UNVEILING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ANXIETY, LONELINESS, MOTIVATIONS, AND PROBLEMATIC SMARTPHONE USE: A NETWORK APPROACH

Unveiling the relationship between social anxiety, loneliness, motivations, and problematic smartphone use: A network approach

Background: Previous studies suggested social anxiety as an essential risk factor for problematic smartphone use, but the complex interactions and the most influential components affecting this relationship remain unclear.This study capitalizes on network analysis to identify the central factors and possible mediating paths among social anxiety, lo

read more

Genome sequencing highlights the dynamic early history of dogs.

To identify genetic changes underlying dog domestication and reconstruct their early evolutionary history, we generated high-quality genome sequences from three gray wolves, one from each of the three putative centers of dog domestication, two basal dog lineages (Basenji and Dingo) and a golden jackal as an outgroup.Analysis of these sequences supp

read more