HannIT AöR (Hannoversche Informationstechnologien – Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts) is the IT service provider for the Hannover region and about 30 other districts and municipalities in Lower Saxony. The security computer centre with distributed locations forms the system technical basis for the operation and further development of administrative procedures.
The Competence Centre Mobility and GIS is in charge of traffic information and planning systems, such as electronic timetable information or network availability maps. The services offered by hannIT AöR include

• the electronic timetable information in Lower Saxony and Bremen (EFA), among others for GVH (Großraum Verkehr Hannover) and Braunschweig ,
• the operation of the DELFI-Landesserver for Lower Saxony,
• the real-time connection of the public transport companies in the GVH
• multimodal routing (public transport, car, bicycle, pedestrian …)

In addition, hannIT as a service provider is significantly involved in projects such as

• Connect GmbH (data integration for Lower Saxony and Bremen),
• DELFI e.V. (Germany-wide timetable information),
• EU-Spirit (Association of European directory assistance systems)

In the D4UM project hannIT AöR 

• ensures that the platform (hardware and software) is available
• coordinates the provision of SW solutions,
• collaborates on data protection and security rules
• creates the basis for the integration of IV real-time data and historical charts into the EFA timetable information (Prototype)

• Interoperability for Energy-Related Ontologies: The ENERO Ontology Foundry for the Energy Domain. Stappel, Mirjam; Wein, Amanda; Mossakowski, Till; Neuhaus, Fabian; Hülk, Ludwig; Arellano Ruiz, Eugenio; Weko, Silvia; Hoyer-Klick, Carsten (2026). 9
• Powering transformation in cities and communities discussion paper. Presented at IFLA WLIC 2026, Busan, South Korea. McGuire; Claire (2026).

  At the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2026, thought-leaders from the library field and beyond were invited to discuss how libraries can power transformation in key areas. Through the session, a consistent message emerged: libraries are not simply responding to transformation, but can actively enable and shape it. You are invited to imagine a future where libraries help shape more connected, safe, and inclusive cities and communities. Use this Discussion Paper to spark further conversation, imagination, and action.
• A Boolean Seven-Layer Platelet Decision Model models consistently the logic and semi-quantitatively the dynamics of platelet activation and inhibition. Osmanoglu, Özge; Balkenhol, Johannes; Prada, Juan; Kaltdorf, Martin; Afshar, Maral; von Mammen, Sebastian; Heinze, Katrin G.; Gambaryan, Stepan; Schulze, Harald; Dandekar, Thomas (2026).
• A Neuroevolution-driven Agent-Based Model of Coral Larvae Settlement. Wolpold, Sarah; Voolstra, Christian R.; von Mammen, Sebastian (J. A. et al. Fernández Robledo, ed.) (2026).
• Innovation, Wettbewerb und Werteorientierung: Datenschutz- und Digitalregulierung zwischen Innovationshemmnis und Standortvorteil. Technical Report (9), Friedewald, Michael; Roßnagel, Alexander; Geminn, Christian; :unav (2026).
• Exact Nematic and Mixed Magnetic Phases Driven by Competing Orders on the Pyrochlore Lattice. Francini, Niccolò; Schmidt, Lukas; Janssen, Lukas; Lozano-Gómez, Daniel (2026). 16(3) 031070.

  Analysis of a frustrated pyrochlore spin model demonstrates that thermal fluctuations and parameter-dependent symmetries suppress conventional order to stabilize a magnetic nematic phase.
• Fermi surface studies of altermagnetic CrSb from Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. Thadathil, Sajal Naduvile; Schwarze, Beat Valentin; Ansari, Jaafar; Kotte, Tommy; Luther, Sven; Uhlarz, Marc; Husstedt, Freya; Gonzalez-Hernandez, Rafael; vSmejkal, Libor; Speliotis, Thanassis; vZávcková, Markéta; Posp’ivsil, Jivr’i; Müller, Christoph; Kriegner, Dominik; Reichlová, Helena; Wosnitza, Jochen; Helm, Toni (2026). 114(18) 185104.

  The authors present here results from electrical magnetotransport measurements on microstructures of altermagnetic CrSb in pulsed fields up to 68 T. They study the temperature and field-orientation dependence of magnetic quantum oscillations in combination with first-principles calculations. The observed frequency spectrum agrees well with density functional theory calculations that take spin-orbit coupling into account, without invoking significant \($a\phantom\rule00exd$\) \($h\phantom\rule00exo\phantom\rule00exc$\) band shifts. The findings validate the predicted electronic band structure of CrSb hosting multiple semimetallic bands and a locally alternating spin polarization.
• NMR evidence of pairing fluctuations above T\($_\mathbfc$\) and absence of spin magnetism in the time-reversal symmetry-breaking state of Ba\($_\mathbf1-x$\)⁢K\($_\mathbfx$\)⁢Fe\($_\mathbf2$\)⁢As\($_\mathbf2$\). Bärtl, Florian; Stegani, Nadia; Caglieris, Federico; Shipulin, Ilya; Li, Yongwei; Zhong, Ruidan; Hu, Quanxin; Zheng, Yu; Yim, Chi-Ming; Luther, Sven; Wosnitza, Jochen; Sarkar, Rajib; Klauss, Hans-Henning; Garaud, Julien; Samoilenka, Albert; Talkachov, Anton; Babaev, Egor; Kühne, Hannes; Grinenko, Vadim (2026). 114(13) 134504.

