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Noise Resilience Of Variational Quantum Compiling, Kunal Sharma, Sumeet Khatri2, M. Cerezo, Patrick J. Coles Apr 2020

Noise Resilience Of Variational Quantum Compiling, Kunal Sharma, Sumeet Khatri2, M. Cerezo, Patrick J. Coles

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Variational hybrid quantum-classical algorithms (VHQCAs) are near-term algorithms that leverage classical optimization to minimize a cost function, which is efficiently evaluated on a quantum computer. Recently VHQCAs have been proposed for quantum compiling, where a target unitary U is compiled into a short-depth gate sequence V. In this work, we report on a surprising form of noise resilience for these algorithms. Namely, we find one often learns the correct gate sequence V (i.e. the correct variational parameters) despite various sources of incoherent noise acting during the cost-evaluation circuit. Our main results are rigorous theorems stating that the optimal variational parameters …


How Rare Was The August 2016 South-Central Louisiana Heavy Rainfall Event?, Vincent M. Brown, Barry D. Keim, William D. Kappel, Douglas M. Hultstrand, Ashton G. Peyrefitte, Alan W. Black, Kristi M. Steinhilber, Geoffrey A. Muhlestein Apr 2020

How Rare Was The August 2016 South-Central Louisiana Heavy Rainfall Event?, Vincent M. Brown, Barry D. Keim, William D. Kappel, Douglas M. Hultstrand, Ashton G. Peyrefitte, Alan W. Black, Kristi M. Steinhilber, Geoffrey A. Muhlestein

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This study examines the spatiotemporal characteristics of the historic 10-14 August 2016 south-central Louisiana precipitation event. The storm was the result of a moisture-rich, tropical low pressure system, also known as a tropical easterly wave, that slowly tracked westward along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas. Once over south-central Louisiana, the storm was able to take advantage of anomalously high precipitable water, broad low-level instability, and continuous moisture inflow from the Gulf of Mexico to produce historic rainfall. Totals exceeded 254mm (10 in.) for much of southern Louisiana, while locations adjacent to Baton Rouge and Lafayette received upward of …


Effective Reading Instructional Practices For Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Paul Mooney, Joseph B. Ryan Apr 2020

Effective Reading Instructional Practices For Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Paul Mooney, Joseph B. Ryan

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Testing Reproducibility Of Vitrinite And Solid Bitumen Reflectance Measurements In North American Unconventional Source-Rock Reservoir Petroleum Systems, Paul C. Hackley, Carla V. Araujo, Angeles G. Borrego, Antonis Bouzinos, Brian J. Cardott, Humberto Carvajal-Ortiz, Martha Rocio López Cely, Vongani Chabalala, Peter J. Crosdale, Thomas D. Demchuk, Cortland F. Eble, Deolinda Flores, Agnieszka Furmann, Thomas Gentzis, Paula A. Gonçalves, Carsten Guvad, Mária Hámor-Vidó, Iwona Jelonek, Michelle N. Johnston, Tatiana Juliao-Lemus, Stavros Kalaitzidis, Wayne R. Knowles, Jolanta Kus, Zhongsheng Li, Gordon Macleod, Maria Mastalerz, Taíssa R. Menezes, Seare Ocubalidet, Richard Orban, Walter Pickel, Paddy Ranasinghe, Joana Ribeiro, Olga Patricia Gómez Rojas Apr 2020

Testing Reproducibility Of Vitrinite And Solid Bitumen Reflectance Measurements In North American Unconventional Source-Rock Reservoir Petroleum Systems, Paul C. Hackley, Carla V. Araujo, Angeles G. Borrego, Antonis Bouzinos, Brian J. Cardott, Humberto Carvajal-Ortiz, Martha Rocio López Cely, Vongani Chabalala, Peter J. Crosdale, Thomas D. Demchuk, Cortland F. Eble, Deolinda Flores, Agnieszka Furmann, Thomas Gentzis, Paula A. Gonçalves, Carsten Guvad, Mária Hámor-Vidó, Iwona Jelonek, Michelle N. Johnston, Tatiana Juliao-Lemus, Stavros Kalaitzidis, Wayne R. Knowles, Jolanta Kus, Zhongsheng Li, Gordon Macleod, Maria Mastalerz, Taíssa R. Menezes, Seare Ocubalidet, Richard Orban, Walter Pickel, Paddy Ranasinghe, Joana Ribeiro, Olga Patricia Gómez Rojas

