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Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions by Van Cappellen, Patty, Edwards, Megan E, Kamble, Shanmukh V, Yildiz, Mualla, Ladd, Kevin L

“…Most people practice a religion, often multiple times daily. Among the most visible aspects of these practices are body postures, which according to embodiment…”
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A new hope induction by Edwards, Megan E, Cook, Kevin, King, Laura A

“…The experience of hope predicts a host of positive outcomes. However, to date, the psychology of hope has paid little attention to hope as an emotion, focusing…”
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The Impact of Awe on Existential Isolation: Evidence for Contrasting Pathways by Edwards, Megan E., Helm, Peter J., Pratscher, Steven, Bettencourt, B. Ann, Arndt, Jamie

“…We propose that awe has multifaceted relations with existential isolation, a feeling of separation between the self and others or the world. Three studies…”
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The Central Role of Daily Hopeful Feelings in Predicting Well‐Being: A Network Perspective by Miao, Miao, Wen, Jie, Gan, Yiqun, Edwards, Megan E., King, Laura A.

“…ABSTRACT Objective Hope is associated with many positive outcomes. However, most research on hope has focused on its cognitive aspect, with few studies…”
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Ebola Virus VP24 Targets a Unique NLS Binding Site on Karyopherin Alpha 5 to Selectively Compete with Nuclear Import of Phosphorylated STAT1 by Xu, Wei, Edwards, Megan R., Borek, Dominika M., Feagins, Alicia R., Mittal, Anuradha, Alinger, Joshua B., Berry, Kayla N., Yen, Benjamin, Hamilton, Jennifer, Brett, Tom J., Pappu, Rohit V., Leung, Daisy W., Basler, Christopher F., Amarasinghe, Gaya K.

“…During antiviral defense, interferon (IFN) signaling triggers nuclear transport of tyrosine-phosphorylated STAT1 (PY-STAT1), which occurs via a subset of…”
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Shades of Expansiveness: Postural Expression of Dominance, High-Arousal Positive Affect, and Warmth by Van Cappellen, Patty, Edwards, Megan E., Shiota, Michelle N.

“…In addition to the face, bodily posture plays an important role in communicating affective states. Postural expansion-how much space the body takes up-has been…”
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Upward spirals of positive emotions and religious behaviors by Van Cappellen, Patty, Edwards, Megan E, Fredrickson, Barbara L

“…•Certain positive emotions arise from and create religious and spiritual experiences.•Worship, prayer, and meditation generate positive emotions such as awe or…”
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Current status of small molecule drug development for Ebola virus and other filoviruses by Edwards, Megan R, Basler, Christopher F

“…The filovirus family includes some of the deadliest viruses known, including Ebola virus and Marburg virus. These viruses cause periodic outbreaks of severe…”
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Structural basis for importin alpha 3 specificity of W proteins in Hendra and Nipah viruses by Smith, Kate M., Tsimbalyuk, Sofiya, Edwards, Megan R., Cross, Emily M., Batra, Jyoti, Soares da Costa, Tatiana P., Aragão, David, Basler, Christopher F., Forwood, Jade K.

“…Seven human isoforms of importin α mediate nuclear import of cargo in a tissue- and isoform-specific manner. How nuclear import adaptors differentially…”
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The Marburg virus VP24 protein interacts with Keap1 to activate the cytoprotective antioxidant response pathway by Edwards, Megan R, Johnson, Britney, Mire, Chad E, Xu, Wei, Shabman, Reed S, Speller, Lauren N, Leung, Daisy W, Geisbert, Thomas W, Amarasinghe, Gaya K, Basler, Christopher F

“…Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) is a ubiquitin E3 ligase specificity factor that targets transcription factor nuclear factor (erythroid-derived…”
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Inhibiting pyrimidine biosynthesis impairs Ebola virus replication through depletion of nucleoside pools and activation of innate immune responses by Luthra, Priya, Naidoo, Jacinth, Pietzsch, Colette A., De, Sampriti, Khadka, Sudip, Anantpadma, Manu, Williams, Caroline G., Edwards, Megan R., Davey, Robert A., Bukreyev, Alexander, Ready, Joseph M., Basler, Christopher F.

