We present a matching-pricing algorithm for online information labor markets motivated by exploratory study of Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT). The algorithm addresses many of the challenges surfaced by the AMT study. We find that AMT pricing is largely done using rules of thumb, which results in inaccurate pricing. Such pricing leads to either excessive costs for employers or low income for worke...

With the emphasis on reducing costs and increasing efficiency, a record number of companies are embarking on different forms of advance manufacturing technologies (AMT). AMT are broadly defined by many authors (small and chen, Sheppard and stock) as “ an automated production system of people, machines and tools for the planning and control of the production process, including the procurement of...

This paper investigates two subjective responses to a recorded percussive musical instrument sound displayed in a hapticauditory virtual environment; the responses were Apparent Motion Towards (AMT) and Powerfulness. The system employed a wholebody actuator and a full-range multichannel stereophonic sound compliant with ITU standards. AMT was experienced when whole-body vibratory components wer...

Aim: To evaluate the results of conjunctival autograft transplantation (CAT) combined with amniotic membrane (AMT) surgery in recurrent pterygium cases. Methods: This is a retrospective interventional case series involving patients admitted to our clinic pterygium. Patients' examination and postoperative findings were taken through standard slit-lamp examinations. Fourteen eyes 14 included stud...

PURPOSE To determine if the use of combined HLA matched limbal stem cells allograft with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) is a safe and effective prophylactic surgical procedure to prevent corneal graft after penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS We report the case of a 17 years old patient with a history of congenital glaucoma, trabeculectomy and multiple corneal graft rejections, pr...

The ammonium transporter gene family consists of three main clades, AMT, MEP, and Rh. The evolutionary history of the AMT/MEP/Rh gene family is characterized by multiple horizontal gene transfer events, gene family expansion and contraction, and gene loss; thus the gene tree for this family of transporters is unlike the organismal tree. The genomes of angiosperms contain genes for both electrog...

Cobaltous chloride (CoCl2) caused very marked decreases of cytochrome P-450, b5 and total heme contents and an increase of heme oxygenase activity. On the contrary, phenobarbital (PB) increased hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes, but the total heme content remained unchanged. On the other hand, amitriptyline (AMT) caused a marked increase of delta-aminolevulinic acid (delta-ALA) synthetase activ...

RATIONALE Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) has been performed therapeutically in humans for over 100 years. In recent 2 decades AMTs have been used increasingly and successfully to treat various types of ophthalmic indications. PATIENT CONCERNS An 83-year-old man was referred to our eye hospital with a refractory neurotrophic deep corneal ulcer of the left eye. DIAGNOSES The best-cor...

PURPOSE To describe quantitative and qualitative features of eyes with advanced bullous keratopathy assessed using ultrasound biomicroscopy, before and after anterior stromal puncture (ASP) or amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) procedures to relieve chronic pain. METHODS The present descriptive comparative study included 40 eyes of 40 patients with chronic intermittent pain due to bullou...

Over the past decade, the United States has offered investment incentives in the form of larger depreciation savings, namely, bonus depreciation. The neoclassical investment model implies that investment responds to changes in depreciation savings, but there have been few direct attempts to investigate this implication. This paper examines investment patterns surrounding the 1999 shortening of ...