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MP says group 'has engaged in actions and have made statements that are contrary to Canadian values and laws'
'has engaged in actions and have made statements that are contrary to Canadian values and laws'
'are contrary to Canadian values'
And THAT particular Canadian MP decides YOUR values.
In Canada, as of today, you no longer need commit a crime to be criminal. And honestly what the fuck are "Canadian values"? Oh wait, never mind, I've seen the Jewel of Canadian Art aka Dundas Square aka Sankofa and yeah, standing up for the underdog is gross violation of Canadian Values, long live Yorkdale Mall, our other most precious shrine😔
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kneecap-ineligible-canada-1.7638108

Shapley Values: Paired-Sampling Approximations
Michael Mayer, Mario V. W\"uthrich
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12947 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.12947

Shapley Values: Paired-Sampling Approximations
Originally introduced in cooperative game theory, Shapley values have become a very popular tool to explain machine learning predictions. Based on Shapley's fairness axioms, every input (feature component) gets a credit how it contributes to an output (prediction). These credits are then used to explain the prediction. The only limitation in computing the Shapley values (credits) for many different predictions is of computational nature. There are two popular sampling approximations, sampling K…

Large values of quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions near the central point
Zikang Dong, Zhonghua Li, Yutong Song, Shengbo Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12205 https://

Large values of quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions near the central point
In this paper, we investigate the conditional large values of the quadratic Dirichlet $L$-functions near the central point $s=1/2$. When $σ$ closes to $1/2$ within a suitable range, we show that $L(σ, χ_d)$ have the conditional large values of the similar order of magnitude as $L(1/2, χ_d)$.

Value Alignment of Social Media Ranking Algorithms
Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Dora Zhao, Tiziano Piccardi, Zachary Robertson, Ziv Epstein, Sanmi Koyejo, Michael S. Bernstein
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14434

Value Alignment of Social Media Ranking Algorithms
While social media feed rankings are primarily driven by engagement signals rather than any explicit value system, the resulting algorithmic feeds are not value-neutral: engagement may prioritize specific individualistic values. This paper presents an approach for social media feed value alignment. We adopt Schwartz's theory of Basic Human Values -- a broad set of human values that articulates complementary and opposing values forming the building blocks of many cultures -- and we implement an …

Exploring the relation between mathematical values and achievement among girls: A comparative analysis in single-sex vs. coeducational settings using TIMSS 2019 NZ data
Huayu Gao, Tanya Evans, Gavin T. L. Brown
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13528

Exploring the relation between mathematical values and achievement among girls: A comparative analysis in single-sex vs. coeducational settings using TIMSS 2019 NZ data
Grounded in the social cognitive career theory, this study investigates the influence of values on girls' mathematics achievement across socio-economic status (SES) settings, contrasting single-sex and coeducational schools. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) on 2019 TIMSS New Zealand data (N = 2,898) revealed that single-sex education was associated with enhanced girls' mathematical values in high-SES settings. However, its effect on translating these values into improved mathematics performance …

Do LLMs Align Human Values Regarding Social Biases? Judging and Explaining Social Biases with LLMs
Yang Liu, Chenhui Chu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13869 https://

Do LLMs Align Human Values Regarding Social Biases? Judging and Explaining Social Biases with LLMs
Large language models (LLMs) can lead to undesired consequences when misaligned with human values, especially in scenarios involving complex and sensitive social biases. Previous studies have revealed the misalignment of LLMs with human values using expert-designed or agent-based emulated bias scenarios. However, it remains unclear whether the alignment of LLMs with human values differs across different types of scenarios (e.g., scenarios containing negative vs. non-negative questions). In this…

Inference of unknown syndrome values in the implementation of the Berlekamp-Massey-Sakata algorithm
J. J. Bernal, J. J. Sim\'on
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14835 https://

Inference of unknown syndrome values in the implementation of the Berlekamp-Massey-Sakata algorithm
We study the problem of finding those missing syndrome values that are needed to implment the Berlekamp-Massey-Sakata algorithm as the Feng-Rao Majority Voting for algebraic geometric codes. We apply our results to solve syndrome correction in abelian codes.

🪧 When Values Eat Their Young: How Ideal-Driven Groups Drift into Their Own Shadow
#politics

At the #SDSL dev day today, experimenting with #pyogrio to address #Trajectools issues. Thanks @…

Test using Arrow for QGIS to geopandas conversion
In an attempt to speed-up (and make the conversion more robust, eg regarding datetime/timezone conversion and null values (https://codeberg.org/movingpandas/trajectools/issues/93)), we can try to use Arrow. Since QGIS currently does not support exporting a layer to Arrow, here is a test workaroun...

This is a quick tour of my personality, strengths and values.
It's purpose is to help others better understand me and get the most from our interactions.
#PersonalUserManual #UserManual #PUM

Huh? Where is the edit function in IceCubes app? #IceCubesApp

Stirling polynomials and multiple zeta (star) functions at non-positive integers
Yoni Ishii, Takeshi Shinohara
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12577 https://arx…

Stirling polynomials and multiple zeta (star) functions at non-positive integers
It is known that the values of multiple zeta functions (MZFs) at non-positive integers can be expressed by Bernoulli numbers. This paper gives explicit formulas for the values of MZFs and multiple zeta star functions (MZSFs) at non-positive integers using Stirling polynomials. We also study the following two points: a connection between MZFs and MZSFs at non-positive integers and a connection between reverse values and generalized Gregory coefficients studied by Matsusaka, Murahara, and Onozuka.

The origin of extreme N-emitters in star-forming galaxies at z$<$0.5 with DESI DR1
Souradeep Bhattacharya, Chiaki Kobayashi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11998 https://

The origin of extreme N-emitters in star-forming galaxies at z$<$0.5 with DESI DR1
Extreme nitrogen enhancement relative to oxygen, recently found in very high-redshift galaxies, has been seen in local star-forming galaxies displaying high log(N/O) values ($\geq\!-1.1$) at relatively low O abundances, 12+log(O/H)$\leq$8. Understanding the physical origins of these extreme N-emitters at low redshifts enables us to better constrain chemical enrichment mechanisms that drove such high log(N/O) values in the early Universe. With direct N and O abundances derived for 944 SFGs with …

Beyond Human Judgment: A Bayesian Evaluation of LLMs' Moral Values Understanding
Maciej Skorski, Alina Landowska
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13804 https://

Beyond Human Judgment: A Bayesian Evaluation of LLMs' Moral Values Understanding
How do large language models understand moral dimensions compared to humans? This first large-scale Bayesian evaluation of market-leading language models provides the answer. In contrast to prior work using deterministic ground truth (majority or inclusion rules), we model annotator disagreements to capture both aleatoric uncertainty (inherent human disagreement) and epistemic uncertainty (model domain sensitivity). We evaluate top language models (Claude Sonnet 4, DeepSeek-V3, Llama 4 Maveri…

