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Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection

Xinyuan Song, Zekun Cai, Liang Zhao

#arXiv #cs.AI
Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection
Rare-event forecasting often depends on interpretable conjunctions: a single keyword, location, or temporal cue may be weak, while their joint occurrence can identify a meaningful precursor. Hierarchical-Task Numerical conjunctive feature Learning (HTNL) selects Numerical Conjunctive Features (NCFs…
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November 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection

Xinyuan Song, Zekun Cai, Liang Zhao

#arXiv #cs.AI
Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection
Rare-event forecasting often depends on interpretable conjunctions: a single keyword, location, or temporal cue may be weak, while their joint occurrence can identify a meaningful precursor. Hierarchical-Task Numerical conjunctive feature Learning (HTNL) selects Numerical Conjunctive Features (NCFs…
arxiv.org
November 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection

Xinyuan Song, Zekun Cai, Liang Zhao

#arXiv #cs.AI
Rethinking Optimization Methods for Hierarchical Feature Selection
Rare-event forecasting often depends on interpretable conjunctions: a single keyword, location, or temporal cue may be weak, while their joint occurrence can identify a meaningful precursor. Hierarchical-Task Numerical conjunctive feature Learning (HTNL) selects Numerical Conjunctive Features (NCFs…
arxiv.org
November 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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New College of Florida officially expects to raise student housing rates 25%+ over the next 4 years.

That seems like a lot.

www.novocollegian.org/blog/ncfs-20...
NCF’s 2026 enrollment falls way short of projections — Novo Collegian Alliance
Earlier this week, New College moved forward a plan to take on $47 million in risky debt. Paying back that debt rests on aggressive enrollment growth projections, but public records obtained by the No...
www.novocollegian.org
November 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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#OceanOpportunities PhD position: Marine Molecular Ecology - Deadline 09 November 2026
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PhD position: Marine Molecular Ecology - Deadline 09 November 2026 - NANO | NF-POGO Alumni Network for the Ocean
The position The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) at the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) is searching for a PhD Fellow to study the molecular ecology of fishes and other communities in the Artic Ocean as a contribution to the national flagship project Arctic Ocean 2050. The candidate will be part of […]
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October 21, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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First session of NCFS Unbound Fall 2026 is tomorrow at 2PM EST!! Link to register in comments!!
October 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 7_1 Heidi Brevik-Zender with Laure Katsaros. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Heidi-Brevik Zender discusses her latest book, Beyond Building: Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France with Laure Katsaros.
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October 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/product-security-bad-practices

AI 대해킹 시대를 대비해, 미 정부는 아예 Memory unsafe language(사실상 C, C++)에서 Memory-safe language로 전환하는 로드맵을 만들라고 정식 권고 하고 있는 상태. 시스템/고성능 프로그래밍에서는 사실상 Rust 외의 선택지가 없음.
Product Security Bad Practices | CISA
This voluntary guidance provides an overview of product security bad practices that are deemed exceptionally risky, particularly for software manufacturers who produce software used in service of critical infrastructure or national critical functions (NCFs).
www.cisa.gov
September 18, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Singapore expands role of WHO collaborating center
A partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Singapore has been expanded to include risk assessment. Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) has been a WHO collaborating center since 1992 focused on food contamination monitoring.
www.foodsafetynews.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Excited for a new series of talks from our friends at the Nineteenth-Century French Studies Association (NCFS) 🎉
September 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Friday, October 16, 2PM Eastern

Beyond Building: Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France

Heidi Brevik- Zender  in conversation with Laure Katsaros

southalabama.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 7_1 Heidi Brevik-Zender with Laure Katsaros. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Heidi-Brevik Zender discusses her latest book, Beyond Building: Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France with Laure Katsaros.
southalabama.zoom.us
September 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Thursday, December 10, 4PM Eastern

Napoleon's Closet: The Emperor, the Priest, and the Men Who Invented Modern Fashion

Margaret Waller in conversation with Brian Martin

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 7_3 Margaret Waller with Brian Martin. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Margaret Waller discusses her book Napoleon's Closet: The Emperor, the Priest, and the Men Who Invented Modern Fashion with Brian Martin
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September 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Thursday, November 19, 2PM Eastern

Rival Modernities: Fin-de-Siècle Celebrity and the United States in the French National Imagination