  Four- or higher-order fermionic condensates can form in non-BCS multicomponent superconductors. Here, the authors present spectroscopic evidence for pairing correlations that appear well above the superconducting critical temperature in the highly overdoped Ba\($_1\ensuremath-x$\)K\($_x$\)Fe\($_2$\)As\($_2$\) system with broken time-reversal symmetry (BTRS). The NMR and \($\ensuremath\mu$\)SR findings show that multicomponent superconductivity appears homogeneously throughout the entire sample volume and that the BTRS state is unrelated to conventional spin magnetism.
• Powering transformation for planet and people discussion paper. Presented at IFLA WLIC 2026, Busan, South Korea. McGuire; Claire (2026).

  At the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2026, thought-leaders from the library field and beyond were invited to discuss how libraries can power transformation in key areas. In this session, a consistent message emerged: libraries are already equipped with an important tool for transformation: their role as trusted providers of knowledge and their close connection to communities. You are invited to imagine how libraries can contribute to a greener, more resilient and equitable future. Use this Discussion Paper to spark further conversation, imagination, and action.
• The evolving library: A green, health-conscious learning hub. Poster presented at IFLA WLIC 2026, Busan, South Korea. Mwaurah, Naomy; Amake, Ciselyne (2026).

  The poster is about an existing library greening project that was motivated by the community it serves, a hospitality community. The project is designed to enhance the learning environment through the integration of indoor plants, edible herbs, and ornamental palms, while promoting sustainability, wellness, and experiential learning aligned with the hospitality sector. In addition to this, a correx board with the names and health benefits of all the herbs available in the premise is strategically mounted in the Resource Centre as part of information resources to educate the patrons. The objective of this project is to improve indoor air quality and comfort within the library, create a calming, green, and visually appealing learning environment, introduce edible and herbal plants relevant to hospitality and culinary education, promote sustainability and environmental awareness among students and staff, and enhance institutional branding through green design.
• Comparison of Performance-Related Parameters of Hearing-Impaired and Non-Hearing-Impaired Curling National Team Athletes. Daşkesen, Sonay Serpil; Bedir, Deniz; Şeran, Buket; Yılmaz, Hasan Hüseyin; Canyurt, Ferhat; Ağduman, Fatih; Çabuk, Salih; Ulupınar, Süleyman (2026). 11(1) 183–196.
• Responsibility Without Superiority: An Epistemic Account of Human Duty in the Anthropocene. Gertler, Martin (2026). (2026001)

  This article develops the concept of “epistemic obligation” as a new foundation for human responsibility in the Anthropocene, one that is based neither on ontological superiority nor on instrumental utility. It demonstrates that responsibility follows directly from the epistemic capacity to anticipate consequences, thereby resolving the tension between biological equivalence and the necessity of human action. The model offers a theoretical framework for a life-centered ethics that provides concrete guidelines for political decision-making and intergenerational justice without hierarchical assumptions.
• Fraïssé’s conjecture, partial impredicativity and well-ordering principles, part II. Freund, Anton; Kowalik, Katarzyna W.; Manca, Davide (2026). 40 pp.
• September 2026: Top 10 Read Articles in Computer Networks & Communications. IJCNC (2026).

  The International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) is a bi monthly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles which contribute new results in all areas of Computer Networks & Communications. The journal focuses on all technical and practical aspects of Computer Networks & data Communications. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on advanced networking concepts and establishing new collaborations in these areas. Authors are solicited to contribute to this journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the Computer Networks & Communications.
• Dung beetle reveal livestock grazing pressure in the Hyrcanian Forest. Azizi, Zahra; Seiedy, Marjan; Müller, Jörg; Ghasempouri, Seyed Mahmoud (2026). 10(X)
• Habitat availability shapes composition and climate change response of alpine butterfly communities. Schrauth, Korbinian; Plattner, Matthias; Müller, Jörg; Pellet, Jérôme (2026). 10 121–135.
• Influence of temperature and light on the development of moth larvae: Different response in the sister species <i>Orthosia gothica</i> and <i>Orthosia cerasi</i>. Reinhard, Franka; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; Pickert, Ruth (2026). 51(2) 363–376.
• Climate change accelerates global forest deadwood dynamics. Edelmann, Pascal; Rammer, Werner; Pugh, Thomas A. M.; Gustafson, Adrian; Seibold, Sebastian; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Müller, Jörg; Seidl, Rupert (2026). 7(1) 453.

  The development of future forest deadwood is uncertain, as processes related to deadwood formation (i.e., tree growth and mortality) as well as deadwood decomposition are simultaneously impacted by climate change. To elucidate future deadwood dynamics under scenarios of climate change, we combined a map of current global deadwood stocks with tree growth and mortality rates simulated by five dynamic global vegetation models and a function of climate-dependent deadwood decomposition derived from a global experiment. Deadwood dynamics intensified throughout the 21st century, with both inputs and outputs to global deadwood carbon pools increasing as a result of climate change. However, deadwood formation increased on average 5.0% more strongly than decomposition, suggesting an overall increase in global deadwood in the coming decades. As deadwood is an important nexus of forest carbon and biodiversity, we call for a stronger focus on deadwood in forest policy and management.
• Throw, sweep, thrive and belong: A small story narrative analysis of sense of community meanings for elite curler mothers on Instagram. Kulkarni, Shaantanu; McGannon, Kerry R; Harding, Kelly; Schweinbenz, Amanda; Pegoraro, Ann (2026).

