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Byron: The Sanity or Madness of Same Sex Love

Byron lived through a period of transition in politics but also in attitudes to sexuality. This essay argues that Byron's ambivalent attitudes towards same sex love derived from conflicts between his education in the Greek and Roman classics and the spreading normative psychopathology of his age. It examines Byron's self fashioning within classical discourses of same sex love, the role played by his Calvinist upbringing in inducing guilt and considers the extent to which he associated madness with offences against established sexual norms. It shows that Byron's conflicting views were very much consistent with those of his time.
Los efectos de la violencia domestica sobre la salud infantil de los ninos y las ninas menores de cinco anos en el Peru

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo medir el efecto de diferentes variables de violencia domestica (violencia infantil, testigo de violencia hacia la madre y violencia contra la mujer) sobre la salud infantil (desnutricion y morbilidad) Haciendo uso de la Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar (Endes) correspondiente al ano 2013, que cuenta con informacion de violencia infantil a nivel individual, se explora el efecto de estas variables en la salud infantil. Se usaron modelos de regresion logistica para estimar los efectos netos de la violencia domestica sobre la salud de los ninos y las ninas menores de cinco anos en nuestro pais. Asimismo, para comprobar la robustez de los resultados, se utilizaron modelos de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM, por sus siglas en ingles) que permiten tomar en consideracion la endogeneidad de las variables de violencia domestica utilizadas como explicativas de la salud infantil en las regresiones logisticas. Se encontro que la violencia infantil, ya sea fisica o psicologica, no tiene un efecto sobre la desnutricion o morbilidad infantil. En el caso de ser testigo de violencia hacia la madre, tampoco se encontro que tuviera un efecto sobre la desnutricion o morbilidad infantil, pero si en que el nino o la nina sufra de violencia fisica o psicologica. Finalmente, se encontro que la violencia contra la mujer tiene un efecto positivo y significativo sobre la morbilidad infantil, asi como que el nino o la nina sufra de violencia fisica o psicologica. De esta manera, se pudo apreciar que la violencia contra la mujer es un factor de riesgo importante no solo en la presencia de violencia infantil por parte de los padres, sino tambien en la salud de los ninos y las ninas, particularmente en la prevalencia de episodios de diarreas y sintomas de enfermedades respiratorias agudas.
STRADS: a distributed framework for scheduled model parallel machine learning
Venue: EuroSys

Machine learning (ML) algorithms are commonly applied to big data, using distributed systems that partition the data across machines and allow each machine to read and update all ML model parameters a strategy known as data parallelism. An alternative and complimentary strategy, model parallelism, partitions the model parameters for non shared parallel access and updates, and may periodically repartition the parameters to facilitate communication. Model parallelism is motivated by two challenges that data parallelism does not usually address: (1) parameters may be dependent, thus naive concurrent updates can introduce errors that slow convergence or even cause algorithm failure; (2) model parameters converge at different rates, thus a small subset of parameters can bottleneck ML algorithm completion. We propose scheduled model parallelism (SchMP) a programming approach that improves ML algorithm convergence speed by efficiently scheduling parameter updates, taking into account parameter dependencies and uneven convergence. To support SchMP at scale, we develop a distributed framework STRADS which optimizes the throughput of SchMP programs, and benchmark four common ML applications written as SchMP programs: LDA topic modeling, matrix factorization, sparse least squares (Lasso) regression and sparse logistic regression. By improving ML progress per iteration through SchMP programming whilst improving iteration throughput through STRADS we show that SchMP programs running on STRADS outperform non model parallel ML implementations: for example, SchMP LDA and SchMP Lasso respectively achieve 10x and 5x faster convergence than recent, well established baselines.
CRISPR/Cas9 mediated targeted mutagenesis of the fast growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973
Venue: Microbial Cell Factories

BackgroundAs autotrophic prokaryotes, cyanobacteria are ideal chassis organisms for sustainable production of various useful compounds. The newly characterized cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 is a promising candidate for serving as a microbial cell factory because of its unusually rapid growth rate. Here, we seek to develop a genetic toolkit that enables extensive genomic engineering of Synechococcus 2973 by implementing a CRISPR/Cas9 editing system. We targeted the nblA gene because of its important role in biological response to nitrogen deprivation conditions.ResultsFirst, we determined that the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 enzyme is toxic in cyanobacteria, and conjugational transfer of stable, replicating constructs containing the cas9 gene resulted in lethality. However, after switching to a vector that permitted transient expression of the cas9 gene, we achieved markerless editing in 100 of cyanobacterial exconjugants after the first patch. Moreover, we could readily cure the organisms of antibiotic resistance, resulting in a markerless deletion strain.ConclusionsHigh expression levels of the Cas9 protein in Synechococcus 2973 appear to be toxic and result in cell death. However, introduction of a CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system on a plasmid backbone that leads to transient cas9 expression allowed for efficient markerless genome editing in a wild type genetic background.
The potential of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 for sugar feedstock production
Venue: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

