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The Psychic Life of Neoliberalism: Mapping the Contours of Entrepreneurial Subjectivity

This article adds to contemporary analyses of neoliberalism by shedding light on its psychic life. Writers in the Foucauldian tradition have explored how subjectivities are reconstituted under neoliberalism, showing that the neoliberal self is an entrepreneurial subject. Yet, there has been little empirical research that explores entrepreneurial subjectivity and, more specifically, its psychic life. By drawing on over 60 in depth interviews with individuals who may be entrepreneurial subjects par excellence, this article adds to our understanding of how neoliberalism is lived out. The article is divided into 10 sections, with each section exploring a distinct contour of entrepreneurial subjectivity. They show, for example, that competition is not only other directed under neoliberalism, but also directed at the self, and that exclusionary processes lie at the heart of the constitution of entrepreneurial subjectivities. By providing a theoretically informed analysis of a wealth of empirical data, the article makes an original contribution to our understanding of the psychic life of neoliberalism.
Psychometric Properties of "Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences" Review and Meta analyses.
Venue: Schizophrenia bulletin

The Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE) has been used extensively as a measurement for psychosis proneness in clinical and research settings. However, no prior review and meta analysis have comprehensively examined psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of CAPE scores across different studies. To study CAPE's internal reliability ie, how well scale items correlate with one another 111 studies were reviewed. Of these, 18 reported unique internal reliability coefficients using data at hand, which were aggregated in a meta analysis. Furthermore, to confirm the number and nature of factors tapped by CAPE, 17 factor analytic studies were reviewed and subjected to meta analysis in cases of discrepancy. Results suggested that CAPE scores were psychometrically reliable ie, scores obtained could be attributed to true score variance. Our review of factor analytic studies supported a 3 factor model for CAPE consisting of "Positive" "Negative" and "Depressive" subscales; and a tripartite structure for the Negative dimension consisting of "Social withdrawal" "Affective flattening" and "Avolition" subdimensions. Meta analysis of factor analytic studies of the Positive dimension revealed a tridimensional structure consisting of "Bizarre experiences" "Delusional ideations" and "Perceptual anomalies" Information on reliability and validity of CAPE scores is important for ensuring accurate measurement of the psychosis proneness phenotype, which in turn facilitates early detection and intervention for psychotic disorders. Apart from enhancing the understanding of psychometric properties of CAPE scores, our review revealed questionable reporting practices possibly reflecting insufficient understanding regarding the significance of psychometric properties. We recommend increased focus on psychometrics in psychology programmes and clinical journals.
Tax compliance and psychic costs: Behavioral experimental evidence using a physiological marker

Although paying taxes is a key element of a well functioning society, there is still limited understanding as to why people actually pay their taxes. Models emphasizing that taxpayers make strategic, financially motivated compliance decisions seemingly assume an overly restrictive view of human nature. Law abidance may be more accurately explained by social norms, a concept that has gained growing importance as research attempts to understand the tax compliance puzzle. This study analyzes the influence of psychic stress generated by the possibility of breaking social norms in the tax compliance context. We measure psychic stress using heart rate variability (HRV) which captures the psychobiological or neural equivalents of psychic stress that may arise from the contemplation of real or imagined actions, producing immediate physiologic discomfort. The results of our laboratory experiments provide empirical evidence of a positive correlation between psychic stress and tax compliance, thus underscoring the importance of moral sentiments for tax compliance. We also identify three distinct types of individuals who differ in their levels of psychic stress, tax morale, and tax compliance.
Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults.
Venue: American journal of community psychology

Cigarette smoking may be one of the factors contributing to the high levels of cancer related mortality experienced by certain Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) subgroups (e.g. Native Hawaiian) Given the collectivist cultural orientation attributed to A/PI groups, social strategies are recommended for substance abuse or smoking cessation treatment among A/PI. However, research examining how social network characteristics and social support relate to smoking across A/PI subgroups has been lacking. This study investigated the associations between social network characteristics (e.g. size, composition) perceived social support, and recent cigarette use across Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and East Asian (e.g. Japanese, Chinese) young adults (18 35 year old) Cross sectional, self report data were collected from N 435 participants (M age 25.6, SD 8.3; 61% women) Ethnic differences were found in a number of pathways linking social network characteristics, perceived social support, and cigarette smoking. Larger network size was strongly associated with higher perceived social support and lower recent cigarette smoking among Native Hawaiians but not Filipinos or East Asians. Higher perceived social support was associated with lower recent smoking among East Asians and Filipinos but not Native Hawaiians. Implications are discussed with regard to smoking prevention and cessation among A/PI.
Familism, Social Network Characteristics, and Well being among Older Adults in Mexico
Venue: Journal of cross cultural gerontology

