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Effectiveness of web-based cognitive behavioral therapy for perfectionism in reducing symptoms of social anxiety disorder

Abstract This study examined the effectiveness of web-based cognitive behavioral therapy for perfectionism (WCBT-P) in reducing symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) and indices of perfectionism in individuals with SAD. A total of 40 participants diagnosed with SAD and malada...

Key innovation triggers adaptive radiation of the genus Medicago

Reconstruction of a robust phylogeny of Medicago using genome-scale nuclear data from the Angiosperms353 probe set sheds light on the origin of the genus and provides evidence that pod morphological traits acted as key innovations, playing a central role in the adaptive radiation...

Virtuelle Welten & Games, Vol. 3: Fulbright Scholars of the Media Department at Offenburg University

Internationalization is one of the strategic core responsibilities of universities. Each semester, Offenburg University welcomes many dozens of exchange students and international first-year students. In total, approximately 14% of the university’s 3,700 students belong to the gr...

LoRA Fine-Tuning Enables Controllable Mathematical Reasoning in Small Language Models: A Gating Pipeline on Qwen3.5-0.8B

We design a gating pipeline for LoRA fine-tuning of Qwen3.5-0.8B, a 24-layer hybrid of GatedDeltaNet and Full Attention, executed entirely on CPU. The pipeline runs three ablations: layer ablation selects full-module joint fine-tuning over single-module configurations; data curri...

Spot melting in electron beam powder bed fusion: influence of the melt pool shape on microstructure and texture

Abstract Reliable microstructure control remains a major challenge in electron beam powder bed fusion, particularly for Ni-based superalloys such as IN718, where large columnar grains with a strong $$\langle 100\rangle $$ texture cause highly anisotropic behavior, often limiting...

Political Belonging in the Ghana-Togo Borderlands: Citizenship and the Vote at the Margins of the State

Nathalie Raunet’s Political Belonging in the Ghana-Togo Borderlands examines the construction of territorial political communities through a study of the Ewe, an ethnic group straddling the Ghana-T...

How retailer prestige drives sales performance and turnover: the mediating role of organizational identification and moderating role of professional identification

Purpose Retailer organizational prestige is defined as employees' own beliefs and perceptions about how individuals external to the organization judge and evaluate the status and prestige of their firm. Although researchers and professionals recognize that retailer organizational...

Geometry-Informed Adaptive Time-Series Fusion of ADS-B Sensor Data for Short-Term Aircraft Trajectory Prediction

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) systems provide continuous aircraft position reports for aviation surveillance and short-term trajectory prediction. However, many data-driven predictors directly model the longitude, latitude, and altitude contained in ADS-B mes...

RCOB: A Type ofOptoelectronic Functional CrystalMaterial with Great Application Potential

Abstract Rare-earth calcium oxy-borate crystals RCa4O(BO3)3 (RCOB, where R represents rare-earth elements) are a class of crystal materials with noncentrosymmetric structures. Owing to their excellent physicochemical properties─including congruent melting behavior, broad transpar...

Hormonal therapies for endometriosis-associated pain: inflammatory limitations and pharmacological challenges

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory and estrogen-dependent disease in which pain remains the leading cause of impaired quality of life. Hormonal therapies constitute the cornerstone of medical management and include progestins, combined estrogen-progestin contraceptives, gona...

Heritable, Prenatal, and Environmental Pathways of Parental Stress: Differential Influences on Children’s Effortful Control and Cortisol Regulation

Parental stress can have lasting consequences on children’s stress sensitivity and self-regulation capacities. However, it remains unclear the extent to which these effects reflect birth parent influences (genetic and/or prenatal), environmental rearing experiences, and/or intera...

N-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)imines as Versatile and Readily Accessible Precursors for Nitrile Synthesis

Abstract Herein, we report the selective transformation of N‑(4H‑1,2,4‑triazol‑4‑yl)imines into substituted benzonitriles. These imines are readily accessible from aldehydes. The method provides a rapid and mild procedure that utilizes a previously undescribed nitrogen source. Th...

Quantitative evaluation of defect parameters in magnetic flux leakage testing based on an improved magnetic dipole model and convolutional neural networks

Acquiring low-cost magnetic flux leakage (MFL) signals while accurately inverting defect geometric parameters remains a significant challenge in magnetic flux leakage non-destructive testing. To address this issue, this paper proposes a simulation-driven defect inversion framewor...

Computed tomography-derived body composition parameters as potential predictors of severity and adverse outcomes in viral pneumonia: a retrospective study

Background Following the COVID-19 pandemic, co-infections with multiple respiratory viruses have become increasingly common, complicating the accurate prediction of disease progression and prognosis. This study assessed the use of computed tomography (CT)-derived body composition...

Quantum Coherence Enables >99% Efficiency in Photosynthetic Energy Transfer — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: Quantum coherence in photosynthesis enables near-perfect energy transfer efficiency via delocalized excitonic states, with evidence of wavelike energy propagation through protein complexes. MATH: - Energy transfer efficiency >99% in Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex - C...

Proactive Civil Registration Services: Evaluating the "Jemput Bola" Innovation in Improving Population Administration Access in Animha District, Merauke Regency, Indonesia

Access to population administration services remains a persistent challenge in Indonesia's frontier, outermost, and disadvantaged (3T) regions, where geographic isolation and limited infrastructure restrict citizens' ability to obtain identity documents that underpin their admini...

Cardiac Opioid System and Its Role in Heart Failure and Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Opioid receptors and peptides act as modulators of cardiac and vascular function. These effects are mediated not only by central mechanisms but also via a local cardiac opioid system, which has gained increasing attention for its potential role in cardiovascular disease and perio...

Long-Term Recovery Trajectories After Endovascular Treatment of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas: A Single-Center Cohort Study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are uncommon arteriovenous shunts that can present with a wide range of nonspecific ophthalmic and neurological symptoms, often leading to diagnostic delays. While endovascular embolization is the primary treatment moda...

Intrapartum Febrile Morbidity and Maternal Birth Trauma After Vaginal Delivery: A Parity-Stratified Retrospective Cohort Study

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association between intrapartum febrile morbidity and maternal birth trauma among women undergoing vaginal delivery, with stratification by parity. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included women with singleton, cephalic, vaginal delive...

Boundary of the Maximum Depth Hyperparameters of the Random Forest Leading to the Highest Accuracy Discovered by Single-Tree Techniques

Abstract Random Forest (RF) is a widely used ensemble learning method known for its high classification accuracy. However, optimizing its numerous hyperparameters remains a persistent challenge, particularly the Maximum Depth (MaxDepth) of individual trees. This study examines th...