Venita Datta in conversation with Andrea Goulet

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 7_2 Venita Datta with Andrea Goulet. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Venita Datta presents her new book, Rival Modernities Fin-de-Siècle Celebrity and the United States in the French National Imagination.
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September 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Next-Gen Zinc-I2 Batteries: High Capacity Meets Long-Term Durability
Next-Gen Zinc-I2 Batteries: High Capacity Meets Long-Term Durability
Researchers developed a novel Zn-I₂ battery design using Zn-SA-MoC/NCFs to overcome iodine's limitations, achieving high capacity (230.6 mAh g⁻¹) and durability (90% retention after 20,000 cycles)....
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January 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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11/25
Homework:
Q: What training requirements are in place for accredited labs? What is competency testing? What are the potential impacts when analysts use instruments they are not familiar with nor properly competency tested on?

youtu.be/XsiiIa6bs9I?...

www.justice.gov/ncfs/file/79...
Napoleon Dynamite talks about skills
YouTube video by YESWorksOrg
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December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Is anyone peparing the lawsuits against Trump, fElon, Lutnik, et. al., for violating Standards of Ethical Conduct? www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/... At the DoJ www.justice.gov/ncfs/file/76...
Screenshot of Use of Government Position and Resources Summary for Executive Branch Employees: "USE OF G OV E R N M E N T POSITION AND RESOURCES In order to ensure that your public office is not used for private gain, there are restrictions on your use of the authority associated with your Government position: • Inducement or coercion of benefits. You may not use your Government position to induce or coerce anyone to provide a benefit to you or to another. • Endorsement. You may not use your Government posi tion to suggest that your agency or any part of the execu tive branch endorses organizations (including nonprofits), products, services, or people. • Use of title or agency’s name. Except in limited circum stances (see box), you may not use your Government title or agency’s name to suggest that the agency or any part of the executive branch endorses your personal activities or the activities of..." Screenshot of Use of Government Position and Resources Summary for Executive Branch Employees continued... Screenshot of Departmentof Justice: "Ethics Laws & Regulations for Special Government Employees Most of the ethics restrictions are found in sections 202 to 209 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code and in the standards of conduct for Executive Branch employees at 5 CFR 2635."
March 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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We are delighted to officially welcome the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway as a partner in the EfD network! Read more about this!
#fisheries #aquaculture #research #sustainability #policy #fisheriesmanagement
www.efdinitiative.org/news/arctic-...
Arctic university becomes new EfD partner
The Environment for Development (EfD) initiative is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) at UiT The Arctic University of Norwa
www.efdinitiative.org
June 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Check out the special section of NCFS that Cary Hollingshead-Strick and I co-edited—“Fueling the Nineteenth Century"! It was so great working with all these wonderful authors!🔥🚂⛴️🌲

www.ncfs-journal.org/current-toc
Current Table of Contents | ncfs
www.ncfs-journal.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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I will be speaking on Zoom this Friday, May 2nd with Colin Foss at 14:30 EST/19:30 UK about my book Hustlers in the Ivory Tower as part of the Nineteenth-Century French Studies Unbound series. All welcome! Register here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 5: Episode 5 (rescheduled) Max McGuinness with Colin Foss. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NCFS Unbound 5: Episode 5 (rescheduled) Max McGuinness with Colin Foss. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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April 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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NC Forest Service warns of wildfire risk ahead of spring season #NCnews
NC Forest Service warns of wildfire risk ahead of spring season
NCFS officials say that escaped yard debris burns are the leading cause of wildfires across the state, often because of carelessness.
www.wect.com
February 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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‘SEEK AND DESTORY’: Thursday update on Sunset Road Fire #PortCitynews
‘SEEK AND DESTORY’: Thursday update on Sunset Road Fire
The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) says the fire is covering a total of 1,331 acres and is at 27% containment as of Thursday morning.
www.wect.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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“Firefighting aircraft that respond to wildfires fly low in support of ground personnel. Drones can pose a serious threat to pilot and public safety."
NC Forest Service reminds residents to not fly drones over wildfires
As wildfire season begins, the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) reminds residents to steer clear of flying drones over wildfires.
www.wect.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Another review of my book “Fanfare for a City” just came out—this time in Nineteenth-Century French Studies. The review is by Mark Seto, a musicologist whose work I read and assign often.

www.ncfs-journal.org/mark-seto/se...
Seto on Blaszkiewicz (2023) | ncfs
www.ncfs-journal.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🚫 BURN BAN IN EFFECT – SURRY COUNTY 🚫

The North Carolina Forest Service and the Surry County Fire Marshal’s Office have issued a burn ban on ALL open burning, effective 6:00 PM on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

📞 Questions? Contact: NCFS or Surry County Fire Marshal's Office
March 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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NCFS finally issued a burn ban for all 100 counties in NC
March 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM