Getting more by asking for less: Linking species interactions to species co-distributions in metacommunities by Barbier, Matthieu, Bunin, Guy, Leibold, Mathew A.

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“I could not understand anything they said!”: Non-native English-speaking instructors, online learning, and student anxiety by McClure Katelyn Lee, Chen Hung-Tao Michael

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Computer-guided identification of novel inhibitors of apoptosis-signaling kinase 1 from Spondia mombim bioactive compounds against colorectal cancer by Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Hannah Oluwaseun Popoola, Adedotun Olayemi Oluwatuyi, Opeyemi Iwaloye, Moses Orimoloye Akinjiyan, Oluwamodupe Cecilia, Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Olalekan Isaac Olatunde, Oussama Abchir, Samir Chtita, Joao Batista Texeira Rocha

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Don’t assume, ask! A focus group study on end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities from minoritised ethnic groups by Andrea Bruun, Leon Jordan, Jo Giles, Rhidian Hughes, Rebecca Anderson-Kittow, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

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Effectiveness of a 1-day workshop on scientific writing conducted by the Indian journal of rheumatology by Mohit Goyal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Samir Rajadhyaksha, Yogesh Preet Singh, Neha Goyal, Vinod Ravindran

“…As expressed in participant feedback, longer, more-specialized or advanced level workshops on scientific writing in the future could also consider including more details on appropriate statistical presentation and pictorial representation of data as well as longer time spent on hands-on exercises. …”
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Hear it here: Built environments predict ratings and descriptions of ambiguous sounds. by Brandon J Forys, Emily Qi, Rebecca M Todd, Alan Kingstone

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Écart et souveraineté dans les essais de Ralph Waldo Emerson by Mathieu Duplay

“…While this component of the mind is utterly powerless (that is to say defenceless against the claims staked by competing interlocutors), it is not without force, if by this one means the privilege of the indispensable. The role of the Emersonian « scholar » is to testify to its existence and to remind the « devout » followers of Truth that nothing true could be said were it not for this impersonal Outside which all speech invokes. « I » cannot speak at all, let alone ask questions or answer them truthfully, unless some account has been taken, from a position of exteriority, of the simple fact of language, which affirms nothing save for the promise that, thanks to it, something—anything—can be said.…”
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DC/TMD Examiner Protocol: Longitudinal Evaluation on Interexaminer Reliability by Marit Slåttelid Skeie, Paula Frid, Manal Mustafa, Jörg Aßmus, Annika Rosén

“…No clear and consistent difference in the level of agreement between the two examiners could be observed, although one was more experienced than the other. …”
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THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“…However, the crisis has evolved substantially from this historical context over the years, making the Taiwan crisis in some ways even more relevant and immediate today than ever. Many in the United States may reasonably ask why the United States cares so much about this island off China’s coast and why Washington remains committed to it even when this commitment could lead to war not only with a nuclear weapons state but also with the world’s most important rising power. …”
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Read. This. Slowly: mimicking spoken pauses in text messages by Rachel C. Poirier, Andrew M. Cook, Celia M. Klin

“…The current paper expands on previous work examining the role of one particular textism, the period, and found that the inclusion of a period after a -word text (yup.) could convey abruptness, or insincerity. …”
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Ethical concerns in contemporary virtual reality and frameworks for pursuing responsible use by Urooj S. Raja, Reem Al-Baghli

“…We find that users are concerned about ethical issues and that three frameworks could guide us towards more responsible VR use: 1) Institutional Review Board (IRB) frameworks, 2) a care ethics framework, and 3) co-created, living ethical codes. …”
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Specifying Learners’ Professional Needs in Academic Writing by E. S. Chuikova

“…Consequently, their responses to the questionnaires as one of the frequently used methods of target situation analysis are merely assumptions; and the answers could not be taken as objective and valid. …”
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Economic value of HPC experience for new STEM professionals: Insights from STEM hiring managers by Winona Snapp-Childs, Winona Snapp-Childs, Claudia M. Costa, Daniel Olds, Daniel Olds, Addison Snell, Julie A. Wernert, Craig A. Stewart

“…PurposeThe purpose of this article is to investigate particular aspects of the STEM job market in the US. In particular, we ask: could the possession of high performance computing (HPC) skills enhance the chances of a person getting a job and/or increase starting salaries for people receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree and entering the technical workforce (rather than academia)? …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“…On one of my first days on the job, I asked a colleague why the televisions in the main office were set to FOX News. …”
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Speel die Bybel nog 'n rol in die Praktiese Teologie? by J. Janse van Rensburg

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Effects of close-to-nature forest management on carbon stocks in Pinus tabulaeformis plantations in northern China by Jinmei Xu, Huiling Tian, Jun Xiao, Zhaochen Li, Wenfa Xiao, Runsheng Yin

“…As one of the most promising plantation management regimes, it is pertinent to ask whether close-to-nature management could improve the carbon stocks of Pinus tabuliformis plantations in trees, shrubs, grasses, litter, and soil. …”
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Bridging incremental to transformative hazard management strategies on the Tule River Indian Reservation by Natalie Herbert, Caroline Beckman, Kerri Vera, Eric Coles, Thomas Kim, Seung-Hyun Cho, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…Each person is driven by the willingness to satisfy primary needs, and these needs are what brought people to gather together to form a community and, over time, more complex societies. The lockdown in Italy has substantially reset in one go human needs that was unthinkable could be put under discussion before and this true especially for some part of the Italian population. …”

New Information and Communication Technologies for climate services: Evidence from farmers in Ada East District, Ghana by Rebecca Sarku, Famous Addi, Emmanuel M.N.A.N. Attoh

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The Great Vietnamese Famine of 1944-45 Revisited by Geoffrey Gunn

“…I would argue that the great Vietnam famine of 1944-45 is at least one of the underwritten tragedies stemming from the Pacific War. …”
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