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Van Gogh - um olhar da mente e neurociência

A genialidade de Van Gogh nos assombra diariamente. Aproxima a arte da neurociência! 🧵(1)
"Os autorretratos de Van Gogh não apenas revelam profundamente a si mesmo, mas também manifestam um novo centro de consciência." 🧵(2)
Thomas Altizer, Prof. Emérito da SUNY-USA
Observando os padrões de movimento oculares às pinturas de Van Gogh, adultos tiveram durações de fixação mais longas e fizeram menos fixações do que as crianças ao observar as pinturas. 🧵(3)
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#PLOSONE: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
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《おすすめ Vet必見》
ウシ白血病​​ウイルスがコードする blv-miR-b4-3p mRNA は、 in vivo での抗発癌性遺伝子の発現低下と関連している

#PLOSONE: Bovine leukemia virus encoded blv-miR-b4-3p microRNA is associated with reduced expression of anti- ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
多くが無症状感染する牛の腫瘍の出現に関連するウシ白血病​​ウイルス (VLB) の分子メカニズムを特定した。

Identifican un mecanismo viral relacionado con la aparición de tumores en ganado bovino diarioveterinario.com/t/4202056/iden…
牛の白血病は乳牛群だけでなく肉生産群にも広く蔓延している状況であり、動物の多くは無症状で感染しますが、1 ~ 10% はリンパ腫を発症する可能性がある。
現在、病原体に対する商業的な治療法やワクチンがないため、何百万もの経済的損失が生じている。
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At first glance, it seems like the bottom line is "there's no publication bias in this field. But how can you study publication bias if you look only at studies that are published. What about the UNpublished studies?
#PLOSONE
dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
To be fair, they report having looked at study registrations. But it says they searched "clinicaltrials.com" (vs ".gov"), which is the URL for PPD, a contract research organization (CRO) that does Pharma trials. I hope this was a typo.
And they report having looked at funded studies, another good way of establishing an "inception cohort" of trials. They report finding zero unpublished studies. This seems almost too good to be true...
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A few remarks on the assumed discovery of the "new" Emperor/Usurper #Sponsianus from a numismatic point of view: 🧵1/15

Image: #PLOSONE: Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ #Sponsian dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… CC-BY 4.0
#numismatics
At the first place, the new study outlines very well the history of research around the Sponsianus coins. What is new is the emphasis on circulating marks (wear) and especially the study of superficial deposits on the coins. The latter is a really exciting approach. 2/15
I try in the following to present only some points briefly and comprehensibly, which from a (personal) numismatic point of view have received too little weighting or too much. Completeness is not possible on Twitter. 3/15
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Ein paar Anmerkungen zu der vermeintlichen Entdeckung des verschollenen Kaisers/Usurpators #Sponsianus aus numismatischer Sicht: 1/16

Image: #PLOSONE: Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ #Sponsian dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… CC-BY 4.0
#numismatik
Vorweg: Die neue Studie umreist die Forschungsgeschichte um die Sponsianus Münzen sehr gut. Was neu ist, ist die Gewichtung der Umlaufspuren und besonders die Untersuchung der Ablagerungen auf den Münzen. Letzteres ist ein wirklich spannender Ansatz. 2/16
Ich versuche im Folgenden nur einige Punkte kurz und verständlich darzustellen, die aus (persönlicher) numismatischer Sicht eine zu geringe Gewichtung erhalten haben bzw eine zu große. Vollständigkeit ist auf Twitter nicht möglich. 3/16
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Los amigos de quemar madera les dirán que los bosques más nuevos son superiores en su capacidad para compensar las emisiones de carbono.

Pues no, los bosques primarios no emiten CO2 y los bosques jóvenes no almacenan más carbono.

Breve hilo ⤵️⤵️
Para empezar les traigo 4 estudios que muestran como, en comparación con los bosques primarios y maduros, la reserva media de carbono a largo plazo de los bosques explotados que han vuelto a crecer es de 30-70 por ciento inferior. ⤵️⤵️
1. Aboveground biomass distribution of US eastern hardwood forests and th... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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In #PLOSOne: Annual cost only of dialysis exceeds 11% of the public health budget. To this we must add costs of hospitalization & treatment of comorbidities. Even still, not all CKD patients in #Ecuador have access to renal replacement therapy.

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doi.org/10.1371/journa…
Not all provinces in #Ecuador have nephrologists while some only have them available in the private sector. Depending on their place of residence, patients may have to travel long distances to access dialysis services.

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Comorbidities are common among CKD patients. Hospitalized patients had +2 comorbidities such as primary hypertension, type-II or type-I diabetes, other urinary tract disorders, heart failure & bacterial pneumonia.

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1/ Un 🧶 sur cet #enfumage qu'est l'approche #OneHealth dans le contexte de la pandémie de #COVID19

Scientifiquement c'est léger et ça se résume à : "aimons nous tous entre êtres vivants"

Bref, faudrait rebaptiser ça #OneLove.

Qui serait contre ?

2/ En tant que #machin consensuel, cette niche a été repérée par des gens moins sympa que #BobMarley.

Un nid d'argent facile : pas besoin de justification scientifique poussée puisque l'intention est bonne.

Un des pontes du #OneHealth est @PeterDaszak.

lexpress.fr/actualite/scie…
3/ Le cas de @PeterDaszak est très gratiné car tout en affichant son approche #OneLove/#OneHealth (surveillons la nature, tout ça), il semble être mêlé dans des expériences de gain de fonction en Chine... sur des coronavirus 🤐

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Interesting to look at some of the connections between these two @CroakeyNews stories, on antibiotic overuse in Australia, and our poor record on addressing health inequities... cc @evelynedeleeuw @ACSQHC
Here's a hint: "On global comparisons, primary care antimicrobial prescribing in Australia continues to outstrip Canada and most European countries, with rates more than double those of benchmark countries such as The Netherlands....
Looking at the connections between these articles reminded me of this 2015 paper: #PLOSONE: Antimicrobial Resistance: The Major Contribution of Poor Governance and Corruption to This Growing ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
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With Australia focused on controlling multiple COVID-19 outbreaks in 2021, cast your mind back to Melbourne mid-2020. In 8 weeks between 14 June & 10 August, Victoria recorded 13,078 cases of COVID-19 with daily cases peaking at 686 on 5th August - almost all in Melbourne. 1/11 Image
In response: 1) ‘Stage 3’ restrictions - social venues shut, public gatherings barred, stay at home orders – were introduced in select areas on 1 July & across Melbourne on 8 July; 2) mandatory #masks introduced on 22 July; & 3) restrictions strengthened in early August. 2/11 Image
What evolved in Melbourne in 2020 represents one of the most successful public health responses to COVID-19 globally. By October daily case numbers were mostly in single figures & in November no new cases were detected. So what was the turning point for Melbourne? 3/11
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After the wonderful @EANBoard #SoMe4Epis module on social media for public health professionals, on request:

[THREAD] Here’s my bag of resources and explanations for beginners, to get started on social media

#epitwitter
Kicking off with an introduction to social media for scientists by @hollybik & @MiriamGoldste

All in the familiar academic format of a journal article: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

#scicomm @PLOSBiology
So why engage in social media as an epidemiologist or public health professional?

It helps to build trust in science!

#PLOSONE: Using selfies to challenge public stereotypes of scientists

#scicomm #scientistswhoselfie
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