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Achieving Temporal Ambidexterity: CEO Turnover and Firm's shift between Exploration and Exploitation

Recently, management scholars have suggested that firms might achieve a balance between exploration and exploitation by shifting between them over time. Yet the triggers of these shifts in organizations are not well understood. This paper examines how CEO turnover and important contingencies at the time of CEO turnover provide an opportunity for firms to shift from exploration to exploitation, or vice versa. To avoid potential endogeneity arising from unobserved factors that lead to both CEO turnover and organizational changes in exploration and exploitation, we ran our analysis on a narrower sample using only exogenous CEO turnovers (i.e., the turnovers occurring as a result of non-firm-related reasons) to test our hypotheses. Our results show that firms tend to shift their focus in exploration and exploitation subsequent to CEO turnover. This relationship is positively moderated by poor prior firm performance. We also find that firms make larger shifts within exploration at the time of CEO turnover when...
Risk-based attack surface approximation: poster

Proactive security review and test efforts are a necessary component of the software development lifecycle. Since resource limitations often preclude reviewing, testing and fortifying the entire code base, prioritizing what code to review/test can improve a team's ability to find and remove more vulnerabilities that are reachable by an attacker. One way that professionals perform this prioritization is the identification of the attack surface of software systems. However, identifying the attack surface of a software system is non-trivial. The goal of this poster is to present the concept of a risk-based attack surface approximation based on crash dump stack traces for the prioritization of security code rework efforts. For this poster, we will present results from previous efforts in the attack surface approximation space, including studies on its effectiveness in approximating security relevant code for Windows and Firefox. We will also discuss future research directions for attack surface approximation, including discovery of additional metrics from stack traces and determining how many stack traces are required for a good approximation.
DNA Topology and the Initiation of Virus DNA Packaging

During progeny assembly, viruses selectively package virion genomes from a nucleic acid pool that includes host nucleic acids. For large dsDNA viruses, including tailed bacteriophages and herpesviruses, immature viral DNA is recognized and translocated into a preformed icosahedral shell, the prohead. Recognition involves specific interactions between the viral packaging enzyme, terminase, and viral DNA recognition sites. Generally, viral DNA is recognized by terminase's small subunit (TerS). The large terminase subunit (TerL) contains translocation ATPase and endonuclease domains. In phage lambda, TerS binds a sequence repeated three times in cosB, the recognition site. TerS binding to cosB positions TerL to cut the concatemeric DNA at the adjacent nicking site, cosN. TerL introduces staggered nicks in cosN, generating twelve bp cohesive ends. Terminase separates the cohesive ends and remains bound to the cosB-containing end, in a nucleoprotein structure called Complex I. Complex I docks on the prohead's portal vertex and translocation ensues. DNA topology plays a role in the TerSλ-cosBλ interaction. Here we show that a site, I2, located between cosN and cosB, is critically important for an early DNA packaging step. I2 contains a complex static bend. I2 mutations block DNA packaging. I2 mutant DNA is cut by terminase at cosN in vitro, but in vivo, no cos cleavage is detected, nor is there evidence for Complex I. Models for what packaging step might be blocked by I2 mutations are presented.
The Characteristics of Chinese Dish Names and their Translatability

The research on Chinese dish name translation is of great value in theory and practice.This article studies the characteristics of Chinese dish names in the perspective of their text and structure.With an analysis of the three aspects of the source and the target cultures,namely,cultural similarity,cultural disposition and cultural vacancy,this article further discusses the question of cultural translatability as well as the methodology in Chinese dish name translation.
Clinical characteristics of azotemic renovascular disease

Objectives To observe the clinical characteristic of patients with azotemic renovascular disease.Methods Clinical data of 41 patients with azotemic renovascular disease in Caridiovascular Center,Tongren Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Inclusion criteria were the presence of bilateral renal artery stenosis 50% and serum concentration of creatinine ≥133 μmol/L(1.5 mg/dL).Results A total of 41 patients were included.Their mean age was(68.3 ± 7.7) years,and secrum concentration of creatinine was(611.8±53.2) μmol/L.In 33(82.5%) of the patients,the lesion affected both renal arteries,and 8(19.5%) of the cases were patients with renal artery stenosis in solitary kidney.Hypertension with a duration(13.7±8.9) years was present in 37(90.2%) of the cases.Smoking habits was in 30(73.2%) of the cases,hyperlipidemia was in 29(71.7%) of the cases and diabetes was in 13(31.7%) of the cases.Associated cardiovascular diseases were very frequent: coronary heart disease in 39(95.1%) of the cases,lower limbs artery disease in 22(53.7%) of the cases and apoplexy in 18(43.9%) of the cases.Sixteen stents were successfully placed in 11(26.8%) patients,and they were followed up for(18.0±8.6)months.Serum creatinine of 2(18%) patients was improved,2(18%) patients deteriorated and the other 7(64%) patients remained stable.Incidences of death and cardiovascular event occurred in 14(34.1%) patients.Ejection fraction in event group(53.0%±13.4% vs.61.8%±10.8%,P=0.004) was significantly lower than that in non-event group and 24 h urine protein quota [(1.2±0.9) g/24 h vs.(0.7±0.7) g/24 h,P0.001] was significantly higher than that in non-event group.Conclusions Ischemic renal disease should be suspected in elderly patients with chronic renal insufficiency and cardiovascular disease at other levels.Patients with higher proteinuria and lower ejection fraction have a higher risk of cardiovascular events in the near future.
Numerical Model Description

