Adult playfulness is a personality trait that enables people to frame or reframe everyday situations in such a way that they experience them as entertaining, intellectually stimulating, or personally interesting.Earlier research supports the notion that playfulness is associated with the pursuit of an active way of life.While playful children are t

We study how campaign funding influences STYLING SPRAY winning chances of candidates using the US House of Representatives elections in all 50 states and Washington D.C.from 2000 to 2018.We find a positive and statistically significant relationship between campaign expenditure, campaign contributions and winning probability.However, incumbent spend

Heater Cooler Units (HCUs) are frequently used not only during heart surgery but also in ECMO therapy to regulate the blood temperature of patients.It is known from cardiac surgery that the water circuits of HCUs can be bacterially contaminated and under adverse conditions can lead to a nosocomial infection of the patient.The addition of chemical d

Small boat fishers are often the lifeblood of remote coastal communities in Iceland, contributing to employment, jobs and economic prosperity.This study conducts exploratory but highly practical research into the productive efficiency of onboard catch handling practices by Icelandic small boat fishers using fish handling tools called automatic jigg

Abstract Soil moisture (SM) spatiotemporal variability critically influences water resources, agriculture, and climate.However, besides site?specific studies, little is known about how SM varies locally (1–100?m scale).Consequently, quantifying the SM variability and its impact on the Earth system remains a long?standing challenge in hydrology.We