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Neural architecture search (NAS), as a subfield of automated machine learning, can design neural network models with better performance than manual design. However, the energy and time consumptions of conventional software‐based NAS are huge, hindering its development and applications. Herein, 4 Mb phase change memory (PCM) chips are first fabricated that enable two key in‐memory computing operations—in‐memory multiply‐accumulate (MAC) and in‐memory rank for efficient NAS. The impacts of the coating layer material are systematically analyzed for the blade‐type heating electrode on the device uniformity and in turn NAS performance. The random weights in the searched network architecture can be fine‐tuned in the last stage. With 512 × 512 arrays based on 40 nm CMOS process, the PCM‐based NAS has achieved 25–53× smaller model size and better performance than manually designed networks and improved the energy and time efficiency by 4779× and 123×, respectively, compared with NAS running on graphic processing unit (GPU). This work can expand the hardware accelerated in‐memory operators, and significantly extend the applications of in‐memory computing enabled by nonvolatile memory in advanced machine learning tasks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The information in the real world often contains many properties such as fuzziness, randomness, and approximation. Although existing linguistic collections attempt to solve these problems, with the emergence of more and more constraints and challenges, this information cannot fully express the problem, leading to an increasing demand for methods that can contain multiple uncertain information. In this paper, we comprehensively consider the various characteristics of information including membership degree, credibility and approximation based on rough sets, and propose the concept of χ -linguistic sets (χ LSs), which depend on original data rather than prior knowledge and effectively solve the problem of incomplete information representation. At the same time, the corresponding theories such as the comparison method and operational rules have also been proposed. Subsequently, we construct a new χ -linguistic VIKOR (χ LVIKOR) method for multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problem with χ LSs, and apply it to the risk assessment of COVID-19. Through comparative analysis, we discuss the effectiveness and superiority of χ LSs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For a real-valued function f on a metric measure space (X, d, μ) the Hardy-Littlewood centered-ball maximal-function of f is given by the 'supremumnorm': ... In this note, we replace the supremum-norm on parameters r by Lp-norm with weight w on parameters r and define Hardy-Littlewood integral-function Ip,wf. It is shown that Ip,wf converges pointwise to Mf as p → ∞. Boundedness of the sublinear operator Ip,w and continuity of the function Ip,wf in case that X is a Lie group, d is a left-invariant metric, and μ is a left Haar-measure (resp. right Haar-measure) are studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main focus of this paper is on establishing inequalities for the norm and numerical radius of various operators applied to a power series with the complex coefficients h (λ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ a k λ k and its modified version h a (λ) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ | a k | λ k . The convergence of h (λ) is assumed on the open disk D (0 , R) , where R is the radius of convergence. Additionally, we explore some operator inequalities related to these concepts. The findings contribute to our understanding of operator behavior in bounded operator spaces and offer insights into norm and numerical radius inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consider the power series with complex coefficients h (z) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ a k z k and its modified version h a (z) = ∑ k = 0 ∞ | a k | z k . In this article, we explore the application of certain Hölder-type inequalities for deriving various inequalities for operators acting on the aforementioned power series. We establish these inequalities under the assumption of the convergence of h (z) on the open disk D (0 , ρ) , where ρ denotes the radius of convergence. Additionally, we investigate the norm and numerical radius inequalities associated with these concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – Using real-time support systems may help operators in road construction to improve paving and compaction operations. Nowadays, these systems transform from descriptive to prescriptive systems. Prescriptive or operator guidance systems propose operators actionable compaction strategies and guidance, based on the data collected. It is investigated how these systems mediate the perceptions and actions of operators in road pavement practice. Design/methodology/approach – A case study is conducted on the specific application of an operator guidance system in a road pavement project. In this case study, comprehensive information is presented regarding the process of converting input in the form of data from cameras and sensors into useful output. The ways in which the operator guidance systems translate data into actionable guidance for operators are analyzed from the technological mediation perspective. Findings – Operator guidance systems mediate actions of operators physically, cognitively and contextually. These different types of action mediation are related to preconditions for successful implementation and use of these systems. Coercive interventions only succeed if there is widespread agreement among the operators. Persuasive interventions are most effective when collective and individual interests align. Contextual influence relates to designs of the operator guidance systems that determine human-technology interactions when using them. Originality/value – This is the first study that analyzes the functioning of an operator guidance system using the technological mediation approach. It adds a new perspective on the interaction between this system and its users in road pavement practice.

