More From the #Jury Box: The Latest on Juries and Social Media

This Article presents the results of a survey of jurors in federal and state court on their use of social media during their jury service. We began surveying federal jurors in 2011 and reported preliminary results in 2012; since then, we have surveyed several hundred more jurors, including state jurors, for a more complete picture of juror attitudes toward social media. Our results support the growing consensus that jury instructions are the most effective tool to mitigate the risk of juror misconduct through social media. We conclude with a set of recommended best practices for using a social-media instruction

More From the #Jury Box: The Latest on Juries and Social Media

This Article presents the results of a survey of jurors in federal and state court on their use of social media during their jury service. We began surveying federal jurors in 2011 and reported preliminary results in 2012; since then, we have surveyed several hundred more jurors, including state jurors, for a more complete picture of juror attitudes toward social media. Our results support the growing consensus that jury instructions are the most effective tool to mitigate the risk of juror misconduct through social media. We conclude with a set of recommended best practices for using a social-media instruction

Online Mutual Foreground Segmentation for Multispectral Stereo Videos

The segmentation of video sequences into foreground and background regions is a low-level process commonly used in video content analysis and smart surveillance applications. Using a multispectral camera setup can improve this process by providing more diverse data to help identify objects despite adverse imaging conditions. The registration of several data sources is however not trivial if the appearance of objects produced by each sensor differs substantially. This problem is further complicated when parallax effects cannot be ignored when using close-range stereo pairs. In this work, we present a new method to simultaneously tackle multispectral segmentation and stereo registration. Using an iterative procedure, we estimate the labeling result for one problem using the provisional result of the other. Our approach is based on the alternating minimization of two energy functions that are linked through the use of dynamic priors. We rely on the integration of shape and appearance cues to find proper multispectral correspondences, and to properly segment objects in low contrast regions. We also formulate our model as a frame processing pipeline using higher order terms to improve the temporal coherence of our results. Our method is evaluated under different configurations on multiple multispectral datasets, and our implementation is available online.Comment: Preprint accepted for publication in IJCV (December 2018

Reflections on Frankfort Rally

Comments on Frankfort rally

Alien Registration- St Thomas, Charles (Presque Isle, Aroostook County)

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A study of the medical social worker's role in planning for the terminal care of fifteen patients at Rhode Island Hospital

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

An Interdisciplinary Model for the Treatment of Obesity in Young Girls

The effectiveness of an interdisciplinary model in treating obesity in three young girls, ages 4 to 8, was studied over a 20-week period. Three subjects were selected from physician referrals and newspaper advertisement respondents. All of the subjects were clinically obese as indicated by weight and fatfold measures and had no apparent medical complications which would contraindicate treatment. Two of the subjects were white and one was of mixed racial background. One or both parents were obese in all subjects but none had obese siblings. The mother of each subject was the primary family member attending meetings. Treatment effects were measured in terms of weight, height, fatfold, and behavioral changes. A single-case experimental design, utilizing a multiple baseline, across subjects format, was employed to demonstrate experimental control. The baseline phase of this design lasted 3, 4, and 5 weeks with Subjects 1, 2, and 3, respectively, while treatment occurred over 17, 16, and 15 weeks. The treatment package included the major components of dietary intervention, physical activity, and behavior therapy. Specific procedures were employed to implement each of the components. All of the subjects demonstrated decreases in body weight in terms of pounds lost, a reduction in percent overweight, and a weight reduction index (RI). Subject 3 showed the greatest change followed by Subjects 1 and 2. All of the subjects maintained a linear pattern of growth during the study as indicated by changes in height. Subject 1 demonstrated the greatest improvement in fatfold followed by Subjects 3 and 2. Differences in the order of response to fatfold and weight changes may be associated with (1) individual variations in activity level, (2) measurement error, or (3) an inadequate correlation between fatfold and obesity. All of the subjects showed an improvement in the degree of obesity as demonstrated by a weight-for-length index. The rank order of improvement paralleled that for weight change. All of the subjects modified inappropriate eating and exercise behaviors as indicated by reports of self-reported and observable change. The results of this study have several implications for future childhood obesity treatment programs. The use of a single-case experimental design overcomes many of the limitations inherent in group comparison studies which include: (1) ethical issues, (2) problems in collecting a large enough group of subjects with appropriate characteristics, (3) a tendency to neglect reporting individual outcome results, and (4) less control over within-subject variability. The importance of maintaining adequate growth in children while attempting to treat their obesity emphasizes a reliance on clinical vs. statistical significance. Treatment models which allow long-term maintenance of treatment effects need to be identified. The components included in the treatment package need to be isolated to determine the critical elements. Finally, the model should be tested by other investigators, in different settings, on a variety of subjects, to identify the extent of generality. The single-case design may be utilized to accomplish this task either through a similar multiple baseline approach, or with larger groups of subjects

Addressing the behavioral and contextual factors that put males, aged 15-18 at risk for exposure to sexually transmitted infections in Georgetown, Guyana

PROBLEM STATEMENT: Globally, 70% of more than three million new curable sexually transmitted infections (STI) are among 15-24 year olds, with young people in developing countries bearing the highest burden. Chlamydia Trachomatis prevalence, for example, is 15.4% and 20.5% in young women and men attending STD clinics in the U.S. However, Caribbean STI data for young men are particularly scarce and inconsistent and cases are under-reported due to poor health seeking behavior. In Guyana, 42% of the STI cases from 2010 -2014 occurred in young people, aged 15- 24. Moreover, few programs and policies focus specifically on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young men. This dissertation explores the contextual and behavioral factors that cause young men’s vulnerability to STI and proposes recommendations for the national response in Guyana. METHODS: Research methods included: 9 focus group discussions (FGDs) with young men, aged 15-18, mothers and fathers and 25 in-depth interviews with representatives from government, community, faith-based and donor organizations. Interviews and FGDs were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed for major themes among and across each stakeholder group. Analysis was guided by a socio-ecologic framework and resulted in program and policy recommendations to address vulnerability to STI and augment protective factors against STI in young men in Guyana. RESULTS: Salient overarching themes include: Poverty and Disenfranchisement “Yes, this is a Man”: Early Sex, Fast Money, and Risk”, “The Empty Room: Young Men without Male Roles Models”, “Sex in a violent society”, “Stigma, Discrimination, and Shame: Road blocks to young men’s sexual health” and Young men’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: Young men’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: It all depends on family, religion, education, music and media (or not). Participants highlighted a lack of SRH awareness and health care seeking resulting from insufficient male SRH promotion and services. Parental engagement, school attendance, supportive peers, religious commitment and internet use for SRH information were described as protective factors. CONTRIBUTION: A socio-ecological model helped to comprehensively identify and organize broad social determinants of SRH and high risk sexual behaviors for young men. The resulting program and policy recommendations are proposed for implementation in Georgetown, Guyana.2018-11-08T00:00:00