  To advance understanding of socially constructed motherhood and sport, researchers are exploring elite athlete mothers’ sporting comebacks on social media (e.g. Instagram). The role of community aspects (e.g. belongingness, trust) linked to athlete mothers’ sporting career negotiation in digital media holds potential to expand understanding of socio-cultural career affordances for these sportswomen. This study explored the sense of community meanings of four Canadian elite curler mothers’ (e.g. (inter)national rankings, winning tournaments) negotiation of sporting career post-partum on Instagram. A total of 217 Instagram posts for each athlete, covering from most recent birth announcements to summer 2024 were segmented into themes related to family, sporting career and community (e.g. curling spaces, fan interactions). Posts were theorized as small stories (e.g. images, everyday moments) shaping big story narrative meaning(s) using dialogical narrative analysis. A big story narrative of growth and stability amidst belongingness was shaped by small stories of striving for excellence and expanding communities and careers . These results provide novel theoretical insight into the normalization of motherhood in elite curling spaces linked with socially constructed community meanings. Small stories revealed tensions intertwined with performance excellence and sporting career expansion, supported through community meanings, for a select few. These findings shed light on motherhood in elite curling, inclusion/equity, maternal rights, and provide future directions for social media research on motherhood and sport.
• The Life and Legacy of Brad Gushue: A Newfoundland Curler’s Journey from the Rock to Olympic Gold Webb, Rory C. (2026).

  THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BRAD GUSHUEFrom the rugged shores of Newfoundland to the pinnacle of Olympic achievement, Brad Gushue’s story is one of determination, resilience, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. The Life and Legacy of Brad Gushue chronicles the remarkable journey of one of Canada’s most accomplished curlers—from his early introduction to the sport and the challenges of growing up in Newfoundland to his rise as a world-class athlete and Olympic champion. Through years of intense competition, unexpected setbacks, personal sacrifice, and extraordinary victories, Gushue built a legacy that extends far beyond the curling rink. His historic Olympic triumph became a defining moment in Canadian curling and established him as one of the sport’s most influential figures. This book explores the journey behind the medals—the discipline, teamwork, perseverance, and mental strength required to compete at the highest level. It also examines the lasting impact of Gushue’s career on Canadian curling and the inspiration his achievements have provided to generations of athletes. Whether you are a lifelong curling fan, a follower of Canadian sports, or simply drawn to stories of perseverance and greatness, this book offers an engaging look at the life, career, and enduring legacy of a Newfoundland curler who reached the Olympic summit. Discover the story behind the champion—and the legacy that continues to inspire.
• Anpassung von Wäldern durch Unterstützte Migration: Potenziale und Risiken. Kätzel, Ralf; Bauhus, Jürgen; Endres, Ewald; Dieter, Matthias; Lang, Friederike; Meyer, Peter; Schraml, Ulrich; Weber-Blaschke, Gabriele; Farwig, Nina; Hafner, Annette; Kleinschmit, Birgit; Knoke, Thomas; Lindner, Marcus; Müller, Jörg; Seeling, Ute (2026). (245)
• Decomposing the Time Series Forecasting Pipeline: A Modular Approach for Time Series Representation, Information Extraction, and Projection. Leppich, Robert; Stenger, Michael; Bauer, André; Kounev, Samuel (2026).
• COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season. Lipson, Rachel A.; Senerth, Emily; Watson, Michelle A.; Saini, Harseerat; Falk, Jordan; Tangri, Neha; Sheikholeslamian, Seyyedeh Mahsa; Sivakumaran, Kapeena; Babatunde, Ifeoluwa; Wharton, Melinda; Ulrich, Angela K.; Moat, Leah E.; Stoddart, Clare J.; Holmes, Elise J.; Walensky, Rochelle P.; Basta, Nicole E.; Morgan, Rebecca L. (2026).
• Regime shifts of AMOC-sea surface temperature relationship. Fan, Yifei; Chan, Duo; Danabasoglu, Gokhan; Kim, Who M.; Zhang, Pengfei; Li, Laifang (2026). 17(1) 9416-.

