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Effect of Signal Quantization on Performance Measures of a 1st Order One Dimensional Differential Microphone Array
Shweta Pal, Arun Kumar, Monika Agrawal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15463

Effect of Signal Quantization on Performance Measures of a 1st Order One Dimensional Differential Microphone Array
In practical systems, recorded analog signals must be digitized for processing, introducing quantization as a critical aspect of data acquisition. While prior studies have examined quantization effects in various signal processing contexts, its impact on differential microphone arrays (DMAs), particularly in one-dimensional (1D) first-order configurations, remains unexplored. This paper investigates the influence of signal quantization on performance of first-order 1D DMAs across various beampa…

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Were the No Kings protests the largest single-day demonstration in American history?

Analyzing Character Representation in Media Content using Multimodal Foundation Model: Effectiveness and Trust
Evdoxia Taka, Debadyuti Bhattacharya, Joanne Garde-Hansen, Sanjay Sharma, Tanaya Guha
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14799

Analyzing Character Representation in Media Content using Multimodal Foundation Model: Effectiveness and Trust
Recent advances in AI has enabled automated analysis of complex media content at scale and generate actionable insights regarding character representation along such dimensions as gender and age. Past work focused on quantifying representation from audio/video/text using various ML models, but without having the audience in the loop. We ask, even if character distribution along demographic dimensions are available, how useful are they to the general public? Do they actually trust the numbers ge…

Regular Vaidya solutions of effective gravitational theories
Valentin Boyanov, Ra\'ul Carballo-Rubio
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14875 https://

Regular Vaidya solutions of effective gravitational theories
We initiate the study of the dynamics of spherically symmetric spacetimes beyond general relativity through exact solutions of the field equations of second-order effective gravitational theories defined solely in terms of the symmetries of the problem in 4 or more dimensions. We prove the existence of regular Vaidya solutions that represent the formation or change in mass of regular black holes (or black hole mimickers) due to the gravitational collapse or accretion of radiation, with the time…

Fragile Preferences: A Deep Dive Into Order Effects in Large Language Models
Haonan Yin, Shai Vardi, Vidyanand Choudhary
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14092 h…

Fragile Preferences: A Deep Dive Into Order Effects in Large Language Models
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in decision-support systems across high-stakes domains such as hiring and university admissions, where decisions often involve selecting among competing alternatives. While prior work has noted positional order biases in LLM-driven comparisons, these biases have not been systematically dissected or linked to underlying preference structures. We provide the first comprehensive investigation of positional biases across multiple LLM architectures …

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The Effect of Photometric Errors on the Measured Width of the Main Sequence in Star Clusters
Steven R. Spangler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14585 https://…

The Effect of Photometric Errors on the Measured Width of the Main Sequence in Star Clusters
This paper deals with the effect of errors in the B and V magnitudes, or measurements in any other color system, on the width of the main sequence in a color-magnitude (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram. The width is defined as the dispersion in apparent (or absolute) magnitude at a fixed, measured photometric color. I find that the dispersion is larger than might be thought, a priori. A statistical analysis is presented which demonstrates that the error in the magnitude residual from a linear appro…

Nationwide "Hands Off!" 50501 protests against Trump continues for second weekend
https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/04/19/protest-resist-trump-rally-photos/83173515007/
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Nationwide "Hands Off!" 50501 protests against Trump continues for second weekend
Nationwide protests were held Saturday, with thousands of demonstrators rallying against the actions of President Donald Trump's administration.

Demonstrating Superresolution in Radar Range Estimation Using a Denoising Autoencoder
Robert Czupryniak, Abhishek Chakraborty, Andrew N. Jordan, John C. Howell
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14906

Demonstrating Superresolution in Radar Range Estimation Using a Denoising Autoencoder
We apply machine learning methods to demonstrate range superresolution in remote sensing radar detection. Specifically, we implement a denoising autoencoder to estimate the distance between two equal intensity scatterers in the subwavelength regime. The machine learning models are trained on waveforms subject to a bandlimit constraint such that ranges much smaller than the inverse bandlimit are optimized in their precision. The autoencoder achieves effective dimensionality reduction, with the b…