Publications by authors named "D Michael Kuhlman"

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the overall and regional accuracy (trueness and precision) of digital three-dimensional (3D) facial scans obtained from four tablet-based applications, which were (Bellus) the Bellus Dental Pro® (Bellus3D, Inc. Campbell, CA, USA), (Capture) the Capture®: 3D Scan Anything (Standard Cyborg, Inc. San Francisco, CA, USA), (Heges) the Heges® (by Marek Simonik, Ostrava, North Moravia, Czech Republic), and (Scandy) the Scandy Pro 3D Scanner® (Scandy LLC, New Orleans, LA, USA).

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  • Humans are inherently social, but the level of social mindfulness—being aware of and considerate towards others—varies among individuals and countries.
  • A study involving 8,354 participants from 31 industrialized nations revealed significant differences in social mindfulness, linking it closely to countries' performance in environmental protection.
  • The research emphasizes the importance of small acts of kindness and attention in fostering everyday cooperation rather than focusing solely on material contributions.
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Why do great powers with benign intentions end up fighting each other in wars they do not seek? We utilize an incentivized, two-person "Preemptive Strike Game" (PSG) to explore how the subjective perception of great power interdependence shapes defensive aggression against persons from rival great powers. In Study 1, college students from the United States ( = 115), China ( = 106), and Japan ( = 99) made PSG decisions facing each other. This natural experiment revealed that Chinese and Japanese participants (a) made more preemptive attacks against each other and Americans than against their compatriots, and that (b) greater preexisting perceptions of bilateral competition increased intergroup attack rates.

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Social dilemmas pervade daily life, business, and politics. The manners in which these dilemmas are resolved depend in part on the personal characteristics of those involved. One such characteristic is Social Value Orientation (SVO), a trait-like predisposition to maximize cooperative (Pro-Social) or non-cooperative (Pro-Self) outcomes in social relationships.

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