Advertising and receiving from heights increases transmission of vocalizations in semi-arboreal mice (link.springer.com)
Biological nitrogen fixation in the long-term nitrogen-fertilized and unfertilized paddy fields, with special reference to diazotrophic iron-reducing bacteria - Archives of Microbiology (link.springer.com)
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is important to sustain nitrogen fertility of paddy soil and rice yield, while could be affected by nitrogen fertilization. Iron-reducing bacteria, Anaeromyxobacter and Geobacter, are newly found diazotrophic bacteria predominant in paddy soil. Experimental field of this study is a long-term...
The Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST): A psychometrically validated measure of news veracity discernment - Behavior Research Methods (link.springer.com)
New study suggests that prey availability influences the effect of boldness on reproductive success (link.springer.com)
Boldness is an important trait in wild populations, and among-individual differences can link to individual fitness. The strength and direction of relationships between behavioral and life-history traits may however vary according to environmental conditions, where fluctuating selection acting on behavioral traits contributes to...
On the Origin and Evolution of the Material in 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Space Science Reviews (link.springer.com)
This thesis just won a major prize from the Royal Astronomical Society. ras.ac.uk/…/2022-thesis-prize-winners-announced
Effectiveness of vertical ventillation vs door ventillation (link.springer.com)
Interesting article on the effectiveness of door ventillation and vertical ventillation on occupant tenability....
Autistic Adults May Be Erroneously Perceived as Deceptive and Lacking Credibility - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (link.springer.com)
We hypothesized that autistic adults may be erroneously judged as deceptive or lacking credibility due to demonstrating unexpected and atypical behaviors. Thirty autistic and 29 neurotypical individuals participated in video-recorded interviews, and we measured their demonstration of gaze aversion, repetitive body movements,...
Autistic Adults May Be Erroneously Perceived as Deceptive and Lacking Credibility - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (link.springer.com)
Abstract: We hypothesized that autistic adults may be erroneously judged as deceptive or lacking credibility due to demonstrating unexpected and atypical behaviors. Thirty autistic and 29 neurotypical individuals participated in video-recorded interviews, and we measured their demonstration of gaze aversion, repetitive body...
Managing your Mental Health during your PhD (link.springer.com)
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/662025...
Managing your Mental Health during your PhD (link.springer.com)
A must read. :)
Increase of a hypoxia-tolerant fish, Harpadon nehereus (Synodontidae), as a result of ocean deoxygenation off southwestern China (link.springer.com)
Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World (link.springer.com)
Does the chemistry of fungal pigments demand the existence of photoactivated defense strategies in basidiomycetes? (link.springer.com)
Personally, I strongly believe it does!...
[Academic Paper] Therapeutic Chatbots as Cognitive-Affective Artifacts (link.springer.com)
Abstract: Conversational Artificial Intelligence (CAI) systems (also known as AI “chatbots”) are among the most promising examples of the use of technology in mental health care. With already millions of users worldwide, CAI is likely to change the landscape of psychological help. Most researchers agree that existing CAIs...
[Academic Paper] Mental Health and Virtual Companions: The Example of Replika (link.springer.com)
Abstract: This chapter continues to explore the applied aspects of MHapps and extends the arena to include technologies that use artificial intelligence (AI). Virtual companions (VCs) are AI social chatbot apps and programs produced for a variety of human desires. There are some VCs that have been developed particularly to...
[Other] Effects of Robots’ Character and Information Disclosure on Human–Robot Trust and the Mediating Role of Social Presence - International Journal of Social Robotics (link.springer.com)
Abstract: The rapid development of artificial intelligence technology allows robots to have social functions. In the case of human individuals interacting directly with a robot with artificial intelligence, if the individual can perceive the same or similar feelings as they have when interacting with a real human, the robot can...
[Other] Generative AI and human–robot interaction: implications and future agenda for business, society and ethics - AI & SOCIETY (link.springer.com)
Abstract: The revolution of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, and its implications for human–robot interaction (HRI) opened up the debate on crucial regulatory, business, societal, and ethical considerations. This paper explores essential issues from the anthropomorphic perspective, examining the...
[Other] Torn Between Love and Hate: Mouse Tracking Ambivalent Attitudes Towards Robots - International Journal of Social Robotics (link.springer.com)
Abstract: Robots are a source of evaluative conflict and thus elicit ambivalence. In fact, psychological research has shown across domains that people simultaneously report strong positive and strong negative evaluations about one and the same attitude object. This is defined as ambivalence. In the current research, we extended...
[Other] Not Relational Enough? Towards an Eco-Relational Approach in Robot Ethics - Philosophy & Technology (link.springer.com)
Abstract: With robots increasingly integrated into various areas of life, the question of relationships with them is gaining prominence. Are friendship and partnership with robots possible? While there is already extensive research on relationships with robots, this article critically examines whether the relationship with...
[Other] Chatbots: An Overview of Current Issues and Challenges (link.springer.com)
Abstract: Chatbots or conversational agents have recently received a new boost, not least due to advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Media reports on individual implementations such as ChatGPT testify to the relevance of the topic and impressively demonstrate their capabilities. However, although these new...
The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy (link.springer.com)
In 2006, the animal agriculture industry was confronted with the first global estimate of the livestock sector’s contribution to anthropogenic climate change. Consistent with other industries, including tobacco and fossil fuels, the animal agriculture industry’s response to evidence that its product caused harm was to push...
[Other] Folk Beliefs of Artificial Intelligence and Robots - International Journal of Social Robotics (link.springer.com)
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots have the potential to revolutionize society, with impacts ranging from the broadest reaches of industry and policy to the minutiae of daily life. The extent to which AI-based technologies can bring benefits to human society depends on how people perceive them––folk beliefs of...
Acute Effects of Ad Libitum Use of Commercially Available Cannabis Products on the Subjective Experience of Aerobic Exercise: A Crossover Study - Sports Medicine (link.springer.com)
Is the Moose Still My Brother if We Don’t Eat Him? (link.springer.com)
Livestock Use on Public Lands in the Western USA Exacerbates Climate Change: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Environmental Management (link.springer.com)