London #FT reports on investors that lost billions on #PumpAndDump stock scheme that inflated values of little known traded entities of small US-listed #ChineseStocks that plunged in value shortly after being heavily

Discrete Optimization of Min-Max Violation and its Applications Across Computational Sciences
Cheikh Ahmed, Mahdi Mostajabdaveh, Samin Aref, Zirui Zhou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13437

Discrete Optimization of Min-Max Violation and its Applications Across Computational Sciences
We introduce the Discrete Min-Max Violation (DMMV) as a general optimization problem which seeks an assignment of discrete values to variables that minimizes the largest constraint violation. This context-free mathematical formulation is applicable to a wide range of use cases that have worst-case performance requirements. After defining the DMMV problem mathematically, we explore its properties to establish a foundational understanding. To tackle DMMV instance sizes of practical relevance, we …

Western countries can watch this genocide unfold without lifting a finger. That is their prerogative. But what they cannot do – what they will never again be able to do – is to pretend that they give a damn about human rights or democracy or international law. What they cannot do is claim to be civilised.
If you cannot or will not stop genocide, you are not a civilised society.
You cannot lecture anyone on ethics or morals or values. You are barbarians who have accepted the law o…

Palestinians march south as Israel ethnically cleanses Gaza City
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza’s north are making the journey south in a mass exodus with no guarantee of safety.

Reachability is Decidable for ATM-Typable Finitary PCF with Effect Handlers
Ryunosuke Endo, Tachio Terauchi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12572 https://arxiv.…

Reachability is Decidable for ATM-Typable Finitary PCF with Effect Handlers
It is well known that the reachability problem for simply-typed lambda calculus with recursive definitions and finite base-type values (finitary PCF) is decidable. A recent paper by Dal Lago and Ghyselen has shown that the same problem becomes undecidable when the language is extended with algebraic effect and handlers (effect handlers). We show that, perhaps surprisingly, the problem becomes decidable even with effect handlers when the type system is extended with answer type modification (ATM…

How much are Cardinals worth? Team climbs NFL values list, Cowboys at the top https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2025/08/13/nfl-team-values-2025-money-dallas-cowboys-arizona-cardinals/8564848…

One, Two, Three: One empirical evaluation of a two-copy shadow tomography scheme with triple efficiency
Viet T. Tran, Richard Kueng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11744 https://

One, Two, Three: One empirical evaluation of a two-copy shadow tomography scheme with triple efficiency
Shadow tomography protocols have recently emerged as powerful tools for efficient quantum state learning, aiming to reconstruct expectation values of observables with fewer resources than traditional quantum state tomography. For the particular case of estimating Pauli observables, entangling two-copy measurement schemes can offer an exponential improvement in sample complexity over any single-copy strategy conceivable [1, Huang, Kueng, Preskill, PRL(2021)]. A recent refinement of these ideas b…

At first I thought „Oh no, I need to peel off laptop stickers!“, but then I remembered that I won’t travel to the United States anytime soon (for large values of “soon”).
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/antifa-terrorist-designation-trump

Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization
President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.

The dimensions of accessibility: proximity, opportunities, values
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.11875

The dimensions of accessibility: proximity, opportunities, values
Accessibility is essential for designing inclusive urban systems. However, the attempt to capture the complexity of accessibility in a single universal metric has often limited its effective use in design, measurement, and governance across various fields. Building on the work of Levinson and Wu, we emphasise that accessibility consists of several key dimensions. Specifically, we introduce a conceptual framework that defines accessibility through three main dimensions: Proximity (which pertains…

It feels so good to support a new manager in navigating management challenges and hard conversations, to hear their ideas and goals and values, and to show them how they can affirm their values in their management practices
I'm so glad to be able to help someone go from self-awareness of how they might fall into classic bad management traps, to building their toolkit of actions and techniques they can use to counter their tendencies and instead balance empathetic and accountable le…

It's Isaiah Martin, and the countdown is at 82 days until my special election.
Two huge updates for you.
#1: It's official, we kicked the hive, so MAGA has put in a handpicked Trumpster to run against me.
💥But getting arrested didn't scare me, so their lackey doesn't either.
They won't steal this seat in Congress from the people.
#2 Last night we hosted a town hall with over 11,000 people in attendance.
💥Momentum is building, and we c…

Isaiah Martin For Congress
​​Isaiah Martin is a proud Houston native, loyal brother and son, and a dedicated advocate. ​Isaiah’s upbringing instilled in him the values of service, resilience, and a deep commitment to his community. He believes in a Democratic Party that has a spine and fights back against Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans as they try to tear down programs that lift up the most vulnerable.

If you set limits for a scale (e.g. x-axis) in ggplot, how would you like data outside of that range be handled? There is the oob parameter for that and a set of functions to use with it: https://scales.r-lib.org/reference/oob.html

In line with my “nothing wasted” values, biscuit sandwiches with yesterday’s leftover biscuits. Egg, bacon, cheddar. Tea and coffee. Garbage concert tonight! #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/wp6cgDS4RpwZ7MjC8

Ever needed to duplicate a #keycloak realm.json, change a few values and re-import into the same keycloak ?
this is a Keycloak realm rekeying utility, safe UUID regeneration and alias normalization to avoid duplicate constraints during import https://

GitHub - rmdes/realm-duplicator-keycloak: Tools to rekey Keycloak realm JSON: regenerate IDs, normalize references, and eliminate collisions for seamless multi-realm imports.
Tools to rekey Keycloak realm JSON: regenerate IDs, normalize references, and eliminate collisions for seamless multi-realm imports. - rmdes/realm-duplicator-keycloak

Optimal Conformal Prediction, E-values, Fuzzy Prediction Sets and Subsequent Decisions
Nick W. Koning, Sam van Meer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13130 https://

Optimal Conformal Prediction, E-values, Fuzzy Prediction Sets and Subsequent Decisions
We make three contributions to conformal prediction. First, we propose fuzzy conformal confidence sets that offer a degree of exclusion, generalizing beyond the binary inclusion/exclusion offered by classical confidence sets. We connect fuzzy confidence sets to e-values to show this degree of exclusion is equivalent to an exclusion at different confidence levels, capturing precisely what e-values bring to conformal prediction. We show that a fuzzy confidence set is a predictive distribution wit…

A Review of Statistical Methods for Handling Nonignorable Missing Data using Instrument Approach
Yujie Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14520 https://arxiv.…

A Review of Statistical Methods for Handling Nonignorable Missing Data using Instrument Approach
Nonignorable missing data, where the probability of missingness depends on unobserved values, presents a significant challenge in statistical analysis. Traditional methods often rely on strong parametric assumptions that are difficult to verify and may lead to biased estimates if misspecified. Recent advances have introduced the concept of a nonresponse instrument or shadow variable as a powerful tool to enhance model identifiability without requiring full parametric specification. This paper p…