To deal with the cloud systems in the diverse scales, various numerical simulation tools are used in this study. Two distinct modeling frameworks, cloud-resolving model and general circulation model, are employed for different cases on the basis of their own features and limitations. The combination of those two frameworks is also explored and evaluated in this study.
Sam68/KHDRBS1 is critical for colon tumorigenesis by regulating genotoxic stress-induced NF-κB activation

Cells use signaling pathways to detect and respond to harmful conditions by switching on genes that keep the cell healthy. One important pathway is the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway, which is activated by many stimuli. These stimuli may come from infections from outside the cell or may originate inside the cell, as seen for DNA damage caused by irradiation, chemicals or rapid DNA replication in cancer cells. Most of a cell’s DNA is located in the cell nucleus. However, NF-κB proteins are normally located outside the nucleus, in the cell’s cytoplasm. Damage to DNA triggers a signal from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This signal activates the NF-κB proteins, which move into the nucleus and turn on genes that help the cell to recover from the damage. These genes include those that prevent the cell from self-destructing. In one step of the NF-κB activation process, chain-like molecules called polymers are made from a compound called poly(ADP-ribose), or PAR for short. However, few other details are known about how the damaged DNA in the nucleus signals to the cytoplasm. A protein called Sam68, which is found in the cell nucleus, has been linked to DNA damage signaling. Fu, Sun et al. now present evidence that suggests that if mouse cells lack Sam68, they do not produce PAR polymers in response to DNA damage. In addition, these cells could not trigger the PAR-dependent signaling cascade that is essential for activating NF-κB and for turning on the protective genes. Consequently, cells that lacked Sam68 were extremely sensitive to agents that cause DNA damage, such as chemicals and irradiation. The NF-κB pathway is regulated incorrectly in some cancers, but is also activated by DNA damage caused by cancer treatments. Therefore, Fu, Sun et al. also explored the role of Sam68 in cancer. Reducing the levels of Sam68 made human colon cancer cells more likely to self-destruct when they were exposed to DNA-damaging agents. Furthermore, removing Sam68 from mice that spontaneously grow colon cancer caused their tumors to develop more slowly than mice that retained Sam68 in their cells. Overall, the findings presented by Fu, Sun et al. suggest that Sam68 regulates the signal from the nucleus to the cytoplasm that activates NF-κB proteins in response to DNA damage. Sam68 also appears to be important for helping colon cancer cells grow and survive. Future challenges will be to understand how Sam68 regulates the production of the PAR polymer in this response and to explore whether Sam68 can be targeted for treating cancer.
Prefrontal Dysfunction in ADHD: Functional MRI Study

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), during performance of two tasks requiring high-level executive control, was studied in seven adolescent boys with ADHD, and compared to nine controls, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings’ College, London, UK.
Hematogones Contained in CD34+ Apheresis Products for Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation Have No Adverse Impact On Engraftment Outcomes.

Abstract 3022 Flow cytometric enumeration of CD34+ stem cells is a critical step in evaluation of graft adequacy prior to harvest for hematopoietic progenitor stem cell transplantation (HPSCT). The International Society of Hematotherapy and Graft Engineering (ISHAGE) established a standardized protocol in 1996 that is widely used for this purpose. Use of the sequential gating strategy routinely identifies a separate population of CD34+ events, with low side scatter and immunophenotype characteristic of hematogones (B-lymphocyte precursors) that are not excluded from the total CD34% according to the guideline. Whether including hematogones, presumably committed to lymphoid development, impacts engraftment is unknown. We investigated the effect of hematogones on engraftment. Apheresis samples for CD34+ stem cell enumeration were analyzed for the presence (≥0.01%) of the additional CD34+ population by flow cytometry prospectively for 12 months. Patients who underwent HPSCT in that time frame were categorized according to whether their infused product(s) contained hematogones (negative= 500 K/μL) and platelet (PLT) engraftment (days to platelet count >20 K/μL). In a 12 month review of 274 apheresis samples, 61% harbored hematogones, comprising a median of 7.1% of total CD34+ cells (range 1.3 – 78.0). Patients (n=147, Table 1) received stem cell infusions that were negative, mixed, or positive for hematogones. The positive group had hematogones ranging from 0.22 – 6.31% of total CD34+ cells; hematogone % in the mixed group could not be quantitated. On multivariable analysis, patients in the mixed and positive groups had a marginally greater likelihood of neutrophil engraftment than those with negative hematogones (Table 2). Hematogones had no impact on platelet engraftment. Hematogones are frequently included in the ISHAGE gating protocol. Reporting CD34% values that are inclusive of hematogones does not have an adverse effect on engraftment. Preliminary analysis suggests that receiving graft products that contain hematogones may predict for better neutrophil engraftment. Whether this is a direct or indirect effect of hematogones in the sample is unknown. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Molecular Atlas Imaging and Osteoclast Formation: Multiscale Study of Cell-Cell Fusion Mechanisms

