Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Alireza Zaeemzadeh, Nazanin Rahnavard, Mubarak Shah
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of skip connections in ResNet, demonstrating their role in preserving gradient norms and ensuring stable back-propagation. Additionally, stacking more residual blocks enhances the norm-preservation of the network.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Adrian R. Bell, Chris Brooks, Andrew Urquhart
Summary: This study examines the indebtedness of higher education institutions in the UK and finds that the age, salary, and tenure of vice chancellors have an impact on the level of debt, while gender and previous experience in deputy vice chancellor roles or top positions elsewhere do not. Among university characteristics, only the level of total assets has explanatory power for indebtedness.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2022)
Review
Biology
Yaron Caspi, Chrysoula K. Pantazopoulou, Jeanine J. Prompers, Corne M. J. Pieterse, Hilleke Hulshoff Pol, Kaisa Kajala
Summary: Intercellular signalling is essential for multicellular life. Studying the commonalities and differences in how signalling molecules function in different branches of life can provide insights into their recruitment for intercellular signalling. This review focuses on the plant function of three well-studied animal intercellular signalling molecules, glutamate, ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and melatonin, and suggests that molecules with key metabolic functions or involvement in reactive ion species scavenging have a high potential for becoming intercellular signalling molecules. Additionally, the evolution of machinery to transduce signals across plasma membranes is necessary, as evidenced by the lack of evidence for serotonin, dopamine, and acetylcholine acting as intercellular signalling molecules in plants.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Leopold Kislinger, Kurt Kotrschal
Summary: The reasons why people take, share, and use personal photographs are multifaceted, primarily due to aligning with core human social cognitive mechanisms and serving as a social coping strategy. Photography has become a universal human behavior based on individual mental predispositions, while also exhibiting specific differences within the social environment.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Wolfgang Bessler, Marco Vendrasco
Summary: Regulatory changes in Germany have shifted corporate control activities to capital markets, which hedge funds have exploited by acquiring equity stakes in weakly governed firms. The study shows that hedge funds are more likely to target smaller firms with less ownership concentration but higher financial visibility, sales growth, profitability, and institutional ownership. The optimal strategy for management to protect against activism is to create shareholder value.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geology
Pamela Hallock, Mona Seddighi
Summary: The text discusses the prevalence of biostromes and low-relief bioherms in Palaeogene and Miocene carbonates, as well as the reproductive strategies of larger benthic foraminifera. It also describes how algal symbiosis played a role in the slow growth and survival of these organisms in specific oceanic conditions, leading to the formation of unique fossil evidence in sedimentary structures.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Benjamin L. Rice, Justin Lessler, Clifton McKee, C. Jessica E. Metcalf
Summary: Studying the failure of MERS-CoV to trigger a pandemic can help us understand the pandemic potential of pathogens and highlights the need for a comprehensive understanding of how viral genetic changes relate to population-level transmission.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Benjamin L. Rice, Justin Lessler, Clifton McKee, C. Jessica E. Metcalf
Summary: Despite multiple spillover events and short chains of transmission, MERS-CoV has never triggered a pandemic while its relative, SARS-CoV-2, has successfully led to a pandemic. Understanding the mystery of why MERS-CoV failed to trigger a pandemic could provide insights into the pandemic potential of pathogens.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mario Silic, Paul Benjamin Lowry
Summary: Black hat hackers use five techniques to manage their nerves during criminal activities, helping them better cope with fear, hide inherent risks, and create a new mindset during their psychological decision-making processes.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Klaus Winzer, Gerhard C. Hegerfeldt
Summary: This paper addresses the issue of shape change in elliptical pebbles during abrasion, taking into account factors such as contact duration and forces. The study shows that elliptical pebbles do not become more spherical or disk-like, but rather the ellipticity increases.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Claudi L. Bockting, Eva A. M. van Dis, Robert van Rooij, Willem Zuidema, Johan Bollen
Summary: To prevent potential harm to science and public trust, it is necessary to establish an independent scientific body to test and certify generative artificial intelligence.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Edward R. Barbour, Daniel L. Pottie, Philip Eames
Summary: The recent theoretical studies have predicted ACAES to be an effective energy storage option in the future, but practical projects have faced challenges due to underestimation of system complexity, difficulty in integrating off-the-shelf components, and misleading performance claims.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rui Zhou, Zhihua He, Xiaobiao Lu, Ying Gao
Summary: The study aimed to address the issue of mismatch between supply and demand of communication design talents provided by universities. By utilizing BPNN and SARIMA models, a SARIMA-BPNN model was developed, which showed more accurate post prediction compared to the BPNN model. University-Industrial Research Collaboration guided teaching direction for communication design majors to better meet societal needs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bo Qiu, Shuiming Chen, Eitarou Oka
Summary: The Kuroshio south of Japan alternates between a straight and a large meander path. The ongoing meander is maintained by a stable dynamic state of the Kuroshio Extension forced by wind stresses across the Pacific. This stability not only minimizes disruptions to the upstream path of the Kuroshio, but also helps anchor it across the Izu Ridge.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Xinghuo Ye, Qianyi Wang
Summary: This article introduces the importance of image segmentation, especially the application of segmentation methods based on active contour models in the medical, military, and industrial fields. By comparing the advantages and disadvantages of two segmentation methods, it focuses on the active contour model and compares and improves several typical models.
