Does theory ever become fact?

Does the human immune system ever really become “senescent”?

Like all somatic tissues, the human immune system changes with age. This is believed to result in an increased frequency of, and susceptibility to, infectious disease and to contribute to a wide range of non-communicable age-associated diseases in later life, especially cancer, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmunity. The majority of studies addressing immune ageing has been cross-sectional, b...

ClaimBuster: The First-ever End-to-end Fact-checking System

Naeemul Hassan §∗ Gensheng Zhang ] Fatma Arslan ] Josue Caraballo ] Damian Jimenez ] Siddhant Gawsane ] Shohedul Hasan ] Minumol Joseph ] Aaditya Kulkarni ] Anil Kumar Nayak ] Vikas Sable ] Chengkai Li ] Mark Tremayne \ § Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi ] Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington \ Department of Co...

Will Web Surveys Ever Become Part of Mainstream Research?

This journal issue contains two interesting papers on web survey methodology that reach different conclusions about the potential use of web surveys, in particular which of two modes achieves the higher response rate. High response rates are commonly seen as an indicator for the validity of surveys. Leece et al. [1] used systematic sampling to assign half of a list of orthopedic surgeons to a w...

When does conscientiousness become perfectionism ?

Gordon L. Flett, PhD Canada Research Chair in Personality and Health York University Toronto Mr. C is a 50-year-old professional writer who recently made a serious suicide attempt. At his initial session, Mr. C was hesitant to discuss his situation and reason for attending. He did, however, bring a copy of his résumé so the therapist could “get to know him quickly.” He said he had been depresse...

When Does Influence Become Undue?