63 research outputs found
ABJM Amplitudes in U-gauge and a Soft Theorem
We report progress in computing and analyzing all tree amplitudes in ABJM
theory. Inspired by the isomorphism between the orthogonal Grassmannian and the
pure spinor geometries, we adopt a new gauge, called u-gauge, for evaluating
the orthogonal Grassmannian integral for ABJM amplitudes. We carry out the
integral explicitly for the 8-point amplitude and obtain the complete
supersymmetric amplitude. The physical and spurious poles arise from the
integral as expected from on-shell diagrams. We also derive a double scalar
soft theorem of ABJM amplitudes and verify it for known amplitudes.Comment: 35 pages, 6 figures; v2. minor correction
EPIC: Graph Augmentation with Edit Path Interpolation via Learnable Cost
Graph-based models have become increasingly important in various domains, but
the limited size and diversity of existing graph datasets often limit their
performance. To address this issue, we propose EPIC (Edit Path Interpolation
via learnable Cost), a novel interpolation-based method for augmenting graph
datasets. Our approach leverages graph edit distance to generate new graphs
that are similar to the original ones but exhibit some variation in their
structures. To achieve this, we learn the graph edit distance through a
comparison of labeled graphs and utilize this knowledge to create graph edit
paths between pairs of original graphs. With randomly sampled graphs from a
graph edit path, we enrich the training set to enhance the generalization
capability of classification models. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our
approach on several benchmark datasets and show that it outperforms existing
augmentation methods in graph classification tasks
Entangling three identical particles via spatial overlap
Quantum correlations between identical particles are at the heart of quantum
technologies. Several studies with two identical particles have shown that the
spatial overlap and indistinguishability between the particles are necessary
for generating bipartite entanglement. On the other hand, researches on the
extension to more than two-particle systems are limited by the practical
difficulty to control multiple identical particles in laboratories. In this
work, we propose schemes to generate two fundamental classes of genuine
tripartite entanglement, i.e., GHZ and W classes, which are experimentally
demonstrated with three identical photons. We also show that the tripartite
entanglement class decays from the genuine entanglement to the full
separability as the particles become more distinguishable from each other. Our
results support the prediction that particle indistinguishability is a
fundamental element for entangling identical particles.Comment: 12 pages including appendix, 5 figures. Comments are welcom
An Electrophilic Deguelin Analogue Inhibits STAT3 Signaling in H-Ras-Transformed Human Mammary Epithelial Cells: The Cysteine 259 Residue as a Potential Target
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a point of convergence for numerous oncogenic signals that are often constitutively activated in many cancerous or transformed cells and some stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment. Persistent STAT3 activation in malignant cells stimulates proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, invasion, and tumor-promoting inflammation. STAT3 undergoes activation through phosphorylation on tyrosine 705, which facilitates its dimerization. Dimeric STAT3 translocates to the nucleus, where it regulates the transcription of genes involved in cell proliferation, survival, etc. In the present study, a synthetic deguelin analogue SH48, discovered by virtual screening, inhibited the phosphorylation, nuclear translocation, and transcriptional activity of STAT3 in H-ras transformed human mammary epithelial MCF-10A cells (MCF10A-ras). We speculated that SH48 bearing an alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl group could interact with a thiol residue of STAT3, thereby inactivating this transcription factor. Non-electrophilic analogues of SH48 failed to inhibit STAT3 activation, lending support to the above supposition. By utilizing a biotinylated SH48, we were able to demonstrate the complex formation between SH48 and STAT3. SH48 treatment to MCF10A-ras cells induced autophagy, which was verified by staining with a fluorescent acidotropic probe, LysoTracker Red, as well as upregulating the expression of LC3II and p62. In conclusion, the electrophilic analogue of deguelin interacts with STAT3 and inhibits its activation in MCF10A-ras cells, which may account for its induction of autophagic death.
Adoption of Satellite Offices in Response to a Pandemic: Sustainability and Infection Control
The office environment has changed rapidly due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Companies consider various types of remote work environments to contain the spread of the virus. Among them, a satellite office is a type of remote work environment where a number of employees are allocated to their nearest office. The benefits from satellite offices are twofold: The significant reduction of travel distance also reduces the amount of carbon emission and fuel consumption. In addition, dividing employees into smaller groups significantly reduces the potential risks of infection in the office. This paper addresses a satellite office allocation problem that considers social and environmental sustainability and infection control at work. In order to evaluate the effect of different satellite office allocation, quantitative measures are developed for the following three criteria: carbon emission, fuel consumption, and the probability of infection occurrence at work. Simulation experiments are conducted to investigate different scenarios of regional infection rate and modes of transportation. The results show that adopting satellite offices not only reduces carbon emission and fuel consumption, but also mitigates business disruption in the pandemic
Mathematical Modeling for Risk Averse Firm Facing Loss Averse Customerās Stochastic Uncertainty
To optimize the firmās profit during a finite planning horizon, a dynamic programming model is used to make joint pricing and inventory replenishment decision assuming that customers are loss averse and the firm is risk averse. We model the loss averse customerās demand using the multinomial choice model. In this choice model, we consider the acquisition and transition utilities widely used by a mental accounting theory which also incorporate the reference price and actual price. Then, we show that there is an optimal inventory policy which is base-stock policy depending on the accumulated wealth in each period
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