#365papers
1. "They Don't Read Very Well: A Study of the Reading Comprehension Skills of English Majors at Two Midwestern Universities" by Carlson, Jayawardhana, and Miniel (2024)
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Remember #365papers? I’m doing it again. This time worrying less about falling behind. Otherwise I’ll only read short papers to try to keep up. Last time that meant a Biology Letters heavy list 😅
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So that's #365Minerals over and done with. It's been eight(!) years since I did the first #365Minerals over on Twitter - it was inspired by #365Papers. I'm glad that this time around I could use my own photos of specimens on display in the NHM! Thanks for following! 🧪⚒️💎
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Today I'm reading towards #365papers: "Der Stachel des Digitalen: Geisteswissenschaften und Digital Humanities"
https://www.zotero.org/groups/365papers/items/HJLR7YZI
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Today I'm reading towards #365papers: "Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s career as a colonial officer: learning the ‘colonial way of war’?"
https://www.zotero.org/groups/365papers/items/D7GXETML
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In which estimates of future mortality due to wildfire smoke due to climate change are made. Estimates are modelled using future CMIP6 projections, land use change, increased fires with increased PM2.5 and projected smoke mortality. Wildfire projected to increase in all regions, greatest in […]
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In which estimates of cigarette smuggling/tax evasion in NYC are made. They collect littered packs of cigarettes to find tax stamps (or missing stamps). All should have a NYC tax stamp, but NYC taxes are higher than neighboring states and especially southern states. Findings are that only 16% […]
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In which using LLMs for peer-review reveals strong in-built biases. Using GPT-4o-mini, they simulate a review process of manuscripts. Manuscripts are reviewed many times varying author gender, ethnicity, institutions, research fields, and unique names. Biases are identified where lower-prestige […]
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Five principals: honesty (no secret AI use/no unfounded claims about capabilities), scrupulousness (only use for well-specified and validated uses, is the technology appropriate for the purpose), transparency (open source and reproducibility), independence (unbiased by AI companies […]
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In which Swedish preparation for climate adaptation in spatial planning is analysed. Climate adaptation key area for spatial planning. But practical climate proofing encounters conflicting values, interests and positions as well as limited and fragmented responses when local authorities need […]
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Each mechanism, if found in policy documents, given points for implicit yes and yes, none for no. Finding Victoria articulated strong climate change mitigation goals in policy documents, mostly through emissions reductions in electricity. Limited policy around land use planning towards emissions […]
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Finding: RRP gained 0.5-2% since 1980s. Gained 0.2-0.8% from each mainstream party since 1980s. No significant effects at 95% macro-level changes. RRP gains pronounced when mainstream competes with consolidated RRPs. Accommodation increasingly ineffective over time. So, accommodating benefits […]
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Geoengineering debunking: mitigation is currently scaling up, should use all the options (not if it is a bad option), won't "buy us time" (distraction and diverting time and resources to geoengineering), focus should be on emission reductions. Geoengineering gives false hope that anything but […]
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In which (in 2003), the case for banning car alarms in NYC is made. High impacts of noise (health, psychological, amenity). No evidence that car alarms work (95% false alarms, 1% notify the police, insurance claims show no reductions of theft, and professional car thieves undeterred). Better […]
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In which, the authors reply to a study which advocates for considering selection bias in scaling interventions and possible backfire effects for climate change deniers. Currently, 73 and 86% of US and globally believe climate change is happening. Mobilising them more effective than convincing […]
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In which the declines in vaccinations in the US is a looming health disaster. Vaccination rates have been declining, further accelerating declines since COVID-19. Increasing outbreaks of diseases that have been previously prevented. US government revising (ending?) childhood vaccinations […]
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In which shifting perceptions of urban trees are examined post-COVID-19. Online panel around urban trees summer 2020 in Melbourne (before lockdowns). Cognitive model describes values, beliefs, and attitudes. Values and beliefs develop over time, less changeable while attitudes more variable […]
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90s mostly long-lasting or high-start, some brief. Recently still long-lasting and high-start with 10% as brief. Most artists only few hits, only 5% with more than 10. Hit makers increase until 80s, decrease then rise again 2000s. Presently hit makers 60% of hit songs. Average of top position […]
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In which the ratio of UVA/UVB in sunlight is measured. The ratio of different wavelengths of radiation in sunlight is influenced by cloud cover, altitude, and particles (air pollution). At sea level, dominant factor is the sun zenith angle. Findings are that UVA/UVB ratio is mostly constant at […]
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In which cradle-to-grave GHG emission assessments on light-duty vehicles are performed. Will electrification reduce emissions? Most assessments on sedans, but SUVs/trucks more popular in the US. Assess vehicle production, 211k lifetime miles for SUVs (244k for trucks). Accounting for regional […]
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From 2023 to 25, large shifts of attributions of "outside factors" (42%->79%) and "seller strategic behavior" (34%->3%). 2025 tariffs? Shifts in seller behavior as unfair (42%->8%) and neural framing (45%->80%). By publisher, failure to mention seller behavior, Axios (100%), CNBC (73%), others […]
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In which the role of anti-immigrant rhetoric by mainstream (MS) politicians, compared to radical right (RR) in eroding social norms is examined. Most recent research only looks at RR politicians. Mainstream politicians might introduce rhetoric to 1) prevent rise of RR or 2) just go ahead and […]
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Other clues, struggle with English, cameras off, mostly interested in how the reimbursement would be paid, and contact details all very similar. Researchers asked for proof of professional credentials which they couldn't provide. Study gives many recommendations on how to detect and avoid fraud […]
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Other clues, struggle with English, cameras off, mostly interested in how the reimbursement would be paid, and contact details all very similar. Researchers asked for proof of professional credentials which they couldn't provide. Study gives many recommendations on how to detect and avoid fraud […]
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In which transport poverty (TP) differences between genders are explored in Canada (Montreal and Hamilton). Are there gender differences? Are there clustered areas of TP, inaccessibility (IA), and marginalisation (MA). Index weights IA and MA 50%. MA includes household conditions, resources, age […]
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In which links between car-based school travel and school enrollment are analysed. Australian children in public schools are expected to enroll in local schools with rare exceptions for out of area placements. But Australia has about 37% enrollment in private schools (generally not near to home) […]
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Today I'm reading towards #365papers: "Arabic Dialogues: Phrasebooks and the learning of colloquial Arabic, 1798-1945"
https://www.zotero.org/groups/365papers/items/PEJC3693
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In which the carbon footprint of Antarctic tourism is assessed. Tourism to Antarctic increased from 6500 people in 1991 to 120k in 2023. Most commonly visited via ship departing from S. America with flights from Northern hemisphere. Average flights 2.25 tons carbon. Sea vessels could be 1) […]
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Used 2 samples from US: 1) white vs minority status men, 2) men and women. Findings: RWA and SDO strong predictors of CI (minorities as well). Positive assoc between CI/positive about Trump and MD (all samples). White men, pos assoc with PP. Link between personality and CI due to absence of […]
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In which the impact on online political participation from psychopathy (P), narcissism (N), and FoMO (fear of missing out) are investigated in the US and 7 Asian countries. Hypothesis: N and P positive association with online political participation. FoMO also positive association. And cognitive […]
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