What is attractive rural landscape?Differences in the social and expert assessment of the changes in the rural landscape of the Carpathian region in Poland with regard to the need of its protection

Contemporary villages of the mountain region are subject to uncontrolled structural and spatial transformations,which cause deformation of centuries-old spatial systems of high cultural and natural value.The aim of the study is to confront the opinions of the inhabitants and experts regarding the condition of the cultural landscape of the villages in south-eastern Poland.This area belongs to the Carpathian region of Central Europe.The historical and economic conditions of the studied region,related to the functioning in the post-war period,and then its breakdown and the development of the free market economy,constitute an interesting background for the proposed research.Local communities still remembering the period of difficulties related to the period of systemic transformations,are currently experiencing a relative prosperity,many difficulties related to the period of systemic transformations,are currently experiencing a relative prosperity,which is also expressed in a completely new,previously unknown way of managing the landscape.Investments implemented in villages are associated by the inhabitants with the improvement of the standards and quality of life.They assess them rather positively.An expert assessment of these landscape transformations indicates their negative dimension and the risk of losing timeless values.The discrepancy in the assessment of experts and local residents creates difficulties in the protection of the rural landscape.Therefore,high-quality visual landscape features among rural residents is necessary from the point of view of its multi-faceted and effective protection.Local initiatives and actions in the field of industry policy should play a significant role in this respect by consolidating the images of a harmonious landscape in the public awareness.

The Futility of Willy's Philosophy of Personal Attractiveness in Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's masterpiece Death of a Salesman is a very clear attack on the American success myth.The most dominant theme running throughout the play is Willy Loman's philosophy of personal attractiveness and its doomed futility.This philosophy not only brings failure to Willy's career but also destruction to Willy's family members.

Estrogens still represent an attractive therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease(AD)is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that goes f rom mild cogni t ive impai rment in prodromal disease to severely disabling deficits in advanced stages.The risk for AD development,as well as progression and severity,clearly differ between men and women(Pike,2017).Epidemiological studies have shown that there is a significantly increased prevalence in the development of AD in women compared to men,which is usually explained by the longer lifespan of women.This increased frequency may be due to the interplay between age and sex,in which genetic factors together with hormonal and metabolic patterns play a crucial role.Moreover,cognitive impairment has been confirmed to be greater in women than in men at the same stage of AD,likely due to reduced estrogen levels in postmenopausal women(Laws et al.,2016).

Spin-1/2 Fermion Gas in One-Dimensional Harmonic Trap with Attractive Delta Function Interaction

In terms of the Thomas-Fermi method, we solve the ground state energy of the N-body 1 D harmonically trapped spin-1/2 fermion gas with the attractive δ-function interaction in the limit N →∞.

MEAN-FIELD LIMIT OF BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES WITH ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS IN R^2

Starting with the many-body Schrdinger Hamiltonian in R^2, we prove that the ground state energy of a two-dimensional interacting Bose gas with the pairwise attractive interaction approaches to the minimum of the Gross-Pitaevskii energy functional in the meanfield regime, as the particle number N→∞ and however the scattering length κ→0. By fixing N|κ|, this leads to the mean-field approximation of Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions in R^2.

A Model for Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling of Bose-Einstein Condensate with Attractive Interaction

Based on the numerical wave function solutions of neutral atoms with attractive interaction in a harmonic trap,we propose an exactly solvable model for macroscopic quantum tunneling of a Bose condensate with attractive interaction.We calculate the rate of macroscopic quantum tunneling from a metastable condensate state to the collapse state and analyze the stability of the attractive Bose-Einstein condensation.

