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Millions of migratory birds occupy seasonally favourable breeding grounds in the Arctic.sup.1, but we know little about the formation, maintenance and future of the migration routes of Arctic birds and the genetic determinants of migratory distance. Here we established a continental-scale migration system that used satellite tracking to follow 56 peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) from 6 populations that breed in the Eurasian Arctic, and resequenced 35 genomes from 4 of these populations. The breeding populations used five migration routes across Eurasia, which were probably formed by longitudinal and latitudinal shifts in their breeding grounds during the transition from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene epoch. Contemporary environmental divergence between the routes appears to maintain their distinctiveness. We found that the gene ADCY8 is associated with population-level differences in migratory distance. We investigated the regulatory mechanism of this gene, and found that long-term memory was the most likely selective agent for divergence in ADCY8 among the peregrine populations. Global warming is predicted to influence migration strategies and diminish the breeding ranges of peregrine populations of the Eurasian Arctic. Harnessing ecological interactions and evolutionary processes to study climate-driven changes in migration can facilitate the conservation of migratory birds. The routes and lengths of migrations of Eurasian Arctic peregrine falcons have probably been shaped by climate change across the Last Glacial Maximum-Holocene transition and by selection for long-term memory acting on ADCY8, respectively., Author(s): Zhongru Gu [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] , Shengkai Pan [sup.1] [sup.2] , Zhenzhen Lin [sup.1] [sup.2] , Li Hu [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] , Xiaoyang Dai [sup.4] , Jiang Chang [sup.5] [...]

In the face of the pervasive influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on journalism and media, the current research probes deeply into the public perceptions and attitudes towards the application of AI in Chinese journalism. We aim to answer several highly concerning questions by academics, the AI industry, and the journalism industry. An online survey was conducted to examine the public's existing knowledge, emotions, concerns, preferences, and expectations of AI in Chinese journalism industry. It was found that the public was in general familiar with the application of AI technology in the field of journalism and media, among which the most acquainted aspect was describing some news products that apply the AI. The public's emotions towards the news broadcast by AI simulated anchors were mainly positive. Compared with the news content, the public believed that the form of news report benefited more from the application of AI. The public preferred the types differently in terms of a series of of media content and news production processes. Finally, most of the public believed that AI mode and traditional mode should complement each other in future news production. Practical suggestions were proposed to the AI industry, journalism, government, and the public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to explore the relationship between media use and Chinese residents' attitudes toward acceptance of premarital cohabitation (AAPC). We collected data from a national Chinese survey (N = 10,968). The results demonstrated that greater traditional media use was associated with worse AAPC, whereas Internet use was associated with better AAPC. We also found that individualistic orientation could mediate the relationship between traditional media and Internet use and AAPC. Traditional gender role beliefs showed disparate moderating roles in the influence of traditional media and internet use on AAPC. The implications for family therapy practice were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a large number of digital printing reflective film retroreflectivity measurement. Based on the multi-angle test of the reflective film of the mainstream manufacturers in the market, the reverse reflection coefficient of the digital printing reflective film was obtained. Through the curve fitting of the measured values of the backreflection coefficient under different measuring angles by using the scatter plot, the variation law of the luminosity of the digital printing reflective film with incident Angle and observation Angle was obtained. The variation law of backreflection coefficient explored in this paper has certain significance to the application guidance of digital printing reflective film for traffic signs.

Body dissatisfaction is prevalent worldwide, fueling the highly lucrative diet and plastic surgery industry, with many adverse outcomes. Yet, limited attention has been dedicated to noninvasive interventions that effectively enhance body satisfaction. We argue that, by altering the target of the social comparison process, people can shift their focus from body appearance to physical activity level. The present study investigated whether social comparison in terms of physical activity level provided by fitness apps could affect users' body satisfaction. A survey was conducted with 643 users of WeRun, the Chinese leading mobile fitness app. Subsequent analyses revealed that both upward and downward social comparison mediated the positive relationship between fitness app use and body satisfaction. Moreover, the users' social network size and gender played a moderating role in the social comparison processes. Fitness app use was positively related to downward comparison for male users; social network size moderated the relationship between fitness app use and upward comparison for female users. The utility of fitness apps in mitigating body dissatisfaction is also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although misinformation and correction sharing is a topic that spans various domains and disciplines, the ultimate aim of such research is to better understand how to reduce misinformation sharing while motivating correction sharing in an increasingly decentralized and dispersed informational landscape. This review aims to (a) provide a systematic and structured overview of empirical studies on both misinformation sharing and correction sharing, as differentiated phenomenon, by examining article elements such as theoretical lenses, methodologies, topics of research, and (b) collect and organize factors predicting both misinformation sharing and correction sharing into an integrated model, which provides the foundation for an interdisciplinary framework of misinformation sharing and correction sharing. A total of 64 relevant empirical articles published before October 2021 were identified for analysis. Finally, a discussion regarding the academic and practical implications of this study, and gaps in the literature aim to provide direction for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]