Reward-related neural activation during social media exposure in young women with non-suicidal self-injury: evidence for a continuum of severity in the reward network by Stella Nicolaou, Anna Julià, Daniela Otero, Carlos Schmidt, Juan Carlos Pascual, Joaquim Soler, Josep Marco-Pallarés, Daniel Vega

“…Abstract Individuals with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) may be particularly vulnerable to social media exposure, yet the extent to which this vulnerability is linked to altered reward processing remains unclear. To address this gap, we investigated social media-related reward processing in NSSI by recruiting ninety-one young women, divided into three groups: a clinical group (NSSI with borderline personality disorder), a subclinical group (NSSI without co-occurring disorders), and a healthy control group. …”
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Co-creation of a qualitative fertility research study to understand waiting time experiences through patient engagement by Madison Healey, Julia Craig, Sarah Thomas, Jillian Tizzard, Kelsey Puddister, Erin L McGowan, Laurie K Twells, Katie P Wadden

“…Conclusions In conclusion, using patient engagement to co-create a qualitative fertility study to understand patients’ experiences while waiting for fertility services resulted in significant changes to the proposed methodology and research priorities and helped address knowledge gaps in existing fertility research. Most importantly, the patient engagement approach helped foster an inclusive and empowering environment for patient partners to contribute to fertility research.…”
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Head morphology in three species of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: cicindelidae): a geometric morphometric study by Y. Koçak, A. Doğan Sarikaya, Ö. Sarikaya, R. Macirella, F. Talarico, E. Brunelli

“…While there remain many gaps in our understanding of the processes that contribute to shape differences in closely related species, our study is the first to demonstrate the existence of variations in head shape and size in Anatolian tiger beetles using geometric morphometrics. …”
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Remote Sensing of Alpine Peatlands: Challenges of Mapping Thousands of Sparse Small Sites Scattered Across Extensive Mountainous Territories by Qiqi Li, Manudeo Singh, Sonia Silvestri

“…The method identified 11.635 km2 of alpine peatlands, surpassing the 7.764 km2 documented in official inventories, this discrepancy may be due to overestimation but also gaps in the existing reference inventory. In the classification process, DEM derived variables proved more effective than optical and microwave derived variables. …”
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The human-on-the-loop evaluation of multiobjective optimization algorithms for solving a real-world problem that integrates the food-energy-water nexus security and climate change... by Isaac Okola, Daniel Orwa Ochieng, Evans Kirimi Miriti, Gilbert Ouma Ong'isa

“…Such research areas include incorporating machine learning to predict, using performance data, the most suitable algorithm to solve a specific problem, and advancing interactive learning and user adjustments of the optimization process.…”
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Financing for equity for women's, children's and adolescents' health in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Lama Bou-Karroum, Domenico G Iaia, Fadi El-Jardali, Clara Abou Samra, Sabine Salameh, Zeina Sleem, Reem Masri, Aya Harb, Nour Hemadi, Nadeen Hilal, Layal Hneiny, Sahar Nassour, Mehr Gul Shah, Etienne V Langlois

“…Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) (22.3%), health insurance (21.4%), user fee exemptions (18.1%) and vouchers (16.9%) were the most reported financial interventions and measures. …”
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Future cities: A bibliometric review, 1875 to 2024 by Zaker Alesaily, Ahmed Albialy

“…The conceptual structure of future cities studies revealed four main clusters: first, smart cities and decision-making; second, urban planning and future development; third, sustainable development; and fourth, city and human studies. This process identified research gaps and potential future directions. …”
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Computational-experimental approach to drug-target interaction mapping: A case study on kinase inhibitors. by Anna Cichonska, Balaguru Ravikumar, Elina Parri, Sanna Timonen, Tapio Pahikkala, Antti Airola, Krister Wennerberg, Juho Rousu, Tero Aittokallio

“…Due to relatively high costs and labor required for experimental profiling of the full target space of chemical compounds, various machine learning models have been proposed as cost-effective means to advance this process in terms of predicting the most potent compound-target interactions for subsequent verification. …”
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Choosing important health outcomes for comparative effectiveness research: a systematic review. by Elizabeth Gargon, Binu Gurung, Nancy Medley, Doug G Altman, Jane M Blazeby, Mike Clarke, Paula R Williamson

“…Studies covered various areas of health, most commonly cancer, rheumatology, neurology, heart and circulation, and dentistry and oral health. …”
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Delimiting species, revealing cryptic diversity, and population divergence in Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau weevils through DNA barcoding by Jinliang Ren, Li Ren, Runzhi Zhang

“…In 94.4% of the species, the minimum interspecific distances exceeded the maximum intraspecific distances, indicating the presence of barcode gaps in most species of Leptomias group. The application of Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery, Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning, Barcode Index Number, Bayesian Poisson tree processes, jMOTU, and Neighbor‐joining tree methods revealed 45, 45, 63, 54, and 55 distinct clusters representing single species, respectively. …”
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The medial prefrontal cortex as a proposed regulatory structure in the relationship between anxiety and perceived social support: a review by D. A Navarro-Nolasco, D Chi-Castañeda, M. L López-Meraz, L Beltran-Parrazal, C Morgado-Valle

“…Anxiety disorders are the most common group of mental health disorders and have a substantial impact on individuals' well-being. …”
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Unravelling the enigma of discontinuous sedimentary deposits in cold-water coral mounds in the Atlantic Ocean by Dierk Hebbeln, Dierk Hebbeln, Claudia Wienberg

“…Coral mounds are expected to provide high-resolution palaeo-records due to their elevated morphology. However, most sediment cores from coral mounds exhibit significant hiatuses (stratigraphic gaps), often spanning more than 100 kyr, raising questions about the fate of deposits formed during these periods. …”
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Context Matters: Extra-Personal Factors Underlying Concussion Reporting in University Athletes by William Archambault, Dave Ellemberg

“…Gaps remain in our understanding of <i>which</i> factors contribute to concussion disclosure and <i>how</i> they contribute to this process, thereby limiting our ability to improve disclosure. …”
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Penerapan Metode Profile Matching untuk Menunjang Keputusan Seleksi Penerimaan Anggota pada Perusahaan Marikator by Widia Ramadhani, Yuliwanda Anggi Kusumastuti, Elvi Fetrina, Qurrotul Aini, Meinarini Catur Utami

“… The process of placing members in the XYZ organization is not optimal due to errors in placement or mismatches between fields and the positions assigned to its members. …”
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A systemic C balance as a tool to evaluate the environmental role of complex and integrated productive systems by Davide Biagini

“…The most frequently used environmental assessment methods are often applied, through a product-based approach, to analyse a single productive process, but such methods neglect the interactions that characterise complex and integrated biological systems (CIS), and often only consider the negative impacts. …”
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Scoping Review of Kidney Patients and Providers Perspectives on Disaster Management by Elie Fadel, Shreya Udupa, Isabelle Ethier, Alessia N. Paparella, Lindsay Hales, Caroline Stigant, Laura Horowitz, Catherine Weber, Shaifali Sandal

“…The studies were at risk of survivor bias and most only used an investigator-designed survey for data collection. …”
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A synchronous virtual surgical lecture series on cardiothoracic, vascular, oncology, and transplant surgery for surgical trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa: the COSECSA learner perspec... by Abebe Bekele, Oluwaseun Ojomo, Jules Iradukunda, Niraj Bachheta, Callum Forbes, Pierrette Ngutete Mukundwa, Victor Mithi, Michael Mwachiro, Robert Riviello, Dereje Gulilat, Stella Itungu, Barnabas Tobi Alayande

“…Results In total, 2,015 participants from 48 countries attended the lecture series with 977 participants in 2022 and 1,038 in 2023. In 2023, most participants were from Ethiopia (10.9%), Kenya (23.6%), and Uganda (15.4%). …”
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Machine learning and artificial intelligence in type 2 diabetes prediction: a comprehensive 33-year bibliometric and literature analysis by Mahreen Kiran, Ying Xie, Nasreen Anjum, Graham Ball, Barbara Pierscionek, Duncan Russell

“…It highlights the growing complexity of the field and identifies key trends, methodologies, and research gaps.MethodsA systematic methodology guided the literature selection process, starting with keyword identification using Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and expert input. …”
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Maternal health education and social support needs across the perinatal continuum of care: a thematic analysis of interviews with postpartum women in Punjab, India by Preetika Sharma, Rashmi Bagga, Maliha Khan, Mona Duggal, Darshan Hosapatna Basavarajappa, Alka Ahuja, Ankita Kankaria, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Vijay Kumar, Manju Kashyap, Pushpendra Singh, Jasmeet Kaur, Alison M. El Ayadi

“…Results Study participants received the most social and educational support antenatally. …”
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Machine Learning Applications in Gray, Blue, and Green Hydrogen Production: A Comprehensive Review by Xuejia Du, Shihui Gao, Gang Yang

“…Among these, green hydrogen—particularly via water electrolysis and biomass gasification—received the most attention, reflecting its central role in decarbonization strategies. …”
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