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The effectiveness of physical activity intervention on mobile phone addiction in college students: the chain mediating role of emotion regulation strategies and positive coping style
CONCLUSION: Compared with single-form exercise, combined PA is more effective in alleviating mobile phone addiction among college students, primarily through the chain mediating effects of improved emotion regulation strategies and enhanced positive coping styles. It is recommended that universities and relevant institutions promote combined physical activities to help college students reduce mobile phone addiction and… →
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Sakana AI Released ShinkaEvolve: An Open-Source Framework that Evolves Programs for Scientific Discovery with Unprecedented Sample-Efficiency
Sakana AI Released ShinkaEvolve: An Open-Source Framework that Evolves Programs for Scientific Discovery with Unprecedented Sample-Efficiency Table of contents What problem is it actually solving? Does the sample-efficiency claim hold beyond toy problems? How does the evolutionary loop look in practice? What are the concrete results? How does this compare to AlphaEvolve and related systems?… →
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Google AI Ships a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Data Commons, Giving AI Agents First-Class Access to Public Stats
Google AI Ships a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Data Commons, Giving AI Agents First-Class Access to Public Stats Understanding the Target Audience The target audience for the Google AI Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server includes data scientists, AI developers, business analysts, and policy makers. These professionals are typically engaged in leveraging data for… →
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Swallowing prehabilitation for people with head and neck cancer: a pilot cluster-randomised feasibility trial of the SIP SMART intervention
CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to deliver the SIP SMART intervention embedded within the NHS cancer care pathway using a cluster-randomised design. A future trial will be optimised for efficiency in set-up and follow-up data collection based on these findings and learnings from the accompanying process evaluation study. →
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Photodynamic Therapy for Peripheral Lung Cancer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes a tumor-specific photosensitizer with low-power laser irradiation and this treatment has been established for centrally located lung cancers. However, its application to peripheral type lung cancers remains investigational. Recently, there has been interest in minimally invasive ablative therapies are needed for peripheral type lung cancer and several bronchoscopic ablative modalities are… →
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Secondary Distribution of Dual HIV/Syphilis Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial in China
CONCLUSIONS: Our data demonstrate that the secondary distribution strategy of HIV/syphilis self-testing proves to be an effective means of expanding HIV testing coverage by encouraging the distribution of testing kits within the social networks of MSM. →
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Why schools shouldn’t ban smartphones from the classroom
Calls to bans smartphones in schools have been increasing in recent years—driven by the view that they are sources of distraction. Dr Aaron Cheng challenges this position by drawing on his recent research, and argues that when used correctly, smartphones can be useful tools that enhance learning rather than detract from it. In October 2024,… →
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Reimagining Marketing Strategy for the AI Era
Related Reading A. Tomaselli and O.A. Acar, «How GenAI Changes Creative Work,» MIT Sloan Management Review, Sept. 19, 2024. A. Gvirtz and O.A. Acar, «Why Text-to-Image AI Requires a New Branding Mindset,» MIT Sloan Management Review, Oct. 26, 2023. Many marketing leaders recognize the opportunity of using generative AI for marketing but struggle with a… →
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Decode Competing Signals to Act Strategically
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images There’s a quiet crisis in strategy today. Most executives assume that if they scan hard enough, analyze deeply enough, or plan thoroughly enough, a path forward will reveal itself. But that’s an illusion left over from a more stable era. I’ve spent years working with Fortune 100 leaders, founders,… →
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Effects of Phenytoin on the Retinal Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer in Acute Optic Neuritis: Analysis of a Phase II Randomized Trial
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Acute demyelinating optic neuritis (AON) can lead to irreversible neuroaxonal loss. We investigated the neuroprotective effects of phenytoin on macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (mGCIPL) thickness. →
