570 research outputs found
Rover: A virtual reality puzzle game about creating an experience that helps the player rediscover something about themselves, like dream and family.
With the development of virtual reality technology, VR is currently replacing old systems and modifying practices and processes in many fields, such as automotive, healthcare, training and psychological therapies (Salanitri et al., 2018). Amongst these fields, the industry of games particularly enjoys an increasingly mature technique in virtual reality technology. It is in no small part because such technology provides an immersive experience during the games, and it in turn enhances players’ comprehension upon the affections incurred in the games. Encountered with such an emerging visual carrier, many products and programs await creation. Throughout this project, motion patterns and visual presentations in the world of games are critically discussed, as well as the distinctive values that are communicated via a combination between virtual reality technology and the view of first person. To present this, players will be provided with inspirations to re-discover themselves from aspects or a dream or a memory
Multidimensional Graph Neural Networks for Wireless Communications
Graph neural networks (GNNs) have been shown promising in improving the
efficiency of learning communication policies by leveraging their permutation
properties. Nonetheless, existing works design GNNs only for specific wireless
policies, lacking a systematical approach for modeling graph and selecting
structure. Based on the observation that the mismatched permutation property
from the policies and the information loss during the update of hidden
representations have large impact on the learning performance and efficiency,
in this paper we propose a unified framework to learn permutable wireless
policies with multidimensional GNNs. To avoid the information loss, the GNNs
update the hidden representations of hyper-edges. To exploit all possible
permutations of a policy, we provide a method to identify vertices in a graph.
We also investigate the permutability of wireless channels that affects the
sample efficiency, and show how to trade off the training, inference, and
designing complexities of GNNs. We take precoding in different systems as
examples to demonstrate how to apply the framework. Simulation results show
that the proposed GNNs can achieve close performance to numerical algorithms,
and require much fewer training samples and trainable parameters to achieve the
same learning performance as the commonly used convolutional neural networks
Emerald Ash Borer and the application of biological control in Virginia
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis; EAB) is an invasive wood-boring beetle whose larvae feed on ash phloem. After only 1-5 years of infestation, the larvae create extensive tunnels under the bark that disrupt the tree’s ability to transport water and nutrients, which eventually girdles and kills the tree. Since 2008, EAB has spread to all but the eastern-most counties in Virginia. Bological control is one strategy to limit EAB populations. In this project we study control by native agents (woodpeckers) and imported agents (parasitoid wasps).
Mathematical models of host-parasitoid interactions and simulations based on both models and field studies will be presented. Our novel contribution extends the basic Nicholson-Bailey model to a partial refuge system, realized in Virginia where EAB infests both ash and white fringetrees with fringetrees less attractive to the parasitoids. We determine ranges for model parameters that result in stable equilibrium populations
Role of crystal-field-splitting and longe-range-hoppings on superconducting pairing symmetry of LaNiO
We study the bilayer two-orbital model for superconducting pairing symmetry
of LaNiO under pressure. By combining density-functional-theory
(DFT), maximally-localized-Wannier-function, and linearized Eliashberg equation
with random-phase-approximation, we find that the superconducting pairing
symmetry of LaNiO is robustly if its DFT band structure is
accurately reproduced in the downfolded model. We further show that fine-tuning
of crystal-field-splitting between two Ni- orbitals qualitatively affects
superconducting pairing symmetry of the bilayer two-orbital model, which
changes from to as the crystal-field-splitting exceeds a
critical value. When the model only includes nearest-neighbor and
second-nearest-neighbor hoppings, the crystal-field-splitting obtained by
fitting to the DFT band structure is larger than the critical value and thus
leads to superconducting pairing symmetry. When all nonzero
long-range-hoppings are also included in the model, the fitted
crystal-field-splitting is reduced and smaller than the critical value, which
makes superconducting pairing symmetry more favorable than
symmetry. Our work demonstrates that in downfolded effective models, the
details of band structure can play a crucial role in determining pairing
symmetry in multi-orbital unconventional superconductors (such as
LaNiO).Comment: 11 pages and 4 figure
Nutrient Resorption and Stoichiometric Characteristics of Wuyi Rock Tea Cultivars
Nutrient resorption is an important strategy for plants to retain critical nutrients from senesced leaves and plays important roles in nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity. As a main economic crop and soil and water conservation species, Wuyi Rock tea has been widely planted in Fujian Province, China. However, foliar nutrient resorptions of Wuyi Rock tea cultivars have not been well quantified. In this study, three Wuyi Rock tea cultivars (Wuyi Jingui, Wuyi Rougui, and Wuyi Shuixian) were selected in the Wuyishan National Soil and Water Conservation, Science and Technology Demonstration Park. Resorption efficiencies of nitrogen (NRE), phosphorus (PRE), and potassium (KRE) along with their stoichiometric characteristics were determined. PRE of the three tea cultivars was significantly higher than KRE and NRE, indicating that tea cultivars were P limited due to low P availability for the tea growth. With the exception of Wuyi Rougui, leaf N and P contents of the other two cultivars (Wuyi Jingui and Wuyi Shuixian) had strong homeostasis under the changing soil environments. Leaf thickness and specific leaf area were positively and significantly correlated with KRE, and total chlorophyll concentration was positively correlated with NRE, indicating that leaf functional traits can be used as indicators for nutrient resorption status. Wuyi Rock tea cultivars had strong adaptabilities to the environments and had high carbon sequestration capabilities; thus, they and could be introduced into nutrient-poor mountainous areas for both economic benefits and soil and water conservation
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