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HHS to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Proposed ‘Common Rule’ Revisions
The US government’s Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) will hold a public Town Hall Meeting on October 20, 2015 in Washington, DC to answer questions about proposed updates to the so-called Common Rule governing
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6th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection Biennial Meeting
The 6th International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection Biennial Meeting, hosted by the International Society on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection (ISIPAR), will take place from June 7–10, 2016, in Madrid, Spain. This Congress will provide an
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Bayes for Beginners 2: The Prior
In his inaugural Presidential Column, APS President C. Randy Gallistel introduced beginners to Bayesian statistical analysis. This month, he continues the introduction to Bayes with a lesson on using prior distributions to improve parameter estimates.
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Reaching Citizens Through Science
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Passing Down Psychopathology
Researchers have long known that, much like physical traits, characteristics of mental health and mental illness can be passed down through family trees, moving from one generation to the next. Longitudinal studies and new forms
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Saving for Later by Saving Now
Unlike civilian government employees, active-duty servicemembers must log into a specific website and select how much they’d like to contribute in order to enroll in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a government retirement savings program.