Familism, is a cultural value considered to be central to Mexican culture. Older generations are thought to more strongly adhere to familistic values; however, little is known about the implications of familism in late life. The goal of the current study was to examine links between familism, social network characteristics, and well being among Mexican older adults. A sample of 556 older adults (50 99 years old) was drawn from the Study of Social Relations and Well being in Mexico. Various aspects of social network characteristics and familism varied by age, gender, and education status. Familism was correlated with contact frequency and geographic proximity, but not proportion of family in network. Regression analyses indicated higher familism was associated with better psychological and physical well being, yet familism interacted with proportion of family to predict both self rated health and chronic conditions indicating that a discrepancy between familistic values and actual family support may be detrimental for older Mexicans' physical health. The discussion highlights the complex interrelationships and potential protective effects of familism. Future research should continue to examine the implications of familism and family relationships in the Mexican context; in particular, how generational shifts in familism influence intergenerational relations and well being.
Social Network and Nutritional Value of Congregate Meal Programs
Venue: Journal of applied gerontology the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

This study explored the associations between sexual orientation and the perceived social network and nutritional value of congregate meal programs (CMPs) in Massachusetts (N 289) Descriptives, t tests, and chi square tests analyzed sexual orientation differences. Linear regression tested the effects of sexual orientation on the value of CMPs. Sexual minorities (SMs) were more likely to have non kin based social networks and reported higher levels of loneliness compared with heterosexuals. Heterosexuals, fewer of whom have non kin based networks, place a stronger value on access to a social network via CMPs. Nutritional value is important for people of all sexual orientations. SMs traveled seven times the distance to attend CMPs, highlighting the need for greater access to such sites. Results of this study support the specification of SMs as a population of "greatest social need" under the Older Americans Act and the expansion of services that are tailored for their social support needs.
Accuracy of name and age data provided about network members in a social network study of people who use drugs: implications for constructing sociometric networks.
Venue: Annals of epidemiology

Network analysis has become increasingly popular in epidemiologic research, but the accuracy of data key to constructing risk networks is largely unknown. Using network data from people who use drugs (PWUDs) the study examined how accurately PWUD reported their network members' (i.e. alters' names and ages.  Data were collected from 2008 to 2010 from 503 PWUD residing in rural Appalachia. Network ties (n 897) involved recent (past 6 months) sex, drug cousage, and/or social support. Participants provided alters' names, ages, and relationship level characteristics; these data were cross referenced to that of other participants to identify participant participant relationships and to determine the accuracy of reported ages (years) and names (binary)  Participants gave alters' exact names and ages within two years in 75% and 79% of relationships, respectively. Accurate name was more common in relationships that were reciprocally reported and those involving social support and male alters. Age was more accurate in reciprocal ties and those characterized by kinship, sexual partnership, recruitment referral, and financial support, and less accurate for ties with older alters.  Most participants reported alters' characteristics accurately, and name accuracy was not significantly different in relationships involving drug related and/or sexual behavior compared to those not involving these behaviors.
On the detection of fatigue damage in composites by use of second harmonic guided waves

In composite structures cyclic loading leads to micro structural damage even at an early stage. This damage grows over lifetime and may finally cause catastrophic failure. In this study nonlinear wave propagation based on the cumulative second harmonic Lamb wave generation is used to detect micro structural damage and the corresponding material degradation experimentally. It is shown that an increasing relative acoustical nonlinearity parameter indicates a decreasing Young's modulus. This result is analyzed more in detail by numerical simulations of the nonlinear wave propagation as well as by Young's modulus determination. Therefore, horizontal cracks, detected by microscopy in damaged material, are added to the waveguide with contact boundary conditions. The numerical analysis shows a higher harmonic mode generation due to the interaction of the waves and the cracks and an increasing nonlinear effect with increasing crack sizes and numbers. Since the stiffness is not affected by horizontal cracks the decreasing Young's modulus is assumed to be related to non visible damage like material degradation, leading also to an increasing nonlinear effect of the wave propagation. In conclusion, the relative acoustical nonlinearity parameter can be used as an indicator of the material degradation and, therefore, for monitoring of micro structural damage.
Causality Guided Feature Selection
Venue: ADMA