  The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays critical roles in regulating climate, and subpolar North Atlantic sea-surface temperature (SST) patterns are widely used to infer changes in its strength. Yet the stationarity of their relationship remains unclear. Here, using Community Earth System Model simulations spanning various climate states and a multi-model ensemble, we show that this relationship is state-dependent. We identify three distinct regimes: strong AMOC with the typical dipole fingerprint; intermediate AMOC with amplified subpolar SST anomalies; and weak AMOC with muted North Atlantic signals. These regimes arise primarily from changes in atmospheric radiative processes, while ocean processes contribute indirectly through air–sea interactions. The year of peak AMOC–SST sensitivity emerges as a predictor of the transition into the weak-AMOC regime and associated decay of the North Atlantic warming hole, offering a physically-based constraint on model uncertainties in climate projections. Our findings also imply that SST-based AMOC indicators must account for state dependence.
• Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season. Senerth, Emily; Sheikholeslamian, Seyyedeh Mahsa; Sivakumaran, Kapeena; Watson, Michelle A.; Lipson, Rachel A.; Saini, Harseerat; Falk, Jordan; Tangri, Neha; Babatunde, Ifeoluwa; Wharton, Melinda; Ulrich, Angela; Moat, Leah E.; Stoddart, Clare J.; Redepenning, Sydney G.; Walensky, Rochelle P.; Basta, Nicole E.; Morgan, Rebecca L. (2026).
• Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: A Review. Smolen, Josef S.; Kerschbaumer, Andreas; Aletaha, Daniel; Robinson, William H. (2026).
• AI in the eyes of VGU students - growth, ethics, and green concerns. Poster presented at IFLA WLIC 2026, Busan, South Korea. Nguyen, Yen; Nguyen, Tri (2026).

  As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly applied in higher education, understanding student perceptions is essential for responsible and effective integration. This study investigates the relationship between AI literacy, ethical concerns, sustainability perception, institutional trust, and perceived academic growth at Vietnamese--German University. A mixed-method approach was utilized, combining a survey of 204 students and interviews with 15 students at all levels. Quantitative data were analyzed using a PLS-SEM model with bootstrapping, qualitative findings provided additional insights. The results reveal a significant gap between the high frequency of AI use and students' limited ability to critically evaluate its impacts, suggesting inadequate knowledge of AI. Students primarily view AI as a productivity-enhancing tool rather than a creativity-enhancing tool and tend to use it as a supplement rather than a replacement for human cognition. Ethical concerns significantly impact trust in the institution, while awareness of sustainability emerges as a strong predictor of both student trust and motivation. These findings underscore the need for higher education institutions to enhance their knowledge of artificial intelligence and integrate ethical and sustainability-oriented frameworks into their AI application strategies to ensure responsible and effective adoption.
• Canopy gap dynamics contribute to drought-induced defoliation in European beech. Rieder, Julia S; Link, Roman M; Pierick, Kerstin; Seidel, Dominik; Fäth, Julian; Zang, Christian; Ullmann, Tobias; Schuldt, Bernhard (2026). 99(4) cpag060.

  European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), one of the most important deciduous timber species in Central Europe, experienced widespread crown defoliation and tree mortality during the severe drought in 2018/19, but responses varied strongly among individuals. Canopy gaps were found to be one driver of this variability. In this study, we investigated how the size, orientation, and the temporal dynamics of canopy gaps and open areas affect crown defoliation in European beech during the 2018/19 drought across 19 beech-dominated sites in Bavaria, Germany. To quantify canopy gap dynamics around individual beech target trees, we derived gap area metrics from multitemporal digital surface models derived from orthophotos across three timesteps. For each target tree, total canopy gap area was calculated within a 15 m buffer. To capture directional effects, the gap area was additionally partitioned into eight cardinal and intercardinal directions, allowing us to characterize the spatial configuration of gaps relative to each tree. Our results indicate that trees exposed to gaps on their western side (meaning the tree was located at the eastern edge of the gap) exhibited significantly higher defoliation, highlighting possible combined influences of higher exposure to wind and solar radiation. In contrast, gaps towards the north of the trees were associated with lower defoliation. Increases in gap area between 2013/14 and 2019 towards the southwest were linked to higher drought stress. While the gap-related predictors explained only a modest proportion of the total variability, site-level differences in general conditions accounted for a substantially larger portion. Our findings demonstrate the potential of digital surface models from orthophotos as a reproducible, remote sensing-based workflow for capturing detailed spatial and temporal canopy gap dynamics across forest sites. For practical management, the directional orientation of canopy openings should be considered when planning silvicultural interventions, as western and southwestern exposures may increase drought vulnerability of valuable target trees.
• Decomposing the Time Series Forecasting Pipeline: A Modular Approach for Time Series Representation, Information Extraction, and Projection. Leppich, Robert; Stenger, Michael; Bauer, André; Kounev, Samuel (2026).
• Decomposing the Time Series Forecasting Pipeline: A Modular Approach for Time Series Representation, Information Extraction, and Projection. Leppich, Robert; Stenger, Michael; Bauer, André; Kounev, Samuel (2026).
• Gushue: The Making of a Champion Brunt, Stephen (2026). Viking.

