Can wearing an anti-COVID face mask bring any positive effects on social interactions? Based objective self-awareness theory (OSA), our pilot experiment tested whether anti-COVID-19 mask—a facial covering that should reduce self-focused attention—can predispose people to spontaneity in interactions. Upon randomization (N = 91), participants were asked either wear or not a while completing onlin...

Science has struggled for centuries to understand the universe. Great scientific achievements in recent decades have enriched material life on Earth. However, mysterious and irresolvable paradoxes have plagued the otherwise successful theories of science. This paper attempts to explain these paradoxes and how they can be remedied. Most widely accepted and successful scientific theories are show...

Abstract The present study as designed to assess the CO 2 and N adsorption isotherms on activated carbon (AC). AC was characterized with SEM, XRD isotherm. experiments are performed at 298, 308 328 K modelled by Langmuir model. preferred selectivity ( α CO2/N2 ) obtained use of properties Henry coefficient H found from virial equation. thermodynamic analysis which include entropy loss (ΔS), Gib...