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  Click 'Compute' to predict the class labels for an example abstract or an abstract inserted by yourself.
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  The class label 'positive' corresponds to 'positive results only', while 'negative' represents 'mixed and negative results'.
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  Click 'Compute' to predict the class labels for an example abstract or an abstract inserted by yourself.
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  The class label 'positive' corresponds to 'positive results only', while 'negative' represents 'mixed and negative results'.
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+ ## Disclaimer
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+ This tool is developed to analyze and predict the prevalence of positive and negative results in scientific abstracts based on the SciBERT model. The text classification procedures employed within this tool can evaluate with an accuracy between (0.85-0.88) for clinical psychology and psychotherapy abstracts whether an abstract is only reporting positive results (‘positive results only’) or whether at least on negative result is reported (‘mixed and negative results). While publication bias is a plausible explanation for certain patterns observed in scientific literature, the analyses conducted by this tool do not conclusively establish the presence of publication bias or any other underlying factors. It's essential to understand that this tool evaluates data but does not delve into the underlying reasons for the observed trends.
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+ The validation of this tool has been conducted on primary studies from the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy. While it might yield insights when applied to abstracts of other fields or other types of studies such as meta-analyses, its applicability and accuracy in such contexts have not been thoroughly tested or validated. Hence, caution should be exercised when extending the use of this tool beyond its validated scope of primary studies. The developers of this tool are not responsible for any misinterpretation or misuse of the tool's results, and encourage users to have a comprehensive understanding of the limitations inherent in statistical analysis and prediction models like this one.
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