  Over the course of his remarkable career, Brad Gushue set a new standard of curling excellence. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Gushue quickly rose through the sports ranks; his incredible promise becoming evident when he won the 2001 World Junior Curling Championship and reaching a defining moment in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, when he led Team Canada to a gold medal. For over a quarter of a century, Brad Gushue has competed at the highest level, skipping his team to a record-setting six Briers and representing Canada at numerous international tournaments. In this very personal and honest memoir, Brad Gushue, along with award-winning journalist Stephen Brunt, reflects on his remarkable life and career. From the geographical challenges of competing on the mainland, to having to make difficult decisions in fine-tuning his team’s roster, even if it meant replacing long-time friends, to sharing thoughts on his final competitive season and the decision to step away from the sport he loves, the book offers readers rare insights into Gushue's journey to the top of Canadian sports. Gushue: The Making of a Champion also offers provocative opinions on the future of curling, what it means to be a leader, the importance of family, and the profound impact that the people and landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador have had in shaping Gushue as a person and a competitor.
• Decomposing the Time Series Forecasting Pipeline: A Modular Approach for Time Series Representation, Information Extraction, and Projection. Leppich, Robert; Stenger, Michael; Bauer, André; Kounev, Samuel (2026).
• Decomposing the Time Series Forecasting Pipeline: A Modular Approach for Time Series Representation, Information Extraction, and Projection. Leppich, Robert; Stenger, Michael; Bauer, André; Kounev, Samuel (2026).
• Load-bearing knowledge: The Anythink Nature Library. Lenstra, Noah (2026). 151(Aug 26)

  Anythink Libraries opened the doors of the Anythink Nature Library, billed as the first public nature library in the United States, at 11 a.m. on August 8, welcoming thousands of visitors on its first day. The 33,000 square foot building sits on a 15-acre campus in Thornton, CO, adjacent to 140 acres of open land that the library will activate through programming. Maria Mayo-Peaseley, the Nature Library's branch manager, encountered the Environmental Kinship Model at an environmental educators' conference in 2023 and brought it back to the design team. The model sorts a person's relationship with the natural world into four modes, each with its own vocabulary: learning about nature (inquiry, study, initiative); learning in nature (accessibility, exploration, engagement, agency); learning with nature (relationship, participation, connection, spirit); and learning for nature (guardianship, responsibility, sustainability). The library is physically oriented around those four pillars---and adds a fifth, an Indigenous collection that ``honors ancestral wisdom and deep connection to the land,'' according to the library's planning materials.
• Biblio-Semences. Bibliothèque Maurice-Loranger (2026).

  Présentez-vous à la bibliothèque Maurice-Loranger avec votre carte d'abonnement pour faire votre sélection. Des documents sur la plantation et la récolte sont également offerts sur place. Les personnes abonnées au réseau des Bibliothèques peuvent obtenir gratuitement jusqu'à 5 sachets de semences (légumes, fleurs ou herbes). Vous avez des semences inutilisées? Basé sur le principe du partage, vous pouvez en faire profiter d'autres personnes. Afin d'assurer le succès des semences et éviter l'hybridation, les variétés sans pesticides, sans herbicides, sans engrais chimiques et issues d'une pollinisation non croisée sont privilégiées. Les graines sont évaluées avant d'être intégrées à la banque de Biblio-Semences.
• Prozessmuster für neutrale Datentreuhandmodelle (proDTM); Teilvorhaben: Prinzipien der Prozessmustergestaltung Janiesch, Christian; Ciftci, Seyyid Ahmed (2026).
• Where is Plausibility? Measuring Breaks in Plausibility with Event-Related Potentials in VR. Unruh, Fabian; Aydin, Merve; Fischbach, Martin; Di Russo, Francesco; Latoschik, Marc Erich (2026).
• Produktionsplanung und Produktionssteuerung komplexer Baustellen/Production Planning and Control for Complex Construction Projects/Production Planning and Control for Complex Construction Projects/Produktionsplanung und Produktionssteuerung komplexer Baustellen. Gipperich, Christof; von Mammen, Sebastian (C. G. et al., ed.) (2026). 101(H09) 259–269.
• SHAP-GUIDED XGBOOST FOR EXPLAINABLE NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM. Siddiquee, Areeba Asif; Alhazmi, Lamia; Khan, Asif Irshad (2026). 18(4) 117–136.

  As the internet and networked systems are increasingly growing, cyberattacks have become a more common occurrence. Therefore, the demand for a highly accurate and efficient Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) has become very important in recent years. Machine learning models have been used to achieve a high rate of accuracy in intrusion detection, but most are “black boxes,” whereby the decisions they make are difficult to understand and explain. This paper introduces an explainable intrusion detection approach that integrates explainable artificial intelligence with a large language model interpretation and machine learning. The NSL-KDD dataset is used to train and test various classification algorithms, such as Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Logistic Regression, and XGBoost. The model is the best obtained using grid search CV hyperparameter tuning. Our experimental results showed that using classification XGBoost gave the highest outcome of all succession models. SHAP is used to compute feature importance and explain the model’s predictions for better interpretability. In addition, the framework implements a Large Language Model in order to translate SHAP-level feature-based explanations into a text description understandable to security analysts for making sense of detected attacks. The proposed approach helps to enhance the detection performance and also explains the rationale behind the intrusion detection engine of the Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS), detecting the specific intrusion, thus enhancing the interpretability of the detection results.
• Bioacoustic Baselines for Intact Forests. Buřivalová, Z.; Perea, S.; Berman, L. M.; Sagar, H. S. S. C.; Maeda, T. M.; Yoh, N.; Ingram, G.; Persche, M.; Mere‐Roncal, C.; Lopera‐Toro, A.; Chaboteaux, E.; Rumelt, R.; Alonso‐Alonso, P.; Mbamy, W.; Ekazama Koto, S.; Froese, G. Z. L.; Grafe, U.; Ahmad Sah, H. H.; Zapata, N.; Rivas‐Torres, G.; Wirth, C.; Valle‐Piñuela, C.; Moreno‐Buitrón, I. J.; Macanilla, F.; Ganchozo, L.; Macanilla, J.; Sanmiguel, R.; Luther, D.; Calhoun, A.; Game, E.; Schlüter, J.; Müller, J. (2026). 32(5)
• Three-dimensional temperature variations drive arthropod communities in temperate forests. Decker, Orsi; Pierick, Kerstin; Seidel, Dominik; Ammer, Christian; von Oheimb, Goddert; Schuldt, Bernhard; Müller, Jörg (2026). 618 123969.
• Assessing the State of the Art in Scene Segmentation. Zehe, Albin; Fischer, Elisabeth; Hotho, Andreas L. Chiruzzo, A. Ritter, L. Wang (eds.) (2025). 9922–9941.

