AbstractBackground. Adult vaccinations may reduce risk for dementia. However it has not been established whether tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccinati | Continue reading
Abstract. Psychopathy is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy, and egotistical traits. These traits vary also in normally functioni | Continue reading
AbstractAims. Little is known about the trade-off between the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and the potential harmful effects of increased exposure | Continue reading
Abstract. Morbidity and mortality have been increasing among middle-aged and young-old Americans since the turn of the century. We investigate whether these unf | Continue reading
Abstract. Virus-virus interactions influence the epidemiology of respiratory infections. However, the impact of viruses causing upper respiratory infections on | Continue reading
Abstract. Expertise provides numerous benefits. Experts process information more efficiently, remember information better, and often make better decisions. Cons | Continue reading
Abstract. Voters are understandably concerned about election security. News reports of possible election interference by foreign powers, of unauthorized voting, | Continue reading
ABSTRACTBackground. Childhood overweight and obesity (OW/OB) is increasingly centered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as rural populations experienc | Continue reading
Abstract. This paper studies the effects of legislation in Brazil that banned the right to carry guns and provided for a voter referendum regarding whether to b | Continue reading
ABSTRACTBackground. Previous studies have related vitamin D supplementation to a lower risk of acute respiratory tract infection. Emerging evidence suggests tha | Continue reading
Abstract. Are couples with daughters more likely to divorce than couples with sons? Using Dutch registry and U.S. survey data, we show that couples with daughte | Continue reading
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has infected 38 million individuals and claimed | Continue reading
Abstract. We examine whether exposure of men to women in a traditionally male-dominated environment can change attitudes about mixed-gender productivity, gender | Continue reading
Abstract. Cognitive abilities of the human brain, including language, have expanded dramatically in the course of our recent evolution from nonhuman primates, d | Continue reading
Abstract. The Black Death, often called the largest pandemic in human history, is conventionally defined as the massive plague outbreak of 1346 to 1353 c.e. tha | Continue reading
Abstract. High-altitude adaptation is a classic example of natural selection operating on the human genome. Physiological and genetic adaptations have been docu | Continue reading
ABSTRACT. Our aim in this work is to identify and explain the necessary conditions required for an energetic explosion of a Chandrasekhar-mass white dwarf. We c | Continue reading
Abstract. It is common to present multiple adjusted effect estimates from a single model in a single table. For example, a table might show odds ratios for one | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019, with subsequent worldwide spread. | Continue reading
Abstract. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, causing over 17 million deaths per year, which outpaces global cancer mortality | Continue reading
Gene Byrd and Mauri Valtonen describe how radio astronomy helped prove the existence of dark matter | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019, with subsequent worldwide spread. | Continue reading
Abstract. Background Regression to the mean (RTM) is a statistical phenomenon that can make natural variation in repeated data look like real change. It happens | Continue reading
Abstract. We estimate trends in global earnings dispersion across occupational groups by constructing a new database that covers 68 developed and developing cou | Continue reading
Abstract. RT (formerly, Russia Today) is one of the most important organizations in the global political economy of disinformation. It is the most richly funde | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. The role of vitamin D status in COVID-19 patients is a matter of debate.Objectives. To assess serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels in | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. The detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in respiratory samples collected from persons recovered from C | Continue reading
Abstract. A key aspect of consciousness is that it represents bound or integrated information, prompting an increasing conviction that the physical substrate o | Continue reading
Human rhinoviruses (RVs) are probably the commonest pathogens afflicting mankind.1 They were isolated some four decades ago from common cold sufferers, and seve | Continue reading
ABSTRACT. Recent observations with the Chandra X-ray telescope continue to detect X-ray emission from the transient GW170817. In a total exposure of 96.6 ks, p | Continue reading
ABSTRACT. At 66 Mpc, AT2019qiz is the closest optical tidal disruption event (TDE) to date, with a luminosity intermediate between the bulk of the population a | Continue reading
Spices are plant products used in flavoring foods and beverages. For thousands of years, aromatic plant materials have been used in food preparation and preserv | Continue reading
ABSTRACT. COVID-19 has brought the world grinding to a halt. As of early August 2020, the greatest public health emergency of the century thus far has register | Continue reading
All too often in nutrition science, major controversies regress to polarized camps in which the like-minded collaborate and agree with each other, but fail to s | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. Telomere length (TL) is a marker of biological age that may be affected by dietary factors through oxidation and inflammation mechanisms. I | Continue reading
Abstract. Background Before the early 1990s, parents were advised to place infants to sleep on their front contrary to evidence from clinical research.Methods | Continue reading
AbstractAims. Facial features were associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). We developed and validated a deep learning algorithm for de | Continue reading
Abstract. Recently, substantial attention has been paid to the spread of highly partisan and often factually incorrect information (i.e., so-called “fake news” | Continue reading
AbstractBackground. Waning immunity occurs in patients who have recovered from COVID-19. However, it remains unclear whether true re-infection occurs.Methods. | Continue reading
Abstract. This article explores the question of what happened to European assets in the process of decolonization. It argues that decolonization created a mone | Continue reading
AbstractAims. Alcohol-related hangover symptoms: nausea, headache, stress and anxiety cause globally considerable amount of health problems and economic losses | Continue reading
Abstract. This article attempts to uncover the intellectual, economic, and methodological structures that have led to the recent emergence of a particular noti | Continue reading
Over the last two years, a growing number in America have concluded that the United States has a monopoly problem. The Obama Administration’s Council of Economi | Continue reading
Summary. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profound psychological and social effects. The psycholog | Continue reading
Abstract. More than 1.6 million Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and >10 times that number carry antibodies to it. High-risk patients presenting | Continue reading
ABSTRACTBackground. Social distancing is encouraged to mitigate viral spreading during outbreaks. However, the association between distancing and patient-cente | Continue reading
Abstract. We construct publicly available statistics on parents’ incomes and students’ earnings outcomes for each college in the United States using deidentifi | Continue reading
AbstractAims. To describe the cardiac abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 and identify the characteristics of patients who would benefit most from echocard | Continue reading