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How synchronization supports social interactions

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How synchronization supports social interactions

Turn-taking dynamics of social interactions are important for speech and gesture synchronization, enabling conversations to proceed efficiently, according to a study published September 25, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tifenn Fauviaux from the University of Montpellier, France, and colleagues. Conversations encompass continuous exchanges of verbal and nonverbal information. Previous research has demonstrated … Read more

Semimetal-induced covalency achieves high-efficiency electrocatalysis for platinum intermetallic compounds

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Semimetal-induced covalency achieves high-efficiency electrocatalysis for platinum intermetallic compounds

The upper half part illustrates electronic properties induced by metallic bonding and covalence in semimetal-platinum based intermetallic compounds. In the bottom half part, the categories and structures of semimetal-platinum intermetallic compounds are exhibited. Credit: Science China Press Compared with other types of batteries, proton exchange membrane fuel cells have the advantages of high discharge power … Read more

Time to look at AI-adjacent plays

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Time to look at AI-adjacent plays

An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like … Read more

Single-dose gene therapy is potentially life-changing for adults with hemophilia B

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How synchronization supports social interactions

Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to the results of an international Phase III clinical trial published today in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine … Read more

Gelatins from antlers, skin and bones of sika deer exhibit antioxidant activity, study finds

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Gelatins from antlers, skin and bones of sika deer exhibit antioxidant activity, study finds

Antioxidant activity of deer gelatins and commercially available gelatins and collagen peptides (DAG: deer antler gelatin, DSG: deer skin gelatin, DBG: deer bone gelatin, DG: Donkey skin gelatin, BG: bovine gelatin, PG: pig gelatin, FG: fish gelatin, BP: bovine collagen peptide, PP: pig collagen peptide, FP: fish collagen peptide). Credit: Toho University A research group … Read more

Women whose periods stop early at higher risk of autoimmune conditions, study shows | Women’s health

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Women whose periods stop early at higher risk of autoimmune conditions, study shows | Women’s health

Women with premature ovarian insufficiency, whose periods stop before 40, have a much greater risk of severe autoimmune diseases, according to research. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) occurs when women under 40 no longer produce eggs because their ovaries have stopped working properly. Periods become irregular and then stop, and some women experience menopause symptoms. It … Read more

Titan Submersible Hearings Spotlight Multiple Issues With Its Carbon Fiber Hull

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Titan Submersible Hearings Spotlight Multiple Issues With Its Carbon Fiber Hull

Wreckage of the Titan’s innovative carbon fiber hull was found separated into three distinct layers, US National Transportation Safety Board engineer Donald Kramer has told a Coast Guard hearing into the fatal implosion of the OceanGate submersible in 2023. Although Kramer would not offer an opinion on what caused the hull to delaminate into separate … Read more

Titan sub hearing: More haunting details, photos of deadly implosion revealed – National

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Titan sub hearing: More haunting details, photos of deadly implosion revealed – National

Grim details continue to emerge as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s ongoing hearing into the doomed Titan submersible, with an engineer with the National Transportation Safety board revealing Wednesday that the sub had imperfections on its carbon fibre hull, dating back to the manufacturing process. Engineer Don Kramer said there wrinkles, porosity and voids … Read more

Tropical Storm Helene live updates: Track its path as Florida braces for major hurricane strike

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Tropical Storm Helene live updates: Track its path as Florida braces for major hurricane strike

Florida residents brace for Tropical Storm Helene The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Tropical Storm Helene is rapidly strengthening as it advances across Mexico’s coast … Read more