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Improving Safety in Reinforcement Learning Using Model-Based Architectures and Human Intervention
(2019-03-22)Recent progress in AI and Reinforcement learning has shown great success in solving complex problems with high dimensional state spaces. However, most of these successes have been primarily in simulated environments ... -
Extending Signature-based Intrusion Detection Systems With Bayesian Abductive Reasoning
(2019-03-28)Evolving cybersecurity threats are a persistent challenge for system administrators and security experts as new malwares are continually released. Attackers may look for vulnerabilities in commercial products or execute ... -
Solution Uniqueness of Convex Piecewise Affine Functions Based Optimization with Applications to Constrained ℓ 1 Minimization
(2017-11-16)In this paper, we study the solution uniqueness of an individual feasible vector of a class of convex optimization problems involving convex piecewise affine functions and subject to general polyhedral constraints. This ... -
Exact Support and Vector Recovery of Constrained Sparse Vectors via Constrained Matching Pursuit
(2019-03-18)Matching pursuit, especially its orthogonal version and other variations, is a greedy algorithm widely used in signal processing, compressed sensing, and sparse modeling and approximation. Inspired by constrained sparse ... -
Engineering metabolite-responsive transcriptional factors to sense small molecules in eukaryotes: current state and perspectives
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2019-03-26)Nature has evolved exquisite sensing mechanisms to detect cellular and environmental signals surrounding living organisms. These biosensors have been widely used to sense small molecules, detect environmental cues and ... -
On the use of Deep Autoencoders for Efficient Embedded Reinforcement Learning
(2019-03-25)In autonomous embedded systems, it is often vital to reduce the amount of actions taken in the real world and energy required to learn a policy. Training reinforcement learning agents from high dimensional image ... -
An Implicit High-Order Preconditioned Flux Reconstruction Method for Low-Mach-Number Flow Simulation with Dynamic Meshes
(2019-03-15)A fully implicit high-order preconditioned ux reconstruction/correction procedure via reconstruction (FR/CPR) method is developed to solve the compressible Navier{Stokes equations at low Mach numbers. A dual-time stepping ... -
Genome Sequences of Two Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophages, Eyuki and AvesoBmore
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015-10-20)The genomes of two double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) bacteriophages isolated on Bacillus thuringiensis show similarity to previously sequenced phages and provide evidence of the mosaicism of phage genomes. -
Complete Genome Sequences of Three phi29-Like Bacillus cereus Group Podoviridae
(American Society for Microbiology, 2017-07-20)Three double-stranded DNA phi29-like Bacillus cereus group bacteriophages, BeachBum, Harambe, and SerPounce, were identified and characterized. BeachBum and Harambe are closely related but are remarkably different from ... -
Complete Genome Sequences of Six BI Cluster Streptomyces Bacteriophages, HotFries, Moozy, Rainydai, RavenPuff, Scap1, and SenditCS
(American Society for Microbiology, 2018-09-27)Six double-stranded DNA Streptomyces bacteriophages, HotFries, Moozy, RavenPuff, Scap1, Rainydai, and SenditCS, were isolated using the phytopathogen Streptomyces scabiei as a host. These phages have been identified as ... -
Complete Genome Sequence of Streptomyces Bacteriophage Abt2graduatex2
(American Society for Microbiology, 2018-01-18)The Streptomyces bacteriophage Abt2graduatex2 is a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) Siphoviridae isolated from soil collected in Baltimore, MD, and harvested using Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus. Abt2graduatex2, a cluster ... -
Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus cereus Group Phage TsarBomba
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015-10-15)The Bacillus cereus group bacteriophage TsarBomba, a double-stranded DNA Myoviridae, was isolated from soil collected in Saratov, Russia. TsarBomba was found to be similar to Bacillus phages BCP78 and BCU4, and to have a ... -
Complete Genome Sequence of the Streptomyces Phage Nanodon
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016-10-06)Streptomyces phage Nanodon is a temperate double-stranded DNA Siphoviridae belonging to cluster BD1. It was isolated from soil collected in Kilauea, HI, using Streptomyces griseus subsp. griseus as a host. -
Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophage Flapjack Genome Sequence
(American Society for Microbiology, 2017-08-03)The Bacillus cereus group bacteriophage Flapjack, a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) Myoviridae isolate collected from soil collected in Washington, DC, is a member of cluster C3 and encodes an intramolecular chaperone-containing ... -
The Development and Evaluation of a Statewide Training Center for Home Visitors and Supervisors
(Wiley Periodicals, 2019-03-09)This paper informs practice in community‐based home visiting workforce development by describing the development and evaluation of a university‐based training certificate program for home visitors and supervisors. The ... -
Selection of Optimal Hyperspectral Wavebands for Detection of Discolored, Diseased Rice Seeds
(MDPI, 2019-03-12)The inspection of rice grain that may be infected by seedborne disease is important for ensuring uniform plant stands in production fields as well as preventing proliferation of some seedborne diseases. The goal of this ... -
Reflecting on Efforts to Design an Inclusive Citizen Science Project in West Baltimore
(Citizen Science Association, 2019-03-08)Citizen science (CS) has been an increasingly utilized means by which scientists leverage members of the public to increase the amount of data collected and analyzed. However, the underrepresentation of individuals from ... -
Investigation into the fungal diversity within different regions of the gastrointestinal tract of Panaque nigrolineatus, a wood-eating fish
(AIMS Press, 2017-09-04)The Amazonian catfish, Panaque nigrolineatus have several physiological adaptions enabling the scraping and consumption of wood (xylivory), facilitating a detritivorous dietary strategy. Composed of lignocellulose, wood ... -
Female Sex Workers’ Use of Mobile Phones in India: Lessons in Effective Engagement
(University of Jyväskylä, 2019)Despite the widespread impact of mobile phone technology, research on female sex workers’ (FSWs) access and use of this technology is sparse. This study aimed to document FSWs’ subjective perceptions of the benefits of ... -
Tip-enhanced strong coupling spectroscopy, imaging, and control of a single quantum emitter
(2019-02-27)Optical cavities can enhance and control light-matter interactions. This has recently been extended to the nanoscale, and with single emitter strong coupling regime even at room temperature using plasmonic nano-cavities ...
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