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The latest volume of Pacific Asia Inquiry: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, a peer-reviewed online journal by the University of Guam s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, includes manuscripts representing examples of historical, socio-cultural, and philosophical research from the Asia Pacific region. Topics range from the impact of climate change and food security in the Marshall Islands to the Jesuit presence in the Mariana Islands, among others. ....
For decades, researchers have debated whether the buildup of certain electrical activities in the brain indicates that human beings are unable to act out of free will. A new article argues that recent research undermines this case against free will. ....
A new study led by WVU School of Nursing researchers Angel Smothers and Stephanie Young suggests that faith-community nurses may be effective at promoting adherence to an exercise program. ....
E-Mail IMAGE: Justin Bernstein, Ph.D., senior author and an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy. view more Credit: Adam Bernstein As early as the Neolithic period (circa 3900 BC), the domestication of animals likely led to the development of diseases including measles and smallpox. Since then, zoonotic disease has led to other major transnational outbreaks including HIV, Ebola, SARS, MERS, and H1N1 swine flu, among others. Currently, more than half of all existing human pathogens, and almost three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases, are zoonotic in nature. COVID-19 is the latest and most impactful zoonotic event of the modern era, but it will certainly not be the last. ....
News media reports about scientific failures that do not recognize the self-correcting nature of science can damage public perceptions of trust and confidence in scientific work, according to findings of a study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. ....