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A New Strategy To Modify Hopfield By Using Xor Operation, Rusul Hussein Hasan

Baghdad Science Journal

The Hopfield network is one of the easiest types, and its architecture is such that each neuron in the network connects to the other, thus called a fully connected neural network. In addition, this type is considered auto-associative memory, because the network returns the pattern immediately upon recognition, this network has many limitations, including memory capacity, discrepancy, orthogonally between patterns, weight symmetry, and local minimum. This paper proposes a new strategy for designing Hopfield based on XOR operation; A new strategy is proposed to solve these limitations by suggesting a new algorithm in the Hopfield network design, this strategy will …

What Does ‘Co-Production’ Look Like For Food System Transformation? Mapping The Evidence Across Transforming Uk Food Systems (Tukfs) Projects., Naomi Shaw, Charlotte A. Hardman, Neil Bernard Boyle, Joanne Craven, John Dooley, Bethan Mead, Lisa Morgans, Hannah Mumby, Clare Pettinger

School of Health Professions

Co-production is a collaborative way of working which emphasises the exchange of diverse forms of knowledge in an equal partnership for equal benefits. Co-produced research is a key strategic aim of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Transforming UK Food Systems (TUKFS) Strategic Priorities Fund; this research programme brings together researchers, policymakers, industry and communities to create positive change in the way food is produced, accessed and consumed. However, more generally, there are diverse understandings of co-production and a lack of consensus on what ‘good practice’ looks like. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and map examples of co-production methods …

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (Snp) Rs2229569 With L Selectin Gene Expression In Iraqi Female During In Vitro Fertilization Program., Raghad Hameed Rashid, Asmaa M. Salih Almohaidi, Alia Hussain Ali

Baghdad Science Journal

Infertility is recognized as one of the leading reproductive health problems in various regions of the world. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most effective treatments for infertility. In the current research, the role of the selectin -L (SELL) gene, especially the rs2229569 polymorphism, has been determined in terms of implantation and expression level. This work involved 67 females who underwent an in vitro fertilization cycle, divided into two major groups: the implantation failure female group and the implantation success female group. Blood samples were collected from the females. After DNA extraction from blood sample then amplification by …

Reporte Border Fellows 2023, Márgara De León Cevallos, Aida Renee Amador, Javier Neftali Jiménez Quintana, Carla Ulloa Vázquez, Meritxell Calderón-Vargas, Carlos Foo-Kong, Psyché Calderón, Rebeca Cázarez Adame

Kroc IPJ Research and Resources

El propósito de este informe es proporcionar una descripción general de cada uno de los proyectos de los becarios y ubicarlos dentro del contexto más amplio de la región fronteriza Tijuana-San Diego.

Elemental Content And Safety Evaluation Of Wild-Harvested Australian Abalone (Haliotis Spp.) Viscera: Addressing Safety Concerns In Food Waste Upcycling, Wing H. Chung, Liezhou Zhong, Ryu Takechi, Ranil Coorey, Janet Howieson

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Abalone viscera has been shown to be a valuable human nutraceutical, yet the food safety considerations of consuming whole abalone viscera have been largely overlooked. Hence, this research was conducted to investigate and evaluate elemental compositions and safety of it. The elemental data was compared to international food safety regulations and evaluated using the USEPA hazard index (HI) equation and HI-derived estimated upper limit (EDUL) equation, which EDUL allows comparison of novel foods with a large variety of similar existing products. To further demonstrate that food safety of upcycled food could be improved with simple processing, a risk mitigation trial …

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support In Adult Patients With Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity - An Elso Registry Analysis, Rakeshkumar Subramanian, Hariom Joshi, Amelia Roebuck, Tanvi Borse, Michelle Drouin

Hospital Medicine

Background: Calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity presents a significant mortality risk, highlighting the need for effective treatment strategies such as ECMO. This study analyzes ELSO registry data to determine the mortality rate in adults treated with ECMO for CCB toxicity and identifies clinical predictors of mortality.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the ELSO registry from January 2016 to April 2023 was conducted, focusing on adults with CCB toxicity who received ECMO. Data collected included patient demographics, ECMO details, pre-ECMO clinical indicators, and in-hospital mortality. The analysis employed descriptive statistics to profile the patient population, with independent t-tests and chi-square tests …

Decoded Vision: Land, Bodies, And Ai In Syracuse -- Event Information, Lender Center For Social Justice

The Lender Center for Social Justice

A brief description of the “DeCoded Vision: Land, Bodies, and AI in Syracuse” conference event.

