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Compensatory Control and the Appeal of a Structured World by Landau, Mark J., Kay, Aaron C., Whitson, Jennifer A.

“…People are motivated to perceive themselves as having control over their lives. Consequently, they respond to events and cognitions that reduce control with…”
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Remembering the Real Me: Nostalgia Offers a Window to the Intrinsic Self by Baldwin, Matthew, Biernat, Monica, Landau, Mark J

“…Seven studies reveal that nostalgia, a sentimental affection for the past, offers a window to the intrinsic self-concept-who people think they truly are. In…”
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Death Goes to the Polls: A Meta-Analysis of Mortality Salience Effects on Political Attitudes by Burke, Brian L., Kosloff, Spee, Landau, Mark J.

“…Terror management theory posits that people are motivated to affirm cultural meaning systems, including political ideologies, to avoid the awareness of…”
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A Functional Basis for Structure-Seeking: Exposure to Structure Promotes Willingness to Engage in Motivated Action by Kay, Aaron C., Laurin, Kristin, Fitzsimons, Gráinne M., Landau, Mark J.

“…A recurring observation of experimental psychologists is that people prefer, seek out, and even selectively "see" structure in their social and natural…”
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The Dynamics of Death and Meaning: The Effects of Death-Relevant Cognitions and Personal Need for Structure on Perceptions of Meaning in Life by Vess, Matthew, Routledge, Clay, Landau, Mark J, Arndt, Jamie

“…Do reminders of mortality increase or decrease perceptions of life's meaning? The authors propose that death-relevant thought has divergent effects on meaning…”
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Deliver us from Evil: The Effects of Mortality Salience and Reminders of 9/11 on Support for President George W. Bush by Landau, Mark J., Solomon, Sheldon, Greenberg, Jeff, Cohen, Florette, Pyszczynski, Tom, Arndt, Jamie, Miller, Claude H., Ogilvie, Daniel M., Cook, Alison

“…According to terror management theory, heightened concerns about mortality should intensify the appeal of charismatic leaders. To assess this idea, we…”
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Selective peptide inhibitors of bifunctional thymidylate synthase‐dihydrofolate reductase from Toxoplasma gondii provide insights into domain–domain communication and allosteric regulation by J. Landau, Mark, Sharma, Hitesh, Anderson, Karen S.

“…The bifunctional enzyme thymidylate synthase–dihydrofolate reductase (TS–DHFR) plays an essential role in DNA synthesis and is unique to several species of…”
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Novel use and utilization of robotic Hoyer–Hook system for suspension of panniculus morbidus by Malkoc, Aldin, Landau, Mark J., Shoemaker, Hailey, Leong, Darren Sze Mynn, Chang, Walter T.

“…Panniculus morbidus is a complication of morbid obesity characterized by massive abdominal folds that hang below the beltline. Ulceration, dermatitis, and…”
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A Function of Form: Terror Management and Structuring the Social World by Landau, Mark J, Johns, Michael, Greenberg, Jeff, Pyszczynski, Tom, Martens, Andy, Goldenberg, Jamie L, Solomon, Sheldon

“…Drawing on lay epistemology theory ( A. W. Kruglanski, 1980 , 1989 ), the authors assessed a terror management analysis ( J. Greenberg, S. Solomon, & T…”
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Surgical Management of Gynecomastia: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Holzmer, Stephanie W., Lewis, Priya G., Landau, Mark J., Hill, Michael E.

“…Gynecomastia is a graded condition characterized by enlargement of the male breast that affects a significant proportion of the male population. A plethora of…”
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Using Metaphor to Find Meaning in Life by Landau, Mark J.

“…Pursuing meaning in life confronts the individual with abstract ideas about the connections between experiences and identities over time (continuity), the ends…”
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DermACELL Acellular Dermal Matrix in Oncologic Breast Reconstruction: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review by Swisher, Austin R., Landau, Mark J., Kadakia, Nikita, Holzmer, Stephanie W., Kim, Hahns Y.

“…Background: Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) are commonly used in tissue expander and direct-to-implant reconstruction following mastectomy. Few studies have…”
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A Metaphor-Enriched Social Cognition by Landau, Mark J, Meier, Brian P, Keefer, Lucas A

“…Social cognition is the scientific study of the cognitive events underlying social thought and attitudes. Currently, the field's prevailing theoretical…”
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Review: Proposed Methods to Improve the Survival of Adipose Tissue in Autologous Fat Grafting by Landau, Mark J., Birnbaum, Zoe E., Kurtz, Lauren G., Aronowitz, Joel A.

“…In 2009, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Task Force on Autologous Fat Grafting (AFG) determined that autologous fat grafting was a safe procedure with…”
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Do metaphors in health messages work? Exploring emotional and cognitive factors by Landau, Mark J., Arndt, Jamie, Cameron, Linda D.

“…Health communicators publicize messages that use metaphors to compare abstract health-related concepts to concrete concepts in other domains. Such messages aim…”
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An Existential Function of Enemyship: Evidence That People Attribute Influence to Personal and Political Enemies to Compensate for Threats to Control by Sullivan, Daniel, Landau, Mark J, Rothschild, Zachary K

“…Perceiving oneself as having powerful enemies, although superficially disagreeable, may serve an important psychological function. On the basis of E. Becker's…”
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Why Life Moves Fast: Exploring the Mechanisms Behind Autobiographical Time Perception by Ryu, Young-Ju, Landau, Mark J., Arnold, Samuel E., Arndt, Jamie

“…We investigate why individuals commonly perceive time as passing quickly when reflecting on past periods of their lives. A traditional cognitive account…”
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Finding the Meaning of Meaning: Emerging Insights on Four Grand Questions by Baumeister, Roy F, Landau, Mark J

“…This is a stand-alone reflection on meaning written by two scholars who recently edited a special issue on that topic. The first of four organizing questions…”
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The College Journey and Academic Engagement: How Metaphor Use Enhances Identity-Based Motivation by Landau, Mark J, Oyserman, Daphna, Keefer, Lucas A, Smith, George C

“…People commonly talk about goals metaphorically as destinations on physical paths extending into the future or as contained in future periods. Does metaphor…”
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Competitive Victimhood as a Response to Accusations of Ingroup Harm Doing by SULLIVAN, Daniel, LANDAU, Mark J, BRANSCOMBE, Nyla R, ROTHSCHILD, Zachary K

“…Accusations of unjust harm doing by the ingroup threaten the group's moral identity. One strategy for restoring ingroup moral identity after such a threat is…”
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