THE IRRATIONAL HUNGRY JUDGE EFFECT REVISITED: SIMULATIONS REVEAL THAT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EFFECT IS OVERESTIMATED

The irrational hungry judge effect revisited: Simulations reveal that the magnitude of the effect is overestimated

Danziger, Levav and Avnaim-Pesso (2011) analyzed legal rulings of Israeli parole boards concerning the effect of serial order in which cases are presented within ruling sessions.They found that the probability of a favorable decision drops from about 65% to almost 0% from the first ruling to the last ruling within each session and that the rate of

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Characterizing the surge behaviour and associated ice-dammed lake evolution of the Kyagar Glacier in the Karakoram

Glacier surges are prevalent in the Karakoram and occasionally threaten local residents by inundating land and initiating mass movement events.The Kyagar Glacier is well known for its surge history, and in particular its frequent blocking of the downstream valley, leading to a series of high-magnitude glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).Although t

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Analysis of ParB-centromere interactions by multiplex SPR imaging reveals specific patterns for binding ParB in six centromeres of Burkholderiales chromosomes and plasmids.

Bacterial centromeres-also called parS, are cis-acting DNA sequences which, together with the proteins ParA and ParB, are involved in the segregation of chromosomes and plasmids.The specific binding of ParB to parS nucleates the assembly of a large ParB/DNA complex from which ParA-the motor protein, segregates the sister replicons.Closely related f

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