Whether-Weather

The WhetherWeather project is a comprehensive weather and traffic forecasting system that provides real-time insights and predictions. It utilizes Python programming language and various data sources, including Inrix data for traffic information and weather data from Meteostat. The system employs machine learning techniques, specifically XGBoost, to train models on historical data. Once trained, the models can accurately forecast traffic conditions based on weather data. To visualize the results, a Flask API is available, allowing users to access the system\u27s functionalities through a web interface. For more information and to access the WhetherWeather website, visit WhetherWeather.org

The universality of poetry in Aristotle’s Poetics

This paper considers three questions arising out of Aristotle's statement that poetry is concerned with the universal. First, what does it mean? Secondly, what constraints does it impose on the construction of (in particular) tragic plots? This question is considered with special reference to the possible role of chance in tragedy. Thirdly, why is poetry concerned with the universal— that is, why is poetry such that these constraints are appropriate? In chapter 9 of the Poetics Aristotle states that poetry is concerned with the universal. In this paper I shall consider three questions arising out of this statement. First, what does it mean? Secondly, what constraints does it impose on the construction of (in particular) tragic plots? I shall consider this question with special reference to the possible role of chance in tragedy. Thirdly, why is poetry concerned with the universal—that is, why is poetry such that these constraints are appropriate

Efficient stochastic Hessian estimation for full waveform inversion

In this abstract we present a method that allows arbitrary elements of the approximate Hessian to be estimated simultaneously. Preliminary theoretical and numerical investigations suggest that the number of forward models required for this procedure does not increase with the number of shots. As the number of shots increases this means that the cost of estimating these approximate Hessian entries becomes negligible relative to the cost of calculating the gradient. The most obvious application would be to estimate the diagonal of the approximate hessian. This can then be used as a very inexpensive preconditioner for optimization procedures, such as the truncated Newton method

Transient mantle cooling linked to regional volcanic shut-down and early rifting in the North Atlantic Igneous Province

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Selection Criteria for the Radical Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

There are over 14,000 newly diagnosed rectal cancers per year in the United Kingdom of which between 50 and 64 percent are locally advanced (T3/T4) at presentation. Pelvic exenterative surgery was first described by Brunschwig in 1948 for advanced cervical cancer, but early series reported high morbidity and mortality. This approach was later applied to advanced primary rectal carcinomas with contemporary series reporting 5-year survival rates between 32 and 66 percent and to recurrent rectal carcinoma with survival rates of 22–42%. The Swansea Pelvic Oncology Group was established in 1999 and is involved in the assessment and management of advanced pelvic malignancies referred both regionally and UK wide. This paper will set out the selection, assessment, preparation, surgery, and outcomes from pelvic exenterative surgery for locally advanced primary rectal carcinomas

Superconducting Gatemon Qubit based on a Proximitized Two-Dimensional Electron Gas

The coherent tunnelling of Cooper pairs across Josephson junctions (JJs) generates a nonlinear inductance that is used extensively in quantum information processors based on superconducting circuits, from setting qubit transition frequencies and interqubit coupling strengths, to the gain of parametric amplifiers for quantum-limited readout. The inductance is either set by tailoring the metal-oxide dimensions of single JJs, or magnetically tuned by parallelizing multiple JJs in superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) with local current-biased flux lines. JJs based on superconductor-semiconductor hybrids represent a tantalizing all-electric alternative. The gatemon is a recently developed transmon variant which employs locally gated nanowire (NW) superconductor-semiconductor JJs for qubit control. Here, we go beyond proof-of-concept and demonstrate that semiconducting channels etched from a wafer-scale two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) are a suitable platform for building a scalable gatemon-based quantum computer. We show 2DEG gatemons meet the requirements by performing voltage-controlled single qubit rotations and two-qubit swap operations. We measure qubit coherence times up to ~2 us, limited by dielectric loss in the 2DEG host substrate

Legumes are the key to increasing productivity at ‘Inverary’, a summer moist hill/high country farm in mid-Canterbury

About half the 4250 ha of Inverary is undeveloped mountain land above 750 m a.s.l. There are 300 ha of river flats, where lucerne and winter feed crops are grown, and 300 ha conventional grass/clover pastures. Limited areas of clover/plantain and winter feed crops have been established at ~700 m a.s.l. on easy rolling country. The 1600 ha of steep country, dominated by browntop, gives low spring and high summer production that is difficult to manage. In 2009, there were no lucerne or legume rich pastures. The legume emphasis increased animal productivity through improved lambing and lamb weight sold per ewe. Total lamb meat production lifted from 230,113 kg in 2009 to 245,039 kg in 2020, despite 1000 fewer ewes. The current sheep to cattle ratio is 60:40 with 13,000 stock units being wintered. Pre-development, a major shortage of nutritious forage in early spring was compounded by difficulty controlling reproductive grass in summer and autumn. In 2016, total production of legume dominant pastures was 40% more than sown grass/clover pastures with limited nitrogen fertiliser (15 vs. 11 t DM/ha/year). In early spring, legumes had higher growth rates of conventional grass/clover pastures (90 vs. 44 kg DM/ha/day), whereas browntop dominant hill pastures grew 10 kg DM/ha/d and 5 t DM/ha/yr

Timing, Duration, and Pathways of Harlequin Duck Migration to Pacific Molting and Wintering Areas

The core breeding range for Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) in western North America extends from Alaska, and south through the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia. Smaller breeding populations exist in southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. Each state and province in these areas has identified the Harlequin Duck as a species of conservation priority, given its small and isolated populations, its specific nesting requirements, and changes in abundance or distribution. Conservation objectives for all areas have identified the importance of mapping migration routes that connect breeding sites to Pacific coast molting and wintering locations, as well as determining migration timing, duration, habitat use, and stopover sites. In spring 2016, we captured Harlequin Duck pairs on breeding streams and surgically implanted satellite transmitters in the males and attached geolocators to the leg bands of females. We marked 18 harlequin pairs (Alberta = 10 (minus one female), Montana = 5, Wyoming = 2, Washington = 1). Migration initiation dates varied by breeding areas and occurred from June 3 to July 10. Male migration lasted between 1-17 days and stopovers occurred approximately half-way to the coast and included rivers, mountain streams, and lakes. They arrived at their molting areas between June 5-July 24 and these areas ranged from southeast Alaska to northwestern Washington. The majority (71%) of harlequins departed molt locations to differing winter locations. Efforts will be made to retrieve the geolocators from females in spring 2017 to compare locations between males and females from different devices

Reconstruction of the diapsid ancestral genome permits chromosome evolution tracing in avian and non-avian dinosaurs

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