Nasogastric Tube Insertion Aid, Lauren S. Ark, Angela D. Biezins, Zachary B. Crum, Claire E. Nodine, Morgan N. Pope, Natsumi L. Shudo

Biomedical Engineering

The Nasogastric Tube Insertion Aid project, developed under the sponsorship of the BiCEP Program at California Polytechnic State University, aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of nasogastric (NG) tube placement. This initiative was inspired by challenges observed during the BiCEP summer program, where difficulties in NG tube insertions led to multiple attempts, increased patient discomfort, and serious medical risks, including lung punctures and brain trauma. The project's goal was to design an insertion aid that improves placement accuracy while being cost-effective and user-friendly for medical professionals. The device features an external tensioning mechanism that allows controlled deflection of the …

Precision Measurement Of The Absolute Energy Of The 2s3s 1S0 State In Neutral 9Be, K. J. Ahrendsen, T. Karani, W. D. Williams

Physics: Faculty Publications

We report on the absolute energy of the 2⁢��⁢3⁢��⁢1⁢��0 state in neutral 9Be. In doing so, we measure the transition frequencies of the 2⁢��2⁢1⁢��0→ 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1 and 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1→ 2⁢��⁢3⁢��⁢1⁢��0 transitions, also determining the absolute energy of the 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1 state. The results are obtained from a home-built hollow cathode discharge lamp using saturated absorption spectroscopy with laser frequencies referenced to a frequency comb. The transition frequencies are determined to be 1276080080⁢(50) and 363105650⁢(130) MHz for the 2⁢��2⁢1⁢��0→ 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1 and 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1→ 2⁢��⁢3⁢��⁢1⁢��0 transitions, respectively. The absolute energies are determined to be 42565.4498⁢(17) and 54677.350⁢(5) cm−1 for the 2⁢��⁢2⁢��⁢1⁢��∘1 and 2⁢��⁢3⁢��⁢1⁢��0 states, respectively. The …

Legal Hurdles And Pathways: The Evolution (Progress?) Of Climate Change Adjudication In Canada, Camille Cameron, Riley Weyman, Claire Nicholson

Dalhousie Law Journal

Citizens, civil society, and environmental justice organizations are increasingly turning to courts to find solutions to climate change challenges. As of November 2022, the number of climate change litigation cases throughout the world was at least 2.5 times higher than in 2017. A dominant wave of this litigation is one in which claimants assert that governments’ failures to take appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures violate claimants’ rights. We analyze this jurisprudence in this article, with a focus on the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Mathur v Ontario. While the claims in this case were dismissed, it is …

Skin Necrosis Following Digital Wart Intralesional Injection Of Cantharidin, Sebastian Arango, Tristan Weir, Andrew Miller, Meredith Osterman

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

A right-hand-dominant female presented 5 weeks following a right middle finger intralesional cantharidin injection for a common wart by a dermatologist. The patient experienced progressive stiffness, blistering, swelling, pain, and ultimately, full-thickness skin necrosis surrounding the injection site. Careful debridement followed by a full-thickness skin graft was performed with no evidence of involvement of the germinal matrix or terminal extensor tendon. At the 7-month postoperative mark, the patient’s graft exhibited favorable healing and improved functionality that did not require further follow-up. Intralesional injection of cantharidin solutions for digital warts leads to progressive skin necrosis. Our case required prompt debridement and …

Analysis Of Patients Who Undergo Index Arthroscopy With Biopsy But Not Implantation For Staged Chondrocyte Cell Transplantation, Bryson R. Kemler, Emma E. Johnson, Brad M. Evert, Azra N. Dees, Alec M. Giakas, Adeeb Jacob Hanna, Taylor D'Amore, Kevin B. Freedman, Sommer Hammoud

Rothman Institute Papers

BACKGROUND: Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) are 2-stage procedures requiring an index full-thickness cartilage biopsy. Only a portion of patients ultimately undergo second-stage ACI/MACI.

