cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Computer Vision on X-ray Data in Industrial Production and Security Applications: A Comprehensive Survey
Creators: name: Rafiei, Mehdi
name: Raitoharju, Jenni
name: Iosifidis, Alexandros
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: X-ray imaging technology has been used for decades in clinical tasks to reveal the internal condition of different organs, and in recent years, it has become more common in other areas such as industry, security, and geography. The recent development of computer vision and machine learning techniques has also made it easier to automatically process X-ray images and several machine learning-based object (anomaly) detection, classification, and segmentation methods have been recently employed in X-ray image analysis. Due to the high potential of deep learning in related image processing applications, it has been used in most of the studies. This survey reviews the recent research on using computer vision and machine learning for X-ray analysis in industrial production and security applications and covers the applications, techniques, evaluation metrics, datasets, and performance comparison of those techniques on publicly available datasets. We also highlight some drawbacks in the published research and give recommendations for future research in computer vision-based X-ray analysis.
description: 32pages, 20 figures, 12 tables. A literature review paper. Journal
D9.6.2 Data Management Plan
Creators: name: Herrero-Martín, Ruth
name: Avgousti, Gianna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This report has been prepared in the framework of the Work Package (WP) 9 ‘Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation’, specifically under Task 9.2 ‘Dissemination Strategy Activities”. It offers an analysis on the main elements of the data management policy that is used by the applicants regarding all the datasets generated by the ASTEP project.
 This is the follow-up report of the ASTEP’s Data Management Plan (DMP) D9.6, documented at the early stages of the project, establishing the procedures that ensure all data within ASTEP is used in compliance with the applicable European Commission (EC) legal framework, and in particular, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These procedures formalize a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable) data management framework, as per the EC directions, with the ultimate goal of making data openly accessible and interoperable, while addressing data re-use considerations.
 According to the EU guidelines on a DMP, it governs all data generated and collected during the project, the standards used, the how the research data will be preserved and what parts of the datasets will be shared for verification or re-use.
 The ASTEP DMP is setting the grounds for the identification, curation, publication and sharing of re-usable data assets for research.
 This document will form the basis of a constant review and update of the ASTEP Data Management procedures throughout the project’s lifetime and will be further reviewed and latter updated as per the project’s Grant Agreement (GA), in M48 (April 2024).
Windows Instant Messaging App Forensics: Facebook and Skype as Case Studies
Creators: name: Yang, Teing Yee
name: Dehghantanha, Ali
name: Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond
name: Muda, Zaiton
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Instant messaging (IM) has changed the way people communicate with each other. However, the interactive and instant nature of these applications (apps) made them an attractive choice for malicious cyber activities such as phishing. The forensic examination of IM apps for modern Windows 8.1 (or later) has been largely unexplored, as the platform is relatively new. In this paper, we seek to determine the data remnants from the use of two popular Windows Store application software for instant messaging, namely Facebook and Skype on a Windows 8.1 client machine. This research contributes to an in-depth understanding of the types of terrestrial artefacts that are likely to remain after the use of instant messaging services and application software on a contemporary Windows operating system. Potential artefacts detected during the research include data relating to the installation or uninstallation of the instant messaging application software, log-in and log-off information, contact lists, conversations, and transferred files.
The actions of climbing fibre impulses on the discharges of cerebellar cortical neurons in the cat
Creators: name: Tilokskulchai., Kanokwan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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How to disclose differences in sexual development/intersex traits: listening to the patient's perspective
Creators: name: O'Connor, Kaitlyn E.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2023

