595 research outputs found
Dynamic Matrix Factorization with Priors on Unknown Values
Advanced and effective collaborative filtering methods based on explicit
feedback assume that unknown ratings do not follow the same model as the
observed ones (\emph{not missing at random}). In this work, we build on this
assumption, and introduce a novel dynamic matrix factorization framework that
allows to set an explicit prior on unknown values. When new ratings, users, or
items enter the system, we can update the factorization in time independent of
the size of data (number of users, items and ratings). Hence, we can quickly
recommend items even to very recent users. We test our methods on three large
datasets, including two very sparse ones, in static and dynamic conditions. In
each case, we outrank state-of-the-art matrix factorization methods that do not
use a prior on unknown ratings.Comment: in the Proceedings of 21st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge
Discovery and Data Mining 201
Fast Matrix Factorization for Online Recommendation with Implicit Feedback
This paper contributes improvements on both the effectiveness and efficiency
of Matrix Factorization (MF) methods for implicit feedback. We highlight two
critical issues of existing works. First, due to the large space of unobserved
feedback, most existing works resort to assign a uniform weight to the missing
data to reduce computational complexity. However, such a uniform assumption is
invalid in real-world settings. Second, most methods are also designed in an
offline setting and fail to keep up with the dynamic nature of online data. We
address the above two issues in learning MF models from implicit feedback. We
first propose to weight the missing data based on item popularity, which is
more effective and flexible than the uniform-weight assumption. However, such a
non-uniform weighting poses efficiency challenge in learning the model. To
address this, we specifically design a new learning algorithm based on the
element-wise Alternating Least Squares (eALS) technique, for efficiently
optimizing a MF model with variably-weighted missing data. We exploit this
efficiency to then seamlessly devise an incremental update strategy that
instantly refreshes a MF model given new feedback. Through comprehensive
experiments on two public datasets in both offline and online protocols, we
show that our eALS method consistently outperforms state-of-the-art implicit MF
methods. Our implementation is available at
https://github.com/hexiangnan/sigir16-eals.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figure
Best practices for abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (aldfg) in Africa
Papers presented virtually at the 41st International Southern African Transport Conference on 10-13 July 2070Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) is a non-profit organisation based in Gqeberha, South
Africa, with a vision where the people of Africa and their seas flourish together. One of
SST’s projects focuses on sea-based sources of waste with the aim of reducing all plastic
waste (both garbage and fishing gear) that originates from the fishing and maritime
sectors. Garbage and fishing gear impacts on maritime transport as it can become
entangled in ship rudders, thereby impeding movement, and is costly to remove. Activities
of the project include fishing gear waste surveys to determine the presence of gear waste
in the environment, engagements with recreational and commercial fishers, and
collaboration with port waste management authorities, to develop interventions aimed to
reduce fishing and maritime waste. Recommendations to reduce, prevent, and mitigate
abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear in the environment are already developed
globally. The project is currently developing a guide that takes the global best practice
recommendations and applies them to suit African countries. A draft of the best practice
recommendations will be presented
Mental Health Carve-Outs: Effects and Implications
To control the rise in expenditures and to increase access to mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) services, a growing number of employers and states are implementing a “carve-out.” Under this arrangement, the sponsor separates insurance benefits by disease or condition, service category, or population and contracts separately for the management of care and/or associated risks. A carve-out allows a unique set of managed care techniques to be applied to a subset of particularly costly or complex benefits. This article describes various carve-out models, discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages of a full carve-out, and summarizes recent public and private sector research regarding the strategy’s effects on access and use, cost savings and shifting, and quality of care. It concludes by discussing approaches to the assessment and monitoring of the processes and outcomes associated with a MH/SA carve-out.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68797/2/10.1177_107755879905600203.pd
Automated Rendezvous and Docking Sensor Testing at the Flight Robotics Laboratory
The Exploration Systems Architecture defines missions that require rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD) of two spacecraft both in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and in Low Lunar Orbit (LLO). Uncrewed spacecraft must perform automated and/or autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking operations (commonly known as Automated Rendezvous and Docking, (AR&D).) The crewed versions of the spacecraft may also perform AR&D, possibly with a different level of automation and/or autonomy, and must also provide the crew with relative navigation information for manual piloting. The capabilities of the RPOD sensors are critical to the success of the Exploration Program. NASA has the responsibility to determine whether the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) contractor-proposed relative navigation sensor suite will meet the CEV requirements. The relatively low technology readiness of relative navigation sensors for AR&D has been carried as one of the CEV Projects top risks. The AR&D Sensor Technology Project seeks to reduce this risk by increasing technology maturation of selected relative navigation sensor technologies through testing and simulation, and to allow the CEV Project to assess the relative navigation sensors
Higher education analytics: New trends in program assessments
© 2018, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature. End of course evaluations technologies can provide critical analytics that can be used to improve the academic outcomes of almost any university. This paper presents key findings from a study conducted on more than twenty different academic degree-programs, regarding their use of end of course evaluation technology. Data was collected from an online survey instrument, in-depth interviews with academic administrators, and two case studies, one in the US and another in the UAE. The study reveals new trends including sectioning and categorization; questions standardization and benchmarking; alignment with key performance indicators and key learning outcomes; and grouping by course, program outcome, program, college, etc. in addition to those vertical structures, higher education institutions are vertically examining a specific question(s) across
Promotion of rapid testing for HIV in primary care (RHIVA2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Department of Health, NHS City and Hackney; (ClinicalTrials.gov: ISRCTN63473710)
Air pollution, ethnicity and telomere length in east London schoolchildren: An observational study
This study was funded/supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, Dr. and Mrs. Lee Iu Cheung Fund, and Hackney Primary Care Trust (PCT)
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