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View article: Population Genetics Reveals the Invasion Pathways of <i>Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum</i> in North America
Population Genetics Reveals the Invasion Pathways of <i>Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum</i> in North America Open
Invasive populations of the slenderleaf iceplant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L., are problematic along the west coast of North America. The plant is hypothesised to originate from southern Africa, though it has established populations in …
View article: Automated Credit Limit Increases and Consumer Welfare
Automated Credit Limit Increases and Consumer Welfare Open
In the United States, credit card companies frequently use machine learning algorithms to proactively raise credit limits for borrowers. In contrast, an increasing number of countries have begun to prohibit credit limit increases initiated…
View article: Population genomics reveals global patterns of genetic diversity and population structure associated with human-mediated spread of the invasive vine, Cape ivy (Delairea odorata Lem.): Implications for biological control research
Population genomics reveals global patterns of genetic diversity and population structure associated with human-mediated spread of the invasive vine, Cape ivy (Delairea odorata Lem.): Implications for biological control research Open
We investigated global patterns of population genetic diversity and structure for the clonal invasive scrambler, Cape ivy (Delairea odorata Lem., family Asteraceae), to help optimise exploratory surveys of candidate biocontrol agents in it…
View article: National versus Trinitarian cacao hybrids in Ecuador: which is less infested by sap pests and which is less damaged by pod pests
National versus Trinitarian cacao hybrids in Ecuador: which is less infested by sap pests and which is less damaged by pod pests Open
Cacao ( Theobroma cacao L.) is a tropical crop in high global demand. Ecuador is a significant producer and exporter of cacao where, there are several fine aroma cacao cultivars (type Nacional) and CCN51 (Trinitarian origin) in which the d…
View article: Debt Payments and Spending: Evidence from the 2023 Student Loan Payment
Debt Payments and Spending: Evidence from the 2023 Student Loan Payment Open
In October 2023, roughly 40 million Americans faced a new monthly bill as federal student loan payments resumed after a three-year pandemic-induced pause.1The restart of loan payments effectively reduced disposable income for borrowers, ra…
View article: Wealth Heterogeneity and Consumer Spending
Wealth Heterogeneity and Consumer Spending Open
Economists have become increasingly interested in the effects of household heterogeneity on macroeconomic dynamics.1Changes in the distribution of income and wealth, coupled with advances in data and computation, have brought questions abo…
View article: First Measurement of $a^0_2(1320)$ Polarized Photoproduction Cross Section
First Measurement of $a^0_2(1320)$ Polarized Photoproduction Cross Section Open
We measure for the first time the differential photoproduction cross section $dσ/dt$ of the $a_2(1320)$ meson at an average photon beam energy of 8.5~GeV, using data with an integrated luminosity of 104~pb$^{-1}$ collected by the GlueX exp…
View article: Machine Learning for Optimized Polarization at Jefferson Lab
Machine Learning for Optimized Polarization at Jefferson Lab Open
Polarized cryo-targets and polarized photon beams are widely used in experiments at Jefferson Lab. Traditional methods for maintaining the optimal polarization involve manual adjustments throughout data taking by human shift takers. This m…
View article: Mortgage Design, Repayment Schedules, and Household Borrowing
Mortgage Design, Repayment Schedules, and Household Borrowing Open
How does the design of debt repayment schedules affect household borrowing? To answer this question, we exploit a Swedish policy reform that eliminated interest-only mortgages for loan-to-value ratios above 50%. We document substantial bun…
View article: Physics event classification using Large Language Models
Physics event classification using Large Language Models Open
The 2023 AI4EIC hackathon was the culmination of the third annual AI4EIC workshop at The Catholic University of America. This workshop brought together researchers from physics, data science and computer science to discuss the latest devel…
View article: Physics Event Classification Using Large Language Models
Physics Event Classification Using Large Language Models Open
The 2023 AI4EIC hackathon was the culmination of the third annual AI4EIC workshop at The Catholic University of America. This workshop brought together researchers from physics, data science and computer science to discuss the latest devel…
View article: Establishment of the wasp Tetramesa romana for biological control of Arundo donax in northern California and the role of release plot manipulation
Establishment of the wasp Tetramesa romana for biological control of Arundo donax in northern California and the role of release plot manipulation Open
Arundo donax is a non-native, invasive large-statured grass of riparian systems in the southwestern USA, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds of northern California and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In 2017, the sh…
View article: Beam Spin Asymmetry Measurements of Deeply Virtual $π^0$ Production with CLAS12
Beam Spin Asymmetry Measurements of Deeply Virtual $π^0$ Production with CLAS12 Open
The new experimental measurements of beam spin asymmetry were performed for the deeply virtual exclusive $π^0$ production in a wide kinematic region with the photon virtualities $Q^2$ up to 8 GeV$^2$ and the Bjorken scaling variable $x_B$ …
View article: Agricultural Research Service Weed Science Research: Past, Present, and Future
Agricultural Research Service Weed Science Research: Past, Present, and Future Open
The U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has been a leader in weed science research covering topics ranging from the development and use of integrated weed management (IWM) tactics to basic mechanistic st…
View article: Biology of Invasive Plants 4. <i>Arundo donax</i> L.
