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On the transition to efficiency in Minority Games
The existence of a phase transition with diverging susceptibility in batch
Minority Games (MGs) is the mark of informationally efficient regimes and is
linked to the specifics of the agents' learning rules. Here we study how the
standard scenario is affected in a mixed population game in which agents with
the `optimal' learning rule (i.e. the one leading to efficiency) coexist with
ones whose adaptive dynamics is sub-optimal. Our generic finding is that any
non-vanishing intensive fraction of optimal agents guarantees the existence of
an efficient phase. Specifically, we calculate the dependence of the critical
point on the fraction of `optimal' agents focusing our analysis on three
cases: MGs with market impact correction, grand-canonical MGs and MGs with
heterogeneous comfort levels.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figures; contribution to the special issue "Viewing the
World through Spin Glasses" in honour of David Sherrington on the occasion of
his 65th birthda
Von Neumann's expanding model on random graphs
Within the framework of Von Neumann's expanding model, we study the maximum
growth rate r achievable by an autocatalytic reaction network in which
reactions involve a finite (fixed or fluctuating) number D of reagents. r is
calculated numerically using a variant of the Minover algorithm, and
analytically via the cavity method for disordered systems. As the ratio between
the number of reactions and that of reagents increases the system passes from a
contracting (r1). These results extend the
scenario derived in the fully connected model (D\to\infinity), with the
important difference that, generically, larger growth rates are achievable in
the expanding phase for finite D and in more diluted networks. Moreover, the
range of attainable values of r shrinks as the connectivity increases.Comment: 20 page
A label-free biosensor based on graphene and reduced graphene oxide dual-layer for electrochemical determination of beta-amyloid biomarkers
A label-free biosensor is developed for the determination of plasma-based AÎČ1â42 biomarker in Alzheimerâs disease (AD). The platform is based on highly conductive dual-layer of graphene and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The modification of dual-layer with 1-pyrenebutyric acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (Pyr-NHS) is achieved to facilitate immobilization of H31L21 antibody. The effect of these modifications were studied with morphological, spectral and electrochemical techniques. The response of the biosensor was evaluated using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The data was acquired at a working potential of ~â180 mV and a scan rate of 50 mV sâ1. A low limit of detection (LOD) of 2.398 pM is achieved over a wide linear range from 11 pM to 55 nM. The biosensor exhibits excellent specificity over AÎČ1â40 and ApoE Δ4 interfering species. Thus, it provides a viable tool for electrochemical determination of AÎČ1â42. Spiked human and mice plasmas were used for the successful validation of the sensing platform in bio-fluidic samples. The results obtained from mice plasma analysis concurred with the immunohistochemistry (IHC) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data obtained from brain analysis.This work was financially supported by H2020 MSCA-ITN-ETN BBDiag project under grant no. 721281.Peer reviewe
Dynamic Control of a Novel Planar Cable-Driven Parallel Robot with a Large Wrench Feasible Workspace
Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (CDPRs) are special manipulators where rigid links are replaced with cables. The use of cables offers several advantages over the conventional rigid manipulators, one of the most interesting being their ability to cover large workspaces since cables are easily winded. However, this workspace coverage has its limitations due to the maximum permissible cable tensions, i.e., tension limitations cause a decrease in the Wrench Feasible Workspace (WFW) of these robots. To solve this issue, a novel design based in the addition of passive carriages to the robot frame of three degrees-of-freedom (3DOF) fully-constrained CDPRs is used. The novelty of the design allows reducing the variation in the cable directions and forces increasing the robot WFW; nevertheless, it presents a low stiffness along the x direction. This paper presents the dynamic model of the novel proposal together with a new dynamic control technique, which rejects the vibrations caused by the stiffness loss while ensuring an accurate trajectory tracking. The simulation results show that the controlled system presents a larger WFW than the conventional scheme of the CDPR, maintaining a good performance in the trajectory tracking of the end-effector. The novel proposal presented here can be applied in multiple planar applications
Staying Connected â Interactive Student Learning during the COVID Transition to Remote Learning
Background.
How can we transition courses in one week, while maintaining a similar experience for students? This was probably the initial response by faculty across universities as they transitioned to remote learning, mid-semester, in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Our approach is supported by the ICAP framework which posits that âas activities move from passive to active to constructive to interactive, students undergo different knowledge-change processes and, as a result, learning will increase.â (Chi and Wylie, 2014) Purpose/Hypothesis.
How we could foster studentsâ interactions with course material, instructors, and their peers using collaborative technology and course activities? It was hypothesized that a collaborative environment, coupled with appropriately designed activities, would promote the interactive learning described by the ICAP framework.
Design/Method.
Faculty members used Microsoft Teams (Teams) and Marquette Universityâs Learning Management System Desire2Learn (D2L) for their courses. Each instructor developed student groups to promote peer and instructor engagement via the Teams channel function. Results.
Initial results from Likert 5-point scale responses support three positive findings to this approach: Finding 1 (Instructor Engagement and Student Confidence): Students had a positive reaction to the instructor engagement (4.67 ± 0.6) and student confidence (4.07 ± 1.1). Finding 2 (Consistent Coursework): Students reported the amount of work in courses with the interactive tools was consistent (3.90 ± 1.2) with the in-class experience. Finding 3 (Collaborative Technology): Using collaborative technology (3.84 ± 1.2) enabled the students to successfully interact with their peers.
The survey also provided data on opportunities for improvement for future on-line courses: Opportunity 1 (Communication): Student communication (2.57 ± 1.5) is still a barrier with collaborative technology. Opportunity 2 (On-line Format): Students also reported an overall dislike (2.44 ± 1.4) of the on-line learning format.
Conclusions.
The use of Teams shows that instructor engagement contributes the most to the positive experiences for confidence, consistency, and use of collaborative technology. We believe there are opportunities to develop more advantages than traditional approaches and will provide students an easier transition to industry, which already use these remote communication tools
Criticality in diluted ferromagnet
We perform a detailed study of the critical behavior of the mean field
diluted Ising ferromagnet by analytical and numerical tools. We obtain
self-averaging for the magnetization and write down an expansion for the free
energy close to the critical line. The scaling of the magnetization is also
rigorously obtained and compared with extensive Monte Carlo simulations. We
explain the transition from an ergodic region to a non trivial phase by
commutativity breaking of the infinite volume limit and a suitable vanishing
field. We find full agreement among theory, simulations and previous results.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figure
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