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Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Recent research
- BiologyOpen access
From lay to scientific cognition: the case of pre-evolutionary homologies
Continuity views of the relation between lay and scientific cognition hold that the basic cognitive abilities of scientists are not much different from those of laypeople. Recent psychological studies revealed strong candidate examples of continuity, involving lay visual cognitio...
- BiologyOpen access
The effects of action-based predictions in early visual cortex
Abstract During voluntary movement, predictions about the sensory consequences of an action typically result in reduced sensory sensitivity. The forward model theory proposes that this reduced sensitivity is due to neural suppression or cancellation of sensory action outcomes. Ho...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
<title>Abstract</title> Background Subclinical atherosclerotic plaque (SAP) develops silently in older adults. Early biological changes that predict plaque formation are not well defined. We examined whether immunological, and metabolic or functional measures identify vascular vu...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Despite substantial progress in biomarker discovery and multi-omics profiling, several features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including prolonged compensated states, heterogeneous clinical trajectories, and marked stage-dependent therapeutic responses, remain difficult to integrat...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
This paper examines how power relations of actors shape (socio-technical) transition processes. While transition studies increasingly emphasize the relevance of agency for change, the role of power remains insufficiently understood, particularly at the micro level and in regional...
- BiologyOpen access
ABSTRACT Soil nutrient depletion severely constrains crop productivity in degraded and saline environments. Strategies such as biochar–compost integration could be useful for sustainable agriculture and land restoration on a global scale. This study evaluated the effects of bioch...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Porcine teschoviruses (PTVs) are swine-specific picornaviruses associated with neurological and systemic disease, ranging from severe paralytic Teschen disease to milder forms of porcine encephalomyelitis, known as Talfan disease. Despite their global distribution and veterinary...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Corpus linguistics in the age of generative AI: practical and theoretical considerations
Abstract Generative AI tools have implications for corpus linguistics from practical and theoretical angles, both of which the current paper addresses. The first part of the paper establishes whether and how generative AI tools – here ChatGPT o3 – can in practice support a corpus...
- BiologyOpen access
Reconciling nitrogen fertilization effects on soil nitrification with acidification
Nitrogen (N) fertilization supports nearly half of the global population but disrupts the N cycle. While N addition is assumed to stimulate soil nitrification by increasing substrate supply and nitrifier activity, it may also inhibit nitrification via soil acidification. Resolvin...
- Engineering & Technology
ABSTRACT LiNO 3 is a highly effective electrolyte additive for ether‐based lithium metal batteries, but its extremely poor solubility in carbonate electrolytes has long restricted its application in high‐voltage high‐energy‐density systems. In this study, we develop a pyridine ca...
- Engineering & Technology
ABSTRACT LiNO 3 is a highly effective electrolyte additive for ether‐based lithium metal batteries, but its extremely poor solubility in carbonate electrolytes has long restricted its application in high‐voltage high‐energy‐density systems. In this study, we develop a pyridine ca...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Methane (CH4) emissions from dairy cattle contribute substantially to agricultural greenhouse gas production and are influenced by genetic, physiological, environmental and management-related factors. The present study investigated CH4-related traits and genotype–system interacti...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Understanding how we understand: the role of metahermeneutics in narrative analysis and teaching
Abstract This article aims to take an interesting theoretical issue – namely diversity of interpretation and its thematization in metahermeneutics – as a point of departure for an innovative exercise on interpreting narratives in professional contexts as well as in the classroom....
- Health & MedicineOpen access
OBJECTIVES: This in vitro study evaluated and compared the accuracy of digital versus conventional impression systems in reproducing interdental areas (IAs) of periodontally compromised dentitions (PCDs) and examined how impression quality influences automated tooth segmentation...
- Health & Medicine
OBJECTIVES: Limited guidance on the use and interpretation of cardiac troponin (cTn) testing in pediatric populations has restricted its broader adoption, despite the significant burden of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions in children. This survey aimed to evaluate globa...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Plant species richness is key for restoring grassland butterfly assemblages
Abstract Palaearctic grasslands are heavily threatened by land‐use changes that lead to degradation and habitat loss. Thus, successful grassland restoration for vegetation and wildlife is urgently needed. Butterflies, as sensitive indicators, could provide a holistic view of rest...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
How do visual and conceptual factors predict the object content in typical scene drawings?
Imagine you draw a typical bedroom, your choice of objects is likely to depend on visual occurrence statistics (i.e. the objects present in previously encountered bedrooms) and semantic relations between objects and scenes (i.e. the semantic relationship between the bedroom and i...