Unresolved World War II animosity dampens empathy toward 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami by Yang, Ying, Liu, Xiao-xiao, Fang, Yang, Hong, Ying-yi

“…We discuss how these findings shed light on identity, patriotism, shared historical representations, and lingering international conflicts.…”
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Load-carrying mechanism to resist progressive collapse of RC buildings by Qian, Kai, Li, Bing, Ma, Jiaxing

“…A series of analyses are also carried out to better quantify the findings made in the study.…”
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Science literacy or value predisposition? A meta-analysis of factors predicting public perceptions of benefits, risks, and acceptance of nuclear energy by Ho, Shirley S., Leong, Alisius Deon, Looi, Jiemin, Chen, Liang, Pang, Natalie, Tandoc, Edson C., Jr.

“…We meta-analysed 34 empirical studies, representing a total sample of 32,938 participants and 129 independent correlations. The findings demonstrated that trust substantially affected public perception of benefits regarding nuclear energy. …”
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Wheat agriculture and family ties by Ang, James, Fredriksson, Per G.

“…Analysis at the sub-national level (US data) and the country level corroborate these findings. The estimations allow for alternative hypotheses which propose that pathogen stress and climatic variation can potentially also give rise to the formation of family ties. …”
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Inaudible components of the human infant cry influence haemodynamic responses in the breast region of mothers by Doi, Hirokazu, Sulpizio, Simone, Esposito, Gianluca, Katou, Masahiro, Nishina, Emi, Iriguchi, Mayuko, Honda, Manabu, Oohashi, Tsutomu, Bornstein, Marc H, Shinohara, Kazuyuki

“…This modulation was observed only when the body surface was exposed to the ultrasonic components. These findings provide the first evidence indicating that the ultrasonic components of the acoustic signal play a role in human mother-infant interaction.…”
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Support for resettling refugees : the role of fixed versus growth mind-sets by Madan, Shilpa, Basu, Shankha, Rattan, Aneeta, Savani, Krishna

“…Importantly, people with a growth mind-set were more likely to believe that refugees can assimilate in the host society but not that they should assimilate, and the belief that refugees can assimilate mediated the relationship between people’s mind-sets and their support for resettling refugees (Studies 4–6). The findings identify an important antecedent of people’s support for resettling refugees and provide novel insights into the science of mind-sets.…”
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Why behavioral neuroscience still needs diversity? : A curious case of a persistent need by Mathuru, Ajay S., Libersat, Frédéric, Vyas, Ajai, Teseo, Serafino

“…While this undoubtedly promotes consistency, in-depth analysis, and a better claim to unraveling molecular mechanisms, investing heavily in a subset of species also restricts the type of questions that can be asked, and impacts the generalizability of findings. A conspicuous body of literature has long advocated the need to expand the diversity of animal systems used in neuroscience research. …”
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Factors affecting learner success in an ESL self-access programme : a case study by Thanasingam, Santhakumari, González Ruiz, Cristina

“…Data from the focus group interview showed that learner readiness and tutor support were the two main factors that impacted the ability of the ESL learner to be successful in this approach to learning. The study confirms findings from other research and highlights the need to consider these two factors in the design of successful self-access programmes.…”
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싱가포르 대학생의 잠재적 한국어 학습 동기 = Potential Learning Motivation for Korean Language in Singapore by Ryoo, Agnes Hye Jin 류혜진

“…Coupled with the positive findings from the study on the potential demand for Korean among young Singaporeans, the study concludes that there is a strong and sustainable case for introducing Korean into the public education system in Singapore.…”
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Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress : evidence from young adults and senior citizens by Chan, Sarah Hian May, Qiu, Lin, Esposito, Gianluca, Mai, Ky Phong, Tam, Kim-Pong, Cui, Jian

“…Consistently, the senior citizen sample reported improved positive affect due to enhanced nature connectedness after the virtual nature walk. Our findings unveil the underlying mechanism of how virtual nature may improve psychological well-being and demonstrated how virtual nature can be used as an intervention to promote mental health.…”
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Transformation by-product identification from oxidation processes of waters containing model organic micropollutants (Nonylphenol) by Toh, Jewell Zi Le

