Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Leona Polyanskaya
Summary: Metacognition, the ability to monitor one's cognitive performance and decisions, is often studied using retrospective confidence ratings. Experimental research asks participants to report their level of certainty in their responses or their performance in cognitive tasks. These ratings are used to assess monitoring effectiveness. This article discusses the underlying assumptions and methodological considerations that can affect the interpretation of results. It concludes that mixing trials that evaluate decision confidence with positive evidence with trials that evaluate the absence of positive evidence should be avoided when using retrospective confidence ratings.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Flavie Bidel, Natalie C. Bennett, Trevor J. Wardill
Summary: The extensive sensory inputs, subsequent decision-making, and arm coordination of octopuses complicate traditional motor control system theory. Octopuses reduce control complexity by relying on highly stereotypical motor primitives and multi-level processes. However, the specific arm recruitment and coordination during visually guided reaching behavior are poorly understood. Octopuses exhibit behavioral selection in prey capture, preferring synchronous arm recruitment for striking crabs and sequential arm recruitment for shrimp, aligning with prey escape strategies and arm biomechanical constraints. The second arm is dominant for goal-directed monocular prey capture. Octopuses employ a dimension reduction strategy, actively recruiting adjacent arms during visually evoked prey attack.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sara Perez-Polo, Md Abdus Shukur Imran, Sonia Dios, Jaime Perez, Lorena Barros, Monica Carrera, Camino Gestal
Summary: This study conducted the first proteomic analysis of the common octopus skin mucus proteome, identifying proteins related to defense and discussing the potential application of bioactive peptides in biomedicine, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biology
Itamar Katz, Tal Shomrat, Nir Nesher
Summary: The control of the octopus's flexible body is a challenging task, but a mechanism involving phototactic response has been observed, where the arms retract in response to increased illumination, possibly as a defense mechanism against predators. This response is mediated by the brain and is instinctive rather than consciously controlled, compensating for the octopus's poor proprioception.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Amaya Velasco, Graciela Ramilo-Fernandez, Francoise Denis, Luis Oliveira, Peter Shum, Helena Silva, Carmen G. Sotelo
Summary: This study presents a rapid and sensitive method based on RPA and LFA for detecting Octopus vulgaris in food products, which has been successfully validated and shown to be a useful tool for food authenticity control at various levels of the value chain.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Abeer Mohammad
Summary: Health professionals from different cultural backgrounds need to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment where English is the medium of communication. Lack of proper communication can lead to a hostile work environment. Nursing students tend to use direct refusal strategies, especially when refusing a request, and face issues with refusal semantic formulas when addressing a higher-status person.
Article
Zoology
Maria Prado-Alvarez, Pablo Garcia-Fernandez, Nicole Faury, Carlos Azevedo, Benjamin Morga, Camino Gestal
Summary: The study found that the ostreid herpes virus was detected for the first time in octopus, indicating the presence of viral material in the environment. Experimental results showed a significant impact of the virus on octopus paralarvae, and activated the immune defense of octopus.
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maxime Delmas, Valerie Camps, Celine Lemercier
Summary: Studies show that a personalized driving style for automated cars, mimicking the human driver, has a positive impact on the driver experience. However, the benefits may vary depending on driver-related variables (such as trust in automated cars) and contextual variables (such as weather conditions). This study investigates these factors, focusing on SAE level 3 automation. The results indicate that a personalized approach to automated driving styles would be more beneficial than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Sang-In Kang, Jin-Soo Kim, Sun-Young Park, Seok-Min Lee, Mi-Soon Jang, Jae-Young Oh, Jae-Suk Choi
Summary: This study aimed to develop high-quality octopus pulpo suitable for elderly individuals by optimizing the vinegar immersion and sous vide softening treatment conditions. The results showed that octopus arms softened under the optimal conditions have a high texture and nutritional properties, making them suitable for consumption by the elderly.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
A. Roura, A. Castro-Bugallo, M. Martinez-Perez
Summary: Merobenthic octopods like Octopus vulgaris undergo a transitional period known as settlement stage, which has been divided into three sub-stages (pre-settlement, settlement, and post-settlement) based on morphological, anatomical, and behavioral changes. During the sub-stages, the octopods experience changes in their reflexes, chromatophores, iridophores, pupils, and suckers per arm, indicating the different developmental stages they go through. These changes in their appearance and behavior are crucial for their survival and adaptation to the benthic phase.
