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Aloïs Rautureau, Éric Piette · 2025 · arXiv
While AI systems have equaled or surpassed human performance in a wide variety of games such as Chess, Go, or Dota 2, describing these systems as truly "human-like" remains far-fetched. Despite their success, they fail to replicate the pattern-based, intuitive decision-making processes observed in human cognition. This paper presents an overview of findings from cognitive psychology and previous efforts to model human-like behavior in artificial agents, discusses their applicability to General Game Playing (GGP) and introduces our work-in-progress model based on these observations: CogniPlay.
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Liudmila Zakharova, Hikmet Nural, James R Nimlos et al. · 2013 · Circulation Research
A pilot clinical study using autologous c-Kit+ cells showed improvement in cardiac functions in congestive heart failure (CHF), however, it is unclear if c-Kit+ cells isolated from CHF hearts are equally as potent as cells from controls.…
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Joseph Bevelacqua · 2024 · Qeios
The linear non-threshold (LNT) hypothesis is based on the premise that the smallest amount of ionizing radiation produces a biological detriment. It implies that exposure to low-dose radiation be minimized. The LNT approach causes fear and…
View details →DOI: 10.32388/rdo6o0 Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMathematics
S. Stanley Young, Robert L. Obenchain, Christophe Lambert · 2015 · arXiv
It is well-known that claims coming from observational studies often fail to replicate when rigorously re-tested. The technical problems include multiple testing, multiple modeling and bias. Any or all of these problems can give rise to claims that will fail to replicate. There is a need for statistical methods that are easily applied, are easy to understand, and are likely to give reliable results. In particular, simple ways for reducing the influence of bias are essential. In this paper, the Local Control method developed by Robert Obenchain is explicated using a small air quality/longevity
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Mark Levine · 2026 · Humanities and Social Sciences
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a subject of science fiction. It is being used in many fields to perform an infinite number of tasks. Some even use AI to create music. This paper examines the fundamental inability of artificial…
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Katherine Kornei · 2023 · Eos
Data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have been instrumental in pinpointing where other Moon-bound spacecraft have crashed.
View details →DOI: 10.1029/2023eo230374 Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics
Luke Easy, Fulvio Militello, John Omotani et al. · 2014 · arXiv
This paper presents simulations of isolated 3D filaments in a slab geometry obtained using a 3D reduced fluid code. First, systematic scans were performed to investigate how the dynamics of a filament are affected by its amplitude, perpendicular size and parallel extent. The perpendicular size of the filament was found to have a strong influence on its motions, as it determined the relative importance of parallel currents to polarisation and viscous currents, whilst drift-wave instabilities were observed if the initial amplitude of the blob was increased sufficiently. Next, the 3D simulations
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Duaa S. Alwan · 2023 · E3S Web of Conferences
Early fatigue and rutting are among the most common types of road damage due to their main relationship with pavement performance. These damages occur due to excessive loads on the axles of the vehicles or improper design of the mixture in…
View details →DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202342703041 Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics
Jian Li, Zhihong Jeff Xia, Hanlun Lei et al. · 2024 · arXiv
In some recent work, we provided a quantitative explanation for the number asymmetry of Jupiter Trojans by hypothesizing a free-floating planet (FFP) flyby into the Solar System. In support of that explanation, this paper examines the influence of the same FFP flyby on the Hilda asteroids, which orbit stably in the 3:2 mean motion resonance with Jupiter. The observed Hilda population exhibits two distinct resonant patterns: (1) a lack of Hildas with resonant amplitudes < 40 deg. at eccentricities < 0.1; (2) a nearly complete absence of Hildas with amplitudes < 20 deg., regardless of eccentrici
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Nikunj Arora, Markku Suomalainen, Matti Pouke et al. · 2022 · arXiv
We propose augmenting immersive telepresence by adding a virtual body, representing the user's own arm motions, as realized through a head-mounted display and a 360-degree camera. Previous research has shown the effectiveness of having a virtual body in simulated environments; however, research on whether seeing one's own virtual arms increases presence or preference for the user in an immersive telepresence setup is limited. We conducted a study where a host introduced a research lab while participants wore a head-mounted display which allowed them to be telepresent at the host's physical loc
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Kaitlyn Rabach · 2025 · Roadsides
In Donegal County, Ireland over 30,000+ homes are crumbling due to the failure and neglect of a self-regulated construction industry without a comprehensive independent audit system or inspection system. Over a decade of delayed…
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· 2025 · European Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Pediatric nephrolithiasis is an increasing concern and often requires complete stone clearance due to high recurrence risk. Managing large renal stones (>2 cm), lower calyceal stones (>1 cm), and stones refractory to Extracorporeal Shock…
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Zulma Janet Hernández-Paxtián · 2014 · RICS Revista Iberoamericana de las Ciencias de la Salud
La fascinación por replicar el funcionamiento del cuerpo humano, existe desde las primeras observaciones de Prometeo, Thévenot y Tremblay, es por ello, que el desarrollo de herramientas para tratar lesiones y enfermedades ha sido de los…
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Hanna Woloszyn, Benjamin Gagl · 2025 · arXiv
The role of large language models (LLMs) in education is increasing, yet little attention has been paid to whether LLM-generated text resembles child language. This study evaluates how LLMs replicate child-like language by comparing LLM-generated texts to a collection of German children's descriptions of picture stories. We generated two LLM-based corpora using the same picture stories and two prompt types: zero-shot and few-shot prompts specifying a general age from the children corpus. We conducted a comparative analysis across psycholinguistic text properties, including word frequency, lexi
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Francesca Miti, Angela Ciaramidaro, Sandro Rubichi et al. · 2025 · Psychological Research