Despite the substantial literature and human factors guidance, evaluators report challenges in selecting cognitive workload measures for the evaluation of complex human–technology systems. A review of 32 articles found that self-report measures and secondary tasks were systematically sensitive to human–system interface conditions and correlated with physiological measures. Therefore, including a self-report measure of cognitive workload is recommended when evaluating human–system interfaces. Physiological measures were mainly used in method studies, and future research must demonstrate the utility of these measures for human–system evaluation in complex work settings. However, indexes of physiological measures showed promise for cognitive workload assessment. The review revealed a limited focus on the measurement of excessive cognitive workload, although this is a key topic in nuclear process control. To support human–system evaluation of adequate cognitive workload, future research on behavioural measures may be useful in the identification and analysis of underload and overload. This review provides background for the selection of cognitive workload measures for the evaluation of complex human–technology systems and identifies future research needs for applied cognitive workload assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The World Bank has reported that over one billion individuals have a disability, implying that almost fifteen percent of the global inhabitants are susceptible to undergoing levels of discrimination, especially in employment. This issue may prevail on a manufacturing shop floor, whereby a wave of standardisation dominates such as in the design of shop floor workstations. Despite advances made in the literature, people with disabilities are still siloed from manufacturing. Consequently, the aim of this research work was to analyse literature's current state of the art on the design of workstations for operators with disabilities within the context of Industry 5.0, where sustainability, human-centricity, and resilience are upheld. The study employed a systematic review of 69 publications from Scopus and Google Scholar published between 2013 and 2023, adhering to the updated PRISMA guidelines to identify the major research gaps. The review contributes an understanding of the current academic and industrial limitations such as the absence of social applicability of Industry 4.0 technology, the rift between academic knowhow and industrial implementation, and the lack of alignment with the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Additionally, the review uncovered an absence in work bridging four disciplines together: workstation design, Industry 5.0, sustainability, and disability. An unprecedented understanding of the interdependency between all four disciplines within the remit of smart, sustainable, and inclusive manufacturing workstations is contributed. This review proposes directions amidst the four most relevant SDGs—SDGs 8, 9, 10, and 12 to the topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water treatment plant operators need to understand federal and state laws as well as the standards that apply to water treatment systems. They should also understand how drinking water regulations are administered and why compliance is essential to providing safe drinking water to the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Whilst some research has explored the impact of COVID-19 on gambling behaviour, little is yet known about online search behaviours for gambling during this period. The current study explored gambling-related online searches before, during and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.We also assessed whether search trends were related to Gambling Commission behavioural data over the same period. Methods: Google Trends™ search data, covering thirty months from January 2020 to June 2022, for five gambling activities and five gambling operators were downloaded. Graphical displays of the weekly relative search values over this period were then produced to visualise trends in search terms, with key dates in COVID-19 policy and sporting events highlighted. Cross-correlations between seasonally adjusted monthly search data and behavioural indices were conducted. Results: Sharp increases in internet searches for poker, slots, and bingo were evident during the first lockdown in the UK, with operator searches sharply decreasing over this period. No changes in gambling activity searches were highlighted during subsequent lockdowns, although small increases in operator-based searches were detected. Strong positive correlations were found between search data and industry data for sports betting and poker but not for slots. Conclusions: Google Trends™ data may act as an indicator of population-level gambling behaviour. Substitution of preferred gambling activities for others may have occurred during the first lockdown when opportunities for sports betting were limited. Further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of internet search data in predicting gambling-related harm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the