Article
Psychology, Social
Ruhina Karani, Sharmishta Desai
Summary: Emotional intelligence plays a vital role in both personal and professional lives, but many individuals lack the ability to recognize and understand emotions. This paper proposes a digital approach for automatic evaluation of emotional intelligence and introduces four major factors - self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, and social relationships - with their respective weightages.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2024)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Dalila Destanovic, Darrin T. Schultz, Ruth Styfhals, Fernando Cruz, Jessica Gomez-Garrido, Marta Gut, Ivo Gut, Graziano Fiorito, Oleg Simakov, Tyler S. Alioto, Giovanna Ponte, Eve Seuntjens
Summary: Cephalopods, particularly the common octopus, are emerging animal models that possess a large nervous system and are crucial for studying the link between genomic innovations and physiological and behavioral complexities. In this study, the researchers sequenced and assembled a chromosome-scale genome of the common octopus, which revealed its conserved karyotype. This new genome will greatly facilitate research in various aspects of cephalopod biology, including plasticity, cognition, and evolution.
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Erika A. Waters, Gabrielle Pogge, Heather Orom, Marc T. Kiviniemi, Jennifer L. Hay, Malwina Lewicka, Natasha C. Allard, Gregory D. Webster, James A. Shepperd
Summary: Several studies suggest that 'don't know' responses to risk perception items may represent meaningful expressions of uncertainty. Satisficing behavior is unlikely to completely explain 'don't know' responding to perceived risk survey items. Excluding 'don't know' response options may result in an incomplete understanding of study participants' beliefs about risk.
JOURNAL OF RISK RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Bo Peng, Bingna Cai, Jianyu Pan
Summary: This study identified antioxidant peptides from octopus protein hydrolyzates and demonstrated their protective effects against oxidative stress in cells. The peptide GGAW exhibited the best antioxidant activity and improved cell viability by regulating multiple oxidative stress markers.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Cheila Almeida, Philippe Loubet, Jara Laso, Maria L. Nunes, Antonio Marques
Summary: The study evaluated the main environmental impacts of common octopus fishery with traps and pots in Portugal, finding that traps have more impacts in most categories compared to pots, except for ecotoxicity. It also identified that zinc use was the main contributor to ecotoxicity and estimated that 12.2g of plastics is lost to the environment per kg of octopus.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lorenzo Vilizzi, Gordon H. Copp, Jeffrey E. Hill, Boris Adamovich, Luke Aislabie, Daniel Akin, Abbas J. Al-Faisal, David Almeida, M. N. Amal Azmai, Rigers Bakiu, Adriana Bellati, Renee Bernier, Jason M. Bies, Gokcen Bilge, Paulo Branco, Thuyet D. Bui, Joao Canning-Clode, Henrique Anatole Cardoso Ramos, Gustavo A. Castellanos-Galindo, Nuno Castro, Ratcha Chaichana, Paula Chainho, Joleen Chan, Almir M. Cunico, Amelia Curd, Punyanuch Dangchana, Dimitriy Dashinov, Phil I. Davison, Mariele P. de Camargo, Jennifer A. Dodd, Allison L. Durland Donahou, Lennart Edsman, F. Guler Ekmekci, Jessica Elphinstone-Davis, Tibor Eros, Charlotte Evangelista, Gemma Fenwick, Arpad Ferincz, Teresa Ferreira, Eric Feunteun, Halit Filiz, Sandra C. Forneck, Helen S. Gajduchenko, Joao Gama Monteiro, Ignacio Gestoso, Daniela Giannetto, Allan S. Gilles, Francesca Gizzi, Branko Glamuzina, Luka Glamuzina, Jesica Goldsmit, Stephan Gollasch, Philippe Goulletquer, Joanna Grabowska, Rogan Harmer, Phillip J. Haubrock, Dekui He, Jeffrey W. Hean, Gabor Herczeg, Kimberly L. Howland, Ali Ilhan, Elena Interesova, Katarina Jakubcinova, Anders Jelmert, Stein Johnsen, Tomasz Kakareko, Kamalaporn Kanongdate, Nurcin Killi, Jeong-Eun Kim, Serife Gulsun Kirankaya, Dominika Knazovicka, Oldrich Kopecky, Vasil Kostov, Nicholas Koutsikos, Sebastian Kozic, Tatia Kuljanishvili, Biju Kumar, Lohith Kumar, Yoshihisa Kurita, Irmak Kurtul, Lorenzo Lazzaro, Laura Lee, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Giovanni Leonardi, Rob S. E. W. Leuven, Shan Li, Tatsiana Lipinskaya, Fei Liu, Lance Lloyd, Massimo Lorenzoni, Sergio Alberto Luna, Timothy J. Lyons, Kit Magellan, Martin Malmstrom, Agnese Marchini, Sean M. Marr, Gerard Masson, Laurence Masson, Cynthia H. McKenzie, Daniyar Memedemin, Roberto Mendoza, Dan Minchin, Laurence Miossec, Seyed Daryoush Moghaddas, Moleseng C. Moshobane, Levan Mumladze, Rahmat Naddafi, Elnaz Najafi-Majd, Aurel Nastase, Ion Navodaru, J. Wesley Neal, Sarah Nienhuis, Matura Nimtim, Emma T. Nolan, Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Henn Ojaveer, Sergej Olenin, Karin