NO EVIDENCE THAT MASK-WEARING IN PUBLIC PLACES ELICITS RISK COMPENSATION BEHAVIOR DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Face masks have been widely employed as a personal protective measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, concerns remain that masks create a false sense of security that reduces adherence to other public health measures, including social distancing.This paper tested whether mask-wearing was negatively associated with social distancing c

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A new species of Corydoras (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio Madre de Dios basin, Peruvian Amazon, with comments on Corydoras aeneus identity

Abstract A new species of Corydoras is described from tributaries to the rio Araza, an affluent of the rio Inambari, itself a tributary to the rio Sleeping Mask Madre de Dios, rio Madeira basin in the Peruvian Amazon.The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following features: (I) absence of contact between the posterior proce

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