PURPOSE: To identify patients with articular cartilage defects who underwent arthroscopic debridement with biopsy for ACI/MACI and compare those who did with those who did not proceed with implantation within 2 years after biopsy. Additionally, the authors sought to identify why patients did not proceed with implantation.

STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

METHODS: Patients who underwent arthroscopy and autologous chondrocyte biopsy from January 1, 2015, to December 31, …

Panorama E Impacto De Las Feministas Jóvenes Organizadas En México: Revisión Rápida De Evidencias, Esperanza Basurto-Alcalde, Natalia E. Tenorio Tovar, Paulina Márquez González, Anel Julieta Bobadilla Negrete, Sonia Cruz Del Águila, Ricardo Regules-García

Adolescents and Young People

En México, mujeres feministas jóvenes están abriendo camino y poniendo en práctica enfoques radicales para abordar injusticias sociales como la violencia de género, la falta de atención en salud sexual y reproductiva y la discriminación por razones de Aunque las feministas jóvenes organizadas (OFJ) en México están mostrando una creciente capacidad para abogar por y lograr el cambio, hay poca evidencia sistematizada sobre las estrategias y el impacto de éstas. El objetivo general de esta Evaluación Rápida de Evidencias (REA, en inglés) es proporcionar una visión general del panorama, las estrategias y el impacto de las organizaciones de jóvenes feministas …

Overview And Impact Of Young Feminist Organizing In Mexico: Rapid Evidence Assessment, Esperanza Basurto-Alcalde, Natalia E. Tenorio Tovar, Paulina Márquez González, Anel Julieta Bobadilla Negrete, Sonia Cruz Del Águila, Ricardo Regules-García

Adolescents and Young People

In Mexico, young feminists and youth-led feminist movements are already leading the way and pursuing radical approaches to addressing social injustice, such as gender-based violence (GBV), lack of sexual and reproductive health care, and gender discrimination. Although young feminist organizations (YFOs) in Mexico are showing an increasing ability to advocate for and effect change, there is limited systematized evidence on YFO strategies and impact. This Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) provides an overview of the YFO landscape strategies, and impact on policy and social change in Mexico from 2010 to 2023. Young feminists were defined as those aged 15 to 30. …

Rapid Evidence Assessment On The Landscape And Impact Of Young Feminist Organizing In Kenya, Chantalle Okondo, Beth Kangwana, S. Ndolo, N. Maina, Jerry Okal

Adolescents and Young People

Globally, adolescent girls, young women, and youth-led initiatives have been a crucial part of feminist and social justice struggles. In Kenya, young feminist activists, young feminist organizing / organizations (YFO) have been historically rooted in grassroots movements and are now being positioned and brought into formal spaces to play a vital role in rejuvenating, strengthening, and sustaining feminist activism. There continue to be power dynamics, systematic barriers, and harmful policies that underestimate, lock out, or disregard young feminists. This Rapid Evidence Assessment aims to provide an overview of the YFO landscape, strategies, impact on policy and social change, and challenges …

An Exploration Of The Landscape Of Young Feminist Organizing/Organizations (Yfo) In Kenya & Mexico, Jerry Okal, Ricardo Regules-García, Chantalle Okondo, Esperanza Basurto-Alcalde, Beth Kangwana

Adolescents and Young People

Over the last 10 years, numerous youth-led initiatives have emerged globally to address local development and social challenges. These initiatives focus on issues such as gender inequalities, women’s economic empowerment, gender-based violence (GBV), access to safe abortion, girls’ education, climate justice, and other social problems. The Population Council-Kenya and the Population Council-Mexico joined forces with young feminist organizations (YFOs), feminist academics, and other stakeholders to conduct participatory evaluation research. This research aimed to better understand the YFO landscape in Kenya and Mexico, including organization, operations, challenges, and shared experiences. The study provides an overview of youth-led feminist organizations in Kenya …