Olsson, Norio Onikura, Kathryn O'Shaughnessy, Daniele Paganelli, Paola Parretti, Jiri Patoka, Richard Thomas B. Pavia Jr, Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa, Michele Pelletier-Rousseau, Elfritzson M. Peralta, Costas Perdikaris, Dariusz Pietraszewski, Marina Piria, Sophie Pitois, Laura Pompei, Nicolas Poulet, Cristina Preda, Riikka Puntila-Dodd, Ali T. Qashqaei, Tena Radocaj, Hossein Rahmani, Smrithy Raj, David Reeves, Milica Ristovska, Viktor Rizevsky, D. Ross Robertson, Peter Robertson, Laura Ruykys, AbdulwakilO Sab, Jose M. Santos, Hasan M. Sari, Pedro Segurado, Vitaliy Semenchenko, Wansuk Senanan, Nathalie Simard, Predrag Simonovic, MichalE Skora, Kristina Slovak Svolikova, Evangelia Smeti, Tereza Smidova, Ivan Spelic, Greta Srebaliene, Gianluca Stasolla, Paul Stebbing, Barbora Stevove, Vettath R. Suresh, Bettina Szajbert, Kieu Anh T. Ta, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Jonathan Tempesti, Thomas W. Therriault, Hannah J. Tidbury, Nildeniz Top-Karakus, Elena Tricarico, DeboraF A. Troca, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Quenton M. Tuckett, Pero Tutman, Umut Uyan, Eliza Uzunova, Leonidas Vardakas, Gaute Velle, Hugo Verreycken, Lizaveta Vintsek, Hui Wei, Andras Weiperth, Olaf L. F. Wey, Emily R. Winter, Radoslaw Wlodarczyk, Louisa E. Wood, Ruibin Yang, Sercan Yapici, Shayne S. B. Yeo, Baran Yogurtcuoglu, Anna L. E. Yunnie, Yunjie Zhu, Grzegorz Zieba, Kristina Zitnanova, Stacey Clarke
Summary: A global approach is needed to identify invasive non-native species that pose a high risk to native species and ecosystems. By using a multi-lingual decision-support tool, assessors can classify aquatic organisms into different risk categories under current and predicted climate conditions, aiding in decision-making for management and policy.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Phillip J. Haubrock, Ross N. Cuthbert, Elena Tricarico, Christophe Diagne, Franck Courchamp, Rodolphe E. Gozlan
Summary: While the ecological impacts of invasion by alien species have been well documented, little is known of the economic costs incurred. The overall economic cost of invasions to Italy between 1990 and 2020 was estimated at US$ 819.76 million, with the majority of costs concentrated in terrestrial habitats.
Article
Ecology
Elena Tricarico, Paola Ciampelli, Laura De Cicco, Sandro Aurelio Marsella, Lorenzo Petralia, Barbara Rossi, Antonio Zoccola, Giuseppe Mazza
Summary: The study shows that the presence of raccoons has negatively impacted the native crayfish populations, leading to a significant decrease or disappearance of crayfish in certain areas. Signs of raccoon presence were clearly observed, while crayfish populations remained abundant or even increased in areas where raccoons were absent. Urgent actions are needed to control raccoons and ensure the survival of the protected species.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Quentin Groom, Nadja Pernat, Tim Adriaens, Maarten de Groot, Sven D. Jelaska, Angeliki F. Martinou, Jiri Skuhrovec, Elena Tricarico, Ernst C. Wit, Helen E. Roy, Diana Marciulyniene
Summary: In the future, digital data on species interactions will be easily accessible, covering all species, life stages, and habitats, with citizen science playing a key role in collecting these data. Improvements in gathering species interaction data through citizen science can be achieved by providing feedback, leveraging various data sources, and eliciting emotional connections to enhance scientific knowledge and enrich the experience of citizens in ecological research.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paride Balzani, Antonin Kouba, Elena Tricarico, Melina Kourantidou, Phillip J. Haubrock
Summary: Metal pollution poses significant risks to freshwater ecosystems, with accumulation patterns varying depending on location, species, size, and health condition of individuals. Different species and age classes exhibit varying trade-offs between metal uptake and excretion. Predatory fish species show significant relationships between feeding habits and metal accumulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Ali Serhan Tarkan, Baran Yogurtcuoglu, Paraskevi K. Karachle, Eleni Kalogianni, Nildeniz Top Karakus, Elena Tricarico
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonin Kouba, Francisco J. Oficialdegui, Ross N. Cuthbert, Melina Kourantidou, Josie South, Elena Tricarico, Rodolphe E. Gozlan, Franck Courchamp, Phillip J. Haubrock
Summary: Invasive crustaceans, particularly crayfish and crabs, have resulted in increasing economic costs over time, with Europe and North America being major contributors. Main issues include lack of management costs reporting, dominance of damage-related costs, and insufficient data.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Elena Tricarico
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Francesca Gherardi, Heather Stewart
