156 research outputs found
Exploring hidden narratives: Conscript graffiti at the former military base of Kummersdorf
No full textThis article explores the cultural significance and interpretative potential of graffiti left by Soviet conscripts at Kummersdorf, a former military base in the German federal state of Brandenburg. The graffiti is framed as war art and its typology, distribution and content is studied in detail. In this way opportunities for further research are highlighted, as well as the potential for the graffiti to contribute to interpretative and conservation strategies. We demonstrate how the graffiti embodies multi-level interpretative narratives which can help to reveal hidden aspects of Soviet conscript life and cultural practices whilst alluding to global events and Soviet and Russian military policy. More generally, the article aims to promote the potential of graffiti and other forms of what is traditionally considered vandalism to contribute to the cultural significance and interpretation of heritage sites
Author Correction: Immune cell composition in normal human kidneys (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (15678), 10.1038/s41598-020-72821-x)
No full text© 2021, The Author(s).This Article contains an error in Figure 6a, where the data shown does not correlate with the Article. The correct Figure 6a appears below as Figure 1. (Figure presented.).N
A workflow to support forensic database analysis
No full textGovernments and private organisations are increasingly aware that vital information stored in their databases is no longer safe behind perimeter firewalls, intrusion prevention systems and other edge protections. Databases store a broad range of private and important information, making them a prime target for exploitation by wrongdoers wishing to breach confidentiality, damage the integrity of the data or make it unavailable to its users.
The intricate nature and the non-stoppable critical services running in databases makes forensic examination of database difficult and challenges the forensics recovery and examination processes.
The research presented in this thesis discusses the feasibility of developing an enhanced workflow that provides insight into the challenging complexities of examining and using database evidence. It lays the foundation for the development and establishment of standards in database forensic analysis and forensic case management.
The major contribution of this research is a literature review that summarises the state-of-the-art in database forensics. It argues for the need for more in-depth research in this field and highlights limited availability of forensic data. To improve this, the research presents the design of a generic workflow of database forensic examination. This is evaluated using a qualitative and case study based evaluation and highlights the various limitations and drawback of the workflow.
In summary, the research in this thesis proposes a system that allows a forensic examiner to focus on what is relevant to a case in a systematic way that can be proved in court. The workflow also acts as a case management tool by aiding the forensic examiner to apply established standards and procedures to identify best-case result by systematically, thoroughly and efficiently collecting and validating digital evidence
Hack-Ability
No full textFashion brands have started to include adaptive lines for individuals with dressing challenges, but they are often expensive, and are not always suited to an individual's personal style or functional needs. To help with this we have co-designed a toolkit with collaborators with mobility disabilities so that they can alter their own garments or off-the-rack garments with accessible tools. In this paper we describe the co-design process for a stitch-less pocket adaptation and the tools and stencils that were developed with 9 collaborators as part of the Open Style Lab program. We discuss how our collaborators designed their garment adaptations to reflect their own style, all while using the same set of accessible stencils and tools
Fungi-hack-gogía : fungifeminismo, post ciber naturalismo como ética hacker y pedagogía mutante queer.
No full textFungi-Hack-Gogía: fungifeminismo, post ciber naturalismo como ética hacker y pedagogía mutante queer, este trabajo de grado condensa a modo de cuadernillo y notas reflexivas, varios ejercicios creativos que giran en torno a la modificación de la apariencia a través de dispositivos corporales y otros rituales, siendo una inclinación constante el pensar y crear territorios utópicos que mediante la virtualidad desarrollen y difundan nuevas identidades fungi-mutantes. A lo largo de esta propuesta investigativa, irrumpirán nuevos conceptos, palabras, perspectivas, e imágenes, que dibujarán desde la fantasía, nuevos caminos y realidades liberadoras, para y en la configuración de redes sororo afectivas que eleven y potencien nuestras particularidades y capacidades creativas.Licenciado en Artes VisualesPregradoFungi-Hack-Gogy: fungifeminism, post cyber naturalism as hacker ethics and queer mutant pedagogy, this degree work condenses as a booklet and reflective notes, several creative exercises that revolve around the modification of appearance through bodily devices and other rituals, being a constant inclination to think and create utopian territories that through virtuality develop and disseminate new fungi-mutant identities. Throughout this research proposal, new concepts, words, perspectives, and images will burst in, which will draw from fantasy, new paths and liberating realities, for and in the configuration of affective sorority networks that elevate and enhance our particularities and creative capacities.Creación, cuerpo y territori
The Role of Cytokines in Activation of Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Dengue Shock Syndrome
No full textIn a prospective clinical study of 50 patients with Dengue Shock
Syndrome (DSS), we investigated the association of tumor necrosis
factor- (TNF-), interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-1 receptor antagonist
(IL-1Ra), and IL-6 with activation markers of coagulation (F1+2 and
TATc) and fibrinolysis (t-PA, PAPc, and D-dimer). We found that
TNF-, IL-1 and Il-1Ra, but not IL-6, concentrations were elevated in
the circulation during the early stage of infection and at discharge from
hospital. TNF- was significantly associated with D-dimer, an activation
marker of fibrinolysis (p < 0.003), but not with activation markers of
coagulation. IL-1 was significantly associated with t-PA (p < 0.03).