It is important to obtain abundant sugar feedstocks economically and sustainably for bio fermentation industry, especially for producing cheap biofuels and biochemicals. Besides plant biomass, photosynthetic cyanobacteria have also been considered to be potential microbe candidates for sustainable production of carbohydrate feedstocks. As the fastest growing cyanobacterium reported so far, Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 (Syn2973) might have huge potential for bioproduction. In this study, we explored the potentials of this strain as photo bioreactors for sucrose and glycogen production. Under nitrogen replete condition, Syn2973 could accumulate glycogen with a rate of 0.75 g L 1 day 1 at the exponential phase and reach a glycogen content as high as 51 of the dry cell weight (DCW) at the stationary phase. By introducing a sucrose transporter CscB, Syn2973 was endowed with an ability to secrete over 94 sucrose out of cells under salt stress condition. The highest extracellular sucrose productivity reached 35.5 mg L 1 h 1 for the Syn2973 strain expressing cscB, which contained the similar amounts of intracellular glycogen with the wild type. Potassium chloride was firstly proved to induce sucrose accumulation as well as sodium chloride in Syn2973. By semi continuous culturing, 8.7 g L 1 sucrose was produced by the cscB expressing strain of Syn2973 in 21 days. These results support that Syn2973 is a promising candidate with great potential for production of sugars.
Development of a Programmable Logic Controller Training Platform for the Industrial Control of Processes

This paper presents an interactive, less expensive and more portable Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) training platform for the industrial control of processes. The proposed system employs Delta DVP14SS2 PLC, WPLSoft software, a programming device, switches as inputs and pilot lamps as outputs. The training system gives one the flexibility to wire and program any type of inputs and outputs of one's choice and can be easily carried in one's laptop bag giving one the freedom to learn the PLC anywhere at one's own comfort. The paper is also meant to enlighten beginners and experienced PLC users to build themselves PLC trainers which can enhance their understanding of the theoretical knowledge gained from school. Traffic light automation application is set up to train the Electrical and Electronic Engineering students to measure the applicability of the system. Pre test and post test are conducted for participating students as a way of measuring the understanding level of the student before and after training. Cost analysis indicates that the individual can build the trainer on one's own at a cost of 214.
Practical Application Layer Emulation in Industrial Control System Honeypots
Venue: Critical Infrastructure Protection

Attacks on industrial control systems and critical infrastructure assets are on the rise. These systems are at risk due to outdated technology and ad hoc security measures. As a result, honeypots are often deployed to collect information about malicious intrusions and exploitation techniques. While virtual honeypots mitigate the excessive cost of hardware replicated honeypots, they often suffer from a lack of authenticity. In addition, honeypots utilizing a proxy to a live programmable logic controller suffer from performance bottlenecks and limited scalability. This chapter describes an enhanced, application layer emulator that addresses both limitations. The emulator combines protocol agnostic replay with dynamic updating via a proxy to produce a device that is easily integrated into existing honeypot frameworks.
Como crear nuevos deportes desde la educacion fisica. El aprendizaje por proyectos como estrategia practica motivante

La iniciacion deportiva dentro de la Educacion Fisica se ha basado en la ensenanza exclusiva de deportes tradicionales, y dentro de estos en la ejecucion tecnica estereotipada y en la creacion de situaciones artificiales dificiles de comprender para la mayoria de los ninos/as y jovenes. Practicas generalmente poco motivantes para el alumnado. Sin embargo, si planteamos otro enfoque metodologico y proponemos proyectos al alumnado, expandimos la idea de que no solo existen los deportes vistos en television, potenciamos la autonomia y creatividad del alumnado, delegamos responsabilidades y favorecemos las interacciones con otros companeros/as, probablemente la predisposicion y motivacion del alumnado en el proceso de ensenanza y aprendizaje sea totalmente diferente. Con este trabajo queremos mostrar la idea de que el alumnado es capaz de crear nuevos deportes a traves del trabajo en equipo y la modificacion de los elementos estructurales del juego deportivo
Three directional motion compensation mask based novel look up table on graphics processing units for video rate generation of digital holographic videos of three dimensional scenes.
Venue: Applied optics

