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  \title{High Throughput combinatorial method for fast and \\ robust prediction of lattice thermal conductivity}
  \author{Pinku Nath$^1$, Jose J. Plata$^1$, Demet Usanmaz$^1$, Cormac Toher$^1$,\\Marco Fornari$^2$, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli$^3$, Stefano Curtarolo$^{4,\star}$}
  \address{$^{1}$ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.}
  \address{$^{2}$ Department of Physics and Science of Advanced Materials Program, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858, USA.}
  \address{$^{3}$ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton TX, USA.}
  \address{$^{4}$ Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry, Duke University, Durham NC, 27708, USA.}
  \address{$^{\star}${\bf corresponding:} stefano@duke.edu}
  \begin{abstract}
The lack of computationally inexpensive and accurate ab-initio based methodologies to predict lattice thermal conductivity, without
 computing the anharmonic force constants or time-consuming ab-initio molecular dynamics, is one of the obstacles preventing the accelerated discovery
of new high or low thermal conductivity materials.
The Slack equation is the best alternative to other more expensive methodologies but is highly dependent on two variables: the acoustic Debye temperature, $\theta_a$, and the Gr\"{u}neisen parameter, $\gamma$.
Furthermore, different definitions can be used for these two quantities depending on the model or approximation.
In this article, we present a combinatorial approach to elucidate which definitions of both variables produce the best predictions of the lattice thermal conductivity, $\kappa_l$.
A set of 42 compounds was used to test accuracy and robustness of all possible combinations.
This approach is ideal for obtaining more accurate values than fast screening models based on the Debye model, while being significantly less expensive than methodologies that solve the Boltzmann transport equation.
  \end{abstract}
  \begin{keyword}
    High-throughput \sep Accelerated Materials Development \sep Quasi-Harmonic Approximation \sep Lattice thermal conductivity
  \end{keyword}
\end{frontmatter}

\section{Introduction}

Lattice thermal conductivity, $\kappa_l$, plays an important role in  multiple applications and
technologies \cite{curtarolo:art81}.
Thermoelectric materials~\cite{zebarjadi_perspectives_2012}, heat sink materials
\cite{Yeh_2002}, rewritable density scanning-probe phase-change memories \cite{Wright_tnano_2011} or
thermal medical therapies \cite{Cahill_apr_2014} are some examples in
which thermal transport is the technological enabling property.
During the last three  decades, several theoretical models and
methodologies have been developed to calculate $\kappa_l$
\cite{Ziman_1960,callaway_model_1959,Allen_PHMB_1994,Broido2007,Wang2011}.
It is a trade-off: while the most quick approaches can only predict
trends, accurate methods are computationally expensive and can not be
implemented in high throughput (HT) frameworks, hindering the
discovery of new materials with better performance \cite{curtarolo:art81,curtarolo:art84,curtarolo:art85}.
For instance, semi-empirical models predict thermal properties at reduced computational cost but require some
experimental data \cite{Ziman_1960,callaway_model_1959,Allen_PHMB_1994}.
Additionally, classical molecular dynamics combined with Green-Kubo
equations also produces reliable results. Although this method includes
high-order scattering processes, the us of semi-empirical potentials
leads to errors on the order of 50\%
\cite{Green_JCP_1954,Kubo_JPSJ_1957}.
Furthermore, the extension of the Green-Kubo formalism to multiscale
models has been shown to be non trivial \cite{curtarolo:art12}.
Characterization of the anharmonic forces constants and its use in the solution of the Boltzmann transport equation, BTE, is extremely expensive which makes it unfeasible in a HT approach.
Thus, for an effective prediction of $\kappa_l$ with HT methods,
there is an advantate in approximated methods based on \textit{ab-initio} characterization.
{\bf i.} {\it Ab-initio} is fully self-consistent and does not need experimental data or the use/generation of force fields;
{\bf ii.} There exists HT frameworks, such as {\small{AFLOW}} \cite{aflowPAPER,aflowlibPAPER,Calderon_cms_2015}, that can monitor, manage, correct, and post-process the information obtained from different quantum mechanical codes.

There are three main families of approximated models based on first
principles. They can be classified depending on performance, accuracy and robustness.

\begin{itemize}

\item The ``GIBBS'' quasiharmonic Debye model is the least computationally expensive approach to identify trends and simple descriptors for thermal properties, such as the Gr\"{u}neisen parameters and the Debye temperature \cite{Blanco_CPC_GIBBS_2004}.
The \underline{A}flow-\underline{G}ibbs-\underline{L}ibrary
  (AGL) framework  combines this model with the Slack equation \cite{slack}  based on work with noble gas crystals by Leibfried and Schlomann \cite{Leibfried_1965}  and Julian \cite{Julian_PRev_1965}  to predict $\kappa_l$ \cite{curtarolo:art96}.
It reproduces correctly the ordinal ranking of the thermal conductivity for several different classes of semiconductor materials using only energy-volume curves, but suffers in comparing families with different structures.

\item More accurate Gr\"{u}neisen parameters can be obtained using the quasiharmonic approximation, QHA,  and then used in the Slack equation \cite{Madsen_PRB_2014}.
However, harmonic force constants have to be calculated to build the dynamical matrix that describe the vibrational modes of the system.
An alternative method proposed by Madsen \textit{et al}. \cite{Madsen_PRB_2014} consists of the use of lattice dynamics calculations to compute approximate  relaxation scattering times at $\theta_D$. Both methods give $\kappa_l$ in
reasonable quantitative agreement with experiments.

\item Third order interatomic force constants (3rd IFCs)  are required to calculate the phonon scattering times included in the  solution of the Boltzmann transport equation, BTE \cite{Broido2007,Wang2011,Deinzer_PRB_2003}.
This is the most computationally expensive method but it is the most used for highly accurate results.
Once scattering processes are computed using 3rd IFCs, different schemes have been proposed to solve the BTE.
The relaxation time approximation, RTA, is the simplest and predicts values on average 10\% smaller than experimental quantities.
The full  solution requires a self-consistent iteration, but produces  values very close to experiment while adding  only
 a small computational cost compared to RTA solutions \cite{Mingo_book_2014}.
The bottle neck of both methods comes from  on the computation of the 3rd order IFCs.
Recently, some authors have proposed the computation of these forces using compressive sensing. However,
the cost to obtain reliable results is still high \cite{Fei_PRL_2014}.

\end{itemize}

Despite  the different approaches developed in the last few decades, there is a lack of inexpensive, accurate, and robust  methods that can be used routinely.
In this article, we use different definitions of $\theta_a$ and $\gamma$  based on the Debye model and the QHA to obtain values for $\kappa_l$ using the Slack equation.
Using a phenomenological approach, we compare the results obtained with our combinatorial schema to available experimental data to decide which description of these two variables best predict values for $\kappa_l$ with qualitative and quantitative accuracy in a high-throughput approach.

\section{Methodology }

\subsection{Lattice thermal conductivity}

The lattice thermal conductivity is computed using the Slack equation (Eq. \ref{slack}) because of its simplicity:
\begin{eqnarray}
 \label{slack}
 \kappa_l (\theta_a) &=& \frac{0.849 \times 3 \sqrt[3](4)}{20 \pi^3(1 - 0.514\gamma^{-1} + 0.228\gamma^{-2})} \times \\ \nonumber
 & & \times \left( \frac{k_B \theta_a}{\hbar} \right)^2 \frac{k_B M_{\mathrm{av}} V^{\frac{1}{3}}}{\hbar \gamma^2}.
\end{eqnarray}
This equation predicts $\kappa_l$ at the acoustic Debye temperature ($\theta_a$) using  the Gr{\"u}neisen parameter, $\gamma$,
primitive cell volume, $V$,  and the average atomic mass, $M_{\mathrm{av}}$.
The thermal conductivity at any temperature is estimated by \cite{slack, Morelli_Slack_2006, Madsen_PRB_2014}:
\begin{equation}
 \label{kappa_T}
\kappa_l(T) = \kappa_l(\theta_a) \frac{\theta_a}{T}.
\end{equation}
Equations (\ref{slack}) and (\ref{kappa_T}) show that only the acoustic Debye temperature and the
Gr{\"u}neisen parameter are needed to calculate $\kappa_l$ at any temperature.
Various groups have used different models to predict this quantity using the Slack
equation.
It seems that Slack equation combined with the Debye model tends to underestimate $\kappa_l$ \cite{curtarolo:art96}, while when
combined with lattice dynamics calculations, $\kappa_l$ is overestimated \cite{Madsen_PRB_2014}.
We propose the combination of both models to offset the errors and obtain values closer to the
experimental results.