Advanced strategies for synthetic biomaterial design is a critical application of fundamental research in tissue-scale biomechanics. Top-down experiments seek to understand emergent material properties from the organization of individual constituents. While illuminating, bottom-up approaches are a necessary compliment since they provide information hidden by the complex interactions in many-component multi-scale tissues. Thus, reducing complexity and studying minimal interactions allows us to better anticipate and predict phenomenology in biomaterials engineered with living cells. As a concrete example, fracture resistance in bone arises from mineral turnover driven by osteoclast and osteoblast cells. Osteoclasts are particularly interesting since these large multi-nuclear cells resorb bone matrix. While it is widely accepted that efficient bone resorption requires osteoclasts to become multi-nucleated, the exact biological mechanisms initiating and driving cell-to-cell fusion remains poorly understood. In this work, we are using Molecular Atlas Platform imaging technology to study the formation of osteoclast cells from the fusion of progenitor bone marrow macrophages. These experiments utilize multiscale imaging to study the cytoskeleton of progenitor cells fusing to create multi-nuclear osteoclasts. At the smallest scales, super-resolution imaging enabled by DNA-PAINT allows us to observe the mechanisms when two progenitor cells come into physical contact and their membranes fuse. At the largest scales, we study osteoclast development over fields of view spanning several mm. By imaging across 5 orders of magnitude in length, we are able to both find these rare fusion events, and study a heterogeneous population of osteoclasts for a contextualized understanding of this important cell type. The insights gained in this work explore fundamental features of cell fusion required for development of successful next generation biomaterials that cater to basic osteoclast biology requirements and ensure better replication of the in vivo environment.
Book Review: Fieldwork in Theology: Exploring the Social Context of God's Work in the World:

Fieldwork in Theology: Exploring the Social Context of God's Work in the World. By Christian Scharen. The Church and Postmodern Culture. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2015. xviii + 117 pp. $19.99 (paper).What is fieldwork in theology? Fieldwork is both social scientific observational research and the aim of M.Div. placements, learning about how to be and to serve the church by dwelling among its constituents. In this short book, Christian Scharen blends those two senses together, articulating a methodology for localized, observational theological research.This book is introductory. It seeks to enable the church to make social commitments in a new, more deliberate and humble way, rather than reacting perennially to the dominant culture's consumption habits or putatively retreating from the world altogether. Scharen argues that social theory can help the church practice the (social) logic of incarnation. It offers tools for rigorous self-reflection, avoiding idealist illusions, and finding communion with the other in concrete ways. Social science can articulate aspects of congregational life which have become invisible, thereby articulating how the church and God are at work.As a whole, this hook's methodology and invitation rest on the outwardlooking orientation of theology articulated in the first chapter. In this chapter, Scharen opposes his position on the relation between church and world to that of Stanley Hauerwas, whom he characterizes as withdrawing "a colony of heaven" behind a strengthened bulwark opposite the world. By contrast, Scharen argues for the church to awaken, to enact "an anarchic 'giving away' of itself in and for the sake of the world" (p. 7). He grounds this response to the church's cultural displacement in our post-post-Christendom era in the theology of Rowan Williams. If there is to be no gap between the gospel and our common life, then driven by an acknowledgment of its failings into greater openness to the other, the church must find itself pressing "by virtue of its very life ... against the sources of division and fear to engage in radical communion with others" (p. 13). The practice of dispossession as a theological practice opens the scholar to opportunities for being caught up in Jesus' own life through a communion over which she exercises no independent power.At the core of subsequent chapters, Scharen introduces and discusses Pierre Bourdieu, his antecedents Gaston Bachelard and Maurice MerleauPonty, and his student Loic Wacquant. Scharen leads into each of the main chapters of the book, each covering one of the figures just named, through a musical prelude. His reflections on songs by John Legend and The Roots, Esperanza Spalding, Lauryn Hill, and others tie this book to his earlier Broken Hallelujahs (2011). …
Localizing complex scientific communication: a SWOT analysis and multi-sectoral approach of communicating climate change

