Men with intellectual disabilities with a history of sexual offending: empathy for victims of sexual and non-sexual crimes

Background: The objectives were (a) to compare the general empathy abilities of men with intellectual disabilities (IDs) who had a history of sexual offending to men with IDs who had no known history of illegal behaviour, and (b) to determine whether men with IDs who had a history of sexual offending had different levels of specific victim empathy towards their own victim, in comparison to an unknown victim of sexual crime, and a victim of non-sexual crime, and make comparison to non-offenders. Methods: Men with mild IDs (N = 35) were asked to complete a measure of general empathy and a measure of specific victim empathy. All participants completed the victim empathy measure in relation to a hypothetical victim of a sexual offence, and a non-sexual crime, while additionally, men with a history of sexual offending were asked to complete this measure in relation to their own most recent victim. Results: Men with a history of sexual offending had significantly lower general empathy, and specific victim empathy towards an unknown sexual offence victim, than men with no known history of illegal behaviour. Men with a history of sexual offending had significantly lower victim empathy for their own victim than for an unknown sexual offence victim. Victim empathy towards an unknown victim of a non-sexual crime did not differ significantly between the two groups. Conclusions: The findings suggest that it is important include interventions within treatment programmes that attempt to improve empathy and perspective-taking

Event-based processing of single photon avalanche diode sensors

Single Photon Avalanche Diode sensor arrays operating in direct time of flight mode can perform 3D imaging using pulsed lasers. Operating at high frame rates, SPAD imagers typically generate large volumes of noisy and largely redundant spatio-temporal data. This results in communication bottlenecks and unnecessary data processing. In this work, we propose a neuromorphic processing solution to this problem. By processing the spatio-temporal patterns generated by the SPADs in a local, event-based manner, the proposed 128 imes 128 pixel sensor-processor system reduces the size of output data from the sensor by orders of magnitude while increasing the utility of the output data in the context of challenging recognition tasks. To test the proposed system, the first large scale complex SPAD imaging dataset is captured using an existing 32 imes 32 pixel sensor. The generated dataset consists of 24000 recordings and involves high-speed view-invariant recognition of airplanes with background clutter. The frame-based SPAD imaging dataset is converted via several alternative methods into event-based data streams and processed using the proposed 125 imes 125 receptive field neuromorphic processor as well as a range of feature extractor networks and pooling methods. The output of the proposed event generation methods are then processed by an event-based feature extraction and classification system implemented in FPGA hardware. The event-based processing methods are compared to processing the original frame-based dataset via frame-based but otherwise identical architectures. The results show the event-based methods are superior to the frame-based approach both in terms of classification accuracy and output data-rate

The Grizzly, August 30, 2007

Ursinus Opens the New Building on the Block • Ursinus Battles U.S. News: Interview with President Strassburger • Sex at Ursinus • Who are the New RDs? • Spotlight: Student Emergency Response Volunteers (SERV) • Fresh Faces at Ursinus • Opinions: Freeganism: The New, Gentle Face of Anarchy; Global Warming: Modern Day Witch Hunt • Dubble Vision: Football Forecast • Ready, Set, Go Bears!https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1740/thumbnail.jp

Carbon and cost critical elements of buildings : a comparative analysis of two office buildings

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify and compare cost and carbon critical elements of two office buildings and to propose an early design stage cost and carbon control strategy to achieve an optimum balance between building Capital Cost (CC) and Embodied Carbon (EC). Design/methodology/approach: Case study approach was employed to identify cost and carbon critical elements of two office buildings as it allows an in-depth and holistic investigation. Elemental estimates of CC and EC were prepared from BoQs of the two office buildings by obtaining rates from the UK Building Blackbook. Pareto Principle (80:20 rule) was used to identify carbon and cost critical elements of the two buildings and the significance hierarchies of building elements were compared. Findings: Substructure, Frame and Services were identified as both carbon and cost critical elements responsible for more than 70% of the total CC and EC in both buildings. Stairs and Ramps, Internal Doors and Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment were identified to be the least carbon and cost significant elements contributing less than 2% of total CC and EC in both buildings. The hierarchy of cost and carbon significance varies between buildings due to the difference in the specification and design. Originality/value: The increasing significance of dual currency (cost and carbon) demands cost and carbon management during the early stages of project. Hence, this paper suggests that focusing on carbon and cost intensive building elements is a way forward to keep both cost and carbon under control during the early stages of projects. Keywords: Carbon Hotspots, Capital Cost, Cost Hotspots, Embodied Carbon, Office Buildings

The Grizzly, May 1, 2008

Student Art Show Highlights Creativity of Students at UC • Good Night, Good Luck and Goodbye to the Grizzly • Pope Benedict XVI Visits Washington D.C. and NYC • You Must Always Face the Curtain with a Bow • Ursinus Dance Company Performance is a Big Success • Ursinus Community Celebrates Third Annual CoSA • Vision of the Future: Convenience Store to Open in Zack\u27s in Fall 2008 • Opinions: Which Candidate is on the Right Track?; Calm Down, Democrats • UC Women\u27s Golf for a Fruitful Futurehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1764/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 10, 2008

Baby Dies from Lack of Medical Attention, Parents Charged • Relay is Here! • Dancing at Lughnasa Opens at UC • Yes, It\u27s a Positions Article • Airband\u27s 25th Raises $3100 for the Laurel House • Senior\u27s Helpful Hints for Class Registration • Glancing at the Future of Collegeville • Men\u27s Golf Swings into Season • Track Teams Win Goucher Classichttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1761/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, January 31, 2008

What\u27s Your Dirty Little Secret? RLO Posts Free Speech • Focus the Nation Events Begin Today at Ursinus College • Writers Continue to Protest Insufficient Compensation • New Statistics Reveal Decline in U.S. Abortion Rates • New Member Education is Not Your Enemy • UC Gives Tribute to MLK Jr. • Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides • Opinions: Return of Information Society; Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King from Home; John Edwards: Wasting His (And Our) Time • Gymnastics Off to a Strong Start • Shattuck Helps Lead the Bears to Victoryhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1753/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 3, 2008

Crude Awakening: Ways to Beat Surging Gas Pump Prices • Airband Turns 25 • Herpes Hindrance: Part Two • Literary Food Fest • Lou\u27s Too: The Charming Steak Shop • Fully Loaded EV Performance Attracts Full House • Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Goldsmith • Opinions: Fed Bailout? Fed, Butt Out!; Olympic Controversy • Men\u27s Lax Defeats McDaniel • Women\u27s Lax Shames McDanielhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1760/thumbnail.jp