  The detection of scenes in literary texts is a recently introduced segmentation task in computational literary studies. Its goal is to partition a fictional text into segments that are coherent across the dimensions time, space, action and character constellation. This task is very challenging for automatic methods, since it requires a high-level understanding of the text. In this paper, we provide a thorough analysis of the State of the Art and challenges in this task, identifying and solving a problem in the training procedure for previous approaches, analysing the generalisation capabilities of the models and comparing the BERT-based SotA to current Llama models, as well as providing an analysis of what causes errors in the models. Our change in training procedure provides a significant increase in performance. We find that Llama-based models are more robust to different types of texts, while their overall performance is slightly worse than that of BERT-based models.
• Eve Muirhead: Ice Queen, the Autobiography Nicolson, Eric (2025).
• Eve Muirhead: The Woman Who Revolutionized British Curling Whitfield, Chelsea (2025).
• Rock Star: My Life On and Off The Ice Jones, Jennifer (2025). Collins.

  From the first slides as a toddler at her hometown Winnipeg curling club to the top step of the Olympic podium, Jennifer Jones has risen to become one of curling’s greatest players. Along the way, she has altered how the game is played and has kicked open doors to allow women to have equality in what was, traditionally, a male-dominated field. Her record of achievement is unmatched, but it never came easily. In Rock Star, Jones opens up about the tensions between teammates and opponents, how she combined law school and a legal career with curling at the highest level, the inside story on what many consider the greatest shot in curling history, how her Olympic dream almost ended on a ski hill in Switzerland, and the challenges of balancing world-class curling with motherhood. Jones also reveals the personal battles she endured during her career. While she was front and centre in arenas and television coverage, she had to push herself past her severe introversion to find some level of comfort with being in the spotlight. There were also clashes with the media, which sometimes portrayed her so harshly that it left her in tears. The journey Jones shares in this memoir is one that may surprise even her biggest fans. Jones helped to grow the sport, and in exchange, she grew as a curler, a wife, a mother, and a public figure. Equal parts inspiring and shocking, Rock Star will leave readers in awe of her accomplishments and the journey that led her to become the person she is today.
• ARCHITECTING INTELLIGENT DECENTRALIZED DATA SYSTEMS TO ENABLE ANALYTICS WITH ENTROPY-AWARE GOVERNANCE, QUANTUM READINESS AND LLM-DRIVEN FEDERATION. Panda1, Meethun; and Soumyodeep Mukherjee2 (M. Panda1; and Soumyodeep Mukherjee2, eds.) (2025). 1266–1272.
• Alignment of qualitative and quantitative focus of attention assessment of stone delivery among high-level Canadian curlers. Robak, Nicole; Zacharias, Emily; Tailor, Ganesh; Malone, Quinn; Broeckelmann, Elena; Mohammadalinezhad Kolahdouz, Saba; Passmore, Steven (2025). 24(3) 558–574.
• Deep Reinforcement Learning based Optimal Routing with Software-Defined Networking. Liu, Yingjiang (2024).
• The Stones of Ailsa Craig Florig, David S. (2023).
• SPEC Research - Introducing the Predictive Data Analytics Working Group. Bauer, André; Leznik, Mark; Seybold, Daniel; Trubin, Igor; Erb, Benjamin; Domaschka, Jörg; Jamshidi, Pooyan (2022).
• Nachhaltigkeit durch Mitbestimmung. Technical Report (452), Haunschild, Axel; Meyer, Rita; Ridder, Hans-Gerd; Clasen, Eva; Krause, Florian; Rempel, Kira (2021).

  Auf der Basis des Betriebsverfassungsgesetzes können Betriebsräte soziale, ökonomische und ökologische Themen verhandeln und damit einen betriebspolitischen Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit leisten. Diese Studie untersucht, welche Nachhaltigkeitsthemen dabei im Fokus stehen und auf welchen Wegen diese Themen nachhaltig im Unternehmen verankert werden. Dazu wurden Betriebsvereinbarungen zu Nachhaltigkeitsthemen aus dem Betriebs- und Dienstvereinbarungsarchiv der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung analysiert, explorative Experteninterviews geführt und umfangreiche Betriebsfallstudien durchgeführt.
• ACOUSTIC AND THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION. Shen, Minghao; Hu, Hanyang; Sun, Bohua; Deng, Weiwen (W.-B. Zhang; A. M. Bayen; J. J. S. Medina; M. J. Barth, eds.) (2018). 1266–1272.
• A Hybrid Methods DSS for the Best Performing Lecturers Selection. Soares, Teotino G. (T. G. Soares, ed.) (2018). 12(1)