Our implementation is based on a combinatorial approach where the lattice thermal conductivity is a function of two variables: acoustic Debye
temperature, $\theta_a$,  and Gr{\"u}neisen parameter, $\gamma$:  $\kappa_l(\theta_a,\gamma)$.
We use different formulations based on the Debye model and quasiharmonic approximation to compute these two
variables and then combine them to obtain
different values for $\kappa_l(\theta^x_a,\gamma^y)$ (see Figure \ref{fig:schema}).
We use a set of 42 materials, all  belonging to different space groups and presenting  a range of four orders of magnitude for
$\kappa_l$, as a test to determine the best combination of variables from a quantitative point of view.
This approach maximizes the flexibility of the method, optimizing the
results without extra costs beyond the harmonic force constants calculations.

\begin{figure}[]
 \includegraphics[width=0.98\columnwidth]{fig1.pdf}
 \vspace{-4mm}
 \caption{ Combinatorial diagram for  lattice thermal conductivity}
 \label{fig:schema}
\end{figure}

The first definition for $\gamma$ is extracted from Ref. \cite{Madsen_PRB_2014}:
\begin{equation}
 \label{gru_madsen}
\gamma^{(1)}_a=\sqrt{\overline{\gamma}^2_a}=\sqrt{\frac{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i}^{\hbar\omega_{iq}<k_B\theta_a}\gamma^{2}_{iq} C_{iq}}{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i}^{\hbar\omega_{iq}<k_B\theta_a}C_{iq}}},
\end{equation}
where $\gamma_{iq}$ is defines as:
\begin{equation}\label{EQ:GAMMAQJD}
 \gamma_{iq}=-\frac{V_{eq}^{0K}}{2\nu_{qj}^2}\sum_i e_{iq} \frac{\partial D_q}{\partial V} e_{iq}^*.
 \end{equation}
Since the acoustic bands provide the majority of the contribution to $\kappa_l$,  the sum is performed over
the modes, $i$, and q-points, $q$, having an energy less than $k_B\theta_a$.
We propose a second definition where the sum is done only for the acoustic modes instead of over the
modes having an energy less than $k_B\theta_a$:
\begin{equation}
 \label{gru_ac}
\gamma^{(2)}_a=\sqrt{\overline{\gamma}^2_a}=\sqrt{\frac{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i=1}^{3}\gamma^{2}_{a,iq} C_{iq}}{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i=1}^{3}C_{iq}}}.
\end{equation}
It is important to note that while $\gamma^{(1)}_a$ depends on $\theta_a$,  $\gamma^{(2)}_a$ is
independent of the other variable.

Recently, Madsen \textit{et al.} also used the averaged squared Gr\"{u}neisen parameters obtaining similar results with their model \cite{Madsen_pssa_2016}:
\begin{equation}
 \label{gru}
\gamma^{(3)}=\sqrt{\overline{\gamma}^2}=\sqrt{\frac{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i}\gamma^{2}_{iq} C_{iq}}{\sum\limits_{q}\sum\limits_{i}C_{iq}}}.
\end{equation}

Phonon calculations can be also used to predict $\theta_a$:
\begin{equation}
 \label{theta_1}
\theta^{(1)}_a = n^{1/3} \theta_D = n^{1/3} \sqrt{\frac{5 \hbar}{3k_{B}}\frac{\int_{0}^{\infty} \omega^2g(\omega)d\omega}{\int_{0}^{\infty} g(\omega)d\omega}}.
\end{equation}
where $n$ is the number of atoms per unit cell and $g(\omega)$ is the phonon density of states.
Similar to  $\gamma^{(2)}_a$, we  get $\theta_a$ using only the  acoustic branches:
\begin{equation}
 \label{theta_2}
\theta^{(2)}_a = \sqrt{\frac{5 \hbar}{3k_{B}}\frac{\int_{0}^{\infty} \omega_a^2g(\omega_a)d\omega_a}{\int_{0}^{\infty} g(\omega_a)d\omega_a}}.
\end{equation}
The classic definition for the Debye frequency, the maximun frequency in the vibrational spectra,  can be also applied to obtain the Debye temperature using the phonon density of states, pDOS:
\begin{equation}
 \label{debye_frec}
\int^{\omega_D}_0g(\omega)d\omega=3n,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
 \label{theta_3}
 \theta^{(3)}_a=n^{1/3} \theta_D=n^{1/3} \frac{\hbar\omega_D}{k_B}.
\end{equation}

The Debye model also predicts $\theta_D$ using the bulk modulus, $B$ \cite{Blanco_CPC_GIBBS_2004,Blanco_jmolstrthch_1996,Poirier_Earth_Interior_2000}:
\begin{equation}
 \label{theta_4}
 \theta^{(4)}_a=n^{1/3} \theta_D = n^{1/3} \frac{\hbar}{k_B}[6 \pi^2 V^{1/2} n]^{1/3} f(\sigma) \sqrt{\frac{B}{M}}.
\end{equation}
Here, $M$ is the mass of the unit cell,  and $f(\sigma)$ is given by
\begin{equation}
 \label{fpoisson}
 f(\sigma) = \left\{ 3 \left[ 2 \left( \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{1 + \sigma}{1 - 2 \sigma} \right)^{3/2} + \left( \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{1 + \sigma}{1 - \sigma} \right)^{3/2} \right]^{-1} \right\}^{\frac{1}{3}},
\end{equation}
within the assumption that the Poisson ratio, $\sigma$, remains constant.
For the calculations described in this article, this value is set at 0.25, which is the theoretical value for a Cauchy solid \cite{Blanco_CPC_GIBBS_2004, Poirier_Earth_Interior_2000}.
The Poisson ratio $\sigma$ for crystalline materials is typically in the range 0.2-0.3.
Bulk modulus, $B$, is obtained fitting free energy, $F(V, T)$, obtained using the QHA to the Birch-Murnaghan (BM) function:
\begin{equation}\label{EQ:BM}
F(V) = F_{eq} + \frac{BV_{eq}}{B_p}\Bigg[ \frac{(V_{eq}/V)^{B_p}}{Bp-1} +1\Bigg] - \frac{V_{eq}B}{Bp-1},
\end{equation}
 where, equilibrium free energy, $F_{eq}$, bulk modulus, $B$, equilibrium volume, $V_{eq}$ and the derivative of the bulk modulus with respect to pressure, $B_p$ are used as the fitting parameters.

\subsection{Computational details}

\subsubsection*{Geometry optimization}

All structures are fully relaxed  using the automated framework, {\small AFLOW} \cite{aflowPAPER,aflowlibPAPER,Calderon_cms_2015},
and the DFT Vienna Ab-initio simulation package, {\small VASP} \cite{kresse_vasp}. Optimizations are performed following the
{\small AFLOW} standards \cite{Calderon_cms_2015}. We use the projector augmented wave (PAW) pseudopotentials \cite{PAW}
and the exchange and correlation functionals parametrized by the generalized gradient approximation proposed
by Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) \cite{PBE}. All calculations use a high energy-cutoff, which is 40$\%$ larger
than the maximum recommended cutoff among all component potentials, and a {\bf k}-points mesh of 8,000 {\bf k}-points per reciprocal atom.
Primitive cells are fully relaxed (lattice parameters and ionic positions) until the energy difference between two consecutive ionic steps
is smaller than $10^{-4}$ eV and forces in each atom are below $10^{-3}$ eV/\AA.

\subsubsection{Phonon calculations}

Phonon calculations  were  carried out  using the automatic phonon library, APL, as implemented in the {\small AFLOW}
package, using  VASP  to obtain the IFCs via the finite-displacement approach \cite{Pinku_sr_2016}.
The magnitude of this displacement is 0.015 \AA.
Electronic self consistent field (SCF) for single point calculations were stopped when the difference of
energy between last two step was less than $10^{-8}$ eV. This threshold ensures a good convergence
for the wavefunction and accurate enough values for forces and harmonic force constants.
Non-analytical contributions to the dynamical matrix are also included using the formulation developed by Wang \textit{et al} \cite{Wang2010}.
Frequencies and other related phonon properties are calculated on a  21$\times$21$\times$21 q-mesh in the Brillouin zone, which is sufficient
to converge the  vibrational  density of  states, pDOS,  and  hence  the  values  of thermodynamic properties calculated through it.
The pDOS is calculated using the linear interpolation tetrahedron method available in {\small AFLOW} package.
The derivative of dynamical matrix is obtained using the central difference method within a
volume range of $\pm 0.03 \%$.

