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🔍 Predicting Loneliness through Digital Footprints on Google and YouTube
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Predicting Loneliness through Digital Footprints on Google and YouTube
Loneliness is an increasingly prevalent condition with many adverse effects on health and quality of life. Accordingly, there is a growing interest in developing automated or low-cost methods for triaging and supporting individuals encountering psychosocial distress. This study marks an early attempt at building predictive models to detect loneliness automatically using the digital traces of individuals’ online behavior (Google search and YouTube consumption). Based on a longitudinal study wi…

🕶️ Beyond therapy: Virtual reality shows promise in fighting depression
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-therapy-virtual-reality-depression.html

Beyond therapy: Virtual reality shows promise in fighting depression
A recent study published in JMIR Mental Health sheds light on the promising role of virtual reality (VR) in treating major depressive disorder (MDD).

Examining how interaural differences owing to head rotation during walking improve the distance of auditory obstacle perceptions among individuals with visual impairment: a case study in small-scale blind group https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/3/356

Examining How Interaural Differences Owing to Head Rotation during Walking Improve the Distance of Auditory Obstacle Perceptions among Individuals with Visual Impairment: A Case Study in Small-Scale Blind Group
The ability of individuals with visual impairment to recognize an obstacle by hearing is called “obstacle sense”. This ability is facilitated while they are moving, though the exact reason remains unknown. This study aims to clarify which acoustical factors may contribute to obstacle sense, especially obstacle distance perception. First, we conducted a comparative experiment regarding obstacle distance localization by individuals who are blind (N = 5, five men with blindness aged 22–42 (a…

Det här skulle potentiellt kunna användas både för gott och för ont. Mindre bitter gör saker godare. Mer bittern och vi hade sannolikt ätit lite mindre
Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
https://news.unchealthcare.org/2024/04

Impedance vs. Power Side-channel Vulnerabilities: A Comparative Study
Md Sadik Awal, Buddhipriya Gayanath, Md Tauhidur Rahman
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06242

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.03117 has been replaced.
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Str2Str: A Score-based Framework for Zero-shot Protein Conformation Sampling
The dynamic nature of proteins is crucial for determining their biological functions and properties, for which Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations stand as predominant tools to study such phenomena. By utilizing empirically derived force fields, MC or MD simulations explore the conformational space through numerically evolving the system via Markov chain or Newtonian mechanics. However, the high-energy barrier of the force fields can hamper the exploration of both methods b…

Det här skulle potentiellt kunna användas både för gott och för ont. Mindre bitter gör saker godare. Mer bittern och vi hade sannolikt ätit lite mindre
Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
https://news.unchealthcare.org/2024/04

Advanced Integration of Microwave Kiln Technology in Enhancing the Lost-Wax Glass Casting Process: A Study on Methodological Innovations and Practical Implications
https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/8/5/168

Advanced Integration of Microwave Kiln Technology in Enhancing the Lost-Wax Glass Casting Process: A Study on Methodological Innovations and Practical Implications
Lost-wax glass casting, an esteemed yet technically demanding art form, traditionally relies on specialized, costly kiln equipment, presenting significant barriers to artists regarding equipment affordability, energy efficiency, and the technical mastery required for temperature control. Therefore, this study introduces an innovative approach by integrating a microwave kiln with standard household microwave ovens, thus facilitating the lost-wax glass casting process. This methodological adaptat…

Subregions of the fusiform gyrus are differentially involved in the attentional mechanism supporting visual mental imagery in depression https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11682-024-00885-8 "Impaired visual mental imagery is an important symptom of d…

Subregions of the fusiform gyrus are differentially involved in the attentional mechanism supporting visual mental imagery in depression - Brain Imaging and Behavior
Background Impaired visual mental imagery is an important symptom of depression and has gradually become an intervention target for cognitive behavioral therapy. Methods Our study involved a total of 25 healthy controls (HC) and 23 individuals with moderate depressive symptoms (MD). This study explored the attentional mechanism supporting visual mental imagery impairments in depression using the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ), attentional network test (ANT), and resting-state …

🏗️ Development of a Low-Density Waste-Based Geopolymer Construction Material
(… but that styrofoam looks yucky)
#materials

Development of a Low-Density Waste-Based Geopolymer Construction Material
The construction industry, integral to national infrastructure development, faces environmental challenges attributed to Portland cement’s high energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during production. To address this challenge, this study integrated waste fly ash and polystyrene into geopolymers to enhance environmental sustainability and economic feasibility. The objectives included developing low-density geopolymers using polystyrene inclusion, optimizing component mixing ratios, …