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  • The sixth finger illusion induced by palm outside stroking shows stable ownership and independence

    The sixth finger illusion induced by palm outside stroking shows stable ownership and independence

    The results of PERMANOVA analysis on tactile factors, visual factors, and time factors are shown in Table 1. The results indicated that for Q1, which is the feeling of having six fingers on left hand, all factors and their interactions were…

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  • Sample ascertainment and clinical outcome measures in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program

    As described in the AMP SCZ introductory paper1, several factors were taken into consideration in the selection of clinical measures and their time points. First, there needed to be existing evidence regarding their relevance for CHR outcomes….

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  • Comparing large Language models and human annotators in latent content analysis of sentiment, political leaning, emotional intensity and sarcasm

    Comparing large Language models and human annotators in latent content analysis of sentiment, political leaning, emotional intensity and sarcasm

    The findings of this study illuminate the capabilities and limitations of large language models (LLMs) in performing latent content analysis tasks traditionally undertaken by human annotators. By comparing the performance of several…

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  • Educational disparities in 20-year trajectories of psychological well-being in a national sample

    Educational disparities in 20-year trajectories of psychological well-being in a national sample

  • Cutler, D. M. & Lleras-Muney, A. Education and health: Evaluating theories and evidence. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series 12352 (2006).

  • Hansen, E. R. & Tyner, A. Educational attainment and social norms of voting. Polit….

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  • Speed cameras take six months to change driver behavior, effects vary by neighborhood

    Speed cameras take six months to change driver behavior, effects vary by neighborhood

    New York City’s automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to research from NYU Tandon’s C2SMARTER published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectivesthat…

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  • Study links teen girls’ screen time to sleep disruptions and depression

    Study links teen girls’ screen time to sleep disruptions and depression

    Excessive screen time among adolescents negatively impacts multiple aspects of sleep, which in turn increases the risk of depressive symptoms — particularly among girls. That is the conclusion of a new study published this week in the…

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