\section{Results}

A  data set of 42 compounds has been used to validate our approach.
The list of materials includes semiconductors and insulators that belong to different
structure prototypes such as diamond, zinc blende, rock salt and  fluorite.
To maximize the heterogeneity of the data set, materials have been selected containing as many different elements as possible from the s-, p-, and d-blocks of
the periodic table.

\begin{figure*}
\includegraphics*[width=0.98\columnwidth]{fig2.pdf}
\caption{ Lattice thermal conductivity, $\kappa_l(\theta_a,\gamma)$, for the proposed models. Dashed black lines represent $\pm$40\% error.}
\label{fig:kappa_panel}
\end{figure*}

The comparison between our combinatorial approach and experimentally reported values for $\kappa_l$ is depicted in
Figure \ref{fig:kappa_panel}.
The twelve models predict qualitatively the main trend for $\kappa_l$.
We used different statistical quantities to measure the level of qualitative and
quantitative agreement between the models and the experimental data.
The Pearson and Spearman correlations measure the linear correlation and the
monotonicity of the relationship between the two variables respectively
(see Table \ref{tab:stats}).
We have found high Pearson and Spearman correlation values for some of the predicted models. For instance,
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$, $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ and
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ present Pearson and
Spearman correlations with experiments higher than 0.90.

 \begin{table}[h]
     \caption{Pearson and (Spearman) correlations for the material data set. Highest Pearson correlations in bold.}
     \centering
     \begin{tabular}[b]{c C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} }
       \hline \hline
                & $\theta^{(1)}_a$ & $\theta^{(2)}_a$ & $\theta^{(3)}_a$ & $\theta^{(4)}_a$  \\
       \hline
        $\gamma^{(1)}_a$  &0.87 (0.88) & 0.97 (0.89)                  & 0.82 (0.90)   & 0.93 (0.88)          \\
        $\gamma^{(2)}_a$  &0.80 (0.89) & 0.95 (0.89)                  & 0.64 (0.89)   & 0.83 (0.89)          \\
        $\gamma^{(3)}$    &0.97 (0.90) & \textbf{0.99 (0.90)} & 0.91 (0.86)   & 0.97 (0.90)           \\
       \hline \hline
     \end{tabular}
     \label{tab:stats}
   \end{table}

To test the quantitative accuracy of the different models, we  also compute the root mean square
relative deviation, RMSrD, for each (see Table \ref{tab:stats2}).
The results are far from the accuracy of the methods based on the exact solution of the BTE, however some of the
combinations present interesting results considering their lower computational cost.
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(2)}_a\right)$, $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ and
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ present a RMSrD lower than 100\%.
Moreover, in all cases, the major contribution to this deviation corresponds to the materials with a lower $\kappa_l$
in which, a small absolute error could be transform in a big relative error.

   \begin{table}[h]
     \caption{Root mean square relative deviation (RMSrD) for the material data set. Lowest RMSrD in bold.}
     \centering
     \begin{tabular}[b]{c C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} C{1.2cm} }
       \hline \hline
                & $\theta^{(1)}_a$ & $\theta^{(2)}_a$ & $\theta^{(3)}_a$ & $\theta^{(4)}_a$  \\
       \hline
        $\gamma^{(1)}_a$  &237\% & 120\%                  &  355\% &200\%             \\
        $\gamma^{(2)}_a$  &230\% &  90\%                  &  435\% &200\%             \\
        $\gamma^{(3)}$    &112\% & \textbf{ 75\%} &  269\% & 99\%             \\
       \hline \hline
     \end{tabular}
     \label{tab:stats2}
   \end{table}

Combining both statistical descriptors, we can conclude that the best results are obtained for
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$.
However, these results should be compared with previous models to evaluate their performance.
To the best of our knowledge, the most established and accurate model to predict $\kappa_l$ using only
harmonic force constants has been developed by Madsen \textit{ et al.} \cite{Madsen_pssa_2016}.
They used an approximated value for the phonon scattering time using the Debye
temperature and the Gr\"{u}neisen parameters.
This method ($\kappa^M_l$) and our combinatorial approach have the same computational cost, the calculation of the harmonic force constants.
The comparison between $\kappa^M_l$ and $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ is
depicted in Figure \ref{fig:kappa_panel} (j).
Both models show similar behaviors, although, the statistical descriptors are slightly different.
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ presents a smaller RMSrD than $\kappa^M_l$ (75\% and 89\% respectively)
and a higher Pearson  correlation (0.99 and 0.98 respectively).
We can also compare $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ with less expensive methodologies such  as AGL (see Figure \ref{fig:kappa_panel} (j)).
Although $\kappa^{AGL}_{l}$ captures some of the overall trends and can be used as a fast screening method, this method underestimates $\kappa_l$.
This underestimation can be as large as an order of magnitude which is particularly detrimental to compounds with high  $\kappa_l$ values.

\section{Conclusions}

A high throughput combinatorial method for fast and robust prediction of lattice thermal conductivity is presented.
Using the QHA-APL implementation \cite{Pinku_sr_2016}, we can compute different definitions for the Debye temperature and the Gr\"{u}neisen parameter.
These values can be used in a combinatorial approach with the  Slack equation to obtain different values of $\kappa_l(\theta_a,\gamma)$.
We use a set of 42 materials to validate our results and elucidate the best combination of parameters.
Best results are obtained when $\theta^{(2)}_a$ is used, being the most accuarte procedure to predict the acoustic Debye temperature.
$\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ is the most robust and accurate of all the combinations, obtaining qualitatively and
quantitatively better results than other models in the literature with similar computational cost.
The methodology presented in this paper can be extremely useful because of its quantitative predictive power and its low
computational cost compared to the calculation of the anharmonic force constants.

\section{Acknowledgments}
We would like to acknowledge support by DOD-ONR (N00014-13-1-0635, N00014-11-1-0136, N00014-09-1-0921) and by DOE (DE-AC02- 05CH11231), specifically the BES program under Grant \# EDCBEE.
The {\small AFLOW} consortium would like to acknowledge the Duke University - Center for Materials Genomics and the CRAY corporation for computational support.

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  \title{Supplementary Materials: High Throughput combinatorial method for fast and\\ robust prediction of lattice thermal conductivity}
  \author{Pinku Nath$^1$, Jose J. Plata$^1$, Demet Usanmaz$^1$, Cormac Toher$^1$,\\ Marco Fornari$^2$, Marco Buongiorno Nardelli$^3$, Stefano Curtarolo$^{4,\star}$}
  \address{$^{1}$ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.}
  \address{$^{2}$ Department of Physics and Science of Advanced Materials Program, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858, USA.}
  \address{$^{3}$ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton TX, USA.}
  \address{$^{4}$ Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics and Chemistry, Duke University, Durham NC, 27708, USA.}
  \address{$^{\star}${\bf corresponding:} stefano@duke.edu}
  \begin{abstract}
The lack of computationally inexpensive and accurate ab-initio based methodologies to predict lattice thermal conductivity, without
 computing the anharmonic force constants or time-consuming ab-initio molecular dynamics, is one of the obstacles preventing the accelerated discovery
of new high or low thermal conductivity materials.
The Slack equation is the best alternative to other more expensive methodologies but is highly dependent on two variables: the acoustic Debye temperature, $\theta_a$, and the Gr\"{u}neisen parameter, $\gamma$.
Furthermore, different definitions can be used for these two quantities depending on the model or approximation.
In this article, we present a combinatorial approach to elucidate which definitions of both variables produce the best predictions of the lattice thermal conductivity, $\kappa_l$.
A set of 42 compounds was used to test accuracy and robustness of all possible combinations.
This approach is ideal for obtaining more accurate values than fast screening models based on the Debye model, while being significantly less expensive than methodologies that solve the Boltzmann transport equation.
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  \begin{keyword}
    High-throughput \sep materials genomics \sep Quasi-Harmonic Approximation \sep Lattice thermal conductivity
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\section{Lattice thermal conductivity}