“…The transformation pathway of DBPs was investigated using both Chlorine and Chloramine disinfectants to determine which disinfectant is more effective in the removal of Nonylphenol without forming toxic DBPs. Based on my findings, Nonylphenol and 4-n-Nonylphenol were removed during the disinfection process but at the same time, many other DBPs were formed from the transformation. …”
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Does everyone have the potential to achieve their ideal body weight? Lay theories about body weight and support for price discrimination policies by Li, Kevin Shaobo, Kokkoris, Michail D., Savani, Krishna

“…The universal belief predicts support for price discrimination only when price discrimination is based on body weight but not on other risk factors (e.g., drug usage; Study 4), and only when consumers’ weight would influence the company's costs (Study 5). The findings identify a novel lay theory and document its implications for an emerging class of policies in the marketplace.…”
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Therapeutic and immunomodulatory functions of the translocator protein in Alzheimer's disease by Fairley, Lauren H.

“…Taken together, these findings suggest that TSPO plays a neuroprotective role in AD pathology and highlights its therapeutic potential as a drug target for AD.…”
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Should I let it out to Him first?: The different coping strategies of young Malay-Muslim women in Singapore by Nurul 'Aqilah Binte Dahlan, Zaqia Alyya Binte Zaini

“…This study bridges the gap through semi-structured interviews with 14 Malay-Muslim young adults. The findings reveal that men cope by avoiding emotions to uphold an image of a ‘God-centred leader’ while women cope by being ‘emotionally-expressive caregivers’. …”
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Observation of an acoustic non-Hermitian topological Anderson insulator by Gu, Zhongming, Gao, He, Xue, Haoran, Wang, Di, Guo, Jiamin, Su, Zhongqing, Zhang, Baile, Zhu, Jie

“…Interestingly, topological modes induced by non-Hermitian disorders to be immune to both weak Hermitian and non-Hermitian disorders. These findings pave the way for future research on disordered non-Hermitian systems for novel wave manipulation.…”
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Decentralized secondary control for frequency restoration and power allocation in islanded AC microgrids by Lian, Zhijie, Wen, Changyun, Guo, Fanghong, Lin, Pengfeng, Wu, Qiuwei

“…The results do show its effectiveness and also verify the established theoretical findings.…”
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The external incentives model embedded: evidence from the European Union's eastern neighbourhood by Buscaneanu, Sergiu, Li, Andrew X.

“…The study corroborates the EIM and finds that higher domestic transformation costs lead to lower levels of democratic development and a positive cost–benefit balance of transformation, on the other hand, tends to encourage democratic consolidation in the Eastern ENP region.…”
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Balancing degradability and mechanical strength in keto modified polyethylene through hydrogen bonds by Li, Ke, Chen, Xi, Pan, Yuqing, Min, Benzhi, Ye, Enyi, Li, Shuzhou, Li, Zibiao, Loh, Xian Jun

“…Adding keto groups to the PE chain decreases its photostability, our findings reveal that increase in keto group concentration further amplifies degradation, albeit with minimal impact on photostability. …”
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Reduction of superoxide radical intermediate by polydopamine for efficient hydrogen peroxide photosynthesis by Deng, Yihan, Liu, Wei, Xu, Run, Gao, Rong, Huang, Niu, Zheng, Yong, Huang, Yingping, Li, Hao, Kong, Xin Ying, Ye, Liqun

“…In this work, a strategy was developed to utilize protonated groups for the rapid depletion of converted ⋅O2 -, thereby the efficiency of photocatalytic synthesis of H2O2 from CN was successfully enhanced by 47-fold. The experimental findings demonstrated that polydopamine not only improved carrier separation efficiency, and more importantly, provided the adsorption reduction active site for ⋅O2 - for efficient H2O2 production. …”
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Plant-soil and biotic interactions in tropical forests by Collins, Colton Lawrence Edward Iolani

“…Field transplant experiments, paired plot experiments, and measurements across degradation gradients were employed to study soil nutrient dynamics, seedling performance, tree diversity, forest structure, and decomposition rates. Key findings include waterlogged conditions affecting soil nutrient availability without slowing leaf litter decomposition in peat forests, and plants showing species-specific responses to soil nutrient and water variations. …”
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