description: Differences in sexual development or DSD is used to describe genital atypia or a discrepancy between an individual’s genetic sex and phenotypic appearance. The term intersex is also used by individuals who have genetic, hormonal, or physical sex characteristics that do not fall into the male-female binary. DSDs and intersex traits require multidisciplinary management, typically with endocrinology, psychology, urology and genetic, and ideally operate with both the family and patient at the center of care. It is estimated 1 in 300 infants warrant consideration of a DSD at birth, and 1 in 4,500 with true genital atypia, illustrating this is a large population. Due to societal challenges surrounding discussion of sex and gender identity, it is a struggle for families when diagnoses are identified at birth how to discuss these topics with children. While there is data suggesting disclosure to the patient should occur as early as possible, and information should be given to patients by caregivers, there is little generalized data suggesting how information should be shared. Our study strived to identify ways to improve the disclosure process for patients, to identify strategies and resources to provide to patients and families, and to identify areas of need. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of InterConnect, an online support group for individuals who identify as intersex. We found half of participants received information from healthcare providers not caregivers (50%), after the age of 13 (75%). 25% of participants did not have a formal diagnosis and 25% had a categorical diagnosis. All individuals sought out information regarding their I/DSD and the majority were not provided any educational resources or mental health referrals. One individual expressed positive change regarding their familial relationship while eight individuals (50%) discussed negative changes. Individuals indicating no change to familial relationships learned about their diagnosis as adults, learned information with parents, or had no contact with family. In terms of providing information, participants encouraged using anatomically correct, factual, honest language. Informing the individual in age-appropriate ways, when they begin asking questions, and when they can understand information was also discussed. Participants also brought up the importance of understanding sexual diversity for providers and families. All participants experienced negative healthcare experiences due to lack of knowledge, lack of access to specialized care, and lack of patient-centered care. Overall, this study begins to analyze the disclosure process experienced by individuals who identify as I/DSD and helps to clarify the realities of disclosure. With further research, these findings can be validated and used to better I/DSD care in the future.
The cross-section for the $γe^{-} \rightarrow Ze^{-} \rightarrow l^{-} l^{+} e^{-} $ scattering at the LHeC
Creators: name: Giang, Bui Thi Ha
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A measurement of Z production cross-section in $γe^{-}$ collision at Large Hadron-electron Collider (LHeC) is presented to compare to that at International Linear Collider (ILC). The total cross-section depends strongly on the polarization of the initial and final $e^{-}$ beams, the electron beam energy $E_{e}$ with the energy of the proton beam taken to be $E_{p} = 7$ TeV. The result shows that the total cross-section in $γe^{-} \rightarrow Z e^{-} \rightarrow l^{-}l^{+}e^{-}$ at LHeC is much larger than that at ILC.
description: 9 pages, 5 figures, 1 table
Two-dimensional diffusiophoretic colloidal banding: Optimizing the spatial and temporal design of solute sinks and sources
Creators: name: Raj, Ritu R.
name: Shields, C. Wyatt
name: Gupta, Ankur
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, we numerically investigate the impact of two-dimensional solute gradients on the distribution of colloidal particles, i.e., colloidal banding, induced via diffusiophoresis. The solute gradients are generated by spatially arranged sources and sinks that emit/absorb a time-dependent solute flux. First we study a dipole system, i.e., one source and one sink, and discover that interdipole diffusion and flux decay timescales dictate colloidal banding. At timescales shorter than the interdipole diffusion timescale, we observe a rapid enhancement in particle enrichment around the source due to repulsion from the sink. However, at timescales longer than the interdipole diffusion timescale, the source and sink screen each other, leading to a slower enhancement. If the solute flux decays at the timescale of interdipole diffusion, an optimal separation distance is obtained such that particle enrichment is maximized. We find that the partition coefficient between solute inside the source and the bulk strongly impacts the optimal separation distance. Surprisingly, the diffusivity ratio between solute in the source and bulk has a much weaker impact on the optimal dipole separation distance. We also examine an octupole configuration, i.e., four sinks and four sources, arranged in a circle, and demonstrate that the geometric arrangement that maximizes enrichment depends on the radius of the circle. If the radius of the circle is small, it is preferred to have sources and sinks arranged in an alternating fashion. However, if the radius of the circle is large, a consecutive arrangement of sources and sinks is optimal. Our numerical framework introduces a novel method for spatially and temporally designing the banded structure of colloidal particles in two dimensions using diffusiophoresis and opens up new avenues in a field that has primarily focused on one-dimensional solute gradients.
The medical, social and political response to venereal diseases in Victoria 1860-1980
Creators: name: Tibbits., Diane Roslyn
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Validation of a German Adaptation of the Secondary Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale - Study 1
Creators: name: Schneider, Sabrina
name: Hofmann, Miriam J.
name: Blötner, Christian
name: Dericioğlu, Deniz Cengiz
name: Mokros, Andreas
name: Schmitz, Florian
name: Spormann, Sandy Sue
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: In the current investigation, we intend to validate a German adaptation of the Secondary scale of the Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP; Levenson et al., 1995). The LSRP was constructed for the assessment of psychopathy in non-institutional settings and distinguishes primary from secondary psychopathy. The focus of this study will be the 10-item secondary scale as the validity of the primary scale has already been investigated by Dericioğlu et al. (under review). To the best of our knowledge, a German version of the secondary scale of the LSRP has not yet been examined in detail.
Energising Scientific Endeavour through Science Gateways and e-Infrastructures in Africa
Creators: name: Taylor, Simon J. E.
Publisher: name: Sci-GaIA Open Access Repository
Year: 2015

