eLife

A differentiable model for optimizing the genetic drivers of synaptogenesis

This study presents SynaptoGen, a differentiable extension of connectome models that links gene expression, protein-protein interaction probabilities, synaptic multiplicity, and synaptic weights, and ...
IEEE

Optimization of Magnet Dimension for MIEC Speed Sensor Using Gradient Projection Algorithm

Abstract: Motion-induced eddy current (MIEC) testing method has been successfully applied in speed measurement, where the performance of the sensor is highly dependent on the dimensions of the ...
IEEE

Derivative-Free Optimization for Low-Rank Adaptation in Large Language Models

Abstract: Parameter-efficient tuning methods such as LoRA could achieve comparable performance to model tuning by tuning a small portion of the parameters. However, substantial computational resources ...
The New York Times

Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. By Jan Hoffman To treat their pain, ...