  The hybrid method is a combination of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, the Profile Matching method, and the Composite Performance Index (CPI) method, which is used as a process in a decision support system (DSS) to select the best performing lecturers. The selection process requires a systematic mechanism to ensure consistency and transparency in making decisions. So this study used a hybrid method with the criteria listed in the teaching and learning scorecard and the results of student evaluations for selecting the best-performing lecturers. This research aims to provide knowledge about the computed value of the priority level and consistency ratio of criteria from the AHP method, as well as the competence GAP value from profile matching and the ranking value for each alternative using the CPI method. Results showed that the hybrid method succeeded in calculating the weight value of the level of importance and the criteria consistency ratio of 0.049 and was able to determine the best-performing lecturer from 46 alternatives as a candidate with the highest ranking score of 141.12.
• A Decision Support System for Estimating Cost of Software Projects Using a Hybrid of Multi-Layer Artificial Neural Network and Decision Tree. Barbin, Javad Pashaei (2015).

  We prove a structural result for orientation-preserving actions of finitely generated solvable groups on real intervals, considered up to semi-conjugacy. As applications we obtain new answers to a problem first considered by J. F. Plante, which asks under which conditions an action of a solvable group on a real interval is semi-conjugate to an action on the line by affine transformations. We show that this is always the case for actions by \($C^1$\) diffeomorphisms on closed intervals. For arbitrary actions by homeomorphisms, for which this result is no longer true (as shown by Plante), we show that a semi-conjugacy to an affine action still exists in a local sense, at the level of germs near the endpoints. Finally for a vast class of solvable groups, including all solvable linear groups, we show that the family of affine actions on the line is robust, in the sense that any action by homeomorphisms on the line which is sufficiently close to an affine action must be semi-conjugate to an affine action. This robustness fails for general solvable groups, as illustrated by a counterexample.
• A MODEL FOR REMOTE ACCESS AND PROTECTION OF SMARTPHONES USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE. Kuppusamy, K.S.; Senthilraja.R; Aghila, G. (2012). 2(1) 95–104.

  The smartphone usage among people is increasing rapidly. With the phenomenal growth of smartphone use, smartphone theft is also increasing. This paper proposes a model to secure smartphones from theft as well as provides options to access a smartphone through other smartphone or a normal mobile via Short Message Service. This model provides option to track and secure the mobile by locking it. It also provides facilities to receive the incoming call and sms information to the remotely connected device and enables the remote user to control the mobile through SMS. The proposed model is validated by the prototype implementation in Android platform. Various tests are conducted in the implementation and the results are discussed.
• A loop-centric profiling method for embedded applications. Cao, Chao; Jing, Naifeng; He, Weifeng; Fu, Yuzhuo (2010). 45–48.

  Embedded applications usually impose tight constraints upon their code efficiency, which entail elaborate code optimization on the hotspot of the programs. In order to identify the hotspot, we propose an effective and easy-use loop-centric profiling method in this paper. In our proposed method, a code isolation step is first applied on the original code, which extracts all the candidate loops at source level and keeps the original semantic unchanged. Then we can use an off-the-shelf profiling tool to identify our interested loops in the program on a given platform. Our method is retargetable as long as the profiler for the target platform is available. In our experiments, we tested our method using the MPEG-2 decoder application on ARM platform, and we can see that the results provide helpful information for further optimization on the application code.
• Loop-Level Profiling and Analysis of DoD Applications Using TAU. Moore, Shirley; Cronk, David; Shende, Sameer; Malony, Allen (2006). 378–383.

