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Psychology, Social
Zsofia Csajbok, Kaitlyn P. White, Peter K. Jonason
Summary: Based on recent factor analytic models, we re-analyzed previously published data and found 49 negative characteristics that act as dealbreakers in mate choice. Six dealbreaker factors emerged in a sample of American college students, including being gross, addicted, clingy, promiscuous, apathetic, and unmotivated. Women, those with higher mate value, and less interest in casual sex rated these dealbreakers as less desirable. Apathetic and gross characteristics were found to be the most repelling in the long-term context, while gross and clingy characteristics were most repelling in the short-term context. We recommend considering both desirable and undesirable mate preferences in future research.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2023)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Imad-Eddine Benkoudad, Abdelmalek Azizi, Mouhammed El Amrani
Summary: This research project analyzes the formal structure of Arabic rhythms in words and establishes a connection with Fibonacci words, demonstrating a unique approach to using Arabic poems as secret keys in cryptographic systems.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2021)
Editorial Material
Hematology
Andreas Greinacher, Falk Nimmerjahn
Summary: In this article published in Blood, Wang et al. demonstrate that the severe adverse effect of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is caused by structurally similar antibodies. Their findings suggest that VITT is the result of rapid clonal expansion of a few B-cell clones, leading to the production of a few closely related antibodies. Furthermore, the gene encoding the variable region of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) light chain appears to have the same polymorphism (IGLV3-21*02) in all patients investigated.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Kate Hazel Stanton
Summary: Recent work in supersemantics and the semantic interpretation of prosody has shown that non-words can contribute to truth conditions. This paper explores the case of a prosodic contour that functions as an intensifier and argues that its integration into sentence meaning challenges foundational assumptions about semantics, revealing a novel form of layering in semantic interpretation.
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Art
Homi K. Bhabha, Jae Emerling
Summary: This conversation documents a dialogue between scholar Homi K Bhabha and editor Jae Emerling, which took place at Harvard University. It aims to discuss Bhabha's current projects and the survival of theoretical humanities in the 21st century. Through this dialogue, the goal is to understand Bhabha's insights on the socio-economic, political, and cultural challenges we face, while remaining open and attentive to future developments.
JOURNAL OF VISUAL CULTURE
(2022)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicola Jones
Summary: An unusual lake in central Africa has the potential to release a vast amount of greenhouse gases, posing a threat that researchers are divided on whether it is worsening.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Bernd Rattay, Ralf A. Benndorf
Summary: Drug-induced agranulocytosis is a life-threatening side effect that can be triggered by various drugs, characterized by idiosyncratic reactions and a low incidence rate. It is thought to be initiated by chemically reactive drugs or metabolites that elicit an immune response, affecting cells or organs with specific metabolic activities.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Josiah Dykstra, Jamie Met, Nicole Backert, Rebecca Mattie, Douglas Hough
Summary: A common characteristic in cybersecurity is the inclination to take action rather than doing nothing, even if it may worsen the situation.
IEEE SECURITY & PRIVACY
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Gianluca Bonifazi, Silvia Cecchini, Enrico Corradini, Lorenzo Giuliani, Domenico Ursino, Luca Virgili
Summary: This article investigates the characteristics and evolutionary dynamics of the communities of users participating in dangerous and non-dangerous challenges on TikTok, aiming to identify patterns for early detection of dangerous challenges.
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amy H. Buck
Summary: In their recent Nature paper, Garcia-Martin et al. demonstrate that the sequences within a microRNA play a role in determining the amount of microRNA transferred to another cell via extracellular vesicles. This finding supports the growing evidence of cellular communication through RNA, but the mechanisms underlying how cells listen remain poorly understood.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paola Sini, Thi Bang Chau Dang, Milena Fais, Manuela Galioto, Bachisio Mario Padedda, Antonella Luglie, Ciro Iaccarino, Claudia Crosio
Summary: The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is increasing due to longer lifespans, but the causes and mechanisms are not fully understood, and effective treatments are lacking. Genetic susceptibility and environmental factors are believed to play a role in the development of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, with cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria possibly acting as important environmental triggers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sonsoles Valdivia-Salas, A. Sebastian Lombas, Sonia Salvador, Ginesa Lopez-Crespo
Summary: Excessive valuing of happiness may lead to lower psychological wellbeing. This study aims to examine the relationship between tightly holding happiness emotion goals and subjective wellbeing in Spanish women, and finds that psychological inflexibility components mediate this relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Magda Bienko
Summary: A new study demonstrates the connection between two long non-coding RNAs and the transcriptional activation of the therapeutic target miR-10b in glioblastoma multiforme by linking a distal enhancer to the HOXD3/D4/miR-10b gene promoter.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cassandra Willyard
Summary: Researchers have differing opinions on the severity of reinfection and whether COVID-19 can lead to lasting changes in the immune system.
