PREACT-digital: study protocol for a longitudinal, observational multicentre study on digital phenotypes of non-response to cognitive behavioural therapy for internalising disorder... by Christine Knaevelsrud, Sebastian Burchert, Till Langhammer, Leona Hammelrath, Annette Brose, Manuel Heinrich, Pavle Zagorscak

“…We collect passive data on heart rate, physical activity, sleep and location patterns. …”
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Scene Semantic Recognition Based on Modified Fuzzy C-Mean and Maximum Entropy Using Object-to-Object Relations by Ahmad Jalal, Abrar Ahmed, Adnan Ahmed Rafique, Kibum Kim

“…During experimental evaluation, our proposed system illustrated a remarkable mean accuracy rate of 90.07% over the MSRC dataset and 89.26% over the Caltech 101 for object recognition, and 93.53% over the Pascal-VOC12 dataset for scene recognition, respectively. …”
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A multimodal approach for ADHD with coexisting ASD detection for children by Jungpil Shin, Sota Konnai, Md. Maniruzzaman, Yoichi Tomioka, Yong Seok Hwang, Akiko Megumi, Akira Yasumura

“…This study proposes a novel approach that increase the detection rate and provides new insights for further research.…”
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Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug use by race/ethnicity and factors associated with initiating biologics in Malaysian patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Suad Mohammed, Lydia Say Lee Pok, Ying Chew Tee, Fariz Yahya

“…Disease activity score 28–erythrocyte sedimentation rate improved at 3 months post-csDMARD treatment for all races (P < 0.001). …”
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Spatial occurrence-intensity modeling of dengue incidence in southernmost provinces of Thailand. by Apiradee Lim, Lumpoo Ammatawiyanon, Haris Khurram, Phattrawan Tongkumchum, Don McNeil

“…The overall average occurrence rate was 28.3% while the average intensity was 419 per 100,000 population. …”
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CIDNP study of photoinduced electron transfer in His-Glu-Tyr-Gly peptide and its conjugate His-Gln(BP)-Tyr-Gly by Natalya N. Fishman, Kevin Herr, Olga B. Morozova, Ivan V. Zhukov, Maksim P. Geniman, Martin Brodrecht, Till Wissel, Gerd Buntkowsky, Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya

“…Peptide 1 with 3,3’,4,4’-tetracarboxy benzophenone as a photosensitizer initially forms two types of radical with radical center at either His or Tyr residue, the consequent intra- and intermolecular ET electron transfer from Tyr residue to the His radical takes place with rate constants ke(intra)=(1.5±0.5)×105 s− 1 and ke(inter)=(1.3±0.4)×107 M− 1s− 1 at pH 8.8. …”
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Efficient and Accurate Zero-Day Electricity Theft Detection from Smart Meter Sensor Data Using Prototype and Ensemble Learning by Alyaman H. Massarani, Mahmoud M. Badr, Mohamed Baza, Hani Alshahrani, Ali Alshehri

“…Experimental results using the Irish CER Smart Metering Project (SMP) dataset show that the proposed sensor-based detection framework achieves superior performance, with an accuracy of 88.45% and a false alarm rate of just 13.85%, while reducing training time by over 75%. …”
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Optimizing HVAC energy efficiency in low-energy buildings: a comparative analysis of reinforcement learning control strategies under Tehran climate conditions by Mohammad Anvar Adibhesami, Amir Hassanzadeh

“…Model B consisted of a deep convolutional network architecture with 256 neurons in each hidden layer, employing rectified linear units as activation functions and the Adam optimizer at a learning rate of 0.001. The results demonstrated that the RL-managed systems resulted in a statistically significant reduction in energy-use intensity of 25 percent (p < 0.001), decreasing from 250 to 200 kWh/m² annually in comparison to the baseline scenario. …”
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Study of the population genetic structure of Opisthorchis-like eggs in northern Thailand using mitochondrial genes. by Picha Suwannahitatorn, Mathirut Mungthin, Ittisak Subrungruang, Lakhanawan Charoensuk, Nithikoon Aksorn, Saiwasan Buathong

“…The results showed that the prevalence of O. viverrini and Haplorchis taichui was 10.5% and 38.2%, respectively, and the co-infection rate was 37.2%. To determine the genetic structure of O. viverrini and H. taichui using cox1 and nad1 genes, genetic analysis was performed using 30 randomly chosen fecal samples for Opisthorchis-like eggs. …”
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Optical Coherent Tomography-Angiography in the Research of Myopia Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization by E. A. Drozdova, O. V. Zhiliaeva

