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Psychology, Social
William Hart, Christopher J. Breeden, Joshua Lambert, Charlotte Kinrade
Summary: This study reveals the significant impact of personality traits on nascent political ambition. Personality factors related to political ambition include agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, grandiose narcissism, and psychopathy.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Hannah Pullen-Blasnik, Gil Eyal, Amy Weissenbach
Summary: This study examines the impact of algorithms on expert groups and finds that algorithms destabilize experts' authority, causing conflicting views on the role and significance of the software. The tensions revealed highlight the changing nature of expertise and technology in the criminal legal system.
SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Elizabeth J. Duncan, Christopher B. Cunningham, Peter K. Dearden
Summary: Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of organisms to produce multiple phenotypes in response to environmental changes, is a central aspect of animal adaptability. While DNA methylation is influenced by environmental cues, the exact relationship between cytosine methylation and gene expression remains unclear. More research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying these processes.
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Economics
Benjamin Bittschi, Berthold U. Wigger
Summary: This paper examines age-specific individual preferences for the legal retirement age. Retirees and newly retired individuals tend to prefer a higher legal retirement age. A higher retirement age benefits retirees without requiring them to work longer, leading to higher pension benefits. The empirical findings support the hypothesis that newly retired individuals are most in favor of an increasing retirement age, suggesting that raising the legal retirement age is more politically feasible in aging societies.
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Economics
David Card
Summary: Recent literature has sparked new interest in the idea of monopsonistic wage setting, with researchers agreeing that firms have some wage-setting power, though questions remain about the sources of that power.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Katie E. Trozzo, John F. Munsell, James L. Chamberlain, Michael A. Gold, Kim L. Niewolny
Summary: Forest farming, the intentional cultivation of nontimber forest products underneath a forest canopy, is appealing to family forest owners in Appalachia. There is a broad interest in forest farming and leasing forestland for this practice, suggesting potential for economic development and improved forest management in the region. Study results indicate a critical mass of family forest owners interested in forest farming, highlighting opportunities for scaling profitable forest farming practices.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Giulia Pacchioni
Summary: An article in Advanced Materials introduces an edible rechargeable battery that can provide power for edible and digestible electronic devices used in health care and food monitoring.
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Yi-Jen (Ian) Ho, Siyuan Liu, Jingchuan Pu, Dian Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a novel solution leveraging big data and hierarchical modeling to assess risks in the auto-insurance business. The validation using driving data and crash reports shows that behavioral traits play a significant role in predicting crashes, and the proposed solution outperforms current practices and alternative predictive models.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Political Science
Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler
Summary: Individual-level and state-level factors influence public attitudes towards raising taxes. Partisanship, ideology, and self-interest play significant roles in people's responses. Democrats and liberals with fewer resources prefer tax increases and income tax hikes, while Republicans and conservatives with more resources prefer spending cuts and sales tax increases. Income tax increases and higher tax burdens correspond with preferences for cutting spending.
POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jaime Teixeira A. da Silva, Quan-Hoang Vuong
Summary: In response to Ansorge's letter, the authors respect his opinion and choice not to want to be cited. However, they argue that having a solid theoretical basis for arguing a right is essential, even without concrete examples. They advocate for the fundamental right to have equal rights in any argument or situation, including the right to cite or not cite a paper, or to be cited or not want to be cited.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xiao Sha, Zhu Sun, Jie Zhang, Yew-Soon Ong
Summary: The success of group buying in social e-commerce relies on both the initiator finding interested products and friends being willing to participate.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kimberly H. Nguyen, Yutong Chen, Jing Huang, Jennifer D. Allen, Paul Beninger, Laura Corlin
Summary: We assessed COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the US using a large survey and found that around 1 in 6 adults were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, and nearly half of fully vaccinated adults had not received a booster vaccine. It is important for all eligible individuals to receive the recommended number of vaccines to prevent further transmission of COVID-19.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Bahadir Ismail Aydin, Yavuz Selim Yilmaz, Murat Demirbas
Summary: This study combines artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing to answer difficult natural language multiple choice questions, successfully demonstrating that even the hardest questions can be answered using this approach.
CONCURRENCY AND COMPUTATION-PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE
(2021)
Article
Transportation
Daniel Piatkowski, Wesley Marshall
Summary: The process of driving cessation can occur as individuals age and lose the physical and cognitive abilities to drive safely, or due to injuries or disabilities at any age. The ability to drive safely impacts road safety and access to vital services, regardless of age. This research examines attitudes towards driving, aging, and driving cessation, and finds correlations between personal characteristics, residential location, attitudes, and the desire to continue driving throughout life, using survey data from the Midwestern US. The study suggests that addressing driving cessation can also help address auto-dependence for society as a whole.
TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Industrial Relations & Labor
Andrew Weaver
Summary: Understanding hiring difficulties and hiring frictions is crucial for economic growth and individual success. This study suggests that persistent hiring difficulties are not strongly associated with technology or technical skill demands, but are more influenced by organizational attributes and market structure. Factors such as human resource practices, management strategy, and labor-market monopsony power play key roles in addressing workforce challenges.