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1335 papers reviewed by authors · 81–90 / 1335

🧬 biology

Seasonal turnover and diet breadth shape long-term occurrence patterns of oil- collecting bees in the Brazilian Cerrado

Using six decades of museum records from the Brazilian Cerrado, this study reveals that while seasonality does not drive overall population trends, oil-specialist bees face higher vulnerability than generalists and the genera *Centris* and *Epicharis* exhibit distinct seasonal activity patterns that facilitate temporal niche differentiation.

Paulo M. Sousa, Akira Shibata, Guilherme Durães, Antonio J. C. Aguiar, Panagiotis Theodorou, Aline C. Martins, Belinda K (…)2026-09-30✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
⚛️ general relativity

Transformers with Physics-Informed Encodings and Simulation-Based Inference for Robust Detection of Eccentric Binary Black Holes in Pulsar Timing Array Data

This paper proposes a novel framework combining physics-informed Transformers with simulation-based inference to efficiently and accurately detect eccentric binary black holes in Pulsar Timing Array data, offering a scalable alternative to traditional Bayesian methods by embedding analytical gravitational wave physics directly into the model architecture.

Subhajit Dandapat, Alvin J. K. Chua2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💰 quantitative finance

Packets, Transactions and Queues: Design Principles for HFT Systems from a Measurement Study of CME Market Data

By analyzing over a year of CME market data, this paper challenges the conventional single-threaded HFT design by demonstrating that while one thread suffices for sub-period packet processing, a two-stage threaded architecture can significantly reduce queuing tails caused by transaction bursts, provided the split shortens the system's slowest stage.

Vincent Maciejewski2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 cell biology

Ether glycerophospholipid control of peroxisome degradation confers protection from ischemia

This study reveals that the enzyme FAR1, a rate-limiting factor in ether lipid metabolism, acts as a hypoxia-induced receptor that binds LC3B to trigger peroxisome degradation via autophagy, thereby conferring cardioprotection against ischemic injury.

Singh, M., Qayyum, S., Godoy, G., Benhalima, J., Seidel, O., Madl, N., Watschinger, K., Deik, A. A., Keshishian, H., Cli (…)2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔬 condensed matter

Non-stationary Statistics and Energetics of Brownian Motion under Stochastic Harmonic Confinement

This paper investigates the non-stationary positional statistics and thermodynamic energetics of a Brownian particle in a harmonic trap with time-dependent stiffness proportional to the square of the Brownian process, deriving exact expressions for positional moments and thermodynamic quantities that are validated by numerical simulations.

Deepak Gupta, Sabine H. L. Klapp2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

The Collateral Damage Trap: Understanding UPGen and Proteus for Censorship Evasion

This paper evaluates the UPGen and Proteus censorship circumvention systems, revealing that while UPGen's "collateral damage trap" theoretically prevents blocking without massive collateral damage, experimental reproduction shows that publicly available artifacts fail to achieve this resistance, as standard classifiers can reliably distinguish their traffic from benign protocols.

Lakshit Singh Bisht2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

Cost-Aware Online Algorithm Selection for Adaptive Hash Tables under Dynamic Workloads

This paper introduces AdaptiveCache, a self-tuning hash table that dynamically switches between SwissTable, Robin Hood hashing, and a novel GraveyardTable structure based on real-time workload patterns, achieving up to 89.7% efficiency relative to an oracle baseline by utilizing machine learning-driven decision policies to minimize migration costs and adapt to dynamic read-write-deletion ratios.

Mahmoud Amer, Marghny Mohamed2026-09-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