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FDA Approves Gardenia (Genipin) Blue Color Additive While Encouraging Faster Phase-Out of FD&C Red No. 3 (US Food and Drug Administration)
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-gardenia-genipin-blue-color-additive-while-encouraging-faster-phase-out-fdc-red-no-3
http://www.memeorandum.com/250714/p125#a250714p125

On my way to Stuttgart to #jfs2025, where I'll give a talk with @… on where all those shiny new toys in Java come from.

Java gestern, heute und morgen - Java Forum Stuttgart
Java ist inzwischen 30 Jahre alt, und hat seit der Geburt viele Features dazubekommen. Die meisten davon wurden nicht vom JDK-Team erfunden, sondern aus anderen Programmiersprachen und Forschungsarbeiten angepasst übernommen. Durch die mittlerweile halbjährlichen Releases gibt es aktuell viel Bewegung im Java Ökosystem. Und die nächste tolle Funktion gibt es höchstwahrscheinlich schon irgendwo da draußen. Aber wisst Ihr eigentlich, woher die Features der Vergangenheit kommen? Und können …

Dutch senator acted as a lawyer for Russian oil company Lukoil at the same time, as recently as end of last year.
https://fd.nl/politiek/1557634/vvd-senator-oogst-kritiek-om-adviesrol-dochterbedrijf-russische-oliereus…

🎁 VVD-senator oogst kritiek om adviesrol dochterbedrijf Russische oliereus
Uit een uitspraak van de Raad van State blijkt dat VVD-senator Cees van de Sanden twee keer optrad als advocaat voor de Benelux-dochter van het Russische Lukoil. Experts zijn kritisch.

Goed frauderen is nog best lastig. 😉

Recent Highlights from the Auger Engineering Radio Array
Marvin Gottowik (for the Pierre Auger Collaboration)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08510 https://

Recent Highlights from the Auger Engineering Radio Array
The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) consists of 153 autonomous antenna stations deployed over 17 km^2 to measure the radio emission from extensive air showers initiated by cosmic rays with energies between 0.1 and 10 EeV in the 30 to 80 MHz frequency band. It operates in coincidence with the other detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory particularly the Surface Detector (SD) and the Fluorescence Detector (FD). As the largest cosmic-ray radio detector worldwide before the recent Observato…

Genauso habe ich Palmer im Kontakt auch erlebt: Wohlwollend könnte man sagen "keinerlei Interesse an Fakten”, aber angesichts Position, Bildungshintergrund und intendierter Wirkung darf man von Lüge sprechen.
https://reporter.social/@pikarl/114812281613451170

FD-DiT: Frequency Domain-Directed Diffusion Transformer for Low-Dose CT Reconstruction
Qiqing Liu, Guoquan Wei, Zekun Zhou, Yiyang Wen, Liu Shi, Qiegen Liu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23466

FD-DiT: Frequency Domain-Directed Diffusion Transformer for Low-Dose CT Reconstruction
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces radiation exposure but suffers from image artifacts and loss of detail due to quantum and electronic noise, potentially impacting diagnostic accuracy. Transformer combined with diffusion models has been a promising approach for image generation. Nevertheless, existing methods exhibit limitations in preserving finegrained image details. To address this issue, frequency domain-directed diffusion transformer (FD-DiT) is proposed for LDCT reconstruction. …

Presentations for semigroups of full-domain partitions
Luka Carroll, James East, Matthias Fresacher
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05497 https://

Presentations for semigroups of full-domain partitions
The full-domain partition monoid $P_n^{fd}$ has been discovered independently in two recent studies on connections between diagram monoids and category theory. It is a right restriction Ehresmann monoid, and contains both the full transformation monoid and the join semilattice of equivalence relations. In this paper we give presentations (by generators and relations) for $P_n^{fd}$, its singular ideal, and its planar submonoid. The latter is not an Ehresmann submonoid, but it is a so-called grr…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17826 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_ees…

