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S2 Open Access 2012
PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BY KEPLER. III. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF DATA

N. Batalha, J. Rowe, S. Bryson et al.

New transiting planet candidates are identified in 16 months (2009 May–2010 September) of data from the Kepler spacecraft. Nearly 5000 periodic transit-like signals are vetted against astrophysical and instrumental false positives yielding 1108 viable new planet candidates, bringing the total count up to over 2300. Improved vetting metrics are employed, contributing to higher catalog reliability. Most notable is the noise-weighted robust averaging of multi-quarter photo-center offsets derived from difference image analysis that identifies likely background eclipsing binaries. Twenty-two months of photometry are used for the purpose of characterizing each of the candidates. Ephemerides (transit epoch, T0, and orbital period, P) are tabulated as well as the products of light curve modeling: reduced radius (RP/R⋆), reduced semimajor axis (d/R⋆), and impact parameter (b). The largest fractional increases are seen for the smallest planet candidates (201% for candidates smaller than 2 R⊕ compared to 53% for candidates larger than 2 R⊕) and those at longer orbital periods (124% for candidates outside of 50 day orbits versus 86% for candidates inside of 50 day orbits). The gains are larger than expected from increasing the observing window from 13 months (Quarters 1–5) to 16 months (Quarters 1–6) even in regions of parameter space where one would have expected the previous catalogs to be complete. Analyses of planet frequencies based on previous catalogs will be affected by such incompleteness. The fraction of all planet candidate host stars with multiple candidates has grown from 17% to 20%, and the paucity of short-period giant planets in multiple systems is still evident. The progression toward smaller planets at longer orbital periods with each new catalog release suggests that Earth-size planets in the habitable zone are forthcoming if, indeed, such planets are abundant.

927 sitasi en Physics
S2 Open Access 2026
Euclid : An automated system to match Rubin transient alerts to Euclid observations

C. Duffy, I. Hook, C. M. Gutiérrez et al.

The Vera C. Rubin observatory is expected to produce 10 million transient alerts per night in ugrizy filters, whilst Euclid is a visible to near-infrared space telescope engaged in a wide field survey. We present a prototype system to automatically match the transient alerts from Rubin to Euclid observations. The system produces joint light-curves containing both visible and near-infrared photometry, and joint image cutouts. Using Zwicky Transient Facility alerts as a proxy for Rubin, we demonstrate the system in use in cases where Euclid did and did not detect the transient and highlight the value that can be added in each case. For transients detected by Euclid these benefits include identifying the supernovae (SNe) in observations taken prior to ground-based detection, thereby better constraining the explosion time, such as SN 2024pvw detected $\sim 3\, \rm d$ prior to ground based detections. In cases where Euclid did not detect the transient, we demonstrate the benefit of adding Euclid observations to improve host morphology measurements and associations.

S2 Open Access 2026
Euclid preparation. Far-infrared predictions for Euclid galaxy catalogues: cluster, protocluster, and field

Euclid Collaboration A. Parmar, D. L. Clements, M. Bolzonella et al.

The MAMBO mock galaxy catalogue, based on the Millennium Simulation with empirically assigned galaxy properties, provides predictions of FIR fluxes and physical parameters of Euclid-detectable galaxies. Predicted FIR flux distributions confirm that only the brightest Euclid sources will be detectable in existing FIR surveys. We employ stacking to measure the mean dust properties as a function of stellar mass and redshift. We find dust temperatures and infrared luminosities increase with redshift across all mass bins, while dust masses remain roughly constant. FIR number counts from MAMBO show overall good agreement with observations, and the total infrared luminosity function reproduces published estimates across most redshift ranges, extending to z~10. Comparing the Euclid Wide and Deep Surveys, we find that the EDS recovers the total IRLF to fainter luminosities and higher redshifts (up to z~6 in $I_E$), although its detectability falls below 80% at z>4, whereas the EWS becomes strongly incomplete beyond z~2. We also examine the dependence of the IRLF on environment. Schechter fits indicate that the faint-end slope $\alpha$ flattens with redshift for cluster and protocluster galaxies, while remaining approximately constant for field populations. Imposing additional detection limits from Herschel-PACS and SPIRE shows that only the most luminous ($L_{IR}$>$10^{12.5}$ $L_{\odot}$) galaxies remain detectable at z~4, but the limited MAMBO area (3.14$deg^2$) is inadequate for statistically robust (>3$\sigma$) constraints. Survey areas at least 30 times larger are required. Overall, the MAMBO FIR extension reproduces key number count and IRLF trends, provides realistic predictions for FIR-detected Euclid galaxies, and highlights the importance of synergies with current and future FIR/sub-mm facilities to probe environmental dependence with sufficient depth and area.

