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Volume 9(1);  2022 Jan

Chemistry

Physico-chemical and spectroscopic investigation of flavonoid dispersed CnTAB micelles
Dileep Kumar, K. M. Sachin, Naveen Kumari, Ajaya Bhattarai
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210758. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210758
PMCID:
PMC8753153
Article PDF–1.4M
Moisture- and mould-proof characteristics of surface modified wood for musical instrument soundboards
Caiping Xu, Zhenbo Liu, Xingyun Li, Wanli Li
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210790. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210790
PMCID:
PMC8753143
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Tetracycline adsorption on magnetic sludge biochar: size effect of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles
Suxing Luo, Jun Qin, Yuanhui Wu, Feng Feng
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210805. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210805
PMCID:
PMC8753171
Article PDF–1.7M
Theoretical insights into the antiradical activity and copper-catalysed oxidative damage of mexidol in the physiological environment
Nguyen Thi Hoa, Mai Van Bay, Adam Mechler, Quan V. Vo
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211239. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211239
PMCID:
PMC8753141
Article PDF–954K
Oxygen sensing with individual ZnO:Sb micro-wires: effects of temperature and light exposure on the sensitivity and stability
Tej Poudel Chhetri, Lei Kerr, Nada Masmali, Herbert Jaeger, Khalid F. Eid
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211243. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211243
PMCID:
PMC8728165
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Reparametrization of the Colle–Salvetti formula
Adam L. Baskerville, Msugh Targema, Hazel Cox
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211333. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211333
PMCID:
PMC8728172
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Antibacterial properties of poly (N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) obtained at different initiator concentrations in solution polymerization
Dawid Stawski, Karolina Rolińska, Dorota Zielińska, Priyanka Sahariah, Martha Á. Hjálmarsdóttir, Már Másson
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211367. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211367
PMCID:
PMC8753137
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A double-population chaotic self-adaptive evolutionary dynamics model for the prediction of supercritical carbon dioxide solubility in polymers
Yan Wu, Hang Zhang, Meng-shan Li, Sheng Sheng, Jun Wang, Fu-an Wu
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211419. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211419
PMCID:
PMC8767190
Article PDF–2.6M
Unbinding ligands from SARS-CoV-2 Mpro via umbrella sampling simulations
Nguyen Minh Tam, Trung Hai Nguyen, Vu Thi Ngan, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Son Tung Ngo
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211480. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211480
PMCID:
PMC8790385
Article PDF–980K
Low-temperature open-air synthesis of PVP-coated NaYF4:Yb,Er,Mn upconversion nanoparticles with strong red emission
Lewis E. MacKenzie, Diana Alvarez-Ruiz, Robert Pal
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211508. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211508
PMCID:
PMC8767217
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An overview of chemo- and site-selectivity aspects in the chemical conjugation of proteins
Charlotte Sornay, Valentine Vaur, Alain Wagner, Guilhem Chaubet
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211563. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211563
PMCID:
PMC8790347
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Oxidase enzymes as sustainable oxidation catalysts
Alice J. C. Wahart, Jessica Staniland, Gavin J. Miller, Sebastian C. Cosgrove
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211572. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211572
PMCID:
PMC8753158
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Multiple roles of ribosomal antimicrobial peptides in tackling global antimicrobial resistance
Huy Xuan Luong, Hoa Doan Ngan, Hai Bui Thi Phuong, Thang Nguyen Quoc, Truong Thanh Tung
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211583. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211583
PMCID:
PMC8790363
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Probing the chemical constituents of Cassia javanica and its in vitro analyses as a potent drug
Muhammad Abdul Haleem, Qurrat ul-Ain, Muhammad Saadiq, Muhammad Iqbal, Hussain Gulab, Sajid Ali, Sabir Khan
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211626. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211626
PMCID:
PMC8790383
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Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Differential word expression analyses highlight plague dynamics during the second pandemic
Rémi Barbieri, Riccardo Nodari, Michel Signoli, Sara Epis, Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210039. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210039
PMCID:
PMC8728171
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Containing the spread of mumps on college campuses
Mirai Shah, Gabrielle Ferra, Susan Fitzgerald, Paul J. Barreira, Pardis C. Sabeti, Andrés Colubri
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210948. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210948
PMCID:
PMC8790351
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Epidemic dreams: dreaming about health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sanja Šćepanović, Luca Maria Aiello, Deirdre Barrett, Daniele Quercia
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211080. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211080
PMCID:
PMC8790359
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Earth and Environmental Science

