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Gender Representation in New Media Through Global Calendar Photographs
No full textNew media that enables access to more people is a preferred platform by Lavazza for bringing together consumers from all around the world within the framework of coffee culture by means of photography. Lavazza calendar photos (1993-2012) have been analysed using Dyer's non-verbal communication means and lines of appeal under the following headings: "Sexually Highlighted Female Body in Lavazza Calendar Photos, " "Different Sexual Orientations as Secondary Emphasis of Lavazza Calendar Photos, " "Idealized Body Look of Models of Lavazza Calendars, " "Roles of Women and Men in Family in Lavazza Calendar Photos, " "Queens and Superheroines in Lavazza Calendars, " "Widespread Representation of White Race in Lavazza Calendar Photos, " "Italian Cities and Italian Local and National Items in Lavazza Calendars, " "Signs of Different Geography, Culture and Life Styles in Lavazza Calendar Photos, " and "Lines of Appeal in Lavazza Calendar Photos. " According to the findings, both non-verbal means of communication in terms of gender and lines of appeal in Lavazza calendar photos in new media have changed over the years. © 2022, IGI Global
Can We Trust Undervolting in Fpga-Based Deep Learning Designs at Harsh Conditions?
No full textAs more neural networks on field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are used in a wider context, the importance of power efficiency increases. However, the focus on power should never compromise application accuracy. One technique to increase power efficiency is reducing the FPGAs' supply voltage (undervolting), which can cause accuracy problems. Therefore, careful design-time considerations are required for correct configuration without hindering the target accuracy. This fact becomes especially important for autonomous systems, edge computing, or data centers. This study reveals the impact of undervolting in harsh environmental conditions on the accuracy and power efficiency of convolutional neural network benchmarks. We perform comprehensive testing in a calibrated infrastructure at controlled temperatures (between -40 degrees C and 50 degrees C) and four distinct humidity levels (50%, 60%, 70%, and 80%) for off-the-shelf FPGAs. We show that the voltage guard-band shift with temperature is linear and propose new reliable undervolting designs providing a 65% increase in power-efficiency Giga-OPs per second (GOPS/W)
Fifty Shades of Grotesque: Anti-Austerity Movements in Europe After 2008
No full textThe aim of this thesis is to examine the anti-austerity protests that took place in seven European Union countries in the post-2008 Global Economic Crisis by bringing together the Social Movements literature and the Bakhtinesque concepts of grotesque and carnivalesque. The main argument of the thesis is that, from a Bakhtinesque perspective, grotesque and carnivalesque symbols are used similarly in these antiausterity protests in Europe, despite different regional, cultural and economic elements. In the thesis, a photographical analysis will be carried out on Bakhtin's theories, social movements literature and the findings of the cases discussed, and finally a general discussion will be carried out on three main themes obtained eventually in the conclusion part. Considering the Bakhtin literature and the Social Movements literature together will provide an understanding of the connection between the behavior patterns revealed in the protests and the folk culture. Furthermore, this would also assist in grasping the relationship between the strategy, motivation and emotions of the participants and the Bakhtinesque conceptsBu tezin amacı, Sosyal Hareketler literatürü ile Mihail Bakhtinci grotest ve karnavalesk kavramlarını birlikte ele alarak, 2008 Küresel Ekonomik Krizi sonrası dönemde, yedi Avrupa Birliği ülkesinde gerçekleşen kemer-sıkma karşıtı protestoları incelemektir. Tezin ana argümanı, Bakhtinci bir perspektiften grotesk ve karnavalesk sembollerin farklı bölgesel, kültürel ve ekonomik unsurlara rağmen, Avrupa'daki bu kemer-sıkma karşıtı protestolarda benzerşekilde kullanılmış olduğudur. Tezde, Bakhtin'in teorileri, sosyal hareketler literatürü ve ele alınan vakaların bulguları üzerinden bir fotoğraf analizi gerçekleştirilecek ve sonuç bölümünde ortaya çıkanüç ortak tema üzerinden genel bir tartışma yürütülecektir. Bakhtin literatürü ile Sosyal Hareketler literatürünün birlikte ele alınması, protestolarda ortaya çıkarılan davranış biçimleri ile halk kültürü arasındaki bağlantının anlaşılmasına ve katılımcıların stratejileri, motivasyonları ve duyguları ile Bakhtinci kavramlar arasındaki bağlantının anlaşılmasını sağlayacaktır
Pidram: an Fpga-Based Framework for End-To Evaluation of Processing-In Techniques
No full text2022 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2022 -- 4 July 2022 through 6 July 2022 -- 183621IEEE;IEEE Computer Society;Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KOIOS);Technical Committee on VLSI (TCVLSI);University of CyprusDRAM-based main memory is used in nearly all computing systems as a major component. Modern memory-intensive workloads have increasing memory bandwidth, latency, and capacity requirements. However, DRAM vendors often prioritize memory capacity scaling over latency and bandwidth [1]-[4]. As a result, main memory is an increasingly worsening bottleneck in computing systems [3,5-9]. © 2022 IEEE.We thank the SAFARI Research Group members for valuable feedback and the stimulating intellectual environment they provide. We acknowledge the generous gifts provided by our industrial partners, including Google, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, and VMware. We acknowledge support from the Semiconductor Research Corporation and the ETH Future Computing Laboratory.Semiconductor Research Corporation, SR
Proactive Metering of Mobile Internet User Experience
No full textHaving 67% worldwide share, mobile internet is very important for Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Since mobile Internet access is a collective service, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measuring quality of data traffic on select network segments/servers may not correctly indicate true user experience. For this reason, mobile ISPs are investing in sophisticated high-end commercial speed analysis systems which typically collect and analyze network traffic data from key network segments/servers. Unfortunately, their utility is quite limited as long as the proactive network intervention is considered. In this work, we develop a MapReduce based network speed analysis system which measures end-to-end network speed to quantify true user experience across multiple geographic regions and service categories. Also functioning as an online decision support system, it enables network administrators with timely ISP network intervention right before potential arrival of mass number of user complaints. The system has been tested with a leading mobile ISP in Turkey. The results confirm its effectiveness
