Econometrician Explained: Roles, Methods, and Economic Impact

Discover how econometricians use math and statistics to analyze and predict economic trends, serving in finance and academia ...
EurekAlert!

Deterministic streaming algorithms for non-monotone submodular maximization

Research team debuts the first deterministic streaming algorithms for non-monotone submodular maximization, delivering superior approximation ratios with minimal memory and real-time throughput on ...
eLife

Ex vivo and in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 screenings identify the roles of protein N-glycosylation in regulating T-cell activation and functions

This valuable work investigates the role of protein N-glycosylation in regulating T-cell activation and function and suggests that B4GALT1 is a potential target for tumor immunotherapy. The strength ...
IEEE

An Actor-Critic Algorithm with Function Approximation for Risk Sensitive Cost Markov Decision Processes

Abstract: In this paper, we consider the risk-sensitive cost criterion with exponentiated costs for Markov decision processes and develop a model-free policy gradient algorithm in this setting. Unlike ...
IEEE

A Low-Complexity and Reconfigurable Design for Nonlinear Function Approximation in Transformers

Abstract: Nonlinear function approximation plays a critical role in the area efficiency and accuracy of transformer-based hardware accelerators. Functions such as softmax, GELU, SiLU, and layer ...
Frontiers

Humanizing the past: a review on the role of facial approximation in museums and its public perception

Facial approximation in archaeological contexts represents a complex intersection of science, art, and ethics. While these reconstructions offer a unique opportunity to engage the public with the past ...
C&EN

Supervised Learning Algorithm Reveals the Mechanistic Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Biofouling of an Anaerobic Electrochemical Membrane Bioreactor

State Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and ...
Variety

Emma Stone Says ‘Crazy S—’ Got Fed Into Her Algorithms While Prepping for Surprising ‘Eddington’ Role: ‘That Scared Me a Little Bit’

Emma Stone had to learn a lot about conspiracy theories for her role in Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington” — so much so that it started working its way into her social media algorithms. Stone ...