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Formula  &  ICSD & \# SG    & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(1)}\right)$    & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(2)}\right)$  & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$  & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(1)}\right)$  & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(2)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(1)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(2)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(1)}\right)$ & $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(2)}\right)$ &  $\kappa_l\left(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(3)}\right)$  & Exp.\\\hline
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Formula & ICSD &  \# SG   & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(1)})$    & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(2)})$  & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(1)}_a,\gamma^{(3)})$  & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(1)})$  & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(2)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(2)}_a,\gamma^{(3)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(1)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(2)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(3)}_a,\gamma^{(3)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(1)})$ & $\kappa_l(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(2)})$ &  $\kappa_l(\theta^{(4)}_a,\gamma^{(3)})$  & Exp.\\
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 \ce{C1}       &     182729   & 227 &    1539.59   &     1521.88    &    1055.56   &     1657.55    &    1345.72    &     933.55    &    1560.49   &     1567.21   &     1086.96    &    1393.34   &      928.36    &     644.45   &     3000 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}    \\
 \ce{Ge1}      &     44841    & 227 &      148.57   &      147.46    &      66.70   &       95.52    &      61.47    &      28.19    &     149.19   &      185.53   &       83.72    &     112.05   &       75.98    &      34.70   &       65 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Si1}      &     76268    & 227 &      209.71   &      210.80    &     132.38   &      100.17    &      94.82    &      60.30    &     235.80   &      257.69   &      161.46    &     146.50   &      142.06    &      89.69   &      166 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Ag1Cl1}   &     157535   & 225 &        1.37   &        1.90    &       1.32   &        0.68    &       0.57    &       0.39    &       3.55   &        5.61   &        3.90    &       1.60   &        2.38    &       1.65   &        1  \cite{Maqsood_IJT_2003}  \\
 \ce{Br1K1}    &     52243    & 225 &        1.74   &        1.82    &       1.36   &        1.13    &       1.17    &       0.87    &       3.02   &        4.32   &        3.22    &       1.59   &        1.60    &       1.20   &        3.4 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Br1Na1}   &     44278    & 225 &        5.15   &        5.16    &       2.61   &        2.68    &       2.79    &       1.42    &       6.19   &       13.00   &        6.52    &       4.06   &        4.06    &       2.06   &        2.8 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Br1Rb1}   &     53845    & 225 &        1.42   &        1.53    &       1.03   &        1.28    &       1.21    &       0.81    &       2.36   &        3.63   &        2.43    &       1.40   &        1.48    &       0.99   &        3.8 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Ca1O1}    &     180198   & 225 &       19.79   &       23.16    &      23.84   &       18.10    &      18.38    &      18.88    &      62.81   &       65.16   &       67.59    &      24.36   &       28.05    &      28.93   &       27 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Cl1K1}    &     240522   & 225 &        2.27   &        2.45    &       1.87   &        2.05    &       2.06    &       1.58    &       4.43   &        6.03   &        4.60    &       2.35   &        2.59    &       1.98   &        7.1 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Cl1Na1}   &     240600   & 225 &        3.73   &        4.21    &       2.79   &        3.47    &       3.66    &       2.43    &       6.54   &       10.15   &        6.71    &       3.88   &        4.71    &       3.12   &        7.1 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Cl1Rb1}   &     18016    & 225 &        1.02   &        1.08    &       1.12   &        0.52    &       0.61    &       0.63    &       2.41   &        2.56   &        2.67    &       0.72   &        0.79    &       0.83   &        2.8  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006} \\
 \ce{F1Li1}    &     53839    & 225 &       11.59   &       14.15    &      13.16   &       10.53    &      11.26    &      10.45    &      36.86   &       42.00   &       39.32    &      10.54   &       11.78    &      10.94   &       17  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}  \\
 \ce{F1Na1}    &     52238    & 225 &        9.15   &        9.90    &       7.83   &        8.89    &       9.15    &       7.23    &      19.56   &       25.32   &       20.07    &       9.13   &        9.73    &       7.69   &       18.4 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{H1Li1}    &     61751    & 225 &       57.05   &       57.36    &      69.64   &       14.06    &      14.84    &      17.59    &     142.05   &      131.56   &      160.96    &      14.25   &       15.01    &      17.80   &       15  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}  \\
 \ce{I1K1}     &     53827    & 225 &        2.39   &        2.39    &       1.20   &        1.03    &       1.03    &       0.52    &       2.76   &        5.71   &        2.84    &       1.67   &        1.67    &       0.84   &        2.6 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{I1Na1}    &     52240    & 225 &        3.63   &        3.63    &       1.86   &        1.19    &       1.23    &       0.64    &       4.95   &       10.27   &        5.21    &       2.57   &        2.56    &       1.32   &        1.8 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{I1Rb1}    &     53846    & 225 &        1.29   &        1.41    &       0.76   &        1.11    &       1.01    &       0.55    &       1.68   &        3.25   &        1.75    &       1.25   &        1.31    &       0.71   &        2.3 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Mg1O1}    &     159372   & 225 &       36.26   &       40.09    &      40.51   &       32.78    &      34.90    &      35.23    &      87.16   &       93.60   &       95.00    &      42.46   &       48.61    &      49.18   &       60 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{O1Sr1}    &     26960    & 225 &       20.44   &       23.66    &      21.93   &        9.43    &       9.97    &       9.18    &      71.54   &       82.56   &       77.00    &      16.95   &       17.72    &      16.39   &       12  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}  \\
 \ce{Be2C1}    &     616184   & 225 &      108.44   &      107.75    &      98.51   &      103.11    &     102.05    &      93.28    &     165.04   &      175.42   &      160.45    &     103.54   &      102.56    &      93.75   &       23.43 \cite{Thermtest}    \\
 \ce{Ca1F2}    &     40938    & 225 &        6.62   &        7.03    &       8.26   &        4.66    &       4.67    &       5.46    &      17.76   &       17.52   &       20.82    &       7.65   &        8.37    &       9.86   &        8.5 \cite{Palchoudhuri_ssc_1989}   \\
 \ce{Al1As1}   &     606008   & 216 &      164.70   &      164.82    &      86.23   &       52.91    &      44.06    &      23.86    &     249.31   &      249.49   &      129.77    &      85.08   &       85.05    &      45.10   &       98 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Al1P1}    &     609019   & 216 &      180.93   &      179.34    &      92.70   &       95.96    &      86.51    &      45.33    &     244.49   &      266.81   &      137.21    &     150.15   &      141.59    &      73.46   &       90 \cite{Spitzer_JPCS_1970}   \\
 \ce{Al1Sb1}   &     609290   & 216 &       95.73   &       96.10    &      74.20   &       14.29    &      14.37    &      11.48    &     149.40   &      149.98   &      115.40    &      31.79   &       31.92    &      25.01   &       56 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{As1Ga1}   &     53964    & 216 &      114.56   &      111.09    &      48.18   &       75.67    &      50.32    &      22.12    &     130.39   &      135.94   &       58.82    &      96.11   &       72.09    &      31.46   &       45 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{As1In1}   &     165462   & 216 &       54.99   &       55.15    &      31.18   &       21.57    &      18.98    &      10.98    &      68.99   &       69.25   &       39.03    &      34.96   &       32.27    &      18.42   &       30 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Br1Cu1}   &     30090    & 216 &        8.31   &        8.03    &       3.11   &        4.26    &       3.46    &       1.36    &      10.36   &       10.72   &        4.13    &       9.92   &       11.99    &       4.61   &        1.25 \cite{CRHamond_CRC_2005}    \\
 \ce{Cd1S1}    &     290009   & 216 &       43.93   &       44.19    &      32.27   &        6.31    &       6.88    &       5.23    &      69.57   &       73.11   &       53.13    &      20.02   &       20.14    &      14.89   &       16  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}  \\
\ce{Cl1Cu1}   &     78270     & 216 &        6.10   &        6.30    &       4.46   &        1.16    &       1.29    &       0.94    &       8.51   &       12.08   &        8.52    &       5.99   &        6.14    &       4.35   &        0.84 \cite{CRHamond_CRC_2005}   \\
 \ce{Cu1I1}    &     163427   & 216 &       14.63   &       12.52    &       3.03   &       10.85    &       6.89    &       1.69    &      15.62   &       14.94   &        3.61    &      11.40   &        7.35    &       1.80   &        1.68 \cite{CRHamond_CRC_2005}    \\
 \ce{Fe1Sb1V1} &     53539    & 216 &       43.83   &       43.84    &      28.72   &       22.43    &      22.06    &      14.55    &      68.44   &       84.85   &       55.38    &       0.00   &        0.00    &       0.00   &       13  \cite{Young_jap_2000}  \\
 \ce{Ga1P1}    &     77088    & 216 &      266.36   &      265.99    &     113.90   &      125.13    &      81.46    &      36.09    &     351.88   &      351.39   &      149.76    &     152.78   &      146.69    &      63.67   &      100 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Ga1Sb1}   &     41675    & 216 &       58.07   &       58.07    &      33.44   &       25.23    &      19.75    &      11.62    &      73.89   &       73.89   &       42.42    &      37.47   &       32.45    &      18.86   &       40 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Hg1Se1}   &     31087    & 216 &        2.47   &        2.49    &       3.52   &        0.31    &       0.42    &       0.56    &       4.33   &        4.16   &        5.92    &       1.38   &        1.39    &       1.94   &        3 \cite{Whitsett_PRB_1973}   \\
 \ce{In1P1}    &     165466   & 216 &      179.87   &      179.84    &      91.75   &       40.34    &      30.80    &      16.83    &     254.70   &      254.65   &      129.11    &      69.31   &       69.10    &      36.23   &       93 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{O1Zn1}    &     647683   & 216 &      329.31   &      330.57    &     131.69   &       90.82    &      72.16    &      30.38    &     273.47   &      624.17   &      246.03    &     156.96   &      157.57    &      64.03   &       60 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{S1Zn1}    &     108733   & 216 &      149.65   &      149.44    &      52.06   &       71.53    &      49.10    &      17.68    &     219.42   &      219.10   &       75.82    &     106.54   &      105.99    &      37.21   &       27 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Se1Zn1}   &     181761   & 216 &       70.42   &       65.33    &      22.36   &       43.72    &      33.21    &      11.53    &      88.99   &       98.99   &       33.70    &       0.00   &        0.00    &       0.00   &       19 \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}   \\
 \ce{Te1Zn1}   &     184485   & 216 &       45.82   &       45.71    &      16.16   &       26.95    &      19.30    &       6.96    &      68.78   &       68.75   &       24.16    &      38.13   &       34.27    &      12.18   &       18  \cite{Morelli_Slack_2006}  \\
 \ce{C1Si1}    &     618777   & 186 &    1016.65   &     1300.76    &     318.00   &      571.85    &     600.12    &     151.94    &    1207.34   &     2081.67   &      501.90    &     679.22   &      744.18    &     186.23   &      360 \cite{Ioffe_Inst_DBp}   \\
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Not content to give you a solid shell pack with hardware and cymbals Pearl have included a throne, sticks, a stick bag and a bass pedal. All you need to get drumming on the move is a bag for your cymbals and maybe some cases for those drums you just have to take with you... which on this kit could be all of them.
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What does it mean to engage in open professional teaching and learning practices, in an era defined by fake news and data surveillance? How can meaningful, mindful digital practices be scaffolded for students and faculty, in today's institutions? This TEACHxperts session, presented at Northwestern University, explores digital teaching and learning as experiential learning, and overviews some hands-on experiential paths to building learner-centered, community-oriented approaches to knowledge creation and media navigation.
4. tl;dr How to engage humans in stuff. Mostly online. Mostly with others.
5. How many of you work / teach / learn in digital spaces?
8. How do you teach / learn in the middle of a Dumpster fire ?
13. How to Find our way?
19. ...just like digital learning.
23. hype. fear. uncertainty. SAME!
24. Experiential learning also amplifies: 1. KNOWLEDGE ABUNDANCE 2. COMPLEXITY 3. PRACTICE ...just like digital learning.
26. Experiential learning goes beyond mastery. ...just like digital learning.
30. SO. How can experiential approaches help me teach & Learn in the Dumpster fire digital?
32. Can learners identify practices, skills, & literacies?
35. Can learners identify equity & power issues & navigate conflicts & difference?
38. Can learners deal with misinformation & data privacy issues in an informed way?
41. Can learners process & present information in succinct & varied ways?
43. Can learners' efforts & engagement be captured & recognized?
46. Can students reflect on their learning, potentially without the teacher as sole audience?