This paper argues that a SWOT analysis (Dyson, 2004; Helms & Nixon, 2010; Holtzhausen & Zerfass, 2015; Houben, Lenie, & Vanhoof, 1999; Noble & Bestley, 2011) and a multi-sectorial approach (Okware, Opio, Musingizi, & Waibale, 2001; The World Bank, 2000; Uganda AIDS Commission & UNAIDS, 2000) to strategic communication can provide communication designers with a conceptual framework for localizing climate prediction and risk management information. The overarching idea is to use a multi-way communication model, such as suggested by McQuail (1987), to downscale climate data in a way that better addresses the communication expectations of the public in different locales. Such approaches can reduce barriers that often inhibit the international transfer of technical and scientific data for public consumption in different global contexts. To examine these issues, this paper uses a SWOT analysis for considering strategic communication planning in international settings. In so doing, the paper examines the work of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGARD) Climate Predictions and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in its efforts to respond to climate extremes and ensure disaster risk management in the Greater Horn of Africa.
The Taming of the Electronic Shrew: Localizing the Global Spread of Television

A common assumption maintains that the global outreach of mass media inevitably leads to deleterious consequences for native communities. Indeed, different scholars have argued that awareness of the outside world from television results in the homogenization of local cultures. However, images viewed through the electronic peephole radically transform not only an understanding of the outside world, but the way indigenes define themselves and their relationship to each other. By presenting subaltern audiences with an idealized other, television compels the emergence of an objectified self. “Who are ‘we’?” would not have been asked—or asked in the same way—were it not for the “Who are ‘they’?” necessitated by the introduction of television. Paradoxically, contrary to most fears, television actually helps to create rather than destroy a cultural identity by forcing subaltern viewers to re-define themselves in a dialogical relationship to the dominant society.
Deep learning with geodesic moments for 3D shape classification

We present an integrated framework for 3D shape classification using deep learning with geodesic moments.We construct high-level features using a two-layer stacked sparse autoencoder.We demonstrate the better classification accuracy of our approach on several 3D shape benchmarks.We conduct a comprehensive comparison with existing algorithms. In this paper, we present a deep learning framework for efficient 3D shape classification using geodesic moments. Our approach inherits many useful properties from the geodesic distance, most notably the capture of the intrinsic geometric structure of 3D shapes and the invariance to isometric deformations. Moreover, we show the similarity between the convergent series of the geodesic moments and the inverse-square eigenvalues of the LaplaceBeltrami operator in the continuous setting. The proposed algorithm uses a two-layer stacked sparse autoencoder to learn deep features from geodesic moments by training the hidden layers individually in an unsupervised fashion, followed by a softmax classifier. Experimental results on three standard 3D shape benchmarks demonstrate superior performance of the proposed approach compared to existing methods.
Nonlinear Multirate Feedforward/Feedback Model-Algorithmic Control

Abstract This paper develops a systematic methodology for the synthesis of nonlinear multirate multivariable feedforward/feedback Model-Algorithmic Controllers (MAC). The proposed controller incorporates process disturbance measurements that occur between the multirate output measurements to efficiently reject the effect of these disturbances. The developed feedforward/feedback controller is applied to a continuous polymerization reactor, and its performance is evaluated by simulation.
Confronting dualism in religious education

In 1942, Henri de Lubac identified serious problems with religious education. In his view, overly rationalist explanations and a reliance on pre-digested propositions undermined the essential element of mystery. He also cautioned against the prevailing Neo-Scholasticism, which hardened religious faith into separated departments of nature and grace, which promoted a response of rationalism on one hand and sentimentality on the other. Forty years later, Graham Rossiter called for a “creative divorce” between religious education and catechesis. While his intention was to make a necessary distinction between the two, it appears that some of his less subtle interpreters may have enacted the same kind of separation of categories that de Lubac warned about in the 1940s. The author proposes that the distinction between catechesis and religious education might be better expressed as a creative tension rather than a creative divorce. In the context of a Catholic school, catechesis and religious education need to be in continual dialogue with each other. The process needs to account for the theological anthropology of the human person—an integration of body, heart and mind. The exaggerated emphasis on mind in religious education and heart in catechesis may cause difficulties for students in integrating these dimensions. The distinction between catechesis and religious education remains a necessary mental tool for effective analysis, but we must beware of separating them in a way that prevents the students from engaging in the necessary Christian task of holding competing realities in creative tension.
Turn, Return, Revolve: John Donne’s Kinetic Poetics

