Pub Date : 2024-01-04DOI: 10.3389/frym.2023.997872
M. Tubío-Fungueiriño, M. Fernández-Delgado, E. Cernadas, Angel Carracedo, M. Fernández-Prieto
Kids with autism often “see” the world differently than other kids do. They can have unique experiences of vision, hearing, taste, smell, or touch sensations. These sensory changes are often linked to behavior problems such as isolation, lack of interest, aggression, anxiety, depression, or lack of attention. We thought it would helpful if we could detect behavior problems that might not be obvious yet but are possible in the future. In our study, we used computer programs, based on a type of artificial intelligence called machine learning, to predict possible behavior problems based on how autistic kids receive sensations in their everyday lifes. Our programs analyze the answers to test questions about the way kids perceive the world through their senses, and these programs can then make reliable predictions of behavior problems before they arise. These early predictions allow families and doctors to be aware of and treat those problems early.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-03DOI: 10.3389/frym.2023.1150384
Lumi Haraguchi, Rafael Gonçalves‐Araujo, C. Stedmon
There is more to the sea than what you can see! Did you know that when you swim in the sea, you are actually swimming in a soup of carbon? The ocean has many carbon-containing things. Some are large like fish, whales, and shells, but most of them are too small to be seen unless we use microscopes. Some of these minuscule particles are living organisms, while the rest are their remains as they decompose. When land creatures die, they decompose into soil. In the ocean, creature remains are gradually dissolved in seawater. All this dead material contains the element carbon, which, at some point in time, was carbon dioxide in the air. The ocean stores a large portion of the carbon on our planet. In this article, we explain how all this carbon ends up in the ocean and how human activities affect the carbon cycle in the sea.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-03DOI: 10.3389/frym.2023.1290877
Alex Gileles-Hillel, L. Yelov
Good sleep is essential for a healthy lifestyle. The official recommendations for the length of a night’s sleep range from 7 to 9 h for adults and 10–13 h for children, depending on age. Based on this recommendation, many children and adolescents around the world do not get the recommended amount of sleep. In this article, we will review the reasons why young people are not getting enough sleep, discuss the effects of lack of sleep on brain function and emotions, and emphasize the benefits of adequate sleep for improving mood and optimizing performance in school. We will also examine how delaying the start of the school day could help increase overall sleep hours and reduce the negative consequences of sleep deprivation.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-03DOI: 10.3389/frym.2023.1186583
César Marín
There are so many living things on the Earth, including animals, microbes, plants, and fungi. All of this diversity mainly came about from a process of evolution called natural selection. According to natural selection, organisms with helpful traits reproduce more and have more offspring than organisms without those helpful traits. But did you know that natural selection does not just happen at the level of the organism? A theory called multilevel selection explains how natural selection happens at more than one level of life, from molecules to ecosystems. Selfish organisms may do better on their own, but groups of organisms that cooperate with each other can beat selfish groups in the long run. Scientists have proved this theory in labs and in nature, in all kinds of organisms. In this article, I explain the theory of multilevel selection and the evidence that supports it.
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