Sex-Specific Vascular Score: A Novel Perfusion Biomarker from Supervoxel Analysis of 3D pCASL MRI
Sneha Noble, Neelam Sinha, Vaanathi Sundareshan, Thomas Gregor Issac
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13173

Sex-Specific Vascular Score: A Novel Perfusion Biomarker from Supervoxel Analysis of 3D pCASL MRI
We propose a novel framework that leverages 3D pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (3D pCASL) MRI to compute sex-specific vascular scores that quantify cerebrovascular health and potential disease susceptibility. The brain is parcellated into spatially contiguous regions of homogeneous perfusion using supervoxel clustering, capturing both microvascular and macrovascular contributions. Mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) values are extracted from 186 cognitively healthy participants and used to …

Relativistic Atomic Effects of Dark Matter Electron Scattering
Shao-Feng Ge, Jie Sheng, Chuan-Yang Xing
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14534 https://arxiv.org/…

Relativistic Atomic Effects of Dark Matter Electron Scattering
The dark matter scattering with atomic bound electrons is a crucial avenue for exploring the sub-GeV mass range. If not handled properly, even negative values can arise in the scattering matrix element squared or equivalently the differential cross section in extreme cases. Starting from quantum field theory, we establish a theoretically consistent formalism to account for the atomic effects. Especially, we investigate the difference between the non-relativistic and relativistic calculations to…

Sources: Revolut is nearing the completion of a $3B fundraising round that values the company at $75B, up from $45B in a 2024 secondary share sale (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-17/revolut-backers-near-en…

D-RDW: Diversity-Driven Random Walks for News Recommender Systems
Runze Li, Lucien Heitz, Oana Inel, Abraham Bernstein
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13035 https://

D-RDW: Diversity-Driven Random Walks for News Recommender Systems
This paper introduces Diversity-Driven RandomWalks (D-RDW), a lightweight algorithm and re-ranking technique that generates diverse news recommendations. D-RDW is a societal recommender, which combines the diversification capabilities of the traditional random walk algorithms with customizable target distributions of news article properties. In doing so, our model provides a transparent approach for editors to incorporate norms and values into the recommendation process. D-RDW shows enhanced pe…

Survey-to-Behavior: Downstream Alignment of Human Values in LLMs via Survey Questions
Shangrui Nie, Florian Mai, David Kacz\'er, Charles Welch, Zhixue Zhao, Lucie Flek
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11414

Survey-to-Behavior: Downstream Alignment of Human Values in LLMs via Survey Questions
Large language models implicitly encode preferences over human values, yet steering them often requires large training data. In this work, we investigate a simple approach: Can we reliably modify a model's value system in downstream behavior by training it to answer value survey questions accordingly? We first construct value profiles of several open-source LLMs by asking them to rate a series of value-related descriptions spanning 20 distinct human values, which we use as a baseline for subseq…

Optimal Algorithms for Bandit Learning in Matching Markets
Tejas Pagare, Agniv Bandyopadhyay, Sandeep Juneja
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14466 https://arxiv…

Optimal Algorithms for Bandit Learning in Matching Markets
We study the problem of pure exploration in matching markets under uncertain preferences, where the goal is to identify a stable matching with confidence parameter $δ$ and minimal sample complexity. Agents learn preferences via stochastic rewards, with expected values indicating preferences. This finds use in labor market platforms like Upwork, where firms and freelancers must be matched quickly despite noisy observations and no prior knowledge, in a stable manner that prevents dissatisfaction…

Sandpiles with finite-range interactions
Abbas Shoja-Daliklidash, Morteza Nattagh Najafi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13500 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13500

Sandpiles with finite-range interactions
We investigate the sandpile model with Yukawa-type interactions, whose effective range is tuned by an external parameter $R$. Our results reveal that at specific values of $R$, the system exhibits giant avalanches that span the system, leading to percolation. The probability of such giant avalanches demonstrates two distinct regimes as a function of $R$: for sufficiently small $R$, it increases monotonically, whereas for large $R$ it undergoes threshold dynamics, so that at certain values of $R…

Exponential quintessence with momentum coupling to dark matter
Alkistis Pourtsidou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15091 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.15091…

Exponential quintessence with momentum coupling to dark matter
We present updated constraints on an interacting dark energy - dark matter model with pure momentum transfer, where dark energy is in the form of a quintessence scalar field with an exponential potential. We run a suite of MCMC analyses using the DESI DR2 BAO measurements, in combination with CMB data from Planck and supernovae data from DESY5. In contrast to the standard case of uncoupled quintessence, we find that values for the potential's slope parameter $λ\geq \sqrt{2}$, which are conject…

Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of Initial Lorentz Factor and Jet Opening Angle of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Jian Zhang, Bao-Cheng Qin, Lu-Lu Zhang, Fu-Wen Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13448

Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of Initial Lorentz Factor and Jet Opening Angle of Gamma-Ray Bursts
The initial Lorentz factor ($Γ_{0}$) and jet half-opening angle ($θ_{\rm jet}$) of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are critical physical parameters for understanding the dynamical evolution of relativistic jets and the true energy release of GRBs. We compile a sample of 89 GRBs that exhibit an onset bump feature in their early optical or GeV light curves, 42 of which also display a jet break feature, and derive their $Γ_{0}$ and $θ_{\rm jet}$ values. Using this sample, we re-eaxmine the correlation…

The Bayesian SIAC filter
Jan Glaubitz, Tongtong Li, Jennifer Ryan, Roman Stuhlmacher
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14771 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.14771

The Bayesian SIAC filter
We propose the Bayesian smoothness-increasing accuracy-conserving (SIAC) filter -- a hierarchical Bayesian extension of the existing deterministic SIAC filter. The SIAC filter is a powerful numerical tool for removing high-frequency noise from data or numerical solutions without degrading accuracy. However, current SIAC methodology is limited to (i) nodal data (direct, typically noisy function values) and (ii) deterministic point estimates that do not account for uncertainty propagation from in…

Sick children no longer welcome in the USA.
Christian values are long gone there….
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-gaza-laura-loomer-medical-visas-hospital-1235410184/

Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown
Donald Trump stopped all visas from Gaza, including for humanitarian and medical aid, after Laura Loomer freaked out about children getting care.

Sharp upper bounds on hitting probabilities for the solution to the stochastic heat equation on the line
Robert C. Dalang, David Nualart, Fei Pu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11859

Sharp upper bounds on hitting probabilities for the solution to the stochastic heat equation on the line
For Gaussian random fields with values in $\mathbb{R}^d$, sharp upper and lower bounds on the probability of hitting a fixed set have been available for many years. These apply in particular to the solutions of systems of linear SPDEs. For non-Gaussian random fields, the available bounds are less sharp. For nonlinear systems of stochastic heat equations, a sharp lower bound was obtained in a previous paper by two of the authors. Here, we obtain the corresponding sharp upper bound. The proof req…

There's `@starting-style` in #CSS https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@starting-style but no 'ending-style' 🫠
Wondering how it got spec-ed out in…

@starting-style - CSS | MDN
The @starting-style CSS at-rule is used to define starting values for properties set on an element that you want to transition from when the element receives its first style update, i.e., when an element is first displayed on a previously loaded page.