description: The presentation introduces the Sci-GaIA project. It is given at the networking session "Towards global research e-Infrastructures for 2020 and beyond", as part of the ICT2015 program. For more information about the session visit http://agenda.ct.infn.it/event/1170/.
Preregistration
Creators: name: Wetzel, Eunike
name: Lüdtke, Oliver
name: Richter, David
name: Grosz, Michael P.
name: Leckelt, Marius
name: Wille, Bart
name: Back, Mitja
name: Bromme, Laurits
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: mean-level change
subject: narcissism
subject: personality development
subject: rank-order stability

description: Preregistration of the research questions, hypotheses, and analysis plan for the study "The longitudinal development of narcissism in two large, probabilistic samples from Germany"
Nonequilibrium polariton condensation in biannular optically induced traps
Creators: name: Bochin, A. K.
name: Nalitov, A. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the mean field model of nonequilibrium polariton condensation in annular effective non-Hermitian potential traps, stemming from incoherent optically induced excitonic reservoirs of annular shape. We solve the linearized extended Gross-Pitaevskii equation in the approximation of two delta-function effective shell potentials for complex spectra of trapped polariton modes and calculate corresponding condensation threshold optical pumping powers. The exhaustive map of condensate quantum number transitions in the multi-dimensional space of trap parameters, including a cascade of topological charge increments, is drastically different from the single annular trap case in topology and the range of accessible condensate states.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures, final preprint
The period ratio P_1/P_2 of torsional Alfvén waves with steady flows in spicules
Creators: name: Ebadi, H.
name: Shahmorad, S.
name: Farahani, S. Vasheghani
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The aim here is to model the standing torsional oscillations in solar spicules in the presence of density stratification, magnetic field expansion, and steady flows. By implementing cylindrical geometry, the eigenfrequencies, eigenfunctions, and the period ratio P_1/P_2 of these waves is obtained for finite plasma-beta. The shifts created by the steady flow justifies the divergence of the observed period ratio for the first and second periods from the number 2.
description: Accepted for publication in Astrophysics and Space Science
Pre-metric electromagnetism as a path to unification
Creators: name: Delphenich, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is shown that the pre-metric approach to Maxwell's equations provides an alternative to the traditional Einstein-Maxwell unification program, namely, that electromagnetism and gravitation are unified in a different way that makes the gravitational field a consequence of the electromagnetic constitute properties of spacetime, by way of the dispersion law for the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
description: 7 pages. Paper submitted to the IX Symposium honoring noted French mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier at Morgan State University, November 16-19, 2014. Appearing in conference proceedings: Unified Field Mechanics, eds. R. L. Amoroso, L. H. Kaufmann, P. Rowlands, World Scientific, New Jersey, 2016
The relationship between cognitive dissonance and altercentric modulation in 16-35-month-olds
Creators: name: Southgate, Victoria
name: Wiesmann, Charlotte Grosse
name: Kampis, Dora
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: The current analysis addresses the question how cognitive dissonance and altercentric modulation are related to reach other in young children between 16-35 months of age.
MESA Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST) 0: Methods for the construction of stellar isochrones
Creators: name: Dotter, Aaron
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I describe a method to transform a set of stellar evolution tracks onto a uniform basis and then interpolate within that basis to construct stellar isochrones. The method accommodates a broad range of stellar types, from substellar objects to high-mass stars, and phases of evolution, from the pre-main sequence to the white dwarf cooling sequence. I discuss situations in which stellar physics leads to departures from the otherwise monotonic relation between initial stellar mass and lifetime and how these may be dealt with in isochrone construction. I close with convergence tests and recommendations for the number of points in the uniform basis and the mass between tracks in the original grid required in order to achieve a certain level of accuracy in the resulting isochrones. The programs that implement these methods are free and open-source; they may be obtained from the project webpage.
description: 14 pages, 12 figures, code available at https://github.com/dotbot2000/iso
On Properties of Polynomials in Random Elements
Creators: name: Ulyanov, Vladimir V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 60E10, 62E10 (Primary), 60F17 (Secondary)

