Publications by authors named "M N Traugott"

Anti-vaccine sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic grew at an alarming rate, leaving much to understand about the relationship between people's vaccination status and the information they were exposed to. This study investigated the relationship between vaccine behavior, decision rationales, and information exposure on social media over time. Using a cohort study that consisted of a nationally representative survey of American adults, three subpopulations (early adopters, late adopters, and nonadopters) were analyzed through a combination of statistical analysis, network analysis, and semi-supervised topic modeling.

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To date, evaluating the diets of natural enemies like carabids has largely been limited to spatially explicit and short-term sampling. This leaves a knowledge gap for the intra-annual dynamics of carabid diets, and the provision and timing of delivery of natural pest control services. Season-long pitfall trapping of adult carabids was conducted in conventional winter wheat fields, from November 2018 to June 2019, in five French departments.

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  • Intensified agriculture contributes to biodiversity loss, which negatively impacts ecosystem functions and their stability.
  • A continental-wide study revealed that high agricultural intensity and simplified crop rotations decrease functional redundancy in seed predation across multiple weed genera.
  • The research highlights that maintaining biodiversity is crucial for ensuring stable ecosystem functions, especially in intensively managed agricultural systems.
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  • Understanding the role of carabid beetles in agroecosystems is essential for natural pest control and reducing pesticide dependence.
  • A study analyzed the food preferences of eight carabid species in cereal fields with varying prey availability, focusing on gut content analysis for their diet.
  • Results indicated that carabids favored plant matter, particularly weed seeds, over animal prey, and their food choice was influenced more by species identity and seasonal changes rather than prey abundance.
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Despite the similar clinical outcomes after renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor (RASi) continuation or withdrawal in COVID-19, the effects on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and RAS metabolites remain unclear. In a substudy of the randomized controlled Austrian Corona Virus Adaptive Clinical Trial (ACOVACT), patients with hypertension and COVID-19 were randomized 1:1 to either RASi continuation (n = 30) or switch to a non-RASi medication (n = 29). RAS metabolites were analyzed using a mixed linear regression model (n = 30).

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