The Case For Adolescent Girls’ Rights And Investments In The Implementation Of The Pact For The Future And The 2030 Global Agenda: A Collection Of Global Data Insights, Girl Center

Adolescents and Young People

Globally, there has been notable progress in improving adolescent girls’ wellbeing over the past few decades. These strides have been majorly driven by commitments such as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the progress has been uneven, especially in low- and middle-income countries—girls continue to be left behind and face gendered challenges in multiple aspects of their lives, including education, health, socio-economic aspects, digital technology use, among others, which hinder a healthy and effective transition to adulthood. Partnerships and multi-dimensional policies and …

Endovascular Aneurysm Repair-First Strategy For Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Might Not Be Applicable To All Cases, Omkar Pawar, Anuja Sarode, Benjamin D. Colvard, Jae S. Cho

Faculty Scholarship

Background: We evaluate the relationship between the hospital case volume (HCV) and mortality outcomes after open aortic repair (OAR) and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of intact (iEVAR) and ruptured (rEVAR) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using a contemporary administrative database. Methods: The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database for New York (2016) and New Jersey/Maryland/Florida (2016–2017) were queried using International Classification of Disease-10th edition to identify patients who had undergone OAR and EVAR. The hospitals were categorized into quartiles (Q) per overall (EVAR + OAR) volume, OAR-alone volume and EVAR-alone volume. Cox regression adjusted for confounding factors was used to estimate …

Association Of Glp-1 Receptor Agonists And Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence And Hepatic Decompensation In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Lindsey Wang, Nathan A. Berger, David C. Kaelber, Rong Xu

Faculty Scholarship

Background & aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer death. HCC is preventable with about 70% of HCC attributable to modifiable risk factors. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), Food and Drug Administration–approved medications for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), have pleiotropic effects on counteracting risk factors for HCC. Here we evaluate the association of GLP-1RAs with incident HCC risk in a real-world population. Methods: This retrospective cohort included 1,890,020 patients with a diagnosis of T2DM who were prescribed GLP-1RAs or other non-GLP-1RA anti-diabetes medications and had no prior diagnosis of HCC. Incident (first-time) diagnosis of HCC …

On Extension Of Metricspace To Neutro Hypermetricspace, Kianoosh Polvan

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Polvan introduced the impression of strong neutro metricspaces. He demonstrtated this impression depending on the neutro precepts from the neutro function one of the impressions of Smarandache. In this study, we introduce an extension of neutro metricspaces as neutro hypermetricspaces and investigated their qualities. We show that neutro hypermetricspaces are an extension of metricspaces and analyzed the relations between metricspaces and neutro hypermetricspaces. The basic impressions such as open positive-ball subsets and open negative-ball subsets are defined and are presented by some finite and finite neutro hypermetricspaces. Based on the open positive-ball subsets and open negative-ball subsets, we demonstrate the …

Neutrosophic Sets And Systems, Vol. 72,2024, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Said Broumi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Bibliography For "Library Of The Future Display", Arianna Tillman, Isabella Piechota

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to support a display about the library of the future at the Leatherby Libraries during September 2024 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.

Bibliography For "Roxane Gay Display", Arianna Tillman, Isabella Piechota

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to support a display about Roxane Gay at the Leatherby Libraries during September 2024 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.

Willingness To Pay And Market Potential For Biowrap: An Economic Study Of A New Biodegradable Mulch Product In Home Gardening, Gengchen Cai

Department of Agricultural Economics: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This study explores the market potential of BioWRAP, a biodegradable sprayable weed suppression product, by assessing the willingness to pay (WTP) among American home gardeners. Traditional plastic mulch offers significant agronomic benefits but poses considerable environmental challenges, making BioWRAP a promising alternative due to its similar benefits and reduced environmental impact. Using a double-bounded contingent valuation method, we analyze the WTP for BioWRAP among different demographic groups and gardening practices. Our findings indicate that the highest WTP for BioWRAP is among home gardeners who currently use chemical sprays for weed suppression, followed by those using physical barriers, with the lowest …

