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Challenging the stereotype through humor? Comic female scientists in animated TV series for young audiences

Frontiers in Communication, 2023
Stereotypical representations about what scientists do, look like, and how they behave are cognized in early childhood and refined throughout life, through direct or indirect contact with the STEM communication climate, whether it be direct interactions ...
Jade Soucy-Humphreys, Karina Judd, Anna-Sophie Jürgens   +2 more
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Who is a scientist? The relationship between counter-stereotypical beliefs about scientists and the STEM major intentions of Black and Latinx male and female students

International Journal of STEM Education, 2021
Background Despite the diverse student population in the USA, the labor force in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) does not reflect this reality.
Ursula Nguyen, Catherine Riegle-Crumb
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Out of the Lab and Into the World: Analyses of Social Roles and Gender in Profiles of Scientists in The New York Times and The Scientist

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Although representations of female scientists in the media have increased over time, stereotypical portrayals of science persist. In-depth, contemporary profiles of scientists’ roles have an opportunity to reflect or to challenge stereotypes of science ...
Tessa M. Benson-Greenwald, Mansi P. Joshi, Amanda B. Diekman   +2 more
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Gender-related issues in a Taiwanese university medical science laboratory setting: a qualitative analysis

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionThis paper provides a glimpse into gender issues in a university-based medical science laboratory setting in northern Taiwan. In this study, gender issues with respect to perceptions regarding gender, the degree of gender neutrality in the ...
Chun-Yi Tseng, Shu-Ching Chang, Shu-Ching Chang   +2 more
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The first Russian female soil scientist

Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin, 2021
The year 2021 is marked by the 175-th anniversary of the birth of Anna Egorovna and Vasiliy Vasilievich Dokuchaevs. This is a wonderful occasion to recall an amazing and remarkably modest woman who played an important role in the life and work of the great Russian natural scientist, the founder of genetic soil science.
V. A. Isaev, M. Yu. Egorova
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Female early-career scientists have conducted less interdisciplinary research in the past six decades: evidence from doctoral theses

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
Interdisciplinary research is a driving force of transformative and innovative science, yet it remains unclear how early-career scientists pursue interdisciplinary research paths. Analyzing data from 675,135 doctoral theses of U.S. Ph.D.
Meijun Liu, Sijie Yang, Yi Bu, Ning Zhang   +3 more
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Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille, Hugo Roux, Odile Fenneteau, Aurélie Caye‐Eude, Alexia Kinoo, Yoann Vial, André Baruchel, Marion Strullu, Elodie Lainey, Hélène Cavé   +9 more
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Using selfies to challenge public stereotypes of scientists.

PLoS ONE, 2019
In an online Qualtrics panel survey experiment (N = 1620), we found that scientists posting self-portraits ("selfies") to Instagram from the science lab/field were perceived as significantly warmer and more trustworthy, and no less competent, than ...
Paige Brown Jarreau, Imogene A Cancellare, Becky J Carmichael, Lance Porter, Daniel Toker, Samantha Z Yammine   +5 more
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Celebrating female scientists – AWIS2017

New Zealand Science Review, 2023
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The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
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