current article is to establish some coupled fixed-point theorems with different contractive conditions in complete complex valued b-metric space. We are extending the results of Kang et al. (Int J Math Anal 7(46):2269–2277, 2013). To show the significance of our result an example is also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Operator Argument against eternalism holds that having non-vacuous tense operators in the language is incompatible with the claim that every proposition has its truth-value eternally. Assuming that (1) there are non-vacuous tense operators, (2) tense operators operate on propositions and (3) tense operators which operate on eternal entities are vacuous, it may be argued that eternalism is false. In this paper, I examine the Operator Argument. The goal is threefold. First, I want to present some aspects of the debate in a more elaborate way, especially those concerning formal matters. Secondly, I will argue that eternalism can escape the Operator Argument. There are two main strategies for handling the Operator Argument. The first one is based on replacing temporal operators with object-language quantifiers. The second rejects the identification of compositional semantic value with assertoric content. My third goal is to show that none of them is as good as the strategy that adopts Timestamp Semantics (Fritz in Philosl Stud 176:2933–2959, 2019 ). I am going to argue that the quantificational treatment of tenses is compatible with temporalism and that the arguments for rejecting the identification of compositional semantic value with assertoric content provide, in fact, a motivation for the temporalist position. At the end, I will develop Timestamp Semantics by providing a novel formalization of it, and defend it against three potential counter-arguments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we showed some generalized refinements and reverses of arithmetic-geometric-harmonic means (AM-GM-HM) inequalities due to Sababheh [J. Math. Inequal. 12 (2018), 901-920]. Among other results, it was shown that if a, b > 0, 0 < p ≤ t < 1 and m ∈ N+, then ...for b ≥ a, and the inequalities are reversed for b ≤ a. As applications, we obtained some inequalities for operators and determinants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we mainly give a generalized refinement of Young's inequality due to Yang and Wang [J. Math. Inequal., 17 (2023), 205-217]. More precisely, we show that... As applications, we obtain some inequalities for operator, Hilbert-Schmidt norm and trace class norm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Industrial quality control techniques can help operators interpret their water system and water quality data to be alerted to changing conditions and adjust system operations accordingly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this extensive note, various differential-type operators in certain domains of the complex plane will be first introduced, a number of their comprehensive characteristic properties will be next pointed out and an extensive theorem dealing with some argument properties for several multivalent(ly) analytic functions will be also presented. In addition, numerous implications and suggestions, which can be obtained with the help of general result, will be determined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key Takeaways: Regular monitoring of particle concentration in conjunction with turbidity analysis provides supplementary data that can provide important water quality information. Particle analysis using flow imaging microscopy (FIM) can help operators better understand various treatment processes and algae growth in source waters. Specific size ranges can be monitored using FIM for target pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding how to effectively communicate and work with customers can help mitigate situations quickly and build confidence in the water system as well as utility staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective filtration depends on a combination of complex physical and chemical mechanisms. It's important for operators to know how granular media filters work, the basics of how they are designed, and strategies for successful operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Available, effective methods of virus detection adequately address the risks in treating water for potable reuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding how to use different types of process control tests to maintain optimal corrosion control conditions can guide operators in their response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consider the power series with complex coefficients h(z)=∑k=0∞akzk and its modified version ha(z)=∑k=0∞|ak|zk. In this article, we explore the application of certain Hölder-type inequalities for deriving various inequalities for operators acting on the aforementioned power series. We establish these inequalities under the assumption of the convergence of h(z) on the open disk D(0,ρ), where ρ denotes the radius of convergence. Additionally, we investigate the norm and numerical radius inequalities associated with these concepts.