A three directional motion compensation mask based novel look up table method is proposed and implemented on graphics processing units (GPUs) for video rate generation of digital holographic videos of three dimensional (3D) scenes. Since the proposed method is designed to be well matched with the software and memory structures of GPUs, the number of compute unified device architecture kernel function calls can be significantly reduced. This results in a great increase of the computational speed of the proposed method, allowing video rate generation of the computer generated hologram (CGH) patterns of 3D scenes. Experimental results reveal that the proposed method can generate 39.8 frames of Fresnel CGH patterns with 1920x1080 pixels per second for the test 3D video scenario with 12,088 object points on dual GPU boards of NVIDIA GTX TITANs, and they confirm the feasibility of the proposed method in the practical application fields of electroholographic 3D displays.
Socioemotional, Personality, and Biological Development: Illustrations from a Multilevel Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Child Maltreatment.
Venue: Annual review of psychology

Developmental theories can be affirmed, challenged, and augmented by incorporating knowledge about atypical ontogenesis. Investigations of the biological, socioemotional, and personality development in individuals with high risk conditions and psychopathological disorders can provide an entree into the study of system organization, disorganization, and reorganization. This article examines child maltreatment to illustrate the benefit that can be derived from the study of individuals subjected to nonnormative caregiving experiences. Relative to an average expectable environment, which consists of a species specific range of environmental conditions that support adaptive development among genetically normal individuals, maltreating families fail to provide many of the experiences that are required for normal development. Principles gleaned from the field of developmental psychopathology provide a framework for understanding multilevel functioning in normality and pathology. Knowledge of normative developmental processes provides the impetus to design and implement randomized control trial (RCT) interventions that can promote resilient functioning in maltreated children.
Improving the value of clinical research through the use of Common Data Elements
Venue: Clinical trials

The use of Common Data Elements can facilitate cross study comparisons, data aggregation, and meta analyses; simplify training and operations; improve overall efficiency; promote interoperability between different systems; and improve the quality of data collection. A Common Data Element is a combination of a precisely defined question (variable) paired with a specified set of responses to the question that is common to multiple datasets or used across different studies. Common Data Elements, especially when they conform to accepted standards, are identified by research communities from variable sets currently in use or are newly developed to address a designated data need. There are no formal international specifications governing the construction or use of Common Data Elements. Consequently, Common Data Elements tend to be made available by research communities on an empiric basis. Some limitations of Common Data Elements are that there may still be differences across studies in the interpretation and implementation of the Common Data Elements, variable validity in different populations, and inhibition by some existing research practices and the use of legacy data systems. Current National Institutes of Health efforts to support Common Data Element use are linked to the strengthening of National Institutes of Health Data Sharing policies and the investments in data repositories. Initiatives include cross domain and domain specific resources, construction of a Common Data Element Portal, and establishment of trans National Institutes of Health working groups to address technical and implementation topics. The National Institutes of Health is seeking to lower the barriers to Common Data Element use through greater awareness and encourage the culture change necessary for their uptake and use. As National Institutes of Health, other agencies, professional societies, patient registries, and advocacy groups continue efforts to develop and promote the responsible use of Common Data Elements, particularly if linked to accepted data standards and terminologies, continued engagement with and feedback from the research community will remain important.
Toward Improving the Effectiveness of Formal Mentoring Programs

Organizations establish formal mentoring programs to advance personal and professional development, but not all relationships between mentors and proteges deliver these results. Based on the similarity attraction paradigm, it is proposed that proteges receive more career and psychosocial support if mentors and proteges have similar personalities. A test of the model with data from a sample of 68 mentor protege dyads of a formal mentoring program showed, first, that career support is linked to mentor and protege similarity in the personality trait openness to experience and, second, that psychosocial support for proteges is linked to mentor and protege similarity in openness to experience and conscientiousness. It is concluded that matching mentors with proteges on two specific personality traits, openness to experience and conscientiousness, enhances the outcomes of mentoring relationships for proteges.
The effectiveness and implementation of mentoring program for newly graduated nurses: A systematic review.
Venue: Nurse education today

Newly graduated nurses suffer from occupational stress during the transition from school to employment as a result of inadequacy, interpersonal relationships, and the overwhelming workload. Mentoring programs have proved effective in facilitating this transition.  To evaluate the effectiveness of a mentoring program on the mentor, mentee, and organization.  The Cochrane Library, Medline, Ovid, Elsevier, Embase, CINAHL, CBM, CNKI, and WanFang Data databases were searched to identify relevant publications in English or Chinese up to October 2014.  This is a systematic review.  This review identified nine potentially eligible studies, and the methodological quality levels of the included studies were all ranked as level B. These studies revealed that the turnover rate can be decreased through a mentoring program. Additionally, mentoring can enhance nursing competency and establish a supportive workforce environment, resulting in positive outcomes.  This review reveals that a mentoring program has positive effects on the mentors, mentees, and organizations. A successful mentorship program should include rigorous mentor selection and adequate training. Additionally, potential barriers such as time constraints and scheduling limitations should be taken into consideration during implementation.
The Impact of Youth Risk on Mentoring Relationship Quality: Do Mentor Characteristics Matter?
Venue: American journal of community psychology

