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CXL and the Return of Scale-Up Database Engines
(2024)Proceedings of the VLDB EndowmentThe trend toward specialized processing devices such as TPUs, DPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs has exposed the weaknesses of PCIe in interconnecting these devices and their hosts. Several attempts have been proposed to improve, augment, or downright replace PCIe, and more recently, these efforts have converged into a standard called Compute Express Link (CXL). CXL is already on version 2.0 in terms of commercial availability, but its potential to ...Journal Article -
Combined Electrostatic and Strain Engineering of BiFeO3 Thin Films at the Morphotropic Phase Boundary
(2024)Advanced Electronic MaterialsMultiferroic BiFeO3 exhibits a morphotropic phase boundary at large compressive strain that merges metastable phases of tetragonal (T) and rhombohedral (R) character resulting in giant ferroelectric and electromechanical responses. To utilize this functionality in devices, it is essential to understand the response of these ferroelectric phases to the environment of a nanoscale heterostructure. Here, the emergence of ferroelectricity near ...Journal Article -
Bug or feature? Institutional misalignments between construction technology and venture capital
(2024)Construction Management and EconomicsDespite substantial investments into new technologies, the adoption of systemic innovations such as construction robotics remains limited. Therefore, this study investigates the discrepancy between the assumed advantages of construction technologies and their actual performance during practical implementation, using construction robotics as the empirical case. Through an abductive thematic analysis of 127 interviews across Europe and North ...Journal Article -
Analyzing the extent and use of impervious land in rural landscapes
(2024)Geography and SustainabilityThe amount of impervious surface is increasing rapidly worldwide. Although urban expansion has been studied extensively, the alteration of impervious land cover in rural regions remains under-examined. In particular, insights into the utilization of these sealed surfaces are crucially needed to unravel the underlying dynamics of land use changes beyond urban areas. This study focuses on rural regions from a Swiss case study and presents ...Journal Article -
Modelling subglacial fluvial sediment transport with a graph-based model, Graphical Subglacial Sediment Transport (GraphSSeT)
(2024)The CryosphereA quantitative understanding of how sediment discharge from subglacial fluvial systems varies in response to glaciohydrological conditions is essential for understanding marine systems around Greenland and Antarctica and for interpreting sedimentary records of cryosphere evolution. Here we develop a graph-based approach, Graphical Subglacial Sediment Transport (GraphSSeT), to model subglacial fluvial sedimentary transport using subglacial ...Journal Article -
A Database Tool Integrating Genomic and Pharmacologic Data from Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cell Lines, PDX, and Patient Samples
(2024)Cancer Research CommunicationsAdrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and highly heterogeneous disease with a notably poor prognosis due to significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment. Emphasizing on the importance of precision medicine, there is an increasing need for comprehensive genomic resources alongside well-developed experimental models to devise personalized therapeutic strategies. We present ACC_CellMinerCDB, a substantive genomic and drug sensitivity ...Journal Article -
Hypertension and cerebral blood flow in the development of Alzheimer's disease
(2024)Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's AssociationINTRODUCTION: We investigated the interactive associations between amyloid and hypertension on the entorhinal cortex (EC) tau and atrophy and the role of cerebral blood flow (CBF) as a shared mechanism by which amyloid and hypertension contribute to EC tau and regional white matter hyperintensities (WMHs). METHODS: We analyzed data from older adults without dementia participating in the Add-Tau study (NCT02958670, n = 138) or Alzheimer's ...Journal Article -
The climate and vegetation of Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East during the Last Glacial Maximum (21 000 yr BP) based on pollen data
(2024)Climate of the PastPollen data represent one of the most widely available and spatially resolved sources of information about the past land cover and climate of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 21 000 yr BP). Previous pollen data compilations for Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, however, have been limited by small numbers of sites and poor dating control. Here we present a new compilation of pollen data from the region that improves on both the ...Journal Article -
El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions simultaneously reduce the production of multiple cereals across India
(2024)Environmental Research LettersNatural climate phenomena like El Ni & ntilde;o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) influence the Indian monsoon and thereby the region's agricultural systems. Understanding their influence can provide seasonal predictability of agricultural production metrics to inform decision-making and mitigate potential food security challenges. Here, we analyze the effects of ENSO and IOD on four agricultural production ...Journal Article -
Dynamic grid emission factors and export limits reduce emission abatement and cost benefits of building PV systems
(2024)Energy and BuildingsPhotovoltaic (PV) installations in the building sector are expected to play a crucial role in Switzerland’s efforts to achieve decarbonization targets. Nevertheless, most analyses on PV system design prioritize economic factors, and overlook the impact of angle-dependent PV generation, dynamic grid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and export limitations on their emission abatement potential during operation. Our study sheds light on the ...Journal Article