S2 Open Access 2026
Euclid. Populating a dark universe with galaxies using SciPIC

Euclid Collaboration E. J. Gonzalez, J. Carretero, Z. Baghkhani et al.

High-fidelity galaxy mocks are crucial for validating analysis pipelines and for cosmological inference. In this context, the Science Pipeline at PIC (SciPIC) is a pipeline specifically designed for the fast generation of synthetic galaxy catalogues from the halo properties identified in cosmological simulations. SciPIC delivers galaxy catalogues that aim to reproduce the observed luminosity function and clustering above a given flux detection limit over a wide redshift range. In this work, we introduce SciPICal, an automated pipeline that calibrates the parameters that set the main mock galaxy properties, namely number density, luminosities, colours, and positions. The pipeline is applied to the Euclid Flagship 2 Wide and Deep halo catalogues, specifically built to support the \textit{Euclid} wide and deep surveys. Compared to the recently released Flagship 2 Wide mock, our calibrated version improves the clustering predictions by approximately 50\% based on chi-squared values. Furthermore, we produce the Euclid Deep mock catalogue, which reaches up to $z = 10$ by populating a light-cone and a complementary snapshot at $z = 0$. We validate these catalogues using measurements from spectroscopic and photometric galaxy surveys, as well as with results from a hydrodynamical simulation. The obtained good agreement (within $15\%$ for most of the samples) in the clustering predictions across the different galaxy samples considered, validates our calibration strategy and demonstrates the strong predictive power of the generated mocks. This pipeline will allow us to improve the methodology applied in assigning the galaxy properties and ensures that the galaxy mocks remain up-to-date by incorporating constraints from upcoming observational data in the calibration procedure.

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid preparation. LXVIII. Extracting physical parameters from galaxies with machine learning

Euclid Collaboration I. Kovavci'c, M. Baes, A. Nersesian et al.

The mission is generating a vast amount of imaging data in four broadband filters at a high angular resolution. This data will allow for the detailed study of mass, metallicity, and stellar populations across galaxies that will constrain their formation and evolutionary pathways. Transforming the imaging for large samples of galaxies into maps of physical parameters in an efficient and reliable manner is an outstanding challenge. Here, we investigate the power and reliability of machine learning techniques to extract the distribution of physical parameters within well-resolved galaxies. We focus on estimating stellar mass surface density, mass-averaged stellar metallicity, and age. We generated noise-free synthetic high-resolution pc pc $) imaging data in the photometric bands for a set of 1154 galaxies from the TNG50 cosmological simulation. The images were generated with the SKIRT radiative transfer code, taking into account the complex 3D distribution of stellar populations and interstellar dust attenuation. We used a machine learning framework to map the idealised mock observational data to the physical parameters on a pixel-by-pixel basis. We find that stellar mass surface density can be accurately recovered with a ≤ 0.130 dex scatter. Conversely, stellar metallicity and age estimates are, as expected, less robust, but they still contain significant information that originates from underlying correlations at a sub-kiloparsec scales between stellar mass surface density and stellar population properties. As a corollary, we show that TNG50 follows a spatially resolved mass-metallicity relation that is consistent with observations. Due to its relatively low computational and time requirements, which has a time-frame of minutes without dedicated high performance computing infrastructure once it has been trained, our method allows for fast and robust estimates of the stellar mass surface density distributions of nearby galaxies from four-filter imaging data. Equivalent estimates of stellar population properties (stellar metallicity and age) are less robust but still hold value as first-order approximations across large samples.

