Demographic features of the sample studies
The study analyzed 15 sample studies (13 primary studies) comprising 899 participants. The sample included 10 studies from journal articles, four from dissertations, and one from a conference paper….
Category: Social Sciences
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Listening to the verses: unveiling phonetic contrasts in Li Bai and Du Fu’s poetry
The distinct sound features preferred by Li and Du evoke emotional responses, which can be detected through sentiment analysis, as well as perceptual effects that, while subtler than explicit semantic meanings, remain discernible through the…
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‘Doomsday Clock’ and patterns of mortality and mental health in the United States
Results indicate the closer the Doomsday Clock ticks to midnight, the higher the rates are for mortality specific to Alzheimer’s disease, suicide, unintentional injuries, alcohol and substance-related disorders
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the…
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Delhi air pollution worse than expected as water vapor skews figures
New Delhi’s air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapour leading to particulate matter levels across the city being underestimated by up to 20%, a new study reveals.
Hygroscopic growth…
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Cities that conducted greenhouse gas emissions inventories moved needle toward reduction
For years, cities have been taking on efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Yet little has been done to verify if such work has the intended outcome.
New research from the University of Kansas found that…
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Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big
Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity in the remaining fragments. But…
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How climate change affects rain and floods
Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events — namely, between…
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Study quantifies loss of disability-free years of life from COVID-19 pandemic
Among 289 million adults in 18 European countries, more than 16 million years of life were lost from 2020 through 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published March 11 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Sara…
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Effects of input modality and second-language vocabulary proficiency on processing of Japanese compound verbs
Classification and semantic transparency of Japanese compound verbs
In Indo-European languages, the classification of compound words often depends on semantic transparency, focusing on the relationship between the meanings of the constituent…
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Growing consumption of the American eel may lead to it being critically endangered like its European counterpart
High demand for eel combined with decline in stock have resulted in soaring prices for this food item, which in many cultures, is considered a delicacy. This has fuelled a concern globally as the prized food item is now being illegally traded…
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