TFMAdapter: Lightweight Instance-Level Adaptation of Foundation Models for Forecasting with Covariates
Afrin Dange, Sunita Sarawagi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13906 https://

TFMAdapter: Lightweight Instance-Level Adaptation of Foundation Models for Forecasting with Covariates
Time Series Foundation Models (TSFMs) have recently achieved state-of-the-art performance in univariate forecasting on new time series simply by conditioned on a brief history of past values. Their success demonstrates that large-scale pretraining across diverse domains can acquire the inductive bias to generalize from temporal patterns in a brief history. However, most TSFMs are unable to leverage covariates -- future-available exogenous variables critical for accurate forecasting in many appl…

Automated Building Heritage Assessment Using Street-Level Imagery
Kristina Dabrock, Tim Johansson, Anna Donarelli, Mikael Mangold, Noah Pflugradt, Jann Michael Weinand, Jochen Lin{\ss}en
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11486

Automated Building Heritage Assessment Using Street-Level Imagery
Detailed data is required to quantify energy conservation measures in buildings, such as envelop retrofits, without compromising cultural heritage. Novel artificial intelligence tools may improve efficiency in identifying heritage values in buildings compared to costly and time-consuming traditional inventories. In this study, the large language model GPT was used to detect various aspects of cultural heritage value in façade images. Using this data and building register data as features, mach…

Beyond Ethical Alignment: Evaluating LLMs as Artificial Moral Assistants
Alessio Galatolo, Luca Alberto Rappuoli, Katie Winkle, Meriem Beloucif
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12754 …

Beyond Ethical Alignment: Evaluating LLMs as Artificial Moral Assistants
The recent rise in popularity of large language models (LLMs) has prompted considerable concerns about their moral capabilities. Although considerable effort has been dedicated to aligning LLMs with human moral values, existing benchmarks and evaluations remain largely superficial, typically measuring alignment based on final ethical verdicts rather than explicit moral reasoning. In response, this paper aims to advance the investigation of LLMs' moral capabilities by examining their capacity to…

Tietze extension does not always work in constructive mathematics if closed sets are defined as sequentially closed sets
Shun Ding, Yang Wan, Luofei Wang, Siqi Xiao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11635

Tietze extension does not always work in constructive mathematics if closed sets are defined as sequentially closed sets
We prove that Tietze Extension does not always exist in constructive mathematics if closed sets on which the function we are extending are defined as sequentially closed sets. Firstly, we take a discrete metric space as our topological space. Now all sets open and sequentially closed. Then, we form an unextendible algorithmic function transforming positive integers to 0 and 1, looking at the preimages of these values as our sequentially closed sets. Then we show that if the Tietze theorem concl…

Amplitude maximization in stable systems, Schur positivity, and some conjectures on polynomial interpolation
Dmitrii M. Ostrovskii, Pavel S. Shcherbakov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13554

Amplitude maximization in stable systems, Schur positivity, and some conjectures on polynomial interpolation
For $r > 0$ and integers $t \ge n > 0$, we consider the following ``amplitude maximization'' problem: maximize the quantity $|x_t|$ over the set of complex solutions $x = (x_0, x_1, \dots)$ of all homogeneous linear difference equations of order $n$ with the roots of characteristic polynomial in the disc $\{z \in \mathbb{C}: |z| \le r\}$, and with initial values $x_0, \dots, x_{n-1}$ in the unit disc. We find that for any $t,n,r$, the maximum is attained in the case of coinc…

Multi-Metric Algorithmic Complexity: Beyond Asymptotic Analysis
Sergii Kavun
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13249 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.13249

Multi-Metric Algorithmic Complexity: Beyond Asymptotic Analysis
Traditional algorithm analysis treats all basic operations as equally costly, which hides significant differences in time, energy consumption, and cost between different types of computations on modern processors. We propose a weighted-operation complexity model that assigns realistic cost values to different instruction types across multiple dimensions: computational effort, energy usage, carbon footprint, and monetary cost. The model computes overall efficiency scores based on user-defined pr…

Weak cluster points of maximizing sequences on Banach spaces satisfying $\boldsymbol{(M_p)}$
David Norrbo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11420 https://arxiv.or…

Weak cluster points of maximizing sequences on Banach spaces satisfying $\boldsymbol{(M_p)}$
Given a bounded linear operator $T$ on a separable Banach space with property $(M_p)$, we prove that the smallest and the largest norm of weak cluster points of all maximizing sequences for $T$ can only take the values $0$ or $1$. The three classes of bounded linear operators emerging from the dichotomy of these extremal norm values coincides with the partition, created by considering the norm-attaining property and if the essential norm equals the norm.

Controlling quantum scars and engineering subharmonic responses with a two frequency drive
Pinaki Dutta, Kamal L Panigrahi, Vishwanath Shukla
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12809 ht…

Controlling quantum scars and engineering subharmonic responses with a two frequency drive
We demonstrate that a continuous two frequency drive is a versatile and robust protocol to control the lifetime of quantum many body scars and to engineer non-equilibrium phases of driven quantum matter. By modulating the frequency ratio $c$ (any rational number), we systematically explore prethermal features across a broad frequency range. For small integer values of $c$, we observe ergodicity breaking even at moderately low frequencies, signaling long-lived scarred dynamics. By continuously i…

Generalization of Gaussian third-order Jacobsthal numbers and their new families
Gamaliel Morales
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11650 https://arxiv.org/pdf/25…

Generalization of Gaussian third-order Jacobsthal numbers and their new families
In this study, we introduce the generalized Gaussian third-order Jacobsthal numbers with arbitrary initial values and discuss two particular cases, namely, Gaussian third-order Jacobsthal and Gaussian modified third-order Jacobsthal numbers. In this paper we discuss several of its algebraic properties such as Binet's formula, partial sum, generating function, negative subscript elements, d'Ocagne's and Cassini's identities. Furthermore, we study and introduce a new generalization of this sequen…

Invariant Modeling for Joint Distributions
Christopher P. Chambers, Yusufcan Masatlioglu, Ruodu Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15165 https://arxiv.org/pdf…

Invariant Modeling for Joint Distributions
A common theme underlying many problems in statistics and economics involves the determination of a systematic method of selecting a joint distribution consistent with a specified list of categorical marginals, some of which have an ordinal structure. We propose guidance in narrowing down the set of possible methods by introducing Invariant Aggregation (IA), a natural property that requires merging adjacent categories in one marginal not to alter the joint distribution over unaffected values. W…

