The impact of affective congruence on charitable giving.

Although charitable aid requests often include multiple salient affective features, their interactive effects on donation behavior and the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying their combined influence remain unclear. In four studies, including six behavioral experiments and one Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) experiment, we examine how the affective congruence of request features influences giving decisions. Across studies, requests with affectively congruent features, regardless of valence, elicited greater donations.

Research Priorities for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response: An Interdisciplinary Delphi Study.

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a multisensory experience most often associated with feelings of relaxation and altered consciousness, elicited by stimuli which include whispering, repetitive movements, and close personal attention. Since 2015, ASMR research has grown rapidly, spanning disciplines from neuroscience to media studies but lacking a collaborative or interdisciplinary approach. To build a cohesive and connected structure for ASMR research moving forwards, a modified Delphi study was conducted with ASMR experts, practitioners, community members, and researchers from various disciplines.

Engagement in digital interventions.

The notion of "engagement," which plays an important role in various domains of psychology, is gaining increased currency as a concept that is critical to the success of digital interventions. However, engagement remains an ill-defined construct, with different fields generating their own domain-specific definitions. Moreover, given that digital interactions in real-world settings are characterized by multiple demands and choice alternatives competing for an individual's effort and attention, they involve fast and often impulsive decision-making.

Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis.

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by mutations in that encodes for the type IIb sodium-dependent phosphate cotransporter (Npt2b). The loss of Npt2b transporter function from alveolar epithelial cells results in failure to export inorganic phosphate from the alveolar lining fluid, which then accumulates, binds to calcium, and forms hydroxyapatite microliths. Radiographs and computed tomography of the chest demonstrate hyperdense infiltrates that are often quite dramatic and distinctive, and in many cases, the diagnosis can be made without invasive measures.

wrapper: Operationalizing engagement strategies in mHealth.

The advancement of digital technologies particularly in the domain of mobile health (mHealth) holds great promise in the promotion of health behavior. However, keeping users engaged remains a central challenge. This paper proposes a novel approach to address this issue by supplementing existing and future mHealth applications with an engagement wrapper - a collection of engagement strategies integrated into a single, coherent model.

Complete 6-deoxy-D-altro-heptose biosynthesis pathway from Campylobacter jejuni: more complex than anticipated.

The Campylobacter jejuni capsule is important for colonization and virulence in various infection models. In most strains, the capsule includes a modified heptose whose biological role and biosynthetic pathway are unknown. To decipher the biosynthesis pathway for the 6-deoxy-D-altro-heptose of strain 81-176, we previously showed that the 4,6-dehydratase WcbK and the reductase WcaG generated GDP-6-deoxy-D-manno-heptose, but the C3 epimerase necessary to form GDP-6-deoxy-D-altro-heptose was not identified.