Article
Economics
Adrian Mehic
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between environmental accidents and voting. It uses the Chernobyl disaster as a natural experiment to study the variation in radioactive fallout exposure in Sweden. The results show that voters in high-fallout areas were more likely to vote for the environmentalist Green Party, and this change in voting behavior was driven by voters who closely followed local media.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Ondrej Harkut, Petr Alexa, Radim Uhlar
Summary: The study compared the specific activities of Cs-137 and K-40 in stipes and caps of three common mushroom species measured at two locations in 2011. The highest Cs-137 values were found in caps of Xerocomus badius and Russula ochroleuca in the Opava area. The effective dose due to radiocaesium intake in Xerocomus badius was estimated, showing no significant risk for public health.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
C. Ory, S. Leboulleux, D. Salvatore, B. Le Guen, F. De Vathaire, S. Chevillard, M. Schlumberger
Summary: The accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima released significant amounts of radioactive iodine into the atmosphere, causing adverse effects on the thyroid gland. Children living in highly contaminated regions near Chernobyl experienced a notable increase in thyroid cancer cases, while there is currently no evidence of increased thyroid cancer incidence among children near the Fukushima power plant. Studies have been conducted to distinguish radiation-induced thyroid cancers from sporadic cases, with genomic signatures potentially offering helpful insights.
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Claudio U. Koser, Sophia B. Georghiou, Thomas Schon, Max Salfinger
Summary: The World Health Organization has lowered the clinical concentration of rifampin for tuberculosis testing, prompting discussions on the need for calibrated methods against rigorously defined reference standards.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Reetta Hamalainen, Mira H. Kajanus, Jukka T. Forsman, Sami M. Kivela, Janne-Tuomas Seppanen, Olli J. Loukola
Summary: Recent work has highlighted the use of social information by animals, both from their own species and from other species, but the ecological and evolutionary implications of this remain poorly understood. Selective use of social information, including the decision to reject observed behaviors, may have far-reaching consequences and lead to diverse ecological and coevolutionary outcomes between species. This study explores the potential for selective interspecific information use to explain co-occurrences of putative competitors and suggests that these consequences may be more widespread than previously recognized.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Nurkhadija Rohani, Maryati Mohd. Yusof
Summary: This study identifies factors influencing unintended consequences of Pharmacy Information Systems (PhIS) and their impact on information quality, posing a risk to patient safety. The study discovers 28 unintended consequences of PhIS, including system rigidity and complexity, unclear understanding and purpose of system use, hybrid paper and electronic documentation, unclear transitions, duplication of tasks and roles, time pressure, and cognitive overload. To ensure patient safety, it is essential to have safe system design, increase awareness of maintaining information quality in PhIS, and promote its safe use in organizations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Casper van Elteren, Rick Quax, Peter Sloot
Summary: One of the central questions in network science is to determine the most important nodes. However, the methods based on structural properties such as high connectedness or centrality in the network may not be applicable to dynamic situations. By simulating the kinetic Ising spin model and intervening in node state probabilities to measure the effect on systemic dynamics, it is found that structural features cannot accurately predict the dynamic impact of a node in the network. A solution is proposed with a measure called integrated mutual information, which accurately predicts the dynamically most important node based on observational data of non-intervened dynamics in networks.
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lisa Grossman Liu, James R. Rogers, Rollin Reeder, Colin G. Walsh, Devan Kansagara, David K. Vawdrey, Hojjat Salmasian
Summary: The study critically appraised readmission models in the literature using expert recommendations, finding that many models had weaknesses in development such as lack of internal validation, consideration of readmission at other institutions, missing data, discussion of data preprocessing, and stating eligibility criteria. The high prevalence of these weaknesses identified in published models may compromise predictive validity, and CAMPR may help to identify and prevent future weaknesses in model development.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Kirk Jensen, Vasyl Vasko
Summary: Russia initiated a military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, conducting missile and air strikes followed by a large ground invasion. They captured the Chernobyl nuclear station and violated radiation safety measures in the surrounding area. Concerns are raised about potential damage to the containment vessel of the wrecked reactor and the vulnerability of Ukraine's other nuclear reactors to attack or sabotage. This commentary discusses the radiobiologic data from past nuclear accidents and highlights the new challenges of nuclear security in conflict zones with nuclear power plants.
Article
Communication
Stephanie Pieschl
Summary: The study found that Internet use can lead to users overestimating their problem-solving abilities and performance, potentially resulting in premature termination of information problem-solving and suboptimal performance. This effect was seen in the same phase tasks but not in subsequent unrelated phases.
Article
Environmental Studies
Alvaro Enriquez-de-Salamanca
Summary: The effectiveness of mitigation measures in environmental impact assessment (EIA) is uncertain and may lead to undesired effects, affecting the assessment of residual impacts. Overestimating mitigation effectiveness distorts decision-making, emphasizing the need for information and environmental follow-up.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jessica Malmqvist, Volkert Siersma, Mie Sara Hestbech, Dagny Ros Nicolaisdottir, Christine Winther Bang, John Brodersen
Summary: This study investigated the psychosocial consequences of receiving an invitation to colorectal cancer screening, and found that there was no association with negative psychosocial consequences. In fact, there was a positive change in body perception in the invitation group compared to the control group.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Elsa Gewehr, Brigitte Hensel, Renate Volbert
Summary: This study found that a younger age of the child at abuse onset and intrafamilial relationships with perpetrators were associated with prolonged disclosure latency in cases of children who experience sexual abuse. No significant predictive evidence was found for the child's gender, severity of abuse, or strategies used by offenders to prevent disclosure. The study suggests the need for further development of effective prevention programs for younger children and explicit discussion of intrafamilial abuse.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jialiang Lin, Yao Yu, Jiaxin Song, Xiaodong Shi
Summary: Proper citation is crucial for academic writing to accumulate knowledge and maintain academic integrity. This study proposes a method called Citation Recommendation for Published Scientific Entity (CRPSE), which utilizes cooccurrences between published scientific entities and in-text citations from previous researchers to effectively recommend source papers. A statistical analysis of missing citations in prestigious computer science conferences in 2020 reveals that 475 published scientific entities in computer science and mathematics lack proper citations. It is found that many entities mentioned without citations are well-accepted research results.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Skye Trudgett, Kalinda Griffiths, Sara Farnbach, Anthony Shakeshaft
Summary: This paper examines the characteristics of Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) principles and proposes an operationalization framework that is standardized internationally and adaptable to diverse Indigenous communities and contexts.
Letter
Otorhinolaryngology
Sergei V. Jargin
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(2019)
Letter
Oncology
Sergei V. Jargin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2019)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sergei V. Jargin
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Letter
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sergei Jargin
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Sergei Jargin
JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION
(2022)
Letter
Psychiatry
Sergei Jargin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Sergei V. Jargin
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Letter
Pathology
Sergei Jargin
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sergei Jargin
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Letter
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sergei Jargin
Letter
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sergei Jargin
CYPRUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2020)
Letter
Oncology
Sergei V. Jargin
JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sergei Jargin
JOURNAL OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2019)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sergei V. Jargin
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS
(2019)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sergei V. Jargin
JOURNAL OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2019)
