The intransitive dice kernel: $$\frac{\mathbbm {1}_{x\ge y}-\mathbbm {1}_{x\le y}}{4} - \frac{3(x-y)(1+xy)}{8}$$ by Sah, Ashwin, Sawhney, Mehtaab

“…The proof is based on a reduction to conditional central limit theorems (related to work of Polymath), the use of a “Poissonization” style method to reduce to computations with independent random variables, and the systematic use of switching-based arguments to extract cancellations in Fourier estimates when establishing local limit-type estimates.…”
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Optimization of 3D autologous chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic acid scaffolds to mimic human ear cartilage by Melgar-Lesmes, Pedro, Bosch, Oriol, Zubajlo, Rebecca, Molins, Gemma, Comfort, Sofia, Luque-Saavedra, Ainara, López-Moya, Mario, García-Polite, Fernando, Parri Ferrandis, Francisco José, Rogers, Carolyn, Gelabertó, Agata, Martorell, Jordi, Edelman, Elazer R., Balcells, Mercedes

“…However, PGA scaffolds with different proportions of rabbit chondrocytes and MSC did not grow substantially in two months when subcutaneously implanted in immunosuppressed mice. …”
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Controllable long-term lithium replenishment for enhancing energy density and cycle life of lithium-ion batteries by Liu, Ganxiong, Wan, Wang, Nie, Quan, Zhang, Can, Chen, Xinlong, Lin, Weihuang, Wei, Xuezhe, Huang, Yunhui, Li, Ju, Wang, Chao

“…Placing Li2C4O4 on the separator rather than within the cathode significantly reduces disruptions in conduction pathways and inhibits catalytic reactions with LiFePO4, preventing the formation of carbon residues. When implemented in the LiFePO4||graphite battery system, our approach resulted in an impressive 12.9% capacity improvement in the initial cycle and a remarkable 97.2% capacity retention over 700 cycles, surpassing the comparison group, which exhibited 80% capacity retention after 426 cycles.…”
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All-sky, all-frequency directional search for persistent gravitational waves from Advanced LIGO’s and Advanced Virgo’s first three observing runs by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…However, a broadband analysis is likely to miss narrowband signals as the signal-to-noise ratio of a narrowband signal can be significantly reduced when combined with detector output from other frequencies. …”
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Bursting on a vortex tube with initial axial core-size perturbations by Ji, Lingbo, Van Rees, Wim M.

“…The simulations show that when two twist waves of opposite handedness meet the core expands radially, forming a pair of local ringlike structures with opposite-signed azimuthal vorticity through a process termed vortex bursting. …”
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Design of Reprogrammable, Rotary, Single-Actuator Mechanical Logic Valves for Fluid Diversion by Bessette, Jonathan T., Burcat, Steven, Slocum, Alexander H.

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An Optimal Tradeoff between Entanglement and Copy Complexity for State Tomography by Chen, Sitan, Li, Jerry, Liu, Allen

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Hardness of Range Avoidance and Remote Point for Restricted Circuits via Cryptography by Chen, Yilei, Li, Jiatu

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Lenzen’s Distributed Routing Generalized: A Full Characterization of Constant-Time Routability by Ghaffari, Mohsen, Wang, Brandon

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A Unified Approach to Learning Ising Models: Beyond Independence and Bounded Width by Gaitonde, Jason, Mossel, Elchanan

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Scheduling Jobs with Work-Inefficient Parallel Solutions by Kuszmaul, William, Westover, Alek

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Exploring green gentrification in 28 global North cities: the role of urban parks and other types of greenspaces by Triguero-Mas, Margarita, Anguelovski, Isabelle, Connolly, James J T, Martin, Nick, Matheney, Austin, Cole, Helen V S, Pérez-Del-Pulgar, Carmen, García-Lamarca, Melissa, Shokry, Galia, Argüelles, Lucía, Conesa, David, Gallez, Elsa, Sarzo, Blanca, Beltrán, Miguel Angel, López Máñez, Jesúa, Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín, Oscilowicz, Emilia, Arcaya, Mariana C, Baró, Francesc

“…We also find than in half of our models newly designated nature preserves are negatively associated with gentrification processes, particularly when considering gentrification throughout the 2000s and the 2010s and in the US. …”
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Trends and Variability in Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Ocean Heat Uptake Since 2005 by Hakuba, Maria Z., Fourest, Sébastien, Boyer, Tim, Meyssignac, Benoit, Carton, James A., Forget, Gaël, Cheng, Lijing, Giglio, Donata, Johnson, Gregory C., Kato, Seiji, Killick, Rachel E., Kolodziejczyk, Nicolas, Kuusela, Mikael, Landerer, Felix

“…Here, 21 OHC datasets and ocean heat uptake (OHU) rates are intercompared, providing OHU estimates ranging between 0.40 ± 0.12 and 0.96 ± 0.08 W m−2 (2005–2019), a spread that is slightly reduced when unequal ocean sampling is accounted for, and that is largely attributable to differing source data, mapping methods and quality control procedures. …”
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Inferring passenger responses to urban rail disruptions using smart card data: A probabilistic framework by Mo, Baichuan, Koutsopoulos, Haris N, Zhao, Jinhua

“…We first identify 19 possible response behaviors that passengers may have based on their decision-making times and locations (i.e, the stage of their trips when an incident happened), including transferring to a bus line, canceling trips, waiting, delaying departure time, etc. …”
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Particles in a box: Novel design and evaluation of an adaptable engineering control enclosure for a common split tube furnace to eliminate occupational exposure to refractory ceram... by Janković, Nina Z., Leong, Wei Lee, Ryan, Andrew I., Tantawi, Omar N., Smith, Brian S., Plat, Desiree L.

“…Concentrations of those RCFs were similarly reduced when the enclosure was in place. Technical drawings and specifications of the split tube furnace enclosure design are available for ready recreation and implementation, in light industry or laboratory settings, thereby providing low-cost modification to protect the health of workers and researchers.…”
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The cognitive and neural basis of complex decision-making in the primate brain by Ramadan, Mahdi F.

“…I then use a series of human psychophysical experiments to quantitatively show that humans rely on a heuristic hierarchical strategy to solve the task due to attentional constraints, and when uncertain, flexibly revise their decisions in a computationally rational manner. …”
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification by Turk, Graham

“…Per-kW capacity tariffs (subscription and demand charges) are effective at mitigating EV-driven peaks, especially when paired with TOU energy tariffs. We recommend that regulators separate network charges from energy charges and introduce a per-kW subscription network tariff to collect a portion of the network revenue requirement. …”
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The Policy, People, and Place Impacts of Mining for the Clean Energy Transition in the US by Randall, Abigail Marie

“…The third is an Indigenous lands case study centered around the Thacker Pass lithium mine, which illustrates how a tensions framing is critical when the tradeoff framing has historically risked Indigenous sovereignty over their lands. …”
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Tangible Telepresence: Distributed and Synchronous Tangible Interfaces for Enhancing Interpersonal Connectedness over Time and Space by Choi, Kyung Yun

“…Third, it highlights that complex meanings or detailed information are not essential for strengthening connectedness when mutual awareness is established, as users perceive TeleTangibles as various forms of interaction that reduce the pressure of immediate response while confirming each other's status. …”
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Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…This thesis investigates the response of planetary materials to changing stress fields, and resultant signatures of stress in geophysical properties observable from planetary surfaces. When forces change within rocky and icy layers of planetary bodies, constituent materials of these layers adjust on the microscale; energetically favorable alignment of microstructural materials builds across scales to result in deformation, preferred directions for material transport and wave propagation, and heat release. …”
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