An exploration of psychological factors on emoticon usage and implications for judgement accuracy

Given the increasing use of online platforms, the current research comprised two studies examining links between personality and emoticon use: Study 1 explored the psychological factors associated with emoticon usage on different online platforms (N = 92), and Study 2 assessed the accuracy of a group of observers' personality judgements of Facebook users (N = 54). Participants in Study 1 comprised previously unacquainted dyads who each completed measures on their Big-5 personality, self-esteem, social anxiety, self-presentation, and self-reported usage of emoticons on email, text messages and Facebook. Participants provided Facebook data and interacted online with each other for 10-min. Trait analysis revealed that agreeableness was positively related to self-reported emoticon usage on Facebook, but not in texts or emails. In Study 2, observers viewed the Facebook stimuli and made personality assessments of the dyad members. Judgement accuracy was determined by correlating these assessments with targets' own self-reported personality. Analyses revealed the highest level of accuracy for extraversion and openness. Finally, positive correlations were found between objective usage of “happy” emoticons and observers' assessments of targets’ agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness. Taken together, findings indicate the importance of specific online behaviours in self-presentation, and their impact on judgement accuracy.     

钢包炉上料除尘设备的设计

对炼钢项目中钢包炉、车间内外上料除尘系统设备设计改型从工艺、技术、投资、施工进度等方面进行了比较和论述,对设计改型后的系统进行了评价,为今后新建钢厂和旧钢厂环保除尘设备的改造提供了借鉴。     

Bare necessities: the argument for a ‘revenge porn’ exception in Section 230 immunity

‘Revenge porn’ is the online posting of nude or sexually explicit photographs or videos of a former lover without his or her consent. Despite the malicious intent behind revenge porn, victims are provided with little to no relief due to Section 230 of the Federal Communications Decency Act, also known as the ‘Good Samaritan’ provisions. Section 230 unambiguously provides blanket immunity for website operators and Internet service providers that feature user-generated content, including revenge porn.

In Section 1, I discuss the purpose of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act. In Section 2, I analyze the legal impact of the blanket immunity established in Section 230. In Section 3, I examine the potential remedies already in existence for revenge porn victims and highlight their inadequacies. In Section 4, I argue Congress should create a narrow exception to Section 230 immunity specifically geared toward revenge porn. The exception would establish a definition of revenge porn, which would prevent over-deterrence. Additionally, the exception would institute a takedown procedure similar to the process found in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In creating a narrow exception, the spirit of Section 230 will remain while also providing adequate legal relief for victims of revenge porn.     

THE UNSOLVED MESSAGES OF PEARL HARBOR

In 1941, the United States Navy intercepted enough Japanese naval messages to predict the attack on Pearl Harbor if the code which protected them had been solved. The messages would have disclosed that, while the Japanese government cynically conducted diplomatic negotiations with the United States, the Japanese Combined Fleet under Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, beginning as early as September 1941, systematically prepared ships, crews, weapons, tactics, and a complicated fuel supply system for the most ambitious operation ever undertaken by the Japanese navy. Details of Japan's intentions were hidden from Navy cryptanalysts because of limited manpower resources and because all Japanese navy codes were assigned a lower priority than Japanese diplomatic codes and German submarine threat.     

状态封包检测中的连接管理和调度策略-LASF

网络带宽的增长和频繁的网络攻击给状态封包检测等网络安全系统的性能带来了很大挑战。通过分析TCP连接建立延迟时间分布特性和连接逗留时间分布特性,设计了一个两级连接状态表,很好地解决了检测系统中的连接状态表急剧增长问题。然后,基于经典排队论和高速骨干网的TCP连接特性提出了一个流调度策略LASF(Least Attained Sojourn First)。通过实验证明,该策略能够在系统负载过重时显著提高系统的连接吞吐率等性能。     

超软赝势密度泛函分子动力学计算中的若干优化算法

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算是科学计算中重要的领域,被广泛用于材料计算和量子化学等研究。我们在PEtot软件的基础上研发了GPU加速软件PWMat,本文主要介绍:1)针对超软赝势密度泛函算法部分的GPU算法优化与实现,取得了2-3倍的加速;2)针对超软赝势密度泛函分子动力学计算部分的若干算法优化,包括原子受力求解算法的修正、电荷密度和波函数的插值算法的改进等。其中原子受力的收敛精度获得了1-2个数量级的提高,电荷密度的收敛精度获得了2-4个数量级的提高。     

Computer aided restoration of handwritten character strokes

This work suggests a new variational approach to the task of computer aided segmentation and restoration of incomplete characters, residing in a highly noisy document image. We model character strokes as the movement of a pen with a varying radius. Following this model, in order to fit the digital image, a cubic spline representation is being utilized to perform gradient descent steps, while maintaining interpolation at some initial (manually sampled) points. The proposed algorithm was used in the process of restoring approximately 1000 ancient Hebrew characters (dating to ca. 8th–7th century BCE), some of which are presented herein and show that the algorithm yields plausible results when applied on deteriorated documents.     

SA-BFSN:一种自适应基于密度聚类的算法

针对BFSN算法需要人工输入参数r和λ的缺陷,提出了一种自适应确定r和λ的SA-BFSN聚类方法。该方法通过Inverse Gaussian拟合判断r参数,通过分析噪声点数量的分布特征选择合适的λ值。算法测试表明,使用SA-BFSN无需人工输入参数,能够实现聚类过程的全自动化,能够有效处理任意形状、大小和密度的簇。     

Reading electronic books as a support for vocabulary,story comprehension and word reading in kindergarten and first grade

The effect of reading an electronic storybook (e-book) on Israeli children’s language and literacy was examined in kindergarten children (N = 40; age 5:2–6:3) compared to first graders (N = 50; age 6:3–7:4). The children in each age group were randomly assigned to two groups: an intervention group which read the e-book five times and a control group which was afforded the regular school program. Pre- and post-tests included vocabulary and word reading measures. Post-tests included story comprehension and production. Children who read the e-book exhibited significant progress in word meaning and word reading compared to the control group. Kindergarten children progressed in word reading more significantly than first graders across treatment groups. This could be explained by the ceiling effect of the first graders’ word reading level which did not leave much room for progress in this skill compared to the kindergarten children. No interaction was found between age and treatment groups. Kindergarten children exhibited a good level of story comprehension, similar to first graders, although their story production was lower. Implications for future research and education are discussed.