John Donne has always been a poet marked by conversion. Conversion, the experience of turning to or from, toward or away, has often been understood to be a confusion, a tension, or even a wrestling with identity. Thus biographers and scholars of literary and religious history have wrestled with Donne’s confessional identity. Was he Catholic? Anglican? Crypto-Catholic? Something else? And when might we say he occupied these religious identities or their corresponding theologies? In this essay I observe another dynamic of conversion in the poetry of John Donne, one fundamental to his poetics. Donne is a poet of conversion because he is a poet who turns. In Donne we find a kinetics of motion that, though fundamentally conditioned by the religious controversies of his age, taps into poetry’s basic language of turning inasmuch as poetry is made of tropes, which are not merely images or metaphors but things that turn or have been turned. Turning is an ethical action for Donne, whether he turns to or from God, to or from a lover. As he turns, he returns and he revolves, observing around him the space of a room or the whole universe. As the poem turns for Donne, so does the whole world.
Current perioperative care of infants with pyloric stenosis: comparison of survey results.

Abstract Background Considerable variation in the perioperative management of infants with pyloric stenosis (PS) led the authors to undertake a survey of pediatric anesthesiologists to determine if consensus-based guidelines could be developed. Materials and methods Physicians who are members of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia or the Association of Pediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland completed an online questionnaire through SurveyMonkey regarding current management of patients with PS. Results There were significant differences in the use of anticholinergic premedication, the selection of induction technique, and the use of adjuvant regional analgesia between the members of both organizations. Conclusions The authors recommend creating an international multiinstitutional registry to prospectively record and track perioperative management of patients with PS to facilitate the development of clinical practice guidelines.
Encouraging the diversity of graduate students in technology

Diversity in technology programs is as confounding to technology programs as it is to any other STEM fields. Some believe that strengthening the basic skill sets of students in math [1] will raise awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in the United States. While others find other issues such as debt cause a large influence in lack of persistence in STEM programs, both graduate and undergraduate.[2, 3] A review of the data available on engineering technology and other technology graduate students provides clarity to the diversity issue. While the authors found some students progress onto graduate school, nearly 60% were enrolled in the 3/2 programs. These are programs where students complete a bachelor and master degree in 5 years. Our study also showed students, primarily those that are a minority by race or gender, do not continue their education through graduate school. These findings raise some questions about these students and what steps will encourage their persistence or return to graduate study. Therefore, further examination of available data, future interviews with current students and graduates will provide a better understanding of the lack of diversification and persistence in technology graduate programs. Utilization of data gathered in the large institutional database provides a means to understand how the perception of students influences their decision to persist, continue, and complete further study. Increased understanding as it relates to students decisions to persist allows institutions to develop strategies to change student perceptions and decisions to persist. Administration will then have the information needed to support the development of programs that will encourage persistence and greater diversification of the graduate student population in technology.
Review: The Lofts of SoHo: Gentrification, Art, and Industry in New York, 1950–1980, by Aaron Shkuda, and The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over Harlem, by Brian D. Goldstein

Aaron Shkuda The Lofts of SoHo: Gentrification, Art, and Industry in New York, 1950–1980 Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016, 320 pp., 23 b/w illus. $45.00, ISBN 9780226334189 Brian D. Goldstein The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over Harlem Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2017, 400 pp., 40 b/w illus. $39.95, ISBN 9780674971509 Gentrification has been one of the most controversial and problematic urban developments of the past fifty years. It has benefited cash-strapped central-city governments in need of wealthier taxpayers and higher assessed property values but has proved a bane to lower-income residents who can no longer afford the rent in their gentrifying neighborhoods and feel increasingly out of place among the invading hordes of young professionals. Nowhere has this dilemma of gain and loss been more evident than in New York City. During the 1970s commentators bewailed New York's impending bankruptcy and rampant housing abandonment; the South Bronx was a burned-out ruin eliciting comparisons with Berlin at the close of World War II. Thirty years later, reporters told of the transformation of once-empty shells into upscale town houses, of hyperinflated housing values, and of an unabated influx of the rich and hip to Gotham's inner city. New York had seemingly quick-changed from a basket case to a treasure chest, with accompanying gains to city coffers and real estate moguls and losses to the displaced poor. In The Lofts of SoHo and The Roots of Urban Renaissance , Aaron Shkuda and Brian D. Goldstein explore the origins of this transformation in two famed New York neighborhoods. Shkuda addresses the early history of gentrification in Lower Manhattan's SoHo district, whereas Goldstein delves deeply into the recent history of Harlem. Although only seven miles apart on the small island of Manhattan, the two neighborhoods and their histories are quite different. Yet they are both part of the story of New York gentrification, and the authors ably describe their often difficult and complicated progress toward community revitalization. In the 1950s, as Shkuda relates, SoHo was a district of aging factory lofts that accommodated small manufacturing concerns employing many minority workers. Its multistory late nineteenth-century buildings …
Urinary Isoflavones Levels in Relation to Serum Thyroid Hormone Concentrations in Female and Male Adults in the U.S. General Population.

