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cond-mat.soft2016★ 20 cited

Compression and reswelling of microgel particles after an osmotic shock

Jelle F. Sleeboom, Panayiotis Voudouris, Melle T. J. J. M. Punter +4

We use dedicated microfluidic devices to expose soft hydrogel particles to a rapid change in the externally applied osmotic pressure and observe a non-monotonic response: After an…

math.NA2016★ 2 cited

Recent results in the systematic derivation and convergence of SPH

Iason Zisis, Joep H. M. Evers, Bas van der Linden +1

This paper presents the derivation of SPH from principles of continuum mechanics via a measure-based formu- lation. Additionally, it discusses a theoretical convergence result, the…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 13 cited

Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering in SF in the kinetic regime

Yuanqing Wang, Yin Yu, Kun Liang +3

Rayleigh-Brillouin spectral profiles are measured with a laser-based scatterometry setup for a 90 degrees scattering angle at a high signal-to-noise ratio (r.m.s. noise below 0.15…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 22 cited

On the role of moisture in triggering out-of-plane displacement in paper: from the network level to the macroscopic scale

E. Bosco, R. H. J. Peerlings, B. Lomans +2

The response of paper to humidity variations is a complex multi-scale problem. The hygroscopic swelling of individual fibres and their interactions within the fibrous network gover…

cs.CV2016★ 758 cited

Multiple Instance Learning: A Survey of Problem Characteristics and Applications

Marc-André Carbonneau, Veronika Cheplygina, Eric Granger +1

Multiple instance learning (MIL) is a form of weakly supervised learning where training instances are arranged in sets, called bags, and a label is provided for the entire bag. Thi…

math.PR2016★ 7 cited

Mesoscopic scales in hierarchical configuration models

Remco van der Hofstad, Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden, Clara Stegehuis

To understand mesoscopic scaling in networks, we study the hierarchical configuration model (HCM), a random graph model with community structure. The connections between the commun…

math.PR2016★ 1 cited

Slightly subcritical hypercube percolation

Tim Hulshof, Asaf Nachmias

We study bond percolation on the hypercube in the slightly subcritical regime where and but $\varepsilon_m \gg 2^{-m/…

cond-mat.mes-hall2016★ 22 cited

Hybrid Superconductor-Quantum Point Contact Devices using InSb Nanowires

S. T. Gill, J. Damasco, D. Car +2

Proposals for studying topological superconductivity and Majorana bound states in nanowires proximity coupled to superconductors require that transport in the nanowire is ballistic…

cs.DS2016

Proceedings Second Graphs as Models Workshop

Alexander Heußner, Aleks Kissinger, Anton Wijs

Graphs are used as models in all areas of computer science: examples are state space graphs, control flow graphs, syntax graphs, UML-type models of all kinds, network layouts, soci…

math.PR2016★ 16 cited

Asymptotic Optimality of Power-of- Load Balancing in Large-Scale Systems

Debankur Mukherjee, Sem C. Borst, Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden +1

We consider a system of identical server pools and a single dispatcher where tasks arrive as a Poisson process of rate . Arriving tasks cannot be queued, and must immedia…

physics.atom-ph2016★ 30 cited

Trapped ions in Rydberg-dressed atomic gases

T. Secker, N. Ewald, J. Joger +3

We theoretically study trapped ions that are immersed in an ultracold gas of Rydberg-dressed atoms. By off-resonant coupling on a dipole-forbidden transition, the adiabatic atom-io…

math.NA2016

Optimal Paths for Variants of the 2D and 3D Reeds-Shepp Car with Applications in Image Analysis

Remco Duits, Stephan P. L. Meesters, Jean-Marie Mirebeau +1

We present a PDE-based approach for finding optimal paths for the Reeds-Shepp car. In our model we minimize a (data-driven) functional involving both curvature and length penalizat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 15 cited

eXtended Variational Quasicontinuum Methodology for Lattice Networks with Damage and Crack Propagation

Ondřej Rokoš, Ron H. J. Peerlings, Jan Zeman

Lattice networks with dissipative interactions are often employed to analyze materials with discrete micro- or meso-structures, or for a description of heterogeneous materials whic…

cs.DS2016

Faster Space-Efficient Algorithms for Subset Sum, k-Sum and Related Problems

Nikhil Bansal, Shashwat Garg, Jesper Nederlof +1

We present space efficient Monte Carlo algorithms that solve Subset Sum and Knapsack instances with items using time and polynomial space, where the $O^*(\cdot…

math.MG2016

Shortcuts for the Circle

Sang Won Bae, Mark de Berg, Otfried Cheong +2

Let be the unit circle in . We can view as a plane graph whose vertices are all the points on , and the distance between any two points on is the lengt…

cs.CG2016★ 2 cited

Covering many points with a small-area box

Mark de Berg, Sergio Cabello, Otfried Cheong +2

Let be a set of points in the plane. We show how to find, for a given integer , the smallest-area axis-parallel rectangle that covers points of in $O(nk^2 \log…

stat.AP2016★ 527 cited

Predictive Business Process Monitoring with LSTM Neural Networks

Niek Tax, Ilya Verenich, Marcello La Rosa +1

Predictive business process monitoring methods exploit logs of completed cases of a process in order to make predictions about running cases thereof. Existing methods in this space…

physics.atom-ph2016★ 13 cited

Direct magneto-optical compression of an effusive atomic beam for high-resolution focused ion beam application

G. ten Haaf, T. C. H. de Raadt, G. P. Offermans +4

An atomic rubidium beam formed in a 70 mm long two-dimensional magneto-optical trap (2D MOT), directly loaded from a collimated Knudsen source, is analyzed using laser-induced fluo…

math.PR2016★ 71 cited

Universality of Power-of- Load Balancing in Many-Server Systems

Debankur Mukherjee, Sem C. Borst, Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden +1

We consider a system of parallel single-server queues with unit exponential service rates and a single dispatcher where tasks arrive as a Poisson process of rate . When a…

math.PR2016★ 36 cited

Heavy-tailed configuration models at criticality

Souvik Dhara, Remco van der Hofstad, Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden +1

We study the critical behavior of the component sizes for the configuration model when the tail of the degree distribution of a randomly chosen vertex is a regularly-varying functi…

physics.flu-dyn2016

The effect of finger spreading on drag of the hand in human swimming

Josje van Houwelingen, Dennis H. J. Willemsen, Rudie P. J. Kunnen +7

The effect of finger spreading on hydrodynamic drag in swimming is studied both with a numerical simulation and with laboratory experiments. Both approaches are based on the exact…

cond-mat.mes-hall2016★ 4 cited

Precession-torque-driven domain-wall motion in out-of-plane materials

M. J. G. Peeters, F. C. Ummelen, M. L. M. Lalieu +3

Domain-wall (DW) motion in magnetic nanostrips is intensively studied, in particular because of the possible applications in data storage. In this work, we will investigate a novel…

physics.bio-ph2016★ 42 cited

Alpha-tocopherol inhibits pore formation in the oxidized bilayers

Phansiri Boonnoy, Mikko Karttunen, Jirasak Wong-ekkabut

In biological membranes, alpha-tocopherols (α-toc; vitamin E) protect polyunsaturated lipids from free radicals. Although the interactions of α-toc with non-oxidized lipid bilayers…

physics.bio-ph2016★ 1 cited

Effect of body deformability on microswimming

Jayant Pande, Laura Merchant, Timm Krüger +2

In this work we consider the following question: given a mechanical microswimming mechanism, does increased deformability of the swimmer body hinder or promote the motility of the…