Why They Keep On Lying

Why Keep Them Alive

Two ways to be complex and why they matter: implications for attitude strength and lying.

Integrative complexity broadly measures the structural complexity of statements. This breadth, although beneficial in multiple ways, can potentially hamper the development of specific theories. In response, the authors developed a model of complex thinking, focusing on 2 different ways that people can be complex within the integrative complexity system and subsequently developed measurements of...

The X and Y chromosome in meiosis: how and why they keep silent.

T he XX/XY sex chromosomal system of mammals, including human, challenges the chromosome pairing mechanism during male meiosis. Pairing and subsequent separation of homologous chromosomes generates haploid cells from diploid cells during the meiotic divisions. One of the basic requirements for recognition between homologous chromosomes is DNA sequence identity. Since the X and Y chromosome shar...

Why keep hospital clinical records?

Why Do GFCIs Keep Tripping?

As well known, ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) are used to protect people from electric shock. Recently, a manufacturer installed variable speesd drives (VSDs) in all their products. After receiving feedback from their customers, they realized that their products would only work when powered through some GFCI outlets but not work when powered through others. To investigate this proble...