1 sitasi en Physics
DOAJ Open Access 2025
Possibilities of the innovative museum and library space of the pedagogical university

Aleksandra B. Nikitina

The article is addressed to the heads of museums and libraries of educational institutions, college and university lecturers, school teachers and teachers of additional education, class teachers, advisors on educational work and the administration of educational institutions. The article examines the issue of how the museum and library space of an educational institution can become an effective space for informal education and a "Third Place" not only for teachers and students, but also for a wide range of local communities, as well as communities formed on the basis of common interests in the space of both a small town and a metropolis. We consider the educational space in close connection with the principles of participation (culture of participation) and the features of excursion and pedagogical activity based on the mastery of directing an educational event space. In our research, we rely on Russian and international experience in the development of "children's museums", participatory cultural institutions, "Third Places", as well as on the practices of modern theater pedagogy (drama in education), mediation and moderation. The article pays special attention to the study of the Laboratory of Sociocultural Educational Practices of the Research Institute of Urban Studies and Global Education of the Moscow City Pedagogical University, conducted in the 2024-2025 academic year, mainly using qualitative methods, in the process of developing the museum and library space of the Laboratory. This space is intended to become an innovative informal educational space within a formal educational institution and serve as a model for the development of similar spaces for other educational institutions. It is assumed that such a space is created inside classrooms where both current classes for students, graduate students, course participants and other participants in postgraduate education, as well as other events are held: seminars, conferences, club meetings and other types of educational activities. The initiators of meetings in this environment can be both employees of the educational institution and representatives of informal communities who are visitors to the educational space.

Sociology (General), Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
DOAJ Open Access 2025
Las celosías de la Alhambra y el Generalife. Procesos y criterios de intervención en el siglo XX

Bárbara Bravo-Ávila

Las celosías de yeso de la Alhambra y el Generalife han sido afectadas por diferentes alteraciones, siendo las más recurrentes las grietas. Estas causan el desprendimiento de material hasta culminar con la pérdida de la pieza, dejando el vano sin celosía. Los problemas del deterioro de las celosías plantean soluciones que van desde la restauración de las fisuras y lagunas, hasta la completa reposición con una copia o su sustitución por un vidrio. El objetivo del estudio es construir un relato sobre las restauraciones de las celosías durante el siglo XX, evaluando criterios y técnicas empleadas por el taller de yeso de la Alhambra, y los dilemas teóricos que los arquitectos de la Alhambra han afrontado.

History of the arts, History (General) and history of Europe
arXiv Open Access 2025
Decoding the Ishango Bone: Unveiling Prehistoric Mathematical Art

Jenny Baur

The Ishango Bone, a prehistoric artifact dated to approximately 20,000 years ago and discovered near the Semliki River in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, has intrigued researchers for the past 75 years. The artifact displays sixteen groups of notches arranged in three columns. While its function remains debated, this study suggests that the first two columns consist exclusively of all prime or odd numbers between 9 and 21, with the exception of 15, which appears only in the third column as two grouped pairs. Five groupings totaling 30 could be identified, and their arrangement may follow a consistent pattern. Additional numerical relationships between all three columns can be interpreted to support all four basic arithmetic operations. It is hypothesized that the notches may have served as reference marker to lay out their values for storytelling or teaching in the form of mathematical art. This study aims to broaden perspectives on the Ishango Bone and its traditional interpretation as a simple tallying device, and to encourage a re-evaluation of the mathematical capabilities of prehistoric humans.

en math.HO
arXiv Open Access 2025
Mathematics in art, for art and as art

Maria J. Esteban

The fundamental role of mathematics as an inspiration for artists, but also as a tool for art creation, is presented in this paper following different art fields, like architecture, sculpture, painting, photography, literature and poetry, movie making and music. The historical viewpoint is completed with recent applications of mathematics to create art in the digital era. Finally, the article contains a discussion about the possibility of the mathematical creation being considered artistic.

en math.HO
S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1) Ultracool dwarfs in the Euclid Deep Field North