Abstract Evidence indicates that faces are rapidly detected and prioritized in visual processing due to their social relevance. Crucially, research has shown that faces capture attention even when they are task-irrelevant, suggesting the…
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· 2021 · The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
With transcatheter aortic valve replacement being increasingly utilized in a younger and lower risk population, we can expect to see larger numbers of patients presenting with structural deterioration of aortic valves replaced by the…
View details →DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2021.056 Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science
Sebastian Wallkotter, Rebecca Stower, Arvid Kappas et al. · 2020 · arXiv
Mind perception in robots has been an understudied construct in human-robot interaction (HRI) compared to similar concepts such as anthropomorphism and the intentional stance. In a series of three experiments, we identify two factors that could potentially influence mind perception and moral concern in robots: how the robot is introduced (framing), and how the robot acts (social behaviour). In the first two online experiments, we show that both framing and behaviour independently influence participants' mind perception. However, when we combined both variables in the following real-world exper
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Yoav Zeevi, Sofi Astashenko, Liad Mudrik et al. · 2020 · arXiv
The field of psychological sciences has been grappling with the replicability crisis. Various issues have been identified as potential sources of this problem. We bring to light a potential source that has largely been overlooked and demonstrate its significant contribution to the problem: the practice of multiple comparisons. We analyzed 88 papers from the Reproducibility Project in Psychology and found that multiple results are commonly reported in a single paper, ranging from 4 to 730 (M=77.7), without multiple comparison adjustments. We retroactively applied such an adjustment using a hier
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David Colaço, John Bickle, Bradley Walters · 2022 · Biology & Philosophy
Abstract Scientists often respond to failures to replicate by citing differences between the experimental components of an original study and those of its attempted replication. In this paper, we investigate these purported mismatch…
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Ray Gonzalez, Josh McDermott · 2017 · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Pitch perception exhibits well-established dependencies on stimulus characteristics. In human listeners, pitch is predominantly determined by low-numbered harmonics that are believed to be resolved by the cochlea, but is also conveyed to a…
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Cheikh Mbaye, Frédéric Vrins · 2019 · arXiv
We address the so-called calibration problem which consists of fitting in a tractable way a given model to a specified term structure like, e.g., yield or default probability curves. Time-homogeneous jump-diffusions like Vasicek or Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (possibly coupled with compounded Poisson jumps, JCIR), are tractable processes but have limited flexibility; they fail to replicate actual market curves. The deterministic shift extension of the latter (Hull-White or JCIR++) is a simple but yet efficient solution that is widely used by both academics and practitioners. However, the shift approach
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Laura Pissani, Mayank Jobanputra, Vera Demberg · 2026 · Frontiers in Language Sciences
Normed linguistic stimuli are fundamental in psycholinguistics because they capture lexical and semantic properties that influence comprehension. However, generating these norms at scale is challenging, often leading researchers to rely on…
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Tariro Portia Tendengu, Fadzai Mahere · 2021 · International Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing Practice
The purpose of this paper is to reach the augment of COVID-19 effects on international economic relations. The globe has become a cohesive economic community with interdependence being fuelled by rising economies and the need to exchange…
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Anika Jantzen, Miriam Opoku-Pare, Katharina Ruf et al. · 2014 · European Respiratory Journal
Introduction: Exercise and habitual physical activity are important components in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Regular exercise and physical activity improve physical fitness, exercise tolerance, quality of life and…
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Rachel Franks · 2018 · Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture
Abstract The year 2017 marked the eighty-fifth anniversary of the death of Fergusson (Fergus) Wright Hume (1859–1932). Best known for his hugely successful debut novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1886), set in Australia’s Melbourne, Hume…
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Wenyu Liu, D Stephen Coad · 2025 · Statistical Methods in Medical Research
Multi-armed multi-stage designs evaluate experimental treatments using a control arm at interim analyses. Incorporating response-adaptive randomisation in these designs allows early stopping, faster treatment selection and more patients to…
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Wangnen Lampa, Geyin Boli, Boa Reena Tok · 2024 · GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS
The present study focuses on nding out how senior secondary students of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India are performing in English and to nd out the signicant difference in the attitude and achievement levels of these students…
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Shyamajit Samaddar · 2021 · Open Access Journal of Cardiology
A 3-month-old infant with severe valvular PS showed significant dynamic infundibular obstruction which masqueraded as residual PS following Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty (BPV). The obstruction responded dramatically to intravenous…
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Mathieu Melich, Jacques Dupont-Roc, Philippe Jacquier · 2007 · arXiv
The anisotropic effect of a hcp 4He solid matrix on cesium atoms has been proposed as a tool to reveal the parity violating anapole moment of its nucleus. It should also result in splitting the D2 optical excitation line in a way depending on the light polarization. An experimental investigation has been set up using oriented hcp helium crystals in which cesium metal grains are embedded. Atoms are created by laser sputtering from this grains. Optical absorption spectra of the D2 line have been recorded in the temperature range of 1.0 to 1.4 K at liquid/solid coexistence pressure by monitoring
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Hayley Walker, Rolf Scharfbillig, Sara Jones · 2021 · Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Background The neutral calcaneal stance position (NCSP), despite its known issues, is currently used as an “ideal” measure compared with the resting stance position in clinical podiatric medicine. The nonweightbearing (NWB) foot position,…
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