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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Nina Rohrbach, Joachim Hermsdoerfer, Lisa-Marie Huber, Annika Thierfelder, Gavin Buckingham
Summary: The study found that when using augmented reality technology, holographic cues initially dominate the participant's perceptual and cognitive processes, but are dismissed when conflicting with cues from other senses.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giryeon Kim, Shogo Okamoto, Hisataka Maruyama
Summary: Our research team previously discovered a weight illusion where a continuously vibrating object felt heavy to the fingertips. We hypothesized that the grip force adjustment would be a factor underlying the illusion. The study evaluated grip forces and perceived heaviness using vibratory stimuli with different frequencies and amplitudes, and found that lower frequencies or larger amplitudes increased grip forces and perceived heaviness.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Peter D. Karp, Peter E. Midford, Ron Caspi, Arkady Khodursky
Summary: The choice of pathway database used in enrichment analyses can have a much stronger effect on the enrichment results than the statistical corrections used in these analyses.
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaowei Fu, Haiyan Du, Huacheng Xu
Summary: This study investigated the UV-induced photodegradation properties of DOMs from different origins using absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy as well as FlFFF technology. Results showed that chromophoric components were more easily degraded than non-chromophoric ones, and algae-derived DOM exhibited higher degradation rate and efficiency, possibly increasing in molecular sizes during the early period of photodegradation.
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Anthropology
Lisa Messeri
Summary: This article explores how perceptual illusions become reliable markers of truth in the context of experimental psychology, highlighting the importance of illusions as epistemological guides. By reconsidering the boundaries between reality and unreality, the research expands the definition of 'the real' and brings hope for human and nonhuman futures.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. O. Chigbu, U. U. Aniebue, U. Berger, K. G. Parhofer
Summary: Perception of body size, especially veneration of large body size, has a significant impact on obesity burden in southeast Nigeria. Additionally, perception of own body size influences weight-management behavior. Recommendations are made for health-promotion policies to change the social desirability of large body size and misperception of body size.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ercan Berberler, Betul Tuba Gemici, Handan Ucun Ozel, Tugce Demir, Duran Karakas
Summary: This study sampled and analyzed a series of rainfall events in Bartin province, located on the western Black Sea coast of Turkey, to determine the sources of water-insoluble particulate matters. The results identified significant regional sources such as iron-steel facilities and thermal power plants, as well as local sources like urban traffic and natural emissions.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Vonne van Polanen, Gavin Buckingham, Marco Davare
Summary: When lifting objects, fingertip forces must be adjusted carefully to the object's weight for smooth and efficient movements. The anterior intraparietal sulcus (aIPS) plays a role in anticipatory grip force scaling to object size, particularly during initial lifting experience. However, aIPS stimulation did not affect size-weight illusion perception, indicating its transient role in sensorimotor predictions related to object size.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Sabine Oskar, Rebecca Kehm, Mary Beth Terry
Summary: Research has shown that changes in body size across different life stages can affect breast tissue composition, with larger body size associated with higher breast adipose tissue concentrations and lower stromal tissue concentrations, while the levels of epithelial tissue decrease with larger body size. Further studies on these associations are crucial for understanding the development of breast cancer.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Sharla D. Biefeld, Christia Spears Brown
Summary: Past research has focused on the dehumanization of sexualized women and the negative impact of viewing sexualized images on viewers' body image, but there is limited research on plus-size women. This study investigated the dehumanization of plus-size women and the impact of sexualization on participants' body image. The results showed that sexualized thin targets were perceived as less human than plus-size sexualized and nonsexualized targets. Plus-size sexualized targets were also perceived as less human than plus-size nonsexualized targets. Sexualization impacted women's objectified body consciousness, and the body size of the image impacted men's body esteem.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ting Nie, Xiaofeng Wang, Hongxing Liu, Mingxuan Li, Shenkai Nong, Hangfei Yuan, Yuchen Zhao, Liang Huang
Summary: This study proposes an enhancement and denoising algorithm for single low-light grayscale images, utilizing a multi-exposure fusion framework, low-rank representation, and adaptive weight refining. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method performs well in enhancing low-light grayscale images.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xufang Yu, Ao Cheng, Dan Chen, Ting Li, Xingjun Fan, Xiang Wang, Wenchao Ji, Jianfei Wang, Lantian Ren
Summary: The study comprehensively analyzed the molecular weight characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) during composting of chicken manure and rice husks using high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D COS). The results showed that both weight-average and number-average molecular weight of DOM gradually increased during composting, indicating continuous generation and polymerization of high molecular weight fractions. The 2D COS analysis identified key active molecules involved in the transformation processes of compost DOM, with a preference for smaller molecules. Hetero-2D COS analysis revealed the change sequence of chromophores and fluorophores during the composting process.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
B. J. Lawford, K. L. Bennell, S. E. Jones, C. Keating, C. Brown, R. S. Hinman
Summary: The study explored patient and dietitian experiences with a multi-component dietary weight loss program for knee osteoarthritis, finding that the program's simplicity and convenience facilitated adherence, while social and professional support were crucial for success. Patients and dietitians described the program as engaging and motivating, with a holistic nature that was important for long-term impact. The findings suggest that this multi-component dietary program may benefit symptoms in people with knee osteoarthritis and strategies for supporting long-term weight management should be a focus of future research.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mandeep Kaur, Chengcheng Shen, Lin Wang, Ming Xu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of different concentrations of polypropylene microplastics (PP MPs) and cadmium (Cd) on rice seedlings. The results showed that the independent application of PP MPs and Cd had detrimental effects on rice germination and growth, while their combined application partially reduced the toxicity. Additionally, smaller microplastic particles had a more significant impact on plant growth compared to larger particles.