2/2 Reflection on #citizenship:
I do not treat the concept of “#democracy" lightly. I was born into the aftermath of centuries of totalitarian oppression that ended suddenly, leaving the nascent Ukrainian state of the late 90s and early 2000s floundering in the turbulent whirlpool of hopes and fears felt by millions of people who were finally allowed to ponder: how to build a free democratic state in the place of Soviet and imperial ruins?
I was taught the words "democracy", "citizen", "freedom", "voting", “liberty" (and more) by people who, less than two decades prior, weren't allowed to leave the borders of their country. I was told about self-determination by people whose political choices were ridiculed, punished, and eviscerated form most of their lives. The duty of governing ourselves felt to us ephemeral - a nice fantasy, akin to a fairytale or a utopia from fictional works.
And then I saw those same people fight with their bodies and souls once the previously unfathomable democracy was threatened. Protests in 2004, then again in 2014, then the unthinkable war against foreign invasion in 2022. Democracy no longer felt abstract or silly. It became as tangible as saying "I love you".
I write of Ukraine as I reflect on becoming a citizen of another country because the history and values of my adopted United States feel as real as the skin on my legs, the significance of its legacy lays as heavy as the weight of my waist-long hair, and the desire to uphold the freedoms of its Constitution burns my throat as harshly as dehydration after a long day in the sun.
People have asked me why I even want to join this country, when the present moment is shrouded in impenetrable darkness. And I answer: because I've felt the warmth of a newly lit fire of freedom breaking through shadows that for centuries looked like solid walls. I have seen kindness, and solidarity heal the fear and hate of oppression. I've seen liberty emerge from nothing but the human soul.
I am not a religious person, but I have faith. Faith in the ideals at the foundation of the American project. Faint but powerful recognition that "we the people" now includes me.
I love #America. And I hope to keep loving my home for the rest of my life.

@… Congratulations! I’m proud to call you my fellow American as well.
My Polish family taught me many of the same lessons and values.

I'm not pleased with what is being done to most tasks here, but I do love total perfect CPU utilization...
#FreeBSD #Sysadminnery

Learning Differentiable Reachability Maps for Optimization-based Humanoid Motion Generation
Masaki Murooka, Iori Kumagai, Mitsuharu Morisawa, Fumio Kanehiro
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11275

Learning Differentiable Reachability Maps for Optimization-based Humanoid Motion Generation
To reduce the computational cost of humanoid motion generation, we introduce a new approach to representing robot kinematic reachability: the differentiable reachability map. This map is a scalar-valued function defined in the task space that takes positive values only in regions reachable by the robot's end-effector. A key feature of this representation is that it is continuous and differentiable with respect to task-space coordinates, enabling its direct use as constraints in continuous optim…

CogniAlign: Survivability-Grounded Multi-Agent Moral Reasoning for Safe and Transparent AI
Hasin Jawad Ali, Ilhamul Azam, Ajwad Abrar, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13356

CogniAlign: Survivability-Grounded Multi-Agent Moral Reasoning for Safe and Transparent AI
The challenge of aligning artificial intelligence (AI) with human values persists due to the abstract and often conflicting nature of moral principles and the opacity of existing approaches. This paper introduces CogniAlign, a multi-agent deliberation framework based on naturalistic moral realism, that grounds moral reasoning in survivability, defined across individual and collective dimensions, and operationalizes it through structured deliberations among discipline-specific scientist agents. …

When Genocide Denial Is the Norm https://jacobin.com/2025/08/genocide-israel-west-us-ties/

When Genocide Denial Is the Norm
Genocide scholar Martin Shaw argues that ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza and isolating Israel on the international stage must become the cause of every country that claims to represent human values.

The column number for 3-modular matrices
Joseph Paat, Zach Walsh, Luze Xu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13463 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13463

The column number for 3-modular matrices
An integer-valued matrix $\mathbf{A}$ is $Δ$-modular if each $\text{rank}(\mathbf{A}) \times \text{rank}(\mathbf{A})$ submatrix has determinant at most $Δ$ in absolute value. The column number problem is to determine the maximum number of pairwise non-parallel columns of a rank-$r$, $Δ$-modular matrix. Exact values for the column number are only known for $r \le 2$ or $Δ\le 2$. We prove that if $r$ is sufficiently large, then the maximum number of pairwise non-parallel columns of a rank-$r$…

Ashes or Breath: Exploring Moral Dilemmas of Life and Cultural Legacy through Mixed Reality Gaming
Black Sun, Ge Kacy Fu, Shichao Guo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13074 https://…

Ashes or Breath: Exploring Moral Dilemmas of Life and Cultural Legacy through Mixed Reality Gaming
Traditional approaches to teaching moral dilemmas often rely on abstract, disembodied scenarios that limit emotional engagement and reflective depth. To address this gap, we developed \textit{Ashes or Breath}, a Mixed Reality game delivered via head-mounted displays(MR-HMDs). This places players in an ethical crisis: they must save a living cat or a priceless cultural artifact during a museum fire. Designed through an iterative, values-centered process, the experience leverages embodied interac…

Black Museum in Washington has 120 days to align with Trump’s values
https://chicagocrusader.com/black-museum-washington-national-museum-of-african-american-history/

from my link log —
Byte type: supporting raw data copies in LLVM IR.
https://blog.llvm.org/posts/2025-08-29-gsoc-byte-type/
saved 2025-09-09

Modelling peaks over thresholds in panel data: a two-level grouped panel generalized Pareto regression
Zefan Liu, Natalia Nolde
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15023 https://

Modelling peaks over thresholds in panel data: a two-level grouped panel generalized Pareto regression
Panel data arise in a wide range of application areas, and developing modelling methods for extreme values under such a setup is essential for reliable risk assessment and management. When choosing to model the marginal distributions of univariate extremes, one may wish to balance the flexibility in capturing the heterogeneity among margins and the efficiency of estimation. This can be achieved through a combination of regression techniques and assuming a latent group structure based on paramet…

Stringy Constraints on Modular Flavor Models
Keiya Ishiguro, Takafumi Kai, Tatsuo Kobayashi, Hajime Otsuka
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12392 https://arxiv.o…

Stringy Constraints on Modular Flavor Models
We investigate stringy constraints on moduli spaces in modular flavor models by analyzing moduli-dependent threshold corrections in heterotic string vacua. While moduli play a crucial role in determining the flavor structure of fermions predicted by modular flavor models, the parameter space in which their vacuum expectation values are allowed has not been fully explored. In this work, within the framework of perturbative heterotic string theory on toroidal orbifolds, we derive constraints on t…

Sources: Tempo, a stablecoin-focused blockchain developed by Stripe and Paradigm, raised a $500M Series A led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital at a $5B valuation (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/10/17/stripe-para…

Exclusive: Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo raises $500 million round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital and Greenoaks
The Series A values the Matt Huang-led Tempo at $5 billion and includes participation from Sequoia, Ribbit, and SV Angel.

