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Psychology
Daniel Algom
Summary: The term Weber-Fechner law is commonly misused in psychological science. The two laws, Weber's law and Fechner's law, are actually independent of each other. It is important to draw a distinction between them to avoid confusion and misapplication.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Douglas R. Green
Summary: Jiao et al. discovered a novel mechanism of quality control where damaged mitochondria move to the plasma membrane and are left behind the trailing edge of migrating cells, which is essential for maintaining cellular and tissue homeostasis.
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Cell Biology
Ivan Olaya, Sean M. Burgess
Summary: A recent study found that a cilium in zebrafish acts as an anchor for the centrosome and is crucial for telomere clustering and germ cell development.
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
(2022)
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Anthropology
Julie de Vos
Summary: This article explores the concepts of absence and presence in the context of the Francoist repression during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent dictatorship. It discusses how this tension has been used to construct a new social order and how it continues to be maintained today. By examining mass graves and monuments, the author examines how absence and presence are represented in the archaeological record. The Spanish case serves as a framework for understanding these concepts.
JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CULTURE
(2022)
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Biology
Luke D. Lavis
Summary: The group leader's decision to share their fluorescent dyes for free and without authorship requirements has resulted in positive outcomes. The lab has distributed nearly 12,000 aliquots, leading to increased collaboration opportunities and recognition within the scientific community.
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Philosophy
Halvor Kvandal
Summary: A central claim against religious beliefs is that their truth or falsehood is irrelevant. This claim is often supported by findings from cognitive science of religion, but many have criticized this use of science. This article discusses the weaknesses in the criticisms and argues for the validity of the debunking argument against religious beliefs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
(2023)
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Computer Science, Cybernetics
Tal Laor
Summary: The study focused on characterizing Pokemon Go players according to demographic groups and motivations for playing AR games, finding that young, secular men from central Israel with higher education and income are the main players. The game provides players with needs such as escapism, achievement, and relationships, indicating added value for players and the potential for future technology to bridge social gaps.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
(2022)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Simon Tam, Benoit Gosselin
Summary: This flexible biosensing system can recognize up to 21 hand gestures in real-time by analyzing surface electromyography patterns from the forearm.
NATURE ELECTRONICS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Raffaele Lafortezza, Clive Davies
Summary: Recovery plans in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic have prioritized construction-led development over nature-based agendas. Only 0.3% of global spending on urban infrastructure is dedicated to nature-based solutions and ecosystem efforts, hindering their potential in supporting human well-being. Urgent adoption of nature-based approaches in crisis management is needed for a holistic urban recovery. We strongly recommend making nature-based approaches a requirement to secure funding for future recovery plans.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amy W. Blasini, Peter Waiswa, Phillip Wanduru, Lucky Amutuhaire, Cheryl A. Moyer
Summary: This study examined the perspectives of volunteer community health workers, Village Health Teams (VHTs), on barriers to care-seeking and attribution for under-five childhood deaths in Kampala's informal settlements. Findings suggest a need for multi-pronged approaches to sensitize community members, engage community and health system leadership, and hold providers accountable for providing high-quality care.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Benjamin Elzinga
Summary: In the 1940s, Gilbert Ryle argued that knowing how to do something requires not only being well-regulated but also self-regulated. He believed that self-regulation is essential both in looking back and looking forward. This contradicts common intuitions about know-how. After reviewing the empirical literature on learning, I update Daniel Dennett's Tower of Generate-and-Test and identify a Rylean intuition about intelligence, arguing that self-regulation in a forward-looking sense is necessary for know-how.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Chandra Keller
Summary: In cases where a patient dies as a result of a medical error, families often find it difficult to seek redress or compensation.
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Environmental Sciences
Loan Diep, Priti Parikh, Barbara Pozzan dos Santos Duarte, Anais Figueiredo Bourget, David Dodman, Jose Rodolfo Scarati Martins
Summary: This study explores the application of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for stream/river restoration and finds that riparian margins have become spaces of conflict. It reveals that local preferences for stream restoration are influenced by persisting waste dumping issues. The study highlights the importance of integrating plural social and cultural values into NBS planning and proposes methods to address local conflicts and enhance community engagement. The research demonstrates that NBS can become a mechanism for ecological recovery with city-wide benefits only when marginalized groups are better included in the planning.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xue Pan, Xuecheng Zhou, Lei Yu, Lei Hou
Summary: The use of online health consultation has dramatically increased in recent years, especially since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the underlying mechanism of how the pandemic impacted OHC usage is still unclear.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Martha W. Bagnall
Summary: Evidence from turtles and computer models suggests that rotational dynamics, a pattern of neuronal activity, determines locomotion, which challenges traditional models of motor control.
