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Human therapists outperform AI therapists in delivering CBT

Valerie A. Canady · 2025 · Mental Health Weekly

An AI therapist cannot replicate the nuanced empathy and therapeutic alliance of human therapists when delivering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), concluded researchers of a new study presented during the American Psychiatric…

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(Un)Sustainable Development: Do Democracies Outperform Autocracies?

Leonel Prieto, Arman Canatay, Muhammad R. Amin · 2025 · Sustainable Development

ABSTRACT Political regimes significantly determine the ability of nations to develop in one way or another. The current crisis of democracy has prompted the following question: to what degree does democracy deliver? To answer this…

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A Baldrige Portfolio: Does Quality Outperform The Market?

John A. Helmuth, Hei-Wai Lee · 2011 · International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER)

This paper investigates the claim, by the Department of Commerce, that a portfolio of Baldrige National Quality Award winners outperforms the market. They find that there is a 92 percent return for Baldrige winners as compared to a 33…

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Why Na Batteries Could Outperform Li Ones

Joël Gaubicher, Philippe Moreau, Marine Cuisinier et al. · 2014 · ECS Meeting Abstracts

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are considered as an attractive alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIB) as they could potentially be much less expensive, safer, and environmentally friendlier[1]. Clearly, one of the major concerns that we…

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Adrenal nodule: does computed tomography outperform chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant?

Noble Charles, Nilkanth Pal, Jeevan Vernekar · 2025 · African Journal of Urology

Abstract Background The radiologist faces the dilemma of characterizing adrenal lesions, especially in oncology patients, as this finding can alter the patient’s management and prognosis. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate…

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Invited: Why Na Batteries Could Outperform Li Ones?

Joël Gaubicher, Florent Boucher, Philippe Moreau et al. · 2014 · ECS Meeting Abstracts

Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are considered as an attractive alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIB) as they could potentially be much less expensive, safer, and environmentally friendlier[1]. Clearly, one of the major concerns that we…

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