A Classifier-Driven Deep Learning Clustering Approach To Enhance Data Collection In Manets, Ali Abdullah Ali, Mohammed Khaleel Hussein, Mohammed Ahmed Subhi

Mesopotamian Journal of CyberSecurity

The conventional clustering and routing approaches used in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) may fail to work effectively in a dynamic network environment where nodes are highly mobile and the traffic load may also vary significantly. These limitations result in negative effects such as high packet drop rates, delays in data transmission, and low delivery rates, which make these methods unfit for modern high-density networks. To overcome these issues, this paper proposes a new deep learning-based classifier for adaptive clustering in MANETs. Through the use of machine learning algorithms, the proposed method is able to adapt to node clustering through …

An Optimized Model For Network Intrusion Detection In The Network Operating System Environment, Abbas A. Abdulhameed, Sundos A. Hameed Alazawi, Ghassan Muslim Hassan

Mesopotamian Journal of CyberSecurity

With the heavy reliance on computers and information technology to send and receive data across networks of various types, there has been concern about securing that data from intrusions and cyber-attacks. The expansion of network usage has led to an increase in hacker attacks, which has led to prioritizing cybersecurity precautions in detecting potential threats. Intrusion detection techniques are a critical security measure to protect networks in both personal and corporate environments that are managed by network operating systems. For this, the paper relies on designing a network intrusion detection model. Since deep neural networks (DNNs) are classic deep learning …

Foreword, David L. Schwartz, Kat M. Albrecht

Northwestern University Law Review

Offering a critique is often easier than proposing a solution. This refrain echoed frequently in the months and years that we spent developing what would become the Systematic Content Analysis of Litigation EventS (SCALES) Open Knowledge Network, a project born from the collaborative efforts of experts across various disciplines.

The Scales Project: Making Federal Court Records Free, David L. Schwartz, Kat M. Albrecht, Adam R. Pah, Christopher A. Cotropia, Amy Kristin Sanders, Sarath Sanga, Charlotte S. Alexander, Luís A.N. Amaral, Zachary D. Clopton, Anne M. Tucker, Thomas W. Gaylord, Scott G. Daniel, Nathan Dahlberg

Northwestern University Law Review

Federal court records have been available online for nearly a quarter century, yet they remain frustratingly inaccessible to the public. This is due to two primary barriers: (1) the federal government’s prohibitively high fees to access the records at scale and (2) the unwieldy state of the records themselves, which are mostly text documents scattered across numerous systems. Official datasets produced by the judiciary, as well as third-party data collection efforts, are incomplete, inaccurate, and similarly inaccessible to the public. The result is a de facto data blackout that leaves an entire branch of the federal government shielded from empirical …

Settlement As Construct: Defining And Counting Party Resolution In Federal District Court, Charlotte S. Alexander, Nathan Dahlberg, Anne M. Tucker

Northwestern University Law Review

Most civil cases settle. Yet generating a definitive settlement rate presents complex definitional and empirical problems, both in what should count as a settlement and how to count it. This Essay makes three contributions to better understanding and defining settlement. First, we propose a flexible, empirically informed, operationalizable definition of settlement as party resolution. Second, we exploit a new federal litigation data source to count party resolutions using machine learning models trained on 11 million docket sheet entries. Third, we offer new findings on party resolution frequency and distribution in the federal courts. Settlement is more widely and differently deployed …

Prosecutorial Data Transparency And Data Justice, Caitlin Glass, Kat M. Albrecht, Perry Moriearty

Northwestern University Law Review

The U.S. criminal legal system is notoriously racialized. Though Black and Latinx people make up less than 30% of U.S. residents, they constitute more than 50% of the nearly two million people currently in U.S. prisons and jails. For decades, research has indicated that one group of decision-makers has had an outsized influence on these numbers: prosecutors. From whom to charge to what sentences to recommend, no actor plays a greater role in determining who goes to prison in this country. Highly subjective and lacking in formal guidance and accountability, prosecutorial decisions are especially vulnerable to racial bias. They are …