can detect code fragments which are indeed similar with respect to runtime execution behavior; and (4) FaCoY can be useful in code/patch recommendation. [less ▲]

Fact-Checking Ziegler’s Maximum Entropy Production Principle beyond the Linear Regime and towards Steady States

in Entropy (2013), 15(7), 2570-2584

We challenge claims that the principle of maximum entropy production produces physical phenomenological relations between conjugate currents and forces, even beyond the linear regime, and that currents in ... [more ▼]

We challenge claims that the principle of maximum entropy production produces physical phenomenological relations between conjugate currents and forces, even beyond the linear regime, and that currents in networks arrange themselves to maximize entropy production as the system approaches the steady state. In particular: (1) we show that Ziegler’s principle of thermodynamic orthogonality leads to stringent reciprocal relations for higher order response coefficients, and in the framework of stochastic thermodynamics, we exhibit a simple explicit model that does not satisfy them; (2) on a network, enforcing Kirchhoff’s current law, we show that maximization of the entropy production prescribes reciprocal relations between coarse-grained observables, but is not responsible for the onset of the steady state, which is, rather, due to the minimum entropy production principle. [less ▲]

Facteurs associés à l’intégration stratégique des TIC par le personnel enseignant

Bachelor/master dissertation (2001)

Ce mémoire porte sur les facteurs qui incitent le personnel enseignant à faire une intégration stratégique des TIC1. Nous avons remarqué qu’une partie des enseignants et des enseignantes, en faible ... [more ▼]

Ce mémoire porte sur les facteurs qui incitent le personnel enseignant à faire une intégration stratégique des TIC1. Nous avons remarqué qu’une partie des enseignants et des enseignantes, en faible proportion, réussissent à faire une telle intégration, et qu’une partie n’en font pas. L’objectif de cette recherche est d’identifier les facteurs qui tendent à avoir une influence sur ce phénomène, ainsi que de saisir leur rôle et de comprendre comment ils opèrent. Dans une première partie, nous décrivons les possibilités des TIC et analysons pourquoi les technologies peuvent avoir un apport substantiel dans l’apprentissage des élèves. Or, nous constaterons par la suite qu’il y a une grande variabilité dans l’intégration des TIC chez le personnel enseignant, tant au niveau primaire qu’au secondaire. Comme nous aimerions comprendre le phénomène en profondeur, nous avons choisi une méthodologie de type qualitative. À l’aide d’entrevues semi-dirigées, nous relèverons les données nécessaires pour répondre à notre question de recherche. L’analyse par théorisation ancrée nous permet d’identifier les facteurs, leurs rôles respectifs et de comprendre comment ils opèrent. Nous constatons que les facteurs peuvent être classés en quatre catégories : Les connaissances et compétences du personnel enseignant, l’enseignant et l’enseignante comme personne, l’environnement de l’école et les facteurs “autres”. L’analyse fait ressortir tant les facteurs qui ont une influence positive que ceux qui tendent à inhiber l’intégration stratégique. Contrairement à ce que nous avons cru, les compétences techniques ne constituent pas le facteur le plus important, bien qu’il soit difficile, compte tenu du type de méthodologie employée, d’évaluer l’influence proportionnelle de chacun des facteurs. D’après les sujets interviewés, il semble que le facteur « gestion de classe » ressorte comme étant un peu plus important. Cette recherche se démarque du fait qu’elle traite des facteurs qui influencent l’intégration stratégique des TIC, un thème peu exploité dans le domaine des technologies en éducation. Nous croyons que les résultats de cette recherche permettront de faire avancer les connaissances dans ce domaine, et de donner des indices aux responsables en éducation qui veulent procéder à des changements pour faire avancer l’intégration stratégique des technologies. [less ▲]

Facteurs psychologiques dans le chômage

Presentation (2013, October 18)

Factor structure and measurement invariance of the problematic mobile phone use questionnaire-short version across gender in Chinese adolescents and young adults

in BMC Psychiatry (2020), 20

Background: Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) has become a public health issue in China, particularly in adolescents and young adults. The Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Short Version (PMPUQ ... [more ▼]

Background: Problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) has become a public health issue in China, particularly in adolescents and young adults. The Problematic Mobile Phone Use Questionnaire-Short Version (PMPUQ-SV) is a validated instrument that measures multiple aspects of PMPU. The current study aimed to test the psychometric characteristics of a Chinese adaption of the PMPUQ-SV and examine its measurement invariance across gender. Methods: A total of 2086 participants were recruited form nine schools (six undergraduate colleges and three vocational colleges) through an online platform. Measures included socio-demographic variables, patterns of mobile phone use, the Chinese version of the PMPUQ-SV (C-PMPUQ-SV), the Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Proneness Scale (C-SAPS), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). Results: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses conducted in two independent subsamples confirmed that the postulated dimensions fit the data well. Four items, judged as either outdated or not adapted to the Chinese context, performed poorly and were removed, resulting in a shorter 11-item scale. Convergent validity was established through correlations between emotional symptoms and the C-PMPUQ-SV and addictive smartphone use. Additional measurement invariance analyses showed that the scale performed largely similarly in male and female participants. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that the C-PMPUQ-SV is an adequate instrument to study various types of PMPU in Chinese adolescents and young adults. The updated 11-item scale shortens the evaluation time and is adapted to assess contemporary smartphone use. [less ▲]

Factor complexity of S-adic sequences

Presentation (2014, January)

Factor for Science Park Planning

in World Technopolis Review (WTR) (2014), 3(2), 97-108

The importance of a science park as an instrument of economic development has been realized by developed economies for past three decades. To comprehend the same, developing economies are also planning ... [more ▼]

The importance of a science park as an instrument of economic development has been realized by developed economies for past three decades. To comprehend the same, developing economies are also planning and implementing science park ventures. However, in terms of planning, science parks are not objects of global consensus because unlike hotel and restaurant chains, which could be planned with similar standards in different regions or countries, there is no single global standard that can be best-fit for science parks. To meet the need for a better understanding of planning, this research studied science parks in developed and developing economies to identify factors that are globally used in this context. This research also extends our knowledge of best practices for growth, governance and sustainability in science parks, and highlights future trends and external factors that may contribute significantly during planning. [less ▲]

Factor substitution and factor-augmenting technical progress in the United States: A normalized supply-side system approach

in REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS (2007), 89(1), 183-192

Using a normalized CES function with factor-augmenting technical progress, we estimate a supply-side system of the U.S. economy from 1953 to 1998. Avoiding potential estimation biases that may have ... [more ▼]

Using a normalized CES function with factor-augmenting technical progress, we estimate a supply-side system of the U.S. economy from 1953 to 1998. Avoiding potential estimation biases that may have occurred in earlier studies and putting a high emphasis on data consistency, we obtain robust results not only for the aggregate elasticity of substitution but also for the parameters of labor and capital augmenting technical change. We find that the elasticity of substitution is significantly below unity and that technical progress shows an asymmetrical pattern where the growth of laboraugmenting technical progress is exponential, while that of capital is hyperbolic or logarithmic. [less ▲]