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Diagnostics of innovative culture of Ukrainian society
The relevance of the research is the need to increase the efficiency of managing the innovative culture of society as a mechanism of socio-cultural regulation of innovative human behavior, which is the basis of innovative and favorable environment-higher state, forms the prerequisites for the transition to an innovative path of development. The purpose of the research is to improve and practically test the system of management of the innovative culture of society based on the results of diagnostics of its condition. The theoretical and methodical approach to the diagnostics of the state as a subsystem of purposeful management of innovative culture of society is improved. Diagnostics of the state and dynamics of the development of the innovative culture of Ukraine, as a whole, and its individual components and their elements for the period 2013-2019 (the period of active political and socio-economic transformations) was performed. A set of practical-oriented recommendations for ensuring the proper level of individual elements and constituents of the innovative culture of the Ukrainian society is proposed. It is substantiated that the practical implementation of the obtained results will help to increase the level of innovative culture of society as one of the main elements of formation of an innovative and favorable environment of the state, which, in its turn, creates prerequisites for innovative development of the Ukrainian economy in line with the concept of innovative advancement. The theoretical, methodological and methodical foundations of innovative management at the state level have been deepened in terms of improving the system of diagnostics and management according to its results by developing the innovative culture of society.Актуальність дослідження полягає у необхідності підвищення ефективності управляння інноваційною культурою суспільства як механізму соціально-культурного регулювання інноваційної поведінки людини, що є основою інноваційно-сприятливого середовища держави, формує передумови переходу на інноваційний шлях розвитку. Метою дослідження є удосконалення і практична апробація системи управління інноваційною культурою суспіль-ства за результатами діагностики її стану. Удосконалено теоретико-методичний підхід до ді-агностики стану як підсистеми цілеспрямованого управління інноваційною культурою сус-пільства. Виконана діагностика стану і динаміки розвитку інноваційної культури України як у цілому, так і за окремими її складовими та їх елементами за період 2013-2019 рр. (період активних політичних та соціально-економічних трансформацій). Запропоновано комплекс практично-орієнтованих рекомендацій щодо забезпечення належного рівня окремих елемен-тів і складових підсистем інноваційної культури українського суспільства. Обґрунтовано, що практична реалізація отриманих результатів сприятиме підвищенню рівня інноваційної культури суспільства як одного з головних елементів формування інноваційно-сприятливого середовища держави, що, в свою чергу, створює передумови інноваційного розвитку економіки України в руслі концепції інноваційного випередження. Поглиблено теоретико-методологічні і методичні засади інноваційного менеджменту на рівні держави в частині удосконалення системи діагностики і управління за її результатами розвитком інноваційної культури суспільства
Performance Modeling and Analysis of a Massively Parallel DIRECT— Part 1
Modeling and analysis techniques are used to investigate
the performance of a massively parallel version
of DIRECT, a global search algorithm widely used
in multidisciplinary design optimization applications.
Several highdimensional
benchmark functions and
real world problems are used to test the design effectiveness
under various problem structures. Theoretical
and experimental results are compared for two
parallel clusters with different system scale and network
connectivity. The present work aims at studying
the performance sensitivity to important parameters
for problem configurations, parallel schemes,
and system settings. The performance metrics
include the memory usage, load balancing, parallel
efficiency, and scalability. An analytical bounding
model is constructed to measure the load balancing
performance under different schemes. Additionally,
linear regression models are used to characterize
two major overhead sources—interprocessor communication
and processor idleness, and also applied
to the isoefficiency functions in scalability analysis.
For a variety of highdimensional
problems and large
scale systems, the massively parallel design has
achieved reasonable performance. The results of
the performance study provide guidance for efficient
problem and scheme configuration. More importantly,
the generalized design considerations and
analysis techniques are beneficial for transforming
many global search algorithms to become effective
large scale parallel optimization tools
Performance Modeling and Analysis of a Massively Parallel DIRECT— Part 2
Modeling and analysis techniques are used to investigate
the performance of a massively parallel version
of DIRECT, a global search algorithm widely used
in multidisciplinary design optimization applications.
