A Social Networ k-Based Recommender System (SNRS) Jianming He and Wesley W. Chu Computer Science Department University of California‚ Los Angeles‚ CA 90095 jmhek@cs.ucla.edu‚ wwc@cs.ucla.edu Abstr act. Social influence plays an important role in product marketing. However‚ it has rarely been considered in traditional recommender systems. In this paper we present a new paradigm of recommender systems which can utilize information in social networks‚ including user preferences‚ item’s general acceptance
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Human Resources: Situations Analysis Report Lit1 Task 2 WGU Tenetra Crawford Three situations were submitted to me for analysis to determine if any federal acts were violated. I have reviewed each situation and below is a brief summary of the specific federal acts that applies to the scenario and if any violations occurred. This report will allow you to determine if any actions are required by department managers to remedy these situations. Situation A The employee in this situation was out on
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The current changes in the public service at this time is very fast and brings with it challenges very different from before. 1.2 Globalization has opened up space for easy access to markets‚ technology‚ capital‚ labor and other inputs. 1.3 Development of information technology gives us the space to deal with the problem in a more rapid‚ transparent and flexible. This gives a space to think about new methods of public servants in relation to its customers aimed at
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Trends Note taking in class requires large amount of data to be summarized into smaller pieces‚ which means many of the details are lost if a professor talks fast. The classroom setting has changed in terms of ease of access to lecture notes through online accounts linked to a school’s network. Students are still required to participate in class and larger classrooms prove a challenge for writing down all the information. The Livescribe 3 smartpen alleviates the issue of information slipping away
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Measurable and relatively permanent change in behavior through experience‚ instruction‚ or study. Whereas individual learning is selective‚ group learning is essentially political its outcomes depend largely on power playing in the group. Learning itself cannot be measured‚ but its results can be. In the words of Harvard Business School psychologist Chris Argyris‚ learning is "detection and correction of error" where an error means "any mismatch between our intentions and what actually happens."
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Over a hundred thousand jobs the U.S. economy has created in the past ten months. It is still below the two hundred thousand needed to drastically bring down the unemployment rate‚ which is around eight percent. The positive we have is income and consumption and GDP growth‚ but it is still growing below trend rates. The housing market still shows little to no sign of life. The high prices of oil are presenting a significant headwind in the U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve still try’s to stimulate
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Psychology and Social Change Week 2 – Study Notes Social Change and Psychology: Psychologists as Change Agents Have you wondered about whether psychologists (as practitioners‚ researchers‚ educators‚ etc) have a role or responsibility in social change movements? This week‚ you will continue to explore the fundamentals of social change‚ but with a specific emphasis on psychology and social change. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this week you will be able to: • Explain psychologist’s
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The Power of the Situation A week of urban mayhem was ignited by the April 29‚ 1992 jury acquittal of four white police officers who were captured on videotape beating black motorist Rodney King. The angry response in South Central produced its own brutal footage‚ most dramatically the live broadcast from a hovering TV news helicopter of two black men striking unconscious with a brick‚ kicking‚ and then dancing over the body of‚ white truck driver Reginald Denny. The final three-day toll
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Savagery is Mankind’s Instinct When Taken Away from Consistency William Golding’s Lord of the Flies casts a pessimistic and grotesque view on human behaviour in the world. Through the novel the symbolism we see how quickly humanity can be changed. It shows the gradual downfall of democracy and the up roar of a power-hungry dictatorship‚ proving that; when man is strained from civilization it leads to savagery and loss of morals which results in inability to self-regulate. During Simon’s vision
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on Twitter. With that mentioned‚ it is without doubt that social media has turned into a part and parcel of our everyday life; making a huge impact on most of us. In a recent statistic report‚ it is stated by Daniells (2012) that on the average‚ there are 3.5 billion pieces of information being shared on popular social media Facebook every single month (para. 3). It demonstrates how frequently used are social media and how powerful social media is as a tool. In addition to affecting individuals
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