Identifying meaningful features that drive a phenomenon (response) of interest in complex systems of interconnected factors is a challenging problem. Causal discovery methods have been previously applied to estimate bounds on causal strengths of factors on a response or to identify meaningful interactions between factors in complex systems, but these approaches have been used only for inferential purposes. In contrast, we posit that interactions between factors with a potential causal association on a given response could be viable candidates not only for hypothesis generation but also for predictive modeling. In this work, we propose a causality guided feature selection methodology that identifies factors having a potential cause effect relationship in complex systems, and selects features by clustering them based on their causal strength with respect to the response. To this end, we estimate statistically significant causal effects on the response of factors taking part in potential causal relationships, while addressing associated technical challenges, such as multicollinearity in the data. We validate the proposed methodology for predicting response in five real world datasets from the domain of climate science and biology. The selected features show predictive skill and consistent performance across different domains.
Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity
Venue: Pediatrics

Blood lead concentrations have decreased dramatically in US children over the past 4 decades, but too many children still live in housing with deteriorated lead based paint and are at risk for lead exposure with resulting lead associated cognitive impairment and behavioral problems. Evidence continues to accrue that commonly encountered blood lead concentrations, even those below 5 ug/dL (50 ppb) impair cognition; there is no identified threshold or safe level of lead in blood. From 2007 to 2010, approximately 2.6% of preschool children in the United States had a blood lead concentration =5 ug/dL =50 ppb) which represents about 535 000 US children 1 to 5 years of age. Evidence based guidance is available for managing increased lead exposure in children, and reducing sources of lead in the environment, including lead in housing, soil, water, and consumer products, has been shown to be cost beneficial. Primary prevention should be the focus of policy on childhood lead toxicity.
Politica Nacional de Promocao da Saude (PNPS) capitulos de uma caminhada ainda em construcao

Health is a fundamental human right, according to the global commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Health is a public good socially produced by and within social networks and disputes among subjects that seek to place certain interests and needs on the agenda of public policies. Health Promotion, as a set of strategies and forms of producing health, both individual and collective, aiming to meet the social needs of health and to assure better quality of life of the population, emerges intrinsically marked by tensions inherent to the defense of the right to health. The present article intends to detail a certain pathway of Health Promotion at SUS, telling the history of its affirmation as a National Policy and the possibilities that were produced therein to amplify the completeness of healthcare. The authors, totally involved in the preparation, implementation, and revision of the National Health Promotion Policy (PNPS) classified the journey into three chapters: (1) 1998/2004 Embryo of a PNPS; (2) 2005/2013 Birth, growth, and development of a PNPS;  2013 2015 Revision, expansion and dissemination of the PNPS. In addition to the narrative of a history, the cycle analysis of a policy, or balance of advancements, there is an attempt to restore contexts, texts, speeches, and tensions in the PNPS trajectory. The next chapters are still ongoing, and announce paths and possibilities on how to ensure that a Policy is kept alive.
Cosse, Isabella (2014) Mafalda: historia social y politica. Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica.

Mafalda: historia social y politica es el resultado de una investigacion de largo aliento que comenzo en 2009, producto de un perdurable interes en la tira por parte de la autora que se fue afianzando junto a la certeza de que la historieta constituia, como ella indica, una original puerta de entrada a la comprension de esas cinco decadas. Considerando dicho acercamiento, el foco se ubica, en terminos de Cosse, en el analisis de un espacio politico, social y cultural que surge en la interseccion de la clase media y la contestacion generacional de los anos sesenta. Teniendo en cuenta la complejidad de ese punto de partida, la autora define tres apuestas que constituyen un creativo marco conceptual y metodologico. Las mismas implican, en primer lugar, pensar la retroalimentacion entre lo simbolico y lo material, retomando los aportes de la historia social y cultural. En segundo lugar, valorizar la interseccion entre lo domestico y lo politico, en este caso recogiendo los presupuestos de la historia social y feminista que estudio, particularmente, la formacion identitaria de la clase media europea. Y, por ultimo, considerar el humor como una rica via para el estudio historico y el acceso a lo social. Los ejes, descriptos en la introduccion, se materializan a lo largo de cada uno de los cinco capitulos y de la conclusion que componen el resto del libro. Detras de una prosa traslucida podemos ver a la historiadora montevideana formulandose preguntas, tomando decisiones, analizando sus fuentes y construyendo meticulosamente su interpretacion. En este sentido, el libro tambien puede pensarse como potencial modelo de escritura de la historia.
Deep learning approach for Network Intrusion Detection in Software Defined Networking
Venue: 2016 International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications (WINCOM)