Article
Psychiatry
Idia B. Thurston, Kristina M. Decker, Rebecca C. Kamody, Caroline C. Kaufman, Caitlyn E. Maye, Tracy K. Richmond, Kendrin R. Sonneville
Summary: The study found that using figure rating scales (FRS) to assess weight status is more accurate than weight perception labels. Different FRS showed varying discriminatory abilities across different races and genders.
EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY
(2022)
Correction
Neurosciences
Robin Laycock, Kylie Wood, Andrea Wright, Sheila G. Crewther, Melvyn A. Goodale
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Robin Laycock, Kylie Wood, Andrea Wright, Sheila G. Crewther, Melvyn A. Goodale
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Review
Neurosciences
Dylan M. Fox, Melvyn A. Goodale, James A. Bourne
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert L. Whitwell, Irene Sperandio, Gavin Buckingham, Philippe A. Chouinard, Melvyn A. Goodale
Article
Ophthalmology
Jie Gao, Athena Ko, Yoshiko Yabe, Melvyn A. Goodale, Juan Chen
Correction
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert L. Whitwell, Irene Sperandio, Gavin Buckingham, Philippe A. Chouinard, Melvyn A. Goodale
Article
Neurosciences
Mutindi C. Kithu, Elizabeth J. Saccone, Sheila G. Crewther, Melvyn A. Goodale, Philippe A. Chouinard
Summary: This study investigated the impact of differences in processing real tools and 2D tool images on tool naming, finding that the format of the prime tool presentation did not affect participants' response times in naming the target tool. Participants were faster at naming target tools when the same tool was presented as both the prime and target.
EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychology
Robert L. Whitwell, Melvyn A. Goodale
COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tzvi Ganel, Melvyn A. Goodale
Summary: Smiling faces are perceived as older than neutral faces due to smile-related wrinkles around the eyes, but this effect disappears in older adults. For middle-aged adults, however, the effect is only present in male faces with more prominent smile-related wrinkles. These results suggest that apparent age perception is holistic, taking into account age-related cues in different regions of the face.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Daria Proklova, Melvyn A. Goodale
Summary: The human ventral temporal cortex shows distinct response patterns to animate and inanimate objects. The presence of a face is a prominent feature that distinguishes animals from inanimate objects and could explain the animate-inanimate distinction in the VTC. This fMRI study found that animals with faces elicit a stronger animate/inanimate response in the VTC, but faces are not necessary to observe high-level animacy information in certain regions of the VTC.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Tzvi Ganel, Melvyn A. Goodale
Summary: The widespread use of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic has hindered the recognition of face identity and expression, as well as the interpretation of speech from facial cues. However, it is unclear how masks affect the perception of age from facial cues.
COGNITIVE RESEARCH-PRINCIPLES AND IMPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Saxon Goold, Melanie J. Murphy, Melvyn A. Goodale, Sheila G. Crewther, Robin Laycock
Summary: This study investigates the atypical social attention disengagement in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the broader autism phenotype. Eye-tracking is used to measure the time it takes to disengage attention from a central task-irrelevant face and orient to a peripheral nonsocial target. The results show that individuals with higher autism-like traits have faster saccadic responses in detecting the nonsocial target.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Robert L. L. Whitwell, Mehul A. A. Garach, Melvyn A. A. Goodale, Irene Sperandio
Summary: Perceiving and grasping an object present different computational problems for animals. Primates have developed separate neural networks specialized in visual processing with different object representations to solve this problem. The Ebbinghaus illusion minimally affects the grasping hand's aperture, which normally scales with target size, suggesting that grasps are refractory to the illusion due to fixation on the target rather than the surrounding context. However, our study found that both limb and gaze tracking failed to explain this dissociation, supporting the idea that object perception and goal-directed action rely on distinct visual representations.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Letter
Behavioral Sciences
Melvyn A. Goodale, A. David Milner
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Tzvi Ganel, Aviad Ozana, Melvyn A. Goodale
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
(2020)