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University of Utah

EducationSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
About: University of Utah is a education organization based out in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 52894 authors who have published 124076 publications receiving 5265834 citations. The organization is also known as: The U & The University of Utah.


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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a nationally recognized licensing framework for AVs, determining appropriate standards for liability, security, and data privacy for personal travel in the United States, which is based on the work of the authors of this paper.
Abstract: Autonomous vehicles (AVs) represent a potentially disruptive yet beneficial change to the transportation system This new technology has the potential to impact vehicle safety, congestion, and travel behavior All told, major social AV impacts in the form of crash savings, travel time reduction, fuel efficiency and parking benefits are estimated to approach $2,000 to per year per AV, and may eventually approach nearly $4,000 when comprehensive crash costs are accounted for Yet barriers to implementation and mass-market penetration remain Initial costs will likely be unaffordable Licensing and testing standards in the US are being developed at the state level, rather than nationally, which may lead to inconsistencies across states Liability details remain undefined, security concerns linger, and without new privacy standards, a default lack of privacy for personal travel may become the norm The impacts and interactions with other components of the transportation system, as well as implementation details, remain uncertain To address these concerns, the federal government should expand research in these areas and create a nationally recognized licensing framework for AVs, determining appropriate standards for liability, security, and data privacy

1,436 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence is summarized that supports the hypothesis that A and T nucleotides are favored at all locations in the D. yakuba mtDNA molecule where these nucleotide are compatible with function.
Abstract: The sequence of the 16,019 nucleotide-pair mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecule ofDrosophila yakuba is presented. This molecule contains the genes for two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, six identified proteins [cytochrome b, cytochrome c oxidase subunits I, II, and III (COI-III), and ATPase subunits 6 and 8] and seven presumptive proteins (URF1-6 and URF4L). Replication originates within a region of 1077 nucleotides that is 92.8% A+T and lacks any open reading frame larger than 123 nucleotides. An equivalent to the sequence found in all mammalian mtDNAs that is associated with initiation of second-strand DNA synthesis is not present inD. yakuba mtDNA. Introns are absent fromD. yakuba mitochondrial genes and there are few (0–31) intergenic nucleotides. The genes found inD. yakuba and mammalian mtDNAs are the same, but there are differences in their arrangement and in the relative proportions of the complementary strands of the molecule that serve as templates for transcription. Although theD. yakuba small and large mitochondrial rRNA genes are exceptionally low in G and C and are shorter than any other metazoan rRNA genes reported, they can be folded into secondary structures remarkably similar to the secondary structures proposed for mammalian mitochondrial rRNAs.D. yakuba mitochondrial tRNA genes, like their mammalian counterparts, are more variable in sequence than nonorganelle tRNAs. In mitochrondrial protein genes ATG, ATT, ATA, and in one case (COI) ATAA appear to be used as translation initiation codons. The only termination codon found in these genes is TAA. In theD. yakuba mitochondrial genetic code, AGA, ATA, and TGA specify serine, isoleucine, and tryptophan, respectively. Fifty-nine types of sense codon are used in theD. yakuba mitochondrial protein genes, but 93.8% of all codons end in A or T. Codon-anticodon interactions may include both G-A and C-A pairing in the wobble position. Evidence is summarized that supports the hypothesis that A and T nucleotides are favored at all locations in theD. yakuba mtDNA molecule where these nucleotides are compatible with function.

1,436 citations

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10 Aug 2015
TL;DR: This work links disparate impact to a measure of classification accuracy that while known, has received relatively little attention and proposes a test for disparate impact based on how well the protected class can be predicted from the other attributes.
Abstract: What does it mean for an algorithm to be biased? In U.S. law, unintentional bias is encoded via disparate impact, which occurs when a selection process has widely different outcomes for different groups, even as it appears to be neutral. This legal determination hinges on a definition of a protected class (ethnicity, gender) and an explicit description of the process.When computers are involved, determining disparate impact (and hence bias) is harder. It might not be possible to disclose the process. In addition, even if the process is open, it might be hard to elucidate in a legal setting how the algorithm makes its decisions. Instead of requiring access to the process, we propose making inferences based on the data it uses.We present four contributions. First, we link disparate impact to a measure of classification accuracy that while known, has received relatively little attention. Second, we propose a test for disparate impact based on how well the protected class can be predicted from the other attributes. Third, we describe methods by which data might be made unbiased. Finally, we present empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of our test for disparate impact and our approach for both masking bias and preserving relevant information in the data. Interestingly, our approach resembles some actual selection practices that have recently received legal scrutiny.

1,434 citations

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TL;DR: FMRI reveals short-term physiological changes associated with active brain functioning, and in this way, fMRI can identify different parts of the brain where particular men-tal processes occur and can characterize the patterns of acti-vation associated with those processes.

1,430 citations

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TL;DR: Bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy reduces the risk of coelomic epithelial cancer and breast cancer in women with BRCA1 or BRCa2 mutations.
Abstract: Background Data concerning the efficacy of bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy for reducing the risk of gynecologic cancer in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations are limited. We investigated whether this procedure reduces the risk of cancers of the coelomic epithelium and breast in women who carry such mutations. Methods A total of 551 women with disease-associated germ-line BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations were identified from registries and studied for the occurrence of ovarian and breast cancer. We determined the incidence of ovarian cancer in 259 women who had undergone bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy and in 292 matched controls who had not undergone the procedure. In a subgroup of 241 women with no history of breast cancer or prophylactic mastectomy, the incidence of breast cancer was determined in 99 women who had undergone bilateral prophylactic oophorectomy and in 142 matched controls. The length of postoperative follow-up for both groups was at least eight years. Results Six women who underwent proph...

1,426 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Bert Vogelstein247757332094
George M. Whitesides2401739269833
Hongjie Dai197570182579
Robert M. Califf1961561167961
Frank E. Speizer193636135891
Yusuke Nakamura1792076160313
David L. Kaplan1771944146082
Marc G. Caron17367499802
George M. Church172900120514
Steven P. Gygi172704129173
Lily Yeh Jan16246773655
Tobin J. Marks1591621111604
David W. Bates1591239116698
Alfred L. Goldberg15647488296
Charles M. Perou156573202951
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023203
2022769
20217,363
20207,015
20196,309
20185,651