Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort-including by members of Congress-to undermine or silence their work documenting false and misleading internet content. The claim is that online misinformation researchers are trying to silence conservative voices. The evidence suggests just the opposite.
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BMJ Open
January 2025
Bristol Eye Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Introduction: Papilloedema can be the first sign of life-threatening disease, for example, brain tumours. Due to the potential seriousness of this clinical sign, the detection of papilloedema would normally prompt urgent hospital referral for further investigation. The problem is that many benign structural variations of optic nerve anatomy can be mistaken for papilloedema, so-called pseudopapilloedema.
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January 2025
School of Marxism, Hengshui University, Hengshui, Hebei, China.
Innovation and progress serve as the driving forces behind national development. Universities, with their comprehensive academic systems and robust research capabilities, undoubtedly play a crucial role in fostering student innovation and advancing faculty research innovation. This study aims to explore the relationship between the collaborative climate and innovative work behavior of university educators, as well as the mediating effect of knowledge sharing, in order to provide an important theoretical basis for universities to better promote innovative work behavior.
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January 2025
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, ON. Canada; Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, ON. Canada. Electronic address:
Objective: To conduct a systematic review on radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF-TC) in pediatric epilepsy surgery. In addition, due to the low number of dedicated pediatric series, to conduct a pooled analysis of cases published in the literature.
Methods: We conducted a literature search using PUBMED and EMBASE which produced 432 results.
Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the social media practices and attitudes towards e-professionalism among undergraduate medical students in a medical college of Pakistan.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 220 undergraduate medical students from 2 to final-year MBBS, at CMH Lahore Medical College from March to August 2022. After ethical approval, a printed questionnaire was distributed among students, selected by stratified random sampling technique.
Br J Soc Psychol
January 2025
Honorary Academic, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
We propose a new motivational model that integrates self-determination theory (with a focus on basic needs) with social-psychological research on allyship and solidarity to better understand when and why allies may engage in different actions to address social injustice. We theorize that normative (e.g.
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