Isoflavones are phytoestrogens found in plant-based foods and nutritional supplements. Experimental studies show a positive association between isoflavones and hypothyroidism, but epidemiological f...
Inception and ResNet features are (almost) equivalent

Abstract Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are the dominant technology in computer vision today. Much of the recent computer vision literature can be thought of as a competition to find the best architecture for vision within the deep convolutional framework. Despite all the effort invested in developing sophisticated convolutional architectures, however, it’s not clear how different from each other the best CNNs really are. This paper measures the similarity between two well-known CNNs, Inception and ResNet, in terms of the properties they extract from images. We find that the properties extracted by Inception are very similar to the properties extracted by ResNet, in the sense that either feature set can be well approximated by an affine transformation of the other. In particular, we find evidence that the information extracted from images by ResNet is also extracted by Inception, and in some cases may be more robustly extracted by Inception. In the other direction, most but not all of the information extracted by Inception is also extracted by ResNet. The similarity between Inception and ResNet features is surprising. Convolutional neural networks learn complex non-linear features of images, and the architectural differences between systems suggest that these non-linear functions should take different forms. Nonetheless, Inception and ResNet were trained on the same data set and seem to have learned to extract similar properties from images. In essence, their training algorithms hill-climb in totally different spaces, but find similar solutions. This suggests that for CNNs, the selection of the training set may be more important than the selection of the convolutional architecture. keyword: ResNet, Inception, CNN, Feature Evaluation, Feature Mapping.
Embeddings between well-orderings: computability-theoretic reductions

Abstract We study the computational content of various theorems with reverse mathematical strength around Arithmetical Transfinite Recursion ( ATR 0 ) from the point of view of computability-theoretic reducibilities, in particular Weihrauch reducibility. Our main result states that it is equally hard to construct an embedding between two given well-orderings, as it is to construct a Turing jump hierarchy on a given well-ordering. This answers a question of Marcone. We obtain a similar result for Fraisse's conjecture restricted to well-orderings.
Abstract WP182: Re-Analysis of Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) Trial Using the New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “On Label” Criteria

Background: Due to higher rates of 1-month stroke and death with Wingspan intracranial stent placement observed in SAMMPRIS, FDA announced a more limited indication for Wingspan stent. We compared ...
The politics of pointing fingers: Party identification, gender performance, and the Kavanaugh sexual assault hearing

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2018 to testify about Ford’s allegation of a previous sexual assault by Kavanaugh. This thesis asks and answers the question of what does this hearing reveal about the relationship between party identity and gender performance in male senators. Structural power and gender performativity built a theoretical context for this question, while pre-existing research on the intersection of nonverbal behavior, gender, and politics outlined a path to answering it. Fifty randomly selected clips from each testimony were coded for facial displays, gestures, and mirroring. Previous research would hypothesize that all men would employ the same behaviors, regardless of political affiliation; however, the results of this coding revealed that Republicans conformed to traditionally masculine behavior, while Democrats did not. These findings demonstrate the way in which party identity influences gender behavior.
Toward A Rational Policy For Dealing With Marijuana Impairment – Moving Beyond 'He Looked Buzzed To Me, Your Honor'

This paper examines how marijuana impairment is currently proven, especially in states where marijuana has been legalized under state law. Much of the currently used proofs, and in particular testimony of purported Drug Recognition Experts, and some legislatively imposed standards are scientifically unsound and their use should be discontinued or severely limited. It is recommended that development of a valid biochemical proxy for marijuana impairment should be a priority funding item in states where marijuana is legalized.
Systematic Review of Acceptance and Commitment Training Components in the Behavioral Intervention of Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disorders

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a contemporary approach to dealing with unhelpful private events and improving psychological flexibility (Hayes et al., 2006) that is often used in psychotherapy (Szabo, 2019). Nonpsychotherapeutic uses of ACT have been referred to as acceptance and commitment training (ACTraining; Moran, 2011, 2015; Szabo, 2019), which refers to the use of one or more of six processes—present moment attention or mindfulness, values clarification, committed action, self-as-context, defusion, and acceptance (Hayes et al., 2006)—implemented outside of psychotherapeutic settings. There has been a recent increase in interest in ACTraining within the behavior-analytic community, which has led behavior analysts to question whether ACTraining is useful to the field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and whether it is within the scope of practice of behavior analysts. Tarbox et al. (2020) proposed that the use of ACTraining is within the scope of practice of behavior analysts and aligns with the seven dimensions of ABA as outlined by Baer et al. (1968). The purpose of the current study was to provide a systematic review of single-case research designs that measure the behavioral effects of ACTraining components conducted with individuals with autism spectrum disorder or developmental disorders, their parents, and their staff, and to inform clinicians and researchers about what variables have been evaluated and what gaps still exist.
Price and Liquidity Dynamics for Single and Multi-Family Homes during Housing Market Shocks

