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Beyond efficiency: Trust, AI, and surprise in knowledge work environments
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108605
Allen S. Brown, Christopher R. Dishop, Andrew Kuznetsov, Ping-Ya Chao, Anita Williams Woolley
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Learning about abstract systems: Understanding children's journey in grasping internet principles across age groups in a mixed-methods experimental study
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108602
Cyril Brom , Anna Yaghobová , Anna Drobná , Marek Urban , Daniel Šťastný , Andrea diSessa
{"title":"Learning about abstract systems: Understanding children's journey in grasping internet principles across age groups in a mixed-methods experimental study","authors":"Cyril Brom ,&nbsp;Anna Yaghobová ,&nbsp;Anna Drobná ,&nbsp;Marek Urban ,&nbsp;Daniel Šťastný ,&nbsp;Andrea diSessa","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108602","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108602","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children frequently use the internet but often lack an understanding of its underlying principles. This contrast stems from the inconsistency between the internet's complex, invisible infrastructure and processes, and the familiar, user-friendly interfaces children interact with. This study investigates how children's knowledge of the internet evolves with age and whether targeted interventions can accelerate or alter this trajectory. We address four research questions: (1) How elaborate are children's preconceptions of the internet? (2) How much can instruction improve their understanding? (3) What forms of knowledge (everyday/scientific) are acquired through intervention? (4) Which incorrect ideas are resistant to change?</div><div>Using a convergent mixed-methods design, we examined 69 children across three age groups (Grades 4/5, 6/7, and 8/9; 9–15-year-olds) before and five months after a one-on-one, 45–60-min tutoring session. A no-intervention control group was included (<em>n</em> = 68).</div><div>Thematic and frequency analyses revealed: (i) fragmented initial understanding rooted in children's interactions with digital devices, consistent with previous studies; (ii) novel preconceptions, such as conceptualizing data storage in non-physical ways, e.g., “on a YouTube channel”; (iii) knowledge elevated due to instruction to a level comparable to that of peers two years older, aligning with how 9–15-year-olds spontaneously progress from intuitive understandings about visible aspects to more scientific comprehension of the internet's infrastructure; (iv) only modest resistance to change.</div><div>These promising findings suggest that interventions building scientific knowledge upon intuitive prior knowledge can effectively bridge the gap in understanding complex socio-technological systems like the internet, offering a blueprint for developing evidence-based curricula.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 108602"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143629528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using artificial intelligence for predictive analysis of dementia awareness among community adult learners and evaluation of dementia-friendliness in community environments
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108604
Chia-Hui Hou , Yi-Hui Liu
{"title":"Using artificial intelligence for predictive analysis of dementia awareness among community adult learners and evaluation of dementia-friendliness in community environments","authors":"Chia-Hui Hou ,&nbsp;Yi-Hui Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108604","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108604","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and information technology, big data analytics have become increasingly applied in healthcare and older adult care. However, in Taiwan, awareness of dementia remains limited and participation in dementia-related programs is low. As the older adult population grows and long-term care budgets become strained, enhancing the awareness of dementia in communities is vital. This study developed a \"Dementia Awareness Prediction Model using machine learning to predict the need for dementia education among adult learners, thereby improving resource allocation efficiency. A total of 229 survey responses were collected, and three machine-learning algorithms—Decision Trees, Decision Forests, and Logistic Regression—were used to build predictive models. The results show that all three models effectively predict dementia awareness, with Decision Forests and Logistic Regression demonstrating superior accuracy. Using a reduced set of attributes, the models achieved an average accuracy of over 95.90%, indicating high predictive performance. These findings provide valuable insights for enhancing dementia awareness and optimizing resource distribution in both public and private sectors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 108604"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143452957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108597
Michael Wadsley, Niklas Ihssen
{"title":"The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped","authors":"Michael Wadsley,&nbsp;Niklas Ihssen","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108597","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108597","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Checking social networking site (SNS) accounts periodically has become a quintessential daily habit for billions of people. The present study tracked the psychophysiological impact of brief periods of SNS use and subsequent use cessation, designed to mimic natural usage patterns. It specifically aimed to identify markers of problematic/compulsive use during these periods in 54 Instagram users varying in problematic SNS behaviors. Heart rate, galvanic skin response (GSR) and affective/motivational ratings were recorded across three 15-min phases consisting of a baseline reading task, Instagram exposure and Instagram cessation phase. Participants reported increased stress, anxiety and SNS cravings following Instagram cessation. Instagram exposure resulted in a large decrease in heart rate and increase in GSR compared to baseline, indicating increased appetitive arousal and a state of deep attentional engagement. Instagram cessation resulted in an increase in heart rate and GSR compared to exposure, indicating increased aversive (stress-related) arousal. Importantly, changes in physiology were <em>not</em> associated with problematic use symptoms. Our findings indicate that brief engagement with SNSs elicits reward-driven arousal and attentional immersion while ending such states can induce aversive physiological and subjective stress in both problematic and regular SNS users.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108597"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143420991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Presence vs. Anonymity tradeoff: Contextual influences of avatar visual fidelity on physiological and psychological responses