description: The paper deals with different properties of polynomials in random elements: bounds for characteristics functionals of polynomials, stochastic generalization of the Vinogradov mean value theorem, characterization problem, bounds for probabilities to hit the balls. These results cover the cases where the random elements take values in finite as well as infinite dimensional Hilbert spaces.
description: 13 pages
Lake Management Strategy based on Save Lake Balkhash International Research Project
Creators: name: Ussenaliyeva, Aizhan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 410404
subject: Environmental management
classificationCode: 410405
subject: Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
classificationCode: 410406
subject: Natural resource management
classificationCode: 410407
subject: Wildlife and habitat management
classificationCode: 410401
subject: Conservation and biodiversity

description: Visualisation of the basic lake management principles designed by Ms.Aizhan Ussenaliyeva Founder and President of Save Lake Balkhash International Research Project
Adolescent consent in health research: A mapping of Research Ethics Committee policies and practices
Creators: name: Pavarini, Gabriela
name: McBride, Orla
name: Glossop, Samuel
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Education

description: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for the onset of health problems. Obtaining a complete, unbiased, and nationally representative evidentiary-base of adolescents’ health needs is a prerequisite for the development and delivery of effective, health prevention and intervention strategies for young people. Currently, researchers’ access to this important subpopulation is challenging due to parental consent requirements. Recent evidence suggests that traditional, well-intentioned consent safeguards to protect minors may be outdated in that it fails to respect adolescent maturity and autonomy, and results in the systematic exclusion of certain groups of young people from mental health research. Ethical guidance pertaining to adolescents’ participation in health research in the UK is currently "fuzzy". For example, some research ethics committees (REC) accept ‘Gillick’ competence for consent; while others are more risk-averse and require mandatory parental consent. To obtain a more complete picture of the current state of ethical guidance in the UK, this project aims to map current adolescent consent guidelines and practices of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) across UK universities for participation in health surveys and interviews.
Unequal sample sizes and the use of larger control groups pertaining to power of a study
Creators: name: Oldfield, Marie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 490501
subject: Applied statistics