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SUNY Geneseo is committed to cultivating a community that respects difference and promotes a sense of inclusion and belonging. (For more, read the Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.) This commitment extends to the language we use in our professional communication. The words people use to describe others are often unintentionally but unquestionably based on implicit cultural biases. They can be insensitive to cultural differences or exclusionary or offensive to a group of people (based on their ability/disability, race or ethnicity, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation, etc.). This guide is intended to promote greater intentionality and accuracy of language in print and online communications, as well as contribute to an overall climate of inclusion.
Abilities and Disabilities
Refer to a disability only when it's relevant to the story and when the diagnosis comes from a reputable source, typically a medical professional.
Ask for a person's preference when possible. Some people prefer the term disabled person. Others prefer to emphasize the person first and then the disability:
Person with a disability
Person who uses a wheelchair
Person with an intellectual (or developmental) disability (or delay)
Use accessible parking rather than handicapped parking.
Do not use the word normal to describe people without disabilities.
Avoid words with negative connotations, such as handicapped person, stricken, or victim. Use "someone living with ___", such as someone living with depression or someone who has cerebral palsy.
People with almost complete vision loss are considered blind or legally blind (20/200 vision). Those who have partial sight may prefer the term low vision, limited vision, or visually impaired. If possible, ask for a person's preference.
People who have total hearing loss are deaf. Those with partial hearing loss are hard of hearing. Again, ask for a person's preference. When referring to Deaf culture or the Deaf community, the d is capitalized: Deaf.
For guidance on usage of specific terms, see the National Center on Disability and Journalism's style guide or the Center for Disability's Disability Writing and Journalism Guidelines.
Ethnic and Racial Designations
African American: a person of African origin. Some people who have generations of American ancestors prefer the term black (use lowercase, not Black). Do not use colored as a synonym.
American Indian or Native American: an indigenous person in the U.S. Follow the person's preference. Where possible, use the name of the tribe. Other terms: First Nation, Indigenous person.
Asian American: a person of Asian origin (i.e., South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia).
Hispanic: a person of Spanish-speaking origin.
Latinx: a person of Latin American origin. Use instead of the gendered Latina or Latino.
Capitalize the proper names of nationalities, peoples, races, and tribes: Arab, African, American, Caucasian, Cherokee, Chinese, Eskimo, Filipino, French Canadian, Japanese, Jew, Jewish, Latin, etc.
Terms such as black and white, when referring to ethnicity, are usually lowercased unless a particular author—writing under their own name and not as the voice of SUNY Geneseo—prefers otherwise.
Use historically underrepresented racial groups or people of color instead of minorities. People of color are actually the majority in many large U.S. cities.
Do not use a hyphen (in either noun or adjective forms) in ethnic classifications such as African American or Italian American.
For guidance on usage of specific terms, see the National Association of Black Journalists or the Conscious Style Guide's Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality resources.
Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Agender: a person who does not identify with any gender, or who identifies as neutral or genderless.
Bisexual: a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to more than one gender.
Cisgender: a person whose gender identity corresponds with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gay or lesbian: people who are attracted to members of the same sex. Use instead of homosexual.
Gender: a person's internal sense of feeling like a woman, man, both, or neither.
Gender expression: the appearance, traits, and mannerisms a person presents to communicate their gender identity. Gender expression may or may not match biological sex.
Gender fluid: a person whose identity shifts among genders. Overlaps with terms such as genderqueer and bi-gender.
Gender identity: a person's feeling about, relationship with, and understanding of gender as it pertains to their sense of self. An individual's gender identity may or may not be related to their biological sex.
Intersex: a person who was born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't fit the typical definitions of female or male.
LGBTQ+: refers to people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, agender, or asexual. Use the initials alone on first reference if writing for an informed audience. If not, use this on first reference: LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual and gender minorities).
Nonbinary: a person who does not identify, or identify solely, as either a woman or a man. Other nonbinary terms include but are not limited to agender, gender fluid, or gender nonconforming.
Queer: a traditionally offensive term reclaimed by some LGBTQ+ people to describe themselves. Some value the term for its defiance and because it includes the entire LGBTQ+ community.
Sex: comprises a person's biological and physiological characteristics, including reproductive organs and hormones. Sex is assigned at birth and is not synonymous with gender.
Sexual orientation: innate sexual attraction. Use this instead of sexual preference, which implies a conscious choice, or sexuality, which refers to sexual activity generally. Do not mention orientation unless relevant.
Transgender: a person whose gender identity or expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. Use instead of transsexual or transvestite, both of which are outdated and considered offensive.
For guidance on usage of specific terms, see the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's Stylebook or the Conscious Style Guide's Gender, Sex, and Sexuality resources.
If you are writing about a specific, known person, always use that person's pronouns. If you don't know their pronouns, ask.
Avoid using he as a universal pronoun; likewise, avoid using binary alternatives such as he/she, he or she, or (s)he.
The singular they is the most common nonbinary pronoun and is preferred by SUNY Geneseo. It includes all people and helps writers avoid making assumptions about gender.
Use the singular they in two main cases: (1) when referring to a generic person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant to the context, or (2) when referring to a specific, known person who uses they as their pronoun.
Usage for They
Style guides endorse the use of the singular pronoun they, including when writing for publication (Chicago Manual of Style, 2017; Associated Press Stylebook, 2018; Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2019).
Like singular you, singular they is treated as a grammatical plural and takes a plural verb.
Their favorite color is blue.
They have a degree in biology.
Themself (like yourself) may be used to signal the singular antecedent (though some people will prefer themselves).
They blamed themself [or themselves].
Non-Gendered Language Usage
Use alum/alums (gender neutral) when referring to a person or persons whose gender is unknown, or to a known person who uses non-binary pronouns.
Use alumnus/alumni (men) or alumna/alumnae (women) when referring to a specific person or persons with known binary genders.
Use alums when referring to a mixed-gender group or a group where gender has not been specified. Alumni, despite its masculine roots, has become de-gendered in common usage when referring to a mixed group and is considered an acceptable alternative to the preferred alums. We recognize that certain formal titles (Alumni Association, Office of Alumni Relations) will retain the use of alumni.
Avoid honorific titles such as Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., etc. Use first and last name followed by their role if the person does not have a professional title: Jane Doe, administrative assistant. Use professional titles such as dean, professor, president when appropriate. Only use Dr. for a physician, not a PhD.
Avoid gender-binary references like ladies and gentlemen or men and women when referring to everyone in a group. Use an alternative greeting, such as friends, visitors, or invited guests.
Use last names, not first names, on a second reference to a person in narrative text. Using only a first name is considered disrespectful and should be saved for informal and private correspondence.
Avoid defaulting to -man in descriptors. Avoid gendered nouns.
artificial, synthetic manmade
chair, chairperson chairman
child son/daughter
firefighter fireman
first-year student freshman
guard, staff (v.) man (v.)
humanity mankind
labor, personnel manpower
partner, significant other, spouse boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife
police officer policeman
server, wait staff waiter/waitress
sibling brother/sister
spokesperson spokesman
upper-level student upperclassman
Strategies for avoiding gender-specific pronouns (he or she):
Recast the sentence and make the subject and object plural.
Each student must hand in his paper by 2 p.m. on Friday.
BETTER: Students must hand in their papers by 2 p.m. on Friday.
Omit the pronoun or use an article (e.g., the, a) instead of a pronoun.
The cashier should call her manager when a customer asks to use an expired coupon.
BETTER: The cashier should call the manager when a customer asks to use an expired coupon.
Use the neutral pronoun one.
A writer in Boston is likely to earn more than she will in Syracuse.
BETTER: A writer in Boston is likely to earn more than one in Syracuse.
Strategies for writing when the gender is unknown:
Refer to the person using a descriptive word or phrase: the Beowulf poet or the whistleblower.
If the person's name is known, keep using the name rather than substituting a pronoun. Rephrase as necessary to reduce the number of times you must repeat it.
If you are writing about a public figure, research what others have written about that person and follow their lead. If you see multiple practices, imitate the ones that seem most respectful.
Preferred Names
Use the online campus directory to clarify what name to use when referring to someone. This directory shows an individual's preferred name, even if it's different from their legal name.
Employees can communicate preferred names to Human Resources; students can find the process and form online.