A revised lower estimate of ozone columns during Earth’s oxygenated history
G. J. Cooke, D. R. Marsh, C. Walsh, B. Black, J.-F. Lamarque
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211165. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211165
PMCID:
PMC8728182
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A modern baseline for the paired isotopic analysis of skin and bone in terrestrial mammals
Sean P. Doherty, Matthew J. Collins, Alison J. T. Harris, Ainara Sistiaga, Jason Newton, Michelle M. Alexander
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211587. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211587
PMCID:
PMC8753148
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Porosity of the porous carbonate rocks in the Jingfengqiao–Baidiao area based on finite automata
Honghai Kuang, Xi Ye, Zhiyi Qing
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211844. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211844
PMCID:
PMC8753174
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Ecology, Conservation and Global Change Biology

Connectivity conservation at the crossroads: protected areas versus payments for ecosystem services in conserving connectivity for Colombian carnivores
Diego A. Zárrate Charry, José F. González-Maya, Andrés Arias-Alzate, J. Sebastián Jiménez-Alvarado, Jessica Dayanh Reyes Arias, Dolors Armenteras, Matthew G. Betts
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 201154. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.201154
PMCID:
PMC8753149
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Cranial volume and palate length of cats, Felis spp., under domestication, hybridization and in wild populations
Raffaela Lesch, Andrew C. Kitchener, Georg Hantke, Kurt Kotrschal, W. Tecumseh Fitch
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210477. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210477
PMCID:
PMC8790375
Article PDF–666K
How disease risk awareness modulates transmission: coupling infectious disease models with behavioural dynamics
Jaime Cascante-Vega, Samuel Torres-Florez, Juan Cordovez, Mauricio Santos-Vega
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210803. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210803
PMCID:
PMC8753147
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Species-specific interactions in avian–bryophyte dispersal networks
Matthew W. Chmielewski, Sarah M. Eppley
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211230. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211230
PMCID:
PMC8767201
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Interactions between breeding system and ploidy affect niche breadth in Solanum
Nathan Fumia, Daniel Rubinoff, Rosana Zenil-Ferguson, Colin K. Khoury, Samuel Pironon, Michael A. Gore, Michael B. Kantar
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211862. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211862
PMCID:
PMC8767206
Article PDF–645K

Editorial

Life Sciences New Talent collection
Catrin Pritchard, Malcolm F. White, Steve Brown
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211981. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211981
PMCID:
PMC8767205
Article PDF–241K

Engineering

Design of a custom-made device for real-time optical measurement of differential mineral concentrations in three-dimensional scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
J. Lovecchio, V. Betti, M. Cortesi, E. Ravagli, S. Severi, E. Giordano
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210791. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210791
PMCID:
PMC8753176
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Analysis of flow loss characteristics of slanted axial-flow pump device based on entropy production theory
Fan Yang, Zhongbin Li, Wenzhu Hu, Chao Liu, Dongjin Jiang, Dongsheng Liu, Ahmed Nasr
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211208. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211208
PMCID:
PMC8767191
Article PDF–3.8M
Numerical biomechanics modelling of indirect mitral annuloplasty treatments for functional mitral regurgitation
Lee Galili, Adi White Zeira, Gil Marom
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211464. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211464
PMCID:
PMC8753151
Article PDF–1.3M
Geometry evolution of mesoscopic mechanical structures during the rock fragmentation process induced by tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutters
Qi Geng, Fei He, Zhiyong Lu, Xiaohui Liu, Xuebin Wang, Min Ye
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211630. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211630
PMCID:
PMC8790356
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Elasticity and damping ratio measurement of droplets on super-hydrophobic surfaces
Yukai Sun, Yelong Zheng, Le Song, Peiyuan Sun, Meirong Zhao, Yixiong Zhou, Clarence Augustine TH Tee
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211632. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211632
PMCID:
PMC8753166
Article PDF–1.7M