Summary: This article introduces the multi-analytical protocol used by Historic England for the investigation of copper alloy artefacts recovered during underwater excavations. The protocol aims to determine manufacturing processes, identify repairs, and assess the state of preservation. The article presents examples from the study of copper alloy objects recovered from the Dutch East India Company Rooswijk shipwreck, highlighting the importance of this protocol for archaeological, metallurgical, and conservation purposes.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Helen E. Roy, Elena Tricarico, Richard Hassall, Charlotte A. Johns, Katy A. Roy, Riccardo Scalera, Kevin G. Smith, Bethan V. Purse
Summary: The role of invasive alien species in the transmission dynamics of zoonotic pathogens is often overlooked, despite the rapid escalation in biological invasions globally. We synthesised available information on the influence of invasive alien species on zoonotic pathogen dynamics in Europe and found 272 documented interactions between alien species and zoonotic pathogens within invaded ranges. However, limited evidence on actual impacts on human health suggests an urgent need to raise awareness of the potential risks.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Lucrezia Milillo, Marei Hacke, Sara Norrehed, Ilaria Degano, Francesca Gherardi, Ellinor Gunnarsson
Summary: This study is the first scientific research on khipu dyes and inorganic mordants and auxiliaries, providing a new approach to understanding the meaningful materiality, technology, and colours of khipus. Khipus are often described as Andean knotted records, but they are more than just complex knotted cords: a significant amount of encoded information resides in the incredible colours of khipus.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mirko Di Febbraro, Luciano Bosso, Mauro Fasola, Francesca Santicchia, Gaetano Aloise, Simone Lioy, Elena Tricarico, Luciano Ruggieri, Stefano Bovero, Emiliano Mori, Sandro Bertolino
Summary: Citizen science initiatives are being used to model the distribution of alien species, but only a few studies have evaluated the contribution of integrating citizen science data with scientifically structured surveys. This study compared the ability of citizen science data and scientific surveys, as well as their integration, to capture the realized niche and predict future invasion risk of 13 invasive alien species in Italy. The findings showed that citizen science data can be valuable in predicting future spread of invasive alien species, but it may also affect the niche quantification and prediction for species poorly known to citizen scientists or in local contexts.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Francesca Gherardi
Summary: The excavation of a Roman military cemetery near Birdoswald fort on Hadrian's Wall in the UK has revealed various types of burial practices. Through chemical analysis and microscopy, researchers have identified heat-affected glass vessels and beads in many cremation deposits, which were commonly used in cremation rituals. By examining the chemical composition of the samples, the researchers were also able to assess the temperatures during cremation, providing valuable insights into Roman funerary rituals and cremation technology in Britain.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Athina Papatheodoulou, Angeliki F. Martinou, Panayiotis Klonis, Elena Tricarico, Niki Chartosia, Frances E. Lucy, Margarita Hadjistylli
Summary: This study comprehensively reports the spatial baseline distribution information of the freshwater invasive alien species pond slider and red swamp crayfish in Cyprus for the first time, which is crucial for promoting future management efforts. Both species have established populations in 44 inland water bodies, occurring in syntopy in eight locations. The pond slider is found in 15 locations, with only 3 locations lacking established populations, while the red swamp crayfish is reported in 30 sites with established populations.
BIOINVASIONS RECORDS
(2021)
Article
Zoology
A. S. Tarkan, E. Tricarico, L. Vilizzi, G. Bilge, F. G. Ekmekci, H. Filiz, D. Giannetto, A. Ilhan, N. Killi, S. G. Kirankaya, N. Koutsikos, S. Kozic, I Kurtul, L. Lazzaro, A. Marchini, A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi, C. Perdikaris, M. Piria, L. Pompei, H. Sari, E. Smeti, G. Stasolla, N. Top, K. Tsiamis, L. Vardakas, S. Yapici, B. Yogurtcuoglu, G. H. Copp
Summary: In the eastern Mediterranean region, risk assessment of non-native aquatic species is crucial for the conservation of key biodiversity hotspots and optimal resource allocation. The study found that the risk of more than half of the screened species becoming invasive increased under global warming predictions.
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)