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Evaluating the effectiveness of two training formats for grain dust explosion prevention
Grain dust explosions result in fatalities, injuries, and downtimes in industry operations. Industry training has been implemented to educate workers on grain dust hazards and prevention tools and methods but no comprehensive evaluation has taken place. This research used the decision-making simulation to evaluate the effectiveness of two training formats for grain dust explosion programming using a four-level Kirkpatrick evaluation model. In addition, the association between the format of training and the decision choices made by workers and the information they used to make decision choices were examined. This research also examined the association between workers\u27 level of perceived training effectiveness and the decision choices made by workers and the information they used to make decision choices. A web-based survey was used as a platform for the decision-making simulation. The survey was sent to 260 individuals who had completed an online or face-to-face grain dust explosion prevention training. Results from this research suggest that both the online and face-to-face training were effective in terms of delivering knowledge and increasing the awareness of grain dust hazards. The format of training was not found to be significantly associated with workers\u27 decision choices and information used to make a decision choice. Similarly, workers\u27 level of perceived training effectiveness was not found to be significantly associated with workers decision choices and information used to make a decision choice. Implications and recommendations for the grain dust explosion prevention training offered in online and face-to-face formats are shared
Predicting Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Collections: A Contextual Generative Approach
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets stored on a blockchain
representing real-world objects such as art or collectibles. It is a
multibillion-dollar market, where the number of NFT collections increased over
100% in 2022; there are currently more than 80K collections on the Ethereum
blockchain. Each collection, containing numerous tokens of a particular theme,
has its unique characteristics. In this paper, we take a contextual generative
approach that learns these diverse characteristics of NFT collections and
generates the potential market value predictions of newly minted ones. We model
NFTs as a series of transactions. First, meaningful contexts capturing the
characteristics of various collections are derived using unsupervised learning.
Next, our generative approach leverages these contexts to learn better
characterizations of established NFT collections with differing market
capitalization values. Finally, given a new collection in an early stage, the
approach generates future transaction series for this emerging collection.
Comprehensive experiments demonstrate that our approach closely predicts the
potential value of NFT collections
Rado Numbers and SAT Computations
Given a linear equation , the -color Rado number
is the smallest integer such that every -coloring of
contains a monochromatic solution to . The
degree of regularity of , denoted , is the largest
value such that is finite. In this article we present new
theoretical and computational results about the Rado numbers
and the degree of regularity of three-variable equations .
% We use SAT solvers to compute many new values of the three-color Rado
numbers for fixed integers and . We also give a
SAT-based method to compute infinite families of these numbers. In particular,
we show that the value of is equal to for
. This resolves a conjecture of Myers and implies the conjecture that
the generalized Schur numbers
equal for . Our SAT solver computations, combined with
our new combinatorial results, give improved bounds on and
exact values for . We also give counterexamples to a
conjecture of Golowich
Chelating Compounds and Immobilized Tethered Chelators
Novel di- and tripodal compounds useful as chelators, intermediates for their production and a method for treating an aqueous solution to remove trivalent metal ions are presented
Removing Aluminum from Solution Using Chelating Compounds and Immobilized Tethered Chelators
Methods are described for removing aluminum from a solution using novel di- and tripodal compounds as chelators
Using Large Language Models for Cybersecurity Capture-The-Flag Challenges and Certification Questions
The assessment of cybersecurity Capture-The-Flag (CTF) exercises involves
participants finding text strings or ``flags'' by exploiting system
vulnerabilities. Large Language Models (LLMs) are natural-language models
trained on vast amounts of words to understand and generate text; they can
perform well on many CTF challenges. Such LLMs are freely available to
students. In the context of CTF exercises in the classroom, this raises
concerns about academic integrity. Educators must understand LLMs' capabilities
to modify their teaching to accommodate generative AI assistance. This research
investigates the effectiveness of LLMs, particularly in the realm of CTF
challenges and questions. Here we evaluate three popular LLMs, OpenAI ChatGPT,
Google Bard, and Microsoft Bing. First, we assess the LLMs' question-answering
performance on five Cisco certifications with varying difficulty levels. Next,
we qualitatively study the LLMs' abilities in solving CTF challenges to
understand their limitations. We report on the experience of using the LLMs for
seven test cases in all five types of CTF challenges. In addition, we
demonstrate how jailbreak prompts can bypass and break LLMs' ethical
safeguards. The paper concludes by discussing LLM's impact on CTF exercises and
its implications
A Titin mutation defines roles for circulation in endothelial morphogenesis
AbstractMorphogenesis of the developing vascular network requires coordinated regulation of an extensive array of endothelial cell behaviors. Precisely regulated signaling molecules such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) direct some of these endothelial behaviors. Newly forming blood vessels also become subjected to novel biomechanical forces upon initiation of cardiac contractions. We report here the identification of a recessive mouse mutation termed shrunken-head (shru) that disrupts function of the Titin gene. Titin was found to be required for the initiation of proper heart contractions as well as for maintaining the correct overall shape and orientation of individual cardiomyocytes. Cardiac dysfunction in shrunken-head mutant embryos provided an opportunity to study the effects of lack of blood circulation on the morphogenesis of endothelial cells. Without blood flow, differentiating endothelial cells display defects in their shapes and patterns of cell–cell contact. These endothelial cells, without exposure to blood circulation, have an abnormal distribution within vasculogenic vessels. Further effects of absent blood flow include abnormal spatial regulation of angiogenesis and elevated VEGF signaling. The shrunken-head mutation has provided an in vivo model to precisely define the roles of circulation on cellular and network aspects of vascular morphogenesis
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