COMMUNICATING WITH ETHNIC MINORITIES DURING COVID-19: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE EFFECT OF SELF-, INGROUP-, AND INTERGROUP-FOCUSED MESSAGES

Communicating with ethnic minorities during COVID-19: An experimental test of the effect of self-, ingroup-, and intergroup-focused messages

Developing messaging to encourage minorities to adhere to health recommendations has been a complex task for governments worldwide during the COVID-19 crisis.Here, we propose and tests a new typology of messages among minorities that can be used to mobilize compliance and engagement.This typology comprises three messaging treatments emphasizing per

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Effect of tool transverse speed and pin offset on the properties of friction stir welding Al6061-St52 dissimilar joint

The present study aimed to create an Al6061-St52 dissimilar joint and investigate the effect of the transverse speed and the pin offset by the friction stir welding (FSW) process.Aluminum to steel dissimilar welding is difficult by fusion methods because of the formation of brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs).Therefore, FSW parameters were deter

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The effect of bovine leukemia virus on dairy cow longevity

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus of cattle that infects approximately 45% of all US dairy cattle, with about 90% of US dairy herds having at least one infected animal.Studies have found BLV infection to be associated with multiple measures of decreased immune function, which may explain the observed economic losses from milk production,

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