Multi-Level Fusion Temporal–Spatial Co-Attention for Video-Based Person Re-Identification

A convolutional neural network can easily fall into local minima for insufficient data, and the needed training is unstable. Many current methods are used to solve these problems by adding pedestrian attributes, pedestrian postures, and other auxiliary information, but they require additional collection, which is time-consuming and laborious. Every video sequence frame has a different degree of similarity. In this paper, multi-level fusion temporal–spatial co-attention is adopted to improve person re-identification (reID). For a small dataset, the improved network can better prevent over-fitting and reduce the dataset limit. Specifically, the concept of knowledge evolution is introduced into video-based person re-identification to improve the backbone residual neural network (ResNet). The global branch, local branch, and attention branch are used in parallel for feature extraction. Three high-level features are embedded in the metric learning network to improve the network’s generalization ability and the accuracy of video-based person re-identification. Simulation experiments are implemented on small datasets PRID2011 and iLIDS-VID, and the improved network can better prevent over-fitting. Experiments are also implemented on MARS and DukeMTMC-VideoReID, and the proposed method can be used to extract more feature information and improve the network’s generalization ability. The results show that our method achieves better performance. The model achieves 90.15% Rank1 and 81.91% mAP on MARS.

A social-healthcare pathway to facilitate return to work of cancer survivors in Italy: The UNAMANO project

BACKGROUND: Return to work (RTW) is a major goal to promote cancer survivors’ social participation. OBJECTIVE: This study describes the multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway called UNAMANO, conceived to support RTW in this population. METHODS: UNAMANO was developed by the Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, in partnership with the local branch of the Italian Medical Association, nonprofit associations, vocational training institutions, social cooperatives, a labour union, and a chartered accounting firm. RESULTS: UNAMANO is directed towards employed individuals diagnosed with cancer living in the province of RE. It was developed through four actions: A) training healthcare professionals on work-related occupational rehabilitation; B) dissemination among community and stakeholders; C) recruitment and training of volunteers; D) cancer survivor engagement and provision of a personalized comprehensive intervention. This consists in providing information and either occupational therapy to overcome barriers and facilitate RTW or social support through re-training and tailored job search strategies based on individual risk of job loss. CONCLUSIONS: UNAMANO is the first Italian multidisciplinary social-healthcare pathway supporting RTW of cancer survivors. Addressing a wide area of cancer survivors’ needs, it provides personalized intervention to resolve work-related issues. We propose this patient-centred RTW model to promote an easier transition from hospital to community.

Mechanisms of Identity Construction among Members of Pyramid Schemes in Iran: A Critical Ethnography

Whereas the emergence of pyramid schemes exerted considerable impacts on people’s lives, up to now, far too little attention has been paid to the experiences of members from the sociological perspective, particularly in non-Western contexts. Therefore, this study illuminates social processes underlying participation in such schemes in a less studied social setting, Iran. This article also critically traces the social and psychological consequences of membership in pyramid schemes. We adapted a critical ethnographic approach, including participant observation of local branch offices, followed by 16 in-depth interviews with the former members of schemes. Our findings suggest that the practices deployed by the schemes lead to the building of social identity, namely, “superhuman,” mainly based on the misinterpretation of the real world. Finding the reality surrounded deliberately contrasted with the firms’ promises, the constructed identity fails, and members lose their social capital.

Media, Pulpit, and Populist Persuasion: Evidence from Father Coughlin

I study the political impact of the first populist radio personality in American history. Father Charles Coughlin blended populist demagoguery, anti-Semitism, and fascist sympathies to create a hugely popular radio program that attracted 30 million weekly listeners in the 1930s. I find that exposure to Father Coughlin’s anti-Roosevelt broadcast reduced Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vote share in the 1936 presidential election. Coughlin’s effects were larger among Catholics and persisted after Coughlin left the air. Moreover, places more exposed to Coughlin’s broadcast were more likely to form a local branch of the pro-Nazi German-American Bund and sold fewer war bonds during World War II. (JEL D72, L82, N32, N42, Z12)

Person Reidentification Model Based on Multiattention Modules and Multiscale Residuals

At present, person reidentification based on attention mechanism has attracted many scholars’ interests. Although attention module can improve the representation ability and reidentification accuracy of Re-ID model to a certain extent, it depends on the coupling of attention module and original network. In this paper, a person reidentification model that combines multiple attentions and multiscale residuals is proposed. The model introduces combined attention fusion module and multiscale residual fusion module in the backbone network ResNet 50 to enhance the feature flow between residual blocks and better fuse multiscale features. Furthermore, a global branch and a local branch are designed and applied to enhance the channel aggregation and position perception ability of the network by utilizing the dual ensemble attention module, as along as the fine-grained feature expression is obtained by using multiproportion block and reorganization. Thus, the global and local features are enhanced. The experimental results on Market-1501 dataset and DukeMTMC-reID dataset show that the indexes of the presented model, especially Rank-1 accuracy, reach 96.20% and 89.59%, respectively, which can be considered as a progress in Re-ID.