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Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Our Services Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Board-Certified Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition located in Evergreen Park, IL
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a recently recognized disease that is diagnosed in one to four of every 10,000 people in the United States. Fifty percent of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis also have seasonal allergies or asthma, while many others suffer from food allergies or eczema. If you think your child has EE, call or make an appointment online today at one of the seven locations of The Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in the Southern and Western Chicago suburbs.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis Q & A
What is eosinophilic esophagitis?
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic disease that affects your child's immune system. As a chronic allergic inflammatory illness, EE flare-ups cause a specific type of white blood cell called eosinophil to build up in the lining of your child's esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
Identified in the last two decades, EE is considered a major cause of digestive illness. The buildup that results from EE is a reaction to foods, allergens, or acid reflux and results in either inflammation or injury your child's esophageal tissue. This damage causes difficulty swallowing, making food get stuck when it's eaten.
What are the symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis?
Children with eosinophilic esophagitis often experience:
Regurgitation
Burning sensation similar to acid reflux or heartburn.
Frequent gagging
If your child's EE goes untreated, scarring causes his or her esophagus to narrow.
How is eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosed?
After reviewing your child's medical history and symptoms, the doctors at The Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition perform several tests to diagnose him or her with eosinophilic esophagitis including:
A long narrow tube containing a light and tiny camera allows your child's doctor to inspect the lining of your child's esophagus for signs of EE.
The doctors remove small bits of tissue during an endoscopy and examine them under a microscope.
Help confirm your child's diagnosis and its causes.
How is eosinophilic esophagitis treated?
The doctors at The Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition often begin treatment for EE through dietary therapy and elimination of specific foods from your child's diet. If this approach doesn't relieve symptoms and reduce inflammation, your child's doctor prescribes medication:
Proton pump inhibitor: acid blockers
Swallowable topical steroid
There's no known cure for eosinophilic esophagitis. Therefore, treatment is designed to help reduce damage to your child's esophagus and alleviate his or her symptoms. The doctors at The Center for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition design individualized treatment plans for each patient. To find what works best for your child, call or make an appointment online today at one of the seven locations in the Southern and Western Chicago suburbs.
Consultations:
We provide consultation for patients 21 years and younger. Because the decision to perform procedures requires a comprehensive initial evaluation, please note that no procedures are performed during your initial consultation.
We are available for consultation for children hospitalized at our affiliated hospitals. If you believe your child requires a consultation from one of our gastroenterologists, please discuss this with your child's provider.
Nutritional Consultation
Patients can have a nutritional consultation with a visit to one of our physicians.
This is the most common procedure. A thin flexible tube with a camera is inserted in the mouth to see the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine. The test is used to evaluate for acid reflux, ulcers, eosinophilic esophagitis, celiac disease, poor growth, and inflammatory bowel disease. Small pieces of tissue, about the size of a pinhead, are usually taken for testing. This test is done with general anesthesia, usually as an outpatient.
A flexible tube with a camera is used to look into the last part of the intestines (colon and terminal ileum). The test helps to evaluate polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, and other causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. Small tissue samples, the size of a pinhead, are taken. Polyps, which are growths of tissue lining the intestines, may also be removed. The test is done with general anesthesia, usually as an outpatient.
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Artisan Real Estate , the developer that has delivered the £200m Waverley seven-acre regeneration in Edinburgh city centre, has been named Scottish Property Company of the Year.
But while the Edinburgh development was key to Artisan winning the top award, it was Glasgow that picked the lion's share of the prizes at the Scottish Property Awards last night.
The City of Glasgow College Campus , which transformed the part of the city centre in which it sits, collected two awards for Architectural Excellence (pubic buildings) and for Development of the Year (public buildings).
KR Developments, the student residence developer, collected two awards for The George Street Apartments in Glasgow and for Rising Star of the Year.
The Individual Contribution Award went to Danny O'Neil, co-founder and director of the Ediston Property Group . O'Neil was commended for growing the net asset value of the Ediston REIT by 60%, acquiring four retail parks at a price of £144m and raising £88.7m of new equity and £54m of debt. 2017 ended with the business selling £145m of property and acquiring £254 million of assets.
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast by video, O'Neill said: "I would like to thank the awards committee for bestowing this accolade on me; I am very proud of it.
"Anything I've achieved in the last 25 years has been part of a team whether at Standard Life Investments or with my team at Ediston Real Estate. I've been really fortunate to work with some really good people whom I trust and who have helped us to get to where we are.
"As I look forward, I think we are facing the most exciting and perhaps the most disruptive times in property.
The Deal of the Year award was determined on the night, with the audience asked to vote by text on seven significant transactions noted for their risk, complexity, size and value.
The winner was selected via public text vote, which closed at 9pm last night after receiving more than 1000 votes.
Fiona Morton, chair of the judging panel said: "Congratulations to all the finalists and winners in the fifth annual Scottish Property Awards. Judging in the awards is immensely rewarding for everyone involved as we take time out of our busy schedules to celebrate our achievements in commercial property.


