Mutations of mitochondrial (mt) DNA play a role in neurodegeneration, normal aging, premature aging of the skin (photoaging), and tumors. We and other… | Continue reading
This paper presents the first empirical evidence in the history of banking on the question of whether banks can create money out of nothing. The banki… | Continue reading
The present cross-sectional study (NParticipants = 397;NInformants = 460) examined the association of both grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narciss… | Continue reading
What is the effect of seemingly impressive verbal financial assertions that are presented as true and meaningful but are actually meaningless; that is… | Continue reading
Pyridoxine nutritional status has a significant and selective modulatory impact on central production of both serotonin and GABA – neurotransmitters w… | Continue reading
The extraction yield of cafestol from roast and ground (R&G) coffee beans was evaluated using brews prepared by four brewing mechanisms (boiled, Turki… | Continue reading
Rock crystal appears relatively frequently in Late Prehistoric Iberian sites, especially in the form of micro-blades and knapping debris. With some ex… | Continue reading
We study financial returns on alternative collectible investment assets, such as toys, using LEGO sets as an example. Such iconic toys with diminishin… | Continue reading
Forecasting has always been at the forefront of decision making and planning. The uncertainty that surrounds the future is both exciting and challengi… | Continue reading
This paper introduces a real-time, continuous measure of national sentiment that is language-free and thus comparable globally: the positivity of song… | Continue reading
The integrated information theory of consciousness (IIT) is divisive: while some believe it provides an unprecedentedly powerful approach to address t… | Continue reading
Many people claim winter sea bathing gives them energy and health. According to the psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI) paradigm, the stress respons… | Continue reading
Chile peppers are one of the most important vegetable and spice crops in the world. They contain capsaicinoids that are responsible for the characteri… | Continue reading
We show theoretically that, in the presence of persistent productivity shocks, the reliance on self-enforcing contracts due to limited legal enforceme… | Continue reading
Newton’s laws of motion perfectly explain or approximate physical phenomena in our everyday life. Are there any laws that explain or approximate techn… | Continue reading
The Rumor Categorizer Software (RCS), an open-source software, categorizes Twitter posts based on their stance towards a given rumor into six categori… | Continue reading
Stand-alone portable air purifiers (APs) have become an increasingly popular method of controlling individual inhalation exposure. Exposure to bacteri… | Continue reading
Investigators have proposed a Dual Process Model (DPM) that involves two social-attitudinal variables, social dominance orientation (SDO) and right-wi… | Continue reading
The Domain Name System (DNS) plays a crucial role in connecting services and users on the Internet. Since its first specification, DNS has been extend… | Continue reading
Voice-to-MIDI real-time conversion is a challenging problem that comes with a series of obstacles and complications. The main issue is the tracking of… | Continue reading
In thinking about alternatives to growth-based development, we draw attention to Mediterranean islands and the way they animate imaginaries and practi… | Continue reading
We theorize that both highly rational entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs with a high need for cognitive closure (NFCC) are likely to put more emphasis on… | Continue reading
Previous research showed that phone use during co-present interactions with one's partner (partner phubbing) is negatively related to relationship sat… | Continue reading
The largest pterosaur discovered in South America and one of the largest flying vertebrates in the world is described. Thanatosdrakon amaru gen. et sp… | Continue reading
Intake of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables (FVs) is an important route of exposure to pesticide residues in the general population. However,… | Continue reading
Storage technology is recognized as a critical enabler of a reliable future renewable energy network. There is growing acknowledgement of the potentia… | Continue reading
A modern developer is presented with a continuum of choices of programming languages, ranging from assembly languages and C up to high-level domain-sp… | Continue reading
Autonomic dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is an enzyme… | Continue reading
Preliminary evidence has highlighted a possible association between severe COVID-19 and persistent cognitive deficits. Further research is required to… | Continue reading
A recent and pervasive “urban legend” in education describes contemporary students as digital natives and effective multitaskers. The current study in… | Continue reading
In this paper, we develop the idea of a universal anytime intelligence test. The meaning of the terms “universal” and “anytime” is manifold here: the … | Continue reading
How did the introduction of mass commercial television in the postwar era change American consumer behavior? Media scholars and U.S. historians claim … | Continue reading
Trusting reports on internet forums, a substantial number of people have developed unpleasant symptoms of depersonalization (DP) and derealization (DR… | Continue reading
Microalgae are natural biocatalysts of hydrogen production. Their ability to convert solar energy to valuable compounds with minimal ecological footpr… | Continue reading
U.S. media has extensively covered racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths, which may ironically reduce public concern about COVID-19. In… | Continue reading
Background: Mitochondria are considered a portal to receive, process and integrate external energy and information to maintain cellular homeostasis. P… | Continue reading
Blockchain technology was created as a response to the trust crisis that swept the world in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin and other b… | Continue reading
Evaluating the economic impact of “social distancing” measures taken to arrest the spread of COVID-19 raises a fundamental question about the modern e… | Continue reading
Plastic particles are ubiquitous pollutants in the living environment and food chain but no study to date has reported on the internal exposure of pla… | Continue reading
A novel psychological construct characterised by high empathy and dark traits: the Dark Empath (DE) is identified and described relative to personalit… | Continue reading
Using high energy accelerators for energy production by nuclear fission goes back to the 1950's with plans for “breeder accelerators” as well as with … | Continue reading
It has been shown that the quantum state of the graviton field outside a black hole horizon carries information about the internal state of the hole. … | Continue reading
A lattice model of coevolution of strategies for two-person 2 × 2 matrix games is introduced. The model allows evolution in an unbounded space of stra… | Continue reading
One aspect of the hotspot distribution that has received little attention is its antipodal character. Of 45 ‘primary’ hotspots found in most hotspot c… | Continue reading
Previous research has found a consistent association between depressive symptomatology and a problematic use of the Internet, however, the causal path… | Continue reading
Green spaces embedded within the urban matrix, particularly residential yards, could mitigate negative aspects of urban development and provide pollin… | Continue reading