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  • Encoding and decoding illegal wildlife trade networks reveals key airport characteristics and undetected hotspots

    Encoding and decoding illegal wildlife trade networks reveals key airport characteristics and undetected hotspots

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    We gathered data on IWT incidents occurring via the flight network from two of the most expansive resources on IWT activity. The first is from ROUTES, a conglomerate of transit companies, government agencies,…

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  • Laboratory-induced extended wakefulness impairs mood and vigilance but not gambling behaviour in regular gamblers

    Laboratory-induced extended wakefulness impairs mood and vigilance but not gambling behaviour in regular gamblers

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  • Hygiene behaviours are critical for addressing neglected tropical diseases

    Hygiene behaviours are critical for addressing neglected tropical diseases

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  • Investigating the causal role of motor brain areas in rhythm reproduction: a transcranial direct current stimulation study

    Investigating the causal role of motor brain areas in rhythm reproduction: a transcranial direct current stimulation study

  • Repp, B. H. & Su, Y. H. Sensorimotor synchronization: A review of recent research (2006–2012). Psychonomic Bull. Rev. 20, 403–452 (2013).

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  • Social post-error adaptations across four NBA basketball seasons

    Social post-error adaptations across four NBA basketball seasons

    In this study, we analyzed a large and rich existing dataset from four NBA regular seasons to scrutinize post-error adaptations in a sport setting where swift and dynamic interactions among players are crucial to performance and success, namely…

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  • Ocean future | Nature Sustainability

    Ocean future | Nature Sustainability

    The plans to achieve a sustainable ocean economy are shaping up — it’s up to decision makers to implement them. The world is waiting.

    On 9 June 2025, the third United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference…

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  • Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable

    Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable

    People judge the same protest actions to be more acceptable when the protesters’ cause aligns with their ideological position, according to research published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. These results help to explain why…

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  • The disruptive effect of AI on urban planning

  • Batty, M. Environ. Plan. B. Urban Anal. City Sci. 45, 3–6 (2018).

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  • Cognitive function and retinal biomarkers as novel approach to diagnosing and assessing autism spectrum disorder

    Cognitive function and retinal biomarkers as novel approach to diagnosing and assessing autism spectrum disorder

    This study demonstrated for the first time a significant decrease in the level of ADAM10 in ASD children compared to neurotypical children, and this decrease in ADAM10 also corresponded to the severity of ASD and possibly cognitive impairment….

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