description: To date researchers planning experiments have always lived by the mantra that ‘using equal sample sizes gives the best results’ and although unequal groups are also used in experimentation, it is not the preferred method of many and indeed actively discouraged in literature. However, during live study planning there are other considerations that we must take into account such as availability of study participants, statistical power and, indeed, the cost of the study. These can all make allocating equal sample sizes difficult, and sometimes near impossible. This, some might say, means that the study would not adhere to rigorous statistical standard (Rosenbaum and Rubin, 1985). However, here we present evidence that, not only is this a false assumption, but that we may actually gain more power in the study by actually using unequal groups. Here, data from a Sepsis Biomarker study is used, in which the aim is to predict, by biomarker level and presence, whether the patient would go on to develop sepsis. It was found that larger control groups may give more power to studies looking for an effect in the mid range but not for large or small effects. This study shows merit in the hypothesis that more power can be achieved when a larger control group is used.
Quantum transport in graphene nanoribbon networks: complexity reduction by a network decimation algorithm
Creators: name: Rodemund, Tom Simon
name: Teichert, Fabian
name: Hentschel, Martina
name: Schuster, Jörg
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study electronic quantum transport in graphene nanoribbon (GNR) networks on mesoscopic length scales. We focus on zigzag GNRs and investigate the conductance properties of statistical networks. To this end we use a density-functional-based tight-binding model to determine the electronic structure and quantum transport theory to calculate electronic transport properties. We then introduce a new efficient network decimation algorithm that reduces the complexity in generic three-diemnsional GNR networks. We compare our results to semi-classical calculations based on the nodal analysis approach and discuss the dependence of the conductance on network density and network size. We show that a nodal analysis model cannot reproduce the quantum transport results nor their dependence on model parameters well. Thus, solving the quantum network by our efficient approach is mandatory for accurate modelling the electron transport through GNR networks.
Molecular and cellular characteristics of atrial natriuretic factor production and regulation in rat lymphoid tissue
Creators: name: Thros., Mark
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Flexible Representation of Abstract Decision Boundaries During Economic Choice
Creators: name: Esposito, Mariachiara
name: Kaplan, Raphael
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cognitive Neuroscience
subject: Life Sciences
subject: Cognitive Psychology
subject: Neuroscience and Neurobiology
subject: Cognition and Perception
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Pregistered (prior to data collection) behavioral study on cognitive maps
Sub-cycle measurement of intensity correlations in the Terahertz range
Creators: name: Benea-Chelmus, Ileana-Cristina
name: Maissen, Curdin
name: Scalari, Giacomo
name: Beck, Mattias
name: Faist, Jérôme
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Terahertz frequency range bears intriguing opportunities, beyond very advanced applications in spectroscopy and matter control. Peculiar quantum phenomena are predicted to lead to light emission by non-trivial mechanisms. Typically, such emission mechanisms are unraveled by temporal correlation measurements of photon arrival times, as demonstrated in their pioneering work by Hanbury Brown and Twiss. So far, the Terahertz range misses an experimental implementation of such technique with very good temporal properties and high sensitivity. In this paper, we propose a room-temperature scheme to measure photon correlations at THz frequencies based on electro-optic sampling. The temporal resolution of 146 fs is faster than one cycle of oscillation and the sensitivity is so far limited to ~1500 photons. With this technique, we measure the photon statistics of a THz quantum cascade laser. The proposed measurement scheme allows, in principle, the measurement of ultrahigh bandwidth photons and paves the way towards THz quantum optics.
Submesoscale circulation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Deep phenomena and dispersion over the continental slope
Creators: name: Bracco, Annalisa
name: Joshi, Keshav
name: Luo, Hao
name: McWilliams, Jim C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This study examines the mesoscale and submesoscale circulations along the continental slope in the northern Gulf of Mexico at depths greater than 1000 m. The investigation is performed using a regional model run at two horizontal grid resolutions, 5 km and 1.6 km, over a three year period from January 2010 to December 2012. Ageostrophic submesoscale eddies, and vorticity filaments populate the continental slope, and they are stronger and more abundant in the simulation at higher resolution, as to be expected. They are formed from horizontal shear layers at the edges of highly intermittent, bottom-intensified, along-slope boundary currents and in the cores of those currents when they are confined on steep slopes. The horizontal resolution influences the representation of the lateral and vertical transport of neutrally buoyant tracers. This is exemplified by a passive dye deployed near the Macondo Prospect, where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in 2010, and at the largest known natural hydrocarbon seep in the northern Gulf, few hundred kilometers to the west of the rig wellhead. The first site is characterized by weak mean currents and, in the high resolution run, by intense submesoscale eddies that form to the west of the Macondo Prospect. GC600, on the other hand, is surrounded by a complicated bathymetry, and its flow is highly variable. The trapping exerted by the submesoscale eddies and vorticity filaments near the rig constrain the spreading in the vicinity of the Macondo Prospect, and as a result, patchiness in the passive tracer distributions differs in the two integrations, despite similar diffusivities expressing the average spreading rate. The tracer released at GC600, on the other hand, is dispersed more effectively in the first six months in the higher resolution case due to enhanced near-bottom turbulent mixing.
AnnoBERT: Effectively Representing Multiple Annotators' Label Choices to Improve Hate Speech Detection
Creators: name: Yin, Wenjie
name: Agarwal, Vibhor
name: Jiang, Aiqi
name: Zubiaga, Arkaitz
name: Sastry, Nishanth
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Supervised approaches generally rely on majority-based labels. However, it is hard to achieve high agreement among annotators in subjective tasks such as hate speech detection. Existing neural network models principally regard labels as categorical variables, while ignoring the semantic information in diverse label texts. In this paper, we propose AnnoBERT, a first-of-its-kind architecture integrating annotator characteristics and label text with a transformer-based model to detect hate speech, with unique representations based on each annotator's characteristics via Collaborative Topic Regression (CTR) and integrate label text to enrich textual representations. During training, the model associates annotators with their label choices given a piece of text; during evaluation, when label information is not available, the model predicts the aggregated label given by the participating annotators by utilising the learnt association. The proposed approach displayed an advantage in detecting hate speech, especially in the minority class and edge cases with annotator disagreement. Improvement in the overall performance is the largest when the dataset is more label-imbalanced, suggesting its practical value in identifying real-world hate speech, as the volume of hate speech in-the-wild is extremely small on social media, when compared with normal (non-hate) speech. Through ablation studies, we show the relative contributions of annotator embeddings and label text to the model performance, and tested a range of alternative annotator embeddings and label text combinations.
description: accepted at ICWSM 2023
Playing the role of weak clique property in link prediction: A friend recommendation model
Creators: name: Ma, Chuang
name: Zhou, Tao
name: Zhang, Hai-Feng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: An important fact in studying the link prediction is that the structural properties of networks have significant impacts on the performance of algorithms. Therefore, how to improve the performance of link prediction with the aid of structural properties of networks is an essential problem. By analyzing many real networks, we find a common structure property: nodes are preferentially linked to the nodes with the weak clique structure (abbreviated as PWCS to simplify descriptions). Based on this PWCS phenomenon, we propose a local friend recommendation (FR) index to facilitate link prediction. Our experiments show that the performance of FR index is generally better than some famous local similarity indices, such as Common Neighbor (CN) index, Adamic-Adar (AA) index and Resource Allocation (RA) index. We then explain why PWCS can give rise to the better performance of FR index in link prediction. Finally, a mixed friend recommendation index (labelled MFR) is proposed by utilizing the PWCS phenomenon, which further improves the accuracy of link prediction.
description: 7 figures, 4 tables
Effects of mitochondrial injury on mouse oocyte developmental competence
Creators: name: Thouas., George A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Physical activity promotion by physical and exercise therapists: A protocol for a scoping review and content analysis
Creators: name: Jung, Andres
name: Gorden Sudeck
name: Matting, Leon
name: Geidl, Wolfgang
name: Pfeifer, Klaus
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Education
subject: Physical activity promotion
subject: exercise therapy
subject: physical activity
subject: physical therapy
subject: physiotherapy
subject: scoping review