“…Specific host pathways that may be targeted therapeutically to inhibit the replication of Ebola virus (EBOV) and other emerging viruses remain incompletely…”
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Topoisomerase 1 inhibition suppresses inflammatory genes and protects from death by inflammation by Rialdi, Alex, Campisi, Laura, Zhao, Nan, Lagda, Arvin Cesar, Pietzsch, Colette, Ho, Jessica Sook Yuin, Martinez-Gil, Luis, Fenouil, Romain, Chen, Xiaoting, Edwards, Megan, Metreveli, Giorgi, Jordan, Stefan, Peralta, Zuleyma, Munoz-Fontela, Cesar, Bouvier, Nicole, Merad, Miriam, Jin, Jian, Weirauch, Matthew, Heinz, Sven, Benner, Chris, van Bakel, Harm, Basler, Christopher, García-Sastre, Adolfo, Bukreyev, Alexander, Marazzi, Ivan

“…The host innate immune response is the first line of defense against pathogens and is orchestrated by the concerted expression of genes induced by microbial…”
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Bodily feedback: expansive and upward posture facilitates the experience of positive affect by Van Cappellen, Patty, Ladd, Kevin L., Cassidy, Stephanie, Edwards, Megan E., Fredrickson, Barbara L.

“…Most emotion theories recognise the importance of the body in expressing and constructing emotions. Focusing beyond the face, the present research adds needed…”
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Marburg Virus VP30 Is Required for Transcription Initiation at the Glycoprotein Gene by Edwards, Megan R, Vogel, Olivia A, Mori, Hiroyuki, Davey, Robert A, Basler, Christopher F

“…Marburg virus (MARV) is an enveloped, negative-sense RNA virus from the filovirus family that causes outbreaks of severe, frequently fatal illness in humans…”
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Industry-sponsored publications in emergency medicine research– 2009 vs 2019 by Edwards, Megan R., Lee, Albert, Xu, K. Tom, Richman, Peter, Miller, Michael

“…There is a paucity of recent data examining the trends in private industry sponsorship of emergency medicine research. With respect to federal NIH grants, Jang…”
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MERS-CoV ORF4b employs an unusual binding mechanism to target IMPα and block innate immunity by Munasinghe, Thilini S., Edwards, Megan R., Tsimbalyuk, Sofiya, Vogel, Olivia A., Smith, Kate M., Stewart, Murray, Foster, Justin K., Bosence, Loretta A., Aragão, David, Roby, Justin A., Basler, Christopher F., Forwood, Jade K.

“…The MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a highly pathogenic, emerging virus that produces accessory proteins to antagonize the host innate immune response. The…”
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Impact of Měnglà Virus Proteins on Human and Bat Innate Immune Pathways by Williams, Caroline G, Gibbons, Joyce Sweeney, Keiffer, Timothy R, Luthra, Priya, Edwards, Megan R, Basler, Christopher F

“…Měnglà virus (MLAV), identified in bats, is a phylogenetically distinct member of the family Because the filoviruses Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus…”
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Henipavirus W Proteins Interact with 14-3-3 To Modulate Host Gene Expression by Edwards, Megan R, Hoad, Mikayla, Tsimbalyuk, Sofiya, Menicucci, Andrea R, Messaoudi, Ilhem, Forwood, Jade K, Basler, Christopher F

“…Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV), members of the genus in the family, are recently emerged, highly lethal zoonotic pathogens. The NiV and HeV…”
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Relaxed predation theory: size, sex and brains matter by Edwards, Megan C., Hoy, Julia M., FitzGibbon, Sean I., Murray, Peter J.

“…ABSTRACT Australia's wildlife is being considerably impacted by introduced mammalian predators such as cats (Felis catus), dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and…”
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Divergent effects of social media use on meaning in life via loneliness and existential isolation during the coronavirus pandemic by Helm, Peter J., Jimenez, Tyler, Galgali, Madhwa S., Edwards, Megan E., Vail, Kenneth E., Arndt, Jamie

“…Stay-at-home orders issued to combat the growing number of infections during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 had many psychological consequences for people…”
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