Biology of Invasive Plants 4. <i>Arundo donax</i> L. Open
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View article: Invasive Aquatic Vegetation in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh: The History and Science of Control Efforts and Recommendations for the Path Forward
Invasive Aquatic Vegetation in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh: The History and Science of Control Efforts and Recommendations for the Path Forward Open
Invasive aquatic vegetation (IAV) is a management challenge in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta and the Suisun Marsh that has commanded major resource investment for 4 decades. We review the history and supporting science of chemical, biol…
View article: Searching for New Physics with DarkLight at the ARIEL Electron-Linac
Searching for New Physics with DarkLight at the ARIEL Electron-Linac Open
The search for a dark photon holds considerable interest in the physics community. Such a force carrier would begin to illuminate the dark sector. Many experiments have searched for such a particle, but so far it has proven elusive. In rec…
View article: Characterization of muon and electron beams in the Paul Scherrer Institute PiM1 channel for the MUSE experiment
Characterization of muon and electron beams in the Paul Scherrer Institute PiM1 channel for the MUSE experiment Open
The MUon Scattering Experiment, MUSE, at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland, investigates the proton charge radius puzzle, lepton universality, and two-photon exchange, via simultaneous measurements of elastic muon-proton and electro…
View article: Preliminary Classification of Selected Farmland Habitats in Ireland Using Deep Neural Networks
Preliminary Classification of Selected Farmland Habitats in Ireland Using Deep Neural Networks Open
Ireland has a wide variety of farmlands that includes arable fields, grassland, hedgerows, streams, lakes, rivers, and native woodlands. Traditional methods of habitat identification rely on field surveys, which are resource intensive, the…
View article: Streaming readout for next generation electron scattering experiment
Streaming readout for next generation electron scattering experiment Open
Current and future experiments at the high intensity frontier are expected to produce an enormous amount of data that needs to be collected and stored for offline analysis. Thanks to the continuous progress in computing and networking tech…
View article: Hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles ( <i>Diorhabda</i> spp.) introduced to North America for classical biological control
Hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles ( <i>Diorhabda</i> spp.) introduced to North America for classical biological control Open
With the global rise of human‐mediated translocations and invasions, it is critical to understand the genomic consequences of hybridization and mechanisms of range expansion. Conventional wisdom is that high genetic drift and loss of genet…
View article: Heterogeneity in Household Spending and Well-being around Retirement
Heterogeneity in Household Spending and Well-being around Retirement Open
We study heterogeneity in spending patterns around the time of retirement. Using rich consumption data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and exploiting within-household spending variation, we systematically classify households into …
View article: Biology of an Adventive Population of the Armored Scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis, a Biological Control Agent of Arundo donax in California
Biology of an Adventive Population of the Armored Scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis, a Biological Control Agent of Arundo donax in California Open
Arundo donax (giant reed) is invasive in Mediterranean, sub-, and tropical riparian systems worldwide. The armored scale Rhizaspidiotus donacis is approved for biocontrol in North America, but an adventive population was recently discovere…
View article: Temptation and Incentives to Wealth Accumulation
Temptation and Incentives to Wealth Accumulation Open
We propose a rich model of household behavior to study the effect of two important policies: mortgage interest tax deduction and mandatory mortgage amortization.These policies have attracted some controversy, first because they are conceiv…