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MD-SOAR is a shared digital repository platform for twelve colleges and universities in Maryland. It is currently funded by the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium (usmai.org) and other participating partner institutions. MD-SOAR is jointly governed by all participating libraries, who have agreed to share policies and practices that are necessary and appropriate for the shared platform. Within this broad framework, each library provides customized repository services and collections that meet local institutional needs. Please follow the links below to learn more about each library's repository services and collections.

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    Enhancing Trustworthiness in LLM-Generated Code: A Reinforcement Learning and Domain-Knowledge Constrained Approach
    (2025-02) Piplai, Aritran; Kotal, Anantaa; Mittal, Sudip; Joshi, Karuna; Finin, Tim; Joshi, Anupam
    Imagine analyzing a piece of code that uses the function ConnectToServer() withan encrypted string as its argument. A large language model (LLM), trained onextensive programming data, might flag the use of encryption as suspicious andgenerate an explanation suggesting that the function likely connects to a maliciousserver. While this explanation might seem plausible, it can often be unfaithful—itovergeneralizes based on statistical patterns from its training data without trulyunderstanding the context or validating its claims [8]. A REACT (Reasoning andActing) framework, which combines reasoning with action steps, is likely a betterapproach because it allows the LLM to propose actions—such as decrypting the stringor examining server connections—while reasoning about the results [7]. However,REACT still lacks a feedback mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of thoseactions or iteratively refine the sequence based on empirical observations. Without such feedback, it risks falling short in dynamic scenarios, where the validation of predictions and adaptation to new evidence are critical [10].
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    Dependence of Mo/Au Transition-Edge Sensor Properties on Normal Resistance and Critical Temperature
    (IEEE, 2026-02-27) Wakeham, Nicholas; Adams, Joseph S.; Ambarish, C. V.; Bandler, S. R.; Borrelli, R. B.; Chervenak, J. A.; Petit, F. A. Colazo; Cumbee, R. S.; DeNigris, N. S.; Farrahi, T.; Finkbeiner, F. M.; Fuhrman, Joshua; Hull, S. V.; Kelley, R. L.; Kilbourne, C. A.; Muramatsu, H.; Porter, F. S.; Rani, A.; Sakai, Kazuhiro; Smith, S. J.; Wassell, E. J.; Witthoeft, M. C.; Yoon, S. H.
    We have investigated the dependence of superconducting tran sition parameters on the bilayer properties in Mo/Au transition edge sensors (TESs). We present measurements of the normalized partial derivatives of TES resistance with respect to temperature (?) and current (?), in several fabricated wafers with differing bilayer properties, but in a single TES design characterized at the same relative point in the transition. The results show ? increases and ? decreases approximately linearly with TES temperature T and normal state resistance Rn. To study these dependencies further, we measured the temperature dependence of the critical current Ic(T), and found it decreases approxi mately exponentially at high temperature. The slope of Ic(T) on a logarithmic scale correlates with Rn but is independent of the transition temperature. We examine to what extent these f indings can explain the observed T and Rn dependence of ? and ?. These results have implications for our understanding of the fundamental physics of the transition in these devices, and the reproducibility of TES performance resulting from small changes in bilayer fabrication.
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    Gino Unfiltered
    (I Hate Politics Podcast, 2026-03-06) Dasgupta, Sunil; Renne, Gino
    Gino Renne is the longtime president of UFCW 1994 MCGEO, the county government employees union. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Gino Renne about the county's politics, history, the role of unions, and the challenges of economic development and rent stabilization. Music by Seth Kibel.
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    Is Fusion The Future? Carlos Romero Talamás’ Lab Gets Congressional Attention
    (UMBC News, 2026-02-18) Meyers, Catherine; Demond, Marlayna
    U.S. congressional representative Don Beyer met with UMBC’s Carlos Romero Talamás in late January to discuss the hot topic of fusion energy. Piles of snow and bitter cold didn’t deter U.S. congressional representative Don Beyer from meeting with UMBC’s Carlos Romero Talamás in late January to discuss the hot topic of fusion energy. Fusion reactions, which release massive amounts of energy when multiple light atomic nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus, power the Sun, and it is hoped they will soon deliver clean, reliable, and abundant energy generation on Earth, too.
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    No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
    (The Conversation, 2026-02-09) Omland, Kevin
    All species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages, rather than ancestors or descendants of one another.