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#software testing Preprint Oct 2026

OpenMQPI: An MLIR-based Pipeline to Offload Quantum Circuits via OpenMP

OpenMQPI is proposed, an MLIR-based OpenMP extension for quantum programming that leverages OpenMP's standardized target offloading infrastructure to integrate quantum resources into HPC applications and achieves the lowest average VQE execution time across all tested qubit configurations.

Ercüment Kaya, Ekin Devim Şahinkaya, Minh Chung et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

OSS-DBS v2: Simulation Platform for Biophysical Modelling of Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established therapy for various neurological disorders. Clinical outcomes of DBS depend on electrode placement and stimulation programming, with growing evidence suggesting that targeting specific sites and networks can improve therapeutic efficacy. This targeting can be facilitat...

J. Zimmermann, J. P. Payonk, L.-V. Che et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Dataset Open access Oct 2026

Italian Web Accessibility Study (IWAS): Automated WCAG Barrier Measurement Dataset for 10,022 Italian Domains

Italian Web Accessibility Study (IWAS): Automated WCAG Barrier Measurement Dataset for 10,022 Italian Domains This dataset accompanies the Italian Web Accessibility Study (IWAS), a large-scale, reproducible observational study of automatically detectable accessibility barriers across the Italian web. The study examines...

Giovanni Manetti · 0 citations

Strategic Agility and Entrepreneurial Capability of Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs) in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The study aims to investigates the effect of strategic agility on entrepreneurial capability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Conceptually, the study evaluates the extent to which strategic sensitivity, core capability, and strategic leadership influence SMEs entrepreneurial capabilit...

Isaiah Peter Ben · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

Mapping the knowledge of scientific production on the ALPHA-Fitness battery at school age: bibliometric analysis (2010–2025)

Introduction Numerous studies have used the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity and Fitness (ALPHA) battery to evaluate physical fitness (PF) and its positive impact on the health of school-age children, assessing various components of fitness. Despite its widespread use, no bibliometric review has systematically exa...

Juan David Paucar-Uribe, Boryi Alexander Becerra-Patiño, Anelise Reis Gaya et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

Facilitating Space Data Archives interoperability through standardization in OAIS and related framework

Introduction: Interoperability among space data archives remains a key challenge in the current context of long term digital preservation and effective information exchange. The complexity is intensified when disparate archive systems - belonging to space agencies or partners - adopt different internal data models and...

Roberta Svanetti, Mirko Albani, Iolanda Maggio et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

Dual Mesh Benchmark DeepSeek Column: 20/20 Conforming Resolutions, 8.5 s Median, by a Previously Non-Conforming Engine After Preregistered Repair

Preregistered benchmark leg, not a certification. DeepSeek v4-pro (via OpenRouter, model_returned verified per call) resolved the first 20 instances of the frozen CORPUS_B1.json synthetic anomaly corpus (sha256 13295d19...), the identical selection rule as every prior B1 baseline leg, one stateless request per instance...

Long, Leon Calvin, II · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

Python Code For Modifying Power System Files To Represent Water Level In Pss/e

Bulk power systems span large geographic areas and are hence contained in large software files for simulation for industrial and research purposes. These files contain generator, transmission and load data along with many other assets that facilitate the reliable operation of power systems. The generator data in these...

Soumyadeep Nag, S M Shafiul Alam, Slaven Kincic · 0 citations
#software testing Dataset Open access Oct 2026

Trail running durability ventilation dataset

# Ventilatory durability during prolonged running — data and analysis code Breath-by-breath breathing pattern (breathing frequency, tidal volume, minute ventilation, inspiratory and expiratory time, duty cycle) and locomotor–respiratory coupling in 23 trained runners across three hours of treadmill running with repeate...

Eric T. Harbour, Diego Jaén‐Carrillo · 0 citations

Implementation of Self-Organizing Logic in a Field-Deployable Controller: Software-in-the-Loop Evaluation

Traffic signal control algorithms were developed for self-organizing control using secondary extensions that can be implemented using logic features available in modern commercial traffic signal controllers. Self-organizing control is an alternative to coordinated control, using secondary extension logic to provide dyn...

Milad Tahmasebi, Burak Cesme, Nemanja Dobrota et al. · 0 citations
#software testing Open access Oct 2026

