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  • Mitigating the ripple effects of urbanization on farmland productivity and ecological security through inclusive urbanization strategies

    Mitigating the ripple effects of urbanization on farmland productivity and ecological security through inclusive urbanization strategies

    We begin by quantifying land use changes across different types from 1990 to 2010, using the National Land Use/Cover Dataset of China (NLCD-C). We compare the contributions of urban expansion and rural built-up area changes to farmland loss and…

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  • Trait dissociation is associated with dissociative experiences arising from disrupted multisensory integration

    Trait dissociation is associated with dissociative experiences arising from disrupted multisensory integration

    Sample characteristics

    100 participants without current or historic diagnosis of a psychiatric, biological or neurological disorder were recruited to take part in the study. Participants were mostly young, female, right-handed and well-educated,…

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  • Is issue voting solely based on issues? Latent factors of political ideology in response patterns of voting advice applications

    Is issue voting solely based on issues? Latent factors of political ideology in response patterns of voting advice applications

    Investigating the dispositions for and consequences of ideological beliefs is a core area of research in political psychology. By now, reality has undoubtedly overruled optimistic notions of an ‘end of ideology’ (Jost, 2006), which had…

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  • Role conflicts and coping strategies of academic entrepreneurs in an immature entrepreneurship environment

    Role conflicts and coping strategies of academic entrepreneurs in an immature entrepreneurship environment

    Inter-role conflicts of AEs

    This study reveals that simultaneously performing the roles of educator, researcher, and entrepreneur demanded inconsistent behaviors and orientations of AEs regarding time management, risk-taking, skill building, and…

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  • Marine shipping emissions on track to meet 2030 goals, but expected to miss 2050 target

    Marine shipping emissions on track to meet 2030 goals, but expected to miss 2050 target

    The United Nations organization responsible for international marine shipping today approved new emission reduction policies.

    A new paper published in Earth’s Future highlights the need.

    Green energy investment

    UBC researchers surveyed 149 marine…

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  • Government urged to tackle inequality in ‘low-carbon tech’ like solar panels and electric cars

    Government urged to tackle inequality in ‘low-carbon tech’ like solar panels and electric cars

    The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies (LCTs) like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of Sheffield…

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  • Why do women still have less status and power than men?

    Why do women still have less status and power than men?

    Credit: Atlantic Books

    What’s your vision of gender equality?

    Whatever it is, it needs to take a…

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  • TLR4 identified as a major depressive disorder gene signature mediating effects through multiple immune cells

    TLR4 identified as a major depressive disorder gene signature mediating effects through multiple immune cells

    Data collection and processing

    Two datasets GSE98793 (n = 192, 128 cases and 64 controls) and GSE44593 (n = 28, 14 cases and 14 controls) were retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus database (GEO database,

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  • The impact of adolescent innovation on academic resilience, distance learning self-efficacy, and academic performance

    The impact of adolescent innovation on academic resilience, distance learning self-efficacy, and academic performance

    Academic resilience in the context of crisis

    Academic resilience emerged as a critical area of focus in overcoming educational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hapsari et al.26 examined how students from low-income families in Indonesia…

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