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108596
Rayan Harari , Babak Ravandi , Mahdi Nabiyouni , Abdullah Altaweel , Hamid Salmani Nodooshan , Hassan Karimi , Hua Helen Wang
{"title":"Presence vs. Anonymity tradeoff: Contextual influences of avatar visual fidelity on physiological and psychological responses","authors":"Rayan Harari ,&nbsp;Babak Ravandi ,&nbsp;Mahdi Nabiyouni ,&nbsp;Abdullah Altaweel ,&nbsp;Hamid Salmani Nodooshan ,&nbsp;Hassan Karimi ,&nbsp;Hua Helen Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108596","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-visual fidelity avatars are typically linked to increased realism and immersion, enhancing social presence and authentic interactions. This study explores how the context of conversations influences the impact of avatar visual fidelity on user experience. Using a 3 × 2 within-subject factorial design, 38 participants interacted with high-, medium-, and low-fidelity avatars during regular and sensitive conversations. Physiological metrics included Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and EEG, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) measured psychological responses. HRV was measured using a Polar H10 chest wrap, with the LF/HF ratio reflecting autonomic nervous system activity. EEG data collected with a Muse headband were analyzed to compute Theta/Beta and Alpha/Beta ratios. Results showed that high-visual fidelity avatars induced higher stress levels, particularly during sensitive conversations, as indexed by increased LF/HF ratios and changes in EEG metrics. EEG metrics showed significant changes in Alpha/Beta ratios during sensitive conversations with high-visual fidelity avatars, reflecting potential increased cognitive and emotional stress. The study highlights a critical trade-off between presence and anonymity: high-visual fidelity enhances realism but can elevate stress during sensitive discussions, whereas lower fidelity may encourage a sense of anonymity and reduce social evaluation fears. These insights can inform the development of more effective virtual communication tools, particularly in fields such as mental health support, education, and remote work, where the context of interaction is crucial.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108596"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143386888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Enhancing student GAI literacy in digital multimodal composing through development and validation of a scale
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108569
Meilu Liu , Lawrence Jun Zhang , Donglan Zhang
{"title":"Enhancing student GAI literacy in digital multimodal composing through development and validation of a scale","authors":"Meilu Liu ,&nbsp;Lawrence Jun Zhang ,&nbsp;Donglan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It is widely acknowledged that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) has exerted a greater influence on EFL learners' digital multimodal composing (DMC) process. GAI focuses on creating new textual and multimodal content using large language models (LLMs), and it puts different demands on EFL learners. Although much research has been conducted on EFL learners' AI literacy in various socio-cultural contexts, more attention should now be paid to EFL learners' GAI literacy in the DMC context, a new autonomous model of literacy. It should be noted that even though some studies may concentrate on users' perceptions and experiences with GAI, which may be closely tied to GAI literacy, there lacks the development of a scale for assessing GAI literacy in DMC. Thus, this study attempted to fill these research gaps by developing and validating an applicable and generalizable instrument to measure Chinese EFL learners' multimodal GAI literacy in their DMC process. Two subsamples (n1 = 296, n2 = 294) were randomly invited to respond to the GAIDMCS, and the data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the validity and reliability of the instrument. The findings suggested that a four-factor solution with 17 items can help explain Chinese EFL learners’ GAI literacy in DMC in terms of affective learning, behavior learning, cognitive learning, and ethical learning. Our GAI literacy in DMC scale may help improve GAI education for researchers and practitioners by providing a comprehensive and plausible framework that can serve as an outline for further syllabus design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108569"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Metaverse policing: A systematic literature review of challenges and recommendations
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108591
Milind Tiwari , You Zhou , Andrew Childs , Lennon Y.C. Chang , Jamie Ferrill
{"title":"Metaverse policing: A systematic literature review of challenges and recommendations","authors":"Milind Tiwari ,&nbsp;You Zhou ,&nbsp;Andrew Childs ,&nbsp;Lennon Y.C. Chang ,&nbsp;Jamie Ferrill","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108591","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108591","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The metaverse is an immersive, interoperable, and decentralized 3D online environment that contributes to the emergence of various metacrimes, presenting unique challenges for metaverse policing. Despite the boom of the metaverse, the existing scholarship on metaverse policing has been limited, disconnected, and disorganized. This study systematically reviews 32 selected studies applying PRISMA 2020 guidelines to establish a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and recommendations of metaverse policing. It identifies five salient challenges: lack of legislative and regulatory frameworks, avatar accountability and anonymity issues, limited metaverse understanding and inadequate policing capabilities, difficulties in evidence handling, privacy concerns, and ethical challenges. It also identifies four plausible recommendations: establishing clarity avatar governance, effectively managing privacy and security issues, improving investigative methodologies, and defining accounting and taxation protocols. The findings underscore the urgent need for comprehensive research in metaverse regulation and the development of evidence-based policies to create a secure and well-regulated metaverse environment that will address the unique challenges posed by metacrime. By providing a systematic analysis of metaverse challenges and recommendations, this study contributes to actionable insights for law enforcement agencies, and highlights areas for future research, including the need for legal frameworks, enhanced policing capabilities, and further empirical work to evaluate proposed solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108591"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143302883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Technology-facilitated sexual violence among sexual and gender minority youth: The moderating role of digital resilience