Several highdimensional
benchmark functions and
real world problems are used to test the design
effectiveness under various problem structures. In
this second part of a twopart
work, theoretical and
experimental results are compared for two parallel
clusters with different system scale and network
connectivity. The first part studied performance
sensitivity to important parameters for problem configurations
and parallel schemes, using performance
metrics such as memory usage, load balancing,
and parallel efficiency. Here linear regression models
are used to characterize two major overhead
sources—interprocessor communication and processor
idleness—and also applied to the isoefficiency
functions in scalability analysis. For a variety of
highdimensional
problems and large scale systems,
the massively parallel design has achieved reasonable
performance. The results of the performance
study provide guidance for efficient problem and
scheme configuration. More importantly, the design
considerations and analysis techniques generalize to
the transformation of other global search algorithms
into effective large scale parallel optimization tools
Using Hierarchical Data Mining to Characterize Performance of Wireless System Configurations
This paper presents a statistical framework for assessing wireless systems
performance using hierarchical data mining techniques. We consider WCDMA
(wideband code division multiple access) systems with two-branch STTD (space
time transmit diversity) and 1/2 rate convolutional coding (forward error
correction codes). Monte Carlo simulation estimates the bit error probability
(BEP) of the system across a wide range of signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). A
performance database of simulation runs is collected over a targeted space of
system configurations. This database is then mined to obtain regions of the
configuration space that exhibit acceptable average performance. The shape of
the mined regions illustrates the joint influence of configuration parameters
on system performance. The role of data mining in this application is to
provide explainable and statistically valid design conclusions. The research
issue is to define statistically meaningful aggregation of data in a manner
that permits efficient and effective data mining algorithms. We achieve a good
compromise between these goals and help establish the applicability of data
mining for characterizing wireless systems performance
Design and Implementation of a Massively Parallel Version of DIRECT
This paper describes several massively parallel implementations for a global search algorithm DIRECT.
Two parallel schemes take different approaches to address DIRECT's design challenges imposed by memory requirements
and data dependency. Three design aspects in topology, data structures, and task allocation are compared in
detail. The goal is to analytically investigate the strengths and weaknesses of these parallel schemes, identify several
key sources of inefficiency, and experimentally evaluate a number of improvements in the latest parallel DIRECT
implementation. The performance studies demonstrate improved data structure efficiency and load balancing on a
2200 processor cluster
BSML: A Binding Schema Markup Language for Data Interchange in Problem Solving Environments (PSEs)
We describe a binding schema markup language (BSML) for describing data
interchange between scientific codes. Such a facility is an important
constituent of scientific problem solving environments (PSEs). BSML is designed
to integrate with a PSE or application composition system that views model
specification and execution as a problem of managing semistructured data. The
data interchange problem is addressed by three techniques for processing
semistructured data: validation, binding, and conversion. We present BSML and
describe its application to a PSE for wireless communications system design
MyD88 adapter-like (Mal)/TIRAP interaction with TRAF6 is critical for TLR2- and TLR4-mediated NF-kappaB proinflammatory responses
Toll/interleukin-1 (TIR)receptor-containing adapters are critical in orchestrating the different signal transduction pathways following Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation. MyD88 adapter-like (Mal), also termed TIRAP, is involved in bridging MyD88 to the receptor complex for TLR-2 and TLR4 signaling in response to bacterial infection. We have previously reported an interaction between Mal and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) via a TRAF6-binding motif, the disruption of which inhibited TLR-mediated NF-kappaB-luciferase reporter activity. Given the recent report of intracellular TRAM localization promoting sequential signaling in TLR4 responses, we further characterized Mal interaction with TRAF6, the cellular localization, and the outcomes of disrupting this association on TLR inflammatory responses. We found that Mal and TRAF6 directly interact in response to TLR2 and TLR4 stimulation, although membrane localization is not necessary to facilitate interaction. Critically, reconstitution of murine Mal-deficient macrophages with MalE190A, containing a mutation within the TRAF6-binding motif, fails to reconstitute the proinflammatory response to TLR2 and TLR4 ligands compared with wild type Mal. Furthermore, Mal interaction with TRAF6 mediates Ser phosphorylation of the p65 subunit of NF-kappaB and thus controls transcriptional activation but not nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. This study characterizes the novel role for Mal in facilitating the direct recruitment of TRAF6 to the plasma membrane, which is necessary for TLR2- and TLR4-induced transactivation of NF-kappaB and regulation of the subsequent pro-inflammatory response
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Growing Impact of Older Articles
In this paper, we examine the evolution of the impact of older scholarly
articles. We attempt to answer four questions. First, how often are older
articles cited and how has this changed over time. Second, how does the impact
of older articles vary across different research fields. Third, is the change
in the impact of older articles accelerating or slowing down. Fourth, are these
trends different for much older articles.
