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07/12/2024

Mindfulness training reduces the preference for proenvironmental outcomes

Theoretical accounts posit that mindfulness promotes proenvironmental behavior. While this claim is supported by correlational findings, past intervention studies provided no evidence that enhancing mindfulness increases self-report measures of proenvironmental behavior. Here, we tested whether a 31...

07/12/2024

Longitudinal associations between fruit and vegetable intakes and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults from four international twin cohorts

The Mediterranean region has long been identified as a climate change hotspot. However, within the Mediterranean, there are smaller sub-areas that exhibit a higher risk of climate change and extremes. Previous research has often focused on indices based on mean climate values, yet extremes are typic...

06/12/2024

Evaluation of DNA extraction kits for long-read shotgun metagenomics using Oxford Nanopore sequencing for rapid taxonomic and antimicrobial resistance detection

During a bacterial infection or colonization, the detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical, but slow due to culture-based approaches for clinical and screening samples. Culture-based phenotypic AMR detection and confirmation require up to 72 hours (h) or even weeks for slow-growi...

06/12/2024

Habitual physical activity is related to more creative activities and achievements

Beyond health, physical activity (PA) is associated with better creative ideation performance. People who are habitually more physically active produce more original ideas when asked to think creatively about an alternative use of an everyday object such as a brick. This aligns with findings indicat...

05/12/2024

Identifying fabricated networks within authorship-for-sale enterprises

It is estimated that 2% of all journal submissions across all disciplines originate from paper mills, both creating significant risk that the body of research that we rely on to progress becomes corrupted, and placing undue burden on the submission process to reject these articles. By understanding....

05/12/2024

Identification of climate change hotspots in the Mediterranean

04/12/2024

Comparing structure–function relationships in brain networks using EEG and fNIRS

Identifying relationships between structural and functional networks is crucial for understanding the large-scale organization of the human brain. The potential contribution of emerging techniques like functional near-infrared spectroscopy to investigate the structure–functional relationship has y...

04/12/2024

Strategies for resolving challenging psychedelic experiences: insights from a mixed-methods study

Psychedelic substances are garnering renewed interest for their potential therapeutic applications, yet the mechanisms by which challenging experiences during psychedelic use contribute to positive outcomes remains poorly understood. Here we present a mixed-methods investigation into the strategies....

03/12/2024

The risk of shortcutting in deep learning algorithms for medical imaging research

While deep learning (DL) offers the compelling ability to detect details beyond human vision, its black-box nature makes it prone to misinterpretation. A key problem is algorithmic shortcutting, where DL models inform their predictions with patterns in the data that are easy to detect algorithmicall...

03/12/2024

Identification of key chlorophyll fluorescence parameters as biomarkers for dryland wheat under future climate conditions

Nowadays, climate change is the primary factor shaping the future of food and nutritional security. To investigate the interactive effects of various climate variables on photosynthetic efficiency, an experiment was conducted using 10 dryland wheat genotypes. These genotypes were exposed to differen...

02/12/2024

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of circular consumer electronics based on IC recycling and emerging PCB assembly materials

As consumer microelectronics become ever more ubiquitous, there are growing concerns about their environmental impact. However, the diversity of designs and components used in modern devices makes a coherent mitigation strategy hard to formulate. In this work, we perform a quantitative life cycle as...

02/12/2024

Waist-to-calf circumference ratio as a potential indicator of diabetes risk: results from the Longevity Check-Up (Lookup) 8+

Diabetes is a prevalent metabolic condition with substantial health and economic impacts. Therefore, effective and accessible indicators are essential for early detection and prevention. This study investigates the link between the waist-to-calf circumference ratio (WCR) and diabetes risk in a large...

01/12/2024

The fastest 24-hour ultramarathoners are from Eastern Europe

Ultramarathon running is of increasing popularity, where the time-limited 24-hour run is one of the most popular events. Although we have a high scientific knowledge about different topics for this specific race format, we do not know where the best 24-hour runners originate from and where the faste...

01/12/2024

An exceptionally preserved fossil assemblage from the early Jurassic of Chongqing (China) reveals a complex lacustrine ecosystem

One of the five greatest mass extinction events in the history of life occurred at the end of the Triassic (~ 201 million years ago), as confirmed by profound loss of life in marine realm. Terrestrial ecosystems were also suffered but the extent of life loss and timing of subsequent recovery ...

30/11/2024

Avian raptors are indicator species and victims of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus HPAIV H5N1 (clade 2.3.4.4b) in Germany

Transition of highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b H5 avian influenza virus (HPAIV) from epizootic to enzootic status in Northern European countries was associated with severe losses and even mass mortalities among various wild bird species. Both avian and mammalian raptors hunting infected debilitated....

30/11/2024

Exploring the cognitive underpinnings of early hominin stone tool use through an experimental EEG approach

Technological innovation has been crucial in the evolution of our lineage, with tool use and production linked to complex cognitive processes. While previous research has examined the cognitive demands of early stone toolmaking, the neurocognitive aspects of early hominin tool use remain largely und...

29/11/2024

Caffeine content in filter coffee brews as a function of degree of roast and extraction yield

The effect of degree of roast on resulting caffeine content in brewed coffee has been extensively researched, but conflicting methodologies and results have muddled development of a general conclusion. In this study, 30 unique combinations of green coffee variety, degree of roast, and brew time were...

29/11/2024

Goffin’s cockatoos use object mass but not balance cues when making object transport decisions

Utilising weight cues can improve the efficiency of foraging behaviours by providing information on nutritional value, material strength, and tool functionality. Attending to weight cues may also facilitate the optimisation of object transport. Though some animals’ ability to assess weight cues ha...

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