Real estate research has primarily focused on examining aggregate shocks and dynamics to describe housing market trends; however, heterogeneity across housing types has been largely ignored especially on an intra-city level. In this paper, we address this heterogeneity through exploring how two different market types – single-family homes (SFH) and multi-family homes (MFH) within in a single metropolitan area – responded to the housing market bust and recovery between 2008 and 2016. Results from a robust series of specifications provide evidence that market dynamics of price, liquidity, and degree of overpricing deviated substantially both during the housing market bust and recovery period, and showed significant variation across housing types. These outcomes are novel in demonstrating that SFH and MFH are differentially affected by market shocks, and that a time-constant control for housing type may not accurately capture housing market dynamics in any single locale, potentially leading to erroneous conclusions about policy implementation.
Experimental Study to Show the Effect of Bouncing On Digital Systems

What is the reason that when you press on a remote for a TV, the channel shifts by two or three or more? Or have you noticed that while tuning to a channel on the radio you will pass more channels than desired? Have you thought about this problem? It is called button bounce or switch bounce, or chat
Pediatric pneumothorax: Case studies and review of current literature

Pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air between the lung and chest wall. Pneumothorax management guidelines put forth by the American College of Chest Physicians, European Respiratory Society, and British Thoracic Society are specific to adult patients. These guidelines' utility has not been addressed in pediatric populations, which causes significant management variation in younger patients. Additionally, pneumothorax management ranges from conservative to surgical treatment, but these approaches, timelines, and effectiveness have not been validated in significant numbers of pediatric patients. Here, we present three cases of pediatric pneumothorax with variable clinical courses-one with persistent air leak despite chest tube presence who underwent VATS and surgical resection of apical blebs. In contrast, the other two cases were managed more conservatively. We reviewed the current literature for diagnostic and management of pediatric patients with pneumothorax, which underscores the need for guidelines specific to this population.
A Methodology for the Time-scale-sensitive Evaluation of Wind Speed and Direction Variability

Abstract This paper introduces a methodology for the characterization of time-scale-dependent variability in wind patterns. Successive windows of wind speed time series are first analyzed using detrended fluctuation analysis. Isopersistence diagrams are then constructed to reflect the scale-by-scale variability of wind speed over time. Next, wind velocity vectors are projected on a plane that is rotated step by step, and a time-scale-sensitive analysis of the resulting projections is performed for each orientation of the plane, leading to an image of orientation–time-scale–persistence patterns. This methodology is designed to enhance the effectiveness of studies on site-dependent wind variability.
Reading in Multiple Orthographies: Differences and Similarities in Reading in Spanish and English for English Learners

The current study unites multiple theories (i.e., the orthographic depth hypothesis and linguistic grain size theory, the simple view of reading, and the common underlying proficiency model) to explore differences in how 113 fourth-grade Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) approached reading in their native language of Spanish, which is transparent, compared to their second language of English, which is more opaque. Contributions of different linguistic grain sizes (i.e., small grains assessed via phonological decoding and large grains assessed via morphological awareness), mediators (i.e., word reading, listening comprehension, and oral vocabulary), and transfer were explored. The results suggest that morphological awareness and phonological decoding contributed to reading comprehension in Spanish whereas only morphological awareness contributed to reading comprehension in English. For mediators, listening comprehension played a larger role than word reading in supporting reading comprehension in Spanish and English, but oral vocabulary only contributed in Spanish. No significant role of cross-language transfer was found. Theoretical and educational implications are discussed.
Nonclassical Renin‐Angiotensin System and Renal Function

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) constitutes one of the most important hormonal systems in the physiological regulation of blood pressure through renal and nonrenal mechanisms. Indeed, dysregulation of the RAS is considered a major factor in the development of cardiovascular pathologies, including kidney injury, and blockade of this system by the inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) or blockade of the angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) by selective antagonists constitutes an effective therapeutic regimen. It is now apparent with the identification of multiple components of the RAS within the kidney and other tissues that the system is actually composed of different angiotensin peptides with diverse biological actions mediated by distinct receptor subtypes. The classic RAS can be defined as the ACE-Ang II-AT1R axis that promotes vasoconstriction, water intake, sodium retention, and other mechanisms to maintain blood pressure, as well as increase oxidative stress, fibrosis, cellular growth, and inflammation in pathological conditions. In contrast, the nonclassical RAS composed primarily of the AngII/Ang III-AT2R pathway and the ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-AT7R axis generally opposes the actions of a stimulated Ang II-AT1R axis through an increase in nitric oxide and prostaglandins and mediates vasodilation, natriuresis, diuresis, and reduced oxidative stress. Moreover, increasing evidence suggests that these non-classical RAS components contribute to the therapeutic blockade of the classical system to reduce blood pressure and attenuate various indices of renal injury, as well as contribute to normal renal function.
Evaluation of a eutrophic coastal lagoon ecosystem from the study of bottom sediments

