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Science vs. Conspiracy Theory about COVID-19: Need for Cognition and Openness to Experience Increased Belief in Conspiracy-Theoretical Postings on Social Media

Behavioral Sciences, 2022
In the context of COVID-19 virus containment, there is a lack of acceptance of preventive measures in the population. The present work investigated which factors influence the belief in scientific propositions compared with belief in conspiracy theories.
Phillip Ozimek, Marie Nettersheim, Elke Rohmann, Hans-Werner Bierhoff   +3 more
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Associations Between Conspiracy Ideation, COVID-19 Conspiracy Ideation with Adherence to Preventive Measures Among Adults in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2023
Background: A lack of knowledge about COVID-19 has led people to believe in conspiracy theories, their origins, and their purposes.  These theories influence people’s compliance with preventive strategies and accepting vaccination, thus affecting the ...
Ahmed Najeeb Albatineh, Nourah K Alajmi
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
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Do Real and Invented Scandals Fuel Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories?

European Journal of Psychology Open, 2023
: Introduction: Conspiracy believers often claim that they believe in conspiracy theories not on irrational grounds, as scholars often argue, but because of the real scandals and real conspiracies that have occurred in history. Methods: We tested whether
Pascal Wagner-Egger, Daniel de Oliveira Fernandes, Joana Carrel, Sylvain Delouvée   +3 more
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Exosome‐mediated gut–brain axis signaling in neurodegenerative diseases: Mechanisms, experimental evidence, and therapeutic perspectives—A narrative review

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The gut–brain axis is a bidirectional communication network between the intestines and brain, mediated by gut microbiota and exosomes, that regulates neuroinflammation, protein aggregation, and neuronal health processes central to neurodegenerative diseases.
Waheeb Sami Aggad, Rakesh Ghosh, Hailah M. Almohaimeed, Zuhair M. Mohammedsaleh, Fayez M. Saleh, Amany I. Almars, S. Renuka Jyothi, Rajashree Panigrahi, Ajoy Kumer, Bikram Dhara   +9 more
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Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
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« Les sinistres seuils » : Sexualité et paranoïa dans la littérature templière

Sociopoétiques
This paper aims to study one ramification of the Knights Templar modern mythology in which paranoid imagination intersects with the most sophisticated BDSM rituals.
Nicolas AUDE
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Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Many conspiracy theories appeared along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it is documented that conspiracy theories negatively affect vaccination intentions, these beliefs might become a crucial matter in the near future. We conducted two cross-sectional
Paul Bertin, Kenzo Nera, Kenzo Nera, Sylvain Delouvée   +3 more
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Kin discrimination in plants: overview and implications for population and community ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the discovery of identity discrimination, particularly self and kin discrimination amongst plant competitors, research on interplant interactions has advanced significantly within plant physiology and evolutionary ecology. This review synthesizes current knowledge on how both self and kin discrimination influence plant growth ...
Akira Yamawo
wiley   +1 more source

Neural correlates of conspiracy beliefs during information evaluation

Scientific Reports
Conspiracy theories, despite their widespread societal impact, remain poorly understood at the neural level. While previous research has examined general belief processing, the neural mechanisms underlying how conspiracy beliefs influence information ...
Shuguang Zhao, Ting Wang, Bingsen Xiong
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