This report presents the findings of a study which took place from September 2004 to July
2005. The study explored young children’s (aged from birth to six) use of popular culture, …

Studies of active personal networks have primarily focused on providing reliable estimates
of the size of the network. In this study, we examine how compositional properties of the …

The effect of Internet use on social relationships is still a matter of intense debate. This study
examined the relationships between use of social media (instant messaging and social …

Objectives To assess diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for pre-diabetes and efficacy of
interventions (lifestyle or metformin) in preventing onset of type 2 diabetes in people with pre-…

The social network maintained by a focal individual, or ego, is intrinsically dynamic and
typically exhibits some turnover in membership over time as personal circumstances change. …

Communication is important in preventing social relationships from decaying over time. This
study examined the effects of social network size, emotional closeness, and type of …

Optical phased arrays are a promising beam-steering technology for ultra-small solid-state
lidar and free-space communication systems. Long-range, high-performance arrays require a …

Evolutionary theory predicts that kin relations will be distinct from friendships, but recent
studies have suggested a degree of similarity between these two types of relationships. In this …

Cooking is perhaps the most common pre–burial taphonomic transformation that occurs to
bone, yet it is still one of the least understood. Little progress has been made in determining a …

Although personality factors are known to influence sociality, there is as yet no evidence to
suggest that they directly affect the size of social networks. In the present study, 168 adults …