The main focus of this paper is on establishing inequalities for the norm and numerical radius of various operators applied to a power series with the complex coefficients h(λ)=∑k=0∞akλk and its modified version ha(λ)=∑k=0∞|ak|λk. The convergence of h(λ) is assumed on the open disk D(0,R), where R is the radius of convergence. Additionally, we explore some operator inequalities related to these concepts. The findings contribute to our understanding of operator behavior in bounded operator spaces and offer insights into norm and numerical radius inequalities.

The limit of power series of a class of positive linear operators is studied using the C0-semigroup generated by the iterates of these operators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this work, we extend the theory of differential equations to differential-anti-differential equations and solve several types of such equations. To do this, first, we define a derivative-antiderivative operator with a base function and express derivatives and antiderivatives in the form of this operator. Next, we come to differential-anti-differential equations. To solve some of these equations, first, we investigate the Auxiliary equation(s) and find the roots. Roots are then used in the base function to get the exact solutions of the differential-anti-differential equation. The process can be used to solve several well-known differential equations such as Continuity, Heat, Wave, Laplace, Schrodinger, Euler, Blasius, etc. Our technique shows that every elementary function can solve several types of linear and non-linear ordinary as well as partial differential-anti-differential equations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the modern era, marked by various and increasingly complex forms of inter-personal or institutional relationship of the natural persons, in the most diverse fields, such as banking, legal, communications, social media, educational and economic, carried out through the IT communication systems, which involve the processing of some various elements of a personal nature and of other aspects related to the dynamism of private life, it is raised for discussion the identification of some optimal ways to ensure the correctness and proportionality of the way of processing all this information by the operators legally authorized in this sense or by the persons empowered by these operators for the manner of carrying out the operations, automatizated or not, that involve the use of these data. It is also under discussion whether the state has any obligation in this field, in the event of insufficiency or defectiveness of the manner of regulating the means of control and of verification concerning the correctness of the processing of these data by the persons or institutions authorized in this field. The significant challenges with regard to the structuring of a balanced normative framework, which should stimulate and contribute to the development of the modern means of communication between private persons, as well as of institutional relationship between these and the state authorities are overcome only by the difficulties inherent to the systematization of the legislation necessary and appropriate to control the flow of personal information registered, stored, processed and used by the authorized operators or by the persons mandated by them, in the field under analysis. In this sense, considerable and constant efforts have been made at the level of the European Union to improve the legislation related to the processing of personal data, finalized with the adoption of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and regarding the free movement of these data, from which a series of relevant principles can be extracted to ensure an effective legal control regarding the mode of operation of this information and which constitute a good legal foundation for the development of some national normative systems, relevant and adequate for the protection of the private life of the natural persons, in terms of the processing of their data. The same regulation represents, at the same time, also the legal basis for engaging the main and direct liability of the authorized operators in the field of personal data processing, of the persons mandated by them in this field or of the authorized recipients of these data, the latter being confused usually with the assignees of such information. In the event that the state does not properly fulfil its negative obligation to refrain from any steps towards the processing, outside the legal order, of these data or does not respect its positive obligation to undertake any necessary and sufficient steps for holding accountable the guilty persons for an improper, inopportune or unreasonable use of these data, it is raised the issue whether the state, in its capacity as a generic guarantor in creating an adequate legal framework for the protection of these elements, has a subsidiary and objective liability or not in order to remove all the damages caused to natural persons injured by an unjustified or inadequate processing of their personal data, a question to which we intend to give a reasoned answer within this legal approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key Takeaways: Kentucky, like other states, faces growing challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified water operators. A recent survey of managers and operators from Kentucky water utilities identified weaknesses in the areas of pay, benefits, training, employee appreciation, COVID, and job satisfaction. The recommendations generated by this survey apply not only to water utilities in Kentucky but possibly to the water industry as a whole. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding the differences between types of organic contaminants and their regulatory requirements helps operators maintain a well‐operating treatment plant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We that a finite dimensional real normed linear space X is an inner product space if for any linear operator T on X, T preserving its norm at e1, e2 E Sx implies T attains its norm at span{e1, e2} n Sx by the convexity theorem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key Takeaways: In the United States, US Environmental Protection Agency sanitary surveys provide valuable interaction between primacy agencies and public water system operators and managers. Water safety plans (WSPs), often used worldwide, can be an additional tool for sanitary surveys to integrate multiple barriers of public water systems and focus on prioritized hazards and conditions. WSPs are reasonable for implementation because they use existing regulatory compliance means as well as operational standards of practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the rapid development of civil aviation industry, more and more tasks are required to fuel the aircraft. At present, the aircraft refueling task is mainly assigned to the refueling personnel by the dispatcher of the fuel supplier, one by one, according to the flight refueling information, after receiving the task, the refueling operator drives the refueling vehicle to the aircraft for refueling operation. The realization of electronic, information and big data analysis technology has gradually opened up the information channel of refueling system. Based on a large number of multi-dimensional data, according to the characteristics of aircraft refueling operation, an intelligent dispatching method for aircraft refueling vehicle is provided, which can automatically assign refueling tasks, avoid flight delays and the resulting serious waste of resources and can reduce the workload of the dispatcher. Through the intelligent dispatch, refueling resources can be reasonably allocated to ensure the timely refueling of aircraft and smooth completion of flight support tasks.

For mining processes to operate safely, information about safety is crucial. Numerous authors pay attention to fostering a good safety climate without paying attention to safety communication across organizational structure, which motivates this survey. Accordingly, this paper aims to check the hypothesis whether there is a difference between the attitudes of managers, operators, and auxiliary workers in the mining industry regarding safety communication, since differences on their attitudes about safety communication issues have potential to cause safety performance. A survey of 123 respondents working in different positions in Serbian mining companies, which have evaluated the importance of communication as well as the current state regarding the quality of communication in their organizations, was conducted. After evaluating the data and conducting descriptive statistics, followed by the Mann-Whitney test, it was determined that there are no statistically significant differences in the attitudes of managers, operators, and support staff toward safety communication. This indicates that issues with an organization's safety performance are not brought on by the differences on safety attitudes at different hierarchical levels. Proposal for the future research is to examine other possible causes, such as cognitive biases in risk perception, safety training and education and similar, and to use larger sample that may confirm our hypothesis.

Understanding how to use customer complaints to improve water quality can help operators take corrective action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding how different types of laboratory analyses can be used to make determinations on unknown samples can guide operators in their response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we mainly study refinements and generalizations of the Young’s and its reverse inequalities. First, utilizing the famous weighted arithmetic and geometric mean inequality, we provide an alternative proof for the power version of the Young’s inequality given by Al-Manasrah and Kittaneh. In addition, some generalizations of the Al-Manasrah–Kittaneh’s inequalities are also given. Further, we also establish refinement of the Alzer–Fonseca–Kova c ˇ ec’s version of the Young’s inequality as follows. Let a, b, μ and v be positive real numbers with 0 ≤ μ < v ≤ 1 and m be a positive integer. Then [ μ a + (1 - μ) b ] m - (a μ b 1 - μ ) m + r [ a m 2 - (a v b 1 - v ) m 2 ] 2 ≤ ( 1 - μ 1 - v ) m [ (v a + (1 - v) b) m - (a v b 1 - v ) m ] and r 1 [ a m 2 - (a v b 1 - v ) m 2 ] 2 + (μ v ) m [ (v a + (1 - v) b) m - (a v b 1 - v ) m ] ≤ [ μ a + (1 - μ) b ] m - (a μ b 1 - μ ) m , where r is a constant with 0 < r ≤ ( 1 - μ 1 - v ) m v m - μ m and r 1 is a constant with 0 < r 1 ≤ min { (μ v ) m , μ m - (μ v ) m v m } . As an application, we present corresponding operator and matrix inequalities following from the established scalar inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]