Collaborative Thompson Sampling
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DOI: 10.1007/s11036-019-01453-x
Abstract: Thompson sampling is one of the most effective strategies to balance exploration-exploitation trade-off. It has been applied in a variety of domains and achieved remarkable success. Thompson sampling makes decisions in a noisy but stationary… read more here.
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MoD Special Issue celebrating 100 years since “On Growth and Form” by D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.05.001
Abstract: Published in 1917, “On Growth and Form” was the culmination of over twenty years of thought by the Scottish bio-mathematician, D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, about the relationship between living things and physical phenomena. One striking aspect… read more here.
Keywords: biology; thompson; growth; development ... See more keywords
Relative contribution of magmatic and post-magmatic processes in the genesis of the Thompson Mine Ni-Co sulfide ores, Manitoba, Canada
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.12.017
Abstract: Abstract The Ni-Co-(PGE) sulfide deposits of the Thompson Nickel Belt (TNB) in Northern Manitoba, Canada are part of the fifth largest nickel camp in the world based on contained nickel; past production from the TNB… read more here.
Keywords: sulfide; thompson; stratigraphy; mineralization ... See more keywords
Political Uses of Utopia: New Marxist, Anarchist, and Radical Democratic Perspectives. Edited by S. D. Chrostowska and James D. Ingram. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017. 376p. $105 cloth, $35 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592717003437
Abstract: formation to achieve Bentham’s ideal of happiness maximization. With Thompson making this move, Kaswan believes that Bentham’s bourgeois individualism is unmasked: together, they are read as precursors of Antonio Gramsci’s theory of capitalist hegemony. Subjective… read more here.
Keywords: political uses; happiness; thompson; bentham ... See more keywords
Variable Selection via Thompson Sampling (Revision)
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DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2021.1928514
Abstract: Thompson sampling is a heuristic algorithm for the multi-armed bandit problem which has a long tradition in machine learning. The algorithm has a Bayesian spirit in the sense that it selects arms b... read more here.
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Note on Vector Translation with Respect to Thompson’s Metric
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DOI: 10.1080/01630563.2017.1318916
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is known that vector translations are contractive with respect to Thompson’s part metric. Here, we give a simple proof, based on a representation of Thompson’s metric through positive functionals. Moreover, we use contractivity… read more here.
Keywords: thompson metric; respect thompson; thompson; note vector ... See more keywords
Lincoln’s Sense of Humor
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DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2019.1606502
Abstract: “unusual height seemed to save his image from some of the usually negative attributes of caricature” (p. 129). Because Lincoln had throughout his political career consistently mocked himself, his reputation did not lose any prestige… read more here.
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Blunt splenic injury in adults: Association between volumetric quantitative CT parameters and intervention
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003684
Abstract: CT volumetry of blunt splenic injury-related features predicts splenectomy and angioembolization in adults and identifies clinically important target features for computer vision and automation research. Computed tomography volumetry of blunt splenic injury-related features predicts splenectomy… read more here.
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Cold War Adviser: Llewellyn Thompson and the Making of U.S. Policy toward the Soviet Union
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DOI: 10.1162/jcws_c_00899
Abstract: Llewellyn Thompson was arguably the most influential figure who ever advised U.S. presidents about policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War, yet until 2018 no book-length biography of him had appeared. Fortunately, a… read more here.
Keywords: thompson; llewellyn thompson; policy toward; cold war ... See more keywords
Silvanus Phillips Thompson on Perception
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DOI: 10.1177/0301006617710149
Abstract: Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1851–1916, Figure 1) is celebrated for the wide-ranging researches he conducted, particularly in engineering. He commanded enormous scientific respect for his work on magnetism, electricity, light and x-rays. In 1896, he delivered… read more here.
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Characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolone resistance of a Salmonella enterica serovar Thompson isolate from ready-to-eat pork product in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.964009
Abstract: Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness worldwide and is a common concern in food safety. Salmonella enterica displaying resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs) and fluoroquinolone (FQs) has been deemed a high-priority pathogen by… read more here.
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