Vergnügungsparks stehen vor der Herausforderung, sich in einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt weiterzuentwickeln, um ihre Attraktivität für ein breites Publikum zu sichern. Digitale Technologien, insbesondere Virtual Reality (VR), eröffnen hier neue Perspektiven. Sie verändern nicht nur das Besuchererlebnis, sondern haben auch einen signifikanten Einfluss auf den Geschäftserfolg.

In this paper we present a stable-diffusion based zero-shot approach to realistically transform the image of a

human body into a more fit version of that depicted person. Therefore we combine a modified stable diffusion

model with inpainting techniques and incorporated constraints. We introduce a prototype which allows users to

upload a photo and visualize a more fit version of themselves. We evaluated our approach in various experiments

and focused on the applicability and effectiveness of these techniques, with attention to gender-specific results.

This work contributes to the fields of computer vision and generative AI by demonstrating practical applications

and identifying areas for improvement in realistic body transformation visualizations. (This work is a part of the project (M4-SKI) has been supported and funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)).

This book is intended as a practical guide to the concepts of hardware and software configuration for industrial production automation using the TIA PORTAL software platform. Thus, anyone working in the field of automation will benefit from reading it, while it has been written for undergraduate students of electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering, as well as engineering students engaged in similar academic pursuits.

This book deals with the use of S7 1200 and S71500 PLCs to control operational components in automated systems, in accordance with current standards. It is a good starting point into the world of Siemens' Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) product range.

The book also contains practical examples and explanatory diagrams of the graphical interfaces of the TIA PORTAL software, which illustrate the programming and configuration procedures and techniques.

Those interested in developing local industrial communication networks to implement centralised and decentralised control system architectures will also find this book useful. It details techniques provided by Siemens that are well suited to programming plans under the TIA PORTAL platform.

It also introduces the reader to Human Machine Interface (HMI) development, covering topics such as hardware configuration, software programming, networking, testing and validation.

This book is an invaluable resource for those new to the field of industrial automation, as well as for teachers wishing to teach and gain expertise in this specialised area.

Natürlich sollte man nichts verkomplizieren. Oft sind ja einfache Lösungen durchaus sinnvoll. Aber angesichts der Komplexität unserer Umwelt neigen wir offenbar dazu, Probleme auf vermeintlich eindeutige Ursachen zurückzuführen. Dieser „Simplification Bias“ bestimmt zunehmend den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs, führt aber auch in Managementfragen zu schlechten Entscheidungen.

Loyalty Marketing hat sich in den letzten Jahren stark gewandelt. Unternehmen müssen heute weit mehr tun, als nur Rabattkarten auszustellen oder Treuepunkte zu vergeben, um ihre Kunden langfristig zu binden. Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) spielt dabei zunehmend eine zentrale Rolle, insbesondere bei der Datenanalyse, Automatisierung und Personalisierung.

Background

The impact of the infecting SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) and the vaccination status was determined on the magnitude, breadth, and durability of the neutralizing antibody (nAb) profile in a longitudinal multicentre cohort study.

Methods

173 vaccinated and 56 non-vaccinated individuals were enrolled after SARS-CoV-2 Alpha, Delta, or Omicron infection and visited four times within 6 months and nAbs were measured for D614G, Alpha, Delta, BA.1, BA.2, BA.5, BQ.1.1, XBB.1.5 and JN.1.

Findings

Magnitude-breadth-analysis showed enhanced neutralization capacity in vaccinated individuals against multiple VOCs. Longitudinal analysis revealed sustained neutralization magnitude-breadth after antigenically distant Delta or Omicron breakthrough infection (BTI), with triple-vaccinated individuals showing significantly elevated titres and improved breadth. Antigenic mapping and antibody landscaping revealed initial boosting of vaccine-induced WT-specific responses after BTI, a shift in neutralization towards infecting VOCs at peak responses and an immune imprinted bias towards dominating WT immunity in the long-term. Despite that bias, machine-learning models confirmed a sustained shift of the immune-profiles following BTI.

Interpretation

In summary, our longitudinal analysis revealed delayed and short lived nAb shifts towards the infecting VOC, but an immune imprinted bias towards long-term vaccine induced immunity after BTI.

Funding

This work was funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts for the CoVaKo study and the ForCovid project. The funders had no influence on the study design, data analysis or data interpretation.

Der Rückgriff auf ChatGPT & Co. vereinfacht vieles im Alltag. Es ist unkompliziert und naheliegend, sich insbesondere Texte durch generative KI schreiben zu lassen oder auch Zusammenfassungen von komplexen und langen Artikeln damit zu erstellen, gerade wenn Zeit und Aufmerksamkeit begrenzt sind. Aber werden wir damit nicht zu bequem? Lassen wir unsere grauen Zellen damit verkümmern?Oder verkennen wir mit solchen Fragen das Potenzial der Technologie? Und welche Kompetenzen brauchen wir dann überhaupt in Zukunft noch?

We are presenting our approach for interactive cultural heritage storytelling in WebXR. Therefore, we are describing our scenes’ structure consisting of (stylized) photospheres of the historic locations, 3D models of 3D-scanned historic artifacts and animated 2D textures of historic characters generated with a machine learning toolset. The result is a platform-independent web-application in an immersive interactive WebXR environment running in browsers on PCs, tablets, phones and XR headsets thanks to the underlying software based on the open-source framework A-Frame. Our pa- per describes the process, the results and the limitations in detail. The resulting application, designed for the Fichtelgebirge region in Upper Franconia, Germany, offers users an immersive digital time travel experience in the virtual space and within a museum setting connecting real artifacts and virtual stories.

Roboter, die autonom und flexibel arbeiten, könnten in Zukunft im Haushalt helfen. Um ihre Schritte zu planen, brauchen sie künstliche Intelligenz. Generative Sprachmodelle sollen dafür nicht nur Sätze oder Programmcode schreiben, sondern die Abläufe auch strukturieren.