Wenhui Yang

2 months ago | nature.com | Richard J. McNally |Per Carlbring |Wenhui Yang |Andrea Reinecke |Sigal Zilcha-Mano |Jenny Yiend | +13 more

Cognitive training is a promising intervention for psychological distress; however, its effectiveness has yielded inconsistent outcomes across studies. This research is a pre-registered individual-level meta-analysis to identify factors contributing to cognitive training efficacy for anxiety and depression symptoms. Machine learning methods, alongside traditional statistical approaches, were employed to analyze 22 datasets with 1544 participants who underwent working memory training, attention bias modification, interpretation bias modification, or inhibitory control training. Baseline depression and anxiety symptoms were found to be the most influential factor, with individuals with more severe symptoms showing the greatest improvement. The number of training sessions was also important, with more sessions yielding greater benefits. Cognitive trainings were associated with higher predicted improvement than control conditions, with attention and interpretation bias modification showing the most promise. Despite the limitations of heterogeneous datasets, this investigation highlights the value of large-scale comprehensive analyses in guiding the development of personalized training interventions.

Sep 24, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Wenhui Yang |Jing Zhao |Management Beijing

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors claim that there is no conflict of interest. REFERENCES & (2018) Pollution lowers support for China's regime: quasi experimental evidence from Beijing. The Journal of Politics, 80(1), 327–331. , & (2019) Interests, norms and support for the provision of global public goods: the case of climate co-operation. British Journal of Political Science, 49(4), 1333–1355.

Apr 3, 2023 | elifesciences.org | Xiao-Peng Guo |Wenhui Yang |Zhe Yin |Hai-Qin Yan

Multiple genetic changes in the enteric pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis have driven the emergence of Yesinia pestis, the arthropod-borne, etiological agent of plague. These include developing the capacity for biofilm-dependent blockage of the flea foregut to enable transmission by flea bite. Previously, we showed that pseudogenisation of rcsA, encoding a component of the Rcs signalling pathway, is an important evolutionary step facilitating Y. pestis flea-borne transmission.