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The Excellent Science pillar aims to increase the EU’s global scientific competitiveness. It supports frontier research projects defined and driven by top researchers themselves through the European Research Council, funds fellowships for experienced researchers, doctoral training networks and exchanges for researchers through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and invests in world-class research infrastructures

Data Note

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Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the parthenogenetic nematode Acrobeloides nanus

Authors: Nadège Guiglielmoni, Laura I. Villegas, Michael Paulini, Lewis Stevens, Anja Schuster, Christian Becker, Kerstin Becker, Mark Blaxter, Philipp H. Schiffer

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 12, 2026
Research Article

Awaiting peer review

Validity and reliability of a new culturally-sensitive affect scale: The Brazilian Portuguese Affect Scale ( EAPB - Escala de Afeto do Português-Brasileiro)

Authors: Elaine Nabeth Torres, Mateus Silvestrin, Adriano Costa, Attalya Felix, Claudinei BIAZOLI

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 12, 2026
Research Article

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Silicon photomultipliers for enhanced lidar bathymetric applications

Authors: Khayala Huseynzada, Azer Sadigov, Svitlana Lyubchyk

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 12, 2026
Research Article

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Inverted rift-orthogonal thrust systems in the Greenland–Iceland–Faroe Ridge: implications for the nature of the crust and plate tectonics

Authors: Jean-Baptiste Koehl

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 24, 2026
Research Article

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Onshore surface–subsurface correlation of orogenic structures and the continuation of the late Paleozoic Gondwanides in the Tierra del Fuego fold-and-thrust belt, southern Patagonia

Authors: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl, Rocio E. Gallardo Jara, Juan Ortiz, John Ballesteros Prada, Benjamín Sandoval-Leal, Sebastián Parra Irribarra

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 24, 2026
Systematic Review

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Remote immersive virtual reality studies: A systematic review of methods, practices and applications

Authors: Lui Albæk Thomsen, Nora Glage, Rico Krueger

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 24, 2026
Study Protocol

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Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Preventing Perinatal Depression: Protocol for a Meta-Analytic Research Domain with Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (Metapsy-Perinatal)

Authors: Irene Gómez Gómez, Alessia Caffieri, Carlos Barquero Jiménez, Rosalba Company Córdoba, Paula de Juan Iglesias, Isabel Cáceres, Lennert Goossens, Clara Miguel, Nadia De Maio, Mathias Harrer, Pim Cuijpers, Emma Motrico

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 24, 2026
Research Article

Peer review process completed

The elusive intertidal: Wave forms and coastal dynamics through architectural representation

Authors: Ivo Martins, André Tavares

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Gordana Rovčanin Premović

Published: September 22, 2026
Research Article

Peer review process completed

Active machine learning using MCMC Bayesian neural networks

Authors: Devesh Jawla, John Kelleher, Maria Chiara Leva

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Mohsen Mohammadagha

Published: September 22, 2026
Method Article

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Heat-crater: A passive structure to induce local heatwaves in the field for plant and soil science

Authors: Andreu Cera Rull, Quentin Lambert, Sophie Brunel-Muguet, Servane Lemauviel-Lavenant

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 7, 2026
Data Note

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ReSTLess technical report: A harmonised open database & a measurement tool of unpaid labour

Authors: Lea Milena Franke, Valeria Pulignano, Bart Meuleman, Uma Rani, Michael Frosch, Agnes Parent-Thirion

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 7, 2026
Research Article

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Mitochondrial genome and morphological variability of Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from an organic olive orchard in Southern Spain

Authors: Imen BLIBECH, José Luis Ruiz de la Cuesta, Francisco José Cabrero Sañudo

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 6, 2026
Research Article

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Did the language of medieval inquisition records become richer over time? A diachronic lexical richness perspective on heresy trial proceedings from Languedoc and Italy, 1231–1400

Authors: Gideon Kotzé, David Zbíral, Robert L.J. Shaw, Zoltán Brys

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 6, 2026
Research Article

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A medical engineering framework for quantitative assessment of tumor treatment response using cumulative tumor dynamics

Authors: Stylianos Vasileios Kontomaris, Anna Malamou, Constantina Neophytou, Fotios Mpekris, Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos, Andreas Stylianou

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 6, 2026
Research Article

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Who are you calling Mother Nature? Exploring metaphor resonance among young women farmers: A comparative study in the US and France

Authors: İlkay UNAY-GAILHARD

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 6, 2026
Case Study

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Facing the faces of AI in criminal evidence. Report on the seminar EvidencIA

Authors: Giulia Cascone

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 9, 2026
Research Article

Awaiting peer review

The #NihilistPenguin: A case of emerging Antarctic networked imaginaries

Authors: Gerusa Radicchi

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 17, 2026
Research Article

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Heterogeneity and contaminants in dairy processing waste sludge in the north of France

Authors: Ángel Velasco Sánchez, Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin, Nidal Khalaf, Lisa Perez, Gabriel Y.K. Moinet, Nadia Bennegadi-Laurent

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 17, 2026
Research Article

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Decentring artistic practice beyond national narratives. An analysis of the European pavilion as a post-national model

Authors: Alice Golisano

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 17, 2026
Open Letter

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Large-Format Additive Manufacturing for Marine Renewable Energy: A Strategic R&I Agenda and Roadmap

Authors: Gianmaria Giannini

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 16, 2026
Method Article

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A standardized field framework for integrated microbiological and geochemical sampling of deeply-sourced seeps across large-scale geological gradients

Authors: Donato Giovannelli, Gerdhard L. Jessen, Joost Maarten de Moor, Peter H. Barry, Karen G. Lloyd

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 18, 2026
Research Article

Peer review process completed

Investigation of YSO–SiPM detector response for alpha spectroscopy applications

Authors: Gadir Ahmadov, Sebuhi Nuruyev, Daniyar Berikov, Arzu Mammadli, Azer Sadygov, Alisher Temirzhanov, Kairat Mendibayev, Murad Kenessarin, Ramil Akbarov, Farid Ahmadov

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Alaa Elbinawi, ERCAN YILMAZ, Julien VENARA, Michael Holik, Shirkhan Humbatov, Wataru Kada

Published: September 18, 2026
Research Article

Peer review process completed

From digital readiness to AI acceptance: A PLS-SEM study of mediation pathways in university administration

Authors: András Aschenbrenner, Roland Zsolt Szabó

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Silky Sharma, Valentine Joseph Owan

Published: April 13, 2026
Brief Report

Peer review process completed

A real common ground: A case for confronting agential realism and critical realism

Authors: Valentina Bortolami

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Martin Willis, P.J. Wall

Published: February 23, 2026
Review

Peer review process completed

Positive and negative selection of extracellular vesicle-based biomarkers: insights from L1CAM immunocapture and emerging immunodepletion strategies

Authors: Adam P. S. Bennett

Funders: Excellent Science, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Suman Dutta, Vasily Yakovlev

Published: February 23, 2026