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950 papers reviewed by authors · 421–430 / 950

🔬 physics

Limitations of Taylor hypothesis in a forest clearcut flow

This study demonstrates that Taylor's hypothesis is invalid for temperature fluctuations in a highly heterogeneous forest clearcut flow under buoyant conditions because large-scale random sweeping events distort space-time correlation functions into elliptic curves, necessitating a more general elliptic model for accurate temporal-to-spatial conversion.

Subharthi Chowdhuri, Ivan Mammarella, Olli Peltola2026-06-09✓ Author reviewed
🤖 machine learning

Optimizing Energy-based Neural Network Training with Coherent Ising Machine

This paper demonstrates that a Coherent Ising Machine, when combined with Equilibrium Propagation and the Adam optimizer, can effectively train energy-based neural networks with improved convergence and scalability, offering a promising pathway for energy-efficient, next-generation AI hardware.

Chen-Rui Fan, Bo Lu, Zhi-Hong Zhang, Run-Qing Zhang, Jing-Wei Wen, Chuan Wang2026-06-09✓ Author reviewed
📄 cardiovascular medicine

Soft Tissue-to-Bone Ratio on Routine Bone Scintigraphy as an Opportunistic Imaging Biomarker of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Burden

This study demonstrates that the soft tissue-to-bone ratio (STBR) derived from routine 99mTc-DPD bone scintigraphy serves as a cost-free, independent prognostic biomarker that effectively captures cumulative cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic burden and predicts increased risks of mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, and heart failure hospitalization.

Spielvogel, C. P., Kluge, K., Ning, J., Kumpf, K., Nitsche, C., Hengstenberg, C., Slomka, P. J., Hacker, M.2026-06-09✓ Author reviewed
📄 public and global health

Translation and Cross-cultural Validation of Leprosy Case Detection Delay Questionnaire Among Persons Affected by Leprosy in Southeast Nigeria

This study successfully culturally adapted and validated the leprosy case detection delay questionnaire for Igbo-speaking populations in Southeast Nigeria, demonstrating that the translated instrument possesses excellent content validity, internal consistency, and reliability for assessing delays among persons affected by leprosy.

Eze, C. C., Murphy-Okpala, N. N., Ekeke, N., Nwafor, C., Egbule, D., Njoku, M., Ezeakile, O., Meka, A., Iyama, F. S., Og (…)2026-06-09✓ Author reviewed
🔬 condensed matter

Excitation spectrum and low-temperature magnetism in disordered defect-fluorite Ho2Zr2O7

This study characterizes the thermomagnetic properties and crystalline-electric field scheme of disordered Ho2Zr2O7, revealing that while structural disorder broadens high-energy excitations and prevents long-range magnetic order down to 150 mK, it simultaneously enables finite-temperature magnetism through the mixing of low-lying states despite a non-magnetic ground state.

P. L. Oliveira Silva, J. G. A. Ramon, Viviane Peçanha-Antonio, Tatiana Guidi, J. S. Gardner, Chun Sheng Fang, R. S. Frei (…)2026-06-09✓ Author reviewed
🔬 oncology

A liquid biopsy-centered, pan-cancer, open next generation sequencing panel to support clinical decision-making (LION panel)

The study presents the development and validation of the LION panel, a cost-effective, manufacturer-independent 109-gene liquid biopsy NGS solution that demonstrates high sensitivity and specificity to identify targetable variants, monitor disease progression, and guide clinical decision-making across multiple cancer types, particularly when tissue samples are unavailable.

Feierabend, S., Künstner, A., Forster, M., Helbing, T., Gebauer, N., Gemoll, T., Axt, F., Nimmagadda, S. C., Ranganatha (…)2026-06-08✓ Author reviewed