A Biased Random Key Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Longest Run Subsequence Problem
Christian Blum, Pedro Pinacho-Davidson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14020 https://

A Biased Random Key Genetic Algorithm for Solving the Longest Run Subsequence Problem
The longest run subsequence (LRS) problem is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem belonging to the class of subsequence problems from bioinformatics. In particular, the problem plays a role in genome reassembly. In this paper, we present a solution to the LRS problem using a Biased Random Key Genetic Algorithm (BRKGA). Our approach places particular focus on the computational efficiency of evaluating individuals, which involves converting vectors of gray values into valid solutions to …

Central Limit Behavior at the Edge of Chaos in the z-Logistic Map
Abbas Ali Saberi, Ugur Tirnakli, Constantino Tsallis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13170 https://

Central Limit Behavior at the Edge of Chaos in the z-Logistic Map
We focus on the FeigenbaumCoulletTresser point of the dissipative one-dimensional z logistic map. We show that sums of iterates converge to q Gaussian distributions, which optimize the nonadditive entropic functional Sq under simple constraints. We derive a closedform prediction for the entropic index, and validate it numerically via data collapse for typical z values. The formula captures how the limiting law depends on the nonlinearity order and implies finite variance for z larger than 2 and…

An interpolation of Bradley's sum formula
Anju Yokoi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13254 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.13254…

An interpolation of Bradley's sum formula
The sum formula for $q$-multiple zeta values is a well-known relation. In this paper, we present its generalization for the $q$-multiple zeta function.

Monotone tail functions: definitions, properties, and application to risk-reducing strategies
Hamza Hanbali, Daniel Linders
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12608 https://

Monotone tail functions: definitions, properties, and application to risk-reducing strategies
This paper studies properties of functions having monotone tails. We extend Theorem 1 of Dhaene et al. (2002a) and show how the tail quantiles of a random variable transformed with a monotone tail function can be expressed as the transformed tail quantiles of the original random variable. The main result is intuitive, in that Dhaene et al. (2002a) properties still hold, but only for certain quantile values. However, the proof presents some complications that arise especially when the function i…

It's time for ✨Decal Patterns✨
Reference from Apache ECharts https://echarts.apache.org/handbook/en/best-practices/aria/#decal-patterns — Github issue here

Fusing Rewards and Preferences in Reinforcement Learning
Sadegh Khorasani, Saber Salehkaleybar, Negar Kiyavash, Matthias Grossglauser
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11363 https://…

Fusing Rewards and Preferences in Reinforcement Learning
We present Dual-Feedback Actor (DFA), a reinforcement learning algorithm that fuses both individual rewards and pairwise preferences (if available) into a single update rule. DFA uses the policy's log-probabilities directly to model the preference probability, avoiding a separate reward-modeling step. Preferences can be provided by human-annotators (at state-level or trajectory-level) or be synthesized online from Q-values stored in an off-policy replay buffer. Under a Bradley-Terry model, we p…

An LLM Agent-Based Complex Semantic Table Annotation Approach
Yilin Geng, Shujing Wang, Chuan Wang, Keqing He, Yanfei Lv, Ying Wang, Zaiwen Feng, Xiaoying Bai
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12868

An LLM Agent-Based Complex Semantic Table Annotation Approach
The Semantic Table Annotation (STA) task, which includes Column Type Annotation (CTA) and Cell Entity Annotation (CEA), maps table contents to ontology entities and plays important roles in various semantic applications. However, complex tables often pose challenges such as semantic loss of column names or cell values, strict ontological hierarchy requirements, homonyms, spelling errors, and abbreviations, which hinder annotation accuracy. To address these issues, this paper proposes an LLM-bas…

LLMs Homogenize Values in Constructive Arguments on Value-Laden Topics
Farhana Shahid, Stella Zhang, Aditya Vashistha
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10637 https://

LLMs Homogenize Values in Constructive Arguments on Value-Laden Topics
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to promote prosocial and constructive discourse online. Yet little is known about how they negotiate and shape underlying values when reframing people's arguments on value-laden topics. We conducted experiments with 347 participants from India and the United States, who wrote constructive comments on homophobic and Islamophobic threads, and reviewed human-written and LLM-rewritten versions of these comments. Our analysis shows that LLM systemat…

Parallel repetition of expanded, and multiplayer, Quantum games: anchoring, optimal values, generalized error bounds, dependency-breaking as symmetry-breaking
Pete Rigas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09380

Parallel repetition of expanded, and multiplayer, Quantum games: anchoring, optimal values, generalized error bounds, dependency-breaking as symmetry-breaking
We demonstrate that parallel repetition of the multiplayer anchored optimal value, $ω\big( G_{\bot} \big)^{\otimes n}$, decays exponentially. Central to our approach are several probabilistic computations, pertaining to: (1) the computation of expected values for quantifying how the winning probability of the game is likely to change under the anchoring transformation; (2) the computation of positive operator valued measurements, which can be placed into direct correspondence with several prob…

Meromorphic functions that partially share values with their first derivative
Andreas Sauer, Andreas Schweizer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09548 https://arx…

Meromorphic functions that partially share values with their first derivative
We consider uniqueness results for meromorphic functions $f:{\mathbb C} \to \widehat{\mathbb C}$ such that for certain values $a\in {\mathbb C}$ the implication $f(z)=a \Rightarrow f'(z)=a$ holds, i.e. that $f$ and $f'$ share values {\it partially}. In particular, we give a result for four partially shared values.

Unified Conformalized Multiple Testing with Full Data Efficiency
Yuyang Huo, Xiaoyang Wu, Changliang Zou, Haojie Ren
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12085 https://

Unified Conformalized Multiple Testing with Full Data Efficiency
Conformalized multiple testing offers a model-free way to control predictive uncertainty in decision-making. Existing methods typically use only part of the available data to build score functions tailored to specific settings. We propose a unified framework that puts data utilization at the center: it uses all available data-null, alternative, and unlabeled-to construct scores and calibrate p-values through a full permutation strategy. This unified use of all available data significantly impro…

Non-invertible Symmetry as a Solution to the Strong CP Problem in a GUT-inspired Standard Model
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Hajime Otsuka, Tsutomu T. Yanagida
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12287

Non-invertible Symmetry as a Solution to the Strong CP Problem in a GUT-inspired Standard Model
We propose a three-zero texture for the down-quark mass matrix within a $SU(5)$ GUT-inspired Standard Model, enforced by a non-invertible selection rule originating from $\mathbb{Z}_2$ gauging of $\mathbb{Z}_N$ symmetries. Assuming CP invariance at the high-energy scale, our framework solves the strong CP problem while reproducing a realistic quark mass matrix. The CP symmetry is spontaneously broken down at an intermediate scale via complex vacuum expectation values of new scalar fields $η_i$…

$S$-units and period length of continued fractions of linear recursions
Veekesh Kumar, Vivek Singh, Johannes Sprang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14599 https://

$S$-units and period length of continued fractions of linear recursions
Let $(A_n)_{n\in \mathbb{Z}}$ be a linear recurrence sequence with values in a real quadratic field. In this paper, we study the question whether the period length of the continued fraction of $A_n$ is bounded as $n$ varies. The case where $(A_n)_n$ is a linear recurrence of degree $1$ has previously been solved by Corvaja and Zannier. Their result settled a problem posed by Mendès France about the length of the periods of the continued fractions for $α^n$.

