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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Luis Sa-Couto, Andreas Wichert
Summary: Although deep learning has achieved success in visual pattern recognition, it is important to study computational principles in the brain to guide unsupervised learning. By applying four brain-inspired principles, our model can generate high-quality representations and achieve competitive results compared to recent works.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
A. Nicolas Venturelli
Summary: The focus of this study is on the concept of the receptive field of a sensory neuron, analyzing its role and evolution in the history of neuroscience. The author argues that this concept played a crucial role in establishing a problem agenda for early experimental research in visual neuroscience, structuring experimental practices and integration between scientific fields. Additionally, the study pays attention to the research program led by Hubel and Wiesel, particularly during the period of receptive field exploration in the 1960s.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Bin Li, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang
Summary: This study presents an artificial visual system (AVS) for object orientation detection using the McCulloch-Pitts neuron model to simulate simple cells and complex cells. Computer simulations show that the AVS can accurately discriminate orientations and exhibits striking similarities with the natural visual system.
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Anthropology
Joseph P. Gone
Summary: Contemporary American Indians experience disproportionately high levels of psychiatric distress, which is believed to stem from historical colonization experiences. The focus on historical trauma has led to increased professional attention on the mental health of Indigenous communities. Unlike trauma narratives, the celebration of agency and vitality in coup tales provides an alternative framework for fostering Indigenous community resilience.
TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Nathalee P. P. Ewers, Rafeeda Khashmelmous, Barbara-Ann Hamilton-Hinch
Summary: This study investigated the barriers and facilitators to enrollment and success in health professions among people of African descent in Nova Scotia, Canada. The findings revealed the importance of mentorship within the Black community in promoting feelings of belonging. However, participants also faced discrimination and had to educate others about issues of race and diversity. To promote change, increased representation, support programs, and updated curricula are needed.
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
(2022)
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Psychology, Clinical
Mark Gaspar, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Barry D. Adam, David J. Brennan, Nathan J. Lachowsky, Joseph Cox, David Moore, Trevor A. Hart, Daniel Grace
Summary: Our grounded theory analysis of in-depth interviews with 24 GBM living in Toronto, Canada, revealed that participants drew on discourse from the #MeToo movement to reflect on the ethics of past sexual experiences, and faced challenges in negotiating sexual safety due to perceptions of inherent risks in gay or queer sex compared to heterosexual relations. Biomedical advances in HIV prevention like PrEP and undetectable viral load influenced participants' feelings towards sexual autonomy and safety. Targeted education incorporating insights on GBM sexual subcultures is necessary, within a broader understanding of how gender norms, hegemonic masculinity, racism, and HIV status impact sexual decision-making, consent, pleasure, and harm.
JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH
(2021)
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Ecology
John P. Tracey, Peter J. S. Fleming
Summary: Investigated biases caused by animal movement during intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats. Found that goats did not move randomly in response to helicopters and that animals within the survey transects were more likely to move. It was also observed that a significant number of goats were available for recounting in adjacent transects, leading to potential overestimation.
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Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Christin Zuhlke
Summary: This article explores how survivor testimonies pass the role of witness to the audience, intertwining the processes of witnessing and post-witnessing, especially for scholars. Through a case study on Elie Wiesel's work, the author demonstrates that the role of a witness can become a transferable legacy. The study draws on post-witnessing theories, Affect Theory, hermeneutic approach, and a particularly evocative passage by Primo Levi.
Article
Religion
Bettine Siertsema
Summary: Factual truth has been a requirement for Holocaust literature, favoring autobiographical texts over fiction. However, since the 1980s, the boundaries between "fabricated" and "true" have become blurred, leading to scandals when something thought to be true is revealed as fabricated or non-autobiographical. The importance of factuality is lesser for theologians seeking answers to theodicy through Holocaust literature, but they should not overlook the ambiguity that is an important property of literary texts.
INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL FOR RELIGION AND TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Roberto Bigazzi, Federico Landi, Marcella Cornia, Silvia Cascianelli, Lorenzo Baraldi, Rita Cucchiara
Summary: This paper focuses on Embodied AI and introduces a novel embodied setting for agents to explore unknown environments while describing them, using a self-supervised exploration module and an attentive captioning model. Different strategies for selecting moments for explanation are investigated, with experiments conducted on the Matterport3D dataset.
2020 25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION (ICPR)
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Pinchas Giller
Summary: The passage discusses the author's fascination with Eliezer Ze'ev Rosenbaum, the Sabba of Kretchnef, and his impact on Judaism. It also raises the question of perspective: are we seeing the rebbe, or are we seeing the Hasid seeing the rebbe?
SHOFAR-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF JEWISH STUDIES
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Margaux Bressan
Summary: Narrative approach strengthens the triad of care by identifying needs, while also aiding children in reorganizing their identity and creating new meanings and connections through storytelling.
Article
Architecture
Ilpo Koskinen, Jodi Forlizzi, Katja Battarbee
Summary: This article describes the story of pragmatism and its transformation into symbolic interactionism at Carnegie Mellon University and Aalto University. Design researchers in both institutions were interested in studying user experience in interactive systems. Drawing from John Dewey's pragmatism and Herbert Blumer's interactionism, they developed research programs that explored how experience translates into stories. The article examines the theoretical connection between pragmatism and interactionism and discusses their relevance in today's technology-driven landscape.
Review
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Neil B. Hampson
Summary: In planning the construction of the world's longest tunnel for passenger vehicles, a team of engineers and physiologists at Yale University conducted experiments breathing different concentrations of carbon monoxide to calculate ventilation requirements for safety while balancing cost concerns. Their findings, based on human exposures, continue to influence carbon monoxide alarm requirements a century later.
UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Management
Andrew W. Lo, Ruixun Zhang
Summary: This article proposes a quantitative framework for evaluating the financial impact of impact investing. It derives the conditions under which impact investing affects the performance of traditional portfolios and provides an explicit measure of the financial reward or cost of impact investing compared to passive index benchmarks. The approach is illustrated through applications to various investment scenarios.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)