QUANTUM-CLASSICAL METROLOGY DIVERSITY & REFERENCE SOVEREIGNTY AT THE LIMIT A Research Architecture for Fault-Independent Sensing, Traceability Reconstruction, and Post-Vendor Calibration STARLI Research Works | White Rainbow Civilization | Research Architecture Edition v1.0 (2026) DESCRIPTION Can a mixed quantum-classical measurement system genuinely observe a broader set of damaging faults than the best traceable classical system, or does it merely combine expensive sensors that share temperature drift, timing errors, calibration ancestry, software transformations, and other hidden dependencies? What remains of its measurement authority when the original supplier, calibration service, reference artifact, or software platform is no longer available? This research architecture addresses those questions through three coupled research commitments: heterogeneous sensing, reference independence, and replaceable calibration. It defines reference sovereignty not as independence from the International System of Units or internationally accepted metrological traceability, but as an organization's ability to verify, transfer, independently reproduce, lawfully replace, and, when necessary, safely suspend a calibration chain. An unbroken and documented calibration hierarchy, uncertainty propagation, reference-material suitability, and operator competence remain necessary. The proposed research system compares quantum readouts such as nitrogen-vacancy magnetometry, atomic-vapor magnetometry, superconducting interferometry, Rydberg electrometry, and quantum-enhanced optical sensing with carefully chosen classical reference instruments. It places particular emphasis on correlated fault response, transport and environmental hysteresis, cross-site calibration, software dependence, portable blind artifacts, conservative classical fallback, and the cost of preventing serious acceptance errors. Nominal sensitivity is not treated as evidence of operational advantage. A candidate quantum channel qualifies for production decision-making only if it adds measurable, decision-relevant information beyond a strong, budget-matched classical suite; survives blinded fault injection and common-cause correction; and remains auditable through a legitimate uncertainty and traceability chain. An apparent benefit that disappears after classical recalibration, covariance accounting, matched maintenance costs, or independent laboratory repetition is a rejected or narrowed claim, not a success concealed behind an aggregate score. RESEARCH ORGANIZATION The architecture is arranged in eight research parts and 82 chapters. Each chapter begins with a provisional central research equation, a falsifiable thesis, a stronger alternative explanation, and a measurable research endpoint. Five single-page research sections then examine observation boundaries, physical and statistical mechanisms, adversarial perturbations, blind comparison and transfer, and authority or successor handover. The mathematical prelude contains 30 separate formula derivation plates spanning uncertainty propagation, time/frequency stability, electrical and optical noise, quantum estimation, reference transfer, causal inference, robust control, and lifecycle economics. Two hundred Research Gates develop executable research questions and candidate fault-injection experiments. Thirty-three Phoenix Answer Embryos propose provisional instruments, calibration packages, audits, and recovery arrangements that can be refuted, separated into competing approaches, recombined, or retired. The volume also includes 233 different equation cards drawn from well-established mathematical and physical methods. The cards are distinct expressions, but some share deeper mathematical families; they are not claims of 233 novel physical discoveries. A separate Excel index enumerates chapters, sections, Research Gates, embryos, mathematical relationships, reference sources, and quality-review requirements. The smallest proposed prototype uses one quantum modality, two classical modalities, and one portable blind reference artifact. The trial injects changes in temperature, timing, software conversion, and reference integrity while measuring which channels exhibit genuinely different residual signatures. A matched-cost classical comparison, source-preserving uncertainty analysis, independent round-trip artifact transfer, and an original-vendor-absent recovery exercise form its acceptance tests. Missing raw evidence, unsupported uncertainty coverage, unlawful access, unsafe recalibration, and irrecoverable references are hard stops rather than disadvantages offset by a favorable weighted score. EVIDENCE, LIMITATIONS, AND RESEARCH STATUS This manuscript is a prospective research architecture, not a report of completed experiments, a validated quantum advantage, an accredited calibration certificate, or a peer-reviewed account of a deployed production instrument. The proposed performance gains, cros

QUANTUM-CLASSICAL METROLOGY DIVERSITY & REFERENCE SOVEREIGNTY AT THE LIMITA Research Architecture for Fault-Independent Sensing, Traceability Reconstruction, and Post-Vendor Calibration STARLI Research Works | White Rainbow Civilization | Research Architecture Edition v1.0 (2026) DESCRIPTION Can a mixed quantum-classic...

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#software testing Open access Oct 2026

Inquiry-based learning and scientific literacy: The mediating role of learning engagement among elementary school students

Purpose: This study aims to analyse the relationship between Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL), Learning Engagement (LE) and Scientific Literacy (SL) amongst primary school pupils, with a focus on the mediating role of learning engagement in the relationship between inquiry-based learning and scientific literacy. Method: Th...

Anasufi Banawi, Muhammad Irfan Rumasoreng, Nuryadi et al. · 0 citations

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Microsoft Research Blog Oct 12, 2026

Simulating student learning for better AI tutoring

StudentSim is a research system for evaluating and improving AI tutoring tools before they are tested with learners. It models how individuals may engage with tutors, giving feedback to improve tutor performance across subjects like chess, writing, and mathematics. The post Simulating student learning for better AI tutoring appeared first on Microsoft Research.

MIT News · Artificial Intelligence Oct 2, 2026

Documenting the tech worker movement

Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.

MIT News · Artificial Intelligence Oct 2, 2026

Documenting the tech worker movement

Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.

GPT-Lab Sep 23, 2026

Requirements Don’t Live in Isolation: What We’re Exploring with Req-Space

Requirements in large systems rarely exist in isolation. Their meaning depends on the wider project context - other requirements, policies, decisions, tests, and implementation details. That becomes especially important when AI is used for review, because spotting a possible conflict or gap is only the beginning. ReqSpace explores how AI, visualisation, and connected project context can help reviewers understand those findings, trace the relationships behind them, and focus on the questions that…

GPT-Lab Sep 17, 2026

Beyond Prompt Engineering: The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Software Engineering

AI is making software generation faster, but speed does not remove the need for expertise. As more work is delegated to AI, tacit knowledge may become one of the most important human advantages in software engineering. The post Beyond Prompt Engineering: The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Software Engineering appeared first on GPT-Lab.

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