description: A scoping review to summarize and analyze exercise-promoting interventions/concepts in the field of physical therapy and exercise therapy for patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Evolution of the free volume between rough surfaces in contact
Creators: name: Paggi, M.
name: He, Q. -C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The free volume comprised between rough surfaces in contact governs the fluid/gas transport properties across networks of cracks and the leakage/percolation phenomena in seals. In this study, a fundamental insight into the evolution of the free volume depending on the mean plane separation, on the real contact area and on the applied pressure is gained in reference to fractal surfaces whose contact response is solved using the boundary element method. Particular attention is paid to the effect of the surface fractal dimension and of the surface resolution on the predicted results. The free volume domains corresponding to different threshold levels are found to display fractal spatial distributions whose bounds to their fractal dimensions are theoretically derived. A synthetic formula based on the probability distribution function of the free volumes is proposed to synthetically interpret the numerically observed trends.
description: 21 pages, 12 figures
Characteristics indicative of success for allied health and nursing student on regional, rural and remote clinical placements: A scoping review protocol
Creators: name: Skinner, Ian
name: Gordon, Victoria
name: Mentiplay, Gillian
name: Irwin, Pauletta
name: Nelson, Stephanie
name: Corrigan, Rosemary
name: Zischke, Cherie
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Rehabilitation and Therapy
subject: Allied health
subject: Clinical placements
subject: nursing

description: This review proposes to synthesise the available literature specific to nursing and allied health students undertaking non-metropolitan based clinical placements. Within this population and context, we will describe the characteristics, including but not limited to demographic factors, qualities and competencies, that are associated with successful outcomes, while summarising the criteria used to evaluate success from non-metropolitan clinical placements.
Flyer of the Sci-GaIA Winter School
Creators: name: Barbera, R.
name: Ricceri, R.
name: Torrisi, M.
Publisher: name: Sci-GaIA Open Access Repository
Year: 2015

description: The flyer presents the Sci-GaIA Winter School which will be held online on 1-31 March 2016. More information are provided on the webpage http://www.sci-gaia.eu/winter-school.
On Reinforcement Learning for the Game of 2048
Creators: name: Guei, Hung
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: I.2.6; I.2.8