Feedback-Free Resource Scheduling for Flexible Multi-BS Cooperation in FD-RAN
Flexible cooperation among base stations (BSs) is critical to improve resource utilization efficiency and meet personalized user demands. However, its practical implementation is hindered by the current radio access network (RAN), which relies on the coupling of uplink and downlink transmissions and channel state information feedback with inherent issues such as overheads and delays. To overcome these limitations, we consider the fully-decoupled RAN (FD-RAN), in which uplink and downlink functi…

This was so much fun - Alex has lots to say about art, programming, creativity, learning, and Haskell, of course!
https://functional.cafe/@HaskellInterlude/114816498470214539

The largest Forbush decrease in 20 years: Preliminary analysis of SEVAN network observations
A. Chilingarian, T. Karapetyan, B. Sargsyan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17917

The largest Forbush decrease in 20 years: Preliminary analysis of SEVAN network observations
We present a preliminary analysis of the largest Forbush Decrease (FD) observed in solar cycle 25 using SEVAN network data. Triggered by consecutive Earth-directed CMEs on May 30 and 31, 2025, this event produced two distinct FD minima and a prolonged recovery, with significant anisotropies in cosmic ray response across the network. The timing of interplanetary shock arrivals was confirmed by SSC signatures at 05:22 UTC on June 1 and 10:19 UTC on June 2, marking the onset of each FD phase. The …

I'm beyond excited that we're taking Heiner Müller's "Quartet" to the Edinburgh Fringe from Aug 4 thru Aug 9.
If you're in town, check us out. (Or if not, consider coming - the Fringe is a great place for a vacation!)
https://www.theater-u34.de/quartet/

Template-Based Schema Matching of Multi-Layout Tenancy Schedules:A Comparative Study of a Template-Based Hybrid Matcher and the ALITE Full Disjunction Model
Tim Uilkema, Yao Ma, Seyed Sahand Mohammadi Ziabari, Joep van Vliet
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02020

Template-Based Schema Matching of Multi-Layout Tenancy Schedules:A Comparative Study of a Template-Based Hybrid Matcher and the ALITE Full Disjunction Model
The lack of standardized tabular formats for tenancy schedules across real estate firms creates significant inefficiencies in data integration. Existing automated integration methods, such as Full Disjunction (FD)-based models like ALITE, prioritize completeness but result in schema bloat, sparse attributes and limited business usability. We propose a novel hybrid, template-based schema matcher that aligns multi-layout tenancy schedules to a predefined target schema. The matcher combines schema…

A new window into the sub-parsec scale magnetic field in the Milky Way? Unveiling small-scale magneto-ionic structures with Faraday complexity
Yik Ki Ma, Amit Seta, N. M. McClure-Griffiths, C. L. Van Eck, S. A. Mao, A. Ordog, J. C. Brown, T. O. Kovacs, Takuya Akahori, K. Kurahara, L. Oberhelman, C. S. Anderson
https://arxiv.org/…

A new window into the sub-parsec scale magnetic field in the Milky Way? Unveiling small-scale magneto-ionic structures with Faraday complexity
Radio broadband spectro-polarimetric observations are sensitive to the spatial fluctuations of the Faraday depth (FD) within the telescope beam. Such FD fluctuations are referred to as "Faraday complexity", and can unveil small-scale magneto-ionic structures in both the synchrotron-emitting and the foreground volumes. We explore the astrophysical origin of the Faraday complexity exhibited by 191 polarised extragalactic radio sources (EGSs) within 5 deg from the Galactic plane in the longitude r…

Dredging up recollections of my experience as R6RS editor for my PLSS talk tomorrow.
https://2025.ecoop.org/details/plss-2025-papers/8/Do-Programming-Languages-Fulfill-Requirements-Should-They-

