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438 papers reviewed by authors · 91–100 / 438

Cytokine storm dynamics in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: a multiscale ODE model with Wasserstein early-warning score and application to the 2026 Andes virus outbreak

This paper presents a multiscale ODE model of the 2026 Andes virus outbreak on the MV Hondius that identifies a critical immunopathological feedback loop as the driver of fatal cytokine storms, proposing a Wasserstein-based early-warning score and exogenous IL-10 supplementation as the most effective intervention to prevent vascular permeability failure.

des Rochettes, B.2026-05-20✓ Author reviewed ⓘ📄 infectious diseases

Enhanced detection of electric field signals via squeezing-induced stochastic resonance

This paper proposes and experimentally demonstrates a "squeezing-induced stochastic resonance" method in a trapped ion system that amplifies weak electric-field signals by converting squeezed phase noise into amplitude fluctuations, achieving a 4.28 dB signal-to-noise ratio improvement over conventional noise-induced stochastic resonance without requiring an auxiliary noise source.

Ya-Qi Wei, Tai-Hao Cui, Quan Yuan, Pei-Dong Li, Yuan-Zhang Dong, Zhuo-Zhu Wu, Ji Li, Jia-Wei Wang, Fei Zhou, Ming-Xiao Li, Liang Chen, Zhu-Jun Zheng, Mang Feng2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ🔬 physics.atom-ph

A Structural Threshold in Decision Capacity Governs Collapse in Self-Play Reinforcement Learning

This paper demonstrates that self-play reinforcement learning agents undergo a sharp, reversible collapse into near-maximal loss only when all positive-reach contingent decisions are eliminated, establishing a structural threshold where preserving even a single such decision prevents catastrophic convergence driven by co-adaptation under constraint.

Arahan Kujur2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ🤖 cs.LG

Positivity of the effective range for finite range attractive potentials with a repulsive core

This paper rigorously proves that for finite-range potentials featuring an inner repulsive core and an outer attractive tail, the effective range remains strictly positive whenever the scattering length exceeds the potential's range, thereby providing a fundamental constraint on using the sign of the effective range to distinguish exotic hadron configurations.

Davide Germani2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ⚛️ nucl-th

A comparative first-principles investigation of bilayer NbOX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) for Photocatalytic water splitting applications

This study employs density functional theory to demonstrate that dynamically stable 2D homo bilayer NbOX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) materials exhibit tunable band gaps, high anisotropic carrier mobility, and strong visible-to-UV light absorption, making them promising candidates for efficient photocatalytic water splitting.

Laku Dorjee Tamang, Shivraj Gurung, Bhanu Chettri, Nguyen Thanh Tien, Le Huu Nghia, Darwin Barayang Putungan, Ranjit Thapa, Kailash Chandra Bhamu, Dibya Prakash Rai2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

The Range Shrinks, the Threat Remains: Re-evaluating LLM Package Hallucinations on the 2026 Frontier-Model Cohort

This paper replicates and extends Spracklen et al.'s 2025 study on LLM package hallucinations using five 2026 frontier models, revealing that while hallucination rates have significantly decreased and inter-model variance has narrowed, a persistent threat remains characterized by a newly identified set of 127 model-agnostic hallucinated package names and distinct cross-ecosystem and cross-model behavioral patterns.

Aleksandr Churilov (Independent Researcher)2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ💻 cs

Nonlinear electrodynamics in magnetars: systematic effects on radius constraints and timing analysis

This paper demonstrates that nonlinear electrodynamics significantly alters photon propagation in magnetars, causing approximately 10% errors in inferred stellar radii and inducing systematic timing delays of ~350 ns that exceed current mission resolutions, thereby necessitating corrections for high-precision neutron star mass and radius measurements.

Gabriel A. Porto, Jonas P. Pereira, Eduardo Bittencourt, Elda Guzmán-Herrera2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed ⓘ⚛️ gr-qc