description: 2048 is a single-player stochastic puzzle game. This intriguing and addictive game has been popular worldwide and has attracted researchers to develop game-playing programs. Due to its simplicity and complexity, 2048 has become an interesting and challenging platform for evaluating the effectiveness of machine learning methods. This dissertation conducts comprehensive research on reinforcement learning and computer game algorithms for 2048. First, this dissertation proposes optimistic temporal difference learning, which significantly improves the quality of learning by employing optimistic initialization to encourage exploration for 2048. Furthermore, based on this approach, a state-of-the-art program for 2048 is developed, which achieves the highest performance among all learning-based programs, namely an average score of 625377 points and a rate of 72% for reaching 32768-tiles. Second, this dissertation investigates several techniques related to 2048, including the n-tuple network ensemble learning, Monte Carlo tree search, and deep reinforcement learning. These techniques are promising for further improving the performance of the current state-of-the-art program. Finally, this dissertation discusses pedagogical applications related to 2048 by proposing course designs and summarizing the teaching experience. The proposed course designs adopt 2048-like games as materials for beginners to learn reinforcement learning and computer game algorithms. The courses have been successfully applied to graduate-level students and received well by student feedback.
description: A Ph.D. dissertation submitted to Institute of Computer Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
PANNE – Publikationsbias-Analyse der Nichtveröffentlichung und Nichtrezeption von Ergebnissen im disziplinären Vergleich
Creators: name: Eichel, Kristina
name: Niemeyer, Helen
name: Schiekiera, Louis
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Science and Technology Studies
subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: hypothesis conformity
subject: meta-analysis
subject: meta-science
subject: publication bias
subject: significance

description: Die Veröffentlichung von vollständigen, hochwertigen Forschungsergebnissen ist im Prozess der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisproduktion von zentraler Bedeutung. Das Wissenschaftssystem schafft allerdings mitunter Anreize für Veröffentlichungen, die nicht auf der Forschungsqualität beruhen, sondern signifikante Ergebnisse erbringen oder dem Zeitgeist entsprechen. Das Forschungsprojekt untersucht das Verhältnis von Forschungsqualität, Publizierbarkeit, Rezeptionschancen und wissenschaftlicher Reputation in einem mixed-methods Ansatz für die Fächer Psychologie und Geschichte. Im Zuge dessen werden partizipative Methoden entwickelt, um einen solchen Publikationsbias bei Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftlern zu reduzieren.
Police Broadcast Communication: Analyzing how speech-emotion affects police communication
Creators: name: Gopan, Syama
Publisher: name: University of Chicago
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Police + broadcast communication + dispatcher + dominance + speech emotion + power asymmetry

description: Broadcast Police Communication (BPC) is sociologically significant because it provides a framework wherein power, social relationships, effective communication, cooperation, and interdependence can all be investigated simultaneously and in real time. The most prevalent type of BPC is one that involves a patrol unit and/or a police dispatcher making contact with a law enforcement officer (LEO). The average length of these dialogues is less than 2 seconds, yet they provide background for analyzing the interplay of power and dominance amongst the participants at the micro-, meso-, and macro-scales. The idea of dominance differs across the social and computational sciences. Dominance in the social sciences is centered on interpersonal behaviors that are indicators of micro aggressions. They are typical of social hierarchies, and the attitudes/behaviors contribute to the stabilization and perpetuation of social hierarchies. On the other hand, dominance in Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) is defined as the nonverbal vocal characteristics that indicate one's sense of power or submission in conversations. Acoustic characteristics such as fundamental frequency (voice pitch), formant frequency (frequency peak in voice that results from an acoustic resonance of the human vocal tract), loudness, breeziness in voice, speech rate, vocal variability etc. play key roles in the perception and assessment of dominance in human conversations. The evaluation of dominance characteristics can explain how aspects of control/submission might direct the conversation and, as a result, guides the outcome of the dialogue. The study revealed that context and structure of the BPC affects how participants listen to and interpret BPC messages. The low overall reliability of the labels for dominance between the annotators highlighted the importance of familiarity with the radio codes in individual’s response to radio communication.
Minimax Lower Bounds for Kronecker-Structured Dictionary Learning
Creators: name: Shakeri, Zahra
name: Bajwa, Waheed U.
name: Sarwate, Anand D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Dictionary learning is the problem of estimating the collection of atomic elements that provide a sparse representation of measured/collected signals or data. This paper finds fundamental limits on the sample complexity of estimating dictionaries for tensor data by proving a lower bound on the minimax risk. This lower bound depends on the dimensions of the tensor and parameters of the generative model. The focus of this paper is on second-order tensor data, with the underlying dictionaries constructed by taking the Kronecker product of two smaller dictionaries and the observed data generated by sparse linear combinations of dictionary atoms observed through white Gaussian noise. In this regard, the paper provides a general lower bound on the minimax risk and also adapts the proof techniques for equivalent results using sparse and Gaussian coefficient models. The reported results suggest that the sample complexity of dictionary learning for tensor data can be significantly lower than that for unstructured data.
description: 5 pages, 1 figure. To appear in 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory
Playback Construction Instructions Supplementary Material from What's the rumpus? Resident temperate forest birds approach an unfamiliar neotropical alarm call across three continents
Creators: name: Dominguez, Jonah S.
name: Rakovic, Marko
name: Li, Donglai
name: Pollock, Henry S
name: Lawson, Shelby
name: Novcic, Ivana
name: Su, Xiangting
name: Zeng, Qisha
name: Al-Dhufari, Roqaya
name: Johnson-Cadle, Shanelle
name: Boldrick, Julia
name: Chamberlain, Mac
name: Hauber, Mark E.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2023
Subjects: Ecology not elsewhere classified
Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified
Animal Behaviour