Collusion in Supply Functions Under Technology Licensing
No full textWe consider an infinitely lived duopoly with asymmetric costs and study the incentives of the firms to collude or compete in supply functions under the possibility of technology licensing. Simulating the subgame-perfect Nash equilibria of alternative industry organizations, we show that licensing makes collusion harder; but it always has a positive effect on the welfares of consumers and the less efficient firm in the duopoly
Fundamental Social Motives Measured Across Forty-Two Cultures in Two Waves
No full textHow does psychology vary across human societies? The fundamental social motives framework adopts an evolutionary approach to capture the broad range of human social goals within a taxonomy of ancestrally recurring threats and opportunities. These motives-self-protection, disease avoidance, affiliation, status, mate acquisition, mate retention, and kin care-are high in fitness relevance and everyday salience, yet understudied cross-culturally. Here, we gathered data on these motives in 42 countries (N = 15,915) in two cross-sectional waves, including 19 countries (N = 10,907) for which data were gathered in both waves. Wave 1 was collected from mid-2016 through late 2019 (32 countries, N = 8,998; 3,302 male, 5,585 female; M-age = 24.43, SD = 7.91). Wave 2 was collected from April through November 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic (29 countries, N = 6,917; 2,249 male, 4,218 female; M-age = 28.59, SD = 11.31). These data can be used to assess differences and similarities in people's fundamental social motives both across and within cultures, at different time points, and in relation to other commonly studied cultural indicators and outcomes.National Science Foundation [1822713]; FAPESP (SAo Paulo Research Foundation) [17-14387S, 20-01214S]; Czech Science Foundation [17-14387S, 20-01214S]; Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences [RVO: 68081740]; Departmental Research Funds from the Department of Psychology at Aberystwyth University; Universidad de La Frontera [DI20-0080]; National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship ProgramThe authors thank Becca Neel and Mark Schaller for comments on an earlier draft. The data from Kenya were collected by Busara Center for Behavioral Economics. The contributions of M.E.W.V., D.T.K., C.M.P., and A.S.W. were supported by grant #1822713 from the National Science Foundation. The contributions of A.C.C. and R.P.D. were supported by funding from FAPESP (SAo Paulo Research Foundation). The contributions of S. Graf and M.H. were supported by grants #17-14387S and #20-01214S from the Czech Science Foundation and by RVO: 68081740 of the Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences. The contributions of J.O were supported by Departmental Research Funds from the Department of Psychology at Aberystwyth University. The contributions of S.S. were supported by Project DIUFRO DI20-0080 from Universidad de La Frontera. A.S.W. was supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Cd47 Expression and Tumor-Associated Immune Cells in Breast Cancer and Their Correlation With Molecular Subtypes and Prognostic Factors
No full textObjective: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and a heterogeneous disease at the molecular level. Since most breast cancer cases are not of a special type, it is suggested that tumor-associated macrophages and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, which are involved in tumor growth, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis, may be important factors that should be evaluated together with standard criteria to determine the prognosis of cancer and assist in treatment decisions and outcome stratification. In this study, CD47 expression, which is involved in macrophage-mediated immune escape, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and tumor-associated macrophages were evaluated in breast cancer molecular subgroups and correlated with prognostic factors. Material and method: The immunohistochemistry of CD47, CD163, and CD3 was analyzed on the tissue micro -arrays of 278 invasive breast cancer cases. Results: The CD47, CD163, and CD3 expressions were found to be correlated with various clinicopathological parameters in breast cancer. High levels of CD47, CD163, and CD3 expressions had a significant correlation with the ER status and PR status, Ki-67 proliferation index, and molecular subtype (P 0.05). The CD47 expression had a significant correlation with the CD3 and CD163 expressions (p = 0.021 and p = 0.001, respectively). Conclusions: Our results suggest that CD47, CD163, and CD3 may be among the prognostic factors of breast cancer. The combined use of CD47, CD163, and CD3 can be a new prognostic factor for patients with breast cancer, especially as a therapeutic target in hormone receptor-negative breast cancer cases and those with a high proliferation index
Development of Ultra Facile Antifungal and Antifouling Amphoteric Coating on Urinary Catheters Via Plasma Polymerization Technique
No full textCatheter-associated urinary tract infections are common during hospitalization due to the formation of fungal biofilms on the indwelling devices. In this study, we examined an ultra facile single- step plasma polymerization-based approach for the phosphite functionalization of urinary catheters (UC) with antifouling zwitterionic moieties to prevent biofilm formation. The modified catheters were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transformed infrared (ATR-FTIR) analysis. Contact angle and protein adsorption measurements, as well as in-vitro tests with C. parapsilosis, C. albicans, and C. krusei, were performed. This modification has reduced biofilm formation approximately 52%, 55%, and 43%, respectively, when compared to that of unmodified ones (BASE-UC). This amphoteric coating did not affect the viability of normal human fibroblast cells over two days, corresponding to the extended useful life of UCs