A. Mohandasan, R. Smart, C. Reyl'e et al.

Ultracool dwarfs (UCDs) encompass the lowest mass stars and brown dwarfs, defining the stellar substellar boundary. They have significant potential for advancing the understanding of substellar physics; however, these objects are challenging to detect due to their low luminosity. The wide coverage and deep sensitivity of the Euclid survey will increase the number of confirmed and well characterised UCDs by several orders of magnitude. In this study, we take advantage of the Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1) and in particular we look in detail at the known and new UCDs in the Euclid Deep Field North (22.9 deg2 down to JE = 24.5 mag), to understand the advantages of using the slitless Euclid spectroscopy. We compile a comparison sample of known UCDs and use their spectra to demonstrate the capability of Euclid to derive spectral types using a template matching method. This method is then applied to the spectra of the newly identified candidates. We confirm that 33 of these candidates are new UCDs, with spectral types ranging from M7 to T1 and JE = 17 to 21 mag. We look at their locus in colour colour diagrams and compare them with the expected colours of QSOs. A machine readable catalogue is provided for further study, containing both the comparison sample and the newly identified UCDs, along with their spectral classifications where the Q1 spectra quality allows for confident determination

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid preparation. LXXX. Overview of Euclid infrared detector performance from ground tests

Euclid Collaboration B. Kubik, R. Barbier, J. Clemens et al.

This paper describes the objectives, design, and findings of the pre-launch ground characterisation campaigns of the Euclid infrared detectors. The aim of the ground characterisations is to evaluate the performance of the detectors, to calibrate the pixel response, and to derive the pixel response correction methods. The detectors have been tested and characterised in the facilities set up for this purpose. The pixel properties, including baseline, bad pixels, quantum efficiency, inter pixel capacitance, quantum efficiency, dark current, readout noise, conversion gain, response non-linearity, and image persistence were measured and characterised for each pixel. We describe in detail the test flow definition that allows us to derive the pixel properties and we present the data acquisition and data quality check software implemented for this purpose. We also outline the measurement protocols of all the pixel properties presented and we provide a comprehensive overview of the performance of the Euclid infrared detectors as derived after tuning the operating parameters of the detectors. The main conclusion of this work is that the performance of the infrared detectors Euclid meets the requirements. Pixels classified as non-functioning accounted for less than 0.2% of all science pixels. The interpixel capacitance (IPC) coupling is minimal, the cross-talk between adjacent pixels is less than 1% between adjacent pixels, and 95% of the pixels show a quantum efficienty (QE) greater than 80% across the entire spectral range of the Euclid mission. The conversion gain is approximately 0.52,ADU/e^-, with a variation of less than 1% between channels of the same detector. The reset noise is approximately equal to 23 ADU rms after reference pixel correction. The readout noise of a single frame is approximately e^- rms while the signal estimator noise is measured at 7,e^- rms in photometric mode and 9,e^- rms in spectroscopic acquisition mode. The deviation from linear response at signal levels up to 80,ke^- is less than 5% for 95% of the pixels. Median persistence amplitudes are less than 0.3% of the signal, though persistence exhibits significant spatial variation and differences between detectors.

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). Euclid spectroscopy of quasars. 1. Identification and redshift determination of 3500 bright quasars

Euclid Collaboration Y. Fu, R. Bouwens, K. Caputi et al.

The slitless spectroscopy mode of the on board the Euclid telescope has enabled efficient spectroscopy of objects within a large field of view. Nevertheless, the relatively low spectral resolution, overlapping spectra, and contamination pose challenges to source classification and redshift determination using the spectra alone. In this work, we present a large and homogeneous sample of bright quasars identified from the Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1), constructed by combining high-purity candidate selections from to wavelengths without telluric lines, which will be pivotal to quasar spectral analysis. We obtained an empirical spectroscopic depth of JE łesssim 21.5 and ̋E łesssim 21.3 at the sensitivity of the Wide Field Survey, beyond which the number of securely identified quasars declines sharply. Accordingly, the sample presented in this paper comprises spectroscopically confirmed quasars brighter than these limits. We analysed morphological parameters from the Visible Camera (VIS) using Sérsic and model-independent (CAS) metrics, and a deep-learning point spread function fraction to track nuclear dominance. The VIS morphologies show a clear redshift dependence: at low redshift (z<0.5), obvious host structures are common and a single Sérsic model fits about half of the sources; at intermediate redshift (0.5<z<2), the nuclear component dominates, with 90% of the Sérsic fits saturating at the upper index limit. In this intermediate redshift regime, f_ nisp nisp and WISE with the new spectroscopic capabilities of Euclid. Through visual inspection of the Euclid spectra of these quasar candidates, we identify approximately 3500 quasars and determine reliable redshifts in the range of 0< z łesssim4.8. Of these, 2686 are new spectroscopic identifications relative to existing public compilations. We generated the first Euclid composite spectrum of quasars covering rest-frame nuv nir nir PSF is available, and we use it as a more reliable compactness measure than the single-Sérsic and CAS parameters to quantify nuclear versus host emission. We also explore the novel Euclid colour space and discuss the role of these quasars in refining active galactic nucleus selection techniques for future Euclid data releases. nir

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid preparation. LXXXIV. The flat-sky approximation for the clustering of Euclid's photometric galaxies

Euclid Collaboration W. L. Matthewson, R. Durrer, S. Camera et al.

We compared the performance of the flat-sky approximation and Limber approximation for the clustering analysis of the photometric galaxy catalogue of Euclid. We studied a 6-bin configuration, representing the first data release (DR1), and a 13-bin configuration, representing the third and final data release (DR3). We find that the Limber approximation is sufficiently accurate for the analysis of the wide bins of DR1. Instead, the 13 bins of DR3 cannot be modelled accurately with the Limber approximation. Instead, the flat-sky approximation is accurate to below 5% in recovering the angular power spectra of galaxy number counts in both cases and can be used to simplify the computation of the full power spectrum in harmonic space for the data analysis of DR3.

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid: Optimising tomographic redshift binning for 3$\times$2pt power spectrum constraints on dark energy

J. H. Wong, M. L. Brown, C. Duncan et al.

We present a simulation-based method to explore the optimum tomographic redshift binning strategy for 3x2pt analyses with Euclid, focusing on the expected configuration of its first major data release (DR1). To do this, we 1) simulate a Euclid-like observation and generate mock shear catalogues from multiple realisations of the 3x2pt fields on the sky, and 2) measure the 3x2pt Pseudo-Cl power spectra for a given tomographic configuration and derive the constraints that they place on the standard dark energy equation of state parameters (w0, wa). For a simulation including Gaussian-distributed photometric redshift uncertainty and shape noise under a LambdaCDM cosmology, we find that bins equipopulated with galaxies yield the best constraints on (w0, wa) for an analysis of the full 3x2pt signal, or the angular clustering component only. For the cosmic shear component, the optimum (w0, wa) constraints are achieved by bins equally spaced in fiducial comoving distance. However, the advantage with respect to alternative binning choices is only a few percent in the size of the $1\,\sigma\,$(w0, wa) contour, and we conclude that the cosmic shear is relatively insensitive to the binning methodology. We find that the information gain extracted on (w0, wa) for any 3x2pt component starts to saturate at $\gtrsim$ 7-8 bins. Any marginal gains resulting from a greater number of bins is likely to be limited by additional uncertainties present in a real measurement, and the increasing demand for accuracy of the covariance matrix. Finally, we consider a 5% contamination from catastrophic photometric redshift outliers and find that, if these errors are not mitigated in the analysis, the bias induced in the 3x2pt signal for 10 equipopulated bins results in dark energy constraints that are inconsistent with the fiducial LambdaCDM cosmology at $>5\,\sigma$.

