Change in the food environment and measured adiposity in adulthood in the Christchurch Health and development birth cohort, Aotearoa, New Zealand: A birth cohort study
This study investigated associations between change in the food environment and change in measured body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) birth cohort. Our findings suggest that cohort members who experienced the greatest proportional change towards better access to fast food outlets had the slightly larger increases in BMI and WC. Contrastingly, cohort members who experienced the greatest proportional change towards shorter distance and better access to supermarkets had slightly smaller increases in BMI and WC. Our findings may help explain the changes in...
Source: Health and Place - July 30, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matthew Hobbs Geraldine F H McLeod Joreintje D Mackenbach Lukas Marek Jesse Wiki Bingyu Deng Phoebe Eggleton Joseph M Boden Dhakal Bhubaneswor Malcolm Campbell L John Horwood Source Type: research
Ten quick tips for editing Wikidata
by Thomas Shafee, Daniel Mietchen, Tiago Lubiana, Dariusz Jemielniak, Andra Waagmeester (Source: PLoS Computational Biology)
Source: PLoS Computational Biology - July 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Thomas Shafee Source Type: research
Auto-immunoproteomics analysis of COVID-19 ICU patients revealed increased levels of autoantibodies related to the male reproductive system
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) manifests many clinical symptoms, including an exacerbated immune response and cytokine storm. Autoantibodies in COVID-19 may have severe prodromal effects that are poorly understood. The interaction between these autoantibodies and self-antigens can result in systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. However, the role of autoantibodies in COVID-19 complications has yet to be fully understood.Methods: The current investigation screened two independent cohorts of 97 COVID-19 patients [discovery (Disc) cohort from Qatar (case = 49 vs. control = 48) and replication (Rep) cohort fr...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - July 14, 2023 Category: Physiology Source Type: research
Impact on online research on celebrities' uncommon diseases: the curious case of Justin Bieber and Ramsay Hunt syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: The peak search times for the GT and Wikipedia pages were during the same period. Useful new tools and analyses of Internet traffic data may be effective in assessing the impact of announced celebrity uncommon illnesses on global public interest.PMID:37361302 | PMC:PMC10202347 | DOI:10.1007/s10389-023-01940-2 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - June 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Omar Enzo Santangelo Vincenza Gianfredi Sandro Provenzano Source Type: research
Impact on online research on celebrities' uncommon diseases: the curious case of Justin Bieber and Ramsay Hunt syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: The peak search times for the GT and Wikipedia pages were during the same period. Useful new tools and analyses of Internet traffic data may be effective in assessing the impact of announced celebrity uncommon illnesses on global public interest.PMID:37361302 | PMC:PMC10202347 | DOI:10.1007/s10389-023-01940-2 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - June 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Omar Enzo Santangelo Vincenza Gianfredi Sandro Provenzano Source Type: research
Major U.S. geological survey aims to uncover minerals critical for batteries and microchips
From the air, Maine is a uniform sea of green: Forests cover 90% of the state. But beneath the foliage and the dirt lies an array of geological terrains that is far more diverse, built from the relics of volcanic islands that collided with North America hundreds of millions of years ago.
Two years ago, sensor-laden aircraft began to survey these geochemically rich terrains for precious minerals. Researchers spotted an anomalous signal streaming out of Pennington Mountain, 50 kilometers from the Canadian border. State geologists bushwhacked through the paper mill–bound pine forests, taking rock samples. They
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Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - June 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
No brute facts: The Principle of Sufficient Reason in ordinary thought
Cognition. 2023 May 24;238:105479. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2023.105479. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) has been an influential thesis since the earliest stages of western philosophy. According to a simple version of the PSR, for every fact, there must be an explanation of that fact. In the present research, we investigate whether people presuppose a PSR-like principle in ordinary judgment. Across five studies (N = 1121 in total, U.S., Prolific), we find that participants consistently make judgments that conform to the PSR. Such judgments predictably track the metaphysical aspects of...
Source: Cognition - May 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Scott Partington Alejandro Vesga Shaun Nichols Source Type: research
It ’s Time to Recognize Wikipedia as a Health Information Resource
Volume 27, Issue 2, April-June 2023, Page 210-220 . (Source: Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet)
Source: Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet - May 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Denise A. Smith Source Type: research
Impact on online research on celebrities ’ uncommon diseases: the curious case of Justin Bieber and Ramsay Hunt syndrome
ConclusionsThe peak search times for the GT and Wikipedia pages were during the same period. Useful new tools and analyses of Internet traffic data may be effective in assessing the impact of announced celebrity uncommon illnesses on global public interest. (Source: Journal of Public Health)
Source: Journal of Public Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
