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przyssawka t1_j1izih5 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Reply to comment by everything_in_sync in What specifically about ginger/menthol/wasabi causes one's sinuses to open? by Bartendiesthrowaway

journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024618). For the first question at least. Never skydived in winter. \*Subjective\* nasal patency (the perception of airflow) and nasal airflow are two completely different things. The study I posted compares effects of different ... underwent concha reduction surgery (conchoplasty) or Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, to suffer from "[empty nose syndrome](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024618)", which is the subjective feeling of low nasal patency with optimal airflow

Lok_Die t1_isvjhya wrote on October 19, 2022 at 12:31 AM

Reply to comment by urkish in Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother’s or father’s male relatives—their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. by MistWeaver80

boys share with their fathers. Also it seems that [according to this paper](https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1004064) the Y chromosome has been subjected to intense selection forces that have Whittled it down to the size that

hostilereplicator t1_it6n0dw wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:23 AM

Reply to comment by KingsmanVince in [D] Accurate blogs on machine learning? by likeamanyfacedgod

ratio of positives:negatives in your data. The linked blog post references [this paper](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118432) in arguing for the use of precision-recall curves for imbalanced data, but this paper is about visual

whenhaveiever t1_itsoxv6 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:39 AM

Reply to comment by blueSGL in Our Conscious Experience of the World Is But a Memory, Says New Theory by Shelfrock77

That sounds like [this study](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0021612), and ones similar to it, which has been interpreted that way, but could be interpreted differently as well

zero989 t1_itv18ep wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:52 PM

Reply to comment by pondrthis in what is the Difference between fluid intelligence and creativity? by New_Rush4189

diffusion tensor tractography" https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000395 "Based on their IQ test scores, all subjects were divided into general and high intelligence groups and significantly higher global efficiencies were found in the networks of the latter

twan_john t1_iu7uqjv wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:59 AM

Reply to comment by PooDendalNerveBlock in What does Alzheimer’s actually do to the brain? by uncmfrtbly_rspnsv

even too much—sleep could increase your risk for Alzheimer’s disease." "[https://sleepeducation.org/nightly-brain-wash-protects-against-alzheimers-disease-during-sleep/](https://sleepeducation.org/nightly-brain-wash-protects-against-alzheimers-disease-during-sleep/) [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001233](https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001233)

Wagamaga OP t1_iunu9u2 wrote on November 1, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Reply to New research from the University of Vermont finds the most viewed content on TikTok relating to food, nutrition and weight perpetuates a toxic diet culture among teens and young adults and that expert voices are largely missing from the conversation by Wagamaga

really tough environment, especially for the main users of the platform, which are young people." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0267997

ILikeNeurons t1_iw2mqs6 wrote on November 12, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Reply to Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Accessible to People with Lower Incomes, But Not Fast Enough - Inside Climate News by darth_nadoma

mostly by the rich, and [the poor would mostly come out ahead with an equitable dividend](http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0081648#s7). That would surely help close the gap in rooftop solar faster than the status

maizeq t1_iw5mh0v wrote on November 13, 2022 at 3:28 AM

Reply to [Project] Erlang based framework to replace backprop using predictive coding by abhitopia

still has to propagate backwards, albeit indirectly. I would check out [this paper by Robert Rosenbaum](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266102) which I think is quite fantastic if you want more nitty gritty details, and which deflates

abhitopia OP t1_iw6l77r wrote on November 13, 2022 at 10:06 AM

Reply to comment by maizeq in [Project] Erlang based framework to replace backprop using predictive coding by abhitopia

issue is **not** only speed of learning. I will certainly checkout the [paper by Robert Rosenbaum](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266102) and thanks for sharing that. I will comment more once I have read this paper

adyyc t1_iwf3jdu wrote on November 15, 2022 at 3:57 AM

Reply to Does your gut/gastrointestinal/digestive health affect how you feel mentally/psychologically? by lilm8ey

number of human cells” … we fluctuate between being more or less than 50% human😅🤦‍♂️ https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533