Morphological reconstruction and biogeochemical characterisation of the lagoon of Comacchio (Italy) were carried out in order to provide recommendations for the recovery, conservation and sustainable management of the Fattibello-Spavola coastal lagoon ecosystem. Samples were taken in two seasons: July 1997 and November 1998. The irregular morphology of the Fattibello lagoon affects depositional processes and seawater exchange (tidal currents). Several depressions retain part of the dense water of the saline wedge; these stagnant waters became sinks for fine terrigenous and organic matter. The basin is already extensively supplied with N and P compounds from land. The inflow is demonstrated by the large quantity of organic C, N and organic and inorganic P compounds in the superficial sediment. The ratios between the various forms of macronutrients indicate that the organic matter is primarily of autochthonous origin, with relatively low C/N ratios (8.4±0.6 and 8.1±0.6 in July and November, respectively). Shallow areas were almost always oxygenated by tidal currents and thus rich in organisms, with a predominance of molluscs and Ficopomatus enigmaticus. However, the trophic equilibrium of the ecosystem was affected by the accumulation of organic matter in the depressions, favoured by the increased hydrodynamics during the autumn. These accumulations generate high oxygen consumption and release considerable quantities of nutrients into the water column, with the risk of serious dystrophy throughout the basin during the summer. Local dredging and an improvement of the circulation have been suggested and carried out to contain these processes. Reclamation measures in the longer term were proposed.
Comparison of media formulations used to selectively cultivate Dekkera/Brettanomyces.

Aims: The objectives of this research were to (i) optimize the concentration of cycloheximide for use in WL media used in the wine industry and (ii) evaluate Dekkera/Brettanomyces differential medium (DBDM) as a means to detect Dekkera. Methods and Results: Dekkera bruxellensis and other yeasts were transferred into WL broths containing 0, 10, 50 or 100 mg l−1 of cycloheximide. While several grew in 10 mg l−1, only Hanseniaspora uvarum, Pichia guillermondii, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and D. bruxellensis tolerated ≥50 mg l−1 of the antibiotic. On solidified WL media after 8-days incubation, colony sizes of two strains of D. bruxellensis (B1b and ATCC 52905) decreased with increased concentrations of cycloheximide, while others (F3 and P2) were unaffected. Although D. bruxellensis B1b did not grow well on another selective medium, DBDM, colony development was improved by the addition of sterilized red wine. Conclusions: Of the concentrations tested, 50 mg l−1 cycloheximide inhibited many grape/wine yeasts yet generally yielded countable colonies of Dekkera (1–2·5 mm diameter). Several strains of Dekkera did not grow well on DBDM, probably due to the lack of an unidentified nutrient(s). Significance and Impact of the Study: Better media formulations will improve the detection of Dekkera, thereby increasing microbiological control during winemaking.
Development of ultrasonic methods for the nondestructive inspection of concrete

Nondestructive inspection of Portland cement and refractory concrete is conducted to determine strength, thickness, presence of voids or foreign matter, presence of cracks, amount of degradation due to chemical attack, and other properties without the necessity of coring the structure (which is usually accomplished by destructively removing a sample). This paper reviews the state of the art of acoustic nondestructive testing methods for Portland cement and refractory concrete. Most nondestructive work on concrete has concentrated on measuring acoustic velocity by through transmission methods. Development of a reliable pitch-catch or pulse-echo system would provide a method of measuring thickness with access from only one side of the concrete.
Reducing Bacterial Contamination in Fuel Ethanol Fermentations by Ozone Treatment of Uncooked Corn Mash

Ozonation of uncooked corn mash from the POET BPX process was investigated as a potential disinfection method for reducing bacterial contamination prior to ethanol fermentation. Corn mash (200 g) was prepared from POET ground corn and POET corn slurry and was ozonated in 250 mL polypropylene bottles. Lactic and acetic acid levels were monitored daily during the fermentation of ozonated, aerated, and nontreated corn mash samples to evaluate bacterial activity. Glycerol and ethanol contents of fermentation samples were checked daily to assess yeast activity. No yeast supplementation, no addition of other antimicrobial agents (such as antibiotics), and spiking with a common lactic acid bacterium found in corn ethanol plants, Lactobacillus plantarum, amplified the treatment effects. The laboratory-scale ozone dosages ranged from 26–188 mg/L, with very low estimated costs of $0.0008–0.006/gal ($0.21–1.6/m3) of ethanol. Ozonation was found to decrease the initial pH of ground corn mash samples, which could redu...