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Where are the Whales: A Human-in-the-loop Detection Method for Identifying Whales in High-resolution Satellite Imagery

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.14709.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing The paper operates within the established paradigm of using computational analysis of very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery for marine mammal monitoring. This paradigm seeks to overcome the limitations of traditional, resource-intensive survey methods. The specific puzzle being addressed is the bottleneck created by the lack of large, annotated […]

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Semantic Source Code Segmentation using Small and Large Language Models

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.08992.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing The research is situated within the software engineering paradigm that treats source code as a sequence amenable to analysis by language models. Specifically, it works within the sub-paradigm of using transformer-based models (both small and large) for semantic code comprehension tasks. This paper extends this approach to the

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Indeterminism in Large Language Models: An Unintentional Step Toward Open-Ended Intelligenceu

URL https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26807/1/Indeterminism_in_Large_Language_Models__preprint.pdf Stage Model Revolution Paradigm framing The paper challenges the prevailing paradigm that views Large Language Models (LLMs) as deterministic computational systems where unpredictability is an error. It proposes a new paradigm, drawn from artificial life and enactive cognitive science, which reframes the intrinsic, emergent indeterminism in LLMs not as a flaw, but as

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Point pattern analysis on spatially aggregated data

URL https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-7586973/v1_covered_6aafd13d-6e23-41c7-902a-fd4f0a7a84e2.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing The paper operates within the established paradigm of spatial statistics and point pattern analysis. This paradigm seeks to identify and quantify non-random spatial patterns (clustered, dispersed, or random) in geographic data. Its standard tools, such as Ripley's K-function and nearest-neighbor analysis, traditionally rely on precise locational data for

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On the Abundance Discrepancy Problem in H II Regions

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/0707.3518.pdf Stage Model Drift Paradigm framing The paper operates within the paradigm of determining chemical abundances in photoionized nebulae (H II regions). This field has long faced the "abundance discrepancy problem," an anomaly where abundances from recombination lines (ORLs) are higher than from collisionally excited lines (CELs). Two competing explanations exist: the "temperature fluctuations"

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Functional team selection as a framework for local adaptation in plants and their belowground microbiomes.

URL https://cesar-marin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024apr.johnsonmarin_ecoevorxiv.pdf Stage Model Revolution Paradigm framing The paper operates within plant biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. It challenges the traditional paradigm that views evolution and adaptation through the lens of an individual plant or a simple two-partner symbiosis. It proposes a new paradigm where the plant and its belowground microbiome are considered a single,

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Temperature inhomogeneities cause the abundance discrepancy in H II regions

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.11578.pdf Stage Model Revolution Paradigm framing The established paradigm in astrophysics for determining the chemical composition of ionized nebulae (H II regions) has long relied on spectral line analysis. However, this paradigm has been in a state of crisis for over 80 years due to the "abundance discrepancy": a persistent, systematic difference between abundances

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Generalized Gell-Mann–Nishijima Formula

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.19103.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing The research is situated within the well-established paradigm of particle physics, which uses gauge theories and the mathematics of Lie groups (specifically SU(n) symmetries) to classify elementary particles and describe their interactions. The Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula is a foundational component of this paradigm, connecting particles' internal quantum numbers to

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Convergences and Divergences in the 2024 Judicial Reform in Mexico: A Neural Network Analysis of Transparency, Judicial Autonomy, and Public Acceptance

URL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.20676.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing The paper operates within the established paradigm of computational social science, specifically applying artificial intelligence and neural network modeling to the field of public policy analysis and legal studies. It uses quantitative simulation to evaluate the potential impacts of legislative changes, a common practice within this research framework.

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Anticipating Pest Expansion Under Climate Change: Ecological Risks of Scyphophorus acupunctatus to Agave Species in Mexico

URL https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6875121/v1.pdf Stage Normal Science Paradigm framing This research operates firmly within the established paradigms of conservation biology and climate change ecology. It utilizes ecological niche modeling (ENM) as a standard tool to predict species distributions under future climate scenarios, a widely accepted methodology in the field. The study is framed by the prevailing understanding

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