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Released: 2-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study: Survey Methodology Should Be Calibrated to Account for Negative Attitudes About Immigrants and Asylum-Seekers
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Researchers surveying socially charged topics such as immigration must make sure their methodology doesn’t reinforce common anti-immigration attitudes. A team led by George Washington University researchers has done just that.

Newswise: NIH Trial Evaluating Mpox Vaccine in Adolescents
Released: 19-Apr-2023 9:30 AM EDT
NIH Trial Evaluating Mpox Vaccine in Adolescents
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The National Institutes of Health trial to evaluate the mpox (previously known as monkeypox) vaccine JYNNEOS has now entered the next stage and is studying the immune responses to and the safety of the vaccine in adolescents. The George Washington University is one of 18 clinical trial sites across the United States that have launched this stage testing the JYNNEOS vaccine.

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Released: 14-Apr-2023 3:55 PM EDT
New Study: Black AI Bots Perceived As More Competent and Human Than White or Asian Bots (Video Explainer)
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Black artificial intelligence chatbots were perceived as more competent and more human by consumers than White or Asian AI bots during a marketing simulation, according to a new study.

   
Newswise: The Value of Human Choice in HR Decisions
Released: 30-Mar-2023 9:35 AM EDT
The Value of Human Choice in HR Decisions
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Human resources managers are frequently turning to artificial intelligence to help make employment decisions, leaning on recommendations from algorithms to decide who to interview and who to hire. However, a new paper underscores the necessity of maintaining human choice in these HR processes rather than relying on AI alone.

Newswise: RNA Biomarkers May One Day Help Diagnose Heart Disease, Study Finds
Released: 28-Mar-2023 1:20 PM EDT
RNA Biomarkers May One Day Help Diagnose Heart Disease, Study Finds
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A new study published today in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus by Timothy A. McCaffrey, professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and INOVA Fairfax Hospitals demonstrates how RNA biomarkers may be used to confirm heart disease. The study, which involves the largest analysis of blood RNA from patients with angiographically confirmed CAD, adds several novel dimensions to the current understanding of heart disease and could one day lead to a simple blood test that would help doctors diagnose heart disease in the physician’s office.

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Released: 15-Mar-2023 3:50 PM EDT
How to Lead Effectively in Virtual Work Environments
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A comprehensive review of virtual leadership research, led by N. Sharon Hill, associate professor of management at the George Washington University, identified three key leadership behaviors that take on greater significance in virtual settings.

   
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Released: 15-Mar-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Balancing the pros and cons of virtual work and its impact on well-being
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Remote work arrangements have skyrocketed in popularity through the Covid-19 pandemic, with more and more workplaces opting to participate in various forms of virtual work. But, a new analysis finds these different types of virtual work arrangements are not one-size-fits-all, and it’s up to leadership to navigate the positive and negative impacts virtual work has on employee well-being.

   
Released: 8-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EST
New Study: Abatacept Therapy Offers Promising Results Treating Juvenile Dermatomyositis
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Juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare but often severe and chronic systemic autoimmune disease, includes a large number of patients who are treatment resistant, requiring long term immunosuppressive therapy. A small open-label study published in Arthritis and Rheumatology shows promise using a targeted biologic therapy called abatacept to treat such patients.

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Released: 22-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
Nanomaterial Boosts Potency of Coronavirus Disinfectants
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Enhanced disinfectant is two-to-four times more effective in neutralizing pathogen threat

Newswise: State Abortion Bans Based on Sex, Disability or Race Aren’t Remedies Against Eugenics
Released: 2-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
State Abortion Bans Based on Sex, Disability or Race Aren’t Remedies Against Eugenics
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A new study published by the Journal of Law and Biosciences by George Washington University professor of law Sonia M. Suter, finds that the motivation behind such bans is performative and backers are using concerns about eugenics to restrict reproductive rights.

   
Released: 25-Jan-2023 3:00 PM EST
GW Study Links Offline Events to Spikes in Online Hate Speech
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A new George Washington University study reveals that real world events are often followed by surges in several types of online hate speech on both fringe and mainstream social platforms.

Released: 19-Jan-2023 1:15 PM EST
Federal Medicaid “Unwinding” Could Cause Community Health Centers to Lose Care Capacity for as Many as 2.1 Million Patients Nationwide
George Washington University

A new report from the GW Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative examining the financial and patient care impact of unwinding Medicaid’s continuous enrollment policy finds that up to 2.5 million community health center (CHC) patients could lose their Medicaid coverage once continuous enrollment ceases.



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