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An interlaboratory study (ILS) was conducted to test reproducibility of vitrinite and solid bitumen reflectance measurements in six mudrock samples from United States unconventional source-rock reservoir petroleum systems. Samples selected from the Marcellus, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Barnett, Bakken and Woodford are representative of resource plays currently under exploitation in North America. All samples are from marine depositional environments, are thermally mature (T >445 °C) and have moderate to high organic matter content (2.9–11.6 wt% TOC). Their organic matter is dominated by solid bitumen, which contains intraparticle nano-porosity. Visual evaluation of organic nano-porosity (pore sizes < 100 nm) via SEM suggests that intraparticle organic nano-pores are most abundant in dry gas maturity samples and less abundant at lower wet gas/condensate and peak oil maturities. Samples were distributed to ILS participants in forty laboratories in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia; thirty-seven independent sets of results were received. Mean vitrinite reflectance (VR ) values from all ILS participants range from 0.90 to 1.83% whereas mean solid bitumen reflectance (BR ) values range from 0.85 to 2.04% (no outlying values excluded), confirming the thermally mature nature of all six samples. Using multiple statistical approaches to eliminate outlying values, we evaluated reproducibility limit R, the maximum difference between valid mean reflectance results obtained on the same sample by different operators in different laboratories using different instruments. Removal of outlying values where the individual signed multiple of standard deviation was >1.0 produced lowest R values, generally …


Environmental Control On The Distribution Of Metabolic Strategies Of Benthic Microbial Mats In Lake Fryxell, Antarctica, Megan L. Dillon, Ian Hawes, Anne D. Jungblut, Tyler J. Mackey, Jonathan A. Eisen, Peter T. Doran, Dawn Y. Sumner Apr 2020

Environmental Control On The Distribution Of Metabolic Strategies Of Benthic Microbial Mats In Lake Fryxell, Antarctica, Megan L. Dillon, Ian Hawes, Anne D. Jungblut, Tyler J. Mackey, Jonathan A. Eisen, Peter T. Doran, Dawn Y. Sumner

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© 2020 Dillon et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Ecological theories posit that heterogeneity in environmental conditions greatly affects community structure and function. However, the degree to which ecological theory developed using plant- and animal-dominated systems applies to microbiomes is unclear. Investigating the metabolic strategies found in microbiomes are particularly informative for testing the universality of ecological theories because microorganisms have far wider metabolic capacity than plants and animals. We …


Effect Of Nanoparticles On The Nucleation And Agglomeration Rates Of Hydrate Growth Using Thf–Water Clathrates, Syed Y. Nahri, James L. Nielsen, Yuanhang Chen Apr 2020

Effect Of Nanoparticles On The Nucleation And Agglomeration Rates Of Hydrate Growth Using Thf–Water Clathrates, Syed Y. Nahri, James L. Nielsen, Yuanhang Chen

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Four types of nanoparticles, amorphous carbon, iron III oxide, SiO2, and amino-coated SiO2, were tested to determine changes in tetrahydrofuran–water (THF–water) clathrate hydrate nucleation and agglomeration. Rates were experimentally found to determine their viability for preventing natural gas hydrates from developing during offshore drilling operations. THF–water clathrates were chosen as a model to represent gas hydrate growth at atmospheric pressure. Concentrations of each nanoparticle between 0.15% and 1.0% by weight were tested as a kinetic inhibitor to hydrate formation. Tests were repeated at various temperatures below the formation temperature of 4.4 °C for THF–water clathrate hydrates. Measurements were made to …


The Visualization And Quantification Of Adipose Tissue Innervation, Sanjeev Samuel Gummadi Apr 2020

The Visualization And Quantification Of Adipose Tissue Innervation, Sanjeev Samuel Gummadi

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Diversity Of The Eastern Oyster Microbiome Across Tissue, Secretion, Space, And Time In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Megan E. Guidry Apr 2020

Diversity Of The Eastern Oyster Microbiome Across Tissue, Secretion, Space, And Time In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Megan E. Guidry

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“Damn, You Reek Of Pr”: Anti-Establishment Rhetoric And Resistance To Advertising Within Science Fiction Film Discussions In The Reddit Movie Community, Bailey R. Tinsley Apr 2020

“Damn, You Reek Of Pr”: Anti-Establishment Rhetoric And Resistance To Advertising Within Science Fiction Film Discussions In The Reddit Movie Community, Bailey R. Tinsley

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The Growth Of Louisiana’S English Language Learners And Policy Implementation In The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Sarah Terracciano Apr 2020

The Growth Of Louisiana’S English Language Learners And Policy Implementation In The East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Sarah Terracciano

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Using A Difference-In-Differences Approach To Examine The Impact Of The State Earned Income Tax Credit On Student Educational Outcomes, Caroline Louise Vanchiere Apr 2020

Using A Difference-In-Differences Approach To Examine The Impact Of The State Earned Income Tax Credit On Student Educational Outcomes, Caroline Louise Vanchiere

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Harmful Business Practices In Post-Disaster Communities: Evaluating Perpetrator-Victim Relationships, Victoria Liakos Apr 2020

Harmful Business Practices In Post-Disaster Communities: Evaluating Perpetrator-Victim Relationships, Victoria Liakos