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Intisar Sharif Abdallah was sentenced by Judge Sami Ibrahim Shabo at Ombada criminal court in Omdurman on 22 April on charges of adultery, under article 146A of Sudan's criminal code.
Intisar was accused of having a relationship and becoming pregnant by a man who was not her husband. She was found guilty after an "admission of guilt" following torture and brutal beatings by her brother who instigated the case. According to reports, Intisar did not have access to a lawyer during her trial, and her accused lover remains un-convicted and walks free.
Intisar, who has three children, is being detained with her newborn baby. She is suffering from psychological distress and does not fully understand the nature of her sentence. In addition, she has a limited knowledge of Arabic and was denied a translator in court, an Amnesty International report stated. It was first reported that she is a minor but latest reports from civil society groups in Sudan confirmed her age as 20.
Sudan is a State party to a number of international human rights instruments. It signed and ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in 1986. It has also signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. A military coup in 1989 which harkened in the rule of its long-term and current president Omar al-Bashir introduced shari'a as the foundation of the country's jurisprudence and penal laws; a move widely perceived by many in Sudan as a pretext for the growth in stronghold by religious fundamentalist forces in the government.
The al-Bashir government passed the Sudanese Penal Code in 1991. A number of Articles in the Penal Code intended to curb women's enjoyment of their fundamental rights were introduced. These Articles have become the major impediments to Sudan's accession to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It is now one of the seven (7) remaining countries who have yet to sign and ratify the Convention. One of these Articles is 146A, which provides capital punishment for married men and women who are found guilty of engaging in sexual relationships outside marriage. The president must approve all death sentences before they are carried out.
On 1 August 2010, the Sudanese Parliament called for the punishment of stoning to death to "adulterers" or those accused of having extra-marital affairs.However, the Sudanese delegation during the Universal Period Review (UPR) of Sudan by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011 stated that "the death penalty was practiced in the most restricted manner and imposed for the most serious crimes and it is associated with the right to practice religion as guaranteed by international human rights treaties". They also claimed that there are strict legal safeguards in trials of cases punishable by the death penalty.
Sudanese women's groups view the sentencing of Intisar as a demonstration of the scale of discrimination against women and girls in the country: "It is incredulous that the man with whom she has been accused is able to walk free showing explicitly the strong anti-woman sentiment and harsh management of family disputes that exists within both the Sudanese judicial system and in society".
We view stoning as an egregious abuse of human rights and in violation of Sudan's international human rights commitments under the ICCPR. It also constitutes a form of torture and is often accompanied by gender discrimination and unfair judicial processes. Although stoning is often justified in the name of Islam, the use of stoning today is wholly un-Islamic and religiously illegitimate. There is no mention of stoning in the Quran and many Muslim clerics, religious scholars, and political leaders have spoken out against the practice of stoning.
We demand that Intisar Sharif Abdallah be released immediately and unconditionally. We also call upon Sudanese authorities, including the Sudan Ministry of Justice and other relevant government bodies, to conduct an honest and thorough investigation into the case and correct all breeches in the judicial process.
The Sudanese government must reform the penal code and make it in line with its commitment to international human rights standards it has signed up to including the decriminalization of consensual sexual relations between adults and to ban capital punishment in all its forms. Stoning must never again be considered as a legitimate punishment for any crime.
The freedom of belief does not constitute the freedom to kill. No excuse—including in the name of 'religion', 'culture', or 'tradition'—justifies any form of violence against women whether by the State or by private individuals or groups.
Sudanese woman sentenced to stoning death over adultery claims (guardian.co.uk)
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Traiven's Pass by Jessica Marinos is a debut novel and also the first book in the "Trimont Trilogy". It is set in medieval times in a land where the king is missing, but a steward king is ruling the land. There are knights and peasants. There is mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure, and through all of that, there is good and evil at work.
I struggled through reading the first four chapters of Traiven's Pass because it is told in first person, which I am not a fan of. However, it wasn't just the fact that it is told in first person, but that the first person Point of View changes from character to character, although each chapter is told from a different character's first person Point of View. However, after getting through the first four chapters, there were more chapters told from the same character's first person Point of View–the character's didn't change so often.
Because the story is told so well, and Ms. Marinos did such an excellent job of creating well-developed characters, after chapter four, the first person Point of View character switching ceased to bother me. I became so caught up in the characters' lives and the story that it was quite difficult to put the book down. Ms. Marinos did an excellent job creating and describing her world without overdoing it, and she is quite masterful at weaving back story throughout the story and not simply dumping paragraphs of information from the back story in the middle of an important scene.
Ms. Marinos did such an excellent job showing her character's emotions that I felt them with them. I have to say that my heart broke over Sir Danek, as I understood his character and so hoped that he could soften. I love Lydia and felt all of her joys and pains throughout the book. Galen has spent his life in a small town and has a lot to learn. I loved the children of Trimont and Meklon and Lady Vala and Rose. I could go on and on. Even after putting the book down, I would think about the characters and the struggles they were going through. They became real, living, breathing people to me, and I can't wait to read more about them.
It was also wonderful to read a novel all the way through without finding grammatical and typographical errors. This book was obviously, painstakingly well edited.
This is the best debut novel I've read in quite a while. It will remain a favorite of mine for years to come. I cannot wait for the next installment of the "Trimont Trilogy".
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves medieval stories, and though, I rarely give a book five stars, in my opinion, Traiven's Pass definitely deserves five stars!