Scaling Behaviors in Active Model B via the Functional Renormalization Group
Gergely Fej\H{o}s, Zsolt Sz\'ep, Naoki Yamamoto
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12065 https://

Scaling Behaviors in Active Model B+ via the Functional Renormalization Group
We study the scaling behaviors of the Active Model B+ using the functional renormalization group (FRG) approach, based on the nonequilibrium effective action formulated via the Martin-Siggia-Rose path-integral formalism. We derive the $β$ functions for all couplings of the system in generic $d$ dimensions, revealing regulator independence in various contributions to the RG flow at specific values for $d$. After identifying specific regions of the parameter space that define submodels closed un…

An unintended consequence of Trumpian authoritarianism is a massive awakening of citizens to the values and benefits of American democracy, and a determination to protect it.
In June, under the banner of
“No Kings,”
more than 5 million people, in more than 2,000 cities and towns, in all 50 states, participated in one of the largest protests in U.S. history.
Every week since, protests have continued with thousands of participants in small and large cities, blue and re…

It Turns Out Americans Value Their Constitutional Rights
Resistance to authoritarianism spurs passion for democratic values and the determination to protect them.

Single conflict coloring, adaptable choosability and separation choosability
Carl Johan Casselgren, Kalle Eriksson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13913 https://

Single conflict coloring, adaptable choosability and separation choosability
We study relations between three interrelated notions of graph (list) coloring: single conflict coloring, adapted list coloring and choosability with separation (with $1$ overlapping color between lists of adjacent vertices), and their respective invariants single conflict chromatic number $χ_{\nleftrightarrow}$, adaptable choosability $ch_{ad}$ and separation choosability $ch_{sep}$. We investigate graphs with small values of these invariants, and construct explicit families of graphs $G$ wit…

Sources: current and former OpenAI employees plan to sell ~$6B in stock to Thrive Capital, SoftBank, and others in a secondary sale that values OpenAI at ~$500B (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Evaluation of Black-Box XAI Approaches for Predictors of Values of Boolean Formulae
Stav Armoni-Friedmann, Hana Chockler, David A. Kelly
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09982 https:/…

Evaluation of Black-Box XAI Approaches for Predictors of Values of Boolean Formulae
Evaluating explainable AI (XAI) approaches is a challenging task in general, due to the subjectivity of explanations. In this paper, we focus on tabular data and the specific use case of AI models predicting the values of Boolean functions. We extend the previous work in this domain by proposing a formal and precise measure of importance of variables based on actual causality, and we evaluate state-of-the-art XAI tools against this measure. We also present a novel XAI tool B-ReX, based on the e…

The inverse of the (alternating) infinite sum of the reciprocal of the weighted sum for generalized Fibonacci sub-sequences
Yongkang Wan, Zhonghao Liang, Qunying Liao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14569

The inverse of the (alternating) infinite sum of the reciprocal of the weighted sum for generalized Fibonacci sub-sequences
In this paper, for the generalized Fibonacci sequence $\left\{W_n\left(a,b,p,q\right)\right\}$, by using elementary methods and techniques, we give the asymptotic estimation values of $\left(\sum\limits_{k=n}^{\infty}\frac{1}{\sum\limits_{i=0}^{t}s_{i}W_{mk+l_i}}\right)^{-1}$ and $\left(\sum\limits_{k=n}^{\infty}\frac{\left(-1\right)^k}{\sum\limits_{i=0}^{t}s_{i}W_{mk+l_i}}\right)^{-1}$, respectively. In particular, for some special $a,b,p,q,m,t,s_i$ and $l_i\left(0\leq i\leq t \right)$, Theore…

Dependence of the recoherence times and recoherence increments on the state of phonon bath in a single qubit dephasing model
V. V. Ignatyuk, Ch. Samorodov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11606

Dependence of the recoherence times and recoherence increments on the state of phonon bath in a single qubit dephasing model
The recoherence times $t^*$ and the maximum values of the recoherence increments $γ_{\rm extr}$ are studied as functions of the bath parameters for a single qubit dephasing model, prepared initially by a special kind of the non-selective measurements. The recoherence/decoherence events (RDE), occurring at the initial stage of the system evolution, are found to be both similar and different from the system dynamics at large times. For instance, in contrast to the RDE observed on large time scal…

Integer Partitions With Restricted Distinct Parts
Rinchin Drema, Nipen Saikia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12739 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.12739

Integer Partitions With Restricted Distinct Parts
For any positive integers $s$ and $t$, let $Q_{t}^{s}(n)$ denotes the number of partitions of a positive integer $n$ into distinct parts such that no part is congruent to $s$ or $t-s$ modulo $t$. We prove some Ramanujan-type congruences for $Q_{t}^{s}(n)$ for some particular values of $s$ and $t$ by employing $q$-series and theta function identities.

Scale-Location-Truncated Beta Regression: Expanding Beta Regression to Accommodate 0 and 1
Mingang Kim, Brent A. Kaplan, Mikhail N. Koffarnus, Christopher T. Franck
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13167

Scale-Location-Truncated Beta Regression: Expanding Beta Regression to Accommodate 0 and 1
Beta regression is frequently used when the outcome variable y is bounded within a specific interval, transformed to the (0, 1) domain if necessary. However, standard beta regression cannot handle data observed at the boundary values of 0 or 1, as the likelihood function takes on values of either 0 or infinity. To address this issue, we propose the Scale-Location-Truncated beta (SLTB) regression model, which extends the beta distribution's domain to the [0, 1] interval. By using scale-location …

Algorithms for Modular Parametrizations of Elliptic Curves over $\mathbb{Q}$
SanMin Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14747 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.14747

Algorithms for Modular Parametrizations of Elliptic Curves over $\mathbb{Q}$
Let \( E \) be a complex elliptic curve with conductor \( N \) and modular invariant \( j(E) \in \mathbb{Q} \). We construct a class of modular polynomials $F_N(x,j)$ that relate the modular function $x$ on $X_0(N)$ to the $j$-invariant $j$, where $x$ is obtained by composing the first coordinate function of $E$ with the modular parametrization $φ: X_0(N) \rightarrow E$. Using $F_N(x,j)$, we can precisely determine the poles of $φ$, compute exact values of $φ$ at cusps, and develop an algori…

