scholarly journals Detecting and Analyzing Collusive Entities on YouTube

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Hridoy Sankar Dutta ◽  
Mayank Jobanputra ◽  
Himani Negi ◽  
Tanmoy Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
True Positive Rate ◽  
Similarity Score ◽  
Series Data ◽  
True Positive ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Feature Extractor ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
Illegal Activities

YouTube sells advertisements on the posted videos, which in turn enables the content creators to monetize their videos. As an unintended consequence, this has proliferated various illegal activities such as artificial boosting of views, likes, comments, and subscriptions. We refer to such videos (gaining likes and comments artificially) and channels (gaining subscriptions artificially) as “collusive entities.” Detecting such collusive entities is an important yet challenging task. Existing solutions mostly deal with the problem of spotting fake views, spam comments, fake content, and so on, and oftentimes ignore how such fake activities emerge via collusion. Here, we collect a large dataset consisting of two types of collusive entities on YouTube— videos submitted to gain collusive likes and comment requests and channels submitted to gain collusive subscriptions. We begin by providing an in-depth analysis of collusive entities on YouTube fostered by various blackmarket services . Following this, we propose models to detect three types of collusive YouTube entities: videos seeking collusive likes, channels seeking collusive subscriptions, and videos seeking collusive comments. The third type of entity is associated with temporal information. To detect videos and channels for collusive likes and subscriptions, respectively, we utilize one-class classifiers trained on our curated collusive entities and a set of novel features. The SVM-based model shows significant performance with a true positive rate of 0.911 and 0.910 for detecting collusive videos and collusive channels, respectively. To detect videos seeking collusive comments, we propose CollATe , a novel end-to-end neural architecture that leverages time-series information of posted comments along with static metadata of videos. CollATe is composed of three components: metadata feature extractor (which derives metadata-based features from videos), anomaly feature extractor (which utilizes the time-series data to detect sudden changes in the commenting activity), and comment feature extractor (which utilizes the text of the comments posted during collusion and computes a similarity score between the comments). Extensive experiments show the effectiveness of CollATe  (with a true positive rate of 0.905) over the baselines.

Farm Income

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-74
Author(s):  
A. Narayanamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Rainfed Condition ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Rainfed Conditions ◽  
Irrigated Crops

It is often argued that irrigated crops generate more income than rainfed or less irrigated crops. How far does this perception hold true? Utilizing the time series data on cost of cultivation, chapter 3 provides an in-depth analysis of the economics of five important crops, namely bajra, maize, gram, groundnut, and cotton grown under irrigated and rainfed/less irrigated states. Rejecting the age-old argument, this chapter shows that there is no marked difference in the profitability of cereal crops between irrigated and rainfed conditions. The chapter also underlines the reasons as to why irrigated crops were unable to generate significantly more income than those crops cultivated under rainfed condition.

scholarly journals Extracting Nonlinear Dynamics from Psychological and Behavioral Time Series Through HAVOK Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Glenn Moulder ◽  
Elena Martynova ◽  
Steven M. Boker
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Unified Framework ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamical ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Analysis Of Time Series

Analytical methods derived from nonlinear dynamical systems, complexity, and chaos theories offer researchers a framework for in-depth analysis of time series data. However, relatively few studies involving time series data obtained from psychological and behavioral research employ such methods. This paucity of application is due to a lack of general analysis frameworks for modeling time series data with strong nonlinear components. In this article, we describe the potential of Hankel alternative view of Koopman (HAVOK) analysis for solving this issue. HAVOK analysis is a unified framework for nonlinear dynamical systems analysis of time series data. By utilizing HAVOK analysis, researchers may model nonlinear time series data in a linear framework while simultaneously reconstructing attractor manifolds and obtaining a secondary time series representing the amount of nonlinear forcing occurring in a system at any given time. We begin by showing the mathematical underpinnings of HAVOK analysis and then show example applications of HAVOK analysis for modeling time series data derived from real psychological and behavioral studies.

scholarly journals Development of a Machine-Learning-Based Classifier for the Identification of Head and Body Impacts in Elite Level Australian Rules Football Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Goodin ◽  
Andrew J. Gardner ◽  
Nasim Dokani ◽  
Ben Nizette ◽  
Saeed Ahmadizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Football Players ◽  
True Positive ◽  
Ground Truth Data ◽  
Australian Rules Football ◽  
Elite Level