IL-1Ra was significantly associated with F1+2, TATc (p < 0.04 and
p < 0.02, respectively), whereas IL-6 was significantly associated with
both, activation markers of coagulation (F1+2; p < 0.03) and fibrinolysis
(PAPc; p = 0.002). Our data are in line with studies in bacterial sepsis.
In severe dengue virus infection the same cytokines are involved in the
onset and regulation of hemostasis
Fighting fire with fire – a Pre-emptive approach to restore control over IT assets from malware infection
No full textMalware is a major threat as they induce multiple risks to infected organizations. Current Anti-Malware solutions meant to keep Malware away are challenged on how to keep the risks at bay effectively. When a Malware manages to penetrate an organization’s defences, there is a need to effectively contain the Malware and retain control over the organization’s IT assets before the risk escalates. In response, Malware Remediation is supposed to contain the effects of the Malware infiltration or outbreak. However Incident Responders face many challenges to contain the malice. One challenge is the logistics of how to coordinate a distributed and timely containment. Another is the need of an effective technique to defunct the Malware as they are able to overcome conventional countermeasures. The final challenge is how to maintain the level of effectiveness of the containment tools in the face of self-preservation attacks by the Malware. This research study evaluates the use of Malware techniques to address the three challenges as a part of Malware Remediation in order to restore control over the IT assets back to the organization.
In this thesis, the first proposition to the challenge of coordinating a distributed incident response plan is to use the distributed and coordinated characteristics of a command and control botnet. In order to validate this proposition, an agent based simulation model was developed to show that a good (non-malicious) botnet with its distributed and coordinated containment approach will result in faster Malware containment and reduce the effects of a Malware outbreak compared to conventional manual containment techniques. The proposed solution to the second challenge is to use the offensive techniques used by Malware to defunct the targeted Malware. The evaluation is done through three experiments using three different offensive techniques against live Malware. One of the three experiments involved a smartphone Malware as this form of Malware is becoming increasingly prevalent in recent times. All three experiments showed that offensive techniques could effectively defunct the targeted Malware in the infected devices. The proposition to the final challenge is to adopt Malware resilient designs. The latter is used by Malware to protect themselves against Anti-Malware solutions and attempts to defunct them. The proposal is evaluated by conducting three experiments where a custom developed application that incorporated Malware resilience designs was attacked using Malware offensive techniques. All three experiments demonstrated that Malware resilient designs could aid Malware Remediation tool developers or Anti-Malware solution developers to protect their products against self-preservation attacks of Malware.
In order to facilitate the adoption of the three research proposals by Incident Responders, the last proposition in this thesis is to package the knowledge of using Malware techniques for Malware Remediation into Malware Remediation patterns. The latter uses a pattern template derived from common security pedagogical patterns. Samples of the Malware like Malware Remediation patterns are included in the thesis. The thesis concludes with a consideration into future research directions with respect to all the research proposals mentioned in the study
The supervisory framework surrounding nonbank participation in the U.S. retail payments system : an overview
No full textNonbank providers of payment services are important in the United States and appear to have become more prominent in recent years. This development, by itself, poses unique risks to the payments system. Associated with this change is a significant transformation in the mix of payment types away from checks and towards electronic payments, which introduces new risks to the payments system and potentially compounds the risks posed by increased reliance on nonbank providers of payment services. This paper reviews these recent developments in the retail payments system, discusses the associated risks, and presents an overview of the supervision of nonbank providers of payment services. Policies aimed at controlling risk in the retail payments system need to better address an increasing level of information asymmetries, externalities, and coordination problems. Policy tools such as standards setting, disclosure, clarifying legal responsibilities, and supervision can each play a role in improving control of payments system risk. To guide policy reforms, it would be useful to collect more information on the sources, extent and cost of disruptions to payment systems associated with nonbank payment providers.Nonbank financial institutions
Raymond Students: Freshman Camp Picture
No full textBottom to top; left to right: Row 1: Mr. Martin, Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Blum, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kahn, Mr. Wagner, Mr. Wadman, Mr. Tucker, Miss Taylor Row 2 Mr. Peckham, Mr. Burke, Mr. Lark, Mrs. Sayles, Perla Yurfest, Ardie Gordon, Shirley Rassmussen, Sherna Hough, Steve Hannah, Robert Arnold, Bill Kenah, Jim Stockford, Judy Waller. Row 3 Lynn Theller, Marnie Slates, Diane Platt, Judy Wilkinson, Tylie Jones, Cherie Drescher, Jean Miles, Marty McLean, Candy Frame, Sheryl Lattin, Jon Sullivan, Chris Browning, Rosina Lee, Vickie Bush, Margaret Bouknight. Row 4 James Allen, Mary Lou Hack, Evelyn Kmetovic, Carol Schmidt, Ursula Svent, Guy Woodward, Ginny Viveiros, Janet Thornton, Phoebe Sokalowski, Monica Webster, Barbara Hodges, Chuck McGee, John Leland, Ralph Juvinall Row 5 Gaylord Parkinson, Scott Parrish, John Oddy, Steve Meyer, Tom Lewis, Steve Harmon, Paul Frobose, June Lathrop, Amber Ireland, Lucy Grant, Sanna Pinching, Carol Santomieri, Peggy Gunn Row 6 Larry Sugar, Starr Ramsey, Al Newman, Chuck Langley, Sue Phillips, Rusty Parton, Sandy Wright, Karen Benson, Wythe Hayes, Don Bruland, Leslie Gould, Wanda Price, Roy Sebbas. Row 7 Dave Shapiro, Nancy Bovee, Louise Pechin, Myra Osborne, Fran Shumaker, Karen Larson, Willa Boyer, Barbara Foster, Karen Kernahan, Ross Kerseyhttps://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ua-campuslife/1035/thumbnail.jp
Raymond Students: Freshman Camp Picture
No full textBottom to top; left to right: Row 1: Mr. Martin, Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Blum, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kahn, Mr. Wagner, Mr. Wadman, Mr. Tucker, Miss Taylor Row 2 Mr. Peckham, Mr. Burke, Mr. Lark, Mrs. Sayles, Perla Yurfest, Ardie Gordon, Shirley Rassmussen, Sherna Hough, Steve Hannah, Robert Arnold, Bill Kenah, Jim Stockford, Judy Waller. Row 3 Lynn Theller, Marnie Slates, Diane Platt, Judy Wilkinson, Tylie Jones, Cherie Drescher, Jean Miles, Marty McLean, Candy Frame, Sheryl Lattin, Jon Sullivan, Chris Browning, Rosina Lee, Vickie Bush, Margaret Bouknight. Row 4 James Allen, Mary Lou Hack, Evelyn Kmetovic, Carol Schmidt, Ursula Svent, Guy Woodward, Ginny Viveiros, Janet Thornton, Phoebe Sokalowski, Monica Webster, Barbara Hodges, Chuck McGee, John Leland, Ralph Juvinall Row 5 Gaylord Parkinson, Scott Parrish, John Oddy, Steve Meyer, Tom Lewis, Steve Harmon, Paul Frobose, June Lathrop, Amber Ireland, Lucy Grant, Sanna Pinching, Carol Santomieri, Peggy Gunn Row 6 Larry Sugar, Starr Ramsey, Al Newman, Chuck Langley, Sue Phillips, Rusty Parton, Sandy Wright, Karen Benson, Wythe Hayes, Don Bruland, Leslie Gould, Wanda Price, Roy Sebbas. Row 7 Dave Shapiro, Nancy Bovee, Louise Pechin, Myra Osborne, Fran Shumaker, Karen Larson, Willa Boyer, Barbara Foster, Karen Kernahan, Ross Kerseyhttps://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ua-campuslife/1035/thumbnail.jp
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