A Hybrid Branch Prediction Approach for High- Performance Processors

Background: In a parallel processor, the pipeline cannot fetch the conditional instructions with the next clock cycle, leading to a pipeline stall. So, conditional instructions create a problem in the pipeline because the proper path can only be known after the branch execution. To accurately predict branches, a significant predictor is proposed for the prediction of conditional branch instruction. Method: In this paper, a single branch prediction and a correlation branch prediction scheme are applied to the different trace files by using the concept of saturating counters. Further, a hybrid branch prediction scheme is proposed, which uses both global and local branch information, providing more accuracy than the single and correlation branch prediction schemes. Results: Firstly, a single branch prediction and correlation branch prediction technique are applied to the trace files using saturating counters. By comparison, it can be observed that a correlation branch prediction technique provides better results by enhancing the accuracy rate of 2.25% than the simple branch prediction. Further, a hybrid branch prediction scheme is proposed, which uses both global and local branch information, providing more accuracy than the single and correlation branch prediction schemes. The obtained results suggest that the proposed hybrid branch prediction schemes provide an increased accuracy rate of 3.68% and 1.43% than single branch prediction and correlation branch prediction. Conclusion: The proposed hybrid branch prediction scheme gives a lower misprediction rate and higher accuracy rate than the simple branch prediction scheme and correlation branch prediction scheme.

Activities of the Ufa Local Branch of the Russian Red Cross Society during the First World War

The main directions of activity of the Ufa local branch of the Russian Red Cross Society during the First World War are considered. It is described that during wartime an important event was the organization by the Ufa local branch of an extensive collection of donations in order to create infirmaries for the wounded. In addition, feasible material assistance was provided in the form of one-time benefits to the wounded and injured soldiers. The study of materials from the reviews of the Ufa province showed that the Ufa local branch organized and sent stage infirmaries to the army. It is noted that special courses to work in them, which successfully trained the staff of sisters of mercy, were created. It is reported that many of them were presented with awards for their selfless and valiant work. The study of all-Russian and regional statistical materials made it possible to conclude that at the initial stage of the war, the fund of the Ufa local branch of the Russian Red Cross Society received significant financial allocations on the basis of public charity, which were used to solve the necessary wartime tasks. It is emphasized that by 1917, amid the growing crisis, the amount of donations significantly decreased, which significantly complicated the further activities of the Society both on a national scale and at the regional level.

‘A Strong International Spirit’: The Influence of Internationalism on the Women’s Co-operative Guild

This article explores the internationalism of the Women’s Co-operative Guild (WCG) during the interwar years. Drawing on the records of the national and international Guild, alongside the minute books of a local branch based in Darlington, County Durham, it positions the WCG in the vibrant political culture in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s. Building on recent literature that has sought to examine the phenomenon of interwar internationalism, this article sheds light on an organization that represented the interests of working-class women. Internationalist in outlook, the association demonstrates how internationalist ideals played out on a day-to-day basis. The article demonstrates that the WCG played a unique and complementary role within both the British and international women’s movements.

On the Nature of Russian Holiness: the Role of the North Area in the Life of John of Kronstadt

The article is devoted to the visits of Saint John of Kronstadt to the territory now known as Vologda region. The author also examines certain important issues related to John of Kronstadt’s life and activities. Special attention is paid to the history of the region, including the history of the activity of the local branch of the Union of Russian People. This research is the first attempt to summarize various data on the visits of John of Kronstadt to Vologda region.

Operation of the Irkutsk Branch of the Russian-Chinese Bank in 1898–1910

The article describes the work of the Irkutsk branch of the Russian-Chinese Bank from the moment of its formation to the further reorganization (1898–1910). The financial performance indicators of credit institution in the period from 1901 till 1907, as reflected in the inspection in November, 1908, are given. Examines the reasons for loss of the branch related to the General decline of the business sector of the regional economy. The article notes the moment when the Bank branch management changed. The article describes the prospects for the development of the Department in connection with the course taken for lending to coal-producing enterprises of the Irkutsk province. Some quantitative calculations are given that demonstrate the possibility of growth of financial indicators of the institution. The article records the concern of competing credit institutions about the development of the local branch of the Russian-Chinese Bank. In conclusion, the circumstances that hindered the prospects for the development of the Department, in connection with the event held in 1910, are given. Russian-Chinese and Northern banks merge, resulting in the formation of a new credit institution-the Russian-Asian Bank.