GUEST EDITORS’ NOTE by Piero Amodio, Edward W. Legg, Ljerka Ostojić

“…Throughout this special issue, the reader may be able to identify the different ways in which researchers in comparative psychology foster and utilise Open Science: from pre-registrations, through providing open data and/or R scripts, conducting secondary data analyses on open data sets or advocating for sharing data, to implementing citizen science approaches. …”
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Mechanism of Influence of Spatial Perception on Residents’ Emotion in Child-Friendly Urban Streets of Fuzhou City by Shaofeng CHEN, Zhengyan CHEN, Yuhan XU, Zheng DING

“…Data sources include 53,771 Baidu Street View images, 1,474 social media texts (from platforms like Weibo and government portals), and human − machine adversarial scores derived from 40 children − caregiver dyads evaluating street safety perceptions. …”
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Modeling actinic flux and photolysis frequencies in dense biomass burning plumes by J.-L. Tirpitz, S. F. Colosimo, N. Brockway, R. Spurr, M. Christi, S. Hall, K. Ullmann, J. Hair, T. Shingler, R. Weber, J. Dibb, R. Moore, E. Wiggins, V. Natraj, N. Theys, J. Stutz

“…Systematic biases between the model and observations are within 2 %, indicating that the uncertainties are most likely due to variability in the input data caused by the inhomogeneity of the plume as well as 3D RT effects not captured in the model. …”
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An In-depth overview of artificial intelligence (AI) tool utilization across diverse phases of organ transplantation by Shiva Arjmandmazidi, Hamid Reza Heidari, Tohid Ghasemnejad, Zeinab Mori, Leila Molavi, Amir Meraji, Shadi Kaghazchi, Elnaz Mehdizadeh Aghdam, Soheila Montazersaheb

“…AI can enhance all three stages by analyzing and integrating data from histopathological reports, lab results, radiological features, and patient demographics to aid in matching donors and recipients. …”
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Social Relations and Interpersonal Dialogue among Couples: A Study in the City of Yazd Based on the Grounded Theory by Lida Hatefi rad, Mehraban Parsamehr, Ali Ruhani

“…All recorded interviews were transcribed into text and the analysis process occurred concurrently with data collection. …”
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Optimization and predictive performance of fly ash-based sustainable concrete using integrated multitask deep learning framework with interpretable machine learning techniques by Bhupesh P. Nandurkar, Jayant M. Raut, Pawan K. Hinge, Boskey V. Bahoria, Tejas R. Patil, Sachin Upadhye, Vikrant S. Vairagade, Sagar D. Shelare

“…Abstract Concrete strength prediction is of great relevance for construction safety and quality assurance; however, these methods often trade-off their accuracy or interpretability, especially when it comes to the use of supplementary cementitious materials like fly ash in process. This study aims to build an interpretable, highly accurate model for predicting the compressive and tensile strength of concrete with a hybrid approach based on gradient boosting (XGBoost), deep neural networks (DNNs), and optimization via AutoGluon Process. …”
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Can ChatGPT AI Replace or Contribute to Experts’ Diagnosis for Renovation Measures Identification? by Juan Maria Hidalgo-Betanzos, Irati Prol-Godoy, Jon Terés-Zubiaga, Raúl Briones-Llorente, Alexander Martín-Garín

“…The emergence of open-access AI, like ChatGPT in November 2022, offers new possibilities for improving these processes by assisting or potentially replacing human experts. …”
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RSNC-YOLO: A Deep-Learning-Based Method for Automatic Fine-Grained Tuna Recognition in Complex Environments by Wenjie Xu, Hui Fang, Shengchi Yu, Shenglong Yang, Haodong Yang, Yujia Xie, Yang Dai

“…Furthermore, the lack of transparency in the manual process may lead to intentional underreporting, which undermines the integrity of fisheries’ data. …”
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The Role of Ammonia in the Distribution of Volatiles in the Primordial Hydrosphere of Europa by Alizée Amsler Moulanier, Olivier Mousis, Alexis Bouquet, Christopher R. Glein

“…The study of post-accretion processes—in particular, the “open-ocean” phase that likely occurred before the formation of the icy crust—is crucial to distinguishing these origins, as this phase is likely to have influenced the volatile inventory. …”
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Performance of sodium cooled traveling wave reactor core with axial fuel shuffling strategy by Meiyin Zheng, Ping Chen, Dalin Zhang, Wenxi Tian, Guanghui Su

“…Neutronic and depletion calculation was performed by MCORE with data library of ENDF/B-VII. A self-developed code SAST was used to perform steady state thermal-hydraulic behavior analysis. …”
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Therapeutic potential of natural arginase modulators: mechanisms, challenges, and future directions by Ting Li, Ting Li, Ting Li, Jieying Wang, Huan Wang, Bowei Zhang, Lijuan Duan, Lijuan Duan

“…Similarly, terpenoids like perillyl alcohol and triptolide have been found to influence cell polarization processes. …”
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Growth arrest-specific transcript 5 associated snoRNA levels are related to p53 expression and DNA damage in colorectal cancer. by Jonathan Krell, Adam E Frampton, Reza Mirnezami, Victoria Harding, Alex De Giorgio, Laura Roca Alonso, Patrizia Cohen, Silvia Ottaviani, Teresa Colombo, Jimmy Jacob, Loredana Pellegrino, Gordon Buchanan, Justin Stebbing, Leandro Castellano

“…We suggest that these snoRNAs are not processed by DICER to form smaller snoRNA-derived RNAs with microRNA (miRNA)-like functions, but their precise role requires further evaluation. …”
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Healthy participant engagement in early clinical trials: results from the European EUFEMED survey by J. Klein, T. van Iersel, D. de Vries, Y. Donazzolo, I. Klingmann

“…IntroductionWhile numerous healthy volunteers contribute to clinical trials on a yearly basis, the aspect of including these participants in the drug development process, like the patient-centric approaches, are not well known. …”
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Advances in Wearable Biosensors for Wound Healing and Infection Monitoring by Dang-Khoa Vo, Kieu The Loan Trinh

“…Wound healing is a complicated biological process that is important for restoring tissue integrity and function after injury. …”
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Salivary MicroRNAs as Potential Noninvasive Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Anton Sony Wibowo, Sagung Rai Indrasari, Camelia Herdini, Dewajani Purnomosari, Sulis Ernawati

“…MethodsThe guidelines established by the JBI will be followed, which include defining the research questions, identifying relevant studies, and selecting studies based on titles and abstracts. The process will involve charting the data; collating, summarizing, and reporting the findings; and consultation. …”
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War-induced relocation of high-tech companies:Spatial perspectives from Ukraine and Poland by Agnieszka Olechnicka, Anna Kniazevych

“…Western Ukrainian regions like Lviv and Zakarpattia became key hubs with 78% of relocated companies resuming operations. …”
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BCSM-YOLO: An Improved Product Package Recognition Algorithm for Automated Retail Stores Based on YOLOv11 by Pingqing Hou, Shaoze Huang

“…Then, the Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM) screens the processed data, adaptively focuses on the key regions, and suppresses the background interference. …”
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HIV in the Penitentiary System of the Region with High Level of Prevalence of HIV-infection over a Period of Years (on the Example of Tyumen Region) by S. Ye. Kondratova, A. N. Marchenko, E. A. Kashuba, A. A. Bel'tikova, O. A. Nesterova

“…Analysis of the development of the HIV epidemic process in the risk group of prisoners ofthe Tyumen region over a period of many years. …”
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Comprehensive profiling of genomic invertons in defined gut microbial community reveals associations with intestinal colonization and surface adhesion by Xiaofan Jin, Alice G. Cheng, Rachael B. Chanin, Feiqiao B. Yu, Alejandra Dimas, Marissa Jasper, Allison Weakley, Jia Yan, Ami S. Bhatt, Katherine S. Pollard

“…However, comprehensive testing of this hypothesis across complex bacterial communities like the human gut microbiome remains challenging. …”
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Student and Lecturer Perceptions of the Use of an AI to Improve Communication Skills in Healthcare: An Interview Study by Hanna Brodowski, Anna Dammermann, Muriel Marieke Kinyara, Martina Andrea Obst, Fabian Samek, Corinna Peifer, Katharina Roese

“…Complex skills are best learned through experiential learning like role-plays or simulated patient encounters. …”
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