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid: Early Release Observations. Weak gravitational lensing analysis of Abell 2390

T. Schrabback, G. Congedo, R. Gavazzi et al.

The Euclid space telescope of the European Space Agency (ESA) is designed to provide sensitive and accurate measurements of weak gravitational lensing distortions over wide areas on the sky. Here, we present a weak gravitational lensing analysis of early Euclid observations obtained for the field around the massive galaxy cluster Abell 2390 as part of the Euclid Early Release Observations (ERO) programme. We conducted shape measurements for galaxies down to IEłesssim 26.5 using three independent algorithms ( , , and ). Incorporating multi-band photometry from Euclid and Subaru/Suprime-Cam, we estimated photometric redshifts to preferentially select background sources from tomographic redshift bins, for which we calibrated the redshift distributions using the self-organising map approach and data from the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS). We quantified the residual cluster member contamination and corrected for it in bins of photometric redshift and magnitude using their source density profiles, including corrections for source obscuration and magnification. We reconstructed the cluster mass distribution and jointly fit the tangential reduced shear profiles of the different tomographic bins with spherical Navarro-Frenk-White profile predictions to constrain the cluster mass, finding consistent results for the three shape catalogues and good agreement with earlier measurements. As an important validation test, we compared these joint constraints to mass measurements obtained individually for the different tomographic bins, finding a good level of consistency. More detailed constraints on the cluster properties are presented in a companion paper, which additionally incorporates strong lensing measurements. Our analysis provides a first demonstration of the outstanding capabilities of Euclid for tomographic weak lensing measurements. LensMC KSB+ SourceXtractor++

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). Spectroscopic unveiling of highly ionised lines at z = 2.48-3.88

Euclid Collaboration D. Vergani, S. Quai, F. Ricci et al.

This study explores a rare population of sources in a currently uncharted region of spectroscopic redshift space in the Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1), and is intended potentially to support upcoming spectroscopic studies. Our goal is to identify and investigate a population of sources characterised by highly ionised emission lines in their spectra, which are indicative of active galactic nucleus activity, extreme shock phenomena, or Wolf--Rayet stars. A comprehensive visual inspection of spectra is conducted to ensure the reliability of the sample, focusing on the simultaneous detection of both NeV and OII emission-line measurements, a condition that restricts the Euclid spectroscopic redshift range to z=2.48--3.88. To characterise this population, we analysed the morpho-spectrophotometric properties of their host galaxies. This allowed for a direct comparison with control sources that exhibit similar OII properties and spectroscopic redshifts, but not NeV lines. We identify sources solely based on spectroscopic criteria in the redshift range beyond the Halpha regime. Encompassing 65 potential NeV candidates, the resulting sample delivers the first systematic probe of these NeV candidate emitters at high redshift. We found a good agreement, within 1$\sigma$, between the spectral measurements calculated using both direct integration and Gaussian fitting methodologies. The NeV candidates exhibit colours similar to bright QSOs, with only a few in the tail of very red quasars. We observed a higher stellar mass content, a lower continuum around the 4000A break, and a similar S\'{e}rsic index distribution compared to the control sample. This unique sample paves the way for a wide range of scientific investigations, which will be pursued in the forthcoming data releases.

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid preparation. Cosmology Likelihood for Observables in Euclid (CLOE). 4: Validation and Performance

E. Martinelli, A. Pezzotta, D. Sciotti et al.

The Euclid satellite will provide data on the clustering of galaxies and on the distortion of their measured shapes, which can be used to constrain and test the cosmological model. However, the increase in precision places strong requirements on the accuracy of the theoretical modelling for the observables and of the full analysis pipeline. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of the calculations performed by the Cosmology Likelihood for Observables in Euclid (CLOE), a software able to handle both the modelling of observables and their fit against observational data for both the photometric and spectroscopic surveys of Euclid, by comparing the output of CLOE with external codes used as benchmark. We perform such a comparison on the quantities entering the calculations of the observables, as well as on the final outputs of these calculations. Our results highlight the high accuracy of CLOE when comparing its calculation against external codes for Euclid observables on an extended range of operative cases. In particular, all the summary statistics of interest always differ less than $0.1\,\sigma$ from the chosen benchmark, and CLOE predictions are statistically compatible with simulated data obtained from benchmark codes. The same holds for the comparison of correlation function in configuration space for spectroscopic and photometric observables.