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The Relationship Between Vocational Interests And Parenting Styles Moderated By Work-Family Integration, Kendall Mcgoey Apr 2020

The Relationship Between Vocational Interests And Parenting Styles Moderated By Work-Family Integration, Kendall Mcgoey

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How Technology Changed The Rhythm Of The Music Industry, Anna Merkl Apr 2020

How Technology Changed The Rhythm Of The Music Industry, Anna Merkl

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The Effect Of Head Trauma On Survivorship And Climbing Ability Of Wild-Type And Svip- Overexpressing Drosophila Melanogaster, Sarah Myers Apr 2020

The Effect Of Head Trauma On Survivorship And Climbing Ability Of Wild-Type And Svip- Overexpressing Drosophila Melanogaster, Sarah Myers

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Monuments And Memory: A Quantitative Analysis Of Union And Confederate Monuments, Kris Plunkett Apr 2020

Monuments And Memory: A Quantitative Analysis Of Union And Confederate Monuments, Kris Plunkett

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Effects Of Physical Therapist Burnout On Spousal Emotional Exhaustion And Marital Satisfaction, Hannah E. Perkins Apr 2020

Effects Of Physical Therapist Burnout On Spousal Emotional Exhaustion And Marital Satisfaction, Hannah E. Perkins

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A Comparative Analysis Of Immigration Framing In News Coverage During The 2016 Brexit Referendum And The 2016 American Presidential Election, Emily Ritchart Apr 2020

A Comparative Analysis Of Immigration Framing In News Coverage During The 2016 Brexit Referendum And The 2016 American Presidential Election, Emily Ritchart

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A Spotlight On Women In Brass Performance And Composition, Hollyn Slykhuis Apr 2020

A Spotlight On Women In Brass Performance And Composition, Hollyn Slykhuis

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A Bioinformatics Study: Differential Analysis Of Hsv-1 And The Live-Attenuated Vaccine Vc2 To Determine Biological Implications In Enhanced Protection Against Lethal Hsv-1 Infection, Hebah Shaikh Apr 2020

A Bioinformatics Study: Differential Analysis Of Hsv-1 And The Live-Attenuated Vaccine Vc2 To Determine Biological Implications In Enhanced Protection Against Lethal Hsv-1 Infection, Hebah Shaikh

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Comparison Of Nanodisc And Liposome Interactions With 15-Lipoxygenase-2, Ye Rim Noh Apr 2020

Comparison Of Nanodisc And Liposome Interactions With 15-Lipoxygenase-2, Ye Rim Noh

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Parental Mental Health Help-Seeking: Addressing Service Utilization Disparities Across Ethnic Minorities, Quyen Nguyen Apr 2020

Parental Mental Health Help-Seeking: Addressing Service Utilization Disparities Across Ethnic Minorities, Quyen Nguyen

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Ssrif: A Replication And A Discussion About Future Experiments, Jon Odell Apr 2020

Ssrif: A Replication And A Discussion About Future Experiments, Jon Odell

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Integration Of Location Based Social Networks In The Sense Of Place (Sop) Mapping Techniques, Malachi Pursley Apr 2020

Integration Of Location Based Social Networks In The Sense Of Place (Sop) Mapping Techniques, Malachi Pursley

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Understanding How Human Lipoxygenases Bind Molecular Oxygen And Arachidonic Acid Substrate, Austin Paul Primeaux Apr 2020

Understanding How Human Lipoxygenases Bind Molecular Oxygen And Arachidonic Acid Substrate, Austin Paul Primeaux

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Does Hand Dominance Matter In Non-Standard Visuomotor Transformations?, Briasha Jones Apr 2020

Does Hand Dominance Matter In Non-Standard Visuomotor Transformations?, Briasha Jones

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Quantitative Phenotypic Analysis Of A Functional Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor From Klebsormidium Flaccidum In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Jaeyeon Kweon Apr 2020

Quantitative Phenotypic Analysis Of A Functional Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor From Klebsormidium Flaccidum In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Jaeyeon Kweon

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Neuron Morphology And Behavioral Correlates Of Attaining Dominant And Subordinate Status, Ian Hill Apr 2020

Neuron Morphology And Behavioral Correlates Of Attaining Dominant And Subordinate Status, Ian Hill

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An Analysis Of The Effects Of Natural Disasters On Subnational Economic Growth, Margaret Higgins Apr 2020

An Analysis Of The Effects Of Natural Disasters On Subnational Economic Growth, Margaret Higgins

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Shifts Between Maternal Care And Infanticide Behaviors In Female Mouthbrooding Astatotilapia Burtoni Are Associated With Activation Of Galanin Neurons, Erandi Madushani Herath Apr 2020

Shifts Between Maternal Care And Infanticide Behaviors In Female Mouthbrooding Astatotilapia Burtoni Are Associated With Activation Of Galanin Neurons, Erandi Madushani Herath

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