Discovery of the Type-II Superconductor Ta$_4$Rh$_2$C$_{1-\delta}$ with a High Upper Critical Field
KeYuan Ma, Sara L\'opez-Paz, Karolina Gornicka, Harald O. Jeschke, Tomasz Klimczuk, Fabian O. von Rohr
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02209

Discovery of the Type-II Superconductor Ta$_4$Rh$_2$C$_{1-δ}$ with a High Upper Critical Field
We report on the discovery of superconductivity in the previously unknown compound Ta$_4$Rh$_2$C$_{1-δ}$. Ta$_4$Rh$_2$C$_{1-δ}$ crystallizes in the $η$-carbide structure type, in the cubic space group $Fd\bar{3}m$ (No.227) with a unit cell parameter of $a = $ 11.7947 Å. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, and specific heat capacity measurements reveal that Ta$_4$Rh$_2$C$_{1-δ}$ is a type-II bulk superconductor with a critical temperature of $T_{\rm c}$ = 6.4 K, and …

Connections between hyperlinearity, stability and character rigidity for higher rank lattices
Alon Dogon, Itamar Vigdorovich
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20843

Connections between hyperlinearity, stability and character rigidity for higher rank lattices
Let $Γ$ be an irreducible lattice in a semisimple Lie group of real rank at least $2$. Suppose that $Γ$ has property (T;FD), that is, its finite dimensional representations have a uniform spectral gap. We show that if $Γ$ is (flexibly) Hilbert--Schmidt stable then: $(a)$ infinite central extensions $\widetildeΓ$ of $Γ$ are not hyperlinear, and $(b)$ every character of $Γ$ is either finite-dimensional or induced from the center (character rigidity). As a consequence, a positive answer to t…

Kann ich das auch mit nem Eszet kriegen?
https://skeptics.social/@threecoloured/112904782364883841

Wir machen von “Quartett" noch eine Privatvorstellung am 14.6. nachmittags in Hamburg. Falls Ihr dabei sein wollt, schickt mir ne DM.

Look, all I'm saying is, this Kennedy psychopath is trying to kill our children. I feel like self-defense rules apply. Isn't it time for a new HHS Secretary anyway?
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-fda-kennedy-covid-shots-rfk-tr…

New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy. Companies that want to market their vaccines to those Americans will need to conduct large, new studies, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. It’s a major shift in FDA’s approach to updating vaccines that protect against the virus. It comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his appointees continue to scrutinize the use of vaccines for a numbe…

Shocked that PLDI 2026 will be in the US - I thought it would be blindingly obvious that the US are not a viable place for an international academic conference anymore. Just wrote an e-mail to the ICFP SC to that effect, just in case.

Variations of the Near-Surface Electric field measured at Aragats during Geomagnetic Storms
A. Chilingarian
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.16271 https://

Variations of the Near-Surface Electric field measured at Aragats during Geomagnetic Storms
At least two mechanisms effectively transfer interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) disturbances into the atmosphere. First, the inflow of solar wind into the ionosphere at low latitudes significantly enhances the total vertical electron content, increasing atmospheric conductivity. Second, Forbush decreases (FD) reduce the cosmic ray flux by a few percent, lowering ionization levels at middle latitudes and decreasing conductivity. Changes in atmospheric conductivity affect the global electric cir…

The deadline for FProper (SIGPLAN Workshop on Functional Programming for Productivity and Performance) full-paper abstracts has been extended to June 14th. (Which is also when the papers themselves are due.)
Send us your paper!
https://conf.researchr.org/home/icfp-s

So much this.
https://mastodon.social/@wingo/114771559700542464

Lol whatabout ze Boris. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/badenwuerttemberg/swr-debatte-um-gruene-jugend-chefin-kretschmann-raet-nietzard-zu-partei-austritt-100.html

Hot take: The hardest problem in computer science is to make cut & paste work correctly from the browser.

English-language trailer for "Quartet" just dropped!
https://chaos.social/@theateru34/114742812225916947