S2 Open Access 2025
Study protocol for the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Musculoskeletal Health Network (AusCP MSK) prospective cohort study: early detection of musculoskeletal complications in young children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (GMFCS III–V)

Craig F. Munns, Laura A. Bentley, R. Boyd et al.

Abstract Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability of childhood, affecting movement and posture, resulting from a neurological insult during pregnancy or the neonatal period. While the brain lesion is static, the musculoskeletal sequelae in CP are often progressive and lifelong, associated with pain and can impact the lives of children with CP, their families and the healthcare system. The Australasian Cerebral Palsy Musculoskeletal Health Network (AusCP MSK) study will conduct comprehensive, population-based surveillance of children with moderate to severe functional mobility limitations (Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels III–V) to explore the early biomarkers of, and interactions between, musculoskeletal complications related to CP, including hip displacement, scoliosis and skeletal fragility. Methods The AusCP MSK study involves three cohorts of children. Cohort A (n=500) is a multicentre retrospective (3 years) and prospective (4 years) cohort study in children aged 4–9 years that will be implemented at five sites across Australia and New Zealand. Retrospective data will include clinical history, information on CP diagnosis and other investigations (previous X-rays and biochemistry). Primary prospective outcomes will involve measures of hip displacement (migration percentage, acetabular index, femoral head orientation, Hilgenreiner’s epiphyseal angle), scoliosis (Anteroposterior/Posteroanterior and lateral spine X-ray), skeletal fragility (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, peripheral quantitative computed tomography), motor function (GMFCS, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)) and range of movement (lower limb and spine). Cohort B (n=4000) is a retrospective analysis of data to evaluate fractures in children up to 18 years of age with CP (GMFCS I–V) from the New South Wales (NSW)/Australian Capital Territory CP Registers linked with corresponding records from NSW administrative health data (n=3000), and a New Zealand cohort of linked data from the New Zealand Cerebral Palsy Register to the Accident Compensation Corporation data for fracture claims (n=1000). Cohort C (n=30) will cross-sectionally examine bone quality through a transiliac bone biopsy in children undergoing scheduled hip surgery. Relationships between early biomarkers, early brain structure and musculoskeletal complications will be explored using multilevel mixed-effect models. Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for this study was granted by Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee, The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee and the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee. Research outcomes will be disseminated via scientific conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals; to the National Bodies and Clinicians; and to people with CP and their families. Trial registration number Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12622000788774p

S2 Open Access 2025
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). From simulations to sky: Advancing machine-learning lens detection with real Euclid data

Euclid Collaboration N. E. P. Lines, T. Collett, P. Holloway et al.

In the era of large-scale surveys like Euclid, machine learning has become an essential tool for identifying rare yet scientifically valuable objects, such as strong gravitational lenses. However, supervised machine-learning approaches require large quantities of labelled examples to train on, and the limited number of known strong lenses has lead to a reliance on simulations for training. A well-known challenge is that machine-learning models trained on one data domain often underperform when applied to a different domain: in the context of lens finding, this means that strong performance on simulated lenses does not necessarily translate into equally good performance on real observations. In Euclid's Quick Data Release 1 (Q1), covering 63 deg2, 500 strong lens candidates were discovered through a synergy of machine learning, citizen science, and expert visual inspection. These discoveries now allow us to quantify this performance gap and investigate the impact of training on real data. We find that a network trained only on simulations recovers up to 92% of simulated lenses with 100% purity, but only achieves 50% completeness with 24% purity on real Euclid data. By augmenting training data with real Euclid lenses and non-lenses, completeness improves by 25-30% in terms of the expected yield of discoverable lenses in Euclid DR1 and the full Euclid Wide Survey. Roughly 20% of this improvement comes from the inclusion of real lenses in the training data, while 5-10% comes from exposure to a more diverse set of non-lenses and false-positives from Q1. We show that the most effective lens-finding strategy for real-world performance combines the diversity of simulations with the fidelity of real lenses. This hybrid approach establishes a clear methodology for maximising lens discoveries in future data releases from Euclid, and will likely also be applicable to other surveys such as LSST.

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