Search Results - "Roberts, S Craig"
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Major histocompatibility complex-associated odour preferences and human mate choice: near and far horizons
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (08-06-2020)“…The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a core part of the adaptive immune system. As in other vertebrate taxa, it may also affect human chemical…”
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Human olfactory communication: current challenges and future prospects
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (08-06-2020)“…Although anthropologists frequently report the centrality of odours in the daily lives and cultural beliefs of many small-scale communities, Western scholars…”
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No Compelling Evidence that Preferences for Facial Masculinity Track Changes in Women’s Hormonal Status
Published in Psychological science (01-06-2018)“…Although widely cited as strong evidence that sexual selection has shaped human facial-attractiveness judgments, findings suggesting that women’s preferences…”
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How and why patterns of sexual dimorphism in human faces vary across the world
Published in Scientific reports (16-03-2021)“…Sexual selection, including mate choice and intrasexual competition, is responsible for the evolution of some of the most elaborated and sexually dimorphic…”
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Decoding the social volatilome by tracking rapid context-dependent odour change
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (08-06-2020)“…Odours can have a significant influence on the outcome of social interactions. However, we have yet to characterize the chemical signature of any specific…”
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An investigation of simulated and real touch on feelings of loneliness
Published in Scientific reports (30-06-2023)“…As a social species, humans deprived of contact find loneliness a potentially distressing condition. Recent research emphasises the influence of touch on…”
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Perceived differences in social status between speaker and listener affect the speaker's vocal characteristics
Published in PloS one (14-06-2017)“…Non-verbal behaviours, including voice characteristics during speech, are an important way to communicate social status. Research suggests that individuals can…”
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Visually Activating Pathogen Disgust: A New Instrument for Studying the Behavioral Immune System
Published in Frontiers in psychology (08-08-2018)“…The emotion of disgust plays a key role in the behavioral immune system, a set of disease-avoidance processes constituting a frontline defense against…”
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Longitudinal changes in disgust sensitivity during pregnancy and the early postpartum period, and the role of recent health problems
Published in Scientific reports (23-03-2023)“…Disgust is an essential part of the behavioral immune system, protecting the individual from infection. According to the Compensatory Prophylaxis Hypothesis…”
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Attractiveness Is Multimodal: Beauty Is Also in the Nose and Ear of the Beholder
Published in Frontiers in psychology (18-05-2017)“…Attractiveness plays a central role in human non-verbal communication and has been broadly examined in diverse subfields of contemporary psychology…”
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Affective semantic space of scents. Towards a universal scale to measure self-reported odor-related feelings
Published in Food quality and preference (01-12-2013)“…•This article introduces new scales to measure odor-related feelings in four geographic areas.•Cultural specificities as well as cultural differences are…”
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Variability of Affective Responses to Odors: Culture, Gender, and Olfactory Knowledge
Published in Chemical senses (01-02-2013)“…Emotion and odor scales (EOS) measuring odor-related affective feelings were recently developed for three different countries (Switzerland, United Kingdom, and…”
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Perceived Aggressiveness Predicts Fighting Performance in Mixed-Martial-Arts Fighters
Published in Psychological science (01-09-2013)“…Accurate assessment of competitive ability is a critical component of contest behavior in animals, and it could be just as important in human competition,…”
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Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: an update
Published in BMC medicine (15-02-2011)“…A large number of scientists from a wide range of medical and surgical disciplines have reported on the existence and characteristics of the clinical syndrome…”
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Deep learning for classification of pediatric chest radiographs by WHO’s standardized methodology
Published in PloS one (21-06-2021)“…Background The World Health Organization (WHO)-defined radiological pneumonia is a preferred endpoint in pneumococcal vaccine efficacy and effectiveness…”
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The perception of attractiveness and trustworthiness in male faces affects hypothetical voting decisions differently in wartime and peacetime scenarios
Published in Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) (01-10-2012)“…Facial appearance of candidates has been linked to real election outcomes. Here we extend these findings by examining the contributions of attractiveness and…”
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MHC-correlated odour preferences in humans and the use of oral contraceptives
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-12-2008)“…Previous studies in animals and humans show that genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influence individual odours and that females often prefer…”
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Oral contraceptive use in women changes preferences for male facial masculinity and is associated with partner facial masculinity
Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology (01-09-2013)“…Summary Millions of women use hormonal contraception and it has been suggested that such use may alter mate preferences. To examine the impact of oral…”
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Testing effects of partner support and use of oral contraception during relationship formation on severity of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (14-03-2023)“…A recent study focusing on dietary predictors of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) found that women with higher levels of partner support, and those who…”
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Psychology of fragrance use: perception of individual odor and perfume blends reveals a mechanism for idiosyncratic effects on fragrance choice
Published in PloS one (28-03-2012)“…Cross-culturally, fragrances are used to modulate body odor, but the psychology of fragrance choice has been largely overlooked. The prevalent view is that…”
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