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Virender K. Sharma, Xingmao Ma, Eric Lichtfouse, Didier Robert
Summary: Nanoplastics are more dangerous than microplastics as they are more abundant and reactive, and have the potential to reach remote locations and penetrate living cells.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
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Urology & Nephrology
Stacy Loeb, Shomik Sengupta, Mohit Butaney, Joseph N. Macaluso, Stefan W. Czarniecki, Rebecca Robbins, R. Scott Braithwaite, Lingshan Gao, Nataliya Byrne, Dawn Walter, Aisha Langford
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Elizabeth R. Stevens, Qinlian Zhou, Kimberly A. Nucifora, Glen B. Taksler, Marc N. Gourevitch, Matthew C. Stiefel, Patricia Kipnis, R. Scott Braithwaite
POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
(2019)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Stella K. Kang, William C. Huang, Elena B. Elkin, Pari V. Pandharipande, R. Scott Braithwaite
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Immunology
Elizabeth R. Stevens, Kimberly A. Nucifora, Holly Hagan, Ashly E. Jordan, Jennifer Uyei, Bilal Khan, Kirk Dombrowski, Don des Jarlais, R. Scott Braithwaite
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
R. Scott Braithwaite
POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
R. Scott Braithwaite
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Immunology
Anna Bershteyn, Monisha Sharma, Adam N. Akullian, Kathryn Peebles, Supriya Sarkar, R. Scott Braithwaite, Edinah Mudimu
JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Substance Abuse
Ellen C. Caniglia, Elizabeth R. Stevens, Maria Khan, Kailyn E. Young, Kaoon Ban, Brandon D. L. Marshall, Natalie E. Chichetto, Julie R. Gaither, Stephen Crystal, Eva Jennifer Edelman, David A. Fiellin, Adam J. Gordon, Kendall J. Bryant, Janet Tate, Amy C. Justice, Ronald Scott Braithwaite
ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Melanie Applegate, Ebony Scott, Glen B. Taksler, Mirtala Sanchez, Nguyet Duong, Laurie Mark, Ellen Caniglia, Andrew Wallach, R. Scott Braithwaite
Summary: Project ACTIVE effectively improved adherence to preventive care goals and increased estimated life expectancy, with greater improvements seen in alcohol use, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, depression, and smoking.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
R. Scott Braithwaite, Mark S. Roberts
Summary: There is a growing focus on policy decisions where short-term benefits may be outweighed by long-term harms, such as environmental damage. However, health policy decisions have not received the same scrutiny, despite the potential for longer-term impacts. The discount rates commonly used in cost-effectiveness analyses may devalue transgenerational health outcomes, highlighting the need for a consistent valuation of these outcomes in decision-making processes.
MEDICAL DECISION MAKING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stella K. Kang, Rahul D. Mali, R. Scott Braithwaite, Alexander R. Kerr, John McDevitt
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
R. Scott Braithwaite, Kaoon (Francois) Ban, Elizabeth R. Stevens, Ellen C. Caniglia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natalie E. Chichetto, Suman Kundu, Matthew S. Freiberg, John R. Koethe, Adeel A. Butt, Stephen Crystal, Kaku A. So-Armah, Robert L. Cook, R. Scott Braithwaite, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin, Maria Khan, Kendall J. Bryant, Julie R. Gaither, Shirish S. Barve, Kristina Crothers, Roger J. Bedimo, Alberta Warner, Hilary A. Tindle
Summary: Unhealthy alcohol use, smoking, and depressive symptoms are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and their co-occurrence, termed a syndemic, increases the risk of developing CVD in people with HIV and HIV-negative individuals. Linked-screening and treatment efforts are recommended to mitigate the impact of these risk factors on patients.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ellen C. Caniglia, Maria Khan, Kaoon Ban, R. Scott Braithwaite
Summary: Screening for unhealthy alcohol use and depression can help identify comorbid symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, while treatment for unhealthy alcohol use and depression may improve comorbid pain interference and substance use. A comprehensive approach to screening and treatment can facilitate diagnostic assessment and treatment of these conditions, ultimately improving morbidity and mortality for patients.
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Primary Health Care
Elizabeth R. Stevens, Medha Mazumdar, Ellen C. Caniglia, Maria R. Khan, Kailyn E. Young, E. Jennifer Edelman, Adam J. Gordon, David A. Fiellin, Stephen A. Maisto, Natalie E. Chichetto, Stephan Crystal, Julie R. Gaither, Amy C. Justice, R. Scott Braithwaite
JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2020)