Software Defined Networking (SDN) has recently emerged to become one of the promising solutions for the future Internet. With the logical centralization of controllers and a global network overview, SDN brings us a chance to strengthen our network security. However, SDN also brings us a dangerous increase in potential threats. In this paper, we apply a deep learning approach for flow based anomaly detection in an SDN environment. We build a Deep Neural Network (DNN) model for an intrusion detection system and train the model with the NSL KDD Dataset. In this work, we just use six basic features (that can be easily obtained in an SDN environment) taken from the forty one features of NSL KDD Dataset. Through experiments, we confirm that the deep learning approach shows strong potential to be used for flow based anomaly detection in SDN environments.
Jointly Embedding Knowledge Graphs and Logical Rules
Venue: EMNLP

Embedding knowledge graphs into continuous vector spaces has recently attracted increasing interest. Most existing methods perform the embedding task using only fact triples. Logical rules, although containing rich background information, have not been well studied in this task. This paper proposes a novel method of jointly embedding knowledge graphs and logical rules. The key idea is to represent and model triples and rules in a unified framework. Specifically, triples are represented as atomic formulae and modeled by the translation assumption, while rules represented as complex formulae and modeled by t norm fuzzy logics. Embedding then amounts to minimizing a global loss over both atomic and complex formulae. In this manner, we learn embeddings compatible not only with triples but also with rules, which will certainly be more predictive for knowledge acquisition and inference. We evaluate our method with link prediction and triple classification tasks. Experimental results show that joint embedding brings significant and consistent improvements over stateof the art methods. Particularly, it enhances the prediction of new facts which cannot even be directly inferred by pure logical inference, demonstrating the capability of our method to learn more predictive embeddings.
Writing in the Margins: Mainstream News Media Representations of Transgenderism

This study examines representations of transgender individuals and identity in mainstream U.S. newspapers in an effort to understand the extent to which the transgender community is legitimized or delegitimized by news media. To do so, 200 articles from 13 of the 25 most circulated daily newspapers in the United States were coded for the presence or absence of "legitimacy indicators." The study finds that mainstream newspaper coverage of the transgender community is extremely limited. Moreover, the coverage that does exist contains a significant amount of delegitimizing language, which it is argued will detrimentally impact both the projected legitimacy of transgender claims in the political arena and public perceptions of the transgender community.
Comparing and contrasting the aspirations of transgender Australians in 2001 with the current status of transgenderism

This paper presents for the first time the results of research conducted in 2001 titled Australian Transgender Survey 2001 (ATS2001) Sixty six transgender Australians participated in a qualitative research methodology namely, an online survey and were asked to reflect on their sex/gender and transgender identities and lived experiences, especially in regard to their views on hormone therapy, sex reassignment surgery, and the medical profession. Participants were also asked about their aspirations for the future of transgenderism in Australia. This project was unable to mirror the findings of other research, thus, making a unique contribution to the extant literature. ATS2001 indicates that participants are satisfied with the results of sex reassignment surgery while simultaneously being critical of the medical profession. Participants were also asked to reflect on their aspirations for the future. Some aspirations, such as uniformity across Australian states and territories with regard to recognition of one's sex/gender and a reduction in the cost of "sex reassignment surgery," have not been realized. Other aspirations have been realized, such as the passage of anti discrimination laws, being able to change the sex/gender on official documents, being able to marry, and social acceptance and adoption of sex/gender categories other than man, woman, and transgender, have occurred.
Is the Soul Sexed? Anthropology, Transgenderism, and Disorders of Sex Development

The recent articles by Bayley, Gremmels, and FitzGerald touch on a timely  While such articles focused on narrow methodological issues, we intend to examine relevant questions about anthropology. To develop this insight, we build upon traditional and recent magisterial teaching, as it is informed by Thomistic philosophy, and juxtapose the conditions known as transgenderism with disorders of sex development. To conclude, we draw some preliminary implications such discussion has for properly distinguishing and specifying the moral object of genital surgeries in each context.
Continuous control with deep reinforcement learning
Venue: ICLR

We adapt the ideas underlying the success of Deep Q Learning to the continuous action domain. We present an actor critic, model free algorithm based on the deterministic policy gradient that can operate over continuous action spaces. Using the same learning algorithm, network architecture and hyper parameters, our algorithm robustly solves more than 20 simulated physics tasks, including classic problems such as cartpole swing up, dexterous manipulation, legged locomotion and car driving. Our algorithm is able to find policies whose performance is competitive with those found by a planning algorithm with full access to the dynamics of the domain and its derivatives. We further demonstrate that for many of the tasks the algorithm can learn policies end to end: directly from raw pixel inputs.