Consistent or inconsistent? The effects of inducing cognitive dissonance vs. cognitive consonance on the intention to engage in pro-environmental behaviors

How do individuals rationalize the cognitive dissonance between their environmental awareness and the maintenance of environmentally unfriendly behaviors? The main goal is to explore the rationalization strategies used by individuals in order to maintain their current behaviors.The Sailing Trousers secondary goal is to understand if it is possible

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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Transport Mechanism of Graphene Quantum Dots through Different Cell Membranes

Exploring the mechanisms underlying the permeation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) through different cell membranes is key for the practical application of GQDs in medicine.Here, the permeation process of GQDs through different BRAZIL ACAI lipid membranes was evaluated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.Our results showed that GQDs can easil

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Ancient Transcription Factors in the News

ABSTRACT In every cell from bacteria to mammals, NusG-like proteins bind transcribing RNA polymerase to modulate the rate of nascent RNA synthesis and to coordinate it with numerous cotranscriptional processes that ultimately determine the transcript fate.Housekeeping NusG factors regulate expression of the bulk of the genome, whereas their highly

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Neural traces of stress: cortisol related sustained enhancement of amygdala-hippocampal functional connectivity

Stressful experiences modulate neuro-circuitry function, and the temporal trajectory of these alterations, elapsing from early disturbances to late recovery, heavily influences resilience and vulnerability to stress.Such effects of stress may depend on processes that are engaged during resting-state, through active recollection of past experiences

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