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#Histiostomatidae #mites phoretically attach arthropods, having e.g. these #apomorphies (newly evolved features): #filtermouth in free stages and forward-facing #legs 3,4 of #deutonymphs, supporting #attaching/#detaching #host. #Images = my current #research

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S. F. Wirth 2016
doi.org/10.21684/0132-8077-201

S. F. Wirth 2023,  pp 102-103
doi.org/10.4060/cc6728en

#Photos
1) sideview mouth adult H. sp ex tree stump (2022) 2) deutonymph B. #sibirica (2016) © S. F. W.

"A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering.

Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren’t infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official told senior leaders in calls and meetings."

apnews.com/article/cdc-hiv-adm

People gather for a candlelight vigil in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in front of its headquarters in Atlanta, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)
AP News · CDC officials plan for the agency's splintering, but questions remainBy Mike Stobbe

University of Cambridge: Harmful effects of digital tech – the science ‘needs fixing’, experts argue. “Scientific research on the harms of digital technology is stuck in a ‘failing cycle’ that moves too slowly to allow governments and society to hold tech companies to account, according to two leading researchers in a new report published in the journal Science.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/12/university-of-cambridge-harmful-effects-of-digital-tech-the-science-needs-fixing-experts-argue/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · University of Cambridge: Harmful effects of digital tech – the science ‘needs fixing’, experts argue | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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Autism isn't just a form of neurodivergence, but a kind of text, and how that is read (or not) is as important as studying it from a psychological perspective. How autistic people are received by others is the most important, and neglected, aspect of the condition.

" A new picture of autism in girls is emerging, says Gina Rippon...

"...The more we studied boys and men, the clearer the picture of autism that emerged – or so we thought..."

youtube.com/watch?v=N1X8__QutRI

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#Press and #balance

"There are several overlapping groups of people who, probably for different reasons, are more likely to prefer news that shares their point of view:
(a) the ideological and politically engaged;
(b) young people, especially those who rely mainly on social media for news;
(c) women; and
(d) less socioeconomically advantaged groups."

"In markets dominated by fewer brands — often publicly funded ones such as the BBC — respondents in that market also tend to express higher levels of preference for impartiality." In Britain, where respondents use an average of four news brands, the lowest number across the 40 countries studied, 62% of respondents say they prefer news displaying no point of view.

Camila Mont'Alverne et al, 2025: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/articl

#news#media#study