Aviyara t1_iwh5rpu wrote on November 15, 2022 at 4:41 PM

Reply to comment by scheav in We have seen successful transplants of various organs, hands, even faces -- so why not transplants of legs or feet to lower-limb amputees? Why are these not a thing? by Pandeism

immunosuppression courses are [well-documented as increasing the incidence rate of](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12581698/)), graft [rejection](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263210), and [infection.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15110664/) I would not call any of these "unrelated causes." An allograft

Quiglius OP t1_ix8mivb wrote on November 21, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Reply to Genetics combined with long years of schooling and little time outdoors can lead to myopia by Quiglius

interacts with genetic variants near GJD2, RBFOX1, LAMA2, KCNQ5 and LRRC4C to confer susceptibility to myopia](https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010478)

abhitopia OP t1_ixdnki4 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Reply to comment by maizeq in [Project] Erlang based framework to replace backprop using predictive coding by abhitopia

u/maizeq \- I have finished reading the [Rosenbaum paper](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266102) . It is certainly very accessible and useful paper to understand the details and nuances between various PC implementations. So thank you for sharing that

SerialStateLineXer t1_iy1xqmv wrote on November 28, 2022 at 3:04 AM

Reply to comment by True_Garen in Obesity Is Now the Top Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor in the US (July 2022) by True_Garen

Evidence on this is [mixed at best](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118333). While there is some evidence for a neuroprotective effect of nicotine, this appears to be offset by the negative cardiovascular effects of smoke inhalation. Even

WrongSubFools t1_iybpzoq wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:09 AM

Reply to TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii

compare these results against the students taking cocaine and in fact *does not even mention cocaine*. [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0013309](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0013309) Did the kids experience less pain? Yes. Through the same pathway as drugs relieve pain

TankSparkle t1_iznhlkr wrote on December 10, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Reply to NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses. Two age-related diseases, arthritis and dementia, were also more commonly found in former football players than in other men of the same age. by Wagamaga

where quality of life is more socially constructed and mortality is more biologically linked to health." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185617

destroyer551 t1_j06jjgk wrote on December 14, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by Polyfuckery in Snakes have clitorises, scientists say, slamming research 'taboo' by DoremusJessup

Snakes actually *are* known for their elaborate sex lives. [Courtship](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0107528) across the entire suborder is typically a lengthy affair with great effort displayed by the males and it usually involves lots

ILikeNeurons t1_j12hwdq wrote on December 21, 2022 at 4:37 AM

Reply to comment by MaybeACoder007 in Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated by strangeattractors

passed. And returning the revenue from a carbon tax as an equitable dividend would [help](http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0081648#s7) a [little bit](https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/65919/1/MPRA_paper_65919.pdf) with [inequality](https://11bup83sxdss1xze1i3lpol4-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ummel-Impact-of-CCL-CFD-Policy-v1_4.pdf), while [creating jobs and growing

Swarna_Keanu t1_j19haew wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Reply to comment by mrlolloran in Climate Impacts Are Increasing; Textbooks Aren’t Keeping Pace: "biology textbooks are failing to share adequate information about climate change" by Additional-Two-7312

journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278532.g001](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278532.g001) And that graph makes it really clear how far the spread of coverage was - with some books doing substantially more. It also makes clear that the OPs press release mixed up average with

InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j1yll3j wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:27 AM

Reply to comment by Studstill in An Argument in Favour of Unpredictable, Hard Determinism by CryptoTrader1024

InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j1z3cua wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Reply to comment by tokmer in An Argument in Favour of Unpredictable, Hard Determinism by CryptoTrader1024

instead we saw a positive relation that is hard to reconcile with libertarian views > >[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221617](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221617) Then when it comes to philosophy professors most are outright compatibilists. [https://survey2020.philpeople.org/survey/results/all) There