Genetics and Genomics

Trans-generational effect of protein restricted diet on adult body and wing size of Drosophila melanogaster
Sudhakar Krittika, Pankaj Yadav
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211325. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211325
PMCID:
PMC8790381
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Improving the efficiency of single-cell genome sequencing based on overlapping pooling strategy and CNV analysis
Jing Tu, Zengyan Yang, Na Lu, Zuhong Lu
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211330. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211330
PMCID:
PMC8790377
Article PDF–743K

Mathematics

Size matters: tissue size as a marker for a transition between reaction–diffusion regimes in spatio-temporal distribution of morphogens
Alberto S. Ceccarelli, Augusto Borges, Osvaldo Chara
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211112. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211112
PMCID:
PMC8790355
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Explicit calculation method for cell alignment in non-circular geometries
Hiroki Miyazako, Takaaki Nara
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211663. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211663
PMCID:
PMC8767198
Article PDF–1.6M
Quantifying transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 and impact of intervention within long-term healthcare facilities
Jessica E. Stockdale, Sean C. Anderson, Andrew M. Edwards, Sarafa A. Iyaniwura, Nicola Mulberry, Michael C. Otterstatter, Naveed Z. Janjua, Daniel Coombs, Caroline Colijn, Michael A. Irvine
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211710. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211710
PMCID:
PMC8753163
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Organismal and Evolutionary Biology

A bioenergetics approach to understanding sex differences in the foraging behaviour of a sexually monomorphic species
Ashley Bennison, Joan Giménez, John L. Quinn, Jonathan A. Green, Mark Jessopp
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210520. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210520
PMCID:
PMC8790366
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Trade-offs between foraging reward and mortality risk drive sex-specific foraging strategies in sexually dimorphic northern elephant seals
Sarah S. Kienle, Ari S. Friedlaender, Daniel E. Crocker, Rita S. Mehta, Daniel P. Costa
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210522. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210522
PMCID:
PMC8767210
Article PDF–915K
Assessing the risk of vaccine-driven virulence evolution in SARS-CoV-2
Ian F. Miller, C. Jessica E. Metcalf
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211021. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211021
PMCID:
PMC8728167
Article PDF–883K
Darwin's small and medium ground finches might have taste preferences, but not for human foods
D. Lever, L. V. Rush, R. Thorogood, K. M. Gotanda
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211198. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211198
PMCID:
PMC8790341
Article PDF–601K
Walking with early dinosaurs: appendicular myology of the Late Triassic sauropodomorph Thecodontosaurus antiquus
Antonio Ballell, Emily J. Rayfield, Michael J. Benton
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211356. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211356
PMCID:
PMC8767213
Article PDF–2.3M
Substantial variability in morphological scaling among bumblebee colonies
C. D. Perl, Z. B. Johansen, V. W. Jie, Z. Moradinour, M. Guiraud, C. E. Restrepo, A. Miettinen, E. Baird
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211436. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211436
PMCID:
PMC8753140
Article PDF–747K
V-type H+-ATPase in the symbiosome membrane is a conserved mechanism for host control of photosynthesis in anthozoan photosymbioses
Katie L. Barott, Angus B. Thies, Martin Tresguerres
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211449. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211449
PMCID:
PMC8790332
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Long-read sequencing reveals atypical mitochondrial genome structure in a New Zealand marine isopod
William S. Pearman, Sarah J. Wells, James Dale, Olin K. Silander, Nikki E. Freed
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211550. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211550
PMCID:
PMC8753154
Article PDF–691K
Morphological characters in light of new molecular phylogenies: the caudal-fin skeleton of Ovalentaria
Philipp Thieme, Nalani K. Schnell, Kerryn Parkinson, Timo Moritz
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211605. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211605
PMCID:
PMC8753169
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Mussel memory: can bivalves learn to fear parasites?
Christian Selbach, Loïc Marchant, Kim N. Mouritsen
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211774. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211774
PMCID:
PMC8790352
Article PDF–501K
Sprinting with prosthetic versus biological legs: insight from experimental data
Owen N. Beck, Paolo Taboga, Alena M. Grabowski
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211799. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211799
Correction in:
R Soc Open Sci. 2023 May; 10(5): 230483.
PMCID:
PMC8728174
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Strategic pheromone signalling by mate searching females of the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope bruennichi
Katharina Weiss, Jutta M. Schneider
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211806. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211806
PMCID:
PMC8767209
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Males of the parasitoid wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, can identify which fly hosts contain females
Garima Prazapati, Ankit Yadav, Anoop Ambili, Abhilasha Sharma, Rhitoban Raychoudhury
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211865. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211865
PMCID:
PMC8790343
Article PDF–667K

