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Anodal-tDCS over the human right occipital cortex enhances the perception and memory of both faces and objects
Full text linkAccurate face processing skills are pivotal for typical social cognition, and impairments in this ability characterise various clinical conditions (e.g., prosopagnosia). No study to date has investigated whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can causally enhance face processing. In addition, the category- and the process-specificity of tDCS effects, as well as the role of the timing of neuromodulation with respect to the execution of cognitive tasks are still unknown. In this single-blind, sham-controlled study, we examined whether the administration of anodal-tDCS (a-tDCS) over the right occipital cortex of healthy volunteers (N=64) enhances performance on perceptual and memory tasks involving both face and object stimuli. Neuromodulation was delivered in two conditions: online (a-tDCS during task execution) and offline (a-tDCS before task execution). The results demonstrate that offline a-tDCS enhances the perception and memory performance of both faces and objects. There was no effect of online a-tDCS on behaviour. Furthermore, the offline effect was site-specific since a-tDCS over the sensory-motor cortex did not lead to behavioural changes. Our results add relevant information about the breadth of cognitive processes and visual stimuli that can be modulated by tDCS, and about the design of effective neuromodulation protocols, which have implications for advancing theories in cognitive neuroscience and clinical applications
Supplementary_table_2 – Supplemental material for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_table_2 for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC by Marika Cinausero, Noemi Laprovitera, Giovanna De Maglio, Lorenzo Gerratana, Mattia Riefolo, Marianna Macerelli, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Elisa Porcellini, Vanessa Buoro, Francesco Gelsomino, Anna Squadrilli, Gianpiero Fasola, Massimo Negrini, Marcello Tiseo, Manuela Ferracin and Andrea Ardizzoni in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology</p
Supplementary_Figure_1 – Supplemental material for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_Figure_1 for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC by Marika Cinausero, Noemi Laprovitera, Giovanna De Maglio, Lorenzo Gerratana, Mattia Riefolo, Marianna Macerelli, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Elisa Porcellini, Vanessa Buoro, Francesco Gelsomino, Anna Squadrilli, Gianpiero Fasola, Massimo Negrini, Marcello Tiseo, Manuela Ferracin and Andrea Ardizzoni in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology</p
Supplementary_table_1 – Supplemental material for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_table_1 for KRAS and ERBB-family genetic alterations affect response to PD-1 inhibitors in metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC by Marika Cinausero, Noemi Laprovitera, Giovanna De Maglio, Lorenzo Gerratana, Mattia Riefolo, Marianna Macerelli, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Elisa Porcellini, Vanessa Buoro, Francesco Gelsomino, Anna Squadrilli, Gianpiero Fasola, Massimo Negrini, Marcello Tiseo, Manuela Ferracin and Andrea Ardizzoni in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Design and behavioural research study to create evidence-based, EU harmonised consumer waste sorting labels
Full text linkThis Interim Report presents early results of the EU study to develop harmonised, evidence-based waste sorting labels for packaging and receptacles. The project evaluates the Nordic pictogram system and other national schemes to inform the design of an EU-wide solution that enhances consumer understanding and supports better sorting behaviours. A first prototype label has been tested through an online survey in 21 Member States (N=16,380) and participatory workshops in six countries (N=245). Findings highlight the importance of visual clarity, intuitive icons, and consistent use of colour. Evidence shows that text is the most effective design element for improving sorting accuracy, especially when including material identifiers and clear instructions. Component pictograms significantly support the sorting of multi-material packaging. Colour improves salience for some categories, though its effect on overall accuracy is limited. Additional labels reduce salience and can distract from core sorting information. Participants expressed high motivation and confidence in their ability to sort correctly. These findings will inform a second prototype to be tested in a behavioural experiment. By combining behavioural science with participatory design, the study generates actionable insights to support future EU policy and the effective rollout of standardised labels across Europe
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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