Although mentoring is a widely used intervention strategy, effect sizes for at risk youth remain modest. Research is therefore needed to maximize the impact of mentoring for at risk youth who might struggle to benefit from mentoring relationships. This study tested the hypothesis that different types of youth risk would have a negative impact on mentoring relationship quality and duration and explored whether mentor characteristics exacerbated or mitigated these negative effects. Results showed that elevated environmental stress at a youth's home and/or school predicted shorter match duration, and elevated rates of youth behavioral problems, such as poor academic performance or misconduct, predicted greater youth dissatisfaction and less positive mentor perceptions of relationship quality. Mentors with greater self efficacy and more previous involvement with youth in their communities were able to buffer the negative effects of environmental stress on match duration. Similarly, mentors' previous involvement with youth buffered the negative effects of youth behavioral problems on mentor perceptions of relationship quality. Findings have important implications for the matching of mentors and at risk youth in a way that improves mentoring outcomes.
An Autonomous Learning System of Bengali Characters Using Web Based Intelligent Handwriting Recognition

This research project was aimed to develop an intelligent Bengali handwriting education system to improve the literacy level in Bangladesh. Due to the socio economical limitation, all of the population does not have the chance to go to school. Here, we developed a prototype of web based (iPhone/smartphone or computer browser) intelligent handwriting education system for autonomous learning of Bengali characters that allows students to do practice their handwriting at anywhere at any time. As an intelligent tutor, the system can automatically check the handwriting errors, such as stroke production errors, stroke sequence errors, stroke relationship errors and immediately provide colourful error feedback to the students to correct themselves. Bengali is a multi stroke input characters with extremely long cursive shape where it has stroke order variability and stroke direction variability. Due to this structural limitation, recognition speed is a crucial issue to apply traditional online handwriting recognition algorithm. In this work, we have adopted hierarchical recognition approach to improve the recognition speed that makes our system adaptable for web based language learning. We applied writing speed free recognition methodology together with hierarchical recognition algorithm. It ensured the learning of all aged population, especially for children and older people. Finally, we conducted a survey in Bangladesh for the performance analysis of our proposed education system. The experimental results showed that our autonomous learning methodology helped to improve the average recognition accuracy by 4.1% (from 87.2% to 91.4% with average Mean Opinion Score 4.1. It confirmed that the successful use of web based Bengali handwriting education system can be very helpful to improve the literacy level in Bangladesh within a very short period.
Symphony for Wind Orchestra by Luis Serrano Alarcon: Background, analysis, and conductor's guide

OF DISSERTATION ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vi TABLE OF CONTENTS viii List of Figures x Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Instrumentation of Alarcon's Symphony for Wind Orchestra 7 Chapter 3 Movement I: Prologue: Furioso 32 Chapter 4 Movement II: Allegro Vivace 39 Chapter 5 Movement III: Adagio. Scherzando subito. Adagio Tempo I 61 Chapter 6  Come Prima 87 Chapter 7 A Structural Overview of the Symphony for Wind Orchestra 92 Chapter 8 Suggestions for Further  Furioso 122 Movement Two Allegro Vivace 123 Movement Three Adagio. Scherzando Subito. Adagio Tempo I 125 Movement Four Epilogue: Come Prima 127 Appendix C Glossary of Terms 128 Appendix D Interview with Luis Serrano Alarcon 131 Appendix E Interview with Tim Reynish 134 Appendix F Interview with Dr. John Cody Birdwell 136 Appendix G Interview with Javier Enguidanos Morato 139 Bibliography 142 Vita 146 Comprehensive Conducting Recitals and Lecture 149
Adaptive firefly algorithm with alternative search
Venue: 2016 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)

Firefly algorithm (FA) is a population based stochastic algorithm, which is inspired by the behavior of the flashing of fireflies. Though some recent studies show that FA is effective on many optimization problems, its performance is greatly influenced by its control parameters. In this paper, a new FA called adaptive FA with alternative search (AFAas) is proposed to improve the performance of FA. The main contribution of this paper consists of two aspects: 1) an adaptive strategy is used to dynamically adjust the control parameters; and 2) an alternative search strategy is employed to enhance the global and local search abilities. Experiments are conducted on a set of well known benchmark functions. Computational results show that our approach AFAas achieves better solutions than the standard FA and some recently published FA variants.