Objective: To examine the effects of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) exposure, expressive suppression/cognitive reappraisal, and demographic variables on post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) among Chinese.Methods: Participants were recruited by social media through WeChat and 6 049 Chinese (aged from 17 to 63 years; median=24) from 31 provinces
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are one of the groups most at risk for HIV infection in Japan.However, size estimates of MSM populations have not been conducted with sufficient frequency and rigor because of the difficulty, high cost and stigma associated with reaching such populations.This study examined an innovative and simple method
We study the task of encryption with certified deletion (ECD) Stylus Pressure Gauge introduced by Broadbent and Islam (2020), but in a device-independent setting: we show that it is possible to achieve this task even when the honest parties do not trust their quantum devices.Moreover, we define security for the ECD task in a composable manner and s
The ability of yeast cells to adhere to other cells or substrates is crucial for many yeasts.The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae can switch from a unicellular lifestyle to a multicellular one.A crucial step in multicellular lifestyle adaptation is self-recognition, self-interaction, and adhesion to abiotic surfaces.Infectious yeast diseases