Coinbase invests in Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX to expand into India and the Middle East; CEO Sumit Gupta said the deal values CoinDCX at $2.45B post-money (Danny Park/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/374683/coinbase-invests-coindcx

Semantic Fusion with Fuzzy-Membership Features for Controllable Language Modelling
Yongchao Huang, Hassan Raza
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13357 https://arx…

Semantic Fusion with Fuzzy-Membership Features for Controllable Language Modelling
We propose semantic fusion, a lightweight scheme that augments a Transformer language model (LM) with a parallel, fuzzy-membership feature channel that encodes token-level semantics. Each token is represented by a vector of interpretable features (e.g. part-of-speech cues, shallow roles, boundary flags, sentiment polarity and strength) whose values are graded degrees from differentiable membership functions (e.g. power kernels). These per-token vectors form a sentence-level semantic matrix fuse…

On the $v$-adic values of G-functions II
Georgios Papas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11814 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.11814

On the $v$-adic values of G-functions II
This is the second in a series of papers by the author centered around the study of values of G-functions associated to $1$-parameter families of abelian varieties $f:\CX\rightarrow S$ and a point $s_0\in S(K)$ with smooth fiber over some number field $K$. Here we study the case where $f:\CX\rightarrow S$ is a family of elliptic curves. We construct relations among the values of G-functions in this setting at points whose fiber is a CM elliptic curve. These lead to bounds for the height of su…

Accenture plans to acquire Australian cybersecurity company CyberCX from private equity firm BGH Capital; the deal reportedly values CyberCX at more than AU$1B (Mark Anderson/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-tel…

Accenture Acquires Australian Cybersecurity Firm CyberCX
Accenture Plc is buying Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX, its largest acquisition to date in the sector that will boost operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

On the $v$-adic values of G-functions I
Georgios Papas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11806 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.11806

On the $v$-adic values of G-functions I
This is the first in a series of papers aimed at studying families of G-functions associated to $1$-parameter families of abelian schemes. In particular, the construction of relations, in both the archimedean and non-archimedean settings, at values of specific interest to problems of unlikely intersections. In this first text in this series, we record what we expect to be the theoretical foundations of this series in a uniform way. After this, we study values corresponding to ``splittings'' i…

The Morality of Probability: How Implicit Moral Biases in LLMs May Shape the Future of Human-AI Symbiosis
Eoin O'Doherty, Nicole Weinrauch, Andrew Talone, Uri Klempner, Xiaoyuan Yi, Xing Xie, Yi Zeng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10297

The Morality of Probability: How Implicit Moral Biases in LLMs May Shape the Future of Human-AI Symbiosis
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at a pace that raises urgent questions about how to align machine decision-making with human moral values. This working paper investigates how leading AI systems prioritize moral outcomes and what this reveals about the prospects for human-AI symbiosis. We address two central questions: (1) What moral values do state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) implicitly favour when confronted with dilemmas? (2) How do differences in model architecture, cul…

Large values of Dirichlet polynomials with multiplicative coefficients
Zikang Dong, Yutong Song, Weijia Wang, Hao Zhang, Shengbo Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09771 https://…

Large values of Dirichlet polynomials with multiplicative coefficients
In this paper, we investigate large values of Dirichlet polynomials with multiplicative coefficients $\sum_{n\le N}f(n)n^{it}$, where $1\ll t\le T$ for large $T$. We prove an improved Omega result in the region $\exp((\log T)^{\frac12+\varepsilon})\le N\le\sqrt T$, where $T$ is large. We also show an Omega result when $\log N$ is around $\sqrt{\log T\log_2T}$.

Periods detecting Eisenstein series and sums of $L$-values I
Weixiao Lu, Guodong Xi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12446 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.12446

Periods detecting Eisenstein series and sums of $L$-values I
We study the automorphic period associated to a $G$-Hamiltonian variety $M$ whose dual is $\check{M} = T^*(\check{G}/\check{L})$, where $\check{G}$ is a general linear group and $\check{L}$ is a Levi subgroup. For certain cuspidal Eisenstein series, we prove that their period is equal to a finite sum of special values of $L$-functions. This sum is indexed by the fixed points of the associated extended $L$-parameter on $\check{M}$, confirming a conjecture by Ben-Zvi-Sakellaridis-Venkatesh in thi…

Torsion of rank-two $A$-motives values in odd characteristic cyclotomic towers
Yoshiaki Okumura
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08692 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508…

Torsion of rank-two $A$-motives values in odd characteristic cyclotomic towers
For rank-two $A$-motives defined over local fields with odd characteristic, we give an analogue of a theorem of Imai stating that abelian varieties with good reduction over $p$-adic fields have only finitely many torsion points values in cyclotomic towers. This implies the finiteness of torsion points of abelian Anderson $A$-modules. For rank-two Drinfeld $A$-modules over global function fields, we also give an analogue of a theorem of Ribet on torsion points of abelian varieties values in maxi…

Large values of character sums with multiplicative coefficients
Zikang Dong, Zhonghua Li, Yutong Song, Shengbo Zhao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09750 https://

Large values of character sums with multiplicative coefficients
In this article, we investigate large values of Dirichlet character sums with multiplicative coefficients $\sum_{n\le N}f(n)χ(n)$. We prove an Omega result in the region $\exp((\log q)^{\frac12+\varepsilon})\le N\le\sqrt q$, where $q$ is the prime modulus.

Mordell--Tornheim zeta function: Kronecker limit type formulas and Special values
Sumukha Sathyanarayana, N. Guru Sharan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10093 https://

Mordell--Tornheim zeta function: Kronecker limit type formulas and Special values
In this paper, we establish Kronecker limit type formulas for the generalized Mordell--Tornheim zeta function $Θ(r,s,t,x)$ as a function of the third variable, in terms of Riemann-zeta and Gamma values. We also give series evaluations of $Θ(r,s,t,x)$ in terms of Herglotz-Zagier type functions, and their derivatives. As applications of this, we derive Kronecker limit type formula in the second variable and a new infinite family of modular relations called mixed functional equations. We also st…

Arithmetic Hirzebruch-Zagier divisors and central derivative values of Rankin-Selberg $L$-functions
Jeanine Van Order
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10303 https://

Arithmetic Hirzebruch-Zagier divisors and central derivative values of Rankin-Selberg $L$-functions
We give two distinct proofs of the Gross-Zagier formula in terms of sums of automorphic Green's functions realized as regularized theta lifts, including one involving arithmetic Hirzebruch-Zagier divisors on the Hilbert modular surface $X_0(N) \times X_0(N)$. We then describe applications to the refined conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer. Through these calculations, we also describe known and conjectural relations of the central derivative values of Rankin-Selberg $L$-functions that appear…