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108576
Alberto Amadori, Antonella Brighi
{"title":"Technology-facilitated sexual violence among sexual and gender minority youth: The moderating role of digital resilience","authors":"Alberto Amadori,&nbsp;Antonella Brighi","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, new forms of cyberviolence have increasingly affected adolescents, including technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV), such as sexual abuse and revenge porn. These experiences can have a profoundly negative impact on adolescents' mental health. While existing research has shown that sexual and gender minority youth are disproportionately targeted by these forms of aggression, a critical gap remains in understanding the risk and protective factors associated with TFSV victimization. The first aim of this study is to examine the association between online disinhibition, impulsivity, and socio-emotional competence in influencing TFSV victimization. The second aim was to explore the protective role of digital resilience in mitigating the negative impact of TFSV victimization on adolescents' mental health.</div><div>We conducted a latent class analysis on 3,807 participants (M<sub><em>age</em></sub> = 16.69; <em>SD</em> = 1.97) to identify distinct patterns of TFSV victimization. The results of the multinomial logistic regression revealed that sexual and gender minority youth were at greater risk of TFSV victimization. Additionally, online disinhibition and impulsivity were positively associated with TFSV victimization, while socio-emotional competence was negatively associated with the risk of victimization. Moderation analysis demonstrated that digital resilience acts as a protective factor by buffering the negative impact of TFSV victimization on mental health.</div><div>These findings provide important insights for the development of prevention and intervention programs aimed at adolescents' digital use. These programs should address the unique needs of sexual and gender minority youth, focusing on the stressors that increase their vulnerability to TFSV victimization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108576"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143350569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The role of flow and media multitasking for problematic smartphone use and the different types of smartphone use
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108583
Lea-Christin Wickord, Claudia Quaiser-Pohl
{"title":"The role of flow and media multitasking for problematic smartphone use and the different types of smartphone use","authors":"Lea-Christin Wickord,&nbsp;Claudia Quaiser-Pohl","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the relationship between flow and multitasking in the context of problematic smartphone use (PSU). PSU is the inability to regulate smartphone use, which has negative consequences. The study examines how flow, a state of intense concentration and immersion, contributes to PSU, mainly when facilitated by media multitasking - the simultaneous engagement in multiple media activities and how these factors are associated with the different types of uses. Data were collected from 374 participants, including 219 women, 154 men and one non binary person, with an average age of 31.72 years and mainly consisted of students. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect the data, including the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS-10), screen time measurement, usage type scales, and the Media Multitasking-Revised Scale (MMT-R). The results of correlation analyses showed that procedural and habitual smartphone use significantly predict flow and media multitasking. Additionally, the results of mediation analyses revealed that media multitasking mediates the correlation between flow and PSU and between flow and screen time. These mediations emphasize the reinforcing effects of multitasking on flow and PSU. The study complements the current research with a meaningful new contribution on the role of media multitasking in problematic smartphone use behaviours and screen time, showing that its mediating role should be considered in interventions for healthier smartphone use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108583"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143302487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dare to blow the whistle? The role of cute avatars in a university's whistleblowing system
IF 9 1区 心理学
Computers in Human Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108567
Lucky Lhaura Van FC , Afred Suci , Sarjon Defit , Hui-Chih Wang , Mustika Sufiati Purwanegara
{"title":"Dare to blow the whistle? The role of cute avatars in a university's whistleblowing system","authors":"Lucky Lhaura Van FC ,&nbsp;Afred Suci ,&nbsp;Sarjon Defit ,&nbsp;Hui-Chih Wang ,&nbsp;Mustika Sufiati Purwanegara","doi":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chb.2025.108567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In human-computer interaction (HCI), the role of social presence actors, particularly avatars, has emerged as a significant area of study. Despite extensive discussions on avatars in various contexts, studies on the use of avatars in whistleblowing systems within higher education institutions remain relatively rare. Identifying an effective avatar type for such potentially fear-inducing systems is necessary. The current study aims to design cute virtual avatars and investigate the impact of real humans and the cute virtual avatars on students' fear of retaliation and their effect on whistleblowing intention. Between-subjects experimental designs involving 420 university students were conducted across three consecutive studies to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that cute virtual avatars significantly reduced fear of retaliation, which, in turn, encouraged the intention to engage in whistleblowing through the system. Additionally, system trust played a critical role in strengthening this dynamic. These findings offer valuable theoretical and practical contributions to understanding the role of avatars as social presence actors, particularly in the design of whistleblowing systems within higher education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48471,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Behavior","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 108567"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143302882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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