In this paper we propose an architecture for using crossorganization information sharing to identify members of a group of hosts enslaved for malicious purposes on the Internet. We root our system in so-called “detectives”— savvy network monitors like sophisticated intrusion detection systems or honeyfarms that have a deep understanding of malicious behavior. We augment information from these d...

This review of women's participation in the legal system as expert witnesses examines the empirical literature on the perceived credibility and persuasiveness of women compared with men experts. The effects of expert gender are complex and sometimes depend on the circumstances of the case. Some studies find no differences, some find favorable effects for women and others for men, and still othe...

OBJECTIVE An increasing number of general psychiatrists are acting as expert witnesses in the legal system. The purpose of this article is to help psychiatrists who are interested in doing forensic work by informing them of the risks entailed. METHOD The author reviews the medical and legal literature about expert witness immunity. RESULTS The author explains the traditional concept of expe...

In this work, we show a correspondence between linear support vector machines (SVMs) and entanglement witnesses, use to generate witnesses for bipartite tripartite qubit (and qudit) target entangled states. An SVM allows the construction of hyperplane that clearly delineates separable states state; is weighted sum observables (``features'') whose coefficients are optimized during training SVM. ...

Background Surgical treatment of Jehovah’s witnesses, even if elective, is a difficult situation for the surgeon from a clinical, deontological and ethical point of view. Any lesion or the death of the patient can result in civil and penal consequences for the surgeon and the anesthetist. The aim of the present study was to present our experience regarding operative mortality and early clinical...