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History & Philosophy Of Science
Alistair M. C. Isaac, Dave Ward
Summary: This special issue aims to contribute to the foundational debates on cognitive science by drawing on important precursors to embodied cognition in mid-twentieth century gestalt psychology, its immediate successor ecological psychology, and their dialectical counterpart, phenomenology. Looking back on this history reveals deep commonalities across competing embodied approaches, exposing fundamental tensions that remain unresolved, but also paving the way to a more ecumenical and conciliatory embodied cognitive science.
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Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Jean-Pierre Hamaide, Christian Lerminiaux, Philippe Chanclou, Pierre Sillard
Summary: This special issue includes extensions of tutorials and invited and top-scored optical networking papers that were presented at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2021, held 13-16 September 2021 in Bordeaux, France.
JOURNAL OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wengang Zhang, Zhongqiang Liu, Mohammad Rezania
Summary: The field of geotechnical engineering has undergone a significant transformation in recent years due to the integration of data-driven models and advanced statistical techniques. These innovative approaches have the potential to address critical challenges and revolutionize geotechnical analyses.
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Otorhinolaryngology
Claire Hopkins, Pavol Surda, Abigail Walker, Axel Wolf, Marlene M. Speth, Thomas Jacques, Valerie Hox, Laura Van Gerven, Alfonso Santamaria-Gadea, Christine Segboer, Evelijn Lourijsen, Mario Turri-Zanoni, Caroline Huart, Catherine Rennie, Richard Green, Christine E. Kelly, Andrew Knill, Valerie J. Lund, Wytske J. Fokkens
Summary: EPOS2020 is the latest version of the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps, aiming to provide the most up to date scientifically robust information after critically analyzed by an international group of clinicians and patients. The guidelines offer evidence-based recommendations and care pathways for acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, and for the first time, a separate supplement EPOS4Patients has been produced to provide accessible information for patients.
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Optics
Konstantinos Falaggis, Jannick Rolland, Fabian Duerr, Alexander Sohn
Summary: This feature issue of Optics Express highlights 28 state-of-the-art articles that capture a snapshot of the recent developments in the field of freeform optics. The wide variety of applications presented here demonstrates that freeform optics is a growing and vibrant field with many more innovations to come.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Paolo Toccaceli
Summary: This paper provides an introduction to Conformal Predictors (CP), a machine learning method that produces predictions with a chosen error rate. CPs have the property of validity, which is supported by both asymptotic and finite-sample probabilistic guarantees. They differ from conventional prediction methods by introducing set-valued predictions. CPs do not require assumptions such as priors and are applicable in a wide range of domains. The CP framework is universal and can be applied on top of any machine learning method. The paper also discusses efficient variants of CPs and their applications in imbalanced data sets, as well as provides a survey of the field with relevant references.
PATTERN RECOGNITION
(2022)
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Mathematics
Mark Pollicott, Mariusz Urbanski
Summary: This monograph discusses the general setting of conformal graph directed Markov systems modeled by countable state symbolic subshifts of finite type, considering two classes: attracting and parabolic. Asymptotic counting results for multipliers and diameters associated with preimages or periodic orbits ordered by a natural geometric weighting are proven, as well as Central Limit Theorems describing the distribution of their weights. The new approach is based on spectral properties of complexified Ruelle-Perron-Frobenius operators and Tauberian theorems used in classical problems of prime number theory.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
V. Vatsal
Summary: The primary aim of this study is to construct a series of p-adic families of modular forms of half-integral weight by utilizing Waldspurger's automorphic framework, with the goal of achieving comprehensive and precise results. A secondary objective is to clarify the role of test vectors in elucidating the general formulas for Fourier coefficients of modular forms of half-integral weight in terms of toric periods of the corresponding modular forms of integral weight, as defined by Gross-Prasad. As a result of our work, we extend a classical formula by Shintani and provide precise conditions under which Shintani's lift vanishes. Additionally, we present several results on test vectors for ramified representations that are of independent significance.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Mathematics
Simon Baker
Summary: In this paper, a new approach for studying overlapping iterated function systems is developed, inspired by a famous result in Diophantine approximation. By analyzing the metric properties of limsup sets, the overlapping behavior of iterated function systems can be distinguished, leading to important results.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Mathematics
[Anonymous]
Summary: The Airy line ensemble is a system of random continuous curves indexed by positive integers, with finite dimensional distributions given by the multi-line Airy process. These curves have the Brownian Gibbs property, and comparing them with curves after affine shift and Brownian bridge, we prove the finiteness of a superpolynomially growing bound on Radon-Nikodym derivatives, as well as determine the value of a natural exponent describing the decay in probability for the existence of several near geodesics in Brownian last passage percolation.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
[Anonymous]
Summary: The paper discusses connected smooth projective curves of genus g and their analogous properties in nonarchimedean geometry. By tropicalization, the curve can be mapped into tropical projective space through a homeomorphism that preserves integral structures. It is demonstrated that under certain conditions, global sections of L can faithfully tropicalize Gamma.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Mathematics
[Anonymous]
Summary: We study the lower bounds of multilinear operators with Gaussian kernels acting on Lebesgue spaces. We propose natural conditions for computing the optimal constant by examining centered Gaussian functions only, and we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for this constant to be positive. Our work serves as a counterpart to Lieb's results on maximizers of multilinear operators with real Gaussian kernels, known as the multidimensional Brascamp-Lieb inequality. It unifies and extends several inverse inequalities.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
[Anonymous]
Summary: The study focused on solutions of combined power-type nonlinear Schrodinger equations with energy-critical growth slightly above the ground state threshold at low frequencies, leading to the development of the so-called nine-set theory by Nakanishi and Schlag.
MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
M. M. A. C. Moreira, I. N. Soares, Y. A. O. Assagra, F. S. I. Sousa, T. M. Nordi, D. M. Dourado, R. H. Gounella, J. P. Carmo, R. A. C. Altafim, R. A. P. Altafim
Summary: Piezoelectrets are polymeric structures with electric charged internal cavities, demonstrating high piezoelectric coefficient. Different manufacturing methods offer some degree of freedom in controlling the geometric shape of the internal cavities. This report summarizes the production methods and commonly used materials for piezoelectrets.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Helen I. Zgurskaya
Summary: Biological membranes act as permeability barriers that regulate the transport of molecules between the inside and outside of cells. Insights into the structure and function of these membranes are crucial for the development of effective therapeutic interventions.