“…Significant differences in the flat phenotype were revealed: neuroepithelial detachment (87.50 %) was more common, the Select Area and Flow Area of the neovascular complex was significantly greater both before treatment and at the end of the observation period, the mCNV course of continued growth after injection of anti-VEGF did not occur, recurrence rate is much higher. The area and perimeter of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in the eyes with mCNV increased significantly by the end of the observation. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution and detection of spatial clusters of tuberculosis in Hubei Province, China using FleXScan (2017–2023) by Lina Wang, Yaru Li, Ji Chen, Danfei Zhang, Zhengbin Zhang, Xiang Li

“…Results Between 2017 and 2023, the incidence rate of Hubei Province decreased from 68.28 to 54.54 per 100,000 population. …”
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Verification of optimal position of shelf graft for acetabular dysplasia using finite element analysis and virtual surgery model by Yohei Yukizawa, Emi Kamono, Shu Takagawa, Shota Higashihira, Hyonmin Choe, Yutaka Inaba, Naomi Kobayashi

“…Moreover, the equivalent stress values on the acetabulum were significantly lower for lateral shelf placement than the anterior position (p < 0.05). The reduction rate of acetabular stress exhibited a significant correlation with the equivalent stress on the “inner shelf”, the part implanted in the pelvis, (p < 0.0001). …”
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Text Mining and Unsupervised Deep Learning for Intrusion Detection in Smart-Grid Communication Networks by Joseph Azar, Mohammed Al Saleh, Raphaël Couturier, Hassan Noura

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed approach can learn potential features from high-dimensional time series data while maintaining a high True Positive Rate.…”
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Epidemiology and Genetic Characterization of Distinct Ebola Sudan Outbreaks in Uganda by Francesco Branda, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa

“…The 2022 outbreak involved 164 confirmed cases and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 33.5%, with significant geographic variation in case distribution. …”
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The importance of Kinesio Taping Therapy on the Complex Gait Recovery of Patients with Drop Foot after Stroke by Alexandra Ionela PRALA, Luminita Ionela GEORGESCU, Ion MIHAILA, Elena Ioana ICONARU, Stefan TOMA

“…Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed a progress rate of 18.2% higher. Results support the hypothesis that the use of kinesio taping helps to optimize gait recovery in people with drop foot after stroke. …”
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Examining the Impact of Certificate of Need Laws on the Utilization and Reimbursement of Cataract Surgeries Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Alvina Liang, Jennifer L. Lindsey

“…Utilization and reimbursement patterns were analyzed in states with and without CON laws using the compound annual growth rate, with reimbursement adjusted by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index…”
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Fear-Pleasure Paradox in Recreational Fear: Neural Correlates and Therapeutic Potential in Depression by Zhan Y, Ding X

“…Although paradoxical enjoyment of fear has been documented in healthy populations, its neural and psychological mechanisms, and potential therapeutic value for depression, remain unclear.Methods: In a mixed‐methods design, Study 1 (N = 216) assessed psychological and physiological responses to standardized fear stimuli across a continuum of depressive symptoms, using heart rate variability, salivary cortisol, and validated self‐report measures. …”
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Does intraspecific variation in juvenile Late Cretaceous ammonoids correlate with their systematic position, longevity and paleogeography? by Amane Tajika, Takahiro Iida, Ryoji Wani, Neil H. Landman, Kenji Ikuno, Christian Klug

“…Additionally, scaphitid species from both Japan and North America display similar ontogenetic patterns of intraspecific variation. Hypophylloceras ramosum exhibits a pattern of intraspecific variation, differing from other normally coiled ammonoids. …”
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Evaluating Antibiotic Treatment Guideline Adherence to Ongoing Antibiotic Stewardship in a Tertiary Care Setting: A Retrospective Observational Study by Suman Pant, Andrew Corwin, Prabhat Adhikari, Subhash Prasad Acharya, Upasana Acharya, Sashi Silwal, Pratima Dawadi, Anil Poudyal, Vibhu Paudyal, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…This study revealed a low adherence rate despite the availability of updated guidelines for antibiotic prescriptions. …”
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Knowledge Structure and Emerging Trends of Mild Cognitive Impairment with Dyssomnias in Recent 20 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis via CiteSpace and VOSviewer by Haoyu Huang, Zesen Zhuang, Yiwen Wan, Jiao Shi, Xu Yuan, Dan Wang, Shangjie Chen

“…The publication volume and citation rate consistently increased over time. Neurosciences, Clinical Neurology, and Geriatrics Gerontology emerged as the top three research fields. …”
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