Persuasion for protection: an analysis of online safety videos on YouTube by Huang, Liuyu, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Yin, Stella Xin

“…Guided by the prospect theory and exemplification theory, different persuasive features employed in the PSAs were sought. Findings: The findings highlight that the primary focus of these PSAs is on online safety behaviors and general instructions on online hygiene. …”
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Two paradoxes in women’s wellbeing by Kaiser, C, Muggleton, N, Quispe-Torreblanca, E, De Neve, J-E

“…Using global data from 2006-2023 and long-term data from Europe and the US since the 1970s, we provide empirical illustrations. These findings reveal a diverse and seemingly inconsistent pattern of gender wellbeing gaps between countries, suggesting that the first paradox is not universally applicable. …”

Designing and implementing experiments within local bureaucratic systems: a cautionary tale from an educator incentive program by Asad, S, Habib, M, Karachiwalla, N, Kosec, K, Leaver, C, ur Rehman, A

“…This paper presents findings on some of the institutional factors which resulted in failed implementation of the RCT and a lost opportunity to learn about the efficacy of key design features. …”

Credit market tightness and zombie firms: theory and evidence by Hamano, M, Schnattinger, P, Shintani, M, Uesugi, I, Zanetti, F

“…Consistent with our theory, the findings reveal that capital injections are more effective in industries with higher credit market tightness and greater bargaining power of firms.…”

Simulation of national-scale groundwater dynamics in geologically complex aquifer systems: an example from Great Britain by Bianchi, M, Scheidegger, J, Hughes, A, Jackson, C, Lee, J, Lewis, M, Mansour, M, Newell, A, O’Dochartaigh, B, Patton, A, Dadson, S

“…Notwithstanding the challenges of integrating a very large amount of data, finding a trade-off between computational efficiency and realism, performing automatic calibration, and addressing multiple sources of structural and parameter uncertainty, a quantitative–qualitive evaluation approach showed that the BGWM provides a reasonably accurate digital representation of groundwater systems and processes at a national scale. …”

Cardiac conduction system regeneration prevents arrhythmias after myocardial infarction by Sayers, JR, Martinez-Navarro, H, Sun, X, de Villiers, C, Sigal, S, Weinberger, M, Rodriguez, CC, Riebel, LL, Berg, LA, Camps, J, Herring, N, Rodriguez, B, Sauka-Spengler, T, Riley, PR

“…Modeling in the infarcted human heart implicated the non-regenerative phenotype as causative for heart block, as observed in patients. These findings elucidate the mechanisms underpinning conduction system regeneration and reveal how MI-induced damage elicits clinical arrhythmogenesis.…”

Who attacks America? Islamist attacks on the American homeland by Saiya, Nilay

“…In this article, the author evaluates a number of proposed causes of terrorism against the empirical record of 60 individuals who, claiming to have been motivated by their understanding of Islam, have plotted or carried out attacks against the American homeland. The analysis finds that while many theories of terrorism fail to explain the phenomenon of Islamist, anti-American terrorism, these terrorists do share a few traits, namely that they tend to be well-educated, young men reared in countries characterized by government repression, many of which happen to be security partners of the United States. …”
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Patient and Health Care Worker Perceptions of Communication and Ability to Identify Emotion When Wearing Standard and Transparent Masks by Chu, Jacqueline N., Collins, Joy E., Chen, Tina T., Chai, Peter R., Dadabhoy, Farah, Byrne, James D., Wentworth, Adam, DeAndrea-Lazarus, Ian A., Moreland, Christopher J., Wilson, Jaime A. B., Booth, Alicia, Ghenand, Omkar, Hur, Chin, Traverso, Giovanni

“…RESULTS: The national survey consisted of 1000 participants (mean [SD] age, 48.7 [18.5] years; 496 [49.6%] women) with a response rate of 92.25%. …”
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The Ayeyarwady River (Myanmar) : washload transport and its global role among rivers in the Anthropocene by Latrubesse, Edgardo M., Park, Edward, Kästner, Karl

“…We show that the Ayeyarwady has likely become the river with the second or third largest delivery of washload to the sea in the world since it has so far been much less affected by damming compared to the vast majority of other rivers.…”
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Indoor air quality in laboratories and its relationship with psychological performance among university students in Malaysia by Nazman, Muhammad, Mohd Hatta, Puteri Balqis, Suhaimi, Nur Faseeha

“…Results and Discussion: Significant differences in IAQ parameters were observed for PM2.5 (p=0.007), PM10 (p=0.020), CO2 (p=0.024) and RH (p=0.043). …”
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Does negative parenting behavior lead to later peer victimization? A longitudinal co-twin control study by Oncioiu, S-I, Korde, A, Klatzka, C, Bowes, L

“…The sample comprised of 609 reared-together twin pairs from the 5-year-old cohort and 605 twin pairs from the 11-year-old cohort. …”

'The burglar's mate'? How London's probation officers persuaded magistrates in Social Enquiry Reports, 1958-72 by Lunan, J

“…The university graduates therefore invoked normative character ideals in SERs because they believed it was likely to be the best way to achieve the desired outcome in court. …”

Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain by Griffith, JI, James, HF, Ordoño, J, Fernández-Crespo, T, Gerritzen, CT, Cheung, C, Spros, R, Claeys, P, Goderis, S, Veselka, B, Snoeck, C

“…Oxygen and strontium isotope analysis suggest all individuals come from a similar, likely local, geological region, aside from one biological female who presents a notably different geographical birthplace, weaning, and dietary life history than the rest of the burial population. …”

Experimental heatwaves facilitate invasion and alter species interactions and composition in a tropical host‐parasitoid community by Chen, J, Lewis, O

“…The interactive effects of climate change and climate change-facilitated invasion have rarely been studied in multi-trophic communities, and are likely to differ depending on the nature of the climatic driver (i.e., climate extremes or constant warming). …”

Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Findings from this study have also found that the viability of probiotics is more well maintained when stored in refrigerated conditions than in room temperature conditions over 14 days. …”
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Key transcriptional regulators of neutrophil function in inflammation by Ai, Z

“…I found that RELB, IRF5, JUNB knockout significantly affect the ability of neutrophils to produce inflammatory mediators. …”

Exploring the Mechanical Behavior of a Traditional Japanese Joint for Flexible Structural Design by Ortea Varela, Ines

“…Experimental results confirm the computational findings, demonstrating reduced strength in the MRO splice compared to the continuous beam. …”
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Revisiting project delivery performance: evidence from Swedish transport infrastructure by Chapman, P

“…This study of Swedish road and rail project performance challenges understanding of project success and presents findings that run counter to the widely held position that transport infrastructure delivery performance and outcomes are persistently poor. …”

Developing a conceptual framework of building maintenance driving factors for effective heritage building maintenance programme in Malaysia by Syed Mohamad, S B H, Rahman, M A A, Suratkon, A, Deraman, R, Zakaria, M N

“…In conclusion, the research will be able to give significant findings regarding the driving factors involved in the development of a conceptual framework for an effective heritage building maintenance programme…”
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Macroeconomic and Firm-Specific Effects on Islamic Deposits Sustainability by Ab Rahman, Sazana, Ahmad, Nor Hayati, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…It is also evidenced by the findings that firm-specific effects impact the sustainability of Islamic deposits…”
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