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💻 computer science

LLM-based vs. Search-based Merge Conflict Resolution: An Empirical Study of Competing Paradigms

This empirical study compares LLM-based and search-based merge conflict resolution tools, revealing that while LLMs excel with imbalanced content, search-based methods offer superior robustness and generalization, ultimately suggesting that hybrid systems combining both paradigms are necessary for optimal performance.

Heleno de Souza Campos Junior, Leonardo Gresta Paulino Murta2026-05-19✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Any Light Particle Searches with ALPS II: first science results

The ALPS II experiment at DESY conducted its first science campaign from February to May 2024, achieving a 20-fold improvement in sensitivity limits for axion-like particles without finding evidence of their existence, while demonstrating stable operation and preparing for future upgrades to further enhance detection capabilities.

Daniel C. Brotherton, Zachary R. Bush, Sandy Croatto, Mauricio Diaz-Ortiz, Jacob Egge, Aldo Ejlli, Henry Frädrich, Joe G (…)2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ high-energy theory

Critical slowing down of black hole phase transition and universal dynamic scaling in AdS black holes

This paper investigates the dynamical critical behavior of black hole phase transitions in anti-de Sitter spacetime by extending the stochastic free energy landscape framework to Kerr-AdS black holes, demonstrating pronounced critical slowing down and a universal dynamic scaling relation (τ=ϵ2/3\tau=|\epsilon|^{-2/3}) across diverse black hole systems including RN-AdS and Bardeen black holes.

Mozib Bin Awal, Prabwal Phukon2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
🔬 physics

Re-acceleration of Energetic Ions via Small-Scale Reconnection in Magnetic Fusion Plasmas

This paper reports the first observation on the EXL-50U spherical torus that small-scale magnetic reconnection, mediated by multiple magnetic islands, can stably re-accelerate neutral beam-injected energetic ions to energies up to 2.5 times their injection level without degrading core confinement, offering a novel mechanism for auxiliary heating in future fusion reactors.

Cong Zhang, Shaodong Song, Di Luo, Kai Huang, Linge Zang, Huibo Tang, Yanchao Li, Yihang Zhao, Ao Wang, Hanqing Wang, Zh (…)2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
🧬 biology

Few-Shot Large Language Models for Actionable Triage Categorization of Online Patient Inquiries

This study demonstrates that few-shot prompted large language models, particularly Claude Haiku 4.5, can outperform supervised baselines like BioBERT in routing online patient inquiries to appropriate clinical follow-up levels under low-resource conditions, though their performance variability suggests they are best suited for supporting selective human review rather than autonomous deployment.

Liqi Zhou, Jiafu Li2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Measuring contributions from single and multiple atmospheric secondary cosmic rays in the {\it Princess Sirindhorn Neutron Monitor} using cross-counter neutron time delay distributions

This paper presents measurements from the Princess Sirindhorn Neutron Monitor using new electronics to analyze cross-counter time delay distributions, revealing that approximately 4.5% of detected counts arise from multiple secondary particles within the same cosmic-ray shower rather than single particles, a finding that validates Monte Carlo simulations and refines the understanding of neutron monitor spectral variations.

Warit Mitthumsiri (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand), Alejandro Sáiz (De (…)2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
🔬 physics

Bridging the climate to energy data gap: simulated annealing for representative climate year selection

This study proposes and validates a simulated annealing optimization method, utilizing the seasonal sliced Wasserstein distance, to select highly representative subsets of climate years from large ensembles, significantly outperforming current practices and alternative algorithms to provide robust, unbiased inputs for energy system modeling.

Bram van Duinen, Karin van der Wiel, Jean Thorey, Laurens Stoop2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ quantum physics

Quantum Feature Amplification Network (QFAN) as An Autoregressive Quantum Generative Model

The paper introduces the Quantum Feature Amplification Network (QFAN), an autoregressive quantum generative model that overcomes the register-size bottleneck in calorimeter shower simulation by generating images as sequences of blocks using a fixed-size quantum circuit, successfully demonstrating its ability to reproduce key physical distributions on both simulators and IBM quantum hardware.

Jamal Slim, Saverio Monaco, Florian Rehm, Dirk Kruecker, Kerstin Borras2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed
📊 statistics

Painless Activation Steering: An Automated, Lightweight Approach for Post-Training Large Language Models

This paper introduces Painless Activation Steering (PAS), a fully automated and lightweight method that constructs activation vectors from labeled datasets without human intervention to effectively steer large language models toward desired behaviors, outperforming existing techniques in controllability and efficiency while demonstrating specific efficacy for behavior-oriented tasks.

Sasha Cui, Zhongren Chen2026-05-18✓ Author reviewed