We study the relationship between health and social status in China using genealogical data from the 14th to 19th centuries. The data covers broad segments of the population linking husbands, wives, ...

Potentially fraudulent papers often cite each other and could be inflating the impact factor of journals in which they are ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

A University of Washington team is helping scientists tell their own stories with a free tool that converts dense, ...

Bias can be introduced, for example, when study participants who self-select into a trial are more motivated to comply with study conditions than are other individuals. These external validity ...

Abstract: Following societal events involving air, such as haze and COVID-19, Chinese people’s need for air purifiers has skyrocketed. The matching degree between the appearance of air purifier and ...

Fifty-five million years ago the North Pole was an ice-free zone with tropical temperatures, according to research. A sediment core excavated from 400m (1,300ft) below the seabed of the Arctic Ocean ...

Selection Pressures [4/4] is the final contract in one of the major NuCaloric contract chain. As a Dire Marsh contract, it can easily become one of the toughest early-game activities. We’ll go over ...

Abstract: Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based neurofeedback has been widely studied for tinnitus therapy in recent years. Most existing research relies on experts' cognitive prediction, and studies based ...

The School’s four research centres serve as hubs to lead our research. There are two additional research centres that reflect our areas of specialist research expertise and staff interests. The School ...

Power grids are complex network systems that exhibit critical transitions before dramatic deterioration. Early detection of such transitions is crucial, since it enables operators to prevent cascading ...