ARE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS INACCURATE, UNMOTIVATED TO BE ACCURATE, OR BOTH?: A LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 5 APPROVED]

Are conspiracy theorists inaccurate, unmotivated to be accurate, or both?: A latent class analysis [version 1; peer review: 5 approved]

Background A rapidly growing body of research demonstrates that conspiratorial ideation is related to less accuracy, more overconfidence, and more reliance on intuition.Yet, the bulk of this research has focused on belief in conspiracy theories rather than conspiracy theorists.As such it remains unclear whether all conspiracy theorists are equally

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An Unusual Cause of Hypoxia: Ventricular Septal Defect, Pulmonary Artery Atresia, and Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals Diagnosed in the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Lab

The association of pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect (VSD) and major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCA) is an extreme form of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).It carries a timer high mortality risk if not intervened on during infancy with only 20% of unoperated patients surviving into adulthood.We present the case of a 40-year-old man who prese

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Lichens of abandoned zinc-lead mines

A list of lichens from areas of zinc-lead ores in Southern Poland and a review of the characteristic lichen biota Mist of these sites is provided.In spite of the devastated and heavy metal contaminated environment, a highly diverse epigeic and epilithic lichen biota was found, including species characteristic of various anthropogenic habitats, part

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