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DSP Group and Snips Announce Technology Partnership on Multi-Room Embedded Voice Recognition Architecture
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DSP Group and Snips, the European pioneer in embedded voice recognition software, announced a technology partnership which combines Snips' voice software with DSP Group's Ultra Low Energy (ULE) system-on-chip (SoC) and modules. According to the announcement, this combination of software and hardware running over the ULE network extends the reach of natural voice-controlled edge devices and could become a natural choice for multi-room smart home and smart building applications.
Earlier in 2019, Snips launched its new enterprise-focused product suite, spanning Commands, Flows and Satellite, to become the first voice software vendor to provide solutions that range from voice commands that run on microcontroller based hardware to natural spoken language understanding (NLU) that runs on microprocessor based hardware.
Together DSP Group and Snips allow OEMs to place satellite node devices that have the ability to recognize spoken language and stream it to any room in the home or office with a central hub leveraging, with DSP Group's ULE/DECT technology providing long distance (up to 500 meters) and secure network connections, while Snips' software performs natural language processing, effectively extending the reach of local voice control in an offline and private environment.
Additionally, ULE/DECT's ability to overcome outside interference, even in dense and noisy environments, makes it a robust solution for transmitting voice, especially when compared to the noisy and crowded 2.4 GHz frequency band used for WiFi and Bluetooth communications. Snips Satellite does not require any Internet connectivity, meaning it can run on-device and offline without any personal data filtering out of the room.
"We are excited to announce our partnership with Snips. This partnership underpins our promise and commitment of providing innovative, robust solutions to our OEM and service provider partners that empower edge processing leveraging our ULE and SmartVoice offering. Together, DSP Group and Snips are able to provide a unique embedded offering that has the potential to revolutionize the way people will interact with their devices," says Tali Chen, Chief Marketing Officer at, DSP Group. "This partnership is a testament of the unique benefits of ULE, specifically its support of natural two-way voice also in local environments."
"Snips and DSP Group share a vision for the future of embedded voice recognition across multiple verticals. Edge technologies play an important role as the adoption of voice recognition technologies increase. By combining our voice recognition software, running on-device and offline, together we give OEMs a new possibility to create a local grid of mutually-aware devices, lowering the BoM per device and giving opportunities to diversify their product offerings," adds Yann Lechelle, Chief Operations Officer at Snips. "This new voice architecture will be applicable in smart home and smart building verticals where performance, cost effectiveness and data privacy play an important role for end consumers."
Product demonstrations will be featured at MWC 2019, in Barcelona (DSP Group's Hospitality Suite: Hall2 / 2C95MR) and Embedded World, Nuremburg, Germany (Snips' booth: Hall 4A, Stand 602)
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HEADLINE: Obama budget lets Bush tax cuts expire
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Facing a gaping deficit but aiming to spur job creation at the same time, President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 budget would hit top earners, oil companies and others while giving tax breaks to small businesses to help them hire new workers.
Obama submitted the $3.8 trillion budget plan to Congress on Monday, beginning an annual process of hearings and setting off a debate over spending priorities with newly emboldened congressional Republicans.
With job creation his top priority as the U.S. grapples with 10% unemployment, Obama proposed a $100 billion jobs package that includes a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new employees. The budget also proposes extending for one year the Making Work Pay tax breaks, valued at $400 a person and $800 a couple. The tax cuts, a key proposal of Obama's presidential campaign, were due to expire at the end of this year.
The budget foresees a deficit of $1.6 trillion for 2010 before it begins to decline, and the White House has set its sights on the wealthy and big companies to make up the shortfall.
Obama wants tax breaks proposed by President George W. Bush to expire this year. His budget would eliminate tax breaks on those making more than $250,000 a year, a move almost certain to be opposed by Republicans and perhaps some Democrats as the economy crawls out of the recession.
"We extend middle-class tax cuts in this budget," Obama said Monday at the White House, but "we will not continue costly tax cuts for oil companies, investment fund managers, and those making over $250,000 a year. We just can't afford it."
Obama's budget lands at the beginning of an election year that's projected to be tough for Democrats. Congressional Republicans, buoyed by the win of Scott Brown in a special election for a Senate seat from Massachusetts, are likely to fight Obama hard over the budget.
Given the political outlook, Democrats may choose to delay the tax hikes, said Clint Stretch, managing principal for tax policy with Deloitte Tax, in Washington.
"I don't see anything in the Democratic Party that says they're not comfortable raising the top tax rates to the level they were in the Clinton administration. That does not mean they won't avail themselves of the 'we're still recovering' notion and say those should be effective in 2012 rather than 2011," he said. "That might be one of the big fights coming here. The House might say 2011; the Senate may have more difficulty with it."
Oil companies would lose $39 billion in tax breaks and the budget would raise $24 billion over the next decade by closing a loophole for certain investment managers.
The budget also includes new tax cuts for investing in small businesses and tax breaks for retrofitting homes to save energy, Obama said Monday.
Big banks also face a fee under the budget that would put about $90 billion in government coffers.
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No Mail for Old Men – Or Why It's Fun to Have Grandparents with Wifi | ⠁⠁⠁ I love light. I love air.
My Dad asked me one day years ago. It was the first step of him venturing out in to cyberspace, where he takes a break from cooking, baking, hiking, singing, laughing and gardening – which is what he usually spends his time with. Since this very day, I'm spoiled with forwarded mail he received. – Imagine 13-year-old boys at school. One is getting a really funny note, written on a dodgy paper, ripped out from an exercise book and crunched up more than folded. Wouldn't you pass it on if it was funny, entertaining and leading your thoughts away from the dull day-to-day life around you?
Here's the latest gem from my collection "forwarded notes from my father's friends to my father". It's about a girl, well: a Golden Girl. And about parties and boys. It's almost Dadaism. Hugo Ball, Kurt Schwitters by accident. Enjoy!
The handling is indeed very time-consuming.
She sends me smile and smirk stories, I keep her entertained.
I'm not mailing you the jokes any more, because your PC capacities are too marginal.
For Uq I really enriched her celebration at the Lot's place pleasantly. The Le was apparently also there, not the Pa. About his absence reportedly has been conjectured.
Overall it was supposedly good.
"Old" faces seemingly are not involved any more.
The Pa is now also already 9y out of the office, and the Lot was surely not exactly his friend.
The Hill is as talkative as a hill, Pa would have had nothing from that either.
Pa is not inside this business any more.
I (we) should not have to care.
Will we go again to BWh having a nice day?
Oh, yes, this is real.
And of course I did change the personal information, but tried to keep the original unintended and intended pun. As well as the feel of names and places and sometimes weird punctuation.
Isn't it strange which style a language adapts, when you work for 40+ years in an office only ever writing demand notes and administration fines? I hope this feel of office burnt into a brain has not been lost in translation. It left me very touched.
This is such a lovely post. Thank you for sharing.


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Summary: On Jan. 4, 2011, the Moon passed in front of the sun, slightly off-center, producing a partial solar eclipse visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia. [details]
Photographer, Location, Date Larger images Comments
Joni Virtanen,
Jan. 4, 2011 #1
-24c cold and beatifull!!!
Oğuzhan Köse,
Jan. 4, 2011 #1, #2
Partial Eclipse And Sun Spots From Private Çakabey School Observatory, Turkey. Partial Solar Eclipse was observed from Private Çakabey Schools on January 4. We have 12inch LX-200 Meade telescope and solar filter. All students followed the excitement of this celestial event. Sixty percent of the sun were closed by moon in Turkey. Students observed the eclipse in various ways. But the eclipse was not only exciting, but also observing the sun spots (no. 1140) with telescope was so beautiful.
Peter Zbončák,
Tromf, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse in Slovakia, Banská Bystrica. Taken with Celestron CPC925&Baader Astrosolar Foto Film.
Paul Money,
Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve, Skegness, Lincolnshire, UK
Jan. 4, 2011 #1, #2, #3, #4, more
Despite lots of cloud trying to spoil the view a group of about 28 people attended a BBC Stargazing Live event I organised at a National Nature Reserve on the East coast of the UK in Lincolnshire. Using a 10 inch Reflector, Canon 50D and an LCD monitor I captured pictures and immediately displayed them for the group to see whilst giving guidance on how to view the event. We were very lucky with the gap in the clouds at the right time!
Viktor Veres,
Mount Kekesteto elevation 1024m, (3360 ft) above sea level, about 90 km (56 miles) NE from Budapest.
I was very lucky, because most part of Hungary was under fog. The first think for me was the Mount Nagyhideg-hegy, elevation 860 m (2821 ft)above sea level, but around 8.00 local time (7.00 UTC) the mountain to be killed in clash with fog... I changed the plan, go up onto the Kekesteto. The mountain is the highest point in Hungary, but I was near the second losing, because the fog started to rise... When I arrived, i had only five minutes, before the fog is win...
Antonio Finazzi,
Castel Venzago di Lonato (BS) -Italy
Movie Partial Solar Eclipse Time Lapse to the dawn of 4 january 2011. Photo details: Nikon D700, Tamron 500mm f/8 + Teleconverter 1,4x, single exposure T. 1/3200 at f/8 ISO 200. Image 3: The Sun with the airplane. Photo details: Nikon D700, Tamron 500mm f/8 + Teleconverter 1,4x, exposure T. 1/3200 at f/8 ISO 200.
Cyrille Baudouin,
Sérigné, France
Jan. 4, 2011 #1, #2, #3, #4
The sky was totaly cloudy, except a clear band on the horizon. We had the chance to observe the sun crescent rising during 10 minutes, before the sun went behind the clouds. Photos taken with Canon EOS 300 digital camera with a 70-300mm lens, set on 300mm. The photos were taken without filter, the mist at the horizon was a good filter!
Kaj Hoglund,
Vaasa, Söderfjärden, Finland
Jan. 4, 2011 #1, more
Sun pilar was amazing before the stunning partial solar eclipse began here in Vaasa, Finland. Photo details: Canon 60D, Ef-s 55-250 IS
more images: from Willy Schuppert of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; from Tunc Tezel of Ras Lanuf, Libya; from Rob Driessen of Maastricht, the Netherlands; from Jan Koeman of Westerschelde river, the Netherlands; from Wouter Verhesen of Sittard, The Netherlands; from Peter Rosén of Stockholm, Sweden; from Kari A. Kuure of Tampere, Finland; from Luke Broom-Lynne of Norfolk, United Kingdom; from Philippe Van den Doorn of Rixensart, Belgium; from Andrea Aletti of S.Maria del Monte (VA) Italy; from Rob Kantelberg of Sint Oedenrode, The Netherlands; from Robbert-Jan Westerduin of Nijmegen, The Netherlands;