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Proton pump inhibitor omeprazole alters the spiking characteristics of proteinoids (2025)
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This study reveals the significant effect of the proton pump inhibitor omeprazole on the spiking behavior of proteinoids, leading to a transformative shift in the field of unconventional computing. Through the application of different concentrations... Read More about Proton pump inhibitor omeprazole alters the spiking characteristics of proteinoids.

Morphological and electrical properties of proteinoid−actin networks (2025)
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Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are produced by heating amino acids. Proteinoids form hollow microspheres in water. The microspheres produce oscillation of electrical potential. Actin is a filament-forming protein responsible for communication, inf... Read More about Morphological and electrical properties of proteinoid−actin networks.

A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Adolescents in India experience body dissatisfaction and its associated adverse impacts on physical and mental health and gender equality. However, evidence-based interventions are scarce. Mental health interventions worldwide have traditionally reli... Read More about A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: A randomised controlled trial.

"My body is amazing from the bottom to the top" - An RCT study testing two positive body image media micro-interventions for young children aged 4-6 years (2025)
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This study presents a fully powered RCT testing the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image online media-based micro-interventions designed for young children. A total of 439 children aged 4-6 years were randomised into one of four... Read More about "My body is amazing from the bottom to the top" - An RCT study testing two positive body image media micro-interventions for young children aged 4-6 years.

Serotonergic mechanisms in proteinoid-based protocells (2025)
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This study examines the effects of incorporating serotonin (5-HT) into proteinoid microspheres. It looks at the microspheres' structure and electrochemical properties. Proteinoid-serotonin assemblies have better symmetry and membrane organization tha... Read More about Serotonergic mechanisms in proteinoid-based protocells.

Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. While increasing numbers of women are living beyond breast cancer, treatment-related body image concerns are common and associated with adverse consequences. Nonetheless, rig... Read More about Accepting your Body after Cancer (ABC), a group-based online intervention for women treated for breast cancer: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Film genre prediction and analysis using multimodal embeddings from large models: The case of noir (2025)
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We used embeddings (numerical representations) from open-sourced language and image models to compare and contrast films in the “noir” and “neo-noir” genres with each other and with those in other genres, using as proxy sources the available plot sum... Read More about Film genre prediction and analysis using multimodal embeddings from large models: The case of noir.

Edge intelligence: A deep distilled model for wearables to enable proactive eldercare (2025)
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Wearable devices are becoming affordable in our society to provide services from simple fitness tracking to the detection of heartbeat disorders. In the case of elderly populations, these devices have great potential to enable proactive eldercare, wh... Read More about Edge intelligence: A deep distilled model for wearables to enable proactive eldercare.

On oscillations in the external electrical potential of sea urchins (2025)
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Sea urchins display complex bioelectric activity patterns, even with their decentralized nervous system. Electrophysiological recordings showed distinct spiking patterns. The baseline potential was about 8.80 mV. It had transient spikes with amplitud... Read More about On oscillations in the external electrical potential of sea urchins.

Chondroitin sulfate and proteinoids in neuron models (2025)
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This study examines the relationship between chondroitin sulfate, proteinoids, and computational neuron models, with a specific emphasis on the Izhikevich neuron model. We investigate the effect of chondroitin sulfate-proteinoid complexes on the beha... Read More about Chondroitin sulfate and proteinoids in neuron models.

Domain-specific implications of error-type metrics in risk-based software fault prediction (2025)
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In software development, Software Fault Prediction (SFP) is essential for optimising resource allocation and improving testing efficiency. Traditional SFP methods typically use binary-class models, which can provide a limited perspective on the varyi... Read More about Domain-specific implications of error-type metrics in risk-based software fault prediction.

Enhanced heart sound classification using Mel frequency cepstral coefficients and comparative analysis of single vs. ensemble classifier strategies (2024)
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This paper seeks to enhance the performance of Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCCs) for detecting abnormal heart sounds. Heart sounds are first pre-processed to remove noise and then segmented into S1, systole, S2, and diastole intervals, with... Read More about Enhanced heart sound classification using Mel frequency cepstral coefficients and comparative analysis of single vs. ensemble classifier strategies.

Enhancing DDoS attack detection in software-defined networks with entropy-based techniques (2024)
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The introduction of Software-Defined Networks (SDN) represents significant advancements in network design by separating control and forwarding planes. While SDN improves network administration productivity, it has many vulnerabilities which hackers c... Read More about Enhancing DDoS attack detection in software-defined networks with entropy-based techniques.

Simulated autopoiesis in liquid automata (2024)
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We present a novel form of Liquid Automata, using this to simulate autopoiesis, whereby living machines self-organise in the physical realm. This simulation is based on an earlier Cellular Automaton described by Francisco Varela. The basis of Liquid... Read More about Simulated autopoiesis in liquid automata.

Stress reactivity moderates the association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Results from a population-based study (2024)
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A large body of evidence links stressful life events with depression. However, little is understood about the role of perceived impact in this association. We performed regression analysis to investigate whether self-reported stress reactivity (deriv... Read More about Stress reactivity moderates the association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Results from a population-based study.

Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in women offered oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in the ANTHEM multicentre, prospective cohort study (2024)
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Background: Oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (OPBCS) may be a better option than mastectomy, but high-quality comparative evidence is lacking. The ANTHEM study (ISRCTN18238549) aimed to explore clinical and patient-reported outcomes... Read More about Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in women offered oncoplastic breast conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy in the ANTHEM multicentre, prospective cohort study.

Influence of proteinoids on calcium carbonate polymorphs precipitation in supersaturated solutions (2024)
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Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are amino acid polymers formed at high temperatures by non-biological processes. Pro- teinoids form microspheres in liquids. The microspheres exhibit electrical activity similar to that of neurons. The electrically s... Read More about Influence of proteinoids on calcium carbonate polymorphs precipitation in supersaturated solutions.

Maximizing insights from longitudinal epigenetic age data: Simulations, applications, and practical guidance (2024)
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Background: Epigenetic age (EA) is an age estimate, developed using DNA methylation (DNAm) states of selected CpG sites across the genome. Although EA and chronological age are highly correlated, EA may not increase uniformly with time. Departures, k... Read More about Maximizing insights from longitudinal epigenetic age data: Simulations, applications, and practical guidance.

Inferring structure of cortical neuronal networks from activity data: A statistical physics approach (2024)
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Understanding the relation between cortical neuronal network structure and neuronal activity is a fundamental unresolved question in neuroscience, with implications to our understanding of the mechanism by which neuronal networks evolve over time, sp... Read More about Inferring structure of cortical neuronal networks from activity data: A statistical physics approach.

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol (2024)
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Background: Children’s online media perpetuates appearance idealised images and can negatively impact the way children feel about their own and other people’s bodies (e.g., weight bias) at a young age. The development and evaluation of body image int... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol.