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Examining teaching assistant pedagogies in traditional laboratories and recitations
Eric M. Hickok, Cassandra A. Paul
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09136 https://

Examining teaching assistant pedagogies in traditional laboratories and recitations
Physics education research has consistently shown that students have higher learning outcomes when enrolled in active learning courses. However, while there is a lot of literature describing the difference between the two extremes of traditional vs. active learning courses, research has also shown that many classrooms actually lie on a spectrum rather than firmly falling into one category or the other. Understanding the pedagogical landscape is important for curricular development and dissemina…

Symmetry of the refined $q,t$-Catalan polynomials for $\vec{k}$-Dyck paths
Menghao Qu, Yingrui Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08196 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Symmetry of the refined $q,t$-Catalan polynomials for $\vec{k}$-Dyck paths
Pappe, Paul, and Schilling introduced two combinatorial statistics, depth and ddinv, associated with classical Dyck paths, and proved that the distributions of (area, depth) and (dinv, ddinv) are $q,t$-symmetric by constructing an involution on plane trees. They also provided a new formula for the original $q,t$-Catalan polynomials $C_{n}(q,t)$. We observe that depth is a slight modification of bounce, which was defined by the filling algorithm and ranking algorithm of Xin and the second author…

3I/ATLAS: In Search of the Witnesses to Its Voyage
X. P\'erez-Couto, S. Torres, E. Villaver, A. J. Mustill, M. Manteiga
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07678 https://

3I/ATLAS: In Search of the Witnesses to Its Voyage
3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object discovered to date, following 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. Its unusually high excess velocity and active cometary nature make it a key probe of the Galactic population of icy planetesimals. Understanding its origin requires tracing its past trajectory through the Galaxy and assessing the possible role of stellar encounters, both as a potential origin and a perturber to its orbit. We integrated the orbit of 3I/ATLAS backward in time for 10 Myr, together …

Mind the Gap: Linguistic Divergence and Adaptation Strategies in Human-LLM Assistant vs. Human-Human Interactions
Fulei Zhang, Zhou Yu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02645 https://

Mind the Gap: Linguistic Divergence and Adaptation Strategies in Human-LLM Assistant vs. Human-Human Interactions
As Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed in customer-facing applications, a critical yet underexplored question is how users communicate differently with LLM chatbots compared to human agent. In this study, we present empirical evidence that users adopt distinct communication styles when users interact with chatbots versus human agents. Our analysis reveals significant differences in grammatical fluency, politeness, and lexical diversity in user language between the two setting…

Dynamic Scheduling in Fiber and Spaceborne Quantum Repeater Networks
Paolo Fittipaldi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05854 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.05854

Dynamic Scheduling in Fiber and Spaceborne Quantum Repeater Networks
The problem of scheduling in quantum networks amounts to choosing which entanglement swapping operations to perform to better serve user demand. The choice can be carried out following a variety of criteria (e.g. ensuring all users are served equally vs. prioritizing specific critical applications, adopting heuristic or optimization-based algorithms...), requiring a method to compare different solutions and choose the most appropriate. We present a framework to mathematically formulate the sche…

A facile vector substrate platform via BaTiO3 membrane transfer enables high quality solution processed epitaxial PZT on silicon
Asraful Haque (Centre for Nanoscience,Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India), Antony Jeyaseelan (Centre for Nanoscience,Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India), Shubham Kumar Parate (Centre for Nanoscience,Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India), Srinivasan Raghavan (Centre for Nanoscience,Engineeri…

A facile vector substrate platform via BaTiO3 membrane transfer enables high quality solution processed epitaxial PZT on silicon
The direct integration of high-performance ferroelectric oxides with silicon remains challenging due to lattice mismatch, thermal incompatibility, and the need for high-temperature epitaxial growth. Here, a hybrid integration approach is demonstrated in which crystalline BaTiO3 (BTO) membranes are first transferred onto Pt coated Si substrates and subsequently used as vector substrates (VS) for the growth of epitaxial (001) Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) thin films via chemical solution deposition (C…

Talking Spell: A Wearable System Enabling Real-Time Anthropomorphic Voice Interaction with Everyday Objects
Xuetong Wang, Ching Christie Pang, Pan Hui
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02367

Talking Spell: A Wearable System Enabling Real-Time Anthropomorphic Voice Interaction with Everyday Objects
Virtual assistants (VAs) have become ubiquitous in daily life, integrated into smartphones and smart devices, sparking interest in AI companions that enhance user experiences and foster emotional connections. However, existing companions are often embedded in specific objects-such as glasses, home assistants, or dolls-requiring users to form emotional bonds with unfamiliar items, which can lead to reduced engagement and feelings of detachment. To address this, we introduce Talking Spell, a wear…

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Full-Duplex-Bench-v2: A Multi-Turn Evaluation Framework for Duplex Dialogue Systems with an Automated Examiner
Guan-Ting Lin, Shih-Yun Shan Kuan, Jiatong Shi, Kai-Wei Chang, Siddhant Arora, Shinji Watanabe, Hung-yi Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07838

Full-Duplex-Bench-v2: A Multi-Turn Evaluation Framework for Duplex Dialogue Systems with an Automated Examiner
While full-duplex speech agents enable natural, low-latency interaction by speaking and listening simultaneously, their consistency and task performance in multi-turn settings remain underexplored. We introduce Full-Duplex-Bench-v2 (FDB-v2), a streaming framework that integrates with an automated examiner that enforces staged goals under two pacing setups (Fast vs. Slow). FDB-v2 covers four task families: daily, correction, entity tracking, and safety. We report turn-taking fluency, multi-turn …

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