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Semantic Networks for Engineering Design: A Survey [PDF]

Proc. Des. Soc. 1 (2021) 2621-2630, 2020
There have been growing uses of semantic networks in the past decade, such as leveraging large-scale pre-trained graph knowledge databases for various natural language processing (NLP) tasks in engineering design research. Therefore, the paper provides a survey of the research that has employed semantic networks in the engineering design research ...
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To get good student ratings should you only teach programming courses? Investigation and implications of student evaluations of teaching in a software engineering context [PDF]

, 2021
Student evaluations of teaching (SET) are commonly used in universities for assessing teaching quality. However, previous literature shows that in software engineering students tend to rate certain topics higher than others: In particular students tend to value programming and software construction over software design, software engineering models and ...
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Quantum mechanical Carnot engine [PDF]

J. Phys. A 33, 4427-4436, 2000, 2000
A cyclic thermodynamic heat engine runs most efficiently if it is reversible. Carnot constructed such a reversible heat engine by combining adiabatic and isothermal processes for a system containing an ideal gas. Here, we present an example of a cyclic engine based on a single quantum-mechanical particle confined to a potential well.
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Experimental characterization of autonomous heat engine based on minimal dynamical-system model [PDF]

Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033146 (2020), 2019
The autonomous heat engine is a model system of autonomous nonequilibrium systems like biological cells, exploiting nonequilibrium flow for operations. As the Carnot engine has essentially contributed to the equilibrium thermodynamics, autonomous heat engine is expected to play a critical role in the challenge of constructing nonequilibrium ...
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Holographic Heat Engines as Quantum Heat Engines [PDF]

Class. Quant. Grav. 37, 034001 (2019), 2019
Certain solutions of Einstein's equations in anti-de Sitter spacetime can be engineered, using extended gravitational thermodynamics, to yield `holographic heat engines', devices that turn heat into useful mechanical work. On the other hand, there are constructions (both experimental and theoretical) where a series of operations is performed on a small
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Developing a Meta-suggestion Engine for Search Queries [PDF]

, 2021
Typically, search engines provide query suggestions to assist users in the search process. Query suggestions are very important for improving users search experience. However, most query suggestions are based on the user's search logs, and they can be influenced by infrequently searched queries.
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Entangled quantum Otto heat engines based on two-spin systems with the Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction [PDF]

Quantum Inf Process (2017) 16:216, 2017
We construct an entangled quantum Otto engine based on spin-1/2 systems undergoing Dzyaloshinski-Moriya (DM) interaction within a varying magnetic field. We investigate the influence of the DM interaction on basic thermodynamic quantities, including heat transfer, work done, and efficiency and find that the DM interaction importantly influences the ...
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Standards of Validity and the Validity of Standards in Behavioral Software Engineering Research: The Perspective of Psychological Test Theory [PDF]

, 2018
Background. There are some publications in software engineering research that aim at guiding researchers in assessing validity threats to their studies. Still, many researchers fail to address many aspects of validity that are essential to quantitative research on human factors. Goal.
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Improving the Reporting of Threats to Construct Validity [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Background: Construct validity concerns the use of indicators to measure a concept that is not directly measurable. Aim: This study intends to identify, categorize, assess and quantify discussions of threats to construct validity in empirical software engineering literature and use the findings to suggest ways to improve the reporting of construct ...
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Efficient Quantum Measurement Engine [PDF]

Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 260601 (2018), 2018
We propose quantum engines powered entirely by the quantum measurement process. Our theoretical construction of the engine requires no work from the system Hamiltonian, and takes energy only from the process of observation to move a particle against a force.
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