Physics and Biophysics

Single cell transfection of human-induced pluripotent stem cells using a droplet-based microfluidic system
Camilo Pérez-Sosa, Anahí Sanluis-Verdes, Ariel Waisman, Antonella Lombardi, Gustavo Rosero, Alejandro La Greca, Shekhar Bhansali, Natalia Bourguignon, Carlos Luzzani, Maximiliano. S. Pérez, Santiago Miriuka, Betiana Lerner
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211510. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211510
PMCID:
PMC8753139
Article PDF–1.1M
The formation of political discussion networks
Marian-Gabriel Hâncean, Matjaž Perc, Adrian Gheorghiță, George G. Vega Yon, Bianca-Elena Mihăilă
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211609. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211609
PMCID:
PMC8790369
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Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

The role of state and trait anxiety in the processing of facial expressions of emotion
Maddy L. Dyer, Angela S. Attwood, Ian S. Penton-Voak, Marcus R. Munafò
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210056. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210056
PMCID:
PMC8728173
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Exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic environment and generosity
P. Brañas-Garza, D. Jorrat, A. Alfonso, A. M. Espín, T. García Muñoz, J. Kovářík
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 210919. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210919
PMCID:
PMC8753156
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Fast priming of grammatical decisions: repetition and transposed-word priming effects
Jonathan Mirault, Mathieu Declerck, Jonathan Grainger
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211082. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211082
PMCID:
PMC8753155
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Open biological negative image set
Risako Shirai, Katsumi Watanabe
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211128. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211128
PMCID:
PMC8728170
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The tainted altruism effect: a successful pre-registered replication
Valerie Alcala, Kendra Johnson, Caroline Steele, Juanshu Wu, Donglai Zhang, Harold Pashler
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211152. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211152
PMCID:
PMC8790362
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Priming third-party social exclusion does not elicit children's inclusion of out-group members
R. Stengelin, T. Toppe, S. Kansal, L. Tietz, G. Sürer, A. M. E. Henderson, D. B. M. Haun
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211281. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211281
PMCID:
PMC8790344
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Static and dynamic formant scaling conveys body size and aggression
Andrey Anikin, Katarzyna Pisanski, David Reby
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211496. Published online January 12, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211496
PMCID:
PMC8753157
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Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
A. G. Greenburgh, A. Liefgreen, V. Bell, N. Raihani
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211555. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211555
PMCID:
PMC8790340
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Science, Society and Policy

Dynamics of cumulative advantage and threats to equity in open science: a scoping review
Tony Ross-Hellauer, Stefan Reichmann, Nicki Lisa Cole, Angela Fessl, Thomas Klebel, Nancy Pontika
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211032. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211032
PMCID:
PMC8767192
Article PDF–825K
When to end a lock down? How fast must vaccination campaigns proceed in order to keep health costs in check?
Claudius Gros, Thomas Czypionka, Daniel Gros
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211055. Published online January 26, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211055
PMCID:
PMC8790384
Article PDF–540K

Corrections

Addendum to: Murre (2021). The Godden and Baddeley (1975) experiment on context-dependent memory on land and underwater: a replication
Jaap Murre
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 211924. Published online January 5, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.211924
Corrects:
R Soc Open Sci. 2021 Nov; 8(11): 200724.
PMCID:
PMC8728159
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Correction to: A framework for the identification of long-term social avoidance in longitudinal datasets
K. Strickland, A. Levengood, V. Foroughirad, J. Mann, E. Krzyszczyk, C. H. Frère
R Soc Open Sci. 2022 Jan; 9(1): 220017. Published online January 19, 2022. doi: 10.1098/rsos.220017
Corrects:
R Soc Open Sci. 2017 Aug; 4(8): 170641.
PMCID:
PMC8767182
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