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948 papers reviewed by authors · 171–180 / 948

🧬 biology

Evolutionary dynamics and genomic diversification of the mcr-9.1 region in Cronobacter sakazakii across four decades

This study reconstructs the 43-year evolutionary history of the mcr-9.1 region in *Cronobacter sakazakii*, revealing a conserved core structure that has evolved into a complex, semi-mobile genomic module predominantly associated with the chromosome in early isolates but increasingly linked to plasmids in recent years through clonal expansion and horizontal gene transfer.

Shafaa Shawqi Ali2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 physics

Precessing magnetic particles as ac magnetic field sensors

This paper demonstrates that a levitated magnetic particle in vacuum, utilizing its precession under an AC magnetic field, functions as a highly sensitive, tunable, and directional sensor capable of detecting electromagnetic waves from femtotesla to millitesla levels with sub-hertz frequency resolution.

A T M Anishur Rahman2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 medicine

Evaluating Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) Infrastructure and Behavioral Health Factors: A Community-Based Study in Mattu Town, Ethiopia in 2024

This 2024 mixed-methods study in Mattu Town, Ethiopia, reveals that despite high latrine coverage and disease knowledge, critical deficiencies in water quality, handwashing facilities, and waste management persist, necessitating a shift from general awareness campaigns to targeted infrastructure improvements and specific behavioral interventions.

Dagim Dagne2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 physics

Effect of Cadmium Alloying on Structural, Optical and Electronic Properties of Cubic Strontium Titanate: A Comprehensive Dft Study

This study utilizes first-principles DFT calculations to demonstrate that cadmium alloying in cubic strontium titanate effectively modifies its electronic and optical properties by widening the bandgap and increasing the refractive index, thereby enhancing its potential for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications.

Hafiza Saba Iqbal Pannu2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🧬 biology

The Dominant Hand-Area Network: Task- Signal Mismatch and the Decoupling of BCI Skill from Global Efficiency in Postural Motor Imagery

This study demonstrates that high-fidelity BCI decoding during postural motor imagery relies on local sensorimotor rhythms from the dominant hand area rather than global brain network efficiency, revealing a task-signal mismatch where performance is decoupled from whole-brain integration and driven by a dynamic, M1-centric information-broadcasting network.

Md Ahasanul Al Hasib Ayon2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 physics

On the Geometric Interpretation of Non-Singular Black Hole Interiors

This paper proposes a teleparallel gravity framework utilizing geometric drift vectors to replace the central singularity of black holes with a smooth de Sitter-like core, where gravitational effects arise from torsion rather than curvature, allowing for analytic extensions of trajectories across event horizons.

Melih Gumus, Bilgehan Baris Oner2026-07-07✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

🔬 physics

Spacetime Emergence from Flux-Tube Connectivity: A Flux-First Framework, Renormalization-Group Analysis, String-Theoretic Embedding, and First Numerical Tests

This paper proposes a "flux-first" framework where classical spacetime, gravity, and black hole thermodynamics emerge from the coarse-grained connectivity of a quantized flux-tube network, demonstrating through renormalization-group analysis, string-theoretic embedding, and numerical Monte Carlo tests that this approach naturally yields an induced Einstein–Hilbert action, the Bekenstein–Hawking area law, and a resolution of the gravity–QCD hierarchy.

Mohammad Hannan2026-07-06✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 infectious diseases

Reimagining youth-responsive TB care: Voices and visions from adolescents and young adults who completed TB treatment in Nairobi, Kenya

This participatory qualitative study in Nairobi, Kenya, engaged adolescents and young adults who completed TB treatment alongside stakeholders to co-create youth-responsive service improvements, revealing that while social support and diagnosis were pivotal, significant barriers like diagnostic delays and stigma necessitate practical adaptations such as flexible clinic hours, enhanced privacy, and peer support.

Karisa, R. P., Ringwald, B., Awinja, A. C., Kagima, J. W., Nyaboke, D., Simba, J., Mwirigi, N., Sakwa, E. N., Macharia (…)2026-07-06✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 earth_science

Marine Heatwave-Induced Stratification Promoted Subsurface Heat Storage and Supported the Rapid Intensification of Tropical Cyclone Winston

This study reveals that a marine heatwave-induced shallow mixed layer and enhanced stratification during Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016) facilitated the accumulation of subsurface heat, which was subsequently entrained by storm-induced mixing to sustain elevated energy fluxes and drive the cyclone's rapid intensification.

Matthew Chinappa, Alexandre Ganachaud, Awnesh Singh, Saurabh Rathore2026-07-06✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

📄 medicine

Smart MEMS Sensors for Real-Time Anesthesia Monitoring and Overdose Detection

This paper proposes and evaluates a conceptual MEMS-enabled framework that utilizes a subset of EEG-derived features from a large dataset to develop the Smart MEMS Sedation Monitoring and Risk Index (SMORI), a unified metric for real-time anesthesia monitoring and overdose risk assessment.

Rouyida Mosbah Alhendi2026-07-06✓ Author reviewed ⓘ

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