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1335 papers reviewed by authors · 91–100 / 1335

🔬 physics

Exact turning invariants for projectile motion under quadratic drag and a vertical-axis Magnus force

This paper demonstrates that the horizontal motion of a projectile subject to quadratic drag and a vertical-axis Magnus force is exactly solvable in elementary functions by using path length as the independent variable, revealing that the heading turns at a constant rate per unit distance and the speed decays exponentially with turn angle to form a logarithmic spiral.

Pragyaan Gaur2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📈 economics

Logistics Clustering in the US: An Evaluation of the Role of Government in their Development

This study evaluates the impact of US government interventions on logistics cluster formation between 2008 and 2022, finding that federal and state transportation policies have no discernible effect compared to market forces like population scale, labor pools, and intermodal rail access, thereby suggesting that institutional efforts should focus on reinforcing existing clusters rather than attempting to create them in nonviable areas.

Reidel Vichot2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 chemistry

Chemical equilibrium constants of diatomic molecules from a q-deformed hyperbolic interaction potential

This study employs a q-deformed hyperbolic interaction potential solved via the parametric Nikiforov-Uvarov method to calculate and validate the chemical equilibrium constants for the formation of BrF, ClF, IF, and SO against NIST-JANAF data, demonstrating high accuracy within specific temperature ranges.

E. S. Eyube, D. Festus, A. Zakariya, Saïdou Alioum, P. A. Njidda, I. Joel, T. G. Nyagong, J. Abe2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 medicine

Epidemiological transitions in Pacific Island countries and territories: 1950-2023

Using Global Burden of Disease data from 1950 to 2023, this study reveals that Pacific Island countries and territories have experienced a heterogeneous and slower epidemiological transition than global comparators, characterized by four overlapping life-course transitions where the 25–69 age group now faces a critical shift from mortality reduction to rising morbidity driven by cardiometabolic risks.

Yohannes Kinfu2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 medicine

Chronic Stress Dysregulation and Glycemic Variability in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Psychometabolic Framework Integrating Stress Physiology, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, and Personalized Diabetes Care

This narrative review proposes an integrated psychometabolic framework linking chronic stress dysregulation to glycemic variability in adults with Type 2 diabetes, highlighting the roles of neuroendocrine, inflammatory, and behavioral pathways while advocating for personalized care strategies that leverage continuous glucose monitoring and multimodal data.

Ryma Del Piero2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
⚡ electrical engineering

Intelligent Robotic Vision Systems for Automated Surface Defect Inspection in Advanced Manufacturing

This study proposes an intelligent robotic inspection framework for advanced manufacturing that integrates machine vision and a YOLOv8n deep-learning model to automate surface defect detection, achieving a 76.3% mAP@50 on the NEU-DET dataset while highlighting the need for further validation of physical robotic performance and client-specific data.

Reyan Hridoy Bhuiyan, Tenzing Choeyang, Umme Habiba Aesha2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

Ethics in Online Software Experimentation: A Body of Knowledge and the Cactus Model

This paper addresses the ethical challenges of online software experimentation by establishing a comprehensive body of knowledge comprising 16 factors, 48 issues, and 53 solutions, and introducing the Cactus Model to guide experts in identifying ethical concerns, reasoning about trade-offs, and justifying decisions during experiment planning.

Milene Elizabeth Rigolin Ferreira Lopes, Breno Bernard Nicolau de França2026-09-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
⚛️ general relativity

Matter density perturbations in Quadratic Gravity

This paper investigates linear matter-density perturbations in full quadratic gravity, demonstrating that while the theory generally fails to reproduce standard cosmological evolution due to the presence of poles in the effective gravitational coupling, it can support regular matter growth in specific pole-free regions where its behavior closely mirrors that of f(R)f(R) theories.

Pedro Bessa2026-09-25✓ Author reviewed ⓘ