The Metacognitive Optimization of Offloading Task (MOOT): Both higher costs to offload and the accuracy of memory predict goodness of offloading performance.

We developed a Metacognitive Offloading Optimization Task (MOOT) whereby participants were instructed to score as many points as possible by accessing words from a presented list either by remembering them (worth 10 points each) or by offloading them (worth less than 10 points each). Results indicated that participants were sensitive to the value of the offloaded items such that when offloaded items carried a high value (e.g.

Buried or exposed kirschner wires in paediatric upper extremity fracture fixation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of infection rates and complications.

Background: Paediatric upper limb fractures are commonly treated with Kirschner (K) wire fixation, which can be buried or left exposed. Although both techniques are widely used, controversy remains regarding infection risk, complications, and other clinical outcomes between buried and exposed K-wires. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare infection rates and secondary outcomes between buried and exposed K-wires in paediatric upper limb fractures located distal to and including the elbow, and proximal to the carpus.

Disentangling Sources of Momentum Fluctuations in Xe+Xe and Pb+Pb Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

High-energy nuclear collisions create a quark-gluon plasma, whose initial condition and subsequent expansion vary from event to event, impacting the distribution of the eventwise average transverse momentum [P([p_{T}])]. Disentangling the contributions from fluctuations in the nuclear overlap size (geometrical component) and other sources at a fixed size (intrinsic component) remains a challenge. This problem is addressed by measuring the mean, variance, and skewness of P([p_{T}]) in ^{208}Pb+^{208}Pb and ^{129}Xe+^{129}Xe collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.

spotPCR: A Rapid and Efficient Approach for Indexing Individual Template Molecules using Unique Molecular Identifiers.

Low-frequency mutations provide valuable insights in various fields, including drug resistance identification, cancer and infectious disease research. One promising strategy to enhance the sensitivity and specificity of mutation detection is the incorporation of unique molecular identifiers (UMIs) during polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and before deep sequencing. However, conventional methods for UMI incorporation often necessitate multiple labor-intensive steps.

Participation in individual placement support: Ethnoracial differences in the supported employment demonstration.

Objective: The Supported Employment Demonstration (SED), a large, multisite randomized controlled trial, provided evidence-based supported employment to help individuals recently denied Social Security disability benefits for reason of mental illness to gain competitive employment and avoid disability. Monthly, client-level measurement of participation in individual placement and support permitted the first detailed exploration of potential ethnoracial disparities in the IPS participation process, from enrollment to end of follow-along job supports, in a vulnerable population with ready access to the intervention.

Method: Monthly participation data in a subsample of enrollees randomized to receive supported employment enabled decomposition of IPS service participation into take-up, effectiveness, and follow-along support phases, yielding times to participation duration milestones, job start, and end of follow-along supports for 614 non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic SED enrollees.