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3 claims from 2 papers

1. Computer Science › Advanced Neural Network Applications

   NISP: Pruning Networks using Neuron Importance Score Propagation

   Yu, Li, Chen et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2017

   The paper proposes NISP, which scores each neuron's importance in the final response layer and propagates it backwards to prune the whole CNN, reporting large speed-ups and compression with negligible accuracy loss.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors argue that pruning a whole CNN jointly, to preserve important responses in the second-to-last layer, is essential for the pruned network to regain accuracy.“In contrast, we argue that it is essential to prune neurons in the entire neuron network jointly based on a unified goal: minimizing the reconstruction error of important responses in the "final response layer" (FRL), which is the second-to-last layer before classification, for a pruned network to…”
   2. UncheckedThe paper ranks neurons in the network's second-to-last layer by importance and frames pruning earlier layers as an optimisation problem with a closed-form solution.“Specifically, we apply feature ranking techniques to measure the importance of each neuron in the FRL, and formulate network pruning as a binary integer optimization problem and derive a closed-form solution to it for pruning neurons in earlier layers.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Cosmology and Gravitation Theories

   III. Interacting Dark Energy: Summary of models, Pathologies, and Constraints

   van der Westhuizen, Abebe and Di Valentino · Physics of the Dark Universe · 2025

   The paper summarises analytical solutions and pathologies for eight interacting dark energy models, giving conditions to avoid problems and proposing approaches for constraining them with data.

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   1. UncheckedIn seven of eight interacting dark energy models studied, energy flowing from dark matter to dark energy can give negative densities, favouring flow the other way.“In seven of the eight cases, negative densities arise if energy flows from DM to DE, implying a strong theoretical preference for energy transfer from DE to DM.”