Background: Exposure to thousands of head and body impacts during a career in contact and collision sports may contribute to current or later life issues related to brain health. Wearable technology enables the measurement of impact exposure. The validation of impact detection is required for accurate exposure monitoring. In this study, we present a method of automatic identification (classification) of head and body impacts using an instrumented mouthguard, video-verified impacts, and machine-learning algorithms.Methods: Time series data were collected via the Nexus A9 mouthguard from 60 elite level men (mean age = 26.33; SD = 3.79) and four women (mean age = 25.50; SD = 5.91) from the Australian Rules Football players from eight clubs, participating in 119 games during the 2020 season. Ground truth data labeling on the captures used in this machine learning study was performed through the analysis of game footage by two expert video reviewers using SportCode and Catapult Vision. The visual labeling process occurred independently of the mouthguard time series data. True positive captures (captures where the reviewer directly observed contact between the mouthguard wearer and another player, the ball, or the ground) were defined as hits. Spectral and convolutional kernel based features were extracted from time series data. Performances of untuned classification algorithms from scikit-learn in addition to XGBoost were assessed to select the best performing baseline method for tuning.Results: Based on performance, XGBoost was selected as the classifier algorithm for tuning. A total of 13,712 video verified captures were collected and used to train and validate the classifier. True positive detection ranged from 94.67% in the Test set to 100% in the hold out set. True negatives ranged from 95.65 to 96.83% in the test and rest sets, respectively.Discussion and conclusion: This study suggests the potential for high performing impact classification models to be used for Australian Rules Football and highlights the importance of frequencies <150 Hz for the identification of these impacts.

Farm Profitability in Andhra Pradesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 184-206
Author(s):  
A. Narayanamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Farm Profitability ◽  
Over Time

This chapter addresses the issue of farm profitability specific to Andhra Pradesh, one of the large agricultural states in India. Farmers in general and in Andhra Pradesh in particular are passing through a painful phase with widespread indebtedness and high proportion of farm suicides during the last two decades. What is the cause this crisis? Is it because of low remuneration from crops? Although a large number of studies have attempted to study the possible reasons for this unprecedented crisis, the issue of profit from crop cultivation covering longer period of data and crops has not been studied in detail. Utilizing time series data from eight important crops, chapter 8 examines whether farmers reap any steady profits over time. Further, it also provides an in-depth analysis of how many years farmers were able to harvest profit especially in relation to cost C2 since seventies.

Graphical Exploratory Data Analysis for Categorical Longitudinal and Time Series Data

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Tueller ◽  
Richard A. Van Dorn ◽  
Georgiy Bobashev ◽  
Barry Eggleston
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Data Analysis ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Exploratory Data

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Nilai Tukar Dollar Amerika Serikat Terhadap Rupiah Tahun 2000–2013

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-191
Author(s):  
Rizki Rahma Kusumadewi ◽  
Wahyu Widayat
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Money Supply ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Arch Model ◽  
United States Dollar ◽  
The Exchange Rate

Exchange rate is one tool to measure a country’s economic conditions. The growth of a stable currency value indicates that the country has a relatively good economic conditions or stable. This study has the purpose to analyze the factors that affect the exchange rate of the Indonesian Rupiah against the United States Dollar in the period of 2000-2013. The data used in this study is a secondary data which are time series data, made up of exports, imports, inflation, the BI rate, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the money supply (M1) in the quarter base, from first quarter on 2000 to fourth quarter on 2013. Regression model time series data used the ARCH-GARCH with ARCH model selection indicates that the variables that significantly influence the exchange rate are exports, inflation, the central bank rate and the money supply (M1). Whereas import and GDP did not give any influence.

An Anomaly Detection Method with Exemplar Subsequence for Time Series Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-372
Author(s):  
Takaaki Nakamura ◽  
Makoto Imamura ◽  
Masashi Tatedoko ◽  
Norio Hirai
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Anomaly Detection ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Series Data

The Comparison of Land Subsidence between East and West Side of Bangkok, Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Angkana Pumpuang ◽  
Anuphao Aobpaet
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Industrial Estates ◽  
Vertical Displacements ◽  
Land Deformation ◽  
Extensive Farming ◽  
Chao Phraya River ◽  
Set Up

The land deformation in line of sight (LOS) direction can be measured using time series InSAR. InSAR can successfully measure land subsidence based on LOS in many big cities, including the eastern and western regions of Bangkok which is separated by Chao Phraya River. There are differences in prosperity between both sides due to human activities, land use, and land cover. This study focuses on the land subsidence difference between the western and eastern regions of Bangkok and the most possible cause affecting the land subsidence rates. The Radarsat-2 single look complex (SLC) was used to set up the time series data for long term monitoring. To generate interferograms, StaMPS for Time Series InSAR processing was applied by using the PSI algorithm in DORIS software. It was found that the subsidence was more to the eastern regions of Bangkok where the vertical displacements were +0.461 millimetres and -0.919 millimetres on the western and the eastern side respectively. The districts of Nong Chok, Lat Krabang, and Khlong Samwa have the most extensive farming area in eastern Bangkok. Besides, there were also three major industrial estates located in eastern Bangkok like Lat Krabang, Anya Thani and Bang Chan Industrial Estate. By the assumption of water demand, there were forty-eight wells and three wells found in the eastern and western part respectively. The number of groundwater wells shows that eastern Bangkok has the demand for water over the west, and the pumping of groundwater is a significant factor that causes land subsidence in the area.Keywords: Subsidence, InSAR, Radarsat-2, Bangkok

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