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Negative / Null Result Report

Psychology at the screen: The flaws of the current VAR protocol

Walker D, Staniforth CE, Thomas J et al. · 2025 · Preprint

The English Premier League claim that the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has led to more correct decisions. However, the psychological mechanisms of the current protocol have yet to be explored, and the current study…

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Examining links between somatosensation and cognition in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Hewitt KM, Bayliss DM, McLean BA et al. · 2026 · Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at increased risk of impaired somatosensation and cognition. Among children with hemiplegia, approximately three-quarters have impaired somatosensation and one-third have intellectual impairment. While…

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Does Bone Quality Predict Pseudarthrosis, Subsidence, or Loss of Lordosis After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion? Minimum 5-Year Cohort Study.

Kim S, Park S, Ahn DK et al. · 2026 · Global spine journal

Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectivesTo determine whether preoperative cervical bone quality assessed by computed tomography Hounsfield units (CT HU) predicts pseudarthrosis, cage subsidence, or loss of cervical lordosis after…

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Social Attunement and Alcohol Use: The Role of Age and Gender

Romein C, Colyer-Patel K, Kroon E et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Background: Alcohol use typically peaks during adolescence and early adulthood, when its social reinforcement value is high, and then decreases as individuals take on more adult-like responsibilities. The present study investigates whether…

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On how people describe paintings with mirrors.

Bertamini M, Lucia M, Diaz S et al. · 2025 · British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)

Since antiquity humans have been fascinated by mirrors; yet, when asked to predict what is made visible in the reflection, or to interpret a scene with a mirror, observers make systematic errors. Many observers claim that a character in a…

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Predicting AI Anxiety: An Existential Perspective

Gobet F, Evans N, Chatfield-Jouin F et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming many aspects of daily life and improving efficiency and outcomes in various sectors, ranging from healthcare to education. However, this rapid integration also introduces significant anxiety…

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Does Red Cell Distribution Width Have a Predictive Role in Anastomotic Leak after Right Hemicolectomy for Colon Cancer?

Sevik HO, Aytepe O, Kilic MK et al. · 2026 · Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A

Introduction Red cell distribution width (RDW) has recently emerged as a potential biomarker reflecting nutritional and inflammatory status in surgical oncology. While anastomotic leakage (AL) remains a devastating complication after right…

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Temperature at admission and mortality in older adults with infection: Limited prognostic value in non-sepsis cases.

Nielsen FE, Abdullah OB, Chafranska L et al. · 2026 · The American journal of emergency medicine

Background Temperature abnormalities are established prognostic markers in sepsis, but their predictive value in older adults with infection without sepsis remains unclear. Objective To examine the association between arrival temperature…

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