description: Detailed explanations for how playbacks were constructed.
Production Costs, Resource Returns, and Other Economic Characteristics: Commercial Cotton Farms, Southern High Plains, Texas, 1966-69
Creators: name: Evans, J. Albert
name: Hughes, W. F.
name: Evans, J. Albert
name: Hughes, W. F.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1971
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Farm Management
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Production Economics
subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: Commercial
subject: cotton
subject: farms
subject: organization
subject: cost and returns
subject: resources
subject: budgeting
subject: comparative analysis

description: Estimated net incomes on typical cotton farms in the Southern High Plains of Texas during 1966-69 ranged from a high of $25,390 to a low of $6,430. The variations depended partly on whether the farm was irrigated, and on whether the operator was a full owner, a part owner, or a full tenant. With no charge for capital used in farm operations, and with operators assumed to be debt-free, net incomes were highest for full owners and lowest for full tenants in all years, and higher on nonirrigated than on irrigated farms except during 1967. When a 6-percent capital charge on the current value of assets was included as an opportunity cost, returns to full tenants were highest, with returns to part owners next. Inclusion of the 6-percent capital charge indicated that returns to capital invested in land were relatively lower than returns to operating capital or to operator labor and management.
The individual and public health implications of methamphetamine use in Northern Thailand and some regional considerations
Creators: name: Thomson., Nicholas
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Gas and grain chemical composition in cold cores as predicted by the Nautilus 3-phase model
Creators: name: Ruaud, Maxime
name: Wakelam, Valentine
name: Hersant, Franck
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an extended version of the 2-phase gas-grain code NAUTILUS to the 3-phase modelling of gas and grain chemistry of cold cores. In this model, both the mantle and the surface are considered as chemically active. We also take into account the competition among reaction, diffusion and evaporation. The model predictions are confronted to ice observations in the envelope of low-mass and massive young stellar objects as well as toward background stars. Modelled gas-phase abundances are compared to species observed toward TMC-1 (CP) and L134N dark clouds. We find that our model successfully reproduces the observed ice species. It is found that the reaction-diffusion competition strongly enhances reactions with barriers and more specifically reactions with H2, which is abundant on grains. This finding highlights the importance to have a good approach to determine the abundance of H2 on grains. Consequently, it is found that the major N-bearing species on grains go from NH3 to N2 and HCN when the reaction-diffusion competition is accounted. In the gas-phase and before few 10^5 yrs, we find that the 3-phase model does not have a strong impact on the observed species compared to the 2-phase model. After this time, the computed abundances dramatically decrease due to the strong accretion on dust, which is not counterbalanced by the desorption less efficient than in the 2-phase model. This strongly constrains the chemical-age of cold cores to be of the order of few 10^5 yrs.
description: 14 pages, 7 figures