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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · Jul 26

“6% of sleuths agreed that current reporting channels for misconduct are effective, compared to 77% of research-integrity officers”

I think this is readily explainable by the differential access to information. RIOs do not see what doesn’t even reach them, eg when editors refuse to act.

Nature @nature.com · Jul 25

Data sleuths and research-integrity officers have different views on how to handle allegations of wrongdoing in science.

go.nature.com/3J14CoC

How to tackle research misconduct: survey finds stark disagreement

Data sleuths and research-integrity officers have different views on how to handle allegations of wrongdoing in science.

go.nature.com

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hiring a new postdoc! Interested in how early life factors can impact child development? Come join our fantastic Developmental Psychobiology Lab at the Donders Institute! Deadline for applying: 7 May; contract: 2.5 years. lnkd.in/dbY6Y372

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Mar 18

Final day of our COST Action TREASURE meeting in Madrid. TREASURE is about 'Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants´ development'. So good to see so many professionals working hard to increase society's attention for this relevant topic!

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Mar 8

As a woman and academic, on International Women's Day, I am thinking of all the women who are suffering from or survived bullying and harassment. Let's keep fighting so that academia becomes a place of safety, growth, creativity, honesty, and tolerance—inspiring for others to follow and model.

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Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social · Mar 5

The view from Neuroscience.
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · Mar 5

📣 Science matters!

#FENS and its allies unite in solidarity with the U.S. scientific community facing challenges to research, collaboration, and academic freedom. 🔬

🔗 Read the full statement: loom.ly/cn7vJR4

#sciencematters #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall

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Meghan Azad, PhD @meghanazad.bsky.social · Mar 5

March 5 is International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Day!

Sending gratitude to all the IBCLCs that significantly transform world health through skilled lactation care 🤱🏻❤️

ilca.org/ibclc-day-20...

#happyIBCLCday #breastfeeding

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Mike Frank @mcxfrank.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is a great paper. Elegant model and interesting conclusion!

Thanks for the rec.

Riccardo Fusaroli @fusaroli.bsky.social · Feb 25

3 years after @vtraag.bsky.social suggested it to me, I am finally managing to sneak his paper on Inferring the causal effect of journals on citations (doi.org/10.1162/qss_...) in one of my lectures (on science of science). Cool read!

Inferring the causal effect of journals on citations

Abstract. Articles in high-impact journals are, on average, more frequently cited. But are they cited more often because those articles are somehow more “citable”? Or are they cited more often simply ...

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Feb 28

Great findings!

Meghan Azad, PhD @meghanazad.bsky.social · Feb 26

Lots of research shows maternity leaves lead to higher breastfeeding rates, but this is the first study I've seen on *paternity* leave & BF.

31% ⬆️ breastfeeding at 2 months for families where fathers took >2 weeks leave.

New parents need time off!

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Fathers’ work leave and infant breastfeeding in a state-representative sample of fathers in Georgia, United States - BMC Public Health

Background Breastfeeding provides multiple maternal and child benefits, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal. Parental leave access and use have been associated with higher breastfeeding rates, howe...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Feb 26

Do you want to study children in their natural environments instead of testing them in the lab? Thinking about how to do that best? Join us near Nijmegen on 22nd May! dpblab.org/2025/01/16/u...

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Feb 11

We're organizing a scientific symposium on research with wearables on babies and children. For details on the program and enrolling, see dpblab.org/2025/01/16/u...

Upcoming Symposium

SYMPOsium – Biomarker and Wearable Research in Children: Ethical and Practical Challenges Date: 22-05-2025Time: 9:30 – 16:30Location: Van der Valk Hotel Nijmegen-Lent (next to the NS tr…

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Carolina de Weerth @cdeweerth.bsky.social · Feb 5

Very proud of our experimental study on walking outdoors with babies! Kudos to Nicole Rheinheimer who did all the hard work, and co-authors @stefaniavictoria.bsky.social and Simone Kühn. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Donders Institute @dondersinst.bsky.social · Feb 4

👶 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Walking outside and carrying with a baby carrier can help babies lower their stress and sleep. Nicole Rheinheimer studied 101 mothers with their babies. Read more about this first study to examine the combined effects of walking outdoors and carrying babies: 👉

www.ru.nl/en/donders-i...

Walking outdoors with your baby: effect on stress and sleep | Donders Institute

Nicole Rheinheimer explored the effects of walking outdoors and carrying a baby, on mothers and babies. This study is the first to examine the combined effects of outdoor walking and babywearing.

www.ru.nl

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