To answer these questions, we studied citations from articles published in
1990-2013. We computed the fraction of citations to older articles from
articles published each year as the measure of impact. We considered articles
that were published at least 10 years before the citing article as older
articles. We computed these numbers for 261 subject categories and 9 broad
areas of research. Finally, we repeated the computation for two other
definitions of older articles, 15 years and older and 20 years and older.
There are three conclusions from our study. First, the impact of older
articles has grown substantially over 1990-2013. In 2013, 36% of citations were
to articles that are at least 10 years old; this fraction has grown 28% since
1990. The fraction of older citations increased over 1990-2013 for 7 out of 9
broad areas and 231 out of 261 subject categories. Second, the increase over
the second half (2002-2013) was double the increase in the first half
(1990-2001).
Third, the trend of a growing impact of older articles also holds for even
older articles. In 2013, 21% of citations were to articles >= 15 years old with
an increase of 30% since 1990 and 13% of citations were to articles >= 20 years
old with an increase of 36%.
Now that finding and reading relevant older articles is about as easy as
finding and reading recently published articles, significant advances aren't
getting lost on the shelves and are influencing work worldwide for years after
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Structure of the Toll/Interleukin-1 Receptor (TIR) Domain of the B-cell Adaptor That Links Phosphoinositide Metabolism with the Negative Regulation of the Toll-like Receptor (TLR) Signalosome
Ligand binding to Toll-like receptors (TLRs) results in dimerization of their cytosolic Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domains and recruitment of post-receptor signal transducers into a complex signalosome. TLR activation leads to the production of transcription factors and pro-inflammatory molecules and the activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) in a process that requires the multimodular B-cell adaptor for phosphoinositide 3-kinase (BCAP). BCAP has a sequence previously proposed as a "cryptic" TIR domain. Here, we present the structure of the N-terminal region of human BCAP and show that it possesses a canonical TIR fold. Dimeric BCAP associates with the TIR domains of TLR2/4 and MAL/TIRAP, suggesting that it is recruited to the TLR signalosome by multitypic TIR-TIR interactions. BCAP also interacts with the p85 subunit of PI3K and phospholipase Cγ, enzymes that deplete plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), and these interactions provide a molecular explanation for BCAP-mediated down-regulation of inflammatory signaling.This work was supported by a program grant from the UK Medical Research Council (G1000133) and a Wellcome Investigator award (WT100321/z/12/Z to N. J. G.)
Three-tier regulation of cell number plasticity by neurotrophins and Tolls in Drosophila
Cell number plasticity is coupled to circuitry in the nervous system, adjusting cell mass to functional requirements. In mammals, this is achieved by neurotrophin (NT) ligands, which promote cell survival via their Trk and p75NTR receptors and cell death via p75NTR and Sortilin. Drosophila NTs (DNTs) bind Toll receptors instead to promote neuronal survival, but whether they can also regulate cell death is unknown. In this study, we show that DNTs and Tolls can switch from promoting cell survival to death in the central nervous system (CNS) via a three-tier mechanism. First, DNT cleavage patterns result in alternative signaling outcomes. Second, different Tolls can preferentially promote cell survival or death. Third, distinct adaptors downstream of Tolls can drive either apoptosis or cell survival. Toll-6 promotes cell survival via MyD88-NF-kappa B and cell death via Wek-Sarm-JNK. The distribution of adaptors changes in space and time and may segregate to distinct neural circuits. This novel mechanism for CNS cell plasticity may operate in wider contexts
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