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Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision (2025)
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This service evaluation explores the implementation of Guided Self-Help (GSH), the first line recommended treatment for Bulimia Nervosa, in both individual and group formats, in an NHS community eating disorder service. The study aimed to examine the... Read More about Guided self-help for bulimia nervosa: A comparison of individual and group provision.

Serum mesothelin as a response biomarker for disease progression in pleural mesothelioma, Lung Cancer (2025)
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Biohybrid computing with proteinoids and algae (2025)
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Proteinoids, or thermal proteinoids, are produced by heating amino-acids. When placed in water, proteinoids swell into microspheres which produce neuron-like spikes of electrical potential. This study combines proteinoid microspheres with Emiliania h... Read More about Biohybrid computing with proteinoids and algae.

Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Background
Bluetooth enabled, app-based home spirometry has been validated for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory disease. Remote teaching (virtual or self-directed) offers the opportunity to deliver diagnostics safely and at scale.... Read More about Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial.

Optimizing the substrate for hypercube-based neuroevolution of augmented topologies to design soft actuators (2025)
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The characteristics of soft robots make them better candidates for applications such as healthcare, due to their enhanced safety, adaptability and more natural human-robot interaction compared to traditional counterparts. Different actuating systems... Read More about Optimizing the substrate for hypercube-based neuroevolution of augmented topologies to design soft actuators.

Gamifying engagement in spatial crowdsourcing: An exploratory mixed-methods study on gamification impact among university students (2025)
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Citizen science now relies heavily on digital platforms to engage the public in environmental data collection. Yet, many projects face declining participation over time. This study examines the effect of three elements of gamification—points, daily s... Read More about Gamifying engagement in spatial crowdsourcing: An exploratory mixed-methods study on gamification impact among university students.

The psychosocial impact of cleft lip and/or palate on caregivers and individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review (2025)
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Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent the highest incidence, morbidity, and Disability Adjusted Life Years for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) globally. Most cleft care models now include psychosocial support, yet the psychosocial impacts... Read More about The psychosocial impact of cleft lip and/or palate on caregivers and individuals in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review.

Weighted domination models and randomized heuristics (2025)
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We consider the minimum weight and smallest weight minimum-size dominating set problems in vertex-weighted graphs and networks. The latter problem is a two-objective optimization problem, which is different from the classic minimum weight dominating... Read More about Weighted domination models and randomized heuristics.

Transforming programming education: The effectiveness of motivational scenario-based design in serious games (2025)
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Programming education faces persistent challenges, particularly in sustaining learner engagement and motivation while teaching abstract concepts like algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving skills. Traditional methods, focused heavily on the... Read More about Transforming programming education: The effectiveness of motivational scenario-based design in serious games.

Automation of predictive maintenance: An experimental framework for aircraft landing gear (2025)
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Terabytes of data are recorded per flight by modern aircraft, providing a goldmine for predictive maintenance modeling, however, the required domain knowledge to build ML tools limits the number developed by airline manufacturers each year. Automated... Read More about Automation of predictive maintenance: An experimental framework for aircraft landing gear.

Polymorphism in Glu-Phe-Asp Proteinoids (2025)
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Glu-Phe-Asp (GFD) proteinoids represent a class of synthetic polypeptides capable of self-assembling into microspheres, fibres, or combinations thereof, with morphology dramatically influencing their electrical properties. Extended recordings and det... Read More about Polymorphism in Glu-Phe-Asp Proteinoids.

A randomized controlled trial of a body image intervention for girl athletes (2025)
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A two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of Body Confident Athletes (BCA) on girls' ( = 568, 11-17 years) body image, sports enjoyment, and affect. Sports organizations were randomly allocated (1:1) into either an intervent... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of a body image intervention for girl athletes.

Modulation of proteinoid electrical spiking activity with magnetic nanoparticles (2025)
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This study looks at how proteinoid microspheres and their magnetic polystyrene (PS) hybrids behave electrochemically. It also explores their computational abilities. These systems show complex membrane potential dynamics. Pure proteinoids spike witho... Read More about Modulation of proteinoid electrical spiking activity with magnetic nanoparticles.

Bio-inspired cryptography based on proteinoid assemblies (2025)
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We present an innovative cryptographic technique inspired by the self-assembly processes of proteinoids—thermally stable proteins that form spontaneously under prebiotic conditions. By emulating the deterministic yet complex interactions within prote... Read More about Bio-inspired cryptography based on proteinoid assemblies.

Living kombucha electronics with proteinoids (2025)
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The work introduces a composite material that combines Kombucha cellulose mats with synthetic thermal proteinoids to create electroactive biofilms, capable for sensing and computation. The synthesis of proteinoids involves heating amino acid mixtures... Read More about Living kombucha electronics with proteinoids.

Investigating the impact of deformable, movable, and rigid surfaces on force-input interactions (2025)
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The force modality fundamentally transforms the interaction space of traditional touch input. When paired with compliant devices, which deform under force and provide immediate haptic feedback, there is potential to enhance user interactions signific... Read More about Investigating the impact of deformable, movable, and rigid surfaces on force-input interactions.

Cortrak feeding tube safety: Criteria for interpreting lung misplacement (2025)
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Pneumothorax occurs in 0.52% of blind tube placements, with 97% occurring in-procedure. Post-procedure pH or x-ray checks cannot prevent these, but CO checks or guided tube placement can. Cortrak guided tube placement is widespread, but manufacturer... Read More about Cortrak feeding tube safety: Criteria for interpreting lung misplacement.

Blood loss and transfusion in assisted vaginal birth: A retrospective, single centre cohort study (2025)
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To evaluate blood loss, blood product use and associated maternal and neonatal outcomes following attempted assisted vaginal birth (AVB). Retrospective cohort study of women who had an attempted AVB during 18-months (01/08/2019 - 31/01/2021) at a ter... Read More about Blood loss and transfusion in assisted vaginal birth: A retrospective, single centre cohort study.

Longitudinal psychological well-being in caregivers of young children with cleft lip and/or palate (2025)
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Introduction: Caregivers of children with chronic conditions can experience psychological distress and an impact on quality of life (QoL). Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is one of the most common congenital conditions worldwide. Utilising data extrac... Read More about Longitudinal psychological well-being in caregivers of young children with cleft lip and/or palate.

Self-organizing proteinoid–actin networks: Structure and voltage dynamics (2025)
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Proteinoids are thermal proteins produced by heating amino acids to their melting point and initiation of polymerization to produce polymeric chains. Proteinoids swell in aqueous solution forming hollow microspheres, usually filled with aqueous solut... Read More about Self-organizing proteinoid–actin networks: Structure and voltage dynamics.