  Performance of computationally intensive applications often depends critically on the floating point and memory performance of nested loop structures, this paper describes extensions to the Tuning Analysis and Utilities (TAU) parallel performance system that implement automated of parallel C/C++ and Fortran programs to collect loop-level profile data. Link-time and run-time options for configuring the instrumented version of the code to perform various types of measurements, such as time and hardware counter based profiling are described. Finally, examples are given of collecting and analyzing loop-level profile data for several DoD applications
• Damage to Natural and Cultural Heritage by Petroleum Exploration and Desert Tourism in the Messak Settafet (Central Sahara, Southwest Libya). Kröpelin, Stefan Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 406–427.
• The Fauna of the Early Khartoum Occupation on Jebel Umm Marrahi (Khartoum Province, Sudan). Gautier, Achilles; Linseele, Veerle; Van Neer, Wim Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 337–346.
• Neolithic Camp Sites in the Sahara – Anticipation of Future Research. Gabriel, Baldur Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 51–66.
• Large Interglacial Lakes in the Saharo-Arab Desert Belt. Petit-Maire, Nicole Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 371–374.
• Steinzeitliche Gräber im Wadi Shaw (Nordsudan). Schuck, Werner Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 239–256.
• Death in the Desert – Burials in the Wadi Howar Region (Eastern Sahara). Jesse, Friederike; Keding, Birgit Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 277–294.
• Sinai, Sahara, Sahel: The Introduction of Domestic Caprines to Africa. Close, Angela E. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 460–471.
• Ichthyological Diversity in the Holocene Palaeodrainage Systems of Western Nubia. Peters, Joris; Pöllath, Nadja; von den Driesch, Angela Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 325–336.
• Ancient Pastoralists in the Sudan and in South Africa. Sadr, Karim Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 472–485.
• The Formation of Artefact-stabilized Dunes near Lower Wadi Howar (Sudan). Besler, Helga Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 390–399.
• The Role of Storage in the Neolithic of the Egyptian Sahara. Wendorf, Fred; Schild, Romuald Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 41–50.
• Menschliche Skelettreste aus dem Wadi Howar (Sudan) – vorläufige anthropologische Befunde. Henke, Winfried; Becker, Erik; Stang, Michael Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 295–312.
• Ein Klingendepot am Djebel Kamil (Ägypten). Hahn, Joachim Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 75–84.
• Art for Art’s Sake in Rock Art Research – On the Ethics of Archaeological Documentation. Lenssen-Erz, Tilman Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 550–561.
• The Holocene Occupation of the Eastern Sahara: Regional Chronologies and Supra-regional Developments in four Areas of the Absolute Desert. Gehlen, Birgit; Kindermann, Karin; Linstädter, Jörg; Riemer, Heiko Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 85–116.
• Southern Cameroun and the Settlement of the Equatorial Rainforest: Early Ceramics from Fieldwork in 1997 and 1998-99. Eggert, Manfred K. H. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 508–523.
• The Egyptian Nile Valley during the Early Holocene. Vermeersch, Pierre M. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 27–40.
• Artefakte, Denken und Kultur. Fiedler, Lutz Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 438–447.
• Gebel Ramlah Playa (Egypt). Schild, Romuald; Kobusiewicz, Michal; Wendorf, Fred; Irish, Joel D.; Kabaciński, Jacek; Królik, Halina Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 117–124.
• La fin du royaume de Kerma – la situation dans l’arrière-pays. Gratien, Brigitte Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 219–230.
• “Jouets chameau” – Steinartefakte der Nomadenkinder. Back, Hans-E. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 486–491.
• Néolithique du Soudan central et de Haute Nubie – données sur le matériel en céramique. Reinold, Jacques Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 203–218.
• The Human Remains from Wadi Shaw (Sudan) – A Study of Physical Anthropology and Paleopathology. Simon, Christian; Menk, Roland; Kramar, Christiane Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 257–276.
• Survey before GPS – Some Remarks on Archaeological Sites on the Northern Bank of the Middle Wadi Howar (Sudan). Schön, Werner Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 313–320.
• The Global Significance of African Civilisation. Alexander, John Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 428–437.
• Kartierung entlegener Regionen – Chancen und Risiken der Weiterentwicklung von Kartiermethoden durch Fernerkundung und navigationsgestütztes GIS-Management. Meissner, Bernd Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 363–375.
• Auf den Spuren Gustav Nachtigals im Borku-Bergland (Tschad). Hagedorn, Horst Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 347–356.
• Lacustrine Sediments as Key Indicators of Climate Change during the Late Quaternary in Western Nubia (Eastern Sahara). Hoelzmann, Philipp Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 375–389.
• Continuity or Discontinuity? The 1st Millennium BC-Crisis in West African Prehistory. Breunig, Peter; Neumann, Katharina Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 492–507.
• An Unusual Fireplace in the Middle Wadi Howar (Sudan). Berke, Hubert Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 321–324.
• Das Wasser der Wüste – ein kurzer Bezug zur Besiedlungsgeschichte einer Wüste und zu deren Zukunft. Klitzsch, Eberhard Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 357–362.
• The “Oasis Bypath” or The Issue of Desert Trade in Pharaonic Times. Kuhlmann, Klaus Peter Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 125–170.
• A Note of Appreciation of Rudolph Kuper’s Research in the Western Desert of Egypt and on Holocene and Earlier Localities and Problems needing Investigation. Clark, J. Desmond Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 19–20.
• Einige Libyan-Desert-Glass-Artefakte des Atérien aus der Glass Area in Südwest-Ägypten. Bokelmann, Klaus Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 67–74.
• Rock Art in the Kaokoland?. Vogelsang, Ralf Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 536–549.
• Ä3 ruft Ä1 – Ganz persönliche Eindrücke bei einer Ägyptenreise mit Rudolph Kuper. Lüning, Jens Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 21–26.
• Les formations quaternaires du secteur de Tin Hanakaten (Tassili n’Ajjer, Algérie). Aumassip, Ginette Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 400–405.
• Eine Festschrift für Rudolph Kuper. Jennerstraße 8 Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 12–18.
• Animal Remains from the fourth-sixth Century AD Military Installations near Abu Sha’ar at the Red Sea Coast (Egypt). Van Neer, Wim; Sidebotham, Steven E. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 171–198.
• The Pastoral Landscape in Saharan Prehistory. Smith, Andrew B. Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 448–459.
• The Giraffe People: Namibia’s Prehistoric Artists. Richter, Jürgen Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 524–535.
• Second Millennium BC Pastoral Cultures in the Nile Valley: The Ghosts of the Khartoum Province?. Caneva, Isabella Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 231–238.
• Early Khartoum Pottery from Kadero. Krzyzaniak, Lech Jennerstraße 8 (ed.) (2002). 199–202.