Quantifying the Attractive Force Exerted on the Pinned Calcium Spiral Waves by Using the Adventive Field

The cytosolic calcium system is inhomogenous because of the discrete and random distribution of ion channels on the ER membrane.It is well known that the spiral tip can be pinned by the heterogenous area,and the field can detach the spiral from the heterogeneity.We use the adventive field to counteract the attractive force exerting on the calcium spiral wave by the heterogeneity,then the strength of the adventive field is used to quantify the attractive force indirectly.Two factors determining the attractive force are studied.It is found that:(1)the attractive force sharply increases with size of the heterogeneity for small-size heterogeneity,whereas the force increases to a saturated value for large-size heterogeneity;(2)for large-size heterogeneity,the force almost remains constant unless the level of the heterogeneity vanishes,the force decreases to zero linearly and sharply,and for small-size heterogeneity,the force decreases successively with the level of the heterogeneity.Furthermore,it is found that the forces exist only when the spiral tip is very close to the heterogenous area.Our study may shed some light on the control or suppression of the calcium spiral wave.

A METHOD FOR EVALUATING INDUSTRIAL ATTRACTIVENESS BASED ON IMPROVED HAMMING NETURAL NETWORK

External factors influenee the strategic selections, internal strength and management activities of an enterprise. This paper discusses the key factors of industrial attractiveness, puts forward a new method for evaluating industrial attractiveness by using improved Hamming neural net in order to provide scientifie support when an enterprise makes its developing strategies.

Recreational Attractiveness of Urban Parks and Implications for Their Management:A Case Study in Changchun,China

Urban parks are an important part of urban ecosystems and also provide recreational services for urban residents.However,it is still unclear how the recreational attractiveness of urban parks can be evaluated.In this study,12 typical parks in Changchun,China were selected for evaluation of their recreational attractiveness.We built a recreational attractiveness evaluation system based on the analytical hierarchy process(AHP)to produce a composite evaluation index.This method included:1)the landscape quality of the parks;2)the recreational facilities;3)the conditions of the area;and 4)the accessibility of the parks.Our results showed that Nanhu Park,Children’s Park,Shengli Park,and Jingyuetan Forest Park had high recreational attractiveness,whereas Linyuan Park had the lowest attractiveness among the 12 parks.These results agreed with the information obtained from a field survey of the actual recreational and revisit rates,which showed that the evaluation index is reliable.Correlation analysis showed that the landscape quality and recreational facilities of parks had a direct effect on their recreational attractiveness.A negative correlation was found between the accessibility of a park and its recreational attractiveness.We conclude that if the scenery and facilities are not as good as a visitor expects,then they may choose to visit a different park,even if it takes a longer time to reach.

Physiological Reasons for Attractiveness of Female Breast

In this article the possibilities of functioning of breast as an attractant to male and leading to a long lasting relation in many cases are discussed. The three mechanisms discussed are on the basis of visual stimuli, pheromone and other chemicals like sebum.

Distribution Characteristics and Optimization Strategies of Spatial Attractiveness of the Roof Garden in Meilecheng Commercial Complex of Handan City

With the rapid development of urban commercial complex in China,its roof garden becomes an important container for outdoor consumption and activities as the link between itself and the city,and more and more attention has been paid to its attractiveness.First,roof garden of Handan Meilecheng is taken as research object,and quantitative method of spatial attractiveness is established based on the number of spontaneous and chain activities and their intensity score.On this basis,data are collected via field investigation,and spatial attractiveness of roof garden of Meilecheng is quantified,and its distribution characteristics are summarized.Second,the cause of the characteristics formation is explained from the perspective of built environment elements.Finally,corresponding optimization strategies are proposed from four aspects:setting of landscape platform,increase of interest in sculpture sketches,design of space boundary,and improvement of spatial accessibility,which could provide reference for planning,design and transformation of roof garden of commercial complex in the future.

Hospital Employer Attractiveness Considering the Increasing Shortage of Skilled Medical Professionals—A German Review

The main goal of this review is to give an overview of scientific publications concerning the employer attractiveness of German hospitals from the perspective of medical doctors in order to identify future research possibilities. After a summary of central problems concerning the German health sector and its current challenges, the study design behind the systematic content analysis as well as its criteria are presented. Selected results describe characteristics of expert literature for employer attractiveness in general, the attractiveness of German hospitals as employers (“hospital employer attractiveness” for short) as well as employer attractiveness from a medical doctor’s point of view. For each of these areas, focal points of research and main results are summarized and research gaps are pointed out.

China is Attractive to Chile's Food Industry

This October is the tenth anniversary of the SinoChilean free trade agreement,which was the first free trade agreement China signed with a non-ASEAN country.Now,a decade later,China is the largest importer and exporter and trade partner of Chile,accounting for 28%of Chile’s foreign trade volume.As a gift to the tenth anniversary,since

Which Chinese mainland city is most attractive for foreigners?

China launched the 2019 campaign of most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners On February 20 which foreign experts Living in China including Nobel Prize winners will assess major Chinese cities based on factors including expat-friendly policies,governmental administrative capacity and working and living environments.

MBAs Are Becoming Less Attractive

Prospective business school students are increasingly shunning MBAs in favour of specialist masters degrees that they see as offering a faster and cheaper route to well-paid jobs, according to research.Two-thirds of those considering a business school place said they would choose a specialist master’s degree over an MBA course, the survey by Carrington Crisp, a London-based education marketing group.

Top 10 most attractive Chinese cities for experts in 2019

Shanghai,Beijing,Shenzhen,Hangzhou,Guangzhou,Hefei,Nanjing,Chengdu,Qingdao and Suzhou were the top 10 most attractive Chinese cities in the eyes of foreign talents in 2019.The ranking was given as part of the Charm China Survey Activity,featuring a foreign expert team that included eight Nobel Prize winners and one Turing Award winner.

Survey for 2016 Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Expats begins

Shanghai tops list of desirability for expats for the fourth time straight Shanghai has for the fourth time topped the list of the 10 most attractive Chinese cities for expats,according to a survey conducted on foreign professionals living in China nationwide.The financial hub scored highest in the ranking’s four important indexes for foreigners to evaluate cities,namely policies

Changes in Aesthetic Appeal of Tattoos Are Influenced by theAttractiveness of Female Models

External perceptions of individuals based on the presence of tattoos were assessed. College students completed anonline attitudinal assessment in a 4 × 2 design. Participants were asked to rate the aesthetics of tattoos and models（11 women and 17 men） from Photoshopped images. Results （n = 152 usable of 177 collected） indicate that aswhole models and tattoos are not affected in aesthetic appeal, but individually some models and tattoos wereaffected. Tattoos were rated as better quality art when the model can be seen; thus, contextualization allows forgreater appreciation of the tattoo. Results support extant research that indicates women＇s attractiveness is notaffected by tattoos, which also providing a new approach for tattooed individuals.

Effects of square attractiveness on emotional perception,cognitive performance,and neurophysiology

Aesthetic evaluations,including beauty and attractiveness,have an important role in our lives.Despite its importance in our every-day life,enough attention has not been devoted to the assessment of place attractiveness in previous studies.We assume that changes in elements of square attractiveness are associated with changes in brain functional connectivity patterns.In this study,we have tried to explore the relationship between elements of square attractiveness and individuals’emotional perception as well as the brain mechanism involved in the process of cognitive development.There has been a focus on using objective measures of physiological rather than using self-reported data of an individual’s emotions because people cannot understand their emotions properly and it is needed to compare self-report emotions with physiological processes.Classification of the five main elements of attractiveness was performed using the Delphi technique.Subsequently,twenty-four healthy young adults were exposed to the visual stimuli consists of five elements.A 32-channel EEG system was used to record the brain activities of participants while watching the stimuli.The subjects’feelings about valence and arousal levels of the elements were evaluated using the Self-Assessment Manikin(SAM)technique.The findings showed that“visual openness”is the most important element to increase the square attractiveness of everyday landscape in residential areas.The analysis revealed a significant difference(p=0.048)in arousal ratings between more attractive(more openness)(M=4.77)and less attractive(less openness)(M=4.52).Attractiveness elements of